QUEEN A Day At The Races 1976 UK EMI 1st PRESS MINT
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Mar 16, 2022
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QUEEN A Day At The Races 1976 UK EMI 1st PRESS MINT
QUEENA Day At The Races
1976 UK EMI (EMTC 104) FIRST PRESSING
A SUPERB COPY WHICH LOOKS UNPLAYED AND BRAND NEW
MATRIX: YAX 5245 - 1U STERLING / YAX 5246 - 3U STERLING
HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNAL LYRICS "Made and printed in Great Britain" WITH THE CHARACTERISTIC FIRST ISSUE WIDE SPINE AND FACTORY SEALED, FOLDED UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE DIE CUT, ROUNDED CORNER, THICK CARD INNER SLEEVE
In every sense, A Day at the Races is an unapologetic sequel to A Night at the Opera, the 1975 breakthrough that established Queen as rock & roll royalty.
The band never attempts to hide that the record is a sequel — the two albums boast the same variation on the same cover art, the titles are both taken from old Marx Brothers films and serve as counterpoints to each other.
But even though the two albums look the same, they don't quite sound the same, A Day at the Races is a bit tighter than its predecessor, yet tighter doesn't necessarily mean better for a band as extravagant as Queen.
One of the great things about A Night at the Opera is that the lingering elements of early Queen — the pastoral folk of "39," the metallic menace of "Death on Two Legs" — dovetailed with an indulgence of camp and a truly, well, operatic scale.
Here, the eccentricities are trimmed back somewhat — they still bubble up on "The Millionaire Waltz," an example of the music hall pop that dominated Night, the pro-Native American saga "White Man" is undercut somewhat by the cowboys 'n' indians rhythms — in favour of a driving, purposeful hard rock that still could have some slyly hidden perversities (or in the case of the opening "Tie Your Mother Down," some not-so-hidden perversity) but this is exquisitely detailed hard rock, dense with minutiae but never lush or fussy.
In a sense, it could even function as the bridge between Sheer Heart Attack and Night at the Opera — it's every bit as hard as the former and nearly as florid as the latter — but its sleek, streamlined finish is the biggest indication that Queen has entered a new phase, where they're globe-conquering titans instead of underdogs on the make.
Side 1:
Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
The Millionaire Waltz
You And I
Side 2:
Somebody To Love
White Man
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels.
No spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both sides are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays like new throughout with nothing to fault the superb crisp, clean and sharp sound
SLEEVE: MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: MINT
Again, like new . No seam splits and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Tracked)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £25.00 (International Tracked)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY
ALL RECORDS ARE PLAY-CHECKED UNLESS SEALED
Combined Post: Additional records £2 (UK) £3 (Europe) £5 (International)
Guarantee: All records are unconditionally guaranteed (including sealed and/or unplayed) and I will offer a complete, no quibble refund upon return of the item should you not be pleased with it in any way
1326 (GS 8.4.1 (1326))
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