QUEEN A Night At The Opera 1975 UK EMI 1st PRESS -2/-2 w/INNER - NEAR MINT
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Nov 16, 2017
Sold Date
Nov 6, 2017
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QUEEN A Night At The Opera 1975 UK EMI 1st PRESS -2/-2 w/INNER - NEAR MINT
QUEENA Night At The Opera
UK EMI (EMTC 103) FIRST PRESSING (December 1975)
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY - SEEN LITTLE, IF ANY USE AND PLAYS LIKE-NEW
MATRICES: YAX 5063 - 2 BLAIRS / YAX 5064 - 2 BLAIRS
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL EMBOSSED GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH INTERNAL LYRICS, PRINTED BY "Garrod and Lofthouse Limited" WITH FACTORY SEALED AND FOLDED UNDER LEFT SIDE EDGE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL FIRST ISSUE SQUARE CUT CORNER PICTURE INNER SLEEVE
Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece.
Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses metal ("Death on Two Legs," "Sweet Lady"), pop (the lovely, shimmering "You're My Best Friend"), campy British music hall ("Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Seaside Rendezvous", "Good Company"), and mystical prog rock ("'39," "The Prophet's Song"), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody."
No one in the band takes anything too seriously, otherwise the arrangements wouldn't be as ludicrously exaggerated as they are. But the appeal — and the influence — of A Night at the Opera is in its detailed, meticulous productions.
It's prog rock with a sense of humour as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else
Side 1:
Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) (3:43)
Lazing On A Sunny Afternoon (1:08)
I'm In Love With My Car (3:05)
You're My Best Friend (2:50)
'39 (3:25)
Sweet Lady (4:01)
Seaside Rendezvous (2:13)
Side 2:
The Prophet's Song (8:17)
Love Of My Life (3:38)
Good Company (3:26)
Bohemian Rhapsody (5:55)
God Save The Queen (1:11)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
An immaculate set of labels - barely a spindle trace to be seen
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new - one or two hairlines - nothing really and nothing of any audible consequence
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Beautiful copy - sounds stunning and plays as-new throughout
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
As crisp, clean, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INNER SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from a small central split to the bottom edge the inner is clean and unmarked
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
UK: £9.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £18.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period @£3 for each additional LP
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 I will email you when payment has been received to let you know when the item will be posted. Please leave feedback upon receipt of the item so that I know you have received it safely. Thanks 811 (GS 7.0.9 (811))
