QUEEN A Night At The Opera 1975 UK EMI 1st PRESS -2/-2 w/INNER NEAR MINT
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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)
GREAT COPY - SOUNDS SENSATIONAL
MATRICES: YAX 5063 - 2 BLAIRS / YAX 5064 - 2 BLAIRS
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
Clean, unmarked label with a handful of spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
Some marks are visible (nothing major) but these are all purely cosmetic and have no effect on the sound
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT / EXCELLENT
Very nice copy which sounds stunning and plays beautifully throughout.
No scratches, clicks or pops and generally exceptionally clean playback.
Just a couple of light ticks noted on one of the very quietest moments, nothing really and barley worth a mention
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Very clean and white with all text on the spine sharp and clear
INNER SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
There are seam splits to the central part of one edge and the bottom of the inner but is 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: £11.00 (Royal Mail Special Delivery Next Day by 1pm)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: for items purchased within any 10 day period - additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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854 (GS 7.0.18 (854))
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