Queen - A Night At The Opera (2 LP) (New (N))

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Limited Edition - Gatefold 180-gram vinyl. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release.

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"), and mystical prog rock ("'39," "The Prophet's Song"), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody." In short, it's a lot like Queen's own version of Led Zeppelin IV, but where Zep find dark menace in bombast, Queen celebrate their own pomposity. 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 humor as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else.

Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano); Brian May (guitar, harp, ukulele, background vocals); John Deacon (electric piano, acoustic & electric basses); Roger Taylor (percussion, background vocals).

Recorded at Sarm Studios, Roundhouse Studios, Olympic Studios, Scorpio Studios, Landsdowne Studios, London, England and Rockfield Studios, Wales.

FEATURES:

  • Format: Vinyl
  • Genre: Rock
  • Limited Edition Import (UK)
  • Heavyweight, 180 Gram black vinyl
  • Embossed Gatefold Jacket
  • Half-Speed Mastered

Queen - A Night At The Opera (Limited Edition Import, Remastered, Embossed Gatefold, 180 Gram) (LP)

Tracklist:

  1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To ...)
  2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
  3. I'm In Love With My Car
  4. You're My Best Friend
  5. '39
  6. Sweet Lady
  7. Seaside Rendezvous
  8. The Prophet's Song
  9. Love Of My Life
  10. Good Company
  11. Bohemian Rhapsody
  12. God Save The Queen
  13. Keep Yourself Alive (Long Lost Retake / June 1975 / Remastered 2011)
  14. Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section / 2011 A Cappella Mix)
  15. You’re My Best Friend (Backing Track Mix)
  16. I’m In Love With My Car (Guitar & Vocal Mix / 2011)
  17. '39 (Live At Earl’s Court, London / June 1977)
  18. Love Of My Life (Live In Argentina / June 1979)

UPC: 050087512194
Label: Hollywood Records
Release Date: 9.23.22
Format: Vinyl

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      Description

      Limited Edition - Gatefold 180-gram vinyl. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release.

      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"), and mystical prog rock ("'39," "The Prophet's Song"), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody." In short, it's a lot like Queen's own version of Led Zeppelin IV, but where Zep find dark menace in bombast, Queen celebrate their own pomposity. 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 humor as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else.

      Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano); Brian May (guitar, harp, ukulele, background vocals); John Deacon (electric piano, acoustic & electric basses); Roger Taylor (percussion, background vocals).

      Recorded at Sarm Studios, Roundhouse Studios, Olympic Studios, Scorpio Studios, Landsdowne Studios, London, England and Rockfield Studios, Wales.

      FEATURES:

      • Format: Vinyl
      • Genre: Rock
      • Limited Edition Import (UK)
      • Heavyweight, 180 Gram black vinyl
      • Embossed Gatefold Jacket
      • Half-Speed Mastered

      Queen - A Night At The Opera (Limited Edition Import, Remastered, Embossed Gatefold, 180 Gram) (LP)

      Tracklist:

      1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To ...)
      2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
      3. I'm In Love With My Car
      4. You're My Best Friend
      5. '39
      6. Sweet Lady
      7. Seaside Rendezvous
      8. The Prophet's Song
      9. Love Of My Life
      10. Good Company
      11. Bohemian Rhapsody
      12. God Save The Queen
      13. Keep Yourself Alive (Long Lost Retake / June 1975 / Remastered 2011)
      14. Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section / 2011 A Cappella Mix)
      15. You’re My Best Friend (Backing Track Mix)
      16. I’m In Love With My Car (Guitar & Vocal Mix / 2011)
      17. '39 (Live At Earl’s Court, London / June 1977)
      18. Love Of My Life (Live In Argentina / June 1979)

      UPC: 050087512194
      Label: Hollywood Records
      Release Date: 9.23.22
      Format: Vinyl

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