QUEEN A NIGHT AT THE OPERA US ELEKTRA BUTTERFLY FREDDY MERCURY BRIAN MAY 1975 EX
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QUEEN - " A NIGHT AT THE OPERA "
EXTREMELY RARE US VINYL LP STEREO RELEASE, 1975 IN ORIGINAL EMBOSSED GATEFOLD COVER & WHITE PAPER INNER SLEEVE. ALL IN PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE WHERE IT HAS BEEN STORED SINCE NEW.
BEAUTIFUL 1970's ELEKTRA "BUTTERFLY" LABELS.
QUALITY, THICK / HEAVY CARD GATEFOLD CVR.
ORIGINAL COLUMBIA, SANTA MARIA (CSM) PRESSING MATRIX VARIANT WITH "1S" ETCHED IN RUNOUTS.
NOT LISTED ON DISCOGS WEBSITE WITH THESE SAME MATRIX No.s
FEATURES " BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY ", " YOU'RE MY BEST FRIEND " +++
THIS IS THE ORIGINAL US CSM PRESSING. IT IS NOT A REPRESS OR REISSUE.
ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND THIS ICONIC QUEEN ALBUM IN BETTER OVERALL CONDITION THAN THIS ONE.
Tracklist
A1 Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To....) 3:43 A2 Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 1:08 A3 I'm In Love With My Car 3:05 A4 You're My Best Friend 2:50 A5 '39 3:25 A6 Sweet Lady 4:01 A7 Seaside Rendezvous 2:13 B1 The Prophet's Song 8:17 B2 Love Of My Life 3:38 B3 Good Company 3:26 B4 Bohemian Rhapsody 5:55 B5 God Save The Queen 1:11 Companies, etc.
- Manufactured By – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Record Company – Warner Communications Inc.
- Copyright (c) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records
- Produced For – Trident Audio Productions Ltd.
- Published By – B. Feldman & Co.
- Recorded At – Sarm East Studios
- Recorded At – Roundhouse Studios
- Recorded At – Olympic Studios
- Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
- Recorded At – Scorpio Studios
- Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios
- Mixed At – Sarm East Studios
- Mastered At – Elektra Sound Recorders
- Lacquer Cut At – Elektra Sound Recorders
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Credits
- Art Direction – David Costa
- Electric Bass – John Deacon
- Engineer – Gary Lyons
- Engineer [Executive] – Mike Stone
- Guitar – Brian May
- Management – John Reid (8)
- Mastered By – Terry Dunavan
- Percussion – Roger Taylor
- Producer – Queen, Roy Thomas Baker
- Supervised By [Equipment Supervision] – John Harris
- Vocals, Piano [Bechstein Debauchery] – Freddie Mercury
Notes
Original US release on butterfly style labels.
This is the Columbia, Santa Maria pressing variant with (CSM) in label matrix, and 1S etched in runouts.
The text layout on the labels is slightly different than on other similar versions.
Track A3 Dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end.
Issued in an embossed gatefold sleeve with the album lyrics printed in the center of the gatefold.
MATRIXES
Runout Side 1 Hand Etched): 1S 7E 1053 A-4 CSM ESR TD 11 1975 A12
Runout Side 2 Hand Etched): 1S 7E 1053 B-4 CSM ESR TD 111975 A12
THIS IS DIFFERENT TO THOSE SHOWN ON THE DISCOGS LISTING FOR THIS RECORD.
CONDITION (SEE PICS.)
RECORD :
SIDE 1: NEAR MINT, VERY MINOR SMALL NON-FEELABLE SURFACE SCUFF SIDE 1 MOST LIKELY OCCURRED DURING PACKAGING OR REMOVING / REPLACING TO / FROM INNER SLEEVE; OTHERWISE, MINT
SIDE 2: NEAR MINT to MINT, ALMOST LIKE NEW
LABELS MINT, NO SPINDLE MARKS
COVER NEAR MINT, ALMOST LIKE NEW; TINY DING BACK, BOTTOM EDGE R/H CNR.
PAPER INNER SLEEVE NEAR MINT, FEW EXTREMELY MINOR SLIGHT CREASES
SUPERB 1970's US PRESSING / HARD ROCK / POP ROCK / CLASSIC ROCK / PROG ROCK / ARENA ROCK / QUEEN / FREDDY MERCURY / BRIAN MAY / JOHN DEACON / ROGER TAYLOR / BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY / GATEFOLD COVER / ELEKTRA RECORDS / BUTTERFLY LABELS / COLUMBIA SANTA MONICA / CSM ORIGINAL PRESSING / MATRIX VARIANT / LP / VINYL RECORD / STEREO / COLLECTABLE IN EXTREMELY NICE SHAPE AFTER 45 / FORTY FIVE YEARS
WHY NOT INVEST IN COLLECTABLES ?
POSTAGE : PADDED ENVELOPE PLUS PROTECTIVE PACKING.
OVERSEAS - INTERNATIONAL AIR EXPRESS INCL. SIGNATURE ON DELIVERY + INSURANCE
HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE FOR MULTIPLE PURCHASES
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