QUEEN A Night At The Opera 30th ANNIVERSARY 180g HALF SPEED Audiophile UK Import
  $   29

 


$ 29 Sold For
Jun 30, 2013 Sold Date
Jun 25, 2013 Start Date
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QUEEN A Night At The Opera (30th Anniversary Edition)
New & Sealed Audiophile Vinyl Record

Record Label: Parlophone 847811 (UK)

Deluxe 180 Gram Half-Speed Mastered 30th Anniversary Edition of the classic 1975 Queen release. Out of print and nearly impossible to find UK Import.

Condition: Regular gatefold LP is packaged in an oversized, printed on both sides envelope. There is no shrink wrap or plastic sleeve. Envelope is bent forward from being in a regular size record bin. Corners are bent, as well, but only the outside envelope, not the record jacket inside. Regular cover is in like new condition as is the full color, two sided inner sleeve. No wear wear on front or back. Corners are sharp. Spine is straight and shows no signs of chipping or wear. There are no spindle marks on the label. Vinyl looks like new and plays beautifully.

Side One
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

Side Two
8. The Prophet's Song
9. Love of My Life
10. Good Company
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
12. God Save the Queen

Review: 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.


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