Queen - De Lane Lea Demos - RSD 2025 - sealed - Free postage NICE LIMITED QUEEN
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Description
Record Store Day Exclusive vinyl featuring all five of Queen’s early demos, recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in December 1971 & January 1972.
LIMITED TO 5000 COPIES WORLDWIDE
Queen began life in early summer 1970, but took their first steps in the studio after vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor recruited a nineteen-year-old bass guitarist, John Deacon, in March 1971.
In 1971, De Lane Lea opened a new studio complex in Wembley, and needed a band to help them test the mixing desks and the acoustic qualities of the different rooms. Brian and Roger’s pre-Queen group, Smile, had recorded at De Lane Lea’s previous location in London’s Kingsway and volunteered their ‘new’ band Queen for the job. The band spent time helping at the studio on various occasions between late August to early December 1971 – “a massive thrill” Brian recalls. They were repaid with a five-song demo, recorded between Dec 16th 1971 -Jan 7th 1972
by De Lane Lea engineer Louie Austin, and containing “Keep Yourself Alive”, “The Night Comes Down”, “Jesus”, “Liar”, and “Great King Rat”.
As the only surviving copies of the mixes of the demos are on scratched acetates, here for the first time, these self-produced recordings have been restored and remixed from the original multi-tracks and released on 12” vinyl.
Tracklist
SIDE A:
1. Keep Yourself Alive (De Lane Lea Demo, 2024 Mix)
2. The Night Comes Down (De Lane Lea Demo, 2024 Mix)
3. Great King Rat (De Lane Lea Demo, 2024 Mix)
SIDE B:
4. Jesus (De Lane Lea Demo, 2024 Mix)
5. Liar (De Lane Lea Demo, 2024 Mix)
The Queen - De Lane Lea Demos vinyl is a limited edition collector's item released for Record Store Day 2025. Featuring iconic tracks from the legendary band, this first pressing on black vinyl comes sealed in a cardboard sleeve. This rare find is a must-have for fans of Queen, Brian May, John Deacon, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor, and is a valuable addition to any vinyl collection. With free postage included, this special edition release is a unique piece of rock history from the 1970s era
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