RARE 1974 Orig = QUEEN II HARD PROG + INSERT = "OGRE BATTLE" "SEVEN SEAS" +
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SCARCE ORIGINAL 1974 FIRST PRESSING + LYRICS INNER SLEEVE
II
\ USA - ELEKTRA - EKS 75082
PLAYS CLEAR AND CLEAN!!!!
Hard to find this clean ... Original 1974 first pressing
Includes the rare custom printed (double sided) LYRICS inner sleeve to the pressing
The QUEEN musicianship is HIGHLY unique, inventive, clever, elegant, sophisticatedly sexy and compelling, and the amounts of complexity found within the album border on unfathomability. What's more astounding is how the album frequently contrasts dark & light, elegant & naughty, and brash & soft moments, added with the hyper-complexity in arrangements which still leave room for ethereal, angelic melodies and vocal harmonies, all in Queen's unique, Classicism-drenched style. Queen made all of this work so well, and all of this is what makes it the tantalizing and spellbinding wonder that it is, and after many years of listening to this album, you'll still be discovering subtleties buried underneath it's mysterious surface. When you listen to some of Brian May's guitar arpeggios and riffing, Freddie Mercury's powerful voice, and the overall dark atmosphere of the album, you can easily pick up on bits that can be heard in the music of important progressive rock bands who were influenced by the early QUEEN sound... The album opens with "Procession," Brian May's grandiose guitar orchestration which also features a clever guitar/amplifier effect - get ready for this -- mimicking a heartbeat mimicking a drum pattern. This then segues into the fiery balladry of "Father To Son," which features a section of dizzying vocal polyphony and polyrhythms, which are later followed by the big crash of Brian's guitar crunch, which then gives way to one of the most violently explosive instrumental sections to be heard in all of classic rock. Freddie's vocals on here are astounding as well.
"Ogre Battle" is a blistering progressive metal rocker with some hot-oiled riffing from Brian, which then segues into the beautifully outrageous (more appropriately; arty) and elegant Bach-meets-manic whimsy of "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke." "Nevermore" is a brief, but haunting, ethereal ballad featuring some of the most beautiful and precious vocal harmonies, some of them just happen to be operatic. "The March of The Black Queen" seems to bring bits of everything before this into full circle. This track seems to twist and morph into a different mode every few seconds or so, which makes it sound like a dozen different songs rolled into one. It showcases a dizzying mix of opera, metal, ballad, Broadway, glam and more. "Funny How Love Is" is an enchanting ballad featuring exquisite vocal harmonies, and "Seven Seas of Rhye" is the only hit on the album. Needs no explanation.
Queen entered into territory that still hasn't been charted. "Queen II" is one of the finest examples of this, if not the finest. Please enjoy:
Procession 1:12
Father to Son 6:12
White Queen (As It Began) 4:33
Some Day One Day 4:21
The Loser in the End 4:01
Ogre Battle 4:08
The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke 2:39
Nevermore 1:17
The March of the Black Queen 6:33
Funny How Love Is 2:50
Seven Seas of Rhye 2:48
CONDITION: The cover: The gatefold cover is solid all over, VG++ bit of light contact rub not not showing wear to the white anywhere, so under protective outer plastic it LOOKS M-. Not with the usual shelf wear (the black cover did not wear well and almost all copies have shelf wear = here is the exception) ... no split seams, no bends and no writing
The vinyl: Clean and glossy over both sides, rated: M- TOP COPY expect play grade with excellent CLEAN enjoyable audio...NO distracting surface problems ... both Elektra labels are clean
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people...
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All imperfections are noted both cover & record
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