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A Night At The Opera (Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered) album cover
Queen – A Night At The Opera
Label: Parlophone – 338 478-1
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 1/2 Speed Mastered, 30th Anniversary Edition
Country: UK
Released: 21 Nov 2005
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock
Tracklist
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A1 Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To....)
A2 Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
A3 I'm In Love With My Car
Vocals – Roger Taylor
A4 You're My Best Friend
Electric Piano – John Deacon
A5 '39
Double Bass – John DeaconVocals – Brian May
A6 Sweet Lady
A7 Seaside Rendezvous
Brass [Vocal Orchestration Of] – Roger TaylorWoodwind [Vocal Orchestration Of] – Freddie Mercury
B1 The Prophet's Song
Koto [Toy] – Brian May
B2 Love Of My Life
Harp – Brian May
B3 Good Company
Vocals, Ukulele [Genuine Aloha], Guitar [Jazz Band] – Brian May
B4 Bohemian Rhapsody
Vocals [Operatic] – Brian May, Roger Taylor
B5 God Save The Queen
Credits
Bass – John Deacon
Engineer [Additional] – Gary Lyons
Guitar, Other [Orchestral Backdrops] – Brian May
Mastered By – Bob Ludwig
Mastered By [Audio Restoration] – Kris Fredriksson
Percussion – Roger Taylor
Producer – Roy Thomas Baker
Supervised By [Equipment] – John Harris (5)
Vocals – Freddie Mercury
Notes
2005 issue UK 12-track digitally remastered 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition presented in an outer envelope per original Japanese release.
Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Lansdowne.
Mixed at Sarm Studios.
Original sound recordings made by Queen in 1974-1975
No Synthesisers!
1/2 speed vinyl laquers cut by Miles Showell at Metropolis Mastering, London
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: 0 094633 847811
Matrix / Runout (a side runout): 3384781 A-1 THE PARADIGM 1/2 SPEED PROCESS M MILES
Matrix / Runout (b side runout): 3384781 B-1 THE PARADIGM 1/2 SPEED PROCESS M MILES
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..............Erstveröffentlichung Dezember 1975..............
Wer im Jahre 2000 die geniale DCC-Pressung von "A Night At The Opera" verpasst hat, der bekommt nun eine neue, einmalige Gelegenheit, diesen Queen-Klassiker in die heimische Sammlung zu integrieren. Denn bei Virgin hat man sich pünktlich zum 30jährigen Jubiläum dieser LP etwas Besonderes überlegt: das Original-Klappcover (mit den Texten) steckt in einer Papierhülle, also schon äusserlich etwas Exquisites! Auch klanglich wurde Außergewöhnliches geleistet: das Master bearbeitete Bob Ludwig, die Lackfolie wurde im Halfspeedverfahren geschnitten, was im Ergebnis tatsächlich mit der DCC-Version vergleichbar ist! Besonders bei den vielen akustischen Instrumenten (u.a. Harfe, Akusitkgitarre) und den immer wieder sehr ruhigen Passagen dieser LP wird die saubere Reproduktion deutlich, bei einer Rockplatte keine Selbstverständlichkeit! Überhaupt gehört diese LP zu den Meisterwerken von Queen, Songs wie Brian Mays klasse Komposition "39", das wunderbare "Love Of My Life" und natürlich auch "Bohemian Rhapsody" gehören zum Schönsten, das Queen je eingespielt haben...................
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............. Interpret: Queen.............
Titel: A Night At The Opera.............
Label: EMI..............
Normale LP (180 g, UK)...........
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........................TRACKLISTING: ............................
Death On Two Legs ............................
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon ............................
I'm In Love With My Car ............................
You're My Best Friend ............................
'39 ............................
Sweet Lady ............................
Seaside Rendezvous ............................
The Prophet's Song ............................
Love Of My Life ............................
Good Company ............................
Bohemian Rhapsody ............................
God Save The Queen ............................
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................. Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano); Brian May (guitar, harp, ukulele, background vocals); John Deacon (electric piano, acoustic & electric basses); Roger Taylor (percussion, background vocals)................
Though they began their career practicing an artier, more theatrical variant on the Led Zeppelin heavy rock sound, Queen was always capable of much more. Ultimately, Freddie and the boys were popsters at heart, and capable ones to boot. A NIGHT AT THE OPERA is where they begin to show their eclecticism and compositional facility. The album title is probably a reference to the FM rock anthem "Bohemian Rhapsody," which begins as an existential ballad before moving into a mock-operatic section featuring scores of overdubbed Freddie Mercurys.
"Rhapsody" is just the tip of the iceberg here. "Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon" is a music hall ditty that owes a debt to the Kinks. "'39" is a surprisingly poignant folk-rocker written and sung by Brian May. "You're My Best Friend" is pure '70s AM melodic pop. Queen even ventures into vaudeville territory (given Mercury's show biz leanings, not as much of a stretch as one might think) on the fatalistic, old-timey "Good Company." There are several souped-up rockers here as well, but it's A NIGHT AT THE OPERA's winning stylistic experimentation that makes it a milestone in Queen history. ..........................
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