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Sold Date:
June 12, 2024
Start Date:
June 4, 2024
Final Price:
£14.19
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Label:EMI – EMTC 103, EMI – 0C 066 ∘ 97176
Format:
Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold
Country:France
Released:1976
Genre:Rock
Style:Hard Rock, Pop Rock, Rock Opera
A1Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To....)
A2Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
A3I'm In Love With My Car
Vocals – Roger Taylor
A4You're My Best Friend
Electric Piano – John Deacon
A5'39
Double Bass – John Deacon
Vocals – Brian May
A6Sweet Lady
A7Seaside Rendezvous
Vocals [Brass Orchestration] – Roger Taylor
Vocals [Woodwind Orchestration] – Freddie Mercury
B1The Prophet's Song
Koto [Toy] – Brian May
B2Love Of My Life
Harp – Brian May
B3Good Company
Vocals, Ukulele [Genuine Aloha Ukelele Made In Japan], Guitar [Jazz Band] – Brian May
B4Bohemian Rhapsody
Vocals [Operatic] – Brian*, Freddie*, Roger*
B5God Save The Queen
Arranged By – May*
Written-By – Traditional
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Records
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Queen (4)
Published By – B. Feldman
Published By – Trident Music (2)
Recorded At – Sarm Studios
Recorded At – Roundhouse Studios
Recorded At – Olympic Studios
Recorded At – Rockfield Studios
Recorded At – Scorpio Studios
Recorded At – Lansdowne Studios
Mixed At – Sarm Studios
Printed By – Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 310328
Pressed By – Pathé Marconi EMI, Chatou – 310329
Art Direction – David Costa
Composed By, Arranged By, Performer – Queen
Electric Bass – John Deacon
Engineer [Additional] – Gary Lyons
Engineer [Executive] – Mike Stone
Guitar, Orchestrated By [Orchestral Backdrops] – Brian May
Lacquer Cut By – Blair's*
Percussion – Roger Taylor
Producer – Queen, Roy Thomas Baker
Vocals, Piano [Bechstein Debauchery] – Freddie Mercury
Written-By – May* (tracks: A5, A6, B1, B3), Mercury* (tracks: A1, A2, A7, B2, B4,), Deacon* (tracks: A4), Taylor* (tracks: A3)
First French press with English sleeve. Have Both Cat# EMTC 103 and 0C 066-97176 as UK release.
Pathé Marconi has added a silver sticker with price code.
Front cover:
Embossed color logo
Gatefold :
Track A3 Dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end.
Equipment Supervision - John Harris
No synthesizers!
℗ 1975 Queen
Made and printed in Great Britain
Labels :
℗ 1976 EMI Records
B. Feldman T/As. Trident Music
Made in France
Runouts:
All is stamped except EMTC and BLAIR'S which are etched
Rights Society: SACEM SACD SDRM SGDL
Price Code (On round silver sticker): A
Matrix / Runout (Label side A): EMTC 103 A
Matrix / Runout (Label side B): EMTC 103 B
Matrix / Runout (Runout side A): M6 310328 1 YAX 5063 EMTC 103 A 1 BLAIR'S
Matrix / Runout (Runout side B): M6 310329 1 YAX 5064 EMTC 103 B 1 BLAIR'S
***VINYL: MajorIty are at least VERY GOOD condition; otherwise condition ranges from GOOD to EXCELLENT so may have wear, scratches, with noise / hiss / crackle / clicks; possibly writing/sticker on labels and spindle marks; there may be the odd jump/skip. SLEEVES: Range from fair to excellent so may have wear, tears, creases, scuffs, stains, water damage, stickers/residue, writing, unglued seams, foxing/browning, discolouration, grubbiness, etc. The vast majority are solid; but may be missing original inners or additional printed materials. PLEASE BE FULLY AWARE OF THE POSSIBLE IMPERFECTIONS LISTED ABOVE BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO PURCHASE THIS ITEM.
***NOTE: 7" and 12" singles are play tested (A-side only), 12" LPs are not play-tested, but visually inspected only.