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  ~Queen~
"A Night At The Opera"
Original 1st Press
Hype StickerSealed

Elektra Records # 7E 1053 , 1975   NM/M
Original Recording:
Queen
A Night At The Opera
33 RPM LP
Original 

  Embossed Gatefold Record is completely Sealed.
No real damage to shrink wrap.
A small bump on the lower left near edge, resulting with a tiny tear in shrink.Sharp CornersTour StickerEJ Korvette Sticker

Queen are a  band that formed in London in 1970. The classic line-up was  (lead vocals, piano),  (guitar, vocals),  (drums, vocals), and  (bass guitar). Queen's earliest works were influenced by ,  and , but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio-friendly works by incorporating further styles, such as  and , into their music.

Before forming Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor had played together in a band named . Freddie Mercury (then known by his birth name of Farrokh "Freddie" Bulsara) was a fan of Smile and encouraged them to experiment with more elaborate stage and recording techniques. Mercury joined the band in 1970, suggested "Queen" as a new band name, and adopted his familiar stage name. John Deacon was recruited prior to recording the ir in 1973. Queen first charted in the UK with their second album,, in 1974, but it was the release of  later that year and  in 1975 which brought them international success. The latter featured "", which stayed at number one in the UK for nine weeks and popularized the . Their 1977 album, , contained "" and "", which have become anthems at sporting events. By the early 1980s, Queen were one of the biggest  bands in the world. Their performance at 1985's  is ranked among the greatest in rock history by various music publications, with a 2005 industry poll ranking it the best. In 1991, Mercury died of , a complication of AIDS, and Deacon retired in 1997. Since then, May and Taylor have occasionally performed together, including  (2004–09) and  (since 2011). In November 2014, Queen released a new album, , featuring vocals from the late Mercury.

The band have released a total of 18 number one albums, 18 number one singles, and 10 number one DVDs. Estimates of their record sales generally range from 150 million to 300 million records, making them one of the world's . Queen received the Outstanding Contribution to British Music Award from the  in 1990. They were inducted into the  in 2001.

A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band , released in November 1975. Co-produced by  and Queen, it was the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. The album takes its name from the  , which the band watched one night at the studio complex when recording. The album was originally released by  in the United Kingdom, where it topped the  for four non-consecutive weeks, and  in the United States, where it peaked at No. 4 on the  and became the band's first platinum selling album in the US. The worldwide sales for the album are currently over 6 million copies.

A Night at the Opera has been voted by the public and cited by music publications as Queen's finest work and many critics consider it the band's definitive album. It incorporates a wide range of styles, from  and  style songs to  numbers and  influences. It also produced the band's most successful single in the UK, "", which went on to become their first  and one of the best-selling singles in both the UK and the world.

E. J. Korvette, also known as Korvettes, was an  chain of , founded in 1948 in . It is notable as one of the first  to challenge the  provisions of  statutes. Founded by  veteran  and his friend, , E.J. Korvette did much to define the idea of a discount department store. It displaced earlier  retailers and preceded later , like , and  such as .

The company failed to properly manage its business success, which led to decline and its 1980 bankruptcy and closure