When you're holding it you really believe you're getting a lot more for your money than with many other records. Even the sleeve, a gatefold "opera programme" type affair, snow white with the embossed Queen logo on the front, the album lyrics in opulent script adorning the inside, and the ornate track listing on the rear, as well as an inner sleeve featuring several photos of the band live, is a work of art. It consists of thumping rock (the controversial "Death on Two Legs", "Sweet Lady", the superb "I'm In Love With My Car"), the multitracked harmonies ("The Prophet's Song", Brian May's finest hour " '39", "Boh Rhap), vaudeville ("Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon", "Seaside Rendezvous"), and the delicate ("Love Of My Life", "You're My Best Friend"). And, of course, "A Night At The Opera" was the first Queen record I would replace.Īs for the album itself, well its probably the archetypal Queen lp. But after receiving a new record deck from my wife for Christmas 2016, I started making tentative inroads to replace some of the records I lost. Fast forward 14 years, and a stolen (almost full) record collection meant I would abandon buying vinyl in favour of CD's (like quite a few others). I already liked Queen at that time, after seeing them perform "Now I'm Here" and "Killer Queen" singles (from their previous "Sheer Heart Attack album) on Top Of The Pops, and, of course, the video for "Bohemian Rhapsody", the lead single from "A Night At The Opera". The first record I ever bought, as a pimply 11 year old in 1975.
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