Rock legends Queen are celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their monumental multi-platinum 1975 album A Night time At The Opera and legendary diamond-certified single “Bohemian Rhapsody” with vinyl reissues.
Initially launched in November 1975 and that includes the basic lineup of Freddie Mercury, Brian Could, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon, A Night time At The Opera was Queen’s grandest inventive assertion and most profitable album to that time, reaching No.1 in 5 nations, together with the UK.
Marking 50 years since its unique launch, A Night time At The Opera will likely be reissued on crystal clear vinyl with gold labels on October 18 within the UK (as a part of Nationwide Album Day) and October 17 in the remainder of the world.
“Bohemian Rhapsody,” which spent a record-breaking 9 weeks at No.1 within the UK singles chart on its unique launch, can be being reissued on October 31 as a clear, blue heavyweight 7” vinyl and clear, blue heavyweight 12” vinyl. It’ll even be obtainable as an unique 12” image disc and blue cassette single.
“A Night At The Opera was a hugely important album for us,” says Queen guitarist Sir Brian Could. “It opened up the world for us.”
“We were at the peak of our confidence,” provides drummer Roger Taylor, “It felt like there wasn’t anything we couldn’t do, and it shows on that album.”
The yr 1975 was a pivotal one for Queen. A Night time At The Opera and “Bohemian Rhapsody” propelled them to new industrial and inventive heights, sealing their standing as one of the visionary bands Britain has ever produced.
Artists as various because the Foo Fighters and The Seaside Boys’ Brian Wilson have saluted their multi-faceted brilliance, with the latter describing “Bohemian Rhapsody” as “a fulfilment and an answer to a teenage prayer of artistic music.”
Provides Taylor in regards to the single: “I always believed in ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ from the start. The first time Fred played us his idea for it, I remember thinking, ‘Oh, this is something special.’ And it was.”
Order Bohemian Rhapsody right here and A Night time on the Opera right here.
