| Description: | Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in embossed gatefold jacket. Half-Speed Master. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by Queen, originally released in 1975. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of it's release. Queen was straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multi-layered guitars of it's predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses hard rock ("Death on Two Legs," "Sweet Lady"), pop (the lovely, shimmering "You're My Best Friend"), campy British music hall ("Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Seaside Rendezvous"), and mystical prog rock ("'39," "The Prophet's Song"), eventually bringing it all together on the pseudo-operatic "Bohemian Rhapsody." In short, it's a lot like Queen's own version of Led Zeppelin IV, but where Zep find dark menace in bombast, Queen celebrate their own pomposity. No one in the band takes anything too seriously, otherwise the arrangements wouldn't be as ludicrously exaggerated as they are. But the appeal - and the influence - of A Night at the Opera is in it's detailed, meticulous productions. It's prog rock with a sense of humor as well as dynamics, and Queen never bettered their approach anywhere else., Limited Edition - Gatefold 180-gram vinyl. A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by the British rock band Queen, released on 21 November 1975 by EMI Records in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States. Produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was reportedly the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release.Queen were straining at the boundaries of hard rock and heavy metal on Sheer Heart Attack, but they broke down all the barricades on A Night at the Opera, a self-consciously ridiculous and overblown hard rock masterpiece. Using the multi-layered guitars of its predecessor as a foundation, A Night at the Opera encompasses metal ("Death on Two Legs," "Sweet Lady"), pop (the lovely, shimmering "You're My Best Friend"), campy British music hall ("Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon," "Seaside Rendezvous"), and mystica Queen: Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano); Brian May (guitar, harp, ukulele, background vocals); John Deacon (electric piano, acoustic & electric basses); Roger Taylor (percussion, background vocals). Recorded at Sarm Studios, Roundhouse Studios, Olympic Studios, Scorpio Studios, Landsdowne Studios, London, England and Rockfield Studios, Wales. FEATURES:- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Rock
- Limited Edition Import (UK)
- Heavyweight, 180 Gram black vinyl
- Embossed Gatefold Jacket
- Half-Speed Mastered
Queen - A Night At The Opera (Limited Edition Import, Remastered, Embossed Gatefold, 180 Gram) (LP), Art Direction: David Costa, Crew [Equipment Supervision]: John Harris, Electric Bass: John Deacon, Engineer [Additional Engineering]: Gary Lyons, Executive-Producer: Brian May, Executive-Producer: Roger Taylor, Guitar, Orchestrated By [Orchestral Backdrops]: Brian May, Lacquer Cut By: Miles Showell, Management [Current Queen Management]: Jim Beach (2), Management [Management (1975)]: John Reid (8), Mastered By: Bob Ludwig, Mastered By [Half Speed Vinyl Mastering]: Miles Showell, Percussion: Roger Taylor, Producer: Queen, Producer: Roy Thomas Baker, Restoration [Additional Audio Restoration]: Kris Fredriksson, Supervised By [Additional Audio Supervision]: Joshua J. Macrae, Supervised By [Audio Supervised By]: Justin Shirley-Smith, Supervised By [Audio Supervised By]: Kris Fredriksson, Vocals: Freddie Mercury, Written-By: Freddie Mercury, Written-By: Freddie Mercury, Vocals: Roger Taylor, Written-By: Roger Taylor, Electric Piano: John Deacon, Written-By: John Deacon, Double Bass: John Deacon, Vocals: Brian May, Written-By: Brian May, Written-By: Brian May, Orchestrated By [Vocal Orchestration Of Brass]: Roger Taylor, Orchestrated By [Vocal Orchestration Of Woodwind]: Freddie Mercury, Written-By: Freddie Mercury, Koto [Toy Koto]: Brian May, Written-By: Brian May, Harp: Brian May, Written-By: Freddie Mercury, Guitar [Guitar Jazz Band]: Brian May, Ukulele [Genuine Aloha Ukulele]: Brian May, Vocals: Brian May, Written-By: Brian May, Vocals [Operatic Vocals]: Brian May, Vocals [Operatic Vocals]: Freddie Mercury, Vocals [Operatic Vocals]: Roger Taylor, Written-By: Freddie Mercury, Arranged By: Brian May, Written-By: Traditional, Labelcode(s) D003983401, Copyright (c) Hollywood Records, Inc., Phonographic Copyright (p) Hollywood Records, Inc., Manufactured By Hollywood Records, Marketed By Hollywood Records, Recorded At Sarm East Studios, Recorded At Roundhouse Studios, Recorded At Olympic Studios, Recorded At Rockfield Studios, Recorded At Scorpio Studios, Recorded At Trident Studios, Recorded At Lansdowne Studios, Mixed At Sarm Studios, Published By Glenwood Music Corp., Published By EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Published By Queen Music Ltd., Published By B"A Night At The Opera" est un album légendaire du groupe britannique emblématique Queen et se présente ici en édition maxi vinyle chez l?éditeur Warner. Sorti à l?origine en 1975 cet opus révolutionnaire comprend certains des titres les plus célèbres de la formation dont le mythique « Bohemian Rhapsody », considéré comme l?un des morceaux les plus influents de toute l?histoire du rock. L?album met en avant la fusion unique de rock progressif et d?harmonies opératiques propre à Queen ainsi qu?une créativité sans limites dans la production sonore ? une référence incontournable ! Le label Warner Music Group s?est imposé au fil des décennies par son exigence qualitative et sa capacité d?innovation ; cette réédition vinyle garantit donc une expérience sonore exceptionnelle pour tous les collectionneurs et mélomanes exigeants. Fondé à Londres en 1970 par Freddie Mercury Brian May Roger Taylor et John Deacon le groupe connaît rapidement un succès mondial avec ses tubes planétaires tels que « We Will Rock You » ou encore « Somebody To Love ». Leur empreinte sur la musique contemporaine reste immense. |
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