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From Loudersound.
Queen have unearthed a tape of one of their earliest gigs – and they may consider releasing it.
Speaking exclusively in the brand new issue of Classic Rock, guitarist Brian May says he recently rediscovered a tape of one of the fledgling band’s gigs at London’s Imperial College.
“We’re always looking at finding stuff that is historically important,” says May. “And this one tape that cropped up very recently which I am excited about, which is one of the first gigs we played in a lecture theatre at Imperial College. I didn’t even know I had the cassette.”
While May doesn’t specify the date of the Imperial College gig, the band played several shows there during their very early days, including their first ever London gig, on July 18, 1970, with original bassist Mike Grose.
“We were very unformed [on the tape],” May continues. “Hearing Freddie at that point in his development is fascinating. He had all the will and charisma and passion, but he didn’t have the opportunity to harness that voice yet. Which makes me hesitate a little bit, because I’m not sure Freddie would be that happy hearing himself at this stage. But strangely, if he were alive and sitting here at this moment, he’d probably be the same as me: ‘Oh darling, we were kids.’
“We’re debating what to do with it. A few years ago we’d have felt very protective and thought, ‘Nobody should hear this, because we’re very rough.’ But now, in the position that we are in our lives, we feel forgiving. We’re not ashamed of where we were at that time. It was us against the world.”
The brand new issue of Classic Rock features an exclusive interview with May and Taylor as the pair look back over Queen’s career – and forward to what the future holds.
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- Queen - Flash - 4-Pr - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.32, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 25-Jul-2024 10:32)on July 26, 2024 at 5:33 pm
QUEEN Flash (1980 UK 7" vinyl single with an intact four prong centre, also including Football Fight, both taken from the 'Flash Gordon' motion picture soundtrack. The paper picture sleeve displays some light general wear, whilst the vinyl remains excellent with only a few light signs of play EMI5126)
- Queen - Las Palabras De Amor - 4pr - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.32, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 10-Jul-2024 16:58)on July 26, 2024 at 5:33 pm
QUEEN Las Palabras De Amor (1982 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also including Cool Cat, plain die-cut paper sleeve EMI5316)
- Queen - Queen - Blair - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £18.00, $23.22, €21.42 (New Item) (arrived 02-Jul-2024 09:48)on July 26, 2024 at 5:33 pm
QUEEN Queen (1973 UK 10-track vinyl LP with 'BLAIR'/'BLAIR RULES' etched in the run-outs, the band's debut album including Keep Yourself Alive, Son And Daughter and a short instrumental version of Seven Seas Of Rhye. The matt picture sleeve grades as VG with some edge scuffing and ringwear, whilst the vinyl shows little evidence of play EMC3006)
- Queen - Sheer Heart Attack - 1st - VG/EX - UK - vinyl LP - £40.00, $51.60, €47.60 (New Item) (arrived 04-Jul-2024 10:40)on July 26, 2024 at 5:33 pm
QUEEN Sheer Heart Attack (1974 UK first press 13-track LP, the third album from the British rock group, including Stone Cold Crazy, Now I'm Here, Killer Queen & Brighton Rock, fully laminated picture sleeve with 'Trident' logo on the back & angled lyric inner. The sleeve [VG+] reveals a little minor ageing & the vinyl is clean EX/EX- with just a few faint signs of play. A great example EMC3061)
- Queen - A Day At The Races - 1st - VG/EX - UK - vinyl LP - £60.00, $77.40, €71.40 (New Item) (arrived 08-Jul-2024 12:34)on July 26, 2024 at 5:33 pm
QUEEN A Day At The Races (Rare 1976 UK first press 10-track LP with 1U/1U matrices, their fifth studio album including Tie Your Mother Down, Somebody To Love & Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy, gatefold picture sleeve with picture inner. The sleeve [VG] shows obvious scuffs, mainly to the front whilst the vinyl remains in EX- condition with a few light hairlines, not affecting play. A respectable copy of this in demand Queen original EMTC104)
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