{"product_id":"queen-a-day-at-the-races-50th-anniversary-edition","title":"Queen - A Day at the Races (50th Anniversary Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e , the fifth studio album by Queen, celebrates its 50th anniversary with the release of a special edition on blue marbled vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInitially released on the 10th December 1976, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was Queen’s first self-produced album, engineered by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMike Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. It remains one of their most acclaimed records, reaching #1 in the UK and #5 in America, where it was issued a week later and became Queen's first American album to reach Gold status before moving on to Platinum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first single from the record, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomebody To Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, released three weeks before the album, has become one of Queen's best-known songs, featuring beautifully complex layered vocal tracks inspired by a gospel choir arrangement. Other singles from the album included \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTie Your Mother Down\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, which became one of the band’s best-loved live tracks. The Vaudeville-inspired \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood Old Fashioned Lover Boy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and two firm fan favourites, the beautiful 12-string-driven \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLong Away\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a single in the US and New Zealand, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a single in Japan, partly sung in Japanese and specifically dedicated to Queen’s fans there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e regularly features in lists of the best albums of all time. As it reaches its half-century, its reputation for expertly crafted songs such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSomebody To Love\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and incredible creativity on tracks such As \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Millionaire Waltz\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e grows with every passing year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CMG","offers":[{"title":"Blue Marbled Vinyl LP","offer_id":60052594426201,"sku":"SDZ-55124","price":27.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Untitled-Design-30_faae3d24-1ac5-4c02-9e28-803aefc8a926.png?v=1792585210","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/queen-a-day-at-the-races-50th-anniversary-edition","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}