Queen II 1974 (2LP White & Black Vinyl 2015)

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Queen II is the 2nd studio album by the British rock band Queen. It was released on 8 March 1974 by EMI Records in the UK and Elektra Records in the US. It was recorded at Trident Studios and Langham 1 Studios, London, in August 1973 with co-producers Roy Thomas Baker and Robin Geoffrey Cable, and engineered by Mike Stone. It is significant for being the first album to contain elements of the band's signature sound of multi-layered overdubs, vocal harmonies, and varied musical styles.
Described as "arguably the heaviest Queen album", Queen II marked the end of the first phase of the band's career. The album combines a heavy rock sound with art rock and progressive rock elements, and has been called "a pillar of grandiose, assaultive hard rock" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The two sides of the original LP were labelled "Side White" and "Side Black" (instead of the conventional sides A and B), with corresponding photos of the band dressed in black on the front cover and white on the inner gatefold. The white side has songs with a more emotional theme and the black side is almost entirely about fantasy, often with quite dark themes. Mick Rock's cover photograph was frequently re-used by the band throughout its career, including the music videos for the songs "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975), and "One Vision" (1985).

Queen:
Freddie Mercury – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano, harpsichord
Brian May – electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, lead vocals, bells, piano
Roger Taylor – drums, backing vocals, lead vocals, additional vocals, gong, marimba, tambourine, percussion
John Deacon – bass guitar, acoustic guitar

🔘 Side White:
Procession
Father to Son
White Queen (As It Began)
Some Day One Day
The Loser in the End

🔘 Side Black:
Ogre Battle
The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
Nevermore
The March of the Black Queen
Funny How Love Is
Seven Seas of Rhye