Queen’s First E.P.
Queen's First E.P. is a four-track EP from the British rock band, issued by EMI on 20 May 1977. It is the only extended play the group put out while Freddie Mercury was alive, and it works as a compact sampler of where they had got to by then. Each song comes from one of their four most recent albums, so it skips across their mid-seventies run rather than sitting in a single moment.
"Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" leads the way, and the rest of the selection follows the band's studio albums up to that point. It came out the same year as News of the World, so it catches Queen at a busy stage, with a catalogue large enough to fill a short, varied record. It suits anyone who wants a quick taste of their hard rock side alongside their more playful instincts.
Queen’s First E.P.: tracklist, credits and charts
4 tracks · 14:13Tracklist
- 1Good Old Fashioned Lover BoyFreddie Mercury2:58
- 2Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)Freddie Mercury3:44
- 3Tenement FunsterRoger Taylor2:56
- 4White Queen (As It Began)Brian May4:35
- Produced by
- Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Geoffrey Cable
- Executive producer
- Brian May, Roger Taylor
- Recorded at
- Sarm East Studios, The Manor, Wessex Sound Studios, Trident Studios, Various
- Recorded
- 1974–1976
- Mixed at
- Sarm East Studios
- Engineered by
- Mike Stone, Kris Fredriksson
- Label
- EMI
- Length
- 14:13
Line-up
- John Deacon · bass guitar
- Brian May · guitar, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Freddie Mercury · piano, background vocals, lead vocals
- Roger Taylor · drums (drum set), triangle, wood block, background vocals
- Mike Stone · vocals · guest
Singles
- “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy” · 20 May 1977
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company) · 1977 | 17 |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia only
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | May 1977 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 20 May 1977 | |
| Wikidata | May 1977 | |
| UK / Europe release | May 1977 | earliest UK or European date |
5 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1977 | GB | EMI | original | |
| 14 November 1988 | GB | Parlophone | 5099920306038 | other |
| 1991 | JP | EMI | other | |
| 3 December 2008 | FI | Parlophone | 5099924335829 | other |
| 18 April 2009 | US | Hollywood Records | 050087141417 | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 235×222 | rejected |