EP
Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche's self-titled debut EP arrived in 1982, put out independently on the band's own 206 Records. It introduced the American band, whose work sits in the progressive and traditional heavy metal camp, and it came before every one of their studio albums, beginning with The Warning in 1984.
The EP found a wider audience when EMI America Records reissued it the following year. A remastered edition followed in 2003 through Capitol Records. If you want to hear where a band that later made Operation: Mindcrime and Empire first stepped out, this is the place to start.
Queensrÿche: tracklist, credits and charts
4 tracks · 17:32Tracklist
- 1Queen of the ReichChris DeGarmo4:25
- 2NightriderMichael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo3:48
- 3BlindedMichael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo3:07
- 4The Lady Wore BlackChris DeGarmo and Geoff Tate6:12
- Produced by
- Queensrÿche
- Recorded at
- Triad (Redmond, Washington)
- Recorded
- 1982
- Engineered by
- Tom Hall
- Label
- 206 Records
- Length
- 17:32
Line-up
- Chris DeGarmo · electric guitar, background vocals
- Eddie Jackson · electric bass guitar, background vocals
- Scott Rockenfield · drums (drum set)
- Michael Wilton · electric guitar
- Geoff Tate · lead vocals
Singles
- “Queen of the Reich" / "The Lady Wore Black” · 1983
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 1983 | 81 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| United States · 1991 | Gold |
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Full discography →
The Warning
1984
Rage for Order
1986
Operation: Mindcrime
1988
Empire
1990
Operation: LIVEcrime
1991
Promised Land
1994
Hear in the Now Frontier
1997
Q2K
1999
Greatest Hits
2000
Live Evolution
2001
Classic Masters
2003
Tribe
2003
The Art of Live
2004
Operation: Mindcrime II
2006
Extended Versions
2007
Mindcrime at the Moore
2007
Sign of the Times: The Best of Queensrÿche
2007
Take Cover
2007
American Soldier
2009
Dedicated to Chaos
2011
Queensrÿche
2013
Condition Hüman
2015
The Verdict
2019
Digital Noise Alliance
2022
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date only year precision available
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 1982 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 1982 | |
| Wikidata | 1982 | |
| US release | 1982 | earliest US date |
9 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | XE | EMI USA | 0077779061525 | other |
| 1982 | US | 206 Records | original | |
| 12 August 1983 | US | EMI America | 07777190061 | other |
| 1988 | XE | EMI USA | 0077779061525 | other |
| 8 March 1989 | JP | 東芝EMI 株式会社 | other | |
| 2003 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 2003 | XE | Capitol Records | 724358052824 | other |
| 6 May 2003 | XW | EMI Records USA | 00724358052855 | remaster |
| 6 May 2003 | US | Capitol Records | 724358052824 | remaster |
Cover art sources
deezer · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| deezer ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |
| coverartarchive | 598×600 | upscaled |