Queen II - Original 1974 UK Elektra label 11-track LP

Rare original 1974 UK Elektra labe 11-track LP - the second album by grand British prog-art rock combo.

Vinyl has the generic tan company labels with very large fonted EMI text covering almost left half label - otherwis Black printing. Side 1 and 2 are labelled 'White' and 'Black' respectively and vinyl has machine stamped matrix information|

Side 1: YAX 4535-10, mother/stampers 1 4
Side 2: YAX 4535 4536-4U (4535 is crossed out, and corrected with 4536), mother/stampers 1 RGM

Vinyl is held in a lyric inner sleeve and ultimately in an outer laminated Garrod & Lofthouse fabricated gatefold Picture cover with '7403 G&L' along top panel 2 opening.

Condition: VG++ (Vinyl and Labels)/VG+ (Inner Sleeve)/VG+ (Cover):

Vinyl is beautifully bright and lustrous and has almost no signs of play except for a touch of the kind of sleeve wear that you will have to look very closely for to find... simply exceptionally clean and easily graded near mint.

Labels are mint.

Cover has a very few edge wrinkles, slight pressure to spine and lower front panel seam... otherwise crisp and clean laminate, extremely close to perfect corners, perfect inner spread... overall simply a gotgeous copy.

Tracklisting:

Side 1: Side White:
1. Procession (May) - 1:12
2. Father to Son (May) - 6:14
3. White Queen (As It Began)" (May) - 4:33
4. Some Day One Day (May) - 4:21
5. The Loser in the End (Taylor) - 4:01

Side 2:Side Black
1. Ogre Battle (Mercury) - 4:08
2. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Mercury) - 2:41
3. Nevermore (Mercury) - 1:17
4. The March of the Black Queen (Mercury) - 6:33
5. Funny How Love Is (Mercury) - 2:48
6. Seven Seas of Rhye (Mercury) - 2:48

Recorded August 1973 at Trident Studios, London

Credits:
Freddie Mercury - lead and backing vocals, piano, harpsichord, string piano on "Nevermore"
Brian May - electric and acoustic guitars, bells on "The March of the Black Queen", lead vocals on "Some Day One Day", backing vocals, piano and organ on "Father to Son"
Roger Taylor - drums, gong, marimba, backing vocals, additional vocals on one line of "The March of the Black Queen", lead vocals on "The Loser in the End"
John Deacon - bass guitar, acoustic guitars

Additional Musicians:
Roy Thomas Baker - castanets on "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke", stylophone on "Seven Seas of Rhye"
Robin Cable - piano effects (with Mercury) on "Nevermore"

Technical Credits:
Queen, Roy Thomas Baker, Robin Cable - production
Mike Stone - Engineer

Artwork:
Mick Rock - Photography, Art Direction, Sleeve Concept
Queen - Sleeve Concept
Ridgeway Watt - Typography