Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Pictures of the back of the first album cover (some of them are mislabelled)










































Some stats:

42 pictures (44 if we count the chess piece and the card):

  • 4 of them are group pictures.
  • 9 of them are Brian's.
  • 7 of them are Freddie's.
  • 7 of them are John's.
  • 9 of them are Roger's.
  • 2 are a 3D drummer boy.
  • 1 is Maylor.
  • 1 is Maycury.
  • 1 is Jeddie.
  • 1 is John Harris.
Just to be pedantic, Brian's shown 15 times, Roger 14, Freddie 13 and John 12. Not a big surprise considering Brian was (partly) in charge of making the montage. Ever wondered why Queen Rocks is a May-fest and the Tribute to Freddie had more songs by Brian and more of Brian's friends than Freddie's? Excellent musician, phenomenal, etc., but either he was quite egoMayniac or he's doing a very accurate impression of one for the last four decades. Still, again, extraordinary musician.

2 comments:

  1. I hate to think he's self-centered or whatever, but as a Cancerian, he is naturally inclined to the artistic side of things.

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  2. I bought both QUEEN 1 and NEWS OF THE WORLD on October 28th 1977 when I was 11 yrs old. I would listen to the debut album and stare at the back cover for hours. Then I'd do the same with NEWS..which had just been released.

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