In The Beginning..

Recorded in late 1971 at the De Lane Lea Studios, Dean Street, Soho (Londen). The first 60 copies were sold with small typo's in the Liner notes. The rest of the 1.000 copies got corrected liner notes. How to recognize a copy with typo's is to look at the liner note's first sentence. If the first sentence starts without a capital "A" then you have one of the first 60 copies. This entry is for the first edition with typo's in the liner notes. For the second edition see Around September 1971, Brian May met up with an old friend, Terry Yeadon, who was involved in the setting up of a new recording studio in Wembley called De Lane Lea The studios needed musicians to try out the new equipment they had installed - and preferably a band who could play loud! The deal was that the musicians would record using the equipment, and potential studio users would be on hand to hear and watch them. In return for their services the band could record their demos for free. It was an opportunity not to be missed and, of course Queen jumped at it. Not only would they be able to make the all important demo tapes, but they would have ample occasion to meet producers and engineers, people who could be vital to their future. The rest is history.............