Queen's First E.P.
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| Released | 20 May 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1974–1976 | |||
| Studio | Various | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 14:10 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
| Producer | Queen | |||
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Queen's First E.P. is the first extended play by British rock band Queen. It was released on 20 May 1977 by EMI Records.[1] The album consists of four tracks, one from each of their four most recent albums up to that point, with "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" as the lead track.[2]
Music video
In 1977, Queen filmed a promotional video for "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy" in the Top of the Pops studios. The music video featured a drastically different arrangement of the song.[3]
Commercial performance
Queen's First E.P. entered the UK Singles Chart at number 36 in the week ending 4 June 1977, peaking at number 17 in early July.[4]
Release and reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
Jim Allen of
Queen's First E.P. was reissued on
On 18 April 2009, the EP was reissued on CD as a part of Record Store Day 2009.[7]
Track listing
All lead vocals by Freddie Mercury, except "Tenement Funster", sung by Roger Taylor.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) " | Mercury | 3:43 |
| Total length: | 6:36 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tenement Funster" | Roger Taylor | 2:59 |
| 2. | "White Queen (As It Began)" | Brian May | 4:35 |
| Total length: | 7:34 | ||
Charts
| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] | 17 |
Release history
| Date | Region | Label | Format | Catalog number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 1977 | United Kingdom | EMI Records | Vinyl
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EMI 2623 |
| Holland | 7" Vinyl | 5C 016-99082 | ||
| 14 November 1988 | United Kingdom | Parlophone Records
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CD | QUECD5 |
| January 1991 | Japan | EMI Records | CD | TODP-2255 |
| 17 November 2008 | United Kingdom | Parlophone Records | CD | 50999 243358 2 9 |
| 18 April 2009 | United States | Hollywood Records | CD | D000383302 |
References
- ^ "Queen's First E.P." Queen Vault. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Sexton, Paul (9 June 2020). "'Queen's First EP': Introducing 'Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy'". uDiscover Music. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Promotional Video - Queenpedia.com". Queenpedia. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Queen | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ AllMusic. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Queen "Singles Collection" Boxed Sets". Ultimate Queen. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Records Store Day Releases - 2009". Record Store Day. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Tenement Funster :: Queen Songs". www.queensongs.info. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
External links
- Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (Live on BBC Top of the Pops / 1977) on YouTube
- Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) (A Night at the Opera, 30th Anniversary Version / 2005) on YouTube
- Tenement Funster (BBC Session / 1974) on YouTube
- White Queen (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon / 1975) on YouTube
