QUEEN Self Titled LP Vinyl (1973)

Before the arena anthems and the Wembley mythology, there was this: a band from London who sounded like nothing else in 1973, burying operatic harmonies under hard rock guitar and daring you to figure out what genre they belonged to.

The self-titled debut is Queen before Queen became a concept, which is exactly what makes it interesting. Freddie Mercury is already fully formed, Brian May's homemade guitar is already doing things it shouldn't, and the whole record has a dark, theatrical edge that got sanded off as the hits got bigger. For anyone who came to the band through glam, metal, or just a general appreciation for musicians who were genuinely unhinged about their craft, this is the record to go back to. UK pressing, 1973, on vinyl.

Format: Full Length Album, LP Vinyl. Origin: UK. Genre: Hard Rock.

Fans of: Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Kiss, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen, Def Leppard