{"product_id":"queen-a-day-at-the-races-50th-anniversary","title":"Queen - A Day at the Races (50th Anniversary)","description":"\u003cp\u003eReleased: 11\/12\/26\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_description-wrapper__XbO9z\" data-is-open=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Content_inner-wrapper__xBJ2L\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_truncated-text__yUXZD\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionBody__bEN2t\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"Description_descriptionText__Lgv7A\" data-testid=\"description-product\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eInitially released on the 10th December 1976, \u003ci\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/i\u003e was Queen’s first self-produced album, engineered by Mike Stone. It remains one of their most acclaimed records, reaching #1 in the UK and #5 in America, where it was issued a week later and became Queen's first American album to reach Gold status before moving on to Platinum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eThe first single from the record, \u003ci\u003eSomebody To Love\u003c\/i\u003e, released three weeks before the album, has become one of Queen's best-known songs, featuring beautifully complex layered vocal tracks inspired by a gospel choir arrangement. Other singles from the album included Brian May’s \u003ci\u003eTie Your Mother Down\u003c\/i\u003e, which became one of the band’s best-loved live tracks. The Vaudeville-inspired\u003ci\u003eGood Old Fashioned Lover Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and two firm fan favourites, the beautiful 12-string-driven \u003ci\u003eLong Away\u003c\/i\u003e, a single in the US and New Zealand, and \u003ci\u003eTeo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)\u003c\/i\u003e, a single in Japan, partly sung in Japanese and specifically dedicated to Queen’s fans there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e regularly features in lists of the best albums of all time. As it reaches its half-century, its reputation for expertly crafted songs such as \u003ci\u003eSomebody To Love\u003c\/i\u003e and incredible creativity on tracks such as \u003ci\u003eThe Millionaire Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e grows with every passing year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Eclipse Records","offers":[{"title":"Blue Marble Vinyl LP","offer_id":57519612297594,"sku":"19958478071","price":25.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/9534\/1913\/files\/A_Day_at_the_Races_e0b3d7e8_thumbnail_4096_5cc4984b-d3c6-4fca-a81a-e844b6b800ea.webp?v=1793802508","url":"https:\/\/eclipse-records.co.uk\/products\/queen-a-day-at-the-races-50th-anniversary","provider":"Eclipse Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}