A Day At The Races (1976)

A Day at the Races is the fifth album by British rock group Queen, released in December 1976. It was the band’s first completely self-produced album, and the first not to feature producer Roy Thomas Baker. Recorded at Sarm East, The Manor and Wessex Studios in England, “A Day at the Races” was engineered by Mike Stone. The title of the album followed suit with its predecessor “A Night at the Opera” in taking its name from a film by the Marx Brothers.

The album peaked at #1 in the UK, Japan and the Netherlands. It reached #5 on the US Billboard 200 and was Queen’s fifth album to ship gold in the US, and subsequently reached platinum status in the same country.

Tracklist:

Tie Your Mother Down
You Take My Breath Away
Long Away
The Millionaire Waltz
You and I
Somebody to Love
White Man
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Drowse
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

Legend: Side A / Side B – Record Company – Catalogue number – Country (Year) ~ Notes

image-epson-474 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2565 UK (1976)

Somebody To Love / White Man - EMI 2565 UK (1976) ~ No PS. Factory Sample — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2565 UK (1976) ~ No PS. Factory Sample

Queenvinyls Scan 531 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2565 MALTA (?) ~ Radio station promo. Reprint. Includes UK vinyl

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 3C 006-98428 ITALY (1976)

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 3C 006-98428 ITALY (1976) ~ “Sigla del ciclo TV dedicato a Billy Wilder” on cover

image-epson-516 — Somebody To Love / Make Me Smile (Suzi Quatro) – EMI 3C 000 – 70093 ITALY (1976) ~ Jukebox Promo Die-cut Sleeve

Scan 083 — Somebody To Love / Make Me Smile (Suzi Quatro) – EMI 3C 000 – 70093 ITALY (1976) ~ Jukebox. SPER promo cover. Version without title

Somebody To Love / Make Me Smile (Suzi Quatro) – EMI 3C 000 – 70093 ITALY (1976) ~ Jukebox. SPER promo cover. Version with title

Somebody To Love / Che dolce lei (La bottega dell’arte) – EMI 3C 000-70105 ITALY (1976) ~ Jukebox. SPER promo cover

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 4C 006-98428 BELGIUM (1976)

Someboty To Love Holland — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 5C 006-98428 HOLLAND (1976)

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2C 006-98428 FRANCE (1976)

Image EPSON 722 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 1C 006-98428 GERMANY (1976)

Somebody To Love Jugoslavia — Somebody To Love / White Man – JUGOTON SEMI-88921 JUGOSLAVIA (1976)

Queenvinyls Scan 624 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2565 DENMARK (1976) ~ Same catalogue number and vinyl of UK edition. Different back sleeve with Queen LP adv

Somebody To Love Spain (promo) - Front — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 10C 006-98428 SPAIN (1976) ~ Promo edition “Muestra invendible – Destinada a promotion” sticker on Side A. Front

Somebody To Love Spain (promo) - Back — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 10C 006-98428 SPAIN (1976) ~Promo edition “Muestra invendible – Destinada a promotion” sticker on Side A. Back cover with titles in Spanish

Somebody To Love Spain (promo) - Side A — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 10C 006-98428 SPAIN (1976) ~Promo edition “Muestra invendible – Destinada a promotion” sticker on Side A. Side A

Somebody To Love Spain (promo) - Side B — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 10C 006-98428 SPAIN (1976) ~Promo edition “Muestra invendible – Destinada a promotion” sticker on Side A. Side B

Queenvinyls-com 050 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 8E 006-98428 PORTUGAL (1976)

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 8007 MEXICO (1976)

Queenvinyls-com 084 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 01.21.896 PERU (1976) ~ No PS. Labels in Spanish and English

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2565 TURKEY (1977)

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2565 TURKEY (1977) ~ No PS

Scan764 — Somebody To Love / Long Away – EMI EMIJ 4132 SOUTH AFRICA (1976)

Somebody To Love / White Man - ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Green butterfly Label — Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Green butterfly Label (SP)

Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1977) ~ Jukebox – No PS

Somebody To Love / White Man - ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Red Label — Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Red Label (SP)

Queenvinyls Scan 632 — Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Red label (PRC-W)

Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 CANADA (1976) ~ No PS

Queenvinyls Scan 240 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 4281 GUATEMALA (1976) ~ No PS

Queenvinyls Scan 238 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 2565 BARBADOS (1976) ~ No PS

Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 4099 BRAZIL (1976) ~ No PS. Promo

Queenvinyls Scan 239 — Somebody To Love / White Man – EMI 4099 BRAZIL (1976) ~ No PS

queenvinyls662 — Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 AUSTRALIA (1976) ~ No PS. Wrong title on A side “Sombody” instead of “Somebody”

Scan 776 — Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 AUSTRALIA (1976) ~ No PS

Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA E-45362 NEW ZEALAND (1976) ~ No PS

Queenvinyls 786 — Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA P-78 E JAPAN (1976) ~ White label promo – Front

Queenvinyls 787 — Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA P-78 E JAPAN (1976) ~ White label promo – Side A

Somebody To Love / White Man – ELEKTRA P-78 E JAPAN (1976)

Somebody To Love / Long Away – TONPRESS S-89 POLAND (1976)

Somebody To Love (mono) / Somebody To Love (stereo) - ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1976) ~ Radio station use only - NO PS — Somebody To Love (mono) / Somebody To Love (stereo) – ELEKTRA E-45362 USA (1976) ~ No PS. White label Promo. Radio station use only (SP)

image-epson-646 — Somebody To Love / Hey Baby (Ringo Starr) / This Song (George Harrison) / Walk This Way (Aerosmith) – TKR-448 THAILAND (1976)

Queenvinyls 012 — Drivin’ Wheel (Foghat) / Blinded By The Light (Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) / Somebody To Love / Walk This Way (Aerosmith) – TRACK STEREO ST. 389 THAILAND (197?)

Image EPSON 687 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 2593 UK (1976) ~ No PS

Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 1C 006-98819 GERMANY (1976) ~ Label version 1. Front

Queenvinyls Scan 619 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 1C 006-98819 GERMANY (1976) ~ Label version 1. Side A

Queenvinyls Scan 602 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 1C 006-98819 GERMANY (1976) ~ Label version 2. Front

Queenvinyls Scan 618 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 1C 006-98819 GERMANY (1976) ~ Label version 2. Side A

Queenvinyls-com001 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 5C 006-98819 HOLLAND (1976)

Image EPSON 743 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 2C 006-98819 FRANCE (1976)

Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 10C 006-98819 SPAIN (1976)

Tie Your Mother Down / You And I - EMI 4C 006-98819 BELGIUM (1977) — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 4C 006-98819 BELGIUM (1976)

Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – ELEKTRA P-193E JAPAN (1976)

Queenvinyls Scan 522 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI EMIJ 4155 SOUTH AFRICA (1976) ~ No PS

Tie Your Mother Down / You And I - EMI 4315 GUATEMALA (1976) ~ No PS — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 4315 GUATEMALA (1976) ~ No PS

queenvinyls-scan-560 — Tie Your Mother Down / You And I – EMI 2593 MALTA (?) ~ Radio station promo. Reprint. Includes UK vinyl

Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse – ELEKTRA E-45385 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Red label (CSM)

Queenvinyls Scan 342 — Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse – ELEKTRA E-45385 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Green Caterplliar Label (PRC)

Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse - ELEKTRA E-45385 USA (1977) ~ No PS. Butterfly green Label — Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse – ELEKTRA E-45385 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Green Butterfly Label (SP)

Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse - ELEKTRA E-45385 CANADA (1977) ~ No PS. Butterfly green Label — Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse – ELEKTRA E-45385 CANADA (1976) ~ No PS. Butterfly green Label

Queenvinyls 769 — Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse – ELEKTRA E-45385 AUSTRALIA (1976) ~ No PS

Scan 775 — Tie Your Mother Down / Drowse – ELEKTRA E-45385 NEW ZEALAND (1976) ~ No PS

Tie Your Mother Down (mono) / Tie Your Mother Down (stereo) – ELEKTRA E-45385 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Radio station use only. White Butterfly label (SP)

Tie Your Mother Down (mono) / Tie Your Mother Down (stereo) – ELEKTRA E-45385 USA (1976) ~ No PS. Radio station use only. White label with Elektra logo (CSM)