A Night At The Opera (1975)

A Night at the Opera is the fourth studio album by British rock group Queen, released in November 1975. Co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker and Queen, it was the most expensive album ever recorded at the time of its release. A commercial success, “A Night at the Opera” has been voted by the public and cited by music publications as one of Queen’s finest works.

The album takes its name from the Marx Brothers film “A Night at the Opera”, which the band watched one night at the studio complex when recording. It was originally released by EMI in the UK, where it topped the UK Albums Chart for four non-consecutive weeks, and Elektra Records in the US, where it peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 and became the band’s first platinum selling album in the US.

Tracklist:

Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…)
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon
I’m in Love with My Car
You’re My Best Friend
’39
Sweet Lady
Seaside Rendezvous
The Prophet’s Song
Love of My Life
Good Company
Bohemian Rhapsody
God Save the Queen

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

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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1975)
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1975) ~ No PS. Factory Sample – Side B
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1975) ~ No PS
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1975) ~ No PS. Solid centre
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1978) ~ Blue vinyl. Unique PS. Copy 124/200
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1983) ~ No PS. Black label version
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1984) ~ No PS. Silver label version
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 UK (1991) ~ No PS. Cream label version
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI QUEEN DJ 95 UK (1995) ~ Purple vinyl. Copy n. 1022/2000 – Front
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI QUEEN DJ 95 UK (1995) ~ Purple vinyl. Copy n. 1022/2000 – Side A
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI QUEEN DJ 95 UK (1995) ~ Purple vinyl. Unnumbered – Front
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI QUEEN DJ 95 UK (1995) ~ Purple vinyl. Unnumbered – Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 IRELAND (1980) ~ No PS. Green label
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 IRELAND (1975) ~ No PS. Cream label. Label version 1
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 IRELAND (1975) ~ No PS. Cream label. Label version 2
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 IRELAND (1975) ~ No PS. Yellow label
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 MALTA (?) ~ Radio station promo. Reprint. Includes UK vinyl
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – JUGOTON SEMI 88880 JUGOSLAVIA (1975)
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 3C 006-97140 ITALY (1975) ~ “I’m in love with my car” on the back cover no misspelled – Front
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 3C 006-97140 ITALY (1975) ~ “I’m in love with my car” on the back cover no misspelled – Back
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 3C 006-97140 ITALY (1975) ~ “I’m in love whit my car” on the back cover misspelled – Front
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 3C 006-97140 ITALY (1975) ~ “I’m in love whit my car” on the back cover misspelled – Back
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Blu cover and white titles (Front=Back)
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Purple cover and red titles (Front=Back). Standard label. Front
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Purple cover and red titles (Front=Back). Standard label. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Purple cover and red titles (Front=Back). Standard label. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Purple cover and red titles (Front=Back). Standard label. Front
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Purple cover and red titles (Front=Back). Colored label. Front
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Purple cover and red titles (Front=Back). Colored label. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Purple cover and red titles (Front=Back). Colored label. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5C 006-97140 HOLLAND (1975) ~ Blu cover and white titles (Back with covers)
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5C 006-97140 DENMARK (1975) ~ Blu cover and red titles (Back with covers)
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 4C 006-97140 BELGIUM (1975) ~ Label version standard
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 4C 006-97140 BELGIUM (1975) ~ Label “SABAM” version
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 5E 006-97140 FINLAND (1975) ~ No PS
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI J 006-97140 SPAIN (1975)
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 AUSTRALIA (1975) ~ No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 NEW ZEALAND (1975) ~ No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 8E 006-97140 PORTUGAL (1975)
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1C 006-97140 GERMANY (1975) ~ Light blue back
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1C 006-97140 GERMANY (1975) ~ Light blue back. Different brown label – Front
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1C 006-97140 GERMANY (1975) ~ Color back. Different brown label – Side A
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1C 006-97140 GERMANY (1975) ~ Black and white back
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - EMI 2C 010-97140 FRANCE (1975) ~ Yellow cover with child
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2C 010-97140 FRANCE (1975) ~ Yellow cover with child
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2C 008-97140 FRANCE (1978) ~ Live cover
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Bohemian Rhapsody (edit version) / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI SP 621 FRANCE (1978) ~ Live cover. Promo with unique edit of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Front
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Bohemian Rhapsody (edit version) / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI SP 621 FRANCE (1978) ~ Live cover. Promo with unique edit of “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 USA (1975) ~ No PS. “Radio station use only”. Green butterfly label. Version 1 (CTH)
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - ELEKTRA E-45297 USA (1975) ~ No PS.
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 USA (1975) ~ No PS. “Radio station use only”. Green butterfly label. Version 2 (SP)
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 USA (1975) ~ No PS. “Radio station use only”. Green butterfly label. Version 3 (CSM)
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 USA (1975) ~ No PS. “Radio station use only”. White butterfly label. Version 4 (CSM)
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Radio station use only. White Butterfly label. Version 5 (SP)
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E-45297 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Red Label. Version 6 (SP)
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - ELEKTRA E 45297 CANADA (1975) ~ NO PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA E 45297 CANADA (1975) ~ NO PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 7920 MEXICO (1975) ~ No PS. First edition without picture sleeve. Labels in Spanish
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 7920 MEXICO (1982) ~ Second edition with picture sleeve. Labels in Spanish
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1286 CHILE (1975) ~ No PS. Titles in Spanish. Label version 1
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1286 CHILE (1975) ~ No PS. Titles in Spanish. Label version 2
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 103-0043 ECUADOR (1976) ~ No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - EMI 1339 ARGENTINA (1975) ~ White label promo. Labels in Spanish. No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1339 ARGENTINA (1975) ~ White label promo. Labels in Spanish. No PS
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 1339 ARGENTINA (1975) ~ Labels in Spanish. No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - EMI 4164 GUATEMALA (1975) ~ No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 4164 GUATEMALA (1975) ~ No PS.  Label version 1
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 4164 GUATEMALA (1975) ~ No PS. Label version 2. Promo
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 4072 BRAZIL (1975) ~ No PS. Promo
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 BARBADOS (1975) ~ No PS
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 2375 INDIA (1975) ~ No PS
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA P-1430E JAPAN (1975) ~ First edition. White label promo. Front
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA P-1430E JAPAN (1975) ~ First edition. White label promo. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA P-1430E JAPAN (1975) ~ First edition
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - ELEKTRA P-128E JAPAN (1975) ~ Reissue
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA P-128E JAPAN (1975) ~ Reissue
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - ELEKTRA P-128E JAPAN (1975) ~ Red Label
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA P-128E JAPAN (1975) ~ Red Label. Front
Bohemian Rhapsody / I'm In Love With My Car - ELEKTRA P-128E JAPAN (1975) ~ Red Label. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – ELEKTRA P-128E JAPAN (1975) ~ Red Label. Side A
Bohemian Rhapsody / Sweet Lady – MAX 049 TURKEY (1976)
Bohemian Rhapsody / The Show Must Go On – HOLLYWOOD 7-64974 USA (1992) ~ No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / Death On Two Legs – TONPRESS S-88 POLAND (1975) ~ No PS
Bohemian Rhapsody / You’re My Best Friend – ELEKTRA E-45083 USA (1977) ~ Spun Gold Label
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI EMIJ 4097 SOUTH AFRICA (1976) ~ No PS. With “&” on credits
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI EMIJ 4097 SOUTH AFRICA (1976) ~ No PS. Without “&” on credits
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 73-X-088 PHILIPPINES (1976) ~ No PS. Label version 1
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Bohemian Rhapsody / I’m In Love With My Car – EMI 73-X-088 PHILIPPINES (1976) ~ No PS. Label version 2
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Slow Ride (Foghat) / Blue Guitar (Justin Hayward & John Lodge) / Bohemian Rhapsody – TRACK STEREO FT – 301 THAILAND (-)
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Only Sixteen (Dr. Hook) / Bohemian Rhapsody / Sweet Thing (Rufus) / Junk Food Junkie (Larry Groce) – TRACK STEREO TKR 355 THAILAND (-)
You're My Best Friend / '39 - EMI 2494 UK (1975) ~ No PS
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 2494 UK (1975) ~ No PS
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 2494 IRELAND (1975) ~ No PS
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 3C 006-97944 ITALY (1975)
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 3C 006-97944 ITALY (1975) ~ Jukebox Promo Die-cut Sleeve
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 1J 006-97944 SPAIN (1975)
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 5C 006-97944 HOLLAND (1975)
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 4C 006-97944 BELGIUM (1975)
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 1C 006-97944 GERMANY (1975) ~ Label with normal printing
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 1C 006-97944 GERMANY (1975) ~ Label with bold printing
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – JUGOTON SEMI 88908 JUGOSLAVIA (1975)
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 4083 BRAZIL (1975) ~ No PS
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 7959 MEXICO (1976) ~ Labels in Spanish. No PS
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 4209 GUATEMALA (1975) ~ No PS
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E 45318 CANADA (1975) ~ No PS
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E 45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Version 1 (CSM)
You're My Best Friend / '39 - ELEKTRA E-45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Butterfly green Label
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E-45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Butterfly green Label. Version 2 (SP)
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E-45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Butterfly green Label. Version 3 (CTH)
You're My Best Friend / '39 - ELEKTRA E 45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Red Label
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E 45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Red Label (PRC)
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E 45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. Red Label (SP)
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E 45318 USA (1975) ~ No PS. White Butterfly label promo (SP)
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E-45318 AUSTRALIA (1975) ~ No PS
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA E-45318 NEW ZEALAND (1975) ~ No PS
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI EMIJ 4116 SOUTH AFRICA (1975) ~ No PS
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA P-16E JAPAN (1975) ~ White label promo. Front
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You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA P-16E JAPAN (1975) ~ White label promo. Side A
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – ELEKTRA P-16E JAPAN (1975)
You’re My Best Friend / ’39 – EMI 73-X-101 PHILIPPINES (1975) ~ No PS
You’re My Best Friend / Got To Get You Into My Life (The Beatles) / Today’s The Day (America) / Rock And Roll Music (The Beach Boys) – TKR-391 THAILAND (1975)
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Fool For The City (Foghat) / Sixteen Tons (The Don Harrison Band) / You’re My Best Friend / Let It Shine (Santana) – – FT -350 THAILAND (-)
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You’re My Best Friend / Killer Queen – EMI G45 1 UK (1984) ~ Cream label
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You’re My Best Friend / Killer Queen – EMI G45 1 UK (1984) ~ No PS. Black label
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You’re My Best Friend / Killer Queen – EMI G45 1 UK (1984) ~ No PS. Silver label
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You’re My Best Friend / Bohemian Rhapsody – ELEKTRA GS-45525 CANADA (1975) ~ No PS
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Death On Two Legs / – – – – POLAND (-) ~ Flexidisc – Front
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Death On Two Legs / – – – – POLAND (-) ~ Flexidisc – Back