Queen didn t just give audiences music. They gave them a show. Bands in 1971 dressed the same as their audience: long hair, jeans, scruffy shirts. They d shuffle onto the stage, start playing & that was it. Most of them barely looked up. Right from the start Queen did things their own way. They gave audiences however small in the early days something to remember. When Queen took to the stage it was to a fanfare of sound, a barrage of smoke & a lightshow years ahead of Close Encounters. Always ahead of the game with stage effects, some of their lighting rigs were significant enough to earn their own nicknames among fans The Crown was a staple for two tours. Forty years after Queen was formed & 20 years after the death of legendary Freddie Mercury, Queen is back in this remarkable book celebrating the exuberance of the greatest live act of all time. ...

Lavishly illustrated book on Queen, one of the biggest stadium rock bands in the world.

Another One Bites the Dust (1980)

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A thoughtfully curated & gloriously illustrated retrospective of the band’s studio releases, Queen, comes just in time for the 45th anniversary of their debut LP & biopic.

Formed in 1970, Queen went on to become one of the most popular—and most successful—rock bands of all time. Even following the untimely death of beloved & magnetic frontman Freddie Mercury, & nearly 50 years after their formation, interest in the band has continued, evidenced by scores of reissues, arena tours with surviving members, & a feature-film biopic.

In this new installment in Voyageur Press’s Album by Album series, rock journo Martin Popoff convenes a cast of 19 Queen experts & superfans to discuss all 15 of the band’s studio albums (including their soundtrack for the 1980 film Flash Gordon). Panelists include Queen experts, rock journalists, musicians, & record industry figures.

The results are freewheeling discussions delving into the individual songs, the circumstances that surrounded the recording of each album, the band & contemporary rock contexts into which they were released, & more.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780760362839
• Author: Martin Popoff
• Publisher: Voyageur Press
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 224
• Dimensions: 25.5 x 20 x 2.5cm













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The ultimate reference to the expansive career of Queen, both as a band & as individuals, now fully updated & expanded. Essential reading for first-time listeners & enthusiasts alike. The Albums
- The meticulous production of every spectacular album is documented, from songwriting to release, with analysis & discussion. The Songs
- Queen's discography is an impressive cross-section of musical diversity. From the biggest hits to the deepest album cuts, live jams to one-off covers, the stories behind every song are detailed. The Tours
- The live experience was always a major force of Queen's career. Tracking their transformation from dark, mysterious theatrical act to stadium-packing rock b&, each tour is detailed with set lists/itineraries. The Visuals
- Every pioneering music video, promotion & live cinematic release is discussed, from Queen's first filmed gig in 1974 to the free concert for AIDS awareness in Kharviv. Plus BBC radio sessions, TV appearances & much more.



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1587. Three years after his enforced departure to London, Hew is reconciled with King James VI & recalled to Scotl&. He elopes to St Andrews with a young Englishwoman. The death of Mary, Queen of Scots has unleashed a wave of anti-English sentiment among the Scottish people, & fear & confusion in the king himself.

James will grant his blessing to their controversial marriage on the condition that Hew discovers what lies behind a painting cunningly contrived to prick the young king's conscience
- an anamorphic death's-head with his mother's face.

Meanwhile in St Andrews, the death of a painter is troubling to Giles Locke, & the English Frances, struggling to adapt to a foreign town & culture, helps Hew find the link among the artists & intriguers of opposing courts, a quest for love
- & life
- requiring all his skills.

This paperback book has 284 pages & measures: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2cm








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Her personal life riven by passion, illness & intrigue, Queen Anne presided over some of the most momentous events in British history. Like Antonia Fraser's life of Marie Antoinette or Amanda Foreman's ' The Duchess', ' Queen Anne' is historical biography at its best. ...

Welcome to The Close
- a beautiful street of mansions, where gorgeous Stella is the indisputable Queen Bee... It is here that
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Life in the Honey Town hive is orderly, just as Queen Bee likes it. But when the hexagonal honeycomb becomes a jumble of triangles, Queen blows her top & takes the day off! Can the worker bees solve the honeycomb catastrophe without her? & will Queen learn to accept that things can’t always be perfect? Find out in this sweet story about believing in yourself & having the confidence to try something new. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781805440659 • Author: Tim Bugbird • Publisher: Make Believe Ideas • Format: Paperback • Pages: 32 • Dimensions: 26.5 x 26 x 0.4cm ...

Books Historical Fiction Books From No. 1 New York Times bestselling author Julia Quinn & television pioneer Shonda Rhimes comes a powerful & romantic novel of Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte & King George III's great love story & how it sparked a societal shift, inspired by the original series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, created by Shondaland for Netflix. We are one crown. His weight is mine, & mine is his... In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King & Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, & fiercely intelligent... not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire & independence were exactly what she needed because George had secrets... secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy. Thrust into her new role as a royal, Charlotte must lea... ...

In 1761, on a sunny day in September, a King & Queen met for the very first time. They were married within hours. Born a German Princess, Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz was beautiful, headstrong, & fiercely intelligent, not precisely the attributes the British Court had been seeking in a spouse for the young King George III. But her fire & independence were exactly what she needed because George had secrets... secrets with the potential to shake the very foundations of the monarchy. Thrust into her new role as a royal, Charlotte must learn to navigate the intricate politics of the court, all the while guarding her heart, because she is falling in love with the King, even as he pushes her away. Above all, she must learn to rule & to understand that she has been given the power to remake society. She must fight
- for herself, for her husb&, & for all her new subjects who look to her for guidance & grace. For she will never be just Charlotte again. She must instead ful...
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