Featuring pictures from 1969 to 1982, the images collected here include the first ever photographs of Freddie Mercury as a performer with Ibex in Bolton in June 1969, taken by songwriter Chris Smith who recounts his experiences of the night. Further early images of Mercury include pictures taken at Ealing Art College & outside his home in Shepherds Bush where Queens first official photo session took place in 1973. Images from their first Japanese tour, from the " Fat Bottomed Girls" cover shoot, on tour in South America with Mercurys boyfriend, & many more allow fans to get closer to Mercury & the rest of the band than any previous book. Furthermore, many of the photographers of these amazing images give their insights & stories, providing an intimate insight into Queen backstage, onstage, & at play.