It’s mock-opera, thus its high drama is seriously comedic, like a scene from a comedy movie, “Wayne’s World”. The epic song put the “opera” in “A Night at the Opera”, sorta. Of course, it is Freddie Mercury’s song, “ Bohemian Rhapsody“ that has broken its share of records during its 43-year-history as of late 2018, upon the release of the biopic of the same name. It’s not Queen’s biggest-selling LP that distinction would result from 1977’s News of the World unless “Queen’s Greatest Hits” counts, one of the world’s best-sellers, period. In 2021, the original artwork for another Queen album, 1977’s News Of The World sold in New York for 62,575 US dollars (£46,000).Īuctioneer Luke Hobbs said: “Original album artwork rarely comes up for auction.The general consensus: Queen’s 4th studio album, “A Night At The Opera” is their magnum opus. Wiltshire-based specialist music auction house Gardiner Houlgate has valued the artwork at between £5,000 and £10,000. It was based on an original sketch by the band’s singer Freddie Mercury. Going under the hammer in March is the original airbrush-painted front cover, a panel from the rear cover and a pen-and-ink drawing used in the production process. “A shame, but in the grand scheme of things, not a global catastrophe.” Mr Costa said: “An unwitting triumph of tidiness over posterity, I’ve now come to the inevitable conclusion that A Night At The Opera became a casualty of my over-enthusiastic effort to begin clearing through 50 years of personal ephemera. However, only A Day At The Races can be sold because he believes he threw away the cover for the earlier record while clearing his studio. Auctioneer Luke Hobbs with David Costa’s original artwork for the 1976 Queen album A Day At The Races (Gardiner Houlgate/PA)Ī plan to sell original artwork created for a pair of classic Queen albums was thwarted when one was accidentally thrown in the bin.Īrt director and designer David Costa decided to auction the original artworks for Queen’s 1975 vinyl album A Night At The Opera and 1976’s A Day At The Races.
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