{"product_id":"queen-ii","title":"Queen II","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMastered by Bob Ludwig\u003c\/strong\u003e. Half-speed lacquers cut at Abbey Road Studios. \u003cem\u003eQueen II\u003c\/em\u003e is the second studio album by \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e, released on 8 March 1974. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London in August 1973 with co-producers Roy Thomas Baker and Robin Cable, and engineered by Mike Stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eQueen II\u003c\/em\u003e is the real beginning of \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e, the first time we hear the multi-layered overdubs, the harmonies, the variety, the contrasts and the blueprint for their greatest success, \"\u003cem\u003eBohemian Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e.\" It's the first album that hit the charts and gave them a top ten hit. It also includes the most complex and imaginative song they ever recorded, \"\u003cem\u003eMarch of The Black Queen\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eQueen II\u003c\/em\u003e is the first of a succession of flawless \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e records, followed by \"\u003cem\u003eSheer Heart Attack\u003c\/em\u003e,\" \"\u003cem\u003eA Night At The Opera\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/em\u003e.\" These are \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e's most inventive albums where they really did break boundaries and push rock music to another level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eQuite rightly, \u003cem\u003eQueen II\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the four \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e albums featured in the book \"\u003cem\u003e1001 Albums you must hear before you die\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Virgin","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50417076633931,"sku":"392311","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50417076765003,"sku":"1025546","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Queen_II_84b7db02_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726716037","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/queen-ii","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}