8357 - Queen Signed Album - Self-Titled Debut

Queen Signed Album - Self-Titled Debut Original vintage 1973 UK first pressing of Queen's self-titled debut album (EMI, EMC 3006) signed on the front cover in blue ballpoint by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor, and John Deacon. In fine condition, with a bit of edge creasing and light contrast to Deacon's signature against the darker background. The record is included. Accompanied by a detailed provenance statement from the original recipient, who attended Queen’s concert at Swansea’s Brangwyn Hall during the Sheer Heart Attack tour on November 15, 1974, having previously seen them support Mott the Hoople there in 1973. Afterward, he, his friend Mark, and his brother Mike followed the band to the Dragon Hotel, where all four members stopped to talk and sign his copies of Queen and Queen II. Freddie Mercury twice asked, “What did you think of the show?” and the awestruck fan finally replied that it was “a great improvement on last time,” to which Mercury answered, “Thank you, that’s good to hear.” Mark’s conversation with Brian May was later quoted in Julie Webb’s November 23, 1974, New Musical Express article about Queen. This first pressing captures Queen at the very beginning of their ascent, before the theatrical grandeur and worldwide fame that would soon define the band. Featuring early standouts such as “Keep Yourself Alive,” “Liar,” and “My Fairy King,” the album introduced the layered harmonies, elaborate arrangements, and commanding musicianship that became Queen’s unmistakable signature—making a fully signed original UK pressing an exceptional artifact from the group’s formative era.