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Queen: As It Began by Jacky Smith, Jim Jenkins

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Queen: As It Began

Author
Jacky Smith, Jim Jenkins
Narrator
Mike Cooper
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Publish Date
13 September 2022
Run Time
11 hours 4 minutes
Format
Audiobook
Genre
Biography: arts and entertainment, Composers and songwriters, Musicians, singers, bands and groups
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What to expect

The original edition of this revered and authorized Queen biography explored every aspect of the legendary group’s career from inception to 1992. Newly revised and updated with cooperation and insight from Brian May and Roger Taylor—and drawing on exclusive interviews with the bandmembers—this book completes the story of the Mercury era and the immediate years after his death. With numerous extra photographs and a new Foreword from Brian May, Queen: As It Began: Revised and Authorized is an informative and authoritative portrait of Queen’s most fundamental period.

Critics Review

  • “Anyone who can remember where he or she was upon first hearing “Bohemian Rhapsody” will probably love this work.”

    Library Journal

  • “If you care about the band’s formation and early appearances or the arduous process of obtaining a recording contract…it’s a fine resource.”

    Booklist

  • “A source of much pleasure to anyone who has an interest in the inside story of the making of that unusual phenomenon known as Queen.”

    Brian May, lead guitarist, Queen

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Details
Author
Jacky Smith, Jim Jenkins
Narrator
Mike Cooper
Duration
11 hours 4 minutes
Release Date
13 September 2022
ISBN
9798200963539
Format
Audiobook
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Genre
Biography: arts and entertainment, Composers and songwriters, Musicians, singers, bands and groups

Synopsis

The original edition of this revered and authorized Queen biography explored every aspect of the legendary group’s career from inception to 1992. Newly revised and updated with cooperation and insight from Brian May and Roger Taylor—and drawing on exclusive interviews with the bandmembers—this book completes the story of the Mercury era and the immediate years after his death. With numerous extra photographs and a new Foreword from Brian May, Queen: As It Began: Revised and Authorized is an informative and authoritative portrait of Queen’s most fundamental period.

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