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Queen as It Began: The Authorized Biography

Jacky Smith

The revered and authorized Queen biography, revised and updated.

The original edition explored every aspect of the legendary group's career from inception to 1992.

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 is an informative and authoritative portrait of Queen's most fundamental period.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Omnibus Press
  • Publish Date: Apr 8th, 2025
  • Pages: 400
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 7.72in - 5.12in - 1.34in - 0.90lb
  • EAN: 9781915841605
  • Categories: Genres & Styles - RockReferenceMusic

About the Author

Smith, Jacky: - Jacky Smith has run the Guinness-World-Record-winning fan club and been part of the Queen team for forty years to date.
Jenkins, Jim: - Jim Jenkins has been a Queen fan since the beginning and is the go-to Queen expert. He has written sleeve notes for Greatest Hits albums as well as video sleeve notes, and has been involved in various Queen-released projects over the years.
May, Brian: - Sir Brian May is an English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal rights activist, and astrophysicist. Best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist of the rock band Queen.

Praise for this book

"A source of much pleasure for anyone who has an interest in the inside story of the making of that unusual phenomenon known as Queen" Sir Brian May