Queen as It Began

The Authorized Biography

Jacky Smith, Jim Jenkins, Sir Brian May

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Omnibus Press
14 November 2024

Music; Rock & Pop music; Biography: arts & entertainment; Reference works

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.

By: Jacky Smith, Jim Jenkins
Foreword by: Sir Brian May
Imprint: Omnibus Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 408g
ISBN: 9781915841605
ISBN 10: 1915841607
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 14 November 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jacky Smith has run the Guinness-World-Record-winning fan club and been part of the Queen team for forty years to date. 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. 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.

Reviews for Queen as It Began: The Authorized Biography

"""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"