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Queen - De Lane Lea Demos

€39,95

Queen began life in early summer 1970, but took their first steps in the studio after vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor recruited a nineteen-year-old bass guitarist, John Deacon, in March 1971.

In 1971, De Lane Lea opened a new studio complex in Wembley, and needed a band to help them test the mixing desks and the acoustic qualities of the different rooms. Brian and Roger’s pre-Queen group, Smile, had recorded at De Lane Lea’s previous location in London’s Kingsway and volunteered their ‘new’ band Queen for the job. The band spent time helping at the studio on various occasions between late August to early December 1971 – “a massive thrill” Brian recalls. They were repaid with a five-song demo, recorded between Dec 16th 1971 - Jan 7th 1972 by De Lane Lea engineer Louie Austin, and containing “Keep Yourself Alive”, “The Night Comes Down”, “Jesus”, “Liar”, and “Great King Rat”.

Although these demos were intended to be hawked around to procure a recording contract, the band, says Brian, always felt the performances had more spontaneity and sparkle, as well as the benefit of more natural sounds compared with the final album versions.

As the only surviving copies of the mixes of the demos are on scratched acetates, here for the first time, these self-produced recordings have been restored and remixed from the original multi-tracks and released on 12” vinyl.

Edition Info

• 1LP pressed on Black Vinyl

12th April 2025

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Record Store Day FAQs

When is this released?

Queen - De Lane Lea Demos is released as part of Record Store Day 2025.

It will be available physically in the shop from 9am on Saturday 12th April 2025. Any remaining stock will then be made available at 8pm on Monday 14th April 2025.

Can I pre order a copy?

Drift, like all participating shops, are bound by the RSD code of conduct. We are unable to pre sell or reserve any RSD titles.

You can read more information here on the official RSD UK website.

So, how do I get one?

Drift will be open at 9am on Saturday 12th April and you need to come and see us in person. There will be a queue and we try and make it as much fun as possible.

Any remaining stock will be made available at 8pm on Monday 14th April and you will be able to purchase copies via this page. Traffic is always high, it is very much first to complete checkout.