{"product_id":"queen-a-day-at-the-races-d2c-exclusive-lp","title":"Queen - A Day At The Races (D2C Exclusive) LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date: 12\/11\/2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/i\u003e , the fifth studio album by Queen, celebrates its 50\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e anniversary with the release of a special edition on blue marbled vinyl.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInitially released on the 10th December 1976, \u003ci\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/i\u003e was Queen’s first self-produced album, engineered by Mike Stone. It remains one of their most acclaimed records, reaching #1 in the UK and #5 in America, where it was issued a week later and became Queen's first American album to reach Gold status before moving on to Platinum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first single from the record, \u003ci\u003eSomebody To Love\u003c\/i\u003e, released three weeks before the album, has become one of Queen's best-known songs, featuring beautifully complex layered vocal tracks inspired by a gospel choir arrangement. Other singles from the album included Brian May’s \u003ci\u003eTie Your Mother Down\u003c\/i\u003e, which became one of the band’s best-loved live tracks. The Vaudeville-inspired \u003ci\u003eGood Old Fashioned Lover Boy\u003c\/i\u003e and two firm fan favourites, the beautiful 12-string-driven \u003ci\u003eLong Away\u003c\/i\u003e, a single in the US and New Zealand, and \u003ci\u003eTeo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)\u003c\/i\u003e, a single in Japan, partly sung in Japanese and specifically dedicated to Queen’s fans there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Day At The Races\u003c\/i\u003e regularly features in lists of the best albums of all time. As it reaches its half-century, its reputation for expertly crafted songs such as \u003ci\u003eSomebody To Love\u003c\/i\u003e and incredible creativity on tracks such as \u003ci\u003eThe Millionaire Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e grows with every passing year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Tie Your Mother Down\u003cbr\u003e2. You Take My Breath Away\u003cbr\u003e3. Long Away\u003cbr\u003e4. The Millionaire Waltz\u003cbr\u003e5. You and I\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Somebody to Love\u003cbr\u003e2. White Man\u003cbr\u003e3. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy\u003cbr\u003e4. Drowse\u003cbr\u003e5. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sony Music Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41418851942472,"sku":"Y4LPLY662","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0559\/3900\/6536\/files\/Y4LPLY662.jpg?v=1792180875","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.sonymusic.com\/products\/queen-a-day-at-the-races-d2c-exclusive-lp","provider":"Sony Music Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}