Az elsĹ‘ album kĂ©szĂtĂ©se / Making of first album đź’ż
1972 nyarán a Queen minden Ă©jszaka Ă©s hajnalban az elsĹ‘ lemezĂĽkön dolgozott. A dalokat Brian vagy Freddie Ărta, mĂg a hagyományosabb felĂ©pĂtĂ©sű dalok Brian munkáját dicsĂ©rtĂ©k, addig Freddie számai kĂĽlöncök Ă©s szeszĂ©lyesebbek voltak. „Nincsenek szabályaim, amik alapján a dalokat Ărom. ElĂ©ggĂ© ötletszerűen alkotok. NĂ©hány dal gyorsabban szĂĽletik meg. Sosem ĂĽlök le a zongora mellĂ©, hogy „Na jĂł, akkor ideje megĂrni egy számot!”. Nem. Ăšj dolgokkal prĂłbálkozom, ötleteim támadnak, aztán neki állok. NehĂ©z elmagyarázni, de rengeteg kĂĽlönbözĹ‘ gondolat kering mindig a fejemben.” – magyarázta kĂ©sĹ‘bb Freddie. Freddie a dalszerzĂ©s mellett a banda logĂłjának tervezĂ©sĂ©n Ă©s elkĂ©szĂtĂ©sĂ©n is dolgozott, hiszen Ăşgy gondolta, hogy a Queennek kell egy emblĂ©ma, ami teljes mĂ©rtĂ©kben rájuk utal. Gyönyörű logĂłt kĂ©szĂtett az egyĂĽttesnek, ahol a nĂ©gy tag csillagjegyĂ©t használta fel. A Q betű fölött egy fĹ‘nix magasodott, az emblĂ©ma pedig nem csak a tagokat jelkĂ©pezte, hanem egyfajta fensĂ©ges hatást is keltett.
1972 szeptemberĂ©ben az egyĂĽttes vĂ©gre aláĂrta a szerzĹ‘dĂ©st a Tridenttel, Ă©s heti 20 fontot kaptak fizetĂ©s cĂmszĂł alatt, ami bár kevĂ©s volt, kĂ©nytelenek voltak elfogadni. A Trident továbbra is prĂłbálta intĂ©zni a lemezszerzĹ‘dĂ©st Ă©s a terjesztĂ©st, de Jack Nelson továbbra sem járt sikerrel. Roger Ă©s John eközben befejezte a tanulmányait, Brian pedig ideiglenesen otthagyta az iskolát, hogy csak a Queenre koncentrálhasson. A nĂ©gy bandatagnak tehát a Queen jelentette az egyetlen megĂ©lhetĂ©si forrást, de hiába álltak kĂ©szen a felvĂ©telek, az egyĂĽttessel továbbra sem törtĂ©nt semmi. „Freddievel minden nap bementĂĽnk a városba, Ă©s vertĂĽk az asztalt, hogy csináljon már valamit a cĂ©g, mert lejárt lemez lesz az albumunk.” – mesĂ©lte Brian. A Trident kĂ©t koncertet szerevezett a Queennek, ahova meghĂvtak egy csomĂł fejest Ă©s lemezkiadĂł fejvadászt. Az elsĹ‘ koncert 1972. november 6-án, a The Pheasantry Pubban kerĂĽlt megrendezĂ©sre, azonban a hangosĂtással problĂ©mák adĂłdtak, Ăgy a fellĂ©pĂ©s csĂşfos kudarc lett. A másik koncert, 1972. december 20-án, a londoni The Marqueeban volt. A közönsĂ©gnek tetszett a koncert, több helyre is meghĂvták Ĺ‘ket, ám továbbra sem kaptak szerzĹ‘dĂ©st.
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In the summer of 1972 the Queen worked on their first album every night and at dawn. The songs were written by Brian or Freddie, while the more traditional songs praised Brian's work, Freddie's songs were eccentric and whimsical. “I have no rules by which I write songs. I’m quite imaginative. Some songs are made faster. I never sit down next to the piano saying, "Okay, then it's time to write a song!". No. I try new things, I get ideas, and then I do it. It's hard to explain, but there's always a lot of different thoughts in my head." - Freddie later explained. In addition to songwriting, Freddie also worked on designing and producing the band's logo, believing that Queen needed a logo that fully referred to them. He made a beautiful logo for the band, using the four members’ sign of the zodiac. Above the letter Q, a phoenix was raised, and the emblem not only symbolized the members, but also created a kind of royal effect.
In September 1972, the band finally signed a contract with Trident and received ÂŁ 20 a week under pay, which they were forced to accept. Trident continued trying to manage the record deal and distribution, but Jack Nelson still failed. Roger and John, meanwhile, finished their studies, and Brian temporarily left school to concentrate only on the Queen. So for the four band members, Queen was the only source of livelihood, but even though the recordings were ready, nothing happened to the band. "With Freddie, we went to town every day and beat the table to do something about the company because our album will be out of date." - Brian said. Trident has organized two concerts for Queens, where they invited a heads and a record label bounty hunter. The first concert took place on November 6, 1972, at The Pheasantry Pub, but there were problems with the sound, so the show was a bad luck. The other concert, December 20, 1972, was at The Marquee in London. The audience liked the concert, were invited to several venues them, but they still didn't get a contract.
[Irodalmak / References:  📚 - David Bret (1996): Borotvaélen, Freddie Mercury története. - Lesley-Ann Jones (2011): Bohemian Rhapsody, The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury. - Matt Richards, Mark Langthorne (2019): Bohém Rapszódia.]













