It’s been a while since Queen earned the right to be included in the conversation regarding which is the best band of all time. However, long before Freddie Mercury and company will reach that position, They struggled to sign their first record deal.
Although the British quartet was born in 1970, it all began in 1968, when Brian May y Roger Taylor They joined forces with Tim Staffell to form Smile. After the departure of Staffell and the inclusion of Mercury, this band mutated into what we know today as Queen.
The following year he joined John Deacon y Only in 1973 did the English group manage to sign their first agreement with a renowned record label: EMI Records.. On July 13 of that year, the group’s self-titled debut album was released, whose singles were “Keep Yourself Alive” and “Liar.”
Queen – Foto: Paul Rider © Queen Productions Ltd
As in every story of this type, there is a key person in the process who decided to bet on the band. In this case it was Roy Fetherstone, who following listening to a demo, decided to listen to Jack Nelson, Queen’s first manager, and did everything in his power to sign the group..
The rest is history: Queen became synonymous with success and great musical anthems, while Mercury passed away as one of the great legends of the fourth art.
