A Night at the Opera

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Germany

“This release features a star before the catalogue number on sleeve rear. Labels feature a ✶ above the left numbers 1 and 2. Cardboard inner sleeve with band photos and the catalog number.”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Portugal

“First portuguese pressing, without price code. Some copies may include hype sticker. Stamped runouts, except etched BLAIR'S Labels: Fabricado Em Portugal ℗ 1975 Sleeve rear: Manufactured and distributed by VALENTIM DE CARVALHO, Comérci...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975United Kingdom

“Non-embossed gatefold similar to A Night At The Opera and A Night At The Opera except the inner sleeve has a straight opening across the top [i.e. no bevelled corner cut & no die cut].”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Canada

“"Butterfly" labels. Embossed gatefold. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Lansdowne. Mixed at Sarm Studios. "No synthesizers!" Runouts all etched except for stamped Customatrix symbol 'o' where indicated and...”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“Side A of this album Frank Sinatra Sing for Only the lonely. Side B is original Queen album. Both label is like original.”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“Original US release on butterfly style labels. This is the Columbia, Santa Maria pressing variant with (CSM) in label matrix, and 1S etched in runouts. The text layout on the labels is slightly different than on other similar versions....”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975United Kingdom

“Embossed cover with design text below the crest and an inner picture sleeve with 4 die-cut rounded corners. Identical to A Night At The Opera except the release on this page does not have the lacquer cutters signature in either of the m...”

EMI Group

“This Swedish pressing version: - "Crest Design © Queen Productions Ltd. 1975" in text under the logo on the front - Stiff card inner sleeve with 4 rounded corners and wide top cut out on the rear - Embossed logo on the front of the gatef...”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“"SP" in label matrix denotes a Specialty Records Corporation pressing. The crest on the sleeve of this version is not embossed, whereas it is embossed on other versions. Dead wax info: 11-19-75 is mastering date”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975South Africa

“℗ 1975 - Queen Thick cardboard inner sleeve of live band photos. No Synthesisers! 1st cat. # on front and back cover and inner sleeve. 2nd cat. # on labels. 3rd cat. # on spine. Pressed using imported UK-sourced lacquers cut at EMI G...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Germany

“Unverkäufliche Musterplatte Cover identical to A Night at the Opera but without printed photo inner sleeve.”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Sweden

“Gatefold cover with a printed inner sleeve and custom labels Cover: Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Lansdowne Mixed at Sarm Studios Special thanks to Rick Curtin & Brian Palmer No Synthesizers! ℗ 197...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Israel

“Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Landsdowne Mixed at Sarm Studios No Synthesisers! ℗ 1975 Queen Manufactured and distributed by CBS Records Ltd. P.O.B. 681 Tel Aviv ______________ Israeli edition with EMI lo...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Germany

“Comes with printed photo inner sleeve. Lyrics, photos and credits printed on the inner gatefold cover. Made in Germany”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Ireland

“IRL stamped in dead wax, raised centre on label, both characteristics of Irish Pressed EMI LPs from the mid to late 70s. Runouts are Stamped except for Blairs on Side 2 which is Hand Etched”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Germany

“This release features a star before the catalogue number on sleeve rear. Inner sleeve with band photos.”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Philippines

“none gatefold-sleeve. No "PARI" label meaning this could be an earlier version of the Philippine release.”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975United Kingdom

“Embossed cover. Includes a printed inner sleeve. This version has an inner sleeve with NO die-cut rounded corners. Runouts are stamped, except “MR. BLAIR'S CUT” and “BLAIR'S” etched.”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975United Kingdom

“UK release in embossed matte gatefold cover. Cardboard 3 die-cut corner picture inner sleeve with printed EMTC 103 (I) cat.#. No 'Crest design © Queen Production Ltd 1975' yet anywhere on this release. First cat.# on cover & labels, 2nd ...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Guatemala

“Rare Guatemala press”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Japan

“Gatefold sleeve with obi and insert. ℗1975 Elektra Records Made by Warner-Pioneer Corporation, Japan ℗ & © 1975 Queen and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Printed in Japan, Ki A ★ Printed on insert: P-10075E [Nov,26,'75 大貫憲章/Kensho Onuki]...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Brazil

“Inner sleeve with pictures (4x1)”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Australia

“On labels: ℗ 1975 Publisher: Castle Manufactured and Distributed in Australia Under Licence From WEA Records Pty. Limited On sleeve: ℗&©1975 Queen and Elektra/Asylum/Nonesuch Records Distributed by WEA Records Pty. Limited [Warner logo]...”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Australia

“Variations on label and back of sleeve to say "Manufactured and Distributed in Australia under licence from WEA Records Pty. Limited" rather than "Distributed by WEA Records Pty. Limited". Refer images On labels: ℗ 1975 Publisher: Castl...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1986Europe

“Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Lansdowne Mixed at Sarm Studios Publishers B. Feldman & Co. T/A Trident Music ℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen © 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. B. Feldman & Co. T...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1986United Kingdom

“Misprint version CD with 2x silver sides, without any writing on Label side wich is plain silver ! Printed by EMI SWINDON Printed on back cover and on inlay : "Made in England"”

EMI Group

calendar_today1986Italy

“made in Italy”

EMI Group

calendar_today1986Australia

“℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen © 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. Manufactured and distributed by the EMI Music Group Australasia”

EMI Group

calendar_today1986Germany

“Released in a standard jewel case with a 16 page booklet including full lyrics. Originally released on LP in 1975. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio and Landsdowne. Mixed at Farm Studios. No Synthesisers! 1975...”

EMI Group

calendar_todayDec 1, 1986United Kingdom

“℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen © 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio, and Lansdowne Track 8, Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of B. Feldman trading as Trident Music....”

EMI Group

calendar_todayDec 1, 1986United Kingdom

“Presented in a jewel case with a dark tray and with a twelve page staple bound booklet. No SID codes are present. ℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen © 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfi...”

EMI Group

calendar_todayDec 1, 1986United Kingdom

“Presented in a jewel case with a dark tray and with a twelve page staple bound booklet. ℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen © 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio, and Lansdow...”

EMI

calendar_todayDec 1, 1986United Kingdom

“made in UK”

EMI

calendar_todayDec 1, 1986United Kingdom

“made in West Germany”

EMI

calendar_today1987United Kingdom

“made in Holland”

EMI Group

calendar_todayApr 22, 1987Japan

“Album originally released in 1975.”

EMI

calendar_todayApr 22, 1987Japan

EMI

calendar_today1989Japan

EMI Group

calendar_today1989Brazil

“(P) 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen (C) 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. B. Feldman & Co T/A Trident Music "(P)1989 Indústria Brasileira" on back cover company text *no barcode* on this edition”

EMI Group

calendar_today1989Japan

“Album originally released in 1975. On back inlay: ℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen © 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. Made In Japan On Disc: MFD by Toshiba-EMI LTD in Japan ℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen”

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_today1991United States

“Released in a standard jewelbox with a twelve-page (2x3 foldout) booklet including full lyrics. This is the non-long box version of A Night At The Opera. Contains two bonus tracks.”

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_today1991Canada

“Contains 2 Bonus Tracks.”

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_today1991United States

“This printing is pressed by Allied Record Company Released in a standard jewel case with a 12 page (2x3 foldout) booklet including full lyrics. Contains 2 Bonus Tracks. Originally released in 1975.”

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_todaySep 3, 1991United States

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_todaySep 3, 1991United States

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_todaySep 3, 1991United States

“Original remastered pressing released in a longbox containing a standard jewel case with a 12-page (2x3 foldout) booklet including full lyrics. This is Longbox version of A Night At The Opera Contains 2 Bonus Tracks. No Synthesizers! ...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1992United Kingdom

“℗ 1975 Original Sound Recordings made by Queen © 1975 Queen Productions Ltd. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio, and Lansdowne Track 8, Lyrics reproduced by kind permission of B. Feldman trading as Trident Music....”

EMI Group

calendar_today1992Mexico

“First pressing cd from Emi Capitol México (1992) with title in spanish inside.”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“Nearly identical to this black Audiopak cart version: A Night At The Opera both have the tapered sides with protruding finger guides on spine ends. Case also features raised bars on sides of label that run the full length of the cartrid...”

Elektra

calendar_today1975New Zealand

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Finland

“Oy EMI Finland Ab”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“Similar to A Night At The Opera, but with different labels a slightly different catalog number”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“This is the original 1975 Elektra U.S. cassette release of ANATO. The cassette shell's printing is almost identical in layout to previous issues (Queen, Queen II) and later issues (from A Day at the Races through Hot Space). The except...”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“This is similar to A Night At The Opera in that it has the same text and logo layout on the shell. However this version has a shell like A Night At The Opera. Textured shell, beveled upper inside corners, small time window numbers, let...”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Australia

“Front cover "STEREO also playable on mono M5E7E 1053"”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Netherlands

“(p) 1975 Queen”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“No Synthesizers! This version is very similar ti this one: A Night At The Opera But this one has a "rough" edge with no pattern.”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“No Synthesizers!”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“Black Audiopak tape shell, with single piece printed label. A nearly identical version without Audiopak logo exists here: A Night At The Opera Compare with this version A Night At The Opera which has an olive green tape shell instead. ...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Mexico

“First mexican pressing from 1975.”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975United Kingdom

“Double fold J card inlay, printed both sides Grey Cassette shell with White paper labels / Black text On the J inlay: TC-EMTC 103 0C 244 ০ 97176 Also Available on 8 Track Cartridge ℗ 1975 Queen 7512 DP Made and printed in Great Britain ...”

Elektra

calendar_today1975United States

“Similar to A Night At The Opera, this cartridge design has tapered grips and different style clips.”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Australia

“Distributed by WEA Records Pty. Limited on Front cover is stated "STEREO also playable on mono M5E7E 1053" No mention of any Copyright, Rights Society, Made in/ Made by.... The informations available on this Release are all mentionned ...”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975South Africa

“℗ 1975 Queen The Prophet's Song incorrectly listed as The Prophits Song Transparent shell”

EMI Brigadiers

calendar_today1975South Africa

“℗ 1975 Queen The Prophet's Song incorrectly listed as The Prophits Song”

EMI Brigadiers

calendar_today1975South Africa

“℗ 1975 Queen The Prophet's Song incorrectly listed as The Prophits Song Transparent smoke shell with white paper labels and black print”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975Argentina

“No band name on J card. Spanish titles on sleeve and cassette”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Canada

“Tan cassette shell with white paper labels.”

Elektra

calendar_today1975Canada

“(P) 1975 by Queen and Elektra Records Yellow shell with cyan label.”

EMI Group

calendar_today1975United Kingdom

“Original 1975 release, same as other TC-EMTV UK cassette versions, this one is blue text on grey shell.”

Elektra

calendar_today1975New Zealand

EMI Group

calendar_today1975United Kingdom

“On the J inlay: TC-EMTC103 0C 244 ০ 97176 Also Available on 8 Track Cartridge ℗ 1975 Queen 7512 DP Made and printed in Great Britain On the Black cassette/white paper label: TC-EMTC 103 ℗ 1975 Queen Made in England Compared to the othe...”

DTS Entertainment / Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_today2001United States

“Elliot Scheiner 5.1 mix”

DTS Entertainment / Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_today2002United States

“Matrix variation with slightly different back cover artwork. Printed in the USA. Audio content: [DVD-A and DVD-V] DTS 96/24: 5.1 Digital Surround PCM: Stereo 96/24 [DVD-A only] MLP Lossless 5.1 Surround [Advanced Resolution Audio] Mi...”

DTS Entertainment

calendar_today2002United States

“Brian May supervised 5.1 mix”

DTS Entertainment / Parlophone

calendar_today2002Europe

“Made in the EU 10pp lyric booklet At the back of the case: "Each DVD-Audio disc from DTS Entertainment includes a multi-channel and/or stereo soundtrack for DVD-Audio players…plus a DTS Master Quality 5.1 soundtrack and a standard ster...”

DTS Entertainment / Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_todayApr 2002United States

“This is the second edition of A Night At The Opera on DVD-A with, released a few months after the first edition, with slightly different artwork and 5.1 mix, under the guidance of Brian May who wasn't happy with the original 5.1 mix by E...”

DTS Entertainment / Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_todayApr 2002United States

“This is the second edition of A Night At The Opera on DVD-A with, released a few months after the first edition, with slightly different artwork and 5.1 mix, under the guidance of Brian May who wasn't happy with the original 5.1 mix by E...”

Parlophone

calendar_today2005Australia

“Original release 1975. 30Th Anniversary edition DVD has remastered stereo track PCM 48Khz/24Bits and DTS 5.1 remixed surround sound in 96Khz/24Bits. CD & DVD mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME. Mixed at Capitol Studios, ...”

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_today2005Canada

“2 Disc Set (Digipak) including a remastered CD, plus a DVD with DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and 24 bit stereo ~ featuring the original videos for "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "You're My Best Friend" plus 10 new videos, all with archive audio comme...”

EMI Group

calendar_today2005Brazil

“2 Disc Set (Digipak) including a remastered CD, plus a DVD with DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and 24 bit stereo ~ featuring the original videos for "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "You're My Best Friend" plus 10 new videos, all with archive audio comme...”

Parlophone

calendar_today2005Argentina

“30th anniversary collectors edition”

Parlophone

calendar_today2005Europe

“Originally released in 1975. 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition DVD has remastered stereo track in PCM 48Khz/24Bits and remixed surround sound in DTS 5.1 96Khz/24Bits. CD & DVD mastered at Gateway Mastering Studios, Portland, ME. Mixed...”

Parlophone

calendar_today2005Europe

“Originally released in 1975. Original sound recordings made by Queen in 1974 - 1975. 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition DVD has remastered stereo track in PCM 48Khz/24Bit and remixed surround sound in DTS 5.1 96Khz/24Bits. CD & DVD mas...”

Parlophone

calendar_todayNov 18, 2005Europe

“30th anniversary collectors edition”

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_todayNov 22, 2005United States

“2 Disc Set including a remastered CD, plus a DVD with DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and 24 bit stereo ~ featuring the original videos for "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "You're My Best Friend" plus 10 new videos, all with archive audio commentary by Q...”

Parlophone

calendar_todayNov 22, 2005Japan

“2 Disc Set including a remastered CD, plus a DVD with DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and 24 bit stereo ~ featuring the original videos for "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "your'e My Best Friend" plus 10 new videos, all with archive audio commentary by Q...”

Parlophone

calendar_todayNov 23, 2005Japan

“30th anniversary edition”

Hollywood Records, Inc.

calendar_todayNov 29, 2005United States

EMI Music Korea Ltd.

calendar_todayDec 2005South Korea

“2 Disc Set including a remastered CD, plus a DVD with DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and 24 bit stereo ~ featuring the original videos for "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "You're My Best Friend" plus 10 new videos, all with archive audio commentary by Q...”

Island

calendar_today2013France

Island Records

calendar_todaySep 23, 2013Europe

“Pure Audio Format: 2.0 PCM 24bit/96kHz 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio 24bit/ 96kHz 5.1 PCM 24bit/96kHz 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 24bit/ 96kHz No Synthesisers! Original sound recording made by Queen in 1974 - 1975. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhous...”

Island Records

calendar_todayDec 25, 2013Japan

“Pure Audio Format: 2.0 PCM 24bit/96kHz 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio 24bit/ 96kHz 5.1 PCM 24bit/96kHz 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 24bit/ 96kHz No Synthesisers! Original sound recording made by Queen in 1974 - 1975. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhous...”

Island Records

calendar_todayDec 19, 2025Europe

“Pure Audio Format: 2.0 PCM 24bit/96kHz 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio 24bit/ 96kHz 5.1 PCM 24bit/96kHz 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio 24bit/ 96kHz No Synthesisers! Original sound recording made by Queen in 1974 - 1975. Recorded at Sarm, Roundhous...”

EMI Group

calendar_todayJan 28, 2026Japan

“Comes in blu-ray amaray case with obi. Comes with color booklet with credits and English lyrics, as well as b+w booklet with Japanese liner notes and lyrics. No track durations appear on the artwork. Case does not include "Pure Audio"...”

Parlophone

calendar_today2005United Kingdom

“Test Disc for the DVD portion of the 30th Anniversary Collectors Edition. Issued by The PR Contact.”