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  • Queen: As It Began

  • Authorized and Revised Edition
  • By: Jacky Smith, Jim Jenkins
  • Narrated by: Mike Cooper
  • Length: 11 hrs and 4 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (18 ratings)

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Queen: As It Began

By: Jacky Smith, Jim Jenkins
Narrated by: Mike Cooper
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Publisher's summary

The original edition of this revered and authorized Queen biography explored every aspect of the legendary group’s career from inception to 1992. Newly revised and updated with cooperation and insight from Brian May and Roger Taylor—and drawing on exclusive interviews with the bandmembers—this book completes the story of the Mercury era and the immediate years after his death. With numerous extra photographs and a new Foreword from Brian May, Queen: As It Began: Revised and Authorized is an informative and authoritative portrait of Queen’s most fundamental period.

©2022 Original edition © 1992 by Jacky Gunn and Jim Jenkins. This edition © 2022 by Omnibus Press (P)2022 Blackstone Publishing
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Amazing In Depth Historical Account!

One if the best historical accounts if the band I've consumed. As an avid Queen fan for the last 30+ years, I've had a lot of information pass through my brain about the band and Freddie and this is in the top 3 best! Worth a listen! I even learned a few things I never knew before.

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For Queen fans

I loved it. So many things I learned about all the members of Queen. I enjoyed it very much. Queen forever 💕

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Very good, but insufficiently deep

This is a great synopsis of the career of Queen, but does not delve far enough below the surface to be definitive, which is surprising, given that one of the authors runs the Queen fan club. It's unclear if the band were at all involved, but there's nearly nothing here that one couldn't gather from reading Queen's press. A good book for sure, and worth the listen, but it left me wanting a lot more.

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Good listen, but some glaring inaccuracies.

I enjoyed the book, however I couldn't stop laughing when It referred to Kansas as a Canadian band

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Nicely done

This is a fine, informative history of the entire band, Queen. It is not only about Freddy Mercury. It is a tasteful tribute of the band and it's magnificent lead Singer.

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