Queen (August 7, 1979) – Photo Feature – Circus

Aug 7, 1979

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The 7 August 1979 issue of Circus features a multi-page photo spread on Queen.

Publication: Circus

Date: August 7, 1979

Country: United States

The pages open with a full-page black-and-white group portrait of Queen, accompanied by a caption noting that Beach Boy Brian Wilson said Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” was so good that it scared him, and that Live Killers shows the studio band can cut it onstage as well. Subsequent pages present live performance shots of Freddie Mercury and the band in concert, plus backstage photographs of Freddie Mercury looking in a mirror and reclining on a couch in a fur jacket.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

The feature highlights Queen around the time of the Live Killers live album.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

Event: Photo feature

Era: 1979 (Live Killers period) Tone: Visual, appreciative Photography: Black-and-white group portrait, live stage shots and backstage photographs

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

Full-page group portrait of Queen
Caption referencing “Bohemian Rhapsody” and Live Killers
Live performance photographs of Freddie Mercury
Backstage images of Freddie Mercury

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