A Day At The Races Album: 1976

A Millionaire Waltz Glam Opera

Released as a vinyl LP in the UK on December 10, 1976, on EMI Records (catalogue: EMTC 104 / 0C 066-98 485), Queen’s A Day At The Races — their fifth studio album — was the sequel to A Night At The Opera. Produced by Queen at Sarm East, Roundhouse, Olympic, Rockfield, Scorpio, and Lansdowne, this 10-track masterpiece featured “Somebody To Love,” “Tie Your Mother Down,” and “Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy.” Peaked at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. Issued in gatefold sleeve, cassette, and 8-track variants.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: EMI Records.

Formats: Vinyl LP (gatefold), cassette, 8-track cartridge.

Full Track Listing

Side A

1. Tie Your Mother Down

2. You Take My Breath Away

3. Long Away

4. The Millionaire Waltz

5. You And I

Side B

1. Somebody To Love

2. White Man

3. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

4. Drowse

5. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

Cassette Album (TC-EMTC 104) – UK

Side A/B identical to vinyl.

8-Track Cartridge (8X-EMTC 104) – UK

Program A

1. Somebody To Love

2. White Man

3. Tie Your Mother Down (Part I)

Program B

1. Tie Your Mother Down (Part II)

2. Drowse

3. Long Away

Program C

1. The Millionaire Waltz

2. You And I

3. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy

Program D

1. You Take My Breath Away

2. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

UK Variants (all supplied)

- LP, Album – EMI EMTC 104 – UK – 1976

- Cassette, Album – EMI TC-EMTC 104 – UK – 1976

- 8-Track Cartridge, Album – EMI 8X-EMTC 104 – UK – 1976

Production and Context

Produced by Queen. Recorded July–November 1976. “No Synths!” declaration. Last album before punk explosion.

Singles Released and Chart Performance

- Somebody To Love (November 12, 1976)

- Tie Your Mother Down (March 4, 1977)

- Teo Torriatte (March 25, 1977 – Japan)

- Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (May 20, 1977)

Album Chart Performance

- UK: 1

Legacy and Collectibility

A Day At The Races is Queen’s operatic glam-rock sequel — “Somebody To Love,” “Tie Your Mother Down.” Original UK EMI gatefold vinyls fetch £30 on eBay/Discogs. Verify catalogue EMTC 104. This LP is a must-have for Queen collectors.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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