Portuguese article about the Bicycle race at Wimbledon, 1978
Feb 25, 2023 9:33:50 GMT
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Post by fabiogminero on Feb 25, 2023 9:33:50 GMT
Hi everyone.
Below is an article in Portuguese from 1978 which talks about the promotional video of the single 'Fat Bottomed Girls / Bicycle Race' and the bicycle race that Queen organized for its promotion at the Wimbledon Stadium in London on September 17th, 1978.
Here is the scan of the article and the English translation.
Have a good reading!
Have a good reading!
A bicycle race for the Queen
To promote the album "Jazz!", the English group Queen organized a bicycle race at the Wimblendon stadium (London) with 55 women of the most varied types and "sizes".
The race was inspired by the world famous "Tour de France", held every year in Montreux (Switzerland), where the group recorded the album.
Among the photos of the race, one was chosen to serve as a poster for the record. Costs exceeded $15,000, making it the most expensive poster in the record's history.
As the race was a private event and the public was not allowed to enter the stadium, a security force was needed at the door to prevent the curious who wanted to see it at all costs.
With this, it is already the seventh album that the group releases, achieving a platinum record with "News Of The World", which brought the success "We Are The Champions".
So, in five years, Queen conquered the world.
Their sophisticated sound, spectacular performances and musical creativity made Queen one of the most popular groups of the 1970s.
The album "Jazz", which has nothing to do with jazz (the title was chosen when the band saw the word painted in huge letters on a wall in Hamburg), was recorded in three months and, according to drummer Roger Taylor, recording away from home was an experience: "Different because the four of us were locked up in the same place (which doesn't happen in London). The result is that I consider our strongest record yet".
To promote the album "Jazz!", the English group Queen organized a bicycle race at the Wimblendon stadium (London) with 55 women of the most varied types and "sizes".
The race was inspired by the world famous "Tour de France", held every year in Montreux (Switzerland), where the group recorded the album.
Among the photos of the race, one was chosen to serve as a poster for the record. Costs exceeded $15,000, making it the most expensive poster in the record's history.
As the race was a private event and the public was not allowed to enter the stadium, a security force was needed at the door to prevent the curious who wanted to see it at all costs.
With this, it is already the seventh album that the group releases, achieving a platinum record with "News Of The World", which brought the success "We Are The Champions".
So, in five years, Queen conquered the world.
Their sophisticated sound, spectacular performances and musical creativity made Queen one of the most popular groups of the 1970s.
The album "Jazz", which has nothing to do with jazz (the title was chosen when the band saw the word painted in huge letters on a wall in Hamburg), was recorded in three months and, according to drummer Roger Taylor, recording away from home was an experience: "Different because the four of us were locked up in the same place (which doesn't happen in London). The result is that I consider our strongest record yet".