Queen in the control room recording ‘Sheer Heart Attack’, London 1974 — photograph by Mick Rock, a signed, hand-titled late print.
Mick Rock

Queen Recording ‘Sheer Heart Attack’, London, 1974 — Signed Late Print

Queen, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor
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About the Photograph

Queen in the control room recording ‘Sheer Heart Attack’, London 1974 — Mick Rock's fly-on-the-wall view of the band at work on their breakthrough album.

This is a unique late print — a lifetime print drawn from Mick Rock's own archive and personal collection. It is signed by the photographer on the front and, most unusually, inscribed in his own hand along the lower-left margin — “QUEEN RECORDING 'SHEER HEART ATTACK', LONDON 1974” — a gesture Rock almost never made. No other example is known, making it a genuine one-of-a-kind.

Archival pigment print on photographic paper, 16 × 20 inches. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and provenance. From the personal collection of Mick Rock, offered by The Music Photo Gallery. Price on request.

The Print Object details, provenance, condition & documentation
Photographer
Mick Rock
Subject
QueenFreddie MercuryBrian MayRoger Taylor
Collection
Mick Rock Archive
Image Date
1974
Print Date
Artist's lifetime
Location
London, England
Object Type
Unique Artwork
Print Classification
Late Print
Process
Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions
16 × 20 in (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Edition
Unique
Rarity / Edition Notes
Unique — a one-of-a-kind lifetime print from the personal collection of Mick Rock. No other example bearing the artist's handwritten title is known.
Recto Markings
Signed “Mick Rock” in ink at the lower right. Inscribed by the photographer in his own hand along the lower-left margin: “QUEEN RECORDING 'SHEER HEART ATTACK', LONDON 1974”. Hand-titling of this kind is exceptional — Mick Rock did not customarily annotate his prints.
Verso Documentation
Verso is clean and unmarked.
Provenance

From the personal collection of the artist, Mick Rock. Offered by The Music Photo Gallery, with a certificate of authenticity.

Certificate Included
Yes

A complete Archive Record, including verso documentation, authentication evidence, provenance details, and condition documentation, is available to qualified collectors upon request.

Mick Rock
The photographer

Mick Rock

British photographer whose images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen, Iggy Pop, and the glam rock era helped define the visual language of 1970s music culture.

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