| City: | London, England |
| Venue: | Pheasantry Club |
| Date: | November 6, 1972 |
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This was a showcase gig arranged by Trident, played for an invited audience of executives from different record companies. It was the first time their co-manager Dave Thomas from Trident saw the band, which he detailed in the 1976 book on the band by George Tremlett: "They bombed out completely. [...] The noise was too much, and after that they were turned down by several companies." But this disaster of a show was in one way fortuitous - John Deacon's bass amplifier apparently blew up at one point, which soon had him building another one himself: the famed "Deacy" amp that is heard on so many of Queen's classic tracks. It became Brian May's weapon of choice when trying to achieve certain sounds in his guitar orchestrations, as on Killer Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody, All Dead All Dead, Save Me and A Winter's Tale. It remains in his possession to this day. |