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Offered Here: Queen 1977 Single BW 8 x 10 Print of Freddie Mercury With Mic and Raised Fist
Item Details: This electrifying rock & roll artifact features a single, museum-quality 8 x 10-inch black-and-white photograph capturing Queen's iconic frontman, Freddie Mercury, in one of his most legendary and triumphant poses. Shot live on stage during the band's landmark 1977 tour, this striking image features Mercury commanding the audience with his microphone in hand and a fist raised. Personally signed by acclaimed photographer Waring Abbott and hand-numbered as a unique 1/1 master print.
Provenance / Authenticity: The items in this lot are sourced directly from the personal archives of renowned photojournalist Waring Abbott. Abbott’s iconic imagery has graced the pages of Time, Newsweek, People, Rolling Stone, and countless foreign publications, alongside legendary album covers and photo spreads for KISS, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, and Bob Dylan and others.
By 1977 Queen had become one of the most successful rock acts in Britain and North America, building on the breakthrough of "Bohemian Rhapsody," which topped the UK singles chart in 1975. That year the band released News of the World, whose paired anthems "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were written with audience participation in mind and became fixtures at concerts and sporting events worldwide. Freddie Mercury's theatrical stage presence, wide vocal range and command of large crowds made him one of the most influential frontmen in rock, a reputation later reinforced by Queen's performance at Live Aid in 1985.
Condition: Very good
SKU: WBB1095