God Save the Queen - What's the story behind it?

Sources:

Oct. 27th, 1974 recording date: Brian's Soapbox entries dating from July 1st, 2nd and 3rd, 2005, where he discusses finding the master tape (dated by Mike Stone) and using it to finally do a proper 5.1 surround mix for the 30th DVD of "A Night At The Opera."

Oct. 30th, 1974 SHA Tour start date: This isn't a secret. It's cited on numerous websites (Queen Concerts.com; [url=http://www.queenconcerts.com]www.queenconcerts.com[/url] among them).

Why it was recorded: Brian discusses this on the Classic Albums episode on "A Night At The Opera."

The first appearance on the 1975 US "KYA" re-issue 7": I own this single, so I know what's on it. It's existence is not a mystery (see Queen Vault.com; [url=http://www.queenvault.com]www.queenvault.com[/url] among other sites). It's release date is cited on Queen Collector.com ([url=http://www.queencollector.com/Discograhy/queendisc.html]http://www.queencollector.com/Discograhy/queendisc.html[/url])

ANATO album sessions: Again, this is common knowledge that the album was recorded between August and November of 1975. If you need to read it, it's discussed in any number of books, interviews and websites ([url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Night_at_the_Opera_(Queen_album[/url]) )

It's position on the album: Part of this, as I admit in the original entry, is speculation. I heard Brian say something to the effect that nothing could follow "Rhapsody" because it was so epic a track, so they used "God Save The Queen." I either read it on his Soapbox or he said it in an interview (It might have been DVD commentary for the 30th Ann. "Opera" release). I'll have to recheck this to find the source.

All in all, my original entry comes from research and putting pieces together from different sources to see what they show us. 

Lastly, October 27th, 1974 was a Sunday.

And it's tomorrow!

Thanks again. That's great. Do you happen to know what does ER stand for in the producer's name?

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[b]Sebastian wrote: [/b]

Thanks again. That's great. Do you happen to know what does ER stand for in the producer's name? I believe it stands for Elizabeth Royal in other words Queen Elizabeth ll .
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Well, you see there was this Queen. And apparently she needed saving. So who better to do it but the big man upstairs.
(Notice the forbidden use of starting a sentence with the word And. God i am such a rebel!)

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[b]Dan Corson X: Thick as a Brick wrote: [/b]

Neil Young's from Canada, and he's awesome!

That said, I believe Micrówave was joking, people.
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Of course I was.

Alex Lifeson is also from there.  But then, so is Bryan Adams... so we'll call it a draw.