pics on back of Queen 1

Why is Freddie Mercury dressed as a penguin on the back of Queen 1? Also is Brian's costume in the I'm Going Slightly Mad vid some sort of homage?
there are a few pics on the back of that album that make me wonder, what are your thoughts?

I always thought it was Brian that was dressed as a penguin ...

Some of these pics were taken at a fancy dress party with Brian as a penguin, Roger as a Mad Hatter and Freddie as a dashing cavalier!

On one of the pics John can be seen with an acoustic guitar, which is quite rare.

ksimpson1960 wrote: I always thought it was Brian that was dressed as a penguin ...

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aye same here...

GT wrote: Some of these pics were taken at a fancy dress party with Brian as a penguin, Roger as a Mad Hatter and Freddie as a dashing cavalier!
    That makes a lot of sense, because I was wondering why there were pics of Freddie w/ a sword. Thanks. ...does anyone know where that drummer toy (middle of album) comes from?

Isn't it Brian that's dressed as a penguin?

Although i dont actually know why either of them would be dressed as a penguin.  So that doesn't really answer your question lol.

I've read a very long time ago that Brian was/is a penguin lover. There's been a photo of Brian with a beard back in the mid70's with a black blazer on wearing a little penguin pin. Also, he's dressed as one in the "Slightly Mad" video.

Jazz 78 wrote: I've read a very long time ago that Brian was/is a penguin lover. There's been a photo of Brian with a beard back in the mid70's with a black blazer on wearing a little penguin pin. Also, he's dressed as one in the "Slightly Mad" video.

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thanks for the info dude :) im also going to be a penguin lover now, so now my fav animals are wolves and penguins, hmmmmmmmm....thats just given me a new sowing idea! thanks dude! ;)

P.S do you by any chance have a photo of brian with the penguin pin? would love to see it :P

In the early Queen days Brian would often mention that his favourite animal was a penguin. He was then inundated with fluffy animals, pins, toys and pictures from all over the world, especially from Japan. This happened for years after.

Yes it is only Brian in the penguin costume - not Freddie.

The other photos are of the Smile days and from the Marquee in 1972. Also Queen's first professional photo session with Douglas Puddifoot.

The toy drummer is Rogers, sat on a tin drum, with a stereo photo taken by Brian.

awesome, thanks GT

Here's a photo of Brian and the infamous penguin pin / badge.

apparently, Brians affinity with penguins stemmed from the fact that record numbers of them were being hunted and slaughtered by polar bears in the seventies and there were several campaigns to protect them, which Brian subscribed to.
And there you have it !.

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The lens of history has exaggerated that situation more than a little.  It was only the penguins that wouldn't fly away from the polar bears that were victimized.  All that fuss over a little natural selection.  Kind of silly.