ON THIS DAY IN 1975

English rock band Queen started recording their hugely popular song Bohemian Rhapsody at Rockfield Studios in Monmouth, Wales. The song was recorded over three weeks. Freddie Mercury had mentally prepared the song beforehand and directed the band throughout the sessions. Keyboardist Brian May, Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor sang their vocal parts continually for ten to twelve hours a day, resulting in 180 separate overdubs.