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Released in 1978 on LP and cassette and released in 1986 on CD. The LP issue has a gatefold sleeve and a printed innersleeve with artwork and a photo.
Most LP issues also have a bicycle race poster, but the USA issues have a small coupon that you could sent in to receive the poster.

France has two picture disc issues: one with a black border and one with a white border. Both issues are in a die-cut sleeve. Beware of bootlegs!

A pirate picture disc was released in 1994 with and without a sleeve. A few different versions are known:

normal issue

test pressing with a white A-side and a normal B-side

test pressing with a white B-side and a normal A-side

test pressing with a white A-and B-side

miss pressing with two A-side pics

miss pressing with two B-side pics
How to recognise a bootleg picture disc from a genuine one? The real one has a glossy white back sleeve, while the bootleg one has a greyish rough back sleeve. Besides that, you can see a fake photo copied hole next to the real hole on the B-side of the bootleg disc.

The first Turkish pressing has the bicycle race poster as a sleeve (and the title of the album was Bicycle Race instead of Jazz). The second pressing has the bicycle race poster on the inside of the gatefold sleeve and the color of the sleeve is blue.

A 2001 pirate issue was released on blue and red vinyl. Probably more colors are available. Each copy is numbered and limited to 500 copies.

The USA has a 1991 CD re-issue with two bonus tracks. Available with and without a longbox.

Re-issued on CD in Europe and Japan in 1993-1994.

Re-issued in Japan on CD in 1998 with a card sleeve and a small poster.

Re-issued in Japan on CD in 2001 with improved sound quality.

Re-issued in Japan on CD in 2004 with a card sleeve (using the 2001 remasters). The package also includes a mini innersleeve like the original UK vinyl issue. Released in Europe on July 12 2004 (including obi's and Japanese lyrics sheet).

above: the front and back sleeves of the USA LP issue

above: the front sleeve and the blue disc of the pirate UK LP issue

above: the front sleeve and the red disc of the pirate UK LP issue

above: the sleeve of the German cassette issue

above: the sleeve of the Turkish cassette issue

above: the front sleeve of the USA cassette issue

above: the front and back sleeves of the Canadian 1991 cassette issue

above: the front and back sleeves of the 1986 UK CD issue

above: the front and back sleeves of the Japanese 1998 CD issue

above: the front and back sleeves and the disc of the Japanese 2004 CD issue

Album info
UK tracklisting
  Side One:
  1. Mustapha (Mercury) 3:01
  2. Fat Bottomed Girls (May) 4:16
  3. Jealousy (Mercury) 3:13
  4. Bicycle Race (Mercury) 3:01
  5. If You Can't Beat Them (Deacon) 4:15
  6. Let Me Entertain You (Mercury) 3:01
  Side Two:
  7. Dead On Time (May) 3:23
  8. In Only Seven Days (Deacon) 2:30
  9. Dreamer's Ball (May) 3:30
10. Fun It (Taylor) 3:29
11. Leaving Home Ain't Easy (May) 3:15
12. Don't Stop Me Now (Mercury) 3:29
13. More Of That Jazz (Taylor) 4:16

USA 1991 CD tracklisting
  1. Mustapha (Mercury) 3:01
  2. Fat Bottomed Girls (May) 4:16
  3. Jealousy (Mercury) 3:13
  4. Bicycle Race (Mercury) 3:01
  5. If You Can't Beat Them (Deacon) 4:15
  6. Let Me Entertain You (Mercury) 3:01
  7. Dead On Time (May) 3:23
  8. In Only Seven Days (Deacon) 2:30
  9. Dreamer's Ball (May) 3:30
10. Fun It (Taylor) 3:29
11. Leaving Home Ain't Easy (May) 3:15
12. Don't Stop Me Now (Mercury) 3:29
13. More Of That Jazz (Taylor) 4:16
14. Fat Bottomed Girls (1991 Remix) (May) 4:24
15. Bicycle Race (1991 Remix) (Mercury) 4:58

USA 1991 cassette tracklisting
  Side One:
  1. Mustapha (Mercury) 3:01
  2. Fat Bottomed Girls (May) 4:16
  3. Jealousy (Mercury) 3:13
  4. Bicycle Race (Mercury) 3:01
  5. If You Can't Beat Them (Deacon) 4:15
  6. Let Me Entertain You (Mercury) 3:01
  Side One:
  7. Dead On Time (May) 3:23
  8. In Only Seven Days (Deacon) 2:30
  9. Dreamer's Ball (May) 3:30
10. Fun It (Taylor) 3:29
11. Leaving Home Ain't Easy (May) 3:15
12. Don't Stop Me Now (Mercury) 3:29
13. More Of That Jazz (Taylor) 4:16
14. Fat Bottomed Girls (1991 Remix) (May) 4:24

Liner notes
A Queen/Roy Thomas Baker production
Engineered by Geoff Workman

Album written and recorded July/October 1978, in Montreux,
Switzerland and Nice, France. Our thanks to all the staff of Mountain
and Super Bear Studios, especially John Etchells for additional
engineering, David Palmer, Patrick Jauneud, Aline Jaccottet, Martin
Pearson, André Jauchat for invaluable assistance.

Management by Queen.
With thanks to Jim Beach, Gerry Stickells, Pete Brown, Paul Prenter, John Harris, Peter Hince, Chris Taylor, Richie Anderson, Brian Spencer, Paul Korzilius, Dane Clark, Janice Heilburn, Barbara Szabo, Amanda Bloom, Tommy Stead.
Also thanks to Howard Rose, Steve Smith, Harvey Goldsmith, Sarah Harrison, James Kahleff, Joe Travato, Chris Lamb and Mike Roth.

International Queen Fan Club, 5 Campden Street, Kensington, London W8 7EP.
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound.
Photography by David Finch, Chris Hopper and Peter Hince.

Sleeve concept by Queen.
Sleeve design by Cream.
Bicycles supplied by Halfords.
Thunderbolt courtesy of God.
This album is dedicated to John Harris.

Single releases

Bicycle Race

Don't Stop Me Now

Mustapha

Jealousy

Other notes

Thanks to Pim Derks for the Turkish cassette sleeve.

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