SMILE Earth (Every serious Queen collector has some knowledge of Smile, the band that featured Brian May, Roger Taylor and Tim Staffell, who recruited Freddie Mercury when Staffell left and the band became Queen. What some people don't know isthat the band were actually signed to Mercury records in the US and in June 1969 the band were sent into the recording studio to record a single with a view to issuing it in the States. The single contained the Staffell penned Earth, and Step On Me which Staffell co wrote with Brian May. Despite white label promos of the 7" being pressed and sent to press and radio, the commercial release was scrapped. In the early 1980's at the height of their fame due to the renewed interest in Smile and all things pre-Queen inferior bootlegs of this promo single flooded the market in a variety of colours. Due to the quality of the original it was sometimes difficult to tell the difference between a black vinyl bootleg and the real thing, however this ORIGINAL white title label wide centred Mercury promotional vinyl 7" is in superb condition & on close inspection it is easy to spot the differences. See the 'More Info' section for more details the matrix numbers and how to identify an original from a fake. A legendary piece of Queen history - For serious collectors only!)