Queen ‎– Sheer Heart Attack

This is the one to go for.
A brilliant early Queen album that is slightly underrated as their next album would be a Night at the Opera. Yet this album has Bohemian Rhapsody vibes all over and in addition to well known classics such as Now I’m Here and Killer Queen it contains lesser known gems such as Flick of the Wrist, Lilly of the Valley and In the Lap of the Gods.
Then this Japanese pressing, an early re-issue, sounds just perfect. Rich, dynamic. Better than any version of the album I have ever heard before! And on top of all this it comes with the cool Japanese extras (obi, inserts). For the prices they still go for today this is simply a bargain.
If I I could I would give it 6 stars: this album is such a highlight in my collection.

The sound is so-so. Ought to be played on cheap turntables. Otherwise, disappointment is guaranteed. Heard better releases. Spare your money for something more useful.

This remaster is Arena Rock grade. My Dynavector 10x5 picks it up great, and the music I discovered and loved as a teenager comes full throttle into my listening room. I feel the band's intent with this their 3rd studio LP is captured well and for the first time, Queen are fully formed, with the Thrash Metal and Vaudeville mixed, delivering a never-boring panoply of sound. I am pleased record companies are taking the capital risk to remaster classics like this and improving on the often sad quality of 70s thin-stretched vinyl, scrimped as dictated by OPEC policies of the time and the West's feckless response then. New vinyl in general is getting better attention to detail and manufacturing quality targets than when it was the dominant media. With streaming, the record financers know they need to deliver a quality product to justify costs and gain repeat customers. Spinners are benefited if they use decent kit to capture the magic. These guys did well, others do not (think Euro represses from CD masters). This was an honest and well-intended effort that produced a quality product. Peace.

I believe these pressings with the yellow label are price attack issues 3rd or maybe 4th pressings??

I have to differ with most here.
This remaster is a big disappointment all over.
Brighton Rock is a disaster and sounds flat, with sharp vocals. My old German pressing from 76 is actually better.
Rest of the album is better on vocal, and the sound is not so "hollow" but it still lacks dynamics. This smells of a cheapo work from a poor digital remaster.
Music is 5 stars, but remaster quality is below zero.
I often wonder how this people keep their jobs when they deliver such poor results.
This remaster is a waste of both time and money.

One of my favorite albums of all time, but this is either a bad pressing or just a bad remastering. Super distorted (it's also louder than almost any platter I own), and the inner-groove sibilance is almost unlistenable.

This is the closest I can find to the version I have - mine has 4 cut corners on the inner sleeve rather than 3, and YAX 4881-4U' and 'YAX 4882-4U' stamped in the runout on sides 1 and 2 respectively. Appreciate any help identifying this exact release, thanks.

Just added another variant (#9) of this pressing (from my copy). The sleeve is laminated. Should it be included in the notes as well? What do you think?