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English record producer Roy Thomas Baker<\/strong> has died at 78 years old.<\/p>\n Baker<\/strong>‘s credits are numerous and include a solid chunk of Queen<\/strong>‘s discography, a good chunk of The Cars<\/strong>‘ discography, Alice Cooper<\/strong>‘s Flush the Fashion<\/em> from 1980, M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce<\/strong>‘s Too Fast for Love<\/em> from 1982, Ozzy Osbourne<\/strong>‘s No Rest for the Wicked<\/em> from 1988, The Darkness<\/strong>‘ One Way Ticket to Hell\u2026 and Back<\/em> from 2005 and a whole lot more. Baker<\/strong>‘s final album was Yes<\/strong>‘ 2014 record Heaven & Hell<\/em>.<\/p>\n Oh, and yes \u2013 Baker<\/strong> was the producer behind Queen<\/strong>‘s world-changing his “Bohemian Rhapsody”. In a 1999 interview with Mix Magazine<\/em>, Baker<\/strong> had a sense of humor about the song, saying: “‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ was totally insane, but we enjoyed every minute of it. It was basically a joke, but a successful joke.”<\/p>\n Baker<\/strong> died at his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on April 12. A press release from his publicist announcing his death was issued today, April 22.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Enter your information below to get a daily update with all of our headlines and receive The Orchard Metal newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\tWant More Metal? Subscribe To Our Daily Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n