| John S Stuart 20.01.2006 18:24 |
Metropolis Love Kills 1984 Metropolis 2:25 OST - Metropolis Video 1992 Canada 12"/ CD 5:17 Re-Edit - In Memories Of Freddie Mercury 1992 US Wolf Original 3:27 Remix - Parlophone CDR 6331 1992 US Wolf Euro 3:24 Remix - Parlophone PM 517 2000 Synthesised Version 3:41 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Jazz Version 4:40 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Overture Version 3:33 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Synthesised Version (Radio Edit) - Unreleased: 2000 Jazz Version (Edit) - Unreleased: 1986 Metropolis Video Excerpt - Metropolis Video Mr Bad Guy Let's Turn It On 1993 Jeff Lord-Alge 3:44 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Instrumental - Unreleased Made In Heaven 1985 UK 7" 4:05 Edit (Freddie) - CBS A6413 I Was Born To Love You 1985 Casio 1:51 Bootleg Demo - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc 1985 US DJ Steven Von Blau 7:30 Mix - Disconet MWDN 711 Volume 11 Programme 7 2002 Freddie Mercury DJ White Label Club Mix - Wanted: Instrumental - Unreleased Foolin' Around 1993 Steve Brown 3:35 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Your Kind Of Lover 1993 Steve Brown 3:57 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Instrumental - Unreleased Mr. Bad Guy 1985 Argentina 7” 3:17 Edit - I Was Born To Love You 1993 Brian Malouf 3:54 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 1993 US Julian Raymond Version 3:54 - Great Pretender CD Man Made Paradise Instrumental - Unreleased Living On My Own 1985 Brazil 12" 6:34 Remix 1993 NMB 12” 5:07 Dub Mix - Parlophone 12R 6355 1993 NMB 12” L.A. 3:39 Remix - Parlophone 12R 6355 1993 NMB CDs Album 3:36 Mix - Parlophone CDR 6355 1993 NMB Techno 3:47 Remix - Home Mini-Disc 1993 Julian Raymond 3:37 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 1993 Remix Promotional Video - Unreleased: Home Video My Love Is Dangerous 1993 US Jeff Lord-Alge 3:38 Remix - Parlophone PM 517 She Blows Hot And Cold 1985 UK 7” “Speed” Intro 0:12” - CBS A6413 New York Very Early Demo (2:29) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Piano improvisation (Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc You're The Only One (Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Demo 2 (probably Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Killing Me (Killing Time?) - Unreleased: Time Original Soundtrack Time 1986 UK LP OST “Live” Version 3:51 1986 UK LP OST Reprise 3:10 1993 US Promo CDs Album Version 3:48 - Hollywood PRCD - 103082 1993 US Nile Rodger's 3:51 Remix 1993 US Promo CD 3:51 Radio Mix - Hollywood PRCD – 103082 In My Defence 1993 US Ron Nevison 3:53 Remix 1992 Promotional Video - Unreleased: Home Video Freddie Mercury/ Montseratte Caballe: Barcelona UK CD - Polydor POLH 44 March 1987: Complete 35 -minute Mercury, & Moran “Garden Lodge” Instrumental demos. Freddie Mercury/Mike Moran Improvisations - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc 29 March 1987: Complete 71-minute Mercury, Caballe & Moran “Garden Lodge” vocal improvisations. Garden Lodge Improvisations - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Barcelona UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 5:38 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 1992 BBC Olympic Edit 1:16 -Polydor PZCD 221 La Japanaise UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 4:50 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 Fallen Priest UK 7" Edit 2:50 - Polydor Ensueno (Exercises In Free Love) Montserrat Caballe Solo Version 4:01 - Barcelona: Polydor POCD 887 Golden Boy UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 6:04 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 UK 7" Edit 5:08 - Polydor UK 7" Special Radio Edit 3:31 - PO 23 DJ: Home Mini-Disc Tim Rice Edit 5:13 - Wanted: All God's People Working title: “Africa By Night”. Began life during Freddie’s solo 1987 Barcelona sessions Freddie Mercury solo Barcelona version - Unreleased: Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballe: Live Ku Club Ibiza, Olympia '92, 30 December 1987 Broadcast Live TVE/ 3 SAT Television. Freddie Mercury: Xmas At Freddie’s - Garden Lodge Home Demos - 1988 Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Pe |
| sparverius 20.01.2006 18:46 |
Thank you kindly for this information John. It has been reported that Great Pretender may have been just one song out of a proposed covers album. It has also been said (and I think you may be aware of the rumour) that another song Fred was working on was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. Obviously you are not aware of any demo of this song (else you would have reported it here), but how possible do you think its existence may be? Are there any signs that Freddie may have worked on such a project? Thanks once again. |
| Jjeroen 20.01.2006 19:10 |
Thanks John - as ever. Oh, but the Gegen Willy show was German, not Dutch! :-) |
| John S Stuart 20.01.2006 19:52 |
sparverius wrote: It has been reported that Great Pretender may have been just one song out of a proposed covers album... and... that another song Fred was working on was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes... Are there any signs that Freddie may have worked on such a project? Thanks once again.No sparverius, I think this is one of those stories not based on any 'real' substance, other than contemporary rumours that Freddie was thinking of cutting a solo album anyway. It was similar story after Queen cut two albums named after Marx brother movies - 'A Night At The Opera' and 'A Day At The Races'. Although we all knew a new Queen album was in the offing, 'News Of The World' came as a big surprise, as based on the previous discs, further Marx Bros films such as 'Duck Soup' were rumoured to be the new title. Ofcourse, always using such press to their advantage, it was the bootleggers who would eventually release a 'Duck Soup' LP. Apart from 'The Great Pretender' I can not think of any other songs which Freddie covered on record. In fact, I think he loathed covers as far as studio releases were concerned. (Unlike Brian or Roger who did many covers). Remember that neither the Phantom tracks or 'Too Much Love...' were recorded yet. So if the above is true, why did Freddie ESPECIALLY record 'The Great Pretender'? I think this was a private joke about either his sexuality - or his disease. Oh yes I’m the great pretender Pretending I’m doing well My need is such I pretend too much I’m lonely but no one can tell Oh yes I’m the great pretender Adrift in a world of my own I play the game but to my real shame You’ve left me to dream all alone Too real is this feeling of make believe Too real when I feel what my heart can’t conceal Yes, I’m the great pretender Just laughing and gay like a clown I seem to be what I’m not you see I’m wearing my heart like a crown Pretending that you’re still around |
| John S Stuart 20.01.2006 19:53 |
jeroen wrote: Thanks John - as ever. Oh, but the Gegen Willy show was German, not Dutch! :-)Oh b*gger - I knew that. I was already pulled over about that in my 'Ultimate Collection' threads! |
| goodco 20.01.2006 21:15 |
'Heaven For Everyone' w/The Cross 7" and 12" (Roger on LVs) 'Shove It' if you reeeeaaaaaalllly want to stretch things. 'Love Is The Hero' LP version. Mark May(?) on alt.music.queen came up with a list of around 20 tracks shortly after the box set was released, some which we've both listed. I didn't mark them down (sorry). |
| Erin 21.01.2006 01:00 |
John S Stuart wrote: Music Of The Night Phantom Of The OperaWhat I would give to have heard that! |
| Serry... 21.01.2006 03:14 |
Thanks John! Another one missing Freddie-related (and written by Freddie) track is 'Exercises In Free Love' with Montsy on lead-vocal (and probably single mix of MIH missed too). |
| john bodega 21.01.2006 03:56 |
Aye, Exercises in Free Love. Why'd they change the name to Ensueno for the album? I really wish they'd put You're the Only One on the Solo Collection... I heard a sample at this site and it's pretty. What's the deal with the Phantom of the Opera stuff anyway? That's probably locked away in Mr. Webber's cupboard, we'll never hear it :( But it'd be great to hear. As for the reasons for his covering The Great Pretender... I dunno if it has any deeper meaning, but I really think the song suits him (the way they did it anyway). It's a real Freddie song; I don't like the original anywhere near as much as his version. It was born to be Freddie'd. I guess there might be the odd home piano demo we never heard about. He was playing piano right until the day before he died, but who knows when he gave up recording this stuff. |
| Hank H. 21.01.2006 06:54 |
To be more pedantic: The show was called "Vier gegen Willi". |
| JeroenG 21.01.2006 08:50 |
goodco wrote: 'Love Is The Hero' LP version.Add the 7" edit to that too. Zebonka12 wrote: Aye, Exercises in Free Love. Why'd they change the name to Ensueno for the album?Because on the album it had words?? |
| Thanks 21.01.2006 11:24 |
..written by Montserrat. are we under the impression that the Vier Gegen Willi appearance differs from the standard audio? I'd also question whether unreleased remixes should be included - released ones should have been included (although I do understand the argument that we'd have had a little more LOMO than anything else, including pages!), as should entirely unreleased material, but rejected mixes by third parties? Nah |
| radio_what's_new 21.01.2006 11:54 |
Another track is missing: The great pretender 1992 film version from the robert de niro/jessica lang movie "night and the city" It's the outro for this movie and you here the song completely. It's a cool version only available in that movie. It sound a little bit like the 12" version but is different. |
| Bobby_brown 21.01.2006 18:36 |
Great job as usually, John S Stuart. I think that some tracks are never gonna be released, except the obvious ones! It was a bad decision not to include some Solo Demos just because they were too similar to the Queen versions. The reason that it was a bad decision is because this is not a release for the normal music market, this is for collectors. There´s no way of getting new fans with these Boxes, and they should now this. Sometimes is like...Dah!... i mean, who's making such decisions?!- They know that the collectors don't want to know if they're identical, that's no reason for us not to buy the box. We Want everything! But lets be a little more resonable: All the Demos should have been included, and single versions (but if not all, at least the demos!), but i don't think that every edit should make into the box. If a guy makes an edit (without adding nothing new to it) version to appear in a movie, should that be in the Box?- I don't think so, and it would be a bit boring really. The live tracks from "Time" musical should be released. They could put out a CD with Freddie and Michael Jackson and Cliff Richard, and some other Duets. For the "Great Pretender" i agree with John S Stuart when he says that it has some meaning for Freddie, but i do believe that this song was recorded for a project. Freddie wasn't the type of artist to release a single out of nowhere just to make a statement. And i don't think that he would release a cover version to promote a studio album with songs he wrote!- He could have thrown a cover in "Mr Bad Guy" but he didn't. That´s not the kind of artist he was. So, perhaps he was going to record a full cover versions album because that way he would felt less guilty about it. It would be covers promoting covers (this is only my personal opinions based on the fact that Freddie didn't want Queen to release any known covers on the first albums because he wanted them to make it on their own- with their own music). So, why wasn't this project finished? Because of Montserat Caballe! I think that the "Barcelona" album was something that happened by accident (he wasn't expect it!), and when he got the oportunity of working with his Diva, he didn't looked back. Queen and other solo projects could wait. He knew by this time that he was infected with AIDS, and life has given him a chance to record an album of a lifetime (and probably the one he allways wanted to record!). He took the oportunity. Take care |
| Thanks 21.01.2006 18:57 |
Bobby_brown wrote: Freddie wasn't the type of artist to release a single out of nowhereCrazy Little Thing Called Love? |
| john bodega 21.01.2006 23:21 |
"Crazy Little Thing Called Love?" I think Bobby_brown might have been referring to 'covers' when saying that last thing, but I dunno. It's all no-never-mind to me... I'm pretty pleased with the stuff in the Solo Collection, but like anything unfinished it certainly leaves you wanting more. |
| Lester Burnham 21.01.2006 23:36 |
John, what about the song 'Creatures Of The Night'? I don't know if I've seen that mentioned by you anywhere, but I could be wrong. |
| Roger's Beard 22.01.2006 09:04 |
You missed one john!!! "Lady With A Tenor Sax" - original demo version. The version of this track that featured on the boxset has had the last section replaced with the final section of the Billy Squier LP release. The 'proper' version of this demo is instrumental only at this point for the last minute of so. |
| john bodega 22.01.2006 11:18 |
"are we under the impression that the Vier Gegen Willi appearance differs from the standard audio?" If it's a mimed TV appearance, there's no reason to think so. However, sometimes what you get is an artist re-records their vocal so that it sounds more live. Doesn't happen so often and it'd probably be too much effort. But that's basically the only scenario I could think of that would conjure up some kind of different track. Shit, if it's the studio version with a bunch of Germans going 'liebe Freddie' then I wouldn't lose sleep over it not being on the Solo Collection. :D |
| John S Stuart 22.01.2006 11:34 |
Lester Poopham wrote: John, what about the song 'Creatures Of The Night'? I don't know if I've seen that mentioned by you anywhere, but I could be wrong.They are the same track. 'Creatures Of The Night', I believe, was a working title. |
| John S Stuart 22.01.2006 11:36 |
Zebonka12 wrote: "are we under the impression that the Vier Gegen Willi appearance differs from the standard audio?" If it's a mimed TV appearance, there's no reason to think so. However, sometimes what you get is an artist re-records their vocal so that it sounds more live....The reason I included this version of 'The Great Pretender' was not for the audio, but for the video performance. The same is true with Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballe: Live Ku Club Ibiza, Olympia '92, 30 December 1987 Broadcast Live TVE/ 3 SAT Television, and Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival, Fountains, Barcelona, 8 October 1988. Love it, or hate it, it is different from any other video performance, and as such worthy of a proper DVD release. |
| Bobby_brown 22.01.2006 13:48 |
Thanks wrote:What i meant to say was that i don't see Freddie having as a project just a single.Bobby_brown wrote: Freddie wasn't the type of artist to release a single out of nowhereCrazy Little Thing Called Love? "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" was released as a single but he knew it was for the Queen forthcoming album "The Game". In this case doesn't make much sense to me only release a single just because he liked the song or wathever. I think the sing was recorded having in mind some kind of project. (It´s just an opinion!) Take care |
| Bobby_brown 22.01.2006 13:54 |
John S Stuart wrote: The same is true with Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballe: Live Ku Club Ibiza, Olympia '92, 30 December 1987 Broadcast Live TVE/ 3 SAT Television, Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival, Fountains, Barcelona, 8 October 1988 and Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live Avinguda De Maria Christina Stadium, October 1988 Barcelona. Love it, or hate it, it is different from any other video performance, and as such worthy of a proper DVD release.John, was the Ku Klub Ibiza in December or in May?- In the Internet everybody says it was in May. I never read anything about the Avinguda De Maria Christina Stadium performance in 1988. Where can i read more about it? Take care |
| John S Stuart 22.01.2006 14:29 |
Bobby_brown wrote:I have no idea where else you can read about this on the internet, as I take my information from more reliable sources.John S Stuart wrote: The same is true with Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballe: Live Ku Club Ibiza, Olympia '92, 30 December 1987 Broadcast Live TVE/ 3 SAT Television, Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival, Fountains, Barcelona, 8 October 1988 and Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live Avinguda De Maria Christina Stadium, October 1988 Barcelona. Love it, or hate it, it is different from any other video performance, and as such worthy of a proper DVD release.John, was the Ku Klub Ibiza in December or in May?- In the Internet everybody says it was in May. I never read anything about the Avinguda De Maria Christina Stadium performance in 1988. Where can i read more about it? Take care Try 'Google', and if you find anything, perhaps you could let me know. |
| Lester Burnham 22.01.2006 14:51 |
John S Stuart wrote:Same track as... what? I assume 'Music Of The Night'... I'll need to brush up on my knowledge of Andrew Lloyd Webber, methinks.Lester Poopham wrote: John, what about the song 'Creatures Of The Night'? I don't know if I've seen that mentioned by you anywhere, but I could be wrong.They are the same track. 'Creatures Of The Night', I believe, was a working title. |
| John S Stuart 22.01.2006 14:56 |
Lester Poopham wrote:Yes: 'Creatures Of The Night' and 'Music Of The Night' - sorry if I did not make that clear.John S Stuart wrote:Same track as... what? I assume 'Music Of The Night'... I'll need to brush up on my knowledge of Andrew Lloyd Webber, methinks.Lester Poopham wrote: John, what about the song 'Creatures Of The Night'? I don't know if I've seen that mentioned by you anywhere, but I could be wrong.They are the same track. 'Creatures Of The Night', I believe, was a working title. |
| kdj2hot 22.01.2006 15:02 |
John, how do you know there's no recordings of any of the lyrics he wrote from 1989? Not doubting your info just curious anout it. |
| John S Stuart 22.01.2006 15:05 |
kdj2hot wrote: John, how do you know there's no recordings of any of the lyrics he wrote from 1989? Not doubting your info just curious anout it.Because the lyrics were officially sold to a private collector - while Freddie was still alive, and it was understood that they were not recorded. |
| Paulos 22.01.2006 15:09 |
I dont recall any performance at at the Avinguda De Maria Christina Stadium, October 1988. Surely someone has their wires crossed there? |
| Serry... 22.01.2006 15:27 |
I've tried Google and this is what I found, but "page not found": link EDIT: Well, I don't speak Spanish, but: "En la Avinguda de María Cristina de Barcelona se celebra un concierto de gala, "La Nit", con motivo de la preparación de los juegos ol¿ímpicos de 1992. Entre los teloneros se encuentran Eddy Grant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Spandau Ballet y el bailarín clásico Rudolf Nureyev. Tras este impresionante elenco, un Freddie vestido de esmoquin y una Caballé en traje de gala intempretan "Barcelona" en medio de un castillo de fuegos artificiales, pero no conceden entrevistas ese día. La ausencia de microfonos indica que están cantando con playback; como el mismo Freddie señala más tarde, diciendo que necesitaban ensayar mucho y que no tenían tiempo." Seems like La Nit show was on that Avinguda de María Cristina... |
| John S Stuart 22.01.2006 17:00 |
Serry... wrote: "En la Avinguda de María Cristina de Barcelona se celebra un concierto de gala, "La Nit", con motivo de la preparación de los juegos ol¿ímpicos de 1992. Entre los teloneros se encuentran Eddy Grant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Spandau Ballet y el bailarín clásico Rudolf Nureyev. Tras este impresionante elenco, un Freddie vestido de esmoquin y una Caballé en traje de gala intempretan "Barcelona" en medio de un castillo de fuegos artificiales, pero no conceden entrevistas ese día.Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival, Fountains, Barcelona, 8 October 1988. This was broadcast delayed live - late in the evening on ITV. I recorded the complete show because Mercury & Caballe sang two tracks. Also on the bill that evening was Jerry Lee Lewis, Spandau Ballet and (not mentioned above) Dionne Warwick. Here is the Jerry Lee Lewis tour info for the same show. (Jerry Lee played only one Barcelona gig that year - so we know this is the same show): link 10 October 1988 Barcelona, Spain - Television Show So we know this one is accurate: "concierto de gala, "La Nit". |
| John S Stuart 22.01.2006 17:12 |
Serry... wrote: "En la Avinguda de María Cristina de Barcelona se celebra un concierto de gala, "La Nit", con motivo de la preparación de los juegos ol¿ímpicos de 1992. Entre los teloneros se encuentran Eddy Grant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Spandau Ballet y el bailarín clásico Rudolf Nureyev. Tras este impresionante elenco, un Freddie vestido de esmoquin y una Caballé en traje de gala intempretan "Barcelona" en medio de un castillo de fuegos artificiales, pero no conceden entrevistas ese día. La ausencia de microfonos indica que están cantando con playback; como el mismo Freddie señala más tarde, diciendo que necesitaban ensayar mucho y que no tenían tiempo."Here is a literal Spanish - English translation: " In AVINGUDA DE VINGUDA DE MARIA CRISTINA de Barcelona there is celebrated a concert of FESTIVAL, " NIT", owing to the preparation of the Olympic games of 1992. Between the teloneros there are Eddy Grant, Jerry Lee Lewis, Spandau Ballet and the classic ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev. After this impressive cast, a Freddie dressed in dinner-jacket and a Caballé in suit of gala intempretan " Barcelona " in the middle of a castle of fireworks, but they do not grant interviews this day. The absence of microphones indicates that they are singing with playback; as the same Freddie indicates later, saying that they needed to test very much and that had no time. " This would seem to support the fact that: Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival, Fountains, Barcelona, 8 October 1988, and Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live Avinguda De Maria Christina - Barcelona, October 1988, Are in fact the SAME event. I think wires were crossed because the Spanish Press and the English Press have recorded these as if two seperate events. ie: Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival. Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live Avinguda De Maria Christina. |
| Mr. Barcelona 23.01.2006 00:28 |
I would truly love anything unreleased from freddie/cabelle, they were brilliant together. Phantom and music of the night would be a great release. |
| Serry... 23.01.2006 02:09 |
John S Stuart wrote: This would seem to support the fact that: Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival, Fountains, Barcelona, 8 October 1988, and Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live Avinguda De Maria Christina - Barcelona, October 1988, Are in fact the SAME event.Yes, John, this is what I meant. I don't think Freddie made a short tour in October 1988 in Barcelona and played few gigs :) |
| e-man 23.01.2006 04:49 |
supberb info John!! do you actually own all these recordings???? anyways; are you certain that there is music from the phantom of the opera that was recorded by freddie??? I read somewhere that Freddie was WEbber's first choice but I didn't know if that was just a rumour.. |
| goodco 23.01.2006 12:28 |
the AMQ thread from early 2001 on this subject link The first Mike May post includes a link to a nice website concerning some missing tracks. Definetely worth a look or two. |
| john bodega 24.01.2006 11:31 |
"Love it, or hate it, it is different from any other video performance, and as such worthy of a proper DVD release." Oh but of course! I just thought the discussion was on audio, carry on! :D |
| Bobby_brown 25.01.2006 18:07 |
John S Stuart wrote:This couldn't be Tim Rice´s lyrics, could it? So, i suppose they were handwriten lyrics by Freddie!kdj2hot wrote: John, how do you know there's no recordings of any of the lyrics he wrote from 1989? Not doubting your info just curious anout it.Because the lyrics were officially sold to a private collector - while Freddie was still alive, and it was understood that they were not recorded. The only thing strange about this is the fact that Freddie was allways mentioning that he struggled to write the right lyrics for his songs (most the times the lyrics couldn't match the beautifull compositions he wrote- his words), and even so, someone from the inside ripped of those lyrics and sold them to a private collector?- And Freddie wasn't aware of it? I don´t know, but some items i think are too good to be true! Take care |
| John S Stuart 25.01.2006 20:36 |
Bobby_brown wrote:These are Freddie lyrics - written and sold by Freddie when he was alive - and authenticated by both Freddie and the band, and auctioned by the fan club.John S Stuart wrote:This couldn't be Tim Rice´s lyrics, could it? So, i suppose they were handwriten lyrics by Freddie! The only thing strange about this is the fact that Freddie was allways mentioning that he struggled to write the right lyrics for his songs (most the times the lyrics couldn't match the beautifull compositions he wrote- his words), and even so, someone from the inside ripped of those lyrics and sold them to a private collector?- And Freddie wasn't aware of it? I don´t know, but some items i think are too good to be true! Take carekdj2hot wrote: John, how do you know there's no recordings of any of the lyrics he wrote from 1989? Not doubting your info just curious anout it.Because the lyrics were officially sold to a private collector - while Freddie was still alive, and it was understood that they were not recorded. This was not ripped-off without his permission. Where did you get that idea from? Sometimes people do the nicest things for charity. |
| Bobby_brown 26.01.2006 13:53 |
John S Stuart wrote:These are Freddie lyrics - written and sold by Freddie when he was alive - and authenticated by both Freddie and the band, and auctioned by the fan club. This was not ripped-off without his permission. Where did you get that idea from? Sometimes people do the nicest things for charity. I just assumed that, sorry! When i hear things about private collectors buying something i imagine the worst picture of all!!- Shame on me! Take care |
| Wilki Amieva 28.01.2006 00:33 |
Just a few things to add, for now: Love Kills (Argentina radio edit) Fooling Around (OST version) I Was Born To Love You (Argentina radio edit) |
| John S Stuart 29.01.2006 14:38 |
Wilki wrote: Just a few things to add, for now: Love Kills (Argentina radio edit) Fooling Around (OST version) I Was Born To Love You (Argentina radio edit)Sorry - I missed this post. Wilki: Do you have the timings and years for these releases please? Fooling Around (OST version) remind me - from the movie 'Teachers' - are you sure this version is different from any other version. |
| Thanks 29.01.2006 17:06 |
Fooling Around is indeed different. There are four bars in the outro that are not on the regular version. |
| Wilki Amieva 29.01.2006 18:15 |
Also the mix is different. |
| Lisser 30.01.2006 13:13 |
Thank you John and everyone else who has contributed. Very interesting things in this thread. I appreciate it. |
| Wilki Amieva 03.02.2006 07:10 |
I have to confess that I really do not care about the 'missing' tracks in the box set. I am sure most of them will eventually see the light of day ...or the mirrorball of a disco night. What bothers me most are the mistakes like having the same track twice in the set (Freddie's Exercises In Free Love, while Montsy's version it is absent) or the errors in the book - some of which are truly unforgivable. That kind of things make me wonder which bullsh*t might be there that we cannot even check because we do not have access to the original data. And why the h*ll is Horns Of Doom included? As far as we know, it is in no way related to Freddie! |
| Wilki Amieva 03.02.2006 07:38 |
Despite what I have said above: 1984 Love Kills (Argentina radio edit) 2:50 - Promo 7" DEP 372 1985 Mr. Bad Guy (Argentina radio edit) 2:58 I Was Born To Love You (Argentina radio edit) 3:05 Promo 7" DEP 395 1992 Living On My Own (NMB original techno mix) 5:05 Tape-to-tape in-house EMI cassette. Idea proposed for the 12" single. The original running order was also different. |
| John S Stuart 04.02.2006 06:57 |
If interested, I just received my sealed/new copy of 'Night In The City' DVD from e-bay for only 99p (& £1.00 postage). So there are still bargains out there! |
| egret 05.02.2006 02:59 |
Bobby_brown wrote: For the "Great Pretender" i agree with John S Stuart when he says that it has some meaning for Freddie, but i do believe that this song was recorded for a project. Freddie wasn't the type of artist to release a single out of nowhere just to make a statement. And i don't think that he would release a cover version to promote a studio album with songs he wrote!IIRC, Peter Freestone's memoir says that Freddie wanted to record "The Great Pretender" because he was excited to make the video to go with it. He may have thought in general terms about larger album-type projects, but he was all about the video. Maybe he recorded a cover instead of an original because the focus was the visual? (guessing) I like the song, but it's not any kind of brilliant rendition. The video's very suggestive, though. I also agree with JS Stuart that Freddie was working out something in his head. --Egret |
| ok.computer 06.02.2006 14:47 |
John S Stuart wrote:Oh but by fuck how cool would THAT have been...????sparverius wrote: It has been reported that Great Pretender may have been just one song out of a proposed covers album... and... that another song Fred was working on was Smoke Gets In Your Eyes... Are there any signs that Freddie may have worked on such a project? Thanks once again.No sparverius, I think this is one of those stories not based on any 'real' substance, other than contemporary rumours that Freddie was thinking of cutting a solo album anyway. Often thought Freddie could have done the crooner thing very, very well.... |
| pittrek 07.06.2009 08:05 |
The first post is truncated, could somebody re-post it ? |
| Walter B. 07.06.2009 09:10 |
Here you go: Metropolis Love Kills 1984 Metropolis 2:25 OST - Metropolis Video 1992 Canada 12"/ CD 5:17 Re-Edit - In Memories Of Freddie Mercury 1992 US Wolf Original 3:27 Remix - Parlophone CDR 6331 1992 US Wolf Euro 3:24 Remix - Parlophone PM 517 2000 Synthesised Version 3:41 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Jazz Version 4:40 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Overture Version 3:33 - Unreleased: Home Mini Disc 2000 Synthesised Version (Radio Edit) - Unreleased: 2000 Jazz Version (Edit) - Unreleased: 1986 Metropolis Video Excerpt - Metropolis Video Mr Bad Guy Let's Turn It On 1993 Jeff Lord-Alge 3:44 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Instrumental - Unreleased Made In Heaven 1985 UK 7" 4:05 Edit (Freddie) - CBS A6413 I Was Born To Love You 1985 Casio 1:51 Bootleg Demo - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc 1985 US DJ Steven Von Blau 7:30 Mix - Disconet MWDN 711 Volume 11 Programme 7 2002 Freddie Mercury DJ White Label Club Mix - Wanted: Instrumental - Unreleased Foolin' Around 1993 Steve Brown 3:35 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Your Kind Of Lover 1993 Steve Brown 3:57 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 Instrumental - Unreleased Mr. Bad Guy 1985 Argentina 7” 3:17 Edit - I Was Born To Love You 1993 Brian Malouf 3:54 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 1993 US Julian Raymond Version 3:54 - Great Pretender CD Man Made Paradise Instrumental - Unreleased Living On My Own 1985 Brazil 12" 6:34 Remix 1993 NMB 12” 5:07 Dub Mix - Parlophone 12R 6355 1993 NMB 12” L.A. 3:39 Remix - Parlophone 12R 6355 1993 NMB CDs Album 3:36 Mix - Parlophone CDR 6355 1993 NMB Techno 3:47 Remix - Home Mini-Disc 1993 Julian Raymond 3:37 Remix - Parlophone CDPCSD 124 1993 Remix Promotional Video - Unreleased: Home Video My Love Is Dangerous 1993 US Jeff Lord-Alge 3:38 Remix - Parlophone PM 517 She Blows Hot And Cold 1985 UK 7” “Speed” Intro 0:12” - CBS A6413 New York Very Early Demo (2:29) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Piano improvisation (Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc You're The Only One (Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Demo 2 (probably Freddie solo) - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Killing Me (Killing Time?) - Unreleased: Time Original Soundtrack Time 1986 UK LP OST “Live” Version 3:51 1986 UK LP OST Reprise 3:10 1993 US Promo CDs Album Version 3:48 - Hollywood PRCD - 103082 1993 US Nile Rodger's 3:51 Remix 1993 US Promo CD 3:51 Radio Mix - Hollywood PRCD – 103082 In My Defence 1993 US Ron Nevison 3:53 Remix 1992 Promotional Video - Unreleased: Home Video Freddie Mercury/ Montseratte Caballe: Barcelona UK CD - Polydor POLH 44 March 1987: Complete 35 -minute Mercury, & Moran “Garden Lodge” Instrumental demos. Freddie Mercury/Mike Moran Improvisations - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc 29 March 1987: Complete 71-minute Mercury, Caballe & Moran “Garden Lodge” vocal improvisations. Garden Lodge Improvisations - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Barcelona UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 5:38 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 1992 BBC Olympic Edit 1:16 -Polydor PZCD 221 La Japanaise UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 4:50 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 Fallen Priest UK 7" Edit 2:50 - Polydor Ensueno (Exercises In Free Love) Montserrat Caballe Solo Version 4:01 - Barcelona: Polydor POCD 887 Golden Boy UK CDs 3 Track Promo Edit 6:04 - Polydor POLYCD 3 12521101 UK 7" Edit 5:08 - Polydor UK 7" Special Radio Edit 3:31 - PO 23 DJ: Home Mini-Disc Tim Rice Edit 5:13 - Wanted: Guide Me Home 2000 Holland Stand-alone CD single 2:45 - Parlophone 7243 8 89664 2 9 German Lancia Promotion CD 2:42 All God's People Working title: “Africa By Night”. Began life during Freddie’s solo 1987 Barcelona sessions Freddie Mercury solo Barcelona version - Unreleased: Freddie Mercury/Montserrat Caballe: Live Ku Club Ibiza, Olympia '92, 30 December 1987 Broadcast Live TVE/ 3 SAT Television. Freddie Mercury: Xmas At Freddie’s - Garden Lodge Home Demos - 1988 Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran, Peter Straker, Wayne Ealing, Peter “Pheobe” Freestone Girl from… - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Musical Excerpts 1 – 5 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Misty - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Favourite Things - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Offenbach’s Tales Of Hoffman 1 & 2 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Gilbert & Sullivan - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Chopin 1 & 2 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Trolley Song - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Prelude 1 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Freddie At Garden Lodge: Jim Hutton Tape Bach Prelude - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Send In The Clowns - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Amazing Grace - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Music Of The Night - Unreleased: Phantom Of The Opera - Unreleased: Great Pretender 1992 US CDs Promo Brian Malouf 3:38 - Hollywood PRCD-10202-2 1992 US CDs Promo Night & The City Film 3:18 - Hollywood PRCD-10202-2 1992 UK CDs Malouf Remix 3:36 - Parlophone CDR 6336 1992 Night & The City end credits version - DVD German Vier gegan Willi TV Show Appearance - Unreleased: Live Freddie Mercury/Cliff Richard: Unreleased, Live –Time – London, 14 April 1988 It’s In Every One Of Us (duet) 2:30 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc In My Defence (duet) - Unreleased: It's Only Rock 'n Roll - Unreleased: Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live La Nit Festival, Fountains, Barcelona, 8 October 1988 How Can I Go On, Golden Boy, Barcelona. Freddie Mercury/Caballe: Live Avinguda De Maria Christina Stadium, October 1988 Barcelona Collaborations Freddie Mercury/ Michael Jackson: Unreleased, Recording Session State Of Shock - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc There Must Be More To Life Than This - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc Victory - Unreleased: Victory (Queen Backing Vocals Version) - Unreleased: 2001 Convention Billy Squier: Emotions In Motion UK 1987 CD - Capitol CZ 72 Emotions In Motion (Freddie Mercury/Roger Taylor Backing Vocals) US Squier Anthology Reissue -Reach For The Sky: Chronicles 314 529 296-2 7" Edit - Reach For The Sky: Chronicles 314 529 296-2 Billy Squier: Enough Is Enough UK LP - Capitol CDP 7 46317 2 Love Is The Hero LP Version - Capitol CDP 7 46317 2 UK 7" 4:03 Version - Capitol 5619 US CD Anthology 12" Remix - Reach For The Sky: Chronicles 314 529 296-2 Lady With The Tenor Sax Billy Squier LP Version - Capitol CDP 7 46317 2 Heaven For Everyone 1987 Cross: (Roger Taylor) - Shove It! (Roger vocals/Freddie backing vocals) Lyrics 1989 Freddie unreleased lyrics - songs NOT recorded. In Search Of Love Had To Believe Me Everybody Needs Somebody |
| pittrek 08.06.2009 02:10 |
thanks Walter |
| brians wig 08.06.2009 04:12 |
Walter wrote: Victory (Queen Backing Vocals Version) - Unreleased: 2001 Convention Which convention was that Walter? I was at the UK convention that year (the last 12 years infact) and that was NEVER played. Thanks |
| Vali 08.06.2009 04:33 |
well, I believe in fact Walter just re-wrote what John S Stuart originally posted, so you should ask John iso Walter |
| brians wig 08.06.2009 04:56 |
Vali wrote: well, I believe in fact Walter just re-wrote what John S Stuart originally posted, so you should ask John iso Walter You're quite right. I hadn't realised Walter mended the original post. |
| Daniel Nester 09.06.2009 08:30 |
Boy, do I love John Stuart's lists. These are sick, sick I tell you! My next reaction is to see which ones listed should have really been on the Solo Collection. Not all of these should have been on it, and are "missing." Right? |
| pittrek 09.06.2009 08:38 |
Daniel Nester wrote: Boy, do I love John Stuart's lists. These are sick, sick I tell you! So why do you read them ? |
| The Real Wizard 09.06.2009 10:59 |
pittrek wrote:Daniel Nester wrote: Boy, do I love John Stuart's lists. These are sick, sick I tell you!So why do you read them ? There is actually a positively-stated "sick" in American slang. It took me a while to get the hang of it myself... |
| pittrek 09.06.2009 11:08 |
Sir GH wrote:pittrek wrote:There is actually a positively-stated "sick" in American slang. It took me a while to get the hang of it myself...Daniel Nester wrote: Boy, do I love John Stuart's lists. These are sick, sick I tell you!So why do you read them ? Ah, I see. English is sometimes a very hard language :) |
| EnglanE 01.02.2010 17:37 |
Wow. Am I right in thinking that John S. Stuart actually owns all these recordings? Or are they just a list of rarities, etc.? About the Garden Lodge recordings, I recently heard an improvisation of a song called 'Shut Up and Die, You Fag', to the tune of 'Que Sera, Sera'. Freddie and his wild sense of humour, haha. I wonder if it could be from the 'Xmas with Freddie' Garden Lodge stuff? |
| brians wig 01.02.2010 19:52 |
pittrek wrote:Sir GH wrote:Ah, I see. English is sometimes a very hard language :)pittrek wrote:There is actually a positively-stated "sick" in American slang. It took me a while to get the hang of it myself...Daniel Nester wrote: Boy, do I love John Stuart's lists. These are sick, sick I tell you!So why do you read them ? There's nowt wrong wit English language, cock. It's just when them there foreign fellas change t' meaning of a word because they think it's clever! |
| Pim Derks 02.02.2010 15:04 |
Didn't the 1993 Love Kills remixes leak at some point? |
