| Golden Salmon 06.06.2018 01:04 |
ANNOUNCEMENT: Share no longer here. Please go to https://queenchat.boards.net/thread/742/queen-unusual-anthology for the final update. 2020-06-02 UPDATE - ALL TRACKLISTS IN THIS SITE ARE OUTDATED - See changes here View post on imgur.comCreating this anthology has been a real treat for me, since the compilation process allowed me to fill the gaps in my archives as I didn’t own some of the tracks included here, or in their best sound quality – sometimes requiring some restoration from me. That said, it involved a lot of work, time and even money. I’ll always appreciate any fan share that involves any amount of effort to create and present new material, or old material in a new way, because now I know the dedication an even half-decent job requires. Now I’m providing actual IDtag information, which was missing originally. It also features the standalone “Volume +”, on top of revised file names and source upgrades of previously shared recordings. And since dealing with over 4 GB of data may be inconvenient, the Anthology is split in 6 separate volumes and invividual files. There's also a 192 kbit VBR MP3 version for those who don’t care about lossless formats. Some stats! (OUTDATED!) Total track number: 239 Undocumented recordings: 40+ (~25 fully undocumented recordings as of August 2019) Total running time: 14:07:31 Total size (FLAC & MP3): 4,63 GB Total size (MP3 version): 1,12 GB Discarded tracks: 200+ Discarded material size: ~ 4 GB Recordings explored: ~ 8000 Work files: 1000+ Time spent creating: Too much! I really hope you’ll enjoy these tracks as much as I did gathering them all. Cheers! TRACKLISTS ARE OUTDATED!!!!! VOLUME 1: THE UNUSUAL PERFORMANCES 01 Queen - Procession (early recording, 1973-09-13 London) 02 Queen - Father To Son (early performance, different lyrics, 1973-09-13 London) 03 Queen - See What A Fool I've Been (early performance, different lyrics, 1973-09-13 London) 04 Queen - Ogre Battle (early performance, different lyrics, 1973-09-13 London) 05 Queen - Hangman (unreleased song with backstory, 1976-04-01 Tokyo) 06 Queen - You Take My Breath Away (early performance, 1976-09-18 Hyde Park, London) 07 Queen - Under Pressure (soundcheck, 1981-10-17 Puebla) 08 Queen - I Go Crazy (guitar solo, 1982-05-12 Vienna) 09 Queen - Foolin' Around (impromptu, 1984-09-14 Milan) 10 Queen - Living On My Own (impromptu, 1984-09-21 Brussels) 11 Queen - Let Me Out (guitar solo, 1985-01-19 Rio de Janeiro) 12 Queen - Chinese Torture (guitar solo, 1986-08-09 Knebworth Park) 13 The Cross - Feel The Force (early performance, different lyrics, 1987-11-06 Meltdown, Thames TV) *^ 14 The Cross - ''Tear It Up or Bad Attitude'' (early performance, different lyrics, 1990-12-07 London) * 15 Brian May - Last Horizon (first performance with early backing track, 1991-08-17 live at Richard Digance show) *^ 16 Brian May - Business (first performance, 1993-06-16 London) * 17 Brian May - Tie Your Mother Down (story and acoustic version for VH1, 1998-06-16 London) * 18 Queen - We Will Rock You (unique version, 2003-06-12 Songwriters Hall of Fame) *^ 19 Queen - Say It's Not True (first performance, 2003-11-29 Cape Town) 20 Queen - Invincible Hope - 46664 The Call (only performances) - The Show Must Go On (2003-11-29 Cape Town) BONUS! Brian May & Roger Taylor - I Was Born To Love You (acoustic duet, 2005-10-27 Saitama) EXTRA!! Queen - Rock It (Prime Jive) (Freddie Mercury lead vocals, 1981-02-16 Tokyo) * Y1 UPDATE: Death On Two Legs (uncensored and uncut, 1979-02-20 Barcelona) * VOLUME 2: THE UNUSUAL VERSIONS 01 Queen - Jesus (demo sourced from Trident Studios acetate) ^ 02 Queen - Son And Daughter (Australian censored ''shitless'' single version) ^ 03 Queen - Brighton Rock (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ 04 Queen - Killer Queen (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ 05 Queen - Stone Cold Crazy (Trent Reznor remix, promo version with uncut ending) *^ 06 Queen - Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon (withdrawn preliminary mix, missing line) ^ 07 Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ 08 Queen - God Save The Queen (single version, full volume intro) ^ 09 Queen - Tie Your Mother Down (Trent Reznor remix) ^ 10 Queen - We Are The Champions (different guitars, 1977-11-03 Top of the Pops) ^ 11 Queen - Get Down, Make Love (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ 12 Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (extended version, DJ promo?) * 13 Queen - Flash's Theme (TED OST, no dialogues) 14 Queen + David Bowie - Under Pressure (Mike Spencer mix) 15 Queen - Hammer To Fall (Malouf remix) 16 Freddie Mercury - Foolin' Around (''Teachers'' version) ^ 17 Freddie Mercury - She Blows Hot And Cold (unedited version) 18 Queen - A Kind Of Magic (''Hot Tracks'' extended edit) *^ 19 Queen - One Year Of Love (extended version) 20 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - Exercises In Free Love (MC lead vocals, with studio banter) * 21 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - The Golden Boy (horn remix) 22 Queen - I Can't Live With You (Malouf remix) ^ 23 Freddie Mercury - Love Kills (Symphony mix) 24 Brian May - Too Much Love Will Kill You (piano version - Hollywood Records master error) 25 Queen - Let Me In Your Heart Again (William Orbit extended mix) ^ 26 Queen - There Must Be More To Life Than This (Gold mix - Chris Thomas version?) *^ BONUS! Queen - All Dead, All Dead (hybrid Freddie - Brian lead vocals version) ^ EXTRA!! Brian May - Otro Lugar (Another World - Spanish version) Y1 UPDATE: Queen - Stone Cold Crazy (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ Y1 UPDATE: Queen - We Are The Champions (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ ATTACHED LINK NO LONGER WORKS! |
| Golden Salmon 06.06.2018 01:05 |
VOLUME 3: THE UNUSUAL SHARES 01 Queen - Keep Yourself Alive (Trident Studios early version) 02 Queen - In The lap of the Gods ''- Part 2'' (from Trident Studios reel to reel tape) 03 Queen - Love Of My Life (piano take) ^ 04 Queen - ''People Of The Earth'' (The Prophet's Song - early version) ^ 05 Queen - Tie Your Mother Down (alternate take excerpt, Wessex Sound Studios) ^ 06 Queen - You Take My Breath Away (alternate take excerpt, Wessex Sound Studios) ^ 07 Queen - Teo Torriate (alternate take excerpt, Wessex Sound Studios) ^ 08 Queen - Sheer Heart Attack (alternate version, Wessex Sound Studios) 09 Queen - Las Palabras De Amor (rejected version, Musicland tape) 10 Queen - Cool Cat (take 2) ^ 11 Queen - Keep Passing The Open Windows (early demo) ^ 12 Queen - Keep Passing The Open Windows (later demo) ^ 13 Freddie Mercury - New York (home demo) 14 Queen - You Are The Only One (A Kind Of Magic sessions) 15 Queen - Coming On Far Too Strong (''Back To Storm'') (home demo) ^ 16 Queen - Coming On Far Too Strong (''Back To Storm'') (instrumental demo) ^ 17 Queen - One Year Of Love (Townhouse Studios alternative version) 18 Queen - Princes Of The Universe (Townhouse Studios alternative version) 19 Freddie Mercury - Barcelona (1987 early version) * 20 Queen - Dog With A Bone (complete version) ^ 21 Queen - Face It Alone (full unreleased demo) 22 Queen - Innuendo (1989 session) * 23 Queen - I'm Going Slightly Mad (Totally Bonkers version - fan club message) ^ 24 Queen - Headlong (demo, high quality) 25 Queen - Don't Try So Hard (early version) * 26 Queen - All God's People (preview mix) 27 Queen - Affairs (unreleased demo) 28 Queen - Grand Dame (unreleased demo) 29 Brian May & Cozy Powell - (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame (unreleased cover) * 30 Roger Taylor - Surrender (original acetate version) ^ 31 Roger Taylor - Is It Me? (original version) ^ 32 Roger Taylor - I Am The Drummer (In A Rock And Roll Band) (early version) * BONUS! Queen - White Christmas (live cover, 22-12-1977 Los Angeles) EXTRA!! Queen - Let's Make Love (1986 demo snippet) *^ Y1 UPDATE: Queen - Another One Bites The Dust (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ Y1 UPDATE: Queen - Dragon Attack (raw multitrack mix with extra bits) *^ Y1 UPDATE: Queen - Spread Your Wings (test pressing version) ^ Y1 UPDATE: Queen - Under Pressure (3 outtake excerpts) *^ VOLUME 4: THE UNUSUAL MIXES 01 Brighton Rock (raw instrumental) 02 Tenement Funster (instrumental) 03 Now I'm Here (no fade out) 04 Now I'm Here (no fade out, no keyboards) 05 Now I'm Here (no fade out, no keyboards, no extras) 06 Stone Cold Crazy (instrumental) 07 Death On Two Legs (no fade in) 08 Death On Two Legs (instrumental) 09 I'm In Love With My Car (no motor sounds) 10 I'm In Love With My Car (instrumental) 11 Bohemian Rhapsody (raw instrumental) 12 Bohemian Rhapsody (first outtakes mix - by C_Matt) 13 Bohemian Rhapsody (second outtakes mix - by C_Matt) 14 Keep Yourself Alive (Long Lost Retake edit, no fade out) 15 Keep Yourself Alive (Long Lost Retake edit, no fade out, instrumental) 16 Tie Your Mother Down (simple mix) 17 Long Away (instrumental) 18 We Are The Champions (no fade out) 19 Get Down, Make Love (raw mix, no synths) 20 Get Down, Make Love (raw mix, instrumental) 21 Get Down, Make Love (raw mix, no synths, instrumental) 22 Don't Stop Me Now (instrumental - by CMI) 23 Play The Game (piano intro, no synths, no fade out) 24 Crazy Little Thing Called Love (no fade out) 25 Radio Ga Ga (no fade out) 26 I Want To Break Free (no fade in, no fade out) 27 I Want To Break Free (no keyboards, no fade in, no fade out) 28 One Vision (simple mix) 29 The Show Must Go On (edit, no keyboards) 30 The Show Must Go On (edit, no keyboards, instrumental) 31 Queen minus - C-Lebrity (instrumental) 32 Spread Your Wings (rear channel mix) 33 Save Me (rear channel mix) 34 The Invisible Man (rear channel mix + guitar solo) 35 Breakthru (rear channel mix) 36 Scandal (rear channel mix) 37 '39 (stripped mix - by C_Matt) 38 Coming Soon (no rear channel mix) 39 Machines (live intro recreation - by Vicspec) 40 Who Wants to Live Forever (Freddie intro restored mix - by C_Matt) 41 New York, New York (high quality restored version - by C_Matt) 42 I Want It All (restored full length version - 2015 merge by CMI) 43 You Take My Breath Away (restored instrumental - by CMI) 44 You Take My Breath Away (Defining Shorter Edit - by Defining Awesome) (24 bit) 45 You Don't Fool Me (fixed instrumental - by CMI) 46 Killer Queen (balanced raw multitrack mix, no clicks - by Defining Awesome) (24 bit) 47 You Are The Only One (additional drums and bass mix - arranged by Riccardo Santagati) BONUS! Made In Heaven (Queen Studio Experience multitrack mix) BONUS! Mother Love (Queen Studio Experience multitrack mix) EXTRA!! Brian May - Last Horizon (backing track from brianmay.com) *^ Y1 UPDATE: Another One Bites The Dust (2003 backing track mix - by Golden Salmon) Y1 UPDATE: Dragon Attack (stripped mix - by tcthegreat) Y1 UPDATE: Stone Cold Crazy (Raw Tricky 1st Take Mix - by BETA215) Y1 UPDATE: Under Pressure (Restored Outtake Mix - by A Word In Your Ear) |
| Golden Salmon 06.06.2018 01:23 |
VOLUME 5: THE UNUSUAL BONUSES 00 Queen - ''We're gonna have some fun right now'' (1978-12-01 Montreal) 01 Queen - Now I'm Here (Top of the Pops 1975, excerpt from ''From Rags To Rhapsody'') ^ 02 Queen - '39 (Brian's performance from ''The Making Of A Night At The Opera'' - by C_Matt) 03 Queen - Love of My Life (Brian's performance from ''The Making Of A Night At The Opera'' - by C_Matt) 04 Queen - Good Company (Brian's performance from ''The Making Of A Night At The Opera'' - by C_Matt) 05 Queen - Coming Soon (alternate take, sourced from DVDA's MLP track) (96 kHz 24 bit) 06 Queen - Cool Cat (restored original mix with David Bowie's backing vocals - by CMI) 07 Queen - Take Another Piece Of My Heart (Let Me Live) (with Rod Stewart, excerpt from ''The Great Pretender'') 08 Queen - There Must Be More To Life Than This (with Michael Jackson, different take excerpt from ''The Great Pretender'') * 09 Queen - Invisible Queen (1989 fan club flexi promo) 10 Queen - You Don't Fool Me (Late Mix) (Roger Taylor backing vocals excerpt) 11 Queen - You Don't Fool Me (Sexy Club Mix) (Roger Taylor backing vocals excerpt) ^ 12 Queen - 46664 - The Call (mix 2) ^ 13 Queen - Invincible Hope ^ 14 Queen - Invincible Hope (One Year On remix) ^ 15 Freddie Mercury - I Was Born To Love You (demo, corrected) ^ 16 Freddie Mercury - Man Made Paradise (early version from ''The Untold Story'') * 17 Freddie Mercury - It's So You (alternate version from ''The Untold Story'') * 18 Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé - working tape excerpts (from ''The Untold Story'') * 19 Freddie Mercury - ''I am a man, I am a man, Hand of God be true'' (reversed excerpt from ''Overture Piccante'') 20 Brian May, John Deacon & Anita Dobson - I Dream Of Christmas 21 Brian May & Anita Dobson - Let Me In (Your Heart Again) 22 Brian May - Lost Opportunity (improvised excerpt, 1995-09-22 Zucchero's Birthday Party) 23 Brian May - Driven By You (TV Ford ad version, high quality) 24 Brian May - Hard Business (TV series instrumental theme) 25 Brian May - The Stretch (TV series opening theme) 26 Brian May - Fun At The Funeral Parlour (TV series opening theme) 27 Brian May & Tim Staffell - Earth (2003 duet) 28 Brian May & Tim Staffell - Doin' Alright (2003 duet) 29 Brian May on the radio - Last Horizon (first tidbit, 1991-04-17 Pirate Radio, Los Angeles) 30 Brian May on the radio - Sleeping On The Sidewalk - Tie Your Mother Down - Last Horizon (1998-06-03 Onda Diez) 31 Brian May on the radio - España (1998-06-03 Gomaespuma) ^ 32 Brian May on the radio - Something gentle (1998-06-03 Gomaespuma) ^ 33 Brian May on the radio - Tie Your Mother Down (1998-06-03 Gomaespuma) ^ 34 Brian May on the radio - Goodbye (1998-06-03 Gomaespuma) ^ 35 Brian May on the radio - Hammer To Fall (complete recording, 1998-06-14 Cadena 100) * 36 Cozy Powell & Jaime Page - Ride The Night (''Ride To Win'' - ''Resurrection'' demo) * 37 Roger Taylor & Jeff Beck - Say It's Not True (2011-06-04 Wintershall Estate) 38 Roger Taylor - Absolutely Anything (soundtrack song) BONUS! Brian May & Roger Taylor - God Save the Queen (2002-06-03 Party at the Palace, London) EXTRA!! Queen - One Vision (longer outtake from ''Greatest Video Hits 2'') Y1 UPDATE: Freddie Mercury - Love Kills (Metropolis Mix, high quality) VOLUME +: THE UNUSUAL GUESTS 01 Queen + Ian & Belinda - Who Wants To Live Forever (extended version 1989) ^ 02 Brian May + Gary Cherone, Joe Satriani & Steve Vai - Now I'm Here (1991-10-19 Guitar Legends, Sevilla) ^ 03 Brian May + Extreme - Love Of My Life (1992) 04 Brian May + Hank Marvin - We Are The Champions (instrumental duet 1992) 05 Brian May + Slash - Tie Your Mother Down (1993-04-05 Jay Leno's Tonight Show) 06 Roger Taylor + Friends - A Kind Of Magic (1994-04-29 Mick Ronson Memorial Concert) 07 Brian May + Jennifer Rush - Who Wants To Live Forever (duet 1995) 08 Roger Taylor + SAS Band - Radio Ga Ga (2000-02-19 London) 09 Queen + 5ive - We Will Rock You (radio version 2000) 10 Queen + Robbie Williams - We Are The Champions (main radio mix 2001) 11 Queen + Foo Fighters - Tie Your Mother Down (2001-03-19 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) ^ 12 Brian May + Claire Sweeney - Too Much Love Will Kill You (2002) ^ 13 Queen + Will Young & Phil Collins - We Are The Champions (2002-06-03 Party at the Palace, London) ^ 14 Queen + WWRY London cast - Bohemian Rhapsody (2002-06-03 Party at the Palace, London) ^ 15 Queen + Luciano Pavarotti - Too Much Love Will Kill You (duet 2003-05-27 Modena) ^ 16 Queen + John Farnham - We Will Rock You (2003) 17 Queen + Annie Crummer - Another One Bites The Dust (2003) ^ 18 Queen + Eva María Cortés - Sólo Por Ti (No-One But You, long version 2004) 19 Queen + Britney Spears, Beyoncé & Pink - We Will Rock You (edit 2004) ^ 20 Queen + WWRY German cast - We Will Rock You (2004-12-11 Wetten Dass) ^ 21 Queen + WWRY German cast - We Are The Champions (2004-12-11 Wetten Dass) ^ 22 Roger Taylor + Band Du Lac - These Are The Days Of Our Lives (2005-06-11 Surrey) ^ 23 Roger Taylor + Band Du Lac - I Want To Break Free (2005-06-11 Surrey) ^ 24 Brian May + Diana Ross - Crazy Little Thing Called Love (2006) 25 Queen + Foo Fighters - Day-O - We Will Rock You (intro) - Tie Your Mother Down (2006-06-17 Hyde Park) 26 Brian May + Momo Cortés - Tanto Amor No Es Bueno (Too Much Love Will Kill You, 2007) ^ 27 Brian May + Catherine Porter - Somebody To Love (2009) ^ 28 Brian May + Kerry Ellis & Rufus Tiger Taylor - Save Me (2010) 29 Brian May + Tangerine Dream - Guitar solo - We Will Rock You - Impromptu (2011-06-27 Starmus Festival) 30 Brian May + Dappy - We Will Rock You (BBC Live Lounge 2012) ^ 31 Queen + VonLichten - We Will Rock You (2012) ^ 32 Queen + Jessie J - Day-O - Brighton Rock - We Will Rock You (uncut performance - 2012-08-12 London, Olympics Closing Ceremony) * 33 Queen + Jessie J - Day-O - Brighton Rock - We Will Rock You (edited, corrected - 2012-08-12 London, Olympics Closing Ceremony) * 34 Brian May + Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble - '39 (2014-09-26 Starmus Festival) ^ 35 Queen + David Bowie & Annie Lennox - Under Pressure (1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute rehearsal) * 36 Queen + George Michael & Lisa Stansfield - These Are The Days Of Our Lives (1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute rehearsal) * 37 Queen + George Michael - Somebody To Love (1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute rehearsal) * BONUS! Queen + Anastacia - Amandla (2003) ^ EXTRA!! Brian May + My Chemical Romance - We Will Rock You (2011-08-26 Reading Festival) ^ 2010 PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA *^ 01 Queen + Tom Chaplin - It's A Hard Life 02 Queen + Midge Ure - Seven Seas Of Rhye 03 Queen + Tom Chaplin, Tom Jones, Alison Moyet, Paloma Faith & Jamie Cullum - We Will Rock You Y1 UPDATE: 2003-11-29 CAPE TOWN 46664 (48kHz) * 01 Brian May + Andrea Corr - Is This The World We Created...? 02 Queen + Bono, Anastacia, Beyoncé & David A. Stewart – Amandla 03 Queen + Soweto Gospel Choir, Zucchero & Thandiswa Mazwai - BR, IWIA & IWTBF (medley) 04 Queen - Radio Ga Ga 05 Queen + Anastacia - We Will Rock You & We Are The Champions * - undocumented at Queenvault.com, ultimatequeen.co.uk or both, as of 2019 ^ - restored and/or lossy source Bold – version 2.0 addition Italics – version 2.0 upgraded source More: The Innuendo Collection Brian May - On Air June 1998 QUEEN: Prince's Trust Rock Gala The Brian & Roger Cover Collection |
| stevelondon20 06.06.2018 06:16 |
Perfect! Cheers mate! |
| pmatsynot 06.06.2018 09:20 |
Thanks again for a interesting collection and your hard work |
| eYe 06.06.2018 09:51 |
Thank you very much!! |
| Chief Mouse 06.06.2018 09:54 |
Very nice! Thank you :) |
| dave76 06.06.2018 10:53 |
You did a fine job mate and i wanna thank you for your hard efforts to share this with us. Since i made a sort of anthology set myself a few years ago i know it can be fun to explore and to compile over 50 years of Queen and pre-Queen material. It was a worthwile experience and i'm always interested in what other fans can come up with when it comes to compiling anthology sets. Since the band will never gonna give us one we rather do it ourselves then right? |
| dave76 06.06.2018 10:55 |
Oops, double post. |
| Chopin1995 06.06.2018 11:04 |
This is impressive. Very well done! Thank you! |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 06.06.2018 15:21 |
This is great! Thank you very much for your efforts! Cheers, Ogre- |
| Thistle 06.06.2018 15:39 |
Great effort! Thank you so much :) |
| Freddie rey 06.06.2018 17:06 |
Thanks a lot mate. Just one question, do you remaster the demos from the convention? Like "affairs"? |
| Golden Salmon 06.06.2018 17:51 |
Freddie rey wrote: Thanks a lot mate. Just one question, do you remaster the demos from the convention? Like "affairs"?Just look at whether they have a " ^ " next to their title. For instance, Affairs and Grand Dame are original FLAC files. All those tracks that have been shared as MP3, those sourced from lossy formats and those that have been restored in any way are marked with " ^ ". |
| Chinwonder2 06.06.2018 18:25 |
Awesome! Thank you so much! -Chin |
| QSMJohn 06.06.2018 18:49 |
Wow! Very nice! Thanks for that Golden Salmon :)) |
| krantzet80 06.06.2018 19:27 |
Great! Thanks a LOT! |
| PROTOCOLMAN 06.06.2018 20:46 |
Thank you so much for your great job!!! |
| jerome.wuzz 06.06.2018 21:20 |
What a tremendous collection, thank you so much for sharing it! |
| TheAdmiester 07.06.2018 02:20 |
Amazing compilation. Loving the back mixes of Breakthru and Scandal as I haven't heard those before. Breakthru's power chords really shine and I noticed for the first time that on the first "Breakthru!" of the final chorus, the voices are actually Brian in the left channel and Roger in the right. Scandal's mix is very interesting as it exposes a lot of the details of the keyboards (such as the quiet ticking that runs throughout the track), and I never realised that those processed guitar sounds actually pitch-bended up! |
| Vali 07.06.2018 10:22 |
Wow, this is amazing ! thankyou !!! :-) |
| Golden Salmon 07.06.2018 10:41 |
Thank you all for your kind words :-)
TheAdmiester wrote: Amazing compilation. Loving the back mixes of Breakthru and Scandal as I haven't heard those before. Breakthru's power chords really shine and I noticed for the first time that on the first "Breakthru!" of the final chorus, the voices are actually Brian in the left channel and Roger in the right. Scandal's mix is very interesting as it exposes a lot of the details of the keyboards (such as the quiet ticking that runs throughout the track), and I never realised that those processed guitar sounds actually pitch-bended up!I'm glad you listened to those! :-) They are surprising to say the least. "The Invisible Man" is similar in that regard as well, it feels like a different version with that funny bass line in the foreground. |
| DougBL 07.06.2018 10:46 |
Thank you - this is just awesome! |
| Freddie rey 07.06.2018 12:34 |
just an idea, what about doing a compilation of some of the tracks from the convention? like affairs? becouse those two tracks from the convention really sounds very well. It will be nice to hear more tracks from the conventions in that quality |
| TheAdmiester 07.06.2018 14:16 |
Golden Salmon wrote: Thank you all for your kind words :-)Totally missed that one, will check it out.TheAdmiester wrote: Amazing compilation. Loving the back mixes of Breakthru and Scandal as I haven't heard those before. Breakthru's power chords really shine and I noticed for the first time that on the first "Breakthru!" of the final chorus, the voices are actually Brian in the left channel and Roger in the right. Scandal's mix is very interesting as it exposes a lot of the details of the keyboards (such as the quiet ticking that runs throughout the track), and I never realised that those processed guitar sounds actually pitch-bended up!I'm glad you listened to those! :-) They are surprising to say the least. "The Invisible Man" is similar in that regard as well, it feels like a different version with that funny bass line in the foreground. Also, is there any more info on the "simple mix" of One Vision? I gave it a quick go yesterday but didn't notice any difference. |
| Golden Salmon 07.06.2018 16:45 |
Freddie rey wrote: just an idea, what about doing a compilation of some of the tracks from the convention? like affairs? becouse those two tracks from the convention really sounds very well. It will be nice to hear more tracks from the conventions in that qualityDon't quote me on this, but I think I shared all 5 tracks (Barcelona, Innuendo, DTSH, Affairs and GD) from the same convention. This might be wrong though. I chose not to share other convention recordings, particularly those with the "Property of Queen Productions" thing, if you know what I mean. There are plenty of them and can easily be found around the Internet, except for a few which remain uncirculated. TheAdmiester wrote: Totally missed that one, will check it out. Also, is there any more info on the "simple mix" of One Vision? I gave it a quick go yesterday but didn't notice any difference.I included these notes in the PDF document regarding Volume 4: General notes: - Most of these mixes are unbalanced. That means you should be able to hear details that you couldn’t before on the regular album versions. I don’t want to spoil much, so check your favorite songs! - “Simple mix” is an unbalanced mix that only differs in terms of volume of its different tracks. Refer to the previous note. - “Raw mix” means some new, unheard bits are available in a given version. - “Rear mix” versions are tracks sourced from 5.1 mixes, and they are very unbalanced! But the point is that you’ll get to hear some details very clearly.Freddie's voice can be heard more clearly in TYMD (particularly around the middle and at the very end) and OV (last minute), as in it is less buried than in the regular album versions in some parts. Bass is more prominent too. |
| TheAdmiester 07.06.2018 21:49 |
Golden Salmon wrote:My bad, totally missed that part of the PDF. Thanks for clarifying.TheAdmiester wrote: Totally missed that one, will check it out. Also, is there any more info on the "simple mix" of One Vision? I gave it a quick go yesterday but didn't notice any difference.I included these notes in the PDF document regarding Volume 4:General notes: - Most of these mixes are unbalanced. That means you should be able to hear details that you couldn’t before on the regular album versions. I don’t want to spoil much, so check your favorite songs! - “Simple mix” is an unbalanced mix that only differs in terms of volume of its different tracks. Refer to the previous note. - “Raw mix” means some new, unheard bits are available in a given version. - “Rear mix” versions are tracks sourced from 5.1 mixes, and they are very unbalanced! But the point is that you’ll get to hear some details very clearly.Freddie's voice can be heard more clearly in TYMD (particularly around the middle and at the very end) and OV (last minute), as in it is less buried than in the regular album versions in some parts. Bass is more prominent too. |
| aristide1 08.06.2018 08:40 |
Impressive work but unfocused, you should have stick to original material, studio and live. Too many variations of the multitracks and official surround sources. Or not enough of them. I mean beside "balanced raw mix", "raw mix with extra bits", "raw mix instrumental", "rear channel mix", there is also the equally unusual vocal channel. |
| dastard 08.06.2018 10:30 |
Where do these surround versions come from, there is so much we can do with those songs? |
| Golden Salmon 08.06.2018 11:08 |
aristide1 wrote: Impressive work but unfocused, you should have stick to original material, studio and live. Too many variations of the multitracks and official surround sources. Or not enough of them. I mean beside "balanced raw mix", "raw mix with extra bits", "raw mix instrumental", "rear channel mix", there is also the equally unusual vocal channel.You are welcome to try and make a better compilation :-) There are "Freddie Mercury a cappella" collections floating around (fan site "Queen Poland" made one a few years ago), those have been done before. I tried to make something different and hopefully fresh, or at least compile something out of very sparse material (it's easy enough to make them, but I haven't seen them properly packaged, so to speak). Also, there's only so much you can do with the multitracks. I mean, you can literally create a thousand different versions with the available ones, but is there a point to remove other elements? Would you enjoy "Bicycle Race" without bells? "Radio Ga Ga" without the sequencer parts? I tried those and more, and they didn't feel quite right to listen to. I'm sure there are other interesting combinations (C_Matt and others have done more interesting mixes, but it is their work and I shouldn't just repackage it all). Not to mention remixes with new sounds and whatnot. Be warned though, it takes very long to make something like this when you're not simply doing a file dump. Again, you can give it a shot and share it for everyone here :-) madmega wrote: Where do these surround versions come from, there is so much we can do with those songs?A simple google search for "queen multitracks" goes a long way, if you are interested. There are other less accessible sources around too, but it's a good starting point. |
| aristide1 08.06.2018 12:38 |
You have devoted a long time working in all directions instead of focusing on simple ideas with a greater success. For example, the rear mixes sourced from 5.1 - four of them in your collection. If they are better than original then why not give the same treatment to more of them (i guess there are hundreds of surround mixes including live). Why 4 and why those 4? To me it has no meaning. If you didn't have time for more because maybe you had to dig for the unusual guests, then it's not good to do everything in the same time, only to reach 12hr and 4GB. |
| dudeofqueen 08.06.2018 14:45 |
artside1, re: Neigh. Each and every one if your 300-odd posts. Fuck. Off. You. Dickhead. This Salmon chap - whether Golden or not - appears to have done something constructive. Provided something that perhaps only a few but, likely, MANY, people here may never have heard before. Your contributions across 300 visits to your mum's smartphone's keyboard? Sweet Fanny Adams. Nothing. Zero. Nada. Now, hurry away, pop yourself up in the high chair and let your older siblings give you your porridge. .......wanker. |
| Golden Salmon 08.06.2018 15:37 |
Aristide, I've spent too long on Internet forums to know better than to engage on pointless arguments. If you don't like what I shared, fine, so be it. |
| dastard 08.06.2018 18:38 |
I have 31 multitrack songs but some of yours aren't there. I will search again, hopefully find Scandal, Breakthrough, Invisible Man etc. |
| Golden Salmon 08.06.2018 19:05 |
madmega wrote: I have 31 multitrack songs but some of yours aren't there. I will search again, hopefully find Scandal, Breakthrough, Invisible Man etc.Those were sourced from GVH2 5.1 mixes. They're not as versatile as the actual multitracks, but they are still interesting to explore. |
| dastard 08.06.2018 21:22 |
Ah yes, thanks, i forgot all about those, i will explore them some more, it is really interesting :-) |
| AOCQ 09.06.2018 10:14 |
Thanks! |
| aristide1 09.06.2018 10:41 |
Golden Salmon wrote: Those were sourced from GVH2 5.1 mixes. They're not as versatile as the actual multitracks, but they are still interesting to explore.They are also official, and there is no open season for anything official. Explore away, but do not share. The fact that you are sharing not selling is irrelevant from the copyright point of view. |
| Rami 10.06.2018 09:43 |
Great! Thank you very much for your hard work!! |
| poppo 14.06.2018 14:49 |
Thanks for this great collection, However I'm not able to download it. Mega asks for a decoding key?? Same with the Innuendo and Brian May collection. Please help |
| poppo 14.06.2018 14:53 |
Never mind, it works in another browser |
| tassilo 15.06.2018 14:07 |
Thank you! |
| n.smile 15.06.2018 16:55 |
Very interessing! Thank you:-) |
| ataqueen 02.07.2018 11:49 |
an idea...... |
| Golden Salmon 02.07.2018 14:29 |
Haha, thank you again :-) |
| ataqueen 03.07.2018 05:42 |
36/5000 thanks to you for your "anthology" |
| truemetal 05.07.2018 20:49 |
Thanks a lot, nice work indeed! |
| Hitman 18.07.2018 22:36 |
thank you for this huge work! i was wondering if you considered to add the we will rock you live at pavarotti and friends 2003. It was quite a unique version of this song. |
| Golden Salmon 21.07.2018 11:25 |
Hitman wrote: thank you for this huge work! i was wondering if you considered to add the we will rock you live at pavarotti and friends 2003. It was quite a unique version of this song.Thank you! As a matter of fact, my intention from the beginning with the "Unusual Collection" (now "Unusual Anthology") is for it to become a collaborative project, so I appreciate the suggestions! I have a few ideas to add a handful of tracks to the collection sometime in the future and I haven't thoroughly checked that WWRY version, so I might consider it. Cheers! EDIT: just listened to it, it's quite similar to the John Farnham / 5ive versions (already included) rather than being something as unique as the very distinct Songwriters HOF version. |
| Unniendo 22.07.2018 23:47 |
Awesome! Thanks a lot for share! |
| djaef 24.07.2018 09:37 |
Thank you very much. That's a great compilation indeed. Heartfelt thanks. |
| Golden Salmon 13.10.2018 00:42 |
Bump! Since we're just mere days away from this year's big event (the film!), I thought I'd update this share as well as the "Innuendo Collection" to celebrate! For the new fans :-) ADDITIONS Every volume has been updated with a brand new track! These are labeled as EXTRA: - Performances: Rock It (Prime Jive) - Freddie on lead vocals - the only live track that doesn't originally feature Freddie in the studio version yet to be released officially. Modern Times Rock'n'Roll, '39 and Sleeping On The Sidewalk with Freddie on vocals have been on albums, unlike this one. - Versions: Otro Lugar (Another World - Spanish version) - the only song fully sang by a Queen member in a language other than English - together with Freddie's "Ensueño". - Shares: Let's Make Love (1986 demo snippet) - the only unknown recording to surface in the last few years. - Mixes: Last Horizon (backing track) - an "official" mix that totally fits here. - Bonuses: One Vision (longer outtake from GVH2) - this is a more complete "Fun Vision" recording than the popular one from Magic Years, with no voice overs. - Volume +: Brian May + My Chemical Romance - We Will Rock You (live) - another professionally recorded collaboration that I missed originally. Also, I created and included a "VOLUME + HIGHLIGHTS" file that showcases some of the totally worthy, very cool Queen-like moments that Brian and Roger have in this compilation, just in case someone hasn't checked these tracks out. You can find it here as well, attached below. CHANGES - Revised document (new track info, improved format for better readability, updated stats and some text) - Some filenames have been revised to make them more consistent - Minor IDtag corrections - Updated MP3 version I think this will be the last update to this share, but never say never. Who knows what will be next in the Queen collecting scene. Cheers! VOLUME + HIGHLIGHTS ATTACHED HERE |
| Freddie rey 13.10.2018 12:46 |
you rock man!! I really think that you need to do more of this. A collection of each album will be absolute great!! :D thanks again |
| Rael 18.10.2018 17:18 |
Thank you so so so much for this!! It still amazes me that there are versions and snippets that I've never heard before, thanks again!!! |
| therhyeman 10.12.2018 22:53 |
Thanks for a really fine collection! But can I just point out that the PDF notes for volume 4 has many tracks missing (eg. 2-10 and many of the 20s). Any chance of a corrected version? It's too good to be anything less than perfect :) :) |
| Golden Salmon 11.12.2018 11:40 |
therhyeman wrote: Thanks for a really fine collection! But can I just point out that the PDF notes for volume 4 has many tracks missing (eg. 2-10 and many of the 20s). Any chance of a corrected version? It's too good to be anything less than perfect :) :)Wow, someone really cared about reading the PDF doc? It's nothing special, but I thought I'd write down a few things and crack some bad jokes (I did it all for fun, really) about what's included in the share. Thank you for the appreciation in any case :-) As stated in the doc, the reason why some tracks in volume 4 aren't described or commented is the fact that they're self-explanatory, in terms of what they are. I mean, there's not much more I could tell you about "Tenement Funster (instrumental)" other than it doesn't feature any vocals. It's not like I am an expert who can talk about the art behind the song, so I can't add any meaningful written content about it. |
| la_ultra_zona 11.12.2018 14:39 |
The Last Horizon Backing Track is official, released on BM's website, years ago. |
| la_ultra_zona 11.12.2018 19:02 |
Sorry. You already noted that. I just read. There are also 2 mixes of WATC (Ft. Robbie Williams), one of them minus orchestra. |
| Golden Salmon 11.12.2018 21:45 |
la_ultra_zona wrote: Sorry. You already noted that. I just read. There are also 2 mixes of WATC (Ft. Robbie Williams), one of them minus orchestra.Yeah, there are plenty of versions left out. Speaking only of Volume +, you have several other Ian & Belinda WWTLF versions, there's another Brian May + J.Rush version without Brian's vocals, three versions of WATC with Robbie Williams, an instrumental of Annie Crummer's AOBTD, more NOBY versions with Kerry Ellis and without orchestral intro... And some other things I may not talk about, including lesser collaborations. Perhaps there was no point in including the edited WWRY version of the 2012 Olympics, but I won't change that now. However, I missed the three Rock Gala tracks, and I think I will do something with that before the end of the year. UPDATE: Just before the new year, I've added the Rock Gala Queen+ tracks :-) |
| la_ultra_zona 12.12.2018 18:50 |
Also to note, a very, very nice mix of save me was done by PiotreQrmx (I think), by Kerry Ellis and the old Queen version. Totally Worth it! |
| Golden Salmon 12.12.2018 23:09 |
la_ultra_zona wrote: Also to note, a very, very nice mix of save me was done by PiotreQrmx (I think), by Kerry Ellis and the old Queen version. Totally Worth it!Now that you mention it, here's a discarded track from this share. I suppose this was originally an early version of the Brian + Kerry + Rufus Tiger version that I included, kind of funny that they used it the way it is. Brian May + Kerry Ellis - Save Me (2010 'Save Me' campaign theme, guitar & voice duet) |
| la_ultra_zona 13.12.2018 21:08 |
Amazing. Here is the fan mix I told you before. |
| spiralstatic 23.01.2019 18:57 |
Oh my, I need to get a hard drive so I can download more of this stuff. I just don't have enough room on my rubbish laptop, but THANK YOU SO MUCH for all of this glory Golden Salmon. My first download was the instrumental You Take my Breath Away. I spent the best part of a day transcribing the piano part for this a few months ago (I know there are versions online, but they're interpretations and I wanted to do my own from Freddie's playing) and gosh - now I see I could have listened to this and done it so much more easily than having to try to hear beneath the vocals. But now I can check over what I wrote before and get it properly right when next I have time. I know that's not entirely what these glorious sharings are for, but you know... whatever we take from them, right? I am so looking forward to delving properly into all of this - thank you! |
| Seed_Of_Rhy 24.01.2019 17:10 |
Great, i'm very appriciated for you making, sharing (and replenishing!) of this beautiful collection. But i need to clarify some things: 1) Are you making updates in FLAC and MP3 versions of The Unusual Anthology simultaneously? i.e. add new song to FLAC archive and to MP3 at the same time. 2) Why don't you add "State of Shock" w. Fred vocals and "Victory" ? These are good songs, "State ..." with Jagger, Mercury and Jackson vocals are available on YouTube in different mixes and variations...at least were on 2017-18 |
| Golden Salmon 25.01.2019 12:29 |
Seed_Of_Rhy wrote: 1) Are you making updates in FLAC and MP3 versions of The Unusual Anthology simultaneously? i.e. add new song to FLAC archive and to MP3 at the same time.Yes, both the FLAC + MP3 individual tracks collection and the zipped MP3 only version feature the same content and additional files, and are updated simultaneously indeed. 2) Why don't you add "State of Shock" w. Fred vocals and "Victory" ? These are good songs, "State ..." with Jagger, Mercury and Jackson vocals are available on YouTube in different mixes and variations...at least were on 2017-18I mentioned this months ago when I did the first version of this collection. Those tracks (along with Silver Salmon, Polar Bear, The Miracle and Innuendo demos, etc.) could definitely belong to Volume 3, but the MJ tracks for instance were first shared 15+ years ago and were in the hands of traders circa 2001. Consequently, they've been heavily bootlegged and re-shared since then. YMMV but most/all of the tracks in Volume 3 (collector and fan shares) only showed up within the last decade or so. Thus, they're a lot less common and I haven't seen them compiled the way they are here. Unless you've kept up with the scene all these years, there's a chance you might have missed some of them. If I included the last 20 years worth of rarities, it would become twice as big and it is not my intention to make it exhaustive, but rather to compile the least shared recordings. I made this collection with every Queen fan in mind. New fans can find both rare tracks and hard to obtain versions and whatnot, while veteran collectors can at least have a convenient compilation of undocumented versions, shares, mixes, etc. I haven't seen any similar thematic compilation out there, so hopefully that's my contribution to the scene. But there's so much more out there. For newer / casual fans who just became interested in listening to more Queen & solo songs and versions than those available in the regular albums, this collection is just the tip of the iceberg. There's at least 5 times more material out there if you really want to find it, with plenty of goodness to enjoy. CMI's expanded collection is a good starting point! |
| aristide1 25.01.2019 12:53 |
It's a good thing to have a philosophy behind all this garbage bin work, but don't present it like an act of deep meaning. The fact that you decided to recycle only paper but not used tampons is absolutely irrelevant. |
| Golden Salmon 25.01.2019 16:39 |
aristide1 wrote: It's a good thing to have a philosophy behind all this garbage bin work, but don't present it like an act of deep meaning. The fact that you decided to recycle only paper but not used tampons is absolutely irrelevant.Speaking of meaningfulness and relevance: Is this particular arrangement of words the best you can create and share? I'm sorry but it doesn't seem very enjoyable. |
| Saint Jiub 25.01.2019 17:27 |
aristide1 wrote: It's a good thing to have a philosophy behind all this garbage bin work, but don't present it like an act of deep meaning. The fact that you decided to recycle only paper but not used tampons is absolutely irrelevant.i hope you accidentally choke on your tampon. |
| The Real Wizard 25.01.2019 21:53 |
aristide1 wrote: It's a good thing to have a philosophy behind all this garbage bin work, but don't present it like an act of deep meaning. The fact that you decided to recycle only paper but not used tampons is absolutely irrelevant.Whoever scraped you off the side of the abortion bucket needs a good talking to. |
| Freddie rey 26.01.2019 08:08 |
I want to see more collections from Gilden Salmon....one per album please? |
| aristide1 26.01.2019 08:42 |
The Real Wizard wrote:Besides me and the bucket there must be also a mother around, don't you think?aristide1 wrote: It's a good thing to have a philosophy behind all this garbage bin work, but don't present it like an act of deep meaning. The fact that you decided to recycle only paper but not used tampons is absolutely irrelevant.Whoever scraped you off the side of the abortion bucket needs a good talking to. Try to avoid references, not even implied ones, to someone's mother, as it could affect your precious pristine image. And try to refine your rudimentary scheme about negative comment=bad and positive comment=good, as it does not work all the time. At least not with me. About this compilation I declare myself a satisfied customer, but I'm not willing to buy Golden Elk's theory on brontosauruses which unnecessarily explains in a defensive way why a certain track is absent as the result of a well devised master plan. Ban me for this. |
| The Real Wizard 15.02.2019 03:31 |
aristide1 wrote: Try to avoid references, not even implied ones, to someone's mother, as it could affect your precious pristine image.An "image" that exists only in your own head that is clearly not being upheld, by your own admission. A paradox, for the brighter ones among us. Hmm. |
| aristide1 15.02.2019 21:34 |
I'm overwhelmed by your fandom camaraderie in the vein of Masonic fellowship, it must be a great honor for Golden Salmon to be defended by the Grand Master himself. Too bad you weren't capable to do this on the today topic (Queen The eYe), probably because you realized it's impossible to say something to support him without making a fool of yourself. Instead you chose to show your compassion by nonsensically replying to my 20 days old post from another thread. It's quite disappointing. |
| Thistle 16.02.2019 11:11 |
aristide1 wrote:If you are a satisfied customer, then why refer to it as "garbage bin work" in your usual, derogatory and unnecessary sarcastic manner? If you liked it, but wanted other tracks to be included, you could just have said "nice compilation, but I think it's missing....".The Real Wizard wrote:Besides me and the bucket there must be also a mother around, don't you think? Try to avoid references, not even implied ones, to someone's mother, as it could affect your precious pristine image. And try to refine your rudimentary scheme about negative comment=bad and positive comment=good, as it does not work all the time. At least not with me. About this compilation I declare myself a satisfied customer, but I'm not willing to buy Golden Elk's theory on brontosauruses which unnecessarily explains in a defensive way why a certain track is absent as the result of a well devised master plan. Ban me for this.aristide1 wrote: It's a good thing to have a philosophy behind all this garbage bin work, but don't present it like an act of deep meaning. The fact that you decided to recycle only paper but not used tampons is absolutely irrelevant.Whoever scraped you off the side of the abortion bucket needs a good talking to. Instead, you acted like a cunt - because you're a cunt. You bring absolutely nothing to the table, other than shitty remarks. What the TS has said in another thread is irrelevant to your argument here, and the length of time it takes someone to respond to your drivel is also irrelevant. Note you didn't reply to me when I asked you why you picked on a new user for asking if a particular concert was available. You are treated with contempt because that's the way you treat others. If I forgot to mention you're a cunt, I might as well take this opportunity to tell you that you're a cunt. Also, you're a cunt. |
| aristide1 18.02.2019 13:17 |
Your queenzone credit is almost gone Thistle, save it for emergency situations. You exhaust it while biting and licking various asses, like Gerry's or Wizard's. For some unknown reason, you (like your vocally harmonic partner from The Real Wizard corps de ballet) desperately need to be associated (or dissociated) with some people, to borrow a piece of their aura. Why don't you learn some basic things from them instead? Act like Wizard, not like Gerry, and maybe people will start to take you seriously. |
| BETA215 18.02.2019 14:08 |
LOL, you know I'm laughing my ass off all this shit. Just let aristide1 comment all he wants, it's an attention whore. Yes, I'm a terrible person for saying that, sadistic and utter shit. You too :) By the way, spectacular collection Golden Salmon. As always :D |
| aristide1 18.02.2019 15:10 |
Since you don't like Wizard, you ignore Thistle, and you despise me, I guess it wasn't a LOL, more like a recognition reflex smile. |
| Thistle 18.02.2019 18:06 |
aristide1 wrote: Your queenzone credit is almost gone Thistle,Aye, because I'm going to take advice on my "Queenzone Credit" from an arsehole who had none in the first place. aristide1 wrote: For some unknown reason, you (like your vocally harmonic partner from The Real Wizard corps de ballet) desperately need to be associated (or dissociated) with some people, to borrow a piece of their aura.Bullshit. I don't need to be associated (or disassociated) with anyone. If I get on with someone and agree with them for the most part, that's fine (and that's generally the case - you just seem to be selective in what you see and hear). However, I don't suffer fools gladly - and you, sir, are a fool. aristide1 wrote: Why don't you learn some basic things from them instead? Act like Wizard, not like Gerry, and maybe people will start to take you seriously.More bullshit I couldn't be bothered reading because I don't take you seriously. Maybe if you brought something constructive to the table instead of being a cunt..... |
| BETA215 18.02.2019 19:15 |
Thistle wrote: More bullshit I couldn't be bothered reading because I don't take you seriously. Maybe if you brought something constructive to the table instead of being a cunt.....Please Thistle, let him say whatever he wants. That'll make him look even more stupid. |
| Thistle 18.02.2019 19:24 |
Don't worry, I'm already done with the moron. He says nothing of sense or interest. |
| aristide1 19.02.2019 10:58 |
... unlike your constructive and interesting 39 posts from "You and I should have been a single?", and many hundreds in the same unmistakable style. "If I get on with someone and agree with them for the most part, that's fine (and that's generally the case)". Really? The only thing that could make me look stupid is to find your age. If you and your pals have less then 60 years (in total), as I suspect, then I'm already sorry for interfering in your game. |
| Thistle 19.02.2019 11:54 |
Again,you're being selective and you've gone out of your way to count the exact number of posts I had in an argument with someone. That's not just sad, it's pathetic. The argument you speak of is with one of literally a handful of people I've found difficult on this site over a decade. I'm not the only one to find the same user difficult, and I'm not the only one who's argued with him. Compared to the bulk of my activity here, it's not really worth debating - especially with someone who makes snide comments and arguments habitual. I could go back and check the number of posts YOU'VE made that are a waste of time and characterise you with their unmistakable style, but then again I don't really have to - the number is conveniently already listed next to your name. 425 and counting, unfortunately. You don't need to find my age to make yourself look stupid. Your post count is enough. |
| Golden Salmon 19.02.2019 11:58 |
Please stop giving him the attention he wants. He loves arguing, so why please him? |
| aristide1 19.02.2019 12:18 |
I would but ... Oh, you're talking to Thistle, the man who doesn't love arguing. While you advise people not to share official material. The end of the world must be near, I see a lot of signs. |
| Thistle 19.02.2019 12:22 |
LOL |
| Thistle 19.02.2019 12:39 |
Your attempts at making me look like an argumentative troll are fairly weak, considering you're an argumentative troll. As far as I'm concerned, that's all that needs to be said. Anything you post now will merely prove my point and show you up for the idiot you are, and will be treated with the time and consideration you deserve - zilch. |
| aristide1 19.02.2019 12:53 |
Thistle wrote: Your attempts at making me look like an argumentative troll are fairly weak, considering you're an argumentative troll. As far as I'm concerned, that's all that needs to be said. Anything you post now will merely prove my point and show you up for the idiot you are, and will be treated with the time and consideration you deserve - zilch."Fairly weak"? So you admit a degree of argumentative trollness, and you appeal to a fellow troll to support you nevertheless. Well, why not? Champagne, champagne for everyone! |
| Thistle 19.02.2019 14:23 |
Answers on a postcard! |
| Saint Jiub 19.02.2019 17:45 |
Ignoring the Gerrys runners and aristides should not be difficult ... |
| Golden Salmon 15.08.2019 19:47 |
The show must go on: it's the Year One update! Full re-download recommended! The share that keeps on evolving... until today. Never say never, but this is most certainly the last time I'm revisiting the 'Unusual Anthology' (I'm all out of ideas!). Over the last year I've had a number of tracks in mind for additions and improvements, and also some old and new things surfaced over this period that I thought would make neat content for it, so here we are. This is what changed: ----------------------------- - 21 new tracks and many upgrades (thank you, waywardgenius, for most of the latter) of previously available files. Additions and major changes breakdown per volume: PERFORMANCES - HANGMAN (UNRELEASED SONG WITH BACKSTORY, 1976-04-01 TOKYO) The only Queen song (played live) to remain officially unreleased in any shape or form. This very nice rendition is perhaps the best quality recording out there. This new, recently surfaced source features a nice bit of backstory where Freddie mentions that this song is about “two very nasty men, two murderers”, adding to the lore surrounding this ever mysterious song. The previous 1975 recording I included in past “Unusual Collection / Anthology” versions is also available as an extra. - DEATH ON TWO LEGS (UNCENSORED AND UNCUT,1979-02-20 BARCELONA) Ever wondered about the censored bit in “Live Killers”? Wonder no more! True to Freddie’s natural manners, he mentions this is a song “about a dirty, nasty man – we call him motherfucker!”. But there’s way more to this one than meets the eye (ear?). Here’s a great analysis for additional information: http://queenlive.ca/lkanalysis.htm#dotl VERSIONS - STONE COLD CRAZY (RAW MULTITRACK MIX WITH EXTRA BITS) - WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS (RAW MULTITRACK MIX WITH EXTRA BITS) Two recently surfaced multitrack recordings allowed to extract these raw mixes which feature, once again, unheard snippets and different takes in unused tracks, on top of studio banter. Even these simple, mostly unaltered mixes will provide you with new, fresh versions of these classic Queen songs. Enjoy new Freddie ad-libs and Brian guitars! SHARES - ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (RAW MULTITRACK MIX WITH EXTRA BITS) - DRAGON ATTACK (RAW MULTITRACK MIX WITH EXTRA BITS) I’m considering these ones “shares” rather than “versions” since the original multitracks aren’t publicly available and mixes cannot be freely extracted. Also, they may have been somewhat altered from the actual, raw mixes but this is unknown at this point. In any case, the multitracks prove that they’re treasure troves once again, featuring more unused parts such as extra percussion, unheard instrumental bits, additional ad-libs, etc. - SPREAD YOUR WINGS (TEST PRESSING VERSION) I missed this share back in 2017 when it surfaced on Youtube. It features some differences in mixing, particularly guitars on the second half, and most notably two extra Freddie ad-libs. - UNDER PRESSURE (3 OUTTAKE EXCERPTS) Three outtakes from the original multitrack featuring unused Freddie Mercury, Brian May and David Bowie lead vocals. The “Rah Mix” version got its intro sample from this source. - Tracks 14 to 18 Listing order modified to better reflect the original chronology. MIXES - PLAY THE GAME (PIANO INTRO, NO SYNTHS, NO FADE OUT) (48 kHz) I mixed in the extra piano at the beginning, which makes for a very feel-good addition that will remind you of the live renditions. Other than that, enjoy a different, rawer version without synthesizers and unusual ending. - ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST (2003 BACKING TRACK MIX - BY GOLDEN SALMON) My very own mix! I almost gave up on this one since it was a bit tedious to get the pace right, but it turned out pretty listenable. Only Queen and some new sounds are involved! - DRAGON ATTACK (STRIPPED MIX - BY TCTHEGREAT) This unique mix deserves a place in this compilation given that it’s the only different version we’re getting for the time being. Enjoy this simplistic version! - STONE COLD CRAZY (RAW TRICKY 1ST TAKE MIX - BY BETA215) A very cool effort at recreating an early SCC live take with thoughtfully edited studio banter. - UNDER PRESSURE (RESTORED OUTTAKE MIX - BY A WORD IN YOUR EAR) Sometimes fan mixes make a lot of sense. This lovely version is one of them, very nicely done at that too. Take a listen and be surprised! BONUSES - FREDDIE MERCURY - LOVE KILLS (METROPOLIS MIX, HIGH QUALITY) Featuring early backing track and vocals, this is the best quality recording of this rare version you can possibly find. Thanks to The Kurgan and Chinwonder2 for the sources and mixing! GUESTS - 2003-11-29 CAPE TOWN 46664 (48kHz) 01 BRIAN MAY + ANDREA CORR - IS THIS THE WORLD WE CREATED...? 02 QUEEN + BONO, ANASTACIA, BEYONCÉ & DAVID A. STEWART – AMANDLA 03 QUEEN + SOWETO GOSPEL CHOIR, ZUCCHERO & THANDISWA MAZWAI - BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY, I WANT IT ALL & I WANT TO BREAK FREE (MEDLEY) 04 QUEEN - RADIO GA GA 05 QUEEN + ANASTACIA - WE WILL ROCK YOU & WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS The final addition to this Anthology in the foreseeable future. The full Queen+ song set (complemented by the tracks in Volume 1) straight from the hard-to-find DVD source, including the only ever “Amandla” live performance. Check out the blunder in IWTBF! OTHER - Many file names, folder names and ID3tags updated and corrected. - Some additional files and folders arranged in a more intuitive fashion. - Many small additions and QOL changes in the PDF document to reflect the updated content and improve readability, as well as a few corrections. - MP3 version updated accordingly. It is also of note that a few more shares have surfaced over the last few months (such as Stone Cold Crazy - rough mix, Sleeping On The Sidewalk - first take with studio banter, both and more shared by CMI in his latest Expanded Collections), and there's at least one more "Brian +" track (Bohemian Rhapsody with Rick Wakeman), all of which is too recent for me to want to add here, so I urge you to go to the source to get them if you're so inclined. I meant to do this earlier but life has been crazy in the last few months, you just wouldn't believe how much: new job with lots of new faces, divorce (mostly happy), new home, new love interests, trips, lost 20 kg and then gained 7 so far... but again, the show must go on! Here's hoping you enjoy this update. Downloading the whole Unusual Anthology again to avoid mixing up revisions is recommended. Thank you for the fun! See you on the board! |
| PROTOCOLMAN 15.08.2019 20:43 |
Lots of cool things!!! |
| pmatsynot 16.08.2019 08:54 |
Thank you for all your hard and the updates |
| vivaqueen 16.08.2019 10:13 |
what a incredible work, fantastic, merci beaucoup |
| Fan76 17.08.2019 06:19 |
Thank you very much for your work and passion. It must have take endless hours to produce it. Thank you |
| cngc456 24.08.2019 04:43 |
An incredible compilation made even better. Thanks for your effort making this! Can't wait to check the new material |
| Mustafa IbraGame 17.05.2020 13:51 |
Hello, Salmon! Can you please reup the link. That one in .txt file not active anymore... And the second question: are you planning the 2nd year update or smthin in that kind? |
| Golden Salmon 02.06.2020 16:50 |
Updated 2020-06-02 - ALL TRACKLISTS IN THIS SITE ARE OUTDATED Announcement: This share is no longer here. Please go to https://queenchat.boards.net/thread/742/queen-unusual-anthology for the final update. The time has come: this is my final form! No more updates! This is the last, definitive version. Now you'll say "Yeah, right...", but I swear, I'm finally done with it, LOL. This is what changed since the previous version last year: - All volumes updated with a total of 15 new tracks + 10 extra tracks (related content). Additions and major changes breakdown per volume: PERFORMANCES 20 NO-ONE BUT YOU (ONLY THE GOOD DIE YOUNG) (ONLY PRO RECORDING, 2002-04-30 AMSTERDAM) Queen (definition of what “Queen” is may vary) have only played this song a handful of times, but this is possibly the first and only professionally recorded version. Roger makes a mistake! EXTRA: 02 QUEEN - ROCK IT (PRIME JIVE) (FREDDIE MERCURY LEAD VOCALS, 1981-02-28 BUENOS AIRES) Another version in enjoyable quality, originally discarded. EXTRA: 03 BRIAN MAY & ROGER TAYLOR - WE WILL ROCK YOU (DUET, 2001-03-19 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME) A cool and unusual duet, featuring Roger in the last verse. Too many WWRY versions in the collection already, but as an extra it's OK. VERSIONS 15 FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS (ALTERNATE VOCALS, RAW MULTITRACK MIX WITH EXTRA BITS) So nice! We get an alternate unused take from Freddie, although with less ad-libbing. 18 UNDER PRESSURE (ALTERNATE VOCALS, RAW MULTITRACK MIX WITH EXTRA BITS) Yet another wonder brought by a newly leaked multitrack. A completely unused vocal take (with a familiar excerpt from the “Rah Mix” version, discarded vocals by Brian and lots more) and many, many smaller details, such as the buried sax by Bowie. 32 YOU ARE THE CHAMPIONS (LOCKDOWN JAM, 2020-04-16) Ah, the COVID-19 global pandemic: such fond memories of the mandatory lockdown, lost jobs, economy down the drain… At least it brought us this new, shorter instrumental rendition of WATC, later completed and released as a charity single. SHARES 09 SPREAD YOUR WINGS (ROUGH MIX EXCERPT, BASING STREET STUDIOS) A small exclusive for this collection. A very short glimpse into the additional guitars that never made it to the final mix. MIXES 01 BRIGHTON ROCK (CLEAN INTRO, DOUBLE-TRACKED VOCALS, ALTERNATE SOLO - BY CMI) Amazing fresh version by our beloved CMI :) 15 SWEET LADY (ELLIOT SCHEINER WITHDRAWN 2001 5.1 ALTERNATE MIX, NO LEAD VOCAL - BY VICTOR KRUGER) 16 LOVE OF MY LIFE (STANDALONE, NO HARMONIES) 38 UNDER PRESSURE (BASIC BACKING TRACK) From the recently surfaced multitrack, this one reminisces of the well-known demo “Feel Like”, which shows how it was an early version of Under Pressure. 41 IT'S A HARD LIFE (HYBRID MIX - BY GOLDEN SALMON) A fresh take on the album version. It features a clean intro with audible guitar to the actual song (without the “Vesti La Giubba” inspired prelude), and the last verse features the one different Freddie line from the 12” mix that isn’t present in the album. Also, the isolated harmonies from that same mix support the final “Looove!” part at the very end. EXTRA: 01 Play The Game (no synths, no fade out) Just the regular, previous mix version without the newly added piano intro. BONUSES 05 MY MELANCHOLY BLUES (OUTTAKE FROM "ROCK THE WORLD") Freddie’s blooper leads to an instrumental bit. Bless the mess! 06 GOOD OLD-FASHIONED LOVER BOY (1977 REHEARSAL AT SHEPPERTON STUDIOS FROM "STORMTROOPERS IN STILETTOS") Of course Queen were always cautious about sex and drugs, as evidenced by Roger here. 20 FREDDIE MERCURY - MADE IN HEAVEN (ISOLATED HARMONIES FROM "NEVER BORING") More like “Always Boring”, except for this little morsel and a couple other features. 42 BRIAN MAY & KERRY ELLIS - SAVE ME (2010 "SAVE ME" CAMPAIGN THEME, SEMI INSTRUMENTAL) A bizarre sort of duet featuring Brian on guitar on the first verse, and Kerry on the second. EXTRA: 01 BRIAN MAY - GOD SAVE THE QUEEN (PIANO DEMO WITH BRIAN'S COMMENTS FROM "THE MAKING OF A NIGHT AT THE OPERA") Well, he isn’t a piano player, all right… “A” for effort though! EXTRA: 02 QUEEN - 46664 - THE CALL (MIX 1) Absolutely unmissable, different and pristine quality version! /s EXTRA: 03 ROGER TAYLOR - "IT'S YOUR LETTERS" (NO MORE FUN, 1998 TFI FRIDAY) Roger’s most unknown and underrated song version! GUESTS 38 ROGER TAYLOR + FOO FIGHTERS - UNDER PRESSURE (2019-02-02 ATLANTA) Here they are again! Super Queen fans for sure. Roger is quite the spotlight as he ad-libs one of Freddie’s parts and generally contributes to backing vocals, and at some points this is a vocal trio too! EXTRA: 01 BRIAN MAY + JENNIFER RUSH - WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER (SOLO VERSION) Jennifer sings Brian’s verse. EXTRA: 02 QUEEN + JESSIE J - DAY-O - BRIGHTON ROCK - WE WILL ROCK YOU (UNCUT PERFORMANCE - 2012-08-12 LONDON, OLYMPICS CLOSING CEREMONY) The full, unpolished live version! EXTRA: 03 QUEEN + ROBBIE WILLIAMS - WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS (ROCK RADIO MIX) The orchestra backing track is removed. This rawer version is pretty cool too! OTHER - Cover artwork! It's also the cover for every audio file. - Completely redone tracklists. The updates over time made them messy, which is fixed now. Also, two tracks traded their places in vols. 2 and 3. - Several file names, folder names and ID3tags updated and corrected. - Additions and QOL changes in the PDF document to reflect the updated content and improve readability, as well as a few corrections. - MP3 version updated accordingly. It is also of note that a few more things have surfaced over the last year (such as Sleeping On The Sidewalk - first take with studio banter shared by CMI in his NOTW Expanded Collections), and there's at least one more "Brian May +" track (Bohemian Rhapsody with Rick Wakeman), all of which is too recent for me to want to add here, so I urge you to go to the source to get them if you're so inclined. Here's hoping you enjoy this final update. Downloading the whole Unusual Anthology again to avoid mixing up revisions is recommended. Feel safe to delete previous versions, as there are only additions and upgrades in the final version. Thank you beautiful people! |
| Saint Jiub 02.06.2020 18:25 |
For those who do not want to register at the new site to get access to this download: link I am assuming that the sharing section of the site is still only available to those that register, and I do not understand why. |
| Rado 03.06.2020 16:29 |
link this link don't work thank you |
| Saint Jiub 03.06.2020 18:44 |
The link had been changed for some reason, This is the new link. link |
| manetta 05.06.2020 08:41 |
sorry, i can't download, i see that the link is inactive.Can see if work? |
| Golden Salmon 05.06.2020 09:12 |
https://queenchat.boards.net/thread/742/queen-unusual-anthology |
| Saint Jiub 05.06.2020 18:36 |
Why not provide a direct link on QZ? You had provided it before. |
| Sascha1971 05.06.2020 18:43 |
I am not able to Register to the new Queen Forum! Several attempts --- no effort. |
| Rado 06.06.2020 15:45 |
Thank you if someone can provide a working mega file ty |
| AnthonyP 07.06.2020 20:18 |
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| Golden Salmon 08.06.2020 08:51 |
Sascha1971 wrote: I am not able to Register to the new Queen Forum! Several attempts --- no effort.What seems to be the problem? Have you tried from a different device? |
| Sascha1971 09.06.2020 19:42 |
I didn't received a verification mail. |
| Golden Salmon 10.06.2020 20:57 |
Sascha1971 wrote: I didn't received a verification mail.Have you checked your spam folder? |