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1980
FEBRUARY – MAY
Musicland Studios, Munich (The Game sessions)
| a. Play The Game | The Game | |
| b. Dragon Attack | The Game | |
| c. Another One Bites The Dust | The Game | |
| d. Need Your Loving Tonight | The Game | |
| e. Rock It (Prime Jive) | The Game | |
| f. Don't Try Suicide | The Game | |
| g. A Human Body | Play The Game, 1980 | |
| h. Play The Game (with Andy Gibb on additional vocals) | unreleased | |
| i. Dragon Attack (rough demo percussion mix) | unreleased | |
| j. Another One Bites The Dust (percussion version) | unreleased | |
| k. Rock It (Prime Jive) (Freddie vocal version) | unreleased | |
| l. Rock It (Prime Jive) (Roger vocal version) | unreleased | |
| m. Sandbox | unreleased | |
| n. Beautiful Day (demo) | unreleased; see note below |
- musician (instruments)
- Note: an early version of n was used as the basic track for It's A Beautiful Day on Made In Heaven, but the full demo remains unreleased.
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
The Townhouse and Advision Studios, London; The Music Centre, Middlesex; Utopia Studios, London (r). (Flash Gordon sessions)
| a. Flash's Theme | Flash Gordon | |
| b. In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme) | Flash Gordon | |
| c. Ming's Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless) | Flash Gordon | |
| d. The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale) | Flash Gordon | |
| e. Football Fight | Flash Gordon | |
| f. In The Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise) | Flash Gordon | |
| g. Execution Of Flash | Flash Gordon | |
| h. The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash) | Flash Gordon | |
| i. Arboria (Planet Of The Tree Men) | Flash Gordon | |
| j. Escape From The Swamp | Flash Gordon | |
| k. Flash To The Rescue | Flash Gordon | |
| l. Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawk Men) | Flash Gordon | |
| m. Battle Theme | Flash Gordon | |
| n. The Wedding March | Flash Gordon | |
| o. Marriage Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching) | Flash Gordon | |
| p. Crash Dive On Mingo City | Flash Gordon | |
| q. Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations) | Flash Gordon | |
| r. The Hero | Flash Gordon | |
| s. Flash (single edit) | Flash, 1980 | |
| t. The Hero (soundtrack version) | Flash Gordon film, end credits | |
| u. The Dark (demo) | unreleased; see note below |
- musician (instruments)
- Note: Brian recorded the basic track of u during these sessions, and he returned to it again while working on Back To The Light.
1981
JULY – SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux (Hot Space sessions)
| a. Under Pressure | Under Pressure, 1981 and Hot Space | |
| b. Soul Brother | Under Pressure, 1981; see note below | |
| c. Cool Cat | Hot Space | |
| d. People On Streets | unreleased | |
| e. Feel Like | unreleased | |
| f. Cool Cat (alternate take with David Bowie on backing vocals) | unreleased |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, organ on a), Brian May (guitars, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, percussion, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar; synthesizer, rhythm guitar and drum programming on c), David Bowie (vocals on a and f)
- Note: it's been reported that b was recorded during sessions for The Game, though part of the lyric ("Because he's a saviour of the universe" and "When you're under pressure", referencing Flash's Theme and Under Pressure, respectively) would indicate it was recorded in 1981. It's likely that the basic track and a guide vocal may have been laid down during sessions for The Game, with the finished vocal added in the summer of 1981 when Queen needed a B-side once David Bowie insisted d not be used. Other songs from Hot Space may have been recorded during these sessions, but it's not known which were. It's safe to say that at least c was, considering the presence of David Bowie on f. d was the song that Queen were working on just before David Bowie arrived, then it became e when he started recording with them.
DECEMBER 1981 – MARCH 1982
Musicland Studios, Munich (Hot Space sessions)
- musician (instruments)
1982
1983
21 & 22 APRIL
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (Brian May Star Fleet Project sessions)
| a. Star Fleet | Star Fleet Project | |
| b. Let Me Out | Star Fleet Project | |
| c. Blues Breaker | Star Fleet Project | |
| d. Son Of Star Fleet (actually an instrumental edit of a) | Star Fleet, 1983 | |
| e. Star Fleet (single edit) | Star Fleet, UK 1983 | |
| f. Star Fleet (single edit) | Star Fleet, US 1983 |
- Brian May (vocals, guitar), Eddie Van Halen (guitar), Phil Chen (bass guitar), Alan Gratzer (drums), Fred Mandel (piano, synthesizer), Roger Taylor (backing vocals on a)
SUMMER
Michael Jackson's home studio at Neverland (Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson collaboration)
| a. State Of Shock | unreleased | |
| b. There Must Be More To Life Than This | unreleased | |
| c. Victory | unreleased | |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, drum machine - ?), Michael Jackson (vocals, drum machine - ?)
- Note: a was later recorded by Michael with Mick Jagger and released as a single in 1984. b appeared on Freddie's Mr. Bad Guy album in 1985, without Michael. c was the title of the first Jackson 5 album since their breakup and was released in 1984, though the song didn't appear on the album. Queen would later record a version during sessions for The Works.
SUMMER
unknown home studio (John Deacon jam session)
| a. Untitled studio jam | unreleased | |
- John Deacon (bass guitar), Scott Gorham (guitar), Simon Kirke (drums), Martin Chambers (drums), Mick Ralphs (guitar), John McEnroe (guitar), Vitas Gerulaitas (guitar)
- Note: Yes, John McEnroe and Vitas Gerulaitas are the tennis players!
11 NOVEMBER
Duke of York's Theatre, London (Brian May radio session)
| a. Pavan | unreleased | |
| b. Love Of My Life | unreleased |
- Brian May, Julian Hemmingway and Stuart Esworthy (guitars)
- Note: this was a guitar masterclass for Capital Radio, in which Brian demonstrated his techniques and taught two students (Hemmingway and Esworthy) before performing two songs, an arrangement of the traditional song 'Pavan', and 'Love Of My Life'.
AUGUST 1983 – JANUARY 1984
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (August – October) and Musicland Studios, Munich (October – January) (The Works recording sessions)
- musician (instruments)
1984
JANUARY 1984 – JANUARY 1985 (discontinuously)
Musicland Studios, Munich (Freddie Mercury Mr. Bad Guy sessions)
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, synthesizer), Fred Mandel (piano, synthesizer, guitar), Paul Vincent (guitars), Curt Cress (drums), Stephan Wissnet (bass guitar, Fairlight, Kurzweil, drum programming), Jo Burt (Fretless bass on g), Rainer Pietsch (arrangement on f), Mack (Fairlight, Kurzweil, drum programming)
SUMMER
Townhouse Studios, London, and Musicland Studios, Munich
| a. Thank God It's Christmas | Thank God It's Christmas, 1984 | |
| b. I Dream Of Christmas | unreleased |
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Brian May (guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, drum machine, synthesizer, sleigh bells, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar)
- Note: musician list above is for a only; it's unknown who played what on b. The backing track was recorded in London and then sent to Freddie in Munich, who was working on his solo album there.