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==1989== | ==1989== | ||
+ | MARCH 1989 – NOVEMBER 1990 (discontinuously)<br> | ||
+ | Metropolis Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (''Innuendo'' sessions)<br> | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%" | ||
+ | | style="width:10%" | | ||
+ | | style="width:50%" | a. [[Innuendo (song) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | | style="width:40%" | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | b. [[I'm Going Slightly Mad]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | c. [[Headlong]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | d. [[I Can't Live With You]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | e. [[Don't Try So Hard]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | f. [[Ride The Wild Wind]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | g. [[All God's People]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | h. [[These Are The Days Of Our Lives]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | i. [[Delilah]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | j. [[The Hitman]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | k. [[Bijou]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | l. [[The Show Must Go On]] | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | m. [[Lost Opportunity]] | ||
+ | | [[I'm Going Slightly Mad (single) | I'm Going Slightly Mad, 1991]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | n. [[Queen Talks]] | ||
+ | | [[The Show Must Go On (single) | The Show Must Go On, 1991 12"/CD single]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | o. [[Innuendo (song) | Innuendo]] (explosive version) | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (single) | Innuendo, 1991 12"/CD single]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | p. [[Headlong]] (US radio edit) | ||
+ | | [[Headlong (single) | Headlong, 1991 US CD promo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | q. [[I Can't Live With You]] (US radio edit 1) | ||
+ | | [[I Can't Live With You (single) | I Can't Live With You, 1991 US CD promo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | r. [[I Can't Live With You]] (US radio edit 2) | ||
+ | | [[I Can't Live With You (single) | I Can't Live With You, 1991 US CD promo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | s. [[These Are The Days Of Our Lives]] (US radio edit) | ||
+ | | [[These Are The Days Of Our Lives (single) | These Are The Days Of Our Lives, 1991 US CD promo]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | t. [[I'm Going Slightly Mad]] (vinyl edit) | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo, vinyl version]] and [[Greatest Hits II]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | u. [[Don't Try So Hard]] (vinyl edit) | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo, vinyl version]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | v. [[These Are The Days Of Our Lives]] (vinyl edit) | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo, vinyl version]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | w. [[The Hitman]] (vinyl edit) | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo, vinyl version]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | x. [[Bijou]] (vinyl edit) | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo, vinyl version]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | y. [[The Show Must Go On]] (vinyl edit) | ||
+ | | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo, vinyl version]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | z. [[Delilah]] (alternate version) | ||
+ | | ''Hints Of Innuendo Promo Teaser Tape'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | aa. [[The Hitman]] (Brian vocal, snippet) | ||
+ | | ''Hints Of Innuendo Promo Teaser Tape'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | bb. [[Headlong]] (bass/drum machine demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | cc. [[Ride The Wild Wind]] (instrumental drum-based demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | dd. [[The Hitman]] (Brian vocal, complete) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | ee. [[Bijou]] (original demo, two songs combined together) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | ff. [[Robbery]] (demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | gg. [[Self Made Man]] (demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | hh. [[My Secret Fantasy]] (demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | ii. [[Assassin]] (demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | jj. [[Face It Alone]] (demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | kk. [[Freedom Train]] (demo) | ||
+ | | ''unreleased'' | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ::<font size=1>musician (instruments)</font> | ||
+ | |||
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER<br> | SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER<br> |
Revision as of 19:16, 2 March 2008
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: 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)
MID 1983 – EARLY 1984
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Musicland Studios, Munich (Roger Taylor Strange Frontier sessions)
- musician (instruments)
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 - ?)
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, 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)
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.
1985
SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux ("One Vision" single sessions)
a. One Vision (single edit) | One Vision, 1985 | |
b. Blurred Vision | One Vision, 1985 | |
c. One Vision (Extended Vision) | [[One Vision (single) | One Vision, 1985 12" single | |
d. One Vision (album version) | A Kind Of Magic |
- musician (instruments)
- Note: other songs that ended up (or didn't end up) on A Kind Of Magic may have been started at these sessions, but no specifics are certain.
AUTUMN 1985 – MARCH 1986
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Musicland Studios, Munich; Townhouse Studios, London (A Kind Of Magic sessions)
- musician (instruments)
1986
1987
1988
JANUARY 1988 – FEBRUARY 1989
Olympic and Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Miracle sessions)
- musician (instruments)
1989
MARCH 1989 – NOVEMBER 1990 (discontinuously)
Metropolis Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (Innuendo sessions)
- musician (instruments)
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Cross Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know sessions)
a. Top Of The World, Ma | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
b. Liar | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
c. Closer To You | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
d. Breakdown | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
e. Penetration Guru | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
f. Power To Love | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
g. Sister Blue | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
h. Foxy Lady | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know (CD only) | |
i. Better Things | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
j. Passion For Trash | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
k. Old Men (Lay Down) | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
l. Final Destination | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
m. Liar (extended version) | Liar, 1990 12"/CD single | |
n. Liar (single edit) | Liar, 1990 | |
o. Power To Love (extended version) | Power To Love, 1990 12"/CD single | |
p. Power To Love (single edit) | Power To Love | |
q. In Charge Of My Heart (extended version) | Liar, 1990 12"/CD single | |
r. In Charge Of My Heart (single edit) | Liar, 1990 | |
s. Man On Fire (1st live version) | Final Destination, 1990 |
- musician (instruments)