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::<font size=1>Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards), Ray Russell (guitars), Brett Morgan (drums), Alan Jones (bass guitar), John Christie (backing vocals), Peter Straker (backing vocals)</font> | ::<font size=1>Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards), Ray Russell (guitars), Brett Morgan (drums), Alan Jones (bass guitar), John Christie (backing vocals), Peter Straker (backing vocals)</font> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 11 JULY<br> | ||
+ | Wembley Stadium, London<br> | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%" | ||
+ | | style="width:10%" | | ||
+ | | style="width:50%" | a. [[A Kind Of Magic]] | ||
+ | | style="width:40%" | [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] (bonus track) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | b. [[Another One Bites The Dust]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] (bonus track) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | c. [[Is This The World We Created...?]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | d. [[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] (bonus track) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ::<font size=1>Freddie Mercury (vocals, electric rhythm guitar on '''d'''), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on '''c''' and '''d'''), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on '''a'''), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on '''d''') | ||
+ | ::''Note'': '''c''' is heavily edited.</font> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 12 JULY<br> | ||
+ | Wembley Stadium, London<br> | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%" | ||
+ | | style="width:10%" | | ||
+ | | style="width:50%" | a. [[One Vision]] | ||
+ | | style="width:40%" | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | b. [[Tie Your Mother Down]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | c. [[In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | d. [[Seven Seas Of Rhye]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | e. [[Tear It Up]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | f. [[A Kind Of Magic (song) | A Kind Of Magic]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | g. [[Under Pressure]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | h. [[Another One Bites The Dust]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | i. [[Who Wants To Live Forever]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | j. [[I Want To Break Free]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | k. [[Impromptu]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | l. [[Brighton Rock Solo]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | m. [[Now I'm Here]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | n. [[Love Of My Life]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | o. [[Is This The World We Created...?]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | p. [[(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | q. [[Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | r. [[Tutti Frutti]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] (see note) / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | s. [[Gimme Some Lovin']] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | t. [[Bohemian Rhapsody]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | u. [[Hammer To Fall]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]], [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | v. [[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | w. [[Big Spender]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | x. [[Radio Ga Ga]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | y. [[We Will Rock You]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | z. [[Friends Will Be Friends]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | aa. [[We Are The Champions]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | bb. [[God Save The Queen]] | ||
+ | | [[Live At Wembley '86 | Live At Wembley '86 CD]] and [[Live At Wembley '86 video | video]] / [[Live At Wembley Stadium]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ::<font size=1>Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, electric rhythm guitar on '''v'''), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards on '''i''', acoustic guitar on '''n''', '''o''', '''p''', '''q''', '''r''', and '''v'''), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on '''f''', tambourine on '''p''', '''q''', and '''r'''), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on '''r''' and '''v''', additional guitar on '''u''') | ||
+ | ::''Note'': the coda on '''r''' is missing from the 1992 release of this concert, though it is presented in full on the 1990 VHS release and the 2003 CD reissue. '''u''' is edited on the vinyl version of [[Live Magic]], though it is presented in full on the CD version.</font> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 27 JULY<br> | ||
+ | Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary<br> | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%" | ||
+ | | style="width:10%" | | ||
+ | | style="width:50%" | a. [[One Vision]] | ||
+ | | style="width:40%" | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | b. [[Tie Your Mother Down]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | c. [[In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | d. [[Seven Seas Of Rhye]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | e. [[Tear It Up]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | f. [[A Kind Of Magic (song) | A Kind Of Magic]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] (see note), [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | g. [[Under Pressure]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] (see note), [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | h. [[Who Wants To Live Forever]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | i. [[I Want To Break Free]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | j. [[Guitar Solo]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | k. [[Now I'm Here]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | l. [[Love Of My Life]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | m. [[Tavaszi Szel Vizet Araszt]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | n. [[Is This The World We Created...?]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | o. [[Tutti Frutti]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | p. [[Bohemian Rhapsody]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | q. [[Hammer To Fall]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | r. [[Crazy Little Thing Called Love]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | s. [[Radio Ga Ga]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | t. [[We Will Rock You]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | u. [[Friends Will Be Friends]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | v. [[We Are The Champions]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | w. [[God Save The Queen]] | ||
+ | | [[Live In Budapest]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ::<font size=1>Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, electric rhythm guitar on '''r'''), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards on '''h''', acoustic guitar on '''l''', '''m''', '''n''', '''o''', and '''r'''), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on '''f''', tambourine on '''o'''), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on '''o''' and '''r''', additional guitar on '''q''') | ||
+ | ::''Note'': '''f''' and '''g''' are edited on the vinyl version of [[Live Magic]], though '''f''' is presented in full on the CD version ('''g''' is still truncated).</font> | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | 9 AUGUST<br> | ||
+ | Knebworth Park, Stevenage, Hertfordshire<br> | ||
+ | {| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%" | ||
+ | | style="width:10%" | | ||
+ | | style="width:50%" | a. [[One Vision]] | ||
+ | | style="width:40%" | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | b. [[Tie Your Mother Down]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | c. [[Seven Seas Of Rhye]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | d. [[Another One Bites The Dust]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] (see note) | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | e. [[I Want To Break Free]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | f. [[Bohemian Rhapsody]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | g. [[Radio Ga Ga]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | h. [[We Will Rock You]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | i. [[Friends Will Be Friends]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | j. [[We Are The Champions]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | | ||
+ | | k. [[God Save The Queen]] | ||
+ | | [[Live Magic]] | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | ::<font size=1>Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals) | ||
+ | ::''Note'': all songs are presented in edited form on vinyl and CD versions of [[Live Magic]], though '''d''' is presented in full on CD versions.</font> | ||
Revision as of 06:07, 20 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.
24 and 24 NOVEMBER
The Forum, Montreal, Quebec (We Will Rock You video shoot)
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, acoustic guitar on t), Brian May (guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on m and t, piano on i and r), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on g, timpani on p), John Deacon (bass guitar)
- Note: it is unconfirmed which songs come from which night.
DECEMBER 1981 – MARCH 1982
Musicland Studios, Munich (Hot Space sessions)
- musician (instruments)
1982
5 JUNE
Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, acoustic guitar on r), Brian May (guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on k and r, piano on l), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, Syn-drums, co-lead vocals on d), John Deacon (bass guitar, rhythm guitar on f), Morgan Fischer (keyboards, piano)
25 SEPTEMBER
Studio 8H, GE Building, Rockefeller Center, New York City
a. Under Pressure | unreleased | |
b. Crazy Little Thing Called Love | unreleased |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, acoustic guitar on b), Brian May (guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on b), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), Fred Mandel (keyboards, piano)
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)
OCTOBER
Abbey Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)
a. In My Defence | Time (soundtrack album), In My Defence, 1992 CD single, and The Solo Collection |
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards), Paul Vincent (guitars), Graham Jarvis (drums), Andy Pask (bass guitar), Peter Banks (synthesizer), John Christie (backing vocals)
1986
JANUARY
Abbey Road Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)
a. Time | Time, 1986 | |
b. Time (extended version) | Time, 1986 12"/CD single | |
c. Time (instrumental) | Time, 1986 12"/CD single | |
d. Time (edit) | Time (soundtrack album) | |
e. Time (reprise) | Time (soundtrack album) |
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards), Ray Russell (guitars), Brett Morgan (drums), Alan Jones (bass guitar), John Christie (backing vocals), Peter Straker (backing vocals)
11 JULY
Wembley Stadium, London
a. A Kind Of Magic | Live At Wembley Stadium (bonus track) | |
b. Another One Bites The Dust | Live At Wembley Stadium (bonus track) | |
c. Is This The World We Created...? | Live Magic | |
d. Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Live At Wembley Stadium (bonus track) |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, electric rhythm guitar on d), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on c and d), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on a), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on d)
- Note: c is heavily edited.
12 JULY
Wembley Stadium, London
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, electric rhythm guitar on v), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards on i, acoustic guitar on n, o, p, q, r, and v), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on f, tambourine on p, q, and r), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on r and v, additional guitar on u)
- Note: the coda on r is missing from the 1992 release of this concert, though it is presented in full on the 1990 VHS release and the 2003 CD reissue. u is edited on the vinyl version of Live Magic, though it is presented in full on the CD version.
27 JULY
Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, electric rhythm guitar on r), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards on h, acoustic guitar on l, m, n, o, and r), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on f, tambourine on o), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on o and r, additional guitar on q)
- Note: f and g are edited on the vinyl version of Live Magic, though f is presented in full on the CD version (g is still truncated).
9 AUGUST
Knebworth Park, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals)
- Note: all songs are presented in edited form on vinyl and CD versions of Live Magic, though d is presented in full on CD versions.
NOVEMBER
Townhouse Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards, drum programming on d), Harold Fisher (drums on a and b), Alan Jones (bass guitar on a and b)
1987
1988
JANUARY 1988 – FEBRUARY 1989
Olympic and Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Miracle sessions)
- musician (instruments)
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Townhouse Studios, London (Brian May solo session)
a. The Dark | Back To The Light | |
b. My Boy (demo) | unreleased | |
c. I'm Scared (demo) | unreleased |
- musician (instruments)
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Allerton Studios, Surrey (Brian May solo session)
- 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)