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==1980==
==1980==
FEBRUARY – MAY<br>
FEBRUARY – MAY<br>
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Musicland Studios, Munich (''The Game'' sessions)<br>
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Musicland Studios, Munich (''The Game'' and early ''Flash Gordon'' sessions)<br>
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| style="width:50%" | a. [[Play The Game]]
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| style="width:50%" | [[Play The Game]]
| style="width:40%" | [[The Game]]
| style="width:40%" | [[The Game]]
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| b. [[Dragon Attack]]
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| [[Dragon Attack]]
| [[The Game]]
| [[The Game]]
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| c. [[Another One Bites The Dust]]
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| [[Another One Bites The Dust]]
| [[The Game]]
| [[The Game]]
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| d. [[Need Your Loving Tonight]]
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| [[Need Your Loving Tonight]]
| [[The Game]]
| [[The Game]]
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| e. [[Rock It (Prime Jive)]]
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| [[Rock It (Prime Jive)]]
| [[The Game]]
| [[The Game]]
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| f. [[Don't Try Suicide]]
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| [[Don't Try Suicide]]
| [[The Game]]
| [[The Game]]
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| g. [[A Human Body]]
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| [[A Human Body]]
| [[Play The Game (single) | Play The Game, 1980]]
| [[Play The Game (single) | Play The Game, 1980]]
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|-
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| ''FEBRUARY''
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| [[Football Fight]] (early version, no synths!)
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| [[Flash Gordon | Flash Gordon (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
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|-
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| ''MARCH''
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| [[The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)]] (early version)
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| [[Flash Gordon | Flash Gordon (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
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|-
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| ''APRIL''
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| [[It's A Beautiful Day | Beautiful Day]] (demo)
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| [[The Game | The Game (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
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| h. [[Play The Game]] (with Andy Gibb on additional vocals)
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| [[Play The Game]] (with Andy Gibb on additional vocals)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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| i. [[Dragon Attack]] (rough demo percussion mix)
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| [[Dragon Attack]] (rough demo percussion mix)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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| j. [[Another One Bites The Dust]] (percussion version)
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| [[Another One Bites The Dust]] (percussion version)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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| k. [[Rock It (Prime Jive)]] (Freddie vocal version)
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| [[Rock It (Prime Jive)]] (Freddie vocal version)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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| l. [[Rock It (Prime Jive)]] (Roger vocal version)
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| [[Rock It (Prime Jive)]] (Roger vocal version)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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| m. [[Sandbox]]
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| [[Sandbox]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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|-
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|}
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SUMMER 1980 – EARLY 1981<br>
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Mountain Studios, Montreux (Roger Taylor ''Fun In Space'' sessions)<br>
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| style="width:50%" | [[No Violins]]
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| style="width:40%" | [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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| n. [[It's A Beautiful Day | Beautiful Day]] (demo)
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| [[Laugh Or Cry]]
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| ''unreleased; see note below''
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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|
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| [[Future Management]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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|
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| [[Let's Get Crazy]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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|
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| [[My Country I & II]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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|
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| [[Good Times Are Now]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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| [[Magic Is Loose]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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|
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| [[Interlude In Constantinople]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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|
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| [[Airheads]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|-
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|
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| [[Fun In Space (song) | Fun In Space]]
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| [[Fun In Space (album) | Fun In Space]]
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|}
|}
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::<font size=1>musician (instruments)
 
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::''Note:'' an early version of '''n''' was used as the basic track for [[It's A Beautiful Day]] on [[Made In Heaven (Queen album) | Made In Heaven]], but the full demo remains unreleased.</font>
 
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER<br>
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER<br>
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The Townhouse and Advision Studios, London; The Music Centre, Middlesex; Utopia Studios, London ('''r'''). (''Flash Gordon'' sessions)<br>
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The Townhouse and Advision Studios, London; The Music Centre, Middlesex; Utopia Studios, London ([[The Hero]]). (''Flash Gordon'' sessions)<br>
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| style="width:50%" | a. [[Flash's Theme]]
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| style="width:50%" | [[Flash's Theme]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Flash Gordon]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Flash Gordon]]
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| b. [[In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme)]]
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| [[In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| c. [[Ming's Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless)]]
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| [[Ming's Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| d. [[The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale)]]
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| [[The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| e. [[Football Fight]]
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| [[Football Fight]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| f. [[In The Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)]]
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| [[In The Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| g. [[Execution Of Flash]]
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| [[Execution Of Flash]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| h. [[The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)]]
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| [[The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| i. [[Arboria (Planet Of The Tree Men)]]
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| [[Arboria (Planet Of The Tree Men)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| j. [[Escape From The Swamp]]
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| [[Escape From The Swamp]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| k. [[Flash To The Rescue]]
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| [[Flash To The Rescue]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| l. [[Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawk Men)]]
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| [[Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawk Men)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| m. [[Battle Theme]]
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| [[Battle Theme]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| n. [[The Wedding March]]
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| [[The Wedding March]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| o. [[Marriage Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching)]]
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| [[Marriage Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| p. [[Crash Dive On Mingo City]]
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| [[Crash Dive On Mingo City]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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|-
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| q. [[Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)]]
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| [[Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| r. [[The Hero]]
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| [[The Hero]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
| [[Flash Gordon]]
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| s. [[Flash's Theme | Flash]] (single edit)
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| [[The Hero]] (soundtrack version)
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| [[Flash (single) | Flash, 1980]]
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| t. [[The Hero]] (soundtrack version)
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| ''Flash Gordon'' film, end credits
| ''Flash Gordon'' film, end credits
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|-
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| ''OCTOBER''
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| [[The Hero]] (revisited)
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| [[Flash Gordon | Flash Gordon (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
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| u. [[The Dark]] (demo)
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| [[The Dark]] (demo)
| ''unreleased; see note below''
| ''unreleased; see note below''
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|}
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::<font size=1>musician (instruments)
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::''Note:'' Brian recorded the basic track of [[The Dark]] during these sessions, and he returned to it again while working on  [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]].
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::''Note:'' Brian recorded the basic track of '''u''' during these sessions, and he returned to it again while working on  [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]].</font>
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==1981==
==1981==
JULY – SEPTEMBER<br>
JULY – SEPTEMBER<br>
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Mountain Studios, Montreux (''Hot Space'' sessions)<br>
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Mountain Studios, Montreux; Power Station, New York (''Under Pressure'' partial) (''Hot Space'' sessions)<br>
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| style="width:50%" | a. [[Under Pressure]]
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| style="width:50%" | [[Under Pressure]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Under Pressure (single) | Under Pressure, 1981]] and [[Hot Space]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Under Pressure (single) | Under Pressure, 1981]] and [[Hot Space]]
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| b. [[Soul Brother]]
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| [[Soul Brother]]
| [[Under Pressure (single) | Under Pressure, 1981]]; see note below
| [[Under Pressure (single) | Under Pressure, 1981]]; see note below
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| c. [[Cool Cat]]
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| [[Cool Cat]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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| d. [[Feel Like | People On Streets]]
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| [[Feel Like | People On Streets]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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| e. [[Feel Like]]
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| [[Feel Like]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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| f. [[Cool Cat]] (alternate take with David Bowie on backing vocals)
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| [[Cool Cat]] (alternate take with David Bowie on backing vocals)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|}
|}
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::<font size=1>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''')
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::''Note:'' other songs from [[Hot Space]] may have been recorded during these sessions, but it's not known which were.
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::''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.</font>
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DECEMBER 1981 – MARCH 1982<br>
DECEMBER 1981 – MARCH 1982<br>
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Musicland Studios, Munich (''Hot Space'' sessions)<br>
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Musicland Studios, Munich; Atlantic Tower (''Staying Power'' partial) (''Hot Space'' sessions)<br>
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| style="width:50%" | a. [[Staying Power]]
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| style="width:50%" | [[Staying Power]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Hot Space]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Hot Space]]
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| b. [[Dancer]]
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| [[Dancer]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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| c. [[Back Chat]]
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| [[Back Chat]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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| d. [[Body Language]]
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| [[Body Language]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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| e. [[Action This Day]]
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| [[Action This Day]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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| f. [[Put Out The Fire]]
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| [[Put Out The Fire]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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| g. [[Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)]]
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| [[Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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| h. [[Calling All Girls]]
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| [[Calling All Girls]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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|-
|
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| i. [[Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)]]
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| [[Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)]]
| [[Hot Space]]
| [[Hot Space]]
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|-
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|
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| ''27 JANUARY''
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| j. [[Back Chat]] (single version)
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| [[Staying Power]] (demo)
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| [[Back Chat (single) | Back Chat, 1982]]
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| ''unreleased''
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|-
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|
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| ''7 FEBRUARY''
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| k. [[Staying Power]] (extended version)
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| [[Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)]]
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| [[Back Chat (single) | Back Chat, 1982 12" single]]
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| ''unreleased''
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|
|
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| l. [[Back Chat]] (extended version)
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| [[Back Chat]] (demo)
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| [[Back Chat (single) | Back Chat, 1982 12" single]]
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|-
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| ''27 JAN 82''
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| m. [[Staying Power]] (demo)
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| ''unreleased''
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|-
+
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| ''7 FEB''
+
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| n. [[Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)]]
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| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| o. [[Back Chat]] (demo)
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| [[Cool Cat | Wooly Hat]] (early version of [[Cool Cat]])
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| p. [[Back Chat | Wooly Hat]] (early version of [[Back Chat]])
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| [[Action This Day]] (demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| q. [[Action This Day]] (demo)
+
| [[Put Out The Fire]] (vocal demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| r. [[Put Out The Fire]] (vocal demo)
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| [[Put Out The Fire]] (demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| s. [[Put Out The Fire]] (demo)
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| [[Put Out The Fire]] (early alternate mix)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| t. [[Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)]] (demo)
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| [[Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)]] (demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| u. [[Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)]] (10" acetate remix)
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| [[Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)]] (10" acetate remix)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| v. [[Man Made Paradise]]
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| [[Man Made Paradise]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| w. [[Whipping Boy]]
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| [[Whipping Boy]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| x. [[My Boy]] (demo)
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| [[My Boy]] (demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| y. [[My Boy]]
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| [[My Boy]]
| ''Lullabies With A Difference'', 1998
| ''Lullabies With A Difference'', 1998
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|-
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|
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| [[I Go Crazy]] (early instrumental version)
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| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|}
|}
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::<font size=1>musician (instruments)</font>
 
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==1982==
 
==1983==
==1983==
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| style="width:50%" | a. [[Star Fleet]]
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| style="width:50%" | [[Star Fleet]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Star Fleet Project]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Star Fleet Project]]
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| b. [[Let Me Out]]
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| [[Let Me Out]]
| [[Star Fleet Project]]
| [[Star Fleet Project]]
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| c. [[Blues Breaker]]
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| [[Blues Breaker]]
| [[Star Fleet Project]]
| [[Star Fleet Project]]
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| d. [[Son Of Star Fleet]] (actually an instrumental edit of '''a''')
 
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| [[Star Fleet (single) | Star Fleet, 1983]]
 
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| e. [[Star Fleet]] (single edit)
 
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| [[Star Fleet (single) | Star Fleet, UK 1983]]
 
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| f. [[Star Fleet]] (single edit)
 
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| [[Star Fleet (single) | Star Fleet, US 1983]]
 
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|}
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::<font size=1>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''')</font>
 
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| style="width:50%" | a. [[Strange Frontier (song) | Strange Frontier]]
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| style="width:50%" | [[Strange Frontier (song) | Strange Frontier]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| style="width:40%" | [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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| b. [[Beautiful Dreams]]
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| [[Beautiful Dreams]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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| c. [[Man On Fire]]
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| [[Man On Fire]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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| d. [[Racing In The Street]]
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| [[Racing In The Street]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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| e. [[Masters Of War]]
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| [[Masters Of War]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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|
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| f. [[Killing Time]]
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| [[Killing Time]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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| g. [[Abandonfire]]
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| [[Abandonfire]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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| h. [[Young Love]]
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| [[Young Love]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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|
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| i. [[It's An Illusion]]
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| [[It's An Illusion]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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|-
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| j. [[I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion)]]
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| [[I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion)]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
| [[Strange Frontier (album) | Strange Frontier]]
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|-
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|
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| k. [[Strange Frontier (song) | Strange Frontier]] (extended)
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| [[Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)]]
| [[Strange Frontier (single) | Strange Frontier, 1984 12" single]]
| [[Strange Frontier (single) | Strange Frontier, 1984 12" single]]
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|
|
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| l. [[Man On Fire]] (extended)
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| [[Strange Frontier (song) | Strange Frontier]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Man On Fire (single) | Man On Fire, 1984 12" single]]
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| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| m. [[I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion)]] (extended)
+
| [[Beautiful Dreams]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Strange Frontier (single) | Strange Frontier, 1984 12" single]]
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| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| n. [[I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion)]] (single remix)
+
| [[Racing In The Street]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Strange Frontier (single) | Strange Frontier, 1984 7" single]]
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| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| o. [[Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)]]
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| [[Masters Of War]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Strange Frontier (single) | Strange Frontier, 1984 12" single]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| p. [[Strange Frontier (song) | Strange Frontier]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Young Love]] (studio master mix)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| q. [[Beautiful Dreams]] (studio master mix)
+
| [[It's An Illusion]] (studio master mix)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| r. [[Racing In The Street]] (studio master mix)
+
| [[I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion)]] (studio master mix)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| s. [[Masters Of War]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)]] (studio master mix; slow)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| t. [[Young Love]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)]] (studio master mix; fast)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| u. [[It's An Illusion]] (studio master mix)
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| [[Keep On Running]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
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| v. [[I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion)]] (studio master mix)
+
| [[I Want To Take You Higher]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 +
 +
SUMMER<br>
 +
Michael Jackson's home studio at Neverland (Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson collaboration)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[State Of Shock]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| w. [[Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)]] (studio master mix; slow)
+
| [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| x. [[Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad)]] (studio master mix; fast)
+
| [[Victory]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 +
 +
AUGUST 1983 – JANUARY 1984<br>
 +
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (August – October) and Musicland Studios, Munich (October – January) (''The Works'' recording sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Radio Ga Ga]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Tear It Up]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[It's A Hard Life]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Man On The Prowl]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Machines (Or 'Back To Humans')]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[I Want To Break Free]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Keep Passing The Open Windows]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Hammer To Fall]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Is This The World We Created...?]]
 +
| [[The Works]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[I Go Crazy]]
 +
| [[Radio Ga Ga (single) | Radio Ga Ga, 1984]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| y. [[Keep On Running]]
+
| [[Radio Ga Ga | Radio Ka Ka]] (Roger's original demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| z. [[I Want To Take You Higher]]
+
| [[Tear It Up]] (Brian vocal demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| aa. [[Celebration]]
+
| [[It's A Hard Life]] (Freddie's vocal slave)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| bb. [[I Can't Get You Out Of My Head]]
+
| [[Machines (Or 'Back To Humans')]] (intro demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| cc. [[I Can Take You Higher]] (40 second edit)
+
| [[Keep Passing The Open Windows]] (Freddie demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| dd. [[I Can Take You Higher]] (full version)
+
| [[Keep Passing The Open Windows]] (early Queen demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| ee. [[Thames Television Olympic Theme]]
+
| [[Is This The World We Created...?]] (piano version)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Let Me In Your Heart Again]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|''2 SEPTEMBER''
 +
| [[Let Me Live | Another Little Piece Of My Heart]] (with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Man On Fire]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Love Kills]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Victory]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Man Made Paradise]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Whipping Boy]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==1984==
 +
 
 +
JANUARY 1984 – JANUARY 1985 (discontinuously)<br>
 +
Musicland Studios, Munich (Freddie Mercury ''Mr. Bad Guy'' sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Let's Turn It On]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Made In Heaven (Freddie song) | Made In Heaven]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie song) | I Was Born To Love You]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Foolin' Around]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Your Kind Of Lover]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Man Made Paradise]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Living On My Own]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[My Love Is Dangerous]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]]
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[She Blows Hot And Cold]]
 +
| [[Made In Heaven (Freddie single) | Made In Heaven, 1985]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Stop All The Fighting]]
 +
| [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie single) | I Was Born To Love You, 1985]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''JANUARY 1984''
 +
| [[God Is Heavy]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''10 FEBRUARY''
 +
| [[Money Can't Buy Happiness]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''MARCH''
 +
| [[Your Kind Of Lover]] (vocal & piano version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''MARCH''
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]] (early version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''MARCH – APRIL''
 +
| [[She Blows Hot And Cold]] (with Brian May)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''APRIL''
 +
| [[Let's Turn It On]] (a capella version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''6 APRIL & 29 MAY''
 +
| [[Living On My Own]] (hybrid edit)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''19 APRIL''
 +
| [[Gazelle]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''MAY''
 +
| [[Your Kind Of Lover]] (early version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''25 MAY''
 +
| [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie song) | I Was Born To Love You]] (vocal & piano version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''25 MAY''
 +
| [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]] (piano outtakes)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''29 MAY''
 +
| [[My Love Is Dangerous | Love Is Dangerous]] (early version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''29 MAY''
 +
| [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (early version 1)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''31 MAY''
 +
| [[Made In Heaven (Freddie song) | Made In Heaven]] (alternate version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''31 MAY''
 +
| [[Foolin' Around]] (early version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''JUNE''
 +
| [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (live take)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''1 JUNE''
 +
| [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (early version 2)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''6 JULY''
 +
| [[New York]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''9 DECEMBER''
 +
| [[Love Makin' Love]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''JANUARY 1985''
 +
| [[Foolin' Around]] (previously unreleased instrumental version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''JANUARY''
 +
| [[Foolin' Around]] (previously unreleased extended version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''JANUARY''
 +
| [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (early version 3)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]] (orchestral outtakes)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]] (Bad Circulation mix)
 +
| [[Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs: The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[New York]] (home demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|}
|}
-
::<font size=1>musician (instruments)</font>
 
SUMMER<br>
SUMMER<br>
-
Michael Jackson's home studio at Neverland (Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson collaboration)<br>
+
Townhouse Studios, London (Christmas song demo sessions)<br>
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| style="width:10%" |
| style="width:10%" |
-
| style="width:50%" | a. [[State Of Shock]]
+
| style="width:50%" | [[Thank God It's Christmas]] (demo)
| style="width:40%" | ''unreleased''
| style="width:40%" | ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| b. [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]]
+
| [[I Dream Of Christmas]] (demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
 +
|}
 +
 +
7 – 11 NOVEMBER<br>
 +
Townhouse Studios, London, and Musicland Studios, Munich ([[Thank God It's Christmas]] single sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Thank God It's Christmas]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[Thank God It's Christmas (single) | Thank God It's Christmas, 1984]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
::''Note:'' The backing track for [[Thank God It's Christmas]] was recorded in London and then sent to Freddie in Munich, who was working on his solo album there.
 +
 +
==1985==
 +
AUGUST<br>
 +
Mountain Studios, Montreux<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[A Kind Of Vision]] (demo)
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 +
SEPTEMBER<br>
 +
Mountain Studios, Montreux, and Maison Rouge, London ([[One Vision]] single sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[One Vision]] (single edit)
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[One Vision (single) | One Vision, 1985]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| c. [[Victory]]
+
| [[Blurred Vision]]
 +
| [[One Vision (single) | One Vision, 1985]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
::''Note:'' other songs that ended up (or didn't end up) on [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]] may have been started at these sessions, but no specifics are certain.
 +
 
 +
 
 +
AUTUMN 1985 – MARCH 1986<br>
 +
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Musicland Studios, Munich; Townhouse Studios, London (''A Kind Of Magic'' sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[A Kind Of Magic (song) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[One Year Of Love]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Pain Is So Close To Pleasure]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Friends Will Be Friends]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Who Wants To Live Forever]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme)]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Don't Lose Your Head]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Princes Of The Universe]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (song) | A Kind Of "A Kind Of Magic"]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic, CD only]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Friends Will Be Friends | Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic, CD only]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Forever]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic, CD only]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling]]
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (single) | A Kind Of Magic, 1986]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (song) | A Kind Of Magic]] (original version; edit)
 +
| ''Highlander'' film
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (song) | A Kind Of Magic]] (original version; full)
 +
| [[A Kind Of Magic (album) | A Kind Of Magic (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[One Year Of Love]] (early piano version)
 +
| ''Highlander'' film
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[New York, New York]] (edit)
 +
| ''Highlander'' film
 +
|-
 +
| ''25 JANUARY''
 +
| [[One Year Of Love]] (demo)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Pain Is So Close To Pleasure]] (demo)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Who Wants To Live Forever]] (skip demos 1 – 4)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Princes Of The Universe]] (demo)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[New York, New York]] (full version)
 +
| ''unconfirmed''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| Battle Scene
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| Friends In Pain
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| You're Not The Only One
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Love Makin' Love]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Back To Storm]] (two versions)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|}
|}
-
::<font size=1>Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, drum machine - ?), Michael Jackson (vocals, drum machine - ?)</font>
 
-
SUMMER<br>
+
OCTOBER<br>
-
unknown home studio (John Deacon jam session)<br>
+
Abbey Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)<br>
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| style="width:10%" |
| style="width:10%" |
-
| style="width:50%" | a. Untitled studio jam
+
| style="width:50%" | [[In My Defence]]
-
| style="width:40%" | ''unreleased''
+
| style="width:40%" | [[Time (soundtrack album)]], [[In My Defence (single) | In My Defence, 1992 CD single]], and [[The Solo Collection]]
|-
|-
|}
|}
-
::<font size=1>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!</font>
 
 +
==1986==
 +
JANUARY<br>
 +
Abbey Road Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Time]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[Time (single) | Time, 1986]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
-
11 NOVEMBER<br>
+
 
-
Duke of York's Theatre, London (Brian May radio session)<br>
+
NOVEMBER<br>
 +
Townhouse Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)<br>
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| style="width:10%" |
| style="width:10%" |
-
| style="width:50%" | a. [[Pavan]]
+
| style="width:50%" | [[The Great Pretender]]
-
| style="width:40%" | ''unreleased''
+
| style="width:40%" | [[The Great Pretender (single) | The Great Pretender, 1987]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| b. [[Love Of My Life]]
+
| [[Exercises In Free Love]]
 +
| [[The Great Pretender (single) | The Great Pretender, 1987]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[The Great Pretender]] (demo)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==1987==
 +
 
 +
JANUARY 1987 - MARCH 1988<br>
 +
Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé ''Barcelona'' sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Barcelona (song) | Barcelona]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[La Japonaise]]
 +
| [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[The Fallen Priest]]
 +
| [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Ensueño]]
 +
| [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[The Golden Boy]]
 +
| [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Guide Me Home]]
 +
| [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[How Can I Go On]]
 +
| [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Overture Piccante]]
 +
| [[Barcelona (album) | Barcelona]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Exercises In Free Love]] (Montserrat vocal version)
 +
| [[release]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''26 JANUARY 1987''
 +
| [[The Fallen Priest | Rachmaninov's Revenge]] (early version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''3 FEBRUARY''
 +
| [[It's So You]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''11 FEBRUARY''
 +
| [[Horns Of Doom]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''17 FEBRUARY''
 +
| [[I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' | I Can't Dance]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''17 FEBRUARY''
 +
| [[I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' | Keep Smilin']]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''19 FEBRUARY''
 +
| [[The Fallen Priest | Rachmaninov's Revenge]] (later version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''9 MARCH''
 +
| [[Yellow Breezes]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''9 MARCH''
 +
| [[Holding On]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''29 MARCH''
 +
| [[The Fallen Priest | The Duet]] (extract from Garden Lodge tape)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''29 MARCH''
 +
| [[Barcelona (song) | Idea]] (extract from Garden Lodge tape)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| 29 MARCH''
 +
| [[Barcelona (song) | Idea]] (2nd extract from Garden Lodge tape)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''9 APRIL''
 +
| [[How Can I Go On]] (alternate piano version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''18 APRIL''
 +
| [[Have A Nice Day]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''28 APRIL''
 +
| [[Barcelona (song) | Barcelona]] (early version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''28 APRIL''
 +
| [[Barcelona (song) | Barcelona]] (vocal slave)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''2 MAY''
 +
| [[The Golden Boy]] (early version 1)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''3 MAY''
 +
| [[Barcelona (song) | Barcelona]] (later version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''22 JUNE''
 +
| [[When This Old Tired Body Wants To Sing]]
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''24 JUNE''
 +
| [[How Can I Go On]] (outtake extract)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''1 SEPTEMBER''
 +
| [[La Japonaise]] (early version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''9 NOVEMBER''
 +
| [[La Japonaise]] (a capella version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''9 NOVEMBER''
 +
| [[The Golden Boy]] (early version 2)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''1 DECEMBER''
 +
| [[The Golden Boy]] (a capella version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''2 MARCH 1988''
 +
| [[Guide Me Home]] (alternate version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''2 MARCH''
 +
| [[How Can I Go On]] (alternate version)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''14 MARCH''
 +
| [[Ensueño]] (live takes)
 +
| [[The Solo Collection]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[It's So You]] (later version)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[All God's People | Africa By Night]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|}
|}
-
::<font size=1>Brian May, Julian Hemmingway and Stuart Esworthy (guitars)</font>
 
-
AUGUST 1983 – JANUARY 1984<br>
+
MAY - SEPTEMBER<br>
-
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (August – October) and Musicland Studios, Munich (October – January) (''The Works'' recording sessions)<br>
+
Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland; Townhouse, Air, Manor, Maison Rouge, England; Mediterraneo Studios, Ibiza (The Cross ''Shove It'' sessions)<br>
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| style="width:10%" |
| style="width:10%" |
-
| style="width:50%" | a. [[Radio Ga Ga]]
+
| style="width:50%" | [[Shove It (song) | Shove It]]
-
| style="width:40%" | [[The Works]]
+
| style="width:40%" | [[Shove It (album) | Shove It]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| b. [[Tear It Up]]
+
| [[Cowboys And Indians]]
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| c. [[It's A Hard Life]]
+
| [[Contact]]
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| d. [[Man On The Prowl]]
+
| [[Heaven For Everyone (The Cross song) | Heaven For Everyone]] (Roger vocals)
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It (US version only)]] and [[Heaven For Everyone (The Cross single) | Heaven For Everyone, 1988 UK single]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| e. [[Machines (Or 'Back To Humans')]]
+
| [[Heaven For Everyone (The Cross song) | Heaven For Everyone]] (Freddie vocals)
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It (UK version only)]] and [[Heaven For Everyone (The Cross single) | Heaven For Everyone, 1988 European single]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| f. [[I Want To Break Free]]
+
| [[Stand Up For Love]]
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| g. [[Keep Passing The Open Windows]]
+
| [[Love On A Tightrope (Like An Animal)]]
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| h. [[Hammer To Fall]]
+
| [[Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress)]]
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| i. [[Is This The World We Created...?]]
+
| [[Rough Justice]]
-
| [[The Works]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| j. [[I Go Crazy]]
+
| [[Feel The Force]]
-
| [[Radio Ga Ga (single) | Radio Ga Ga, 1984]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It (US LP only)]] and [[Shove It (single) | Shove It, 1987 UK B-side]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| k. [[Radio Ga Ga]] (edit)
+
| [[Manipulator]]
-
| [[Radio Ga Ga (single) | Radio Ga Ga, 1984 US and Japan promo]]
+
| [[Manipulator (single) | Manipulator, 1988 single]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| l. [[I Want To Break Free]] (single edit)
+
| [[The 2nd Shelf Mix]]
-
| [[I Want To Break Free (single) | I Want To Break Free, 1984]]
+
| [[Shove It (album) | Shove It (UK CD only)]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==1988==
 +
JANUARY 1988 – FEBRUARY 1989<br>
 +
Olympic and Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (''The Miracle'' sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Party]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| m. [[Hammer To Fall]] (edit)
+
| [[Khashoggi's Ship]]
-
| [[Hammer To Fall (single) | Hammer To Fall, 1984]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| n. [[Radio Ga Ga]] (extended version)
+
| [[The Miracle (song) | The Miracle]]
-
| [[Radio Ga Ga (single) | Radio Ga Ga, 1984 12" single]] and [[The 12" Collection]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| o. [[It's A Hard Life]] (extended version)
+
| [[I Want It All]]
-
| [[It's A Hard Life (single) | It's A Hard Life, 1984 12" single]] and [[The 12" Collection]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| p. [[Man On The Prowl]] (extended version)
+
| [[The Invisible Man]]
-
| [[Thank God It's Christmas | Thank God It's Christmas, 1984 12" single]] and [[The 12" Collection]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| q. [[I Want To Break Free]] (extended version)
+
| [[Breakthru]]
-
| [[I Want To Break Free (single) | I Want To Break Free, 1984 12" single]] and [[The 12" Collection]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| r. [[Keep Passing The Open Windows]] (extended version)
+
| [[Rain Must Fall]]
-
| [[Thank God It's Christmas | Thank God It's Christmas, 1984 12" single]] and [[The 12" Collection]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| s. [[Hammer To Fall]] (Headbangers mix)
+
| [[Scandal]]
-
| [[Hammer To Fall (single) | Hammer To Fall, 1984 12" single]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| t. [[Radio Ga Ga]] (instrumental version)
+
| [[My Baby Does Me]]
-
| [[Radio Ga Ga (single) | Radio Ga Ga, 1984 12" single]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| u. [[Machines (Or 'Back To Humans')]] (instrumental)
+
| [[Was It All Worth It]]
-
| [[I Want To Break Free (single) | I Want To Break Free, 1984 12" US single]] and [[The 12" Collection]]
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| v. [[Radio Ga Ga]] (sample)
+
| [[Hang On In There]]
-
| ''The Works'' promotional 7" flexi disc
+
| [[I Want It All (single) | I Want It All, 1989]] and [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle (1991 Hollywood Records reissue)]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| w. [[It's A Hard Life]] (sample)
+
| [[Chinese Torture]]
-
| ''The Works'' promotional 7" flexi disc
+
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle (1991 Hollywood Records reissue)]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| x. [[I Want To Break Free]] (sample)
+
| [[Stealin']]
-
| ''The Works'' promotional 7" flexi disc
+
| [[Breakthru (single) | Breakthru, 1989]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| y. [[Hammer To Fall]] (sample)
+
| [[Hijack My Heart]]
-
| ''The Works'' promotional 7" flexi disc
+
| [[The Invisible Man (single) | The Invisible Man, 1989]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[My Life Has Been Saved]]
 +
| [[Scandal (single) | Scandal, 1989]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[The Miracle (song) | The Miracle]] (demo)
 +
| ''The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[I Want It All]] (demo)
 +
| ''The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[The Invisible Man]] (demo)
 +
| ''The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Scandal]] (demo)
 +
| ''The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Queen song) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]] (snippet)
 +
| ''The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape''
 +
|-
 +
| ''AUGUST''
 +
| [[The Invisible Man]] (early version with guide vocal)
 +
| [[The Miracle (album) | The Miracle (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| z. [[Radio Ga Ga | Radio Ka Ka]] (Roger's original demo)
+
| [[Party]] (unsegued demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| aa. [[Tear It Up]] (Brian vocal demo)
+
| [[Khashoggi's Ship]] (alternate lyric demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| bb. [[It's A Hard Life]] (Freddie's vocal slave)
+
| [[I Want It All]] (master tape instrumental)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| cc. [[Keep Passing The Open Windows]] (Freddie demo)
+
| [[The Invisible Man]] (Roger demo vocal)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| dd. [[Keep Passing The Open Windows]] (early Queen demo)
+
| [[Breakthru]] (drumbeat instrumental)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| ee. [[Is This The World We Created...?]] (piano version)
+
| [[Rain Must Fall]] (demo version excerpt)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| ff. [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]]
+
| [[Rain Must Fall]] (vocal takes)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| gg. [[Let Me In Your Heart Again]]
+
| [[My Baby Does Me | My Baby Loves Me]] (demo; early version of ''My Baby Does Me'')
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
|''2 SEPTEMBER''
+
|
-
| hh. [[Let Me Live | Another Little Piece Of My Heart]] (with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart)
+
| [[A New Life Is Born]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| ii. [[Killing Time]]
+
| [[Hang On In There | A Fiddly Jam]] (demo; early version of ''Hang On In There'')
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| jj [[Love Kills]] (written by Roger; unrelated to Freddie's song)
+
| [[Stealin']] (demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| kk. [[Love Kills]] (written by Freddie)
+
| [[Hijack My Heart]] (demo)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| ll. [[Victory]]
+
| [[I Guess We're Falling Out]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| ll. [[Man Made Paradise]]
+
| [[I Guess We're Falling Out]] (Brian demo version)
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Queen song) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]] (full version)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Queen song) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]] (Freddie/Brian vocal guide)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[All God's People]]
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|
|}
|}
-
::<font size=1>musician (instruments)</font>
 
-
==1984==
+
14 APRIL<br>
 +
Olympic Studios, London (Fan Club Convention session)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Dog With A Bone]] (three versions)
 +
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|}
-
JANUARY 1984 – JANUARY 1985 (discontinuously)<br>
+
 
-
Musicland Studios, Munich (Freddie Mercury ''Mr. Bad Guy'' sessions)<br>
+
SOMETIME THIS YEAR<br>
 +
Townhouse Studios, London (Brian May solo session)<br>
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
| style="width:10%" |
| style="width:10%" |
-
| style="width:50%" | a. [[Let's Turn It On]]
+
| style="width:50%" | [[The Dark]]
-
| style="width:40%" | [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| style="width:40%" | [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| b. [[Made In Heaven (Freddie song) | Made In Heaven]]
+
| [[My Boy]] (demo)
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| c. [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie song) | I Was Born To Love You]]
+
| [[I'm Scared]] (demo)
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
 
 +
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR<br>
 +
Allerton Studios, Surrey (Brian May solo session)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" | ''MARCH''
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Back To The Light (song) | Back To The Light]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| d. [[Foolin' Around]]
+
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian song) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]]
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| e. [[Your Kind Of Lover]]
+
| [[I'm Scared]] (Justin Shirley-Smith remix, 1992)
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| f. [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Last Horizon]]
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| g. [[Man Made Paradise]]
+
| [[Let Your Heart Rule Your Head]]
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]]
 +
|-
 +
| ''MARCH''
 +
| [[Rollin' Over]]
 +
| [[Back To The Light (album) | Back To The Light]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| h. [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]]
+
| [[Back To The Light (song) | Back To The Light]] (radio edit)
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Back To The Light (single) | Back To The Light, 1992]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| i. [[Living On My Own]]
+
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian song) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]] (guitar instrumental)
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian single) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| j. [[My Love Is Dangerous]]
+
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian song) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]] (piano instrumental; misprint)
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian single) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| k. [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]]
+
| [[I'm Scared]] (original version)
-
| [[Mr. Bad Guy (album) | Mr. Bad Guy]]
+
| [[Too Much Love Will Kill You (Brian single) | Too Much Love Will Kill You]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| l. [[She Blows Hot And Cold]]
+
| [[Sleepy Blues]]
-
| [[Made In Heaven (Freddie single) | Made In Heaven, 1985]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| m. [[Stop All The Fighting]]
+
| [[Moody Keyboards]] (keyboard sounds one)
-
| [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie single) | I Was Born To Love You, 1985]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| n. [[Made In Heaven (Freddie song) | Made In Heaven]] (single remix)
+
| [[Moody Keyboards]] (keyboard panpipes)
-
| [[Made In Heaven (Freddie single) | Made In Heaven, 1985]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| o. [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]] (single edit)
+
| [[Moody Keyboards]] (bells)
-
| [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie single) | I Was Born To Love You, 1985 Argentinian single]]
+
| ''unreleased''
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
SOMETIME THIS YEAR<br>
 +
Jam Studios (The Cross sessions)<br>
 +
{| border="0" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" width="100%"
 +
| style="width:10%" |
 +
| style="width:50%" | [[Celebration]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[The Lot]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| p. [[Living On My Own]] (single edit)
+
| [[I Can Take You Higher]]
-
| [[Living On My Own (single) | Living On My Own, 1985]]
+
| [[The Lot]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| q. [[Let's Turn It On]] (extended version)
+
| [[I Can't Get You Out Of My Head]]
-
| [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (single) | Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[The Lot]]
 +
|-
 +
|
 +
| [[Passion For Trash]] (Joshua J. Macrae vocals)
 +
| [[The Lot]]
 +
|-
 +
|}
 +
 
 +
==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%" | [[Innuendo (song) | Innuendo]]
 +
| style="width:40%" | [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| r. [[Made In Heaven (Freddie song) | Made In Heaven]] (extended version)
+
| [[I'm Going Slightly Mad]]
-
| [[Made In Heaven (Freddie single) | Made In Heaven, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| s. [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie song) | I Was Born To Love You]] (extended version)
+
| [[Headlong]]
-
| [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie single) | I Was Born To Love You, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| t. [[Living On My Own]] (extended version)
+
| [[I Can't Live With You]]
-
| [[Living On My Own (single) | Living On My Own, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| u. [[My Love Is Dangerous]] (extended version)
+
| [[Don't Try So Hard]]
-
| [[Living On My Own (single) | Living On My Own, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| v. [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (extended version)
+
| [[Ride The Wild Wind]]
-
| [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (single) | Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| w. [[She Blows Hot And Cold]] (extended version)
+
| [[All God's People]]
-
| [[Made In Heaven (Freddie single) | Made In Heaven, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
|
|
-
| x. [[Stop All The Fighting]] (extended version)
+
| [[These Are The Days Of Our Lives]]
-
| [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie single) | I Was Born To Love You, 1985 12" single]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
-
| ''JAN 84''
+
|
-
| y. [[God Is Heavy]]
+
| [[Delilah]]
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
-
| ''10 FEB''
+
|
-
| z. [[Money Can't Buy Happiness]]
+
| [[The Hitman]]
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
-
| ''MAR''
+
|
-
| aa. [[Your Kind Of Lover]] (vocal & piano version)
+
| [[Bijou]]
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
-
| ''MAR''
+
|
-
| bb. [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]] (early version)
+
| [[The Show Must Go On]]
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo]]
|-
|-
-
| ''MAR – APR''
+
|
-
| cc. [[She Blows Hot And Cold]] (with Brian May)
+
| [[Delilah]] (alternate version)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Hints Of Innuendo Promo Teaser Tape]]
|-
|-
-
| ''APR''
+
|
-
| dd. [[Let's Turn It On]] (a capella version)
+
| [[The Hitman]] (Brian vocal, snippet)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Hints Of Innuendo Promo Teaser Tape]]
|-
|-
-
| ''6 APR & 29 MAY''
+
|  
-
| ee. [[Living On My Own]] (hybrid edit)
+
| [[Ride The Wild Wind]] (early version with guide vocal)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo ((2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
|-
|-
-
| ''19 APR''
+
|  
-
| ff. [[Gazelle]]
+
| [[Headlong]] (embryo with guide vocal)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| [[Innuendo (album) | Innuendo ((2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)]]
|-
|-
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| ''MAY''
+
|
-
| gg. [[Your Kind Of Lover]] (early version)
+
| [[Innuendo (song) | Innuendo]] (1989 Mix)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''25 MAY''
+
|
-
| hh. [[I Was Born To Love You (Freddie song) | I Was Born To Love You]] (vocal & piano version)
+
| [[Innuendo (song) | Innuendo]] (Roger guide vocal)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''25 MAY''
+
|
-
| ii. [[There Must Be More To Life Than This]] (piano outtakes)
+
| [[Don't Try So Hard]] (early alternate mix)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''29 MAY''
+
|
-
| jj. [[My Love Is Dangerous | Love Is Dangerous]] (early version)
+
| [[Headlong]] (bass/drum machine demo)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''29 MAY''
+
|
-
| kk. [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (early version 1)
+
| [[I Can't Live With You]] (Roger guide vocal)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unconfirmed''
|-
|-
-
| ''31 MAY''
+
|
-
| ll. [[Made In Heaven (Freddie song) | Made In Heaven]] (alternate version)
+
| [[Ride The Wild Wind]] (instrumental drum-based demo)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''31 MAY''
+
|
-
| mm. [[Foolin' Around]] (early version)
+
| [[These Are The Days Of Our Lives]] (alternate version)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''JUN''
+
|
-
| nn. [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (live take)
+
| [[The Hitman]] (Brian vocal, complete)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''1 JUN''
+
|
-
| oo. [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (early version 2)
+
| [[Bijou]] (original demo, two songs combined together)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''6 JUL''
+
|
-
| pp. [[New York]]
+
| [[Robbery]] (demo)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''9 DEC''
+
|
-
| qq. [[Love Makin' Love]]
+
| [[Self Made Man]] (demo)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''JAN 85''
+
|
-
| rr. [[Foolin' Around]] (instrumental version)
+
| [[My Secret Fantasy]] (demo)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
-
| ''JAN''
+
|
-
| ss. [[Foolin' Around]] (extended version)
+
| [[Assassin]] (demo)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
-
|-
+
-
| ''JAN''
+
-
| tt. [[Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow]] (early version 3)
+
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
|-
|-
|
|
-
| uu. [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]] (orchestral outtakes)
+
| [[Face It Alone]] (demo)
-
| [[The Solo Collection]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| vv. [[Mr. Bad Guy (song) | Mr. Bad Guy]] (Bad Circulation mix)
+
| [[Freedom Train]] (demo)
-
| [[Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs: The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury]]
+
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| ww. [[New York]] (home demo)
+
| [[Affairs]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
|-
|-
|
|
-
| xx. [[Creatures Of The Night]]
+
| [[Grand Dame]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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|-
 
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::<font size=1>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)</font>
 
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Townhouse Studios, London, and Musicland Studios, Munich<br>
 
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| b. [[I Dream Of Christmas]]
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| [[New Dark Ages]]
| ''unreleased''
| ''unreleased''
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|}
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| b. [[Liar (The Cross song) | Liar]]
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| [[Liar (The Cross song) | Liar]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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| [[Closer To You]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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| [[Breakdown]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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| [[Power To Love]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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| g. [[Sister Blue]]
+
| [[Sister Blue]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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|
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| h. [[Foxy Lady]]
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| [[Foxy Lady]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]] (CD only)
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]] (CD only)
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| [[Better Things]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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| [[Passion For Trash]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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|
|
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| k. [[Old Men (Lay Down)]]
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| [[Old Men (Lay Down)]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
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|-
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|
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| l. [[Final Destination]]
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| [[Final Destination]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
| [[Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know]]
|-
|-
|
|
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| m. [[Liar (The Cross song) | Liar]] (extended version)
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| [[In Charge Of My Heart]]
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| n. [[Liar (The Cross song) | Liar]] (single edit)
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| [[Liar (The Cross single) | Liar, 1990]]
| [[Liar (The Cross single) | Liar, 1990]]
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| o. [[Power To Love]] (extended version)
 
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|
 
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| p. [[Power To Love]] (single edit)
 
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| [[Power To Love (single) | Power To Love]]
 
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| r. [[In Charge Of My Heart]] (single edit)
 
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1980

FEBRUARY – MAY
Musicland Studios, Munich (The Game and early Flash Gordon sessions)

Play The Game The Game
Dragon Attack The Game
Another One Bites The Dust The Game
Need Your Loving Tonight The Game
Rock It (Prime Jive) The Game
Don't Try Suicide The Game
A Human Body Play The Game, 1980
FEBRUARY Football Fight (early version, no synths!) Flash Gordon (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
MARCH The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash) (early version) Flash Gordon (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
APRIL Beautiful Day (demo) The Game (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
Play The Game (with Andy Gibb on additional vocals) unreleased
Dragon Attack (rough demo percussion mix) unreleased
Another One Bites The Dust (percussion version) unreleased
Rock It (Prime Jive) (Freddie vocal version) unreleased
Rock It (Prime Jive) (Roger vocal version) unreleased
Sandbox unreleased


SUMMER 1980 – EARLY 1981
Mountain Studios, Montreux (Roger Taylor Fun In Space sessions)

No Violins Fun In Space
Laugh Or Cry Fun In Space
Future Management Fun In Space
Let's Get Crazy Fun In Space
My Country I & II Fun In Space
Good Times Are Now Fun In Space
Magic Is Loose Fun In Space
Interlude In Constantinople Fun In Space
Airheads Fun In Space
Fun In Space Fun In Space


OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
The Townhouse and Advision Studios, London; The Music Centre, Middlesex; Utopia Studios, London (The Hero). (Flash Gordon sessions)

Flash's Theme Flash Gordon
In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme) Flash Gordon
Ming's Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless) Flash Gordon
The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale) Flash Gordon
Football Fight Flash Gordon
In The Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise) Flash Gordon
Execution Of Flash Flash Gordon
The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash) Flash Gordon
Arboria (Planet Of The Tree Men) Flash Gordon
Escape From The Swamp Flash Gordon
Flash To The Rescue Flash Gordon
Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawk Men) Flash Gordon
Battle Theme Flash Gordon
The Wedding March Flash Gordon
Marriage Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching) Flash Gordon
Crash Dive On Mingo City Flash Gordon
Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations) Flash Gordon
The Hero Flash Gordon
The Hero (soundtrack version) Flash Gordon film, end credits
OCTOBER The Hero (revisited) Flash Gordon (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
The Dark (demo) unreleased; see note below
Note: Brian recorded the basic track of The Dark during these sessions, and he returned to it again while working on Back To The Light.

1981

JULY – SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Power Station, New York (Under Pressure partial) (Hot Space sessions)

Under Pressure Under Pressure, 1981 and Hot Space
Soul Brother Under Pressure, 1981; see note below
Cool Cat Hot Space
People On Streets unreleased
Feel Like unreleased
Cool Cat (alternate take with David Bowie on backing vocals) unreleased
Note: other songs from Hot Space may have been recorded during these sessions, but it's not known which were.


DECEMBER 1981 – MARCH 1982
Musicland Studios, Munich; Atlantic Tower (Staying Power partial) (Hot Space sessions)

Staying Power Hot Space
Dancer Hot Space
Back Chat Hot Space
Body Language Hot Space
Action This Day Hot Space
Put Out The Fire Hot Space
Life Is Real (Song For Lennon) Hot Space
Calling All Girls Hot Space
Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) Hot Space
27 JANUARY Staying Power (demo) unreleased
7 FEBRUARY Life Is Real (Song For Lennon) unreleased
Back Chat (demo) unreleased
Wooly Hat (early version of Cool Cat) unreleased
Action This Day (demo) unreleased
Put Out The Fire (vocal demo) unreleased
Put Out The Fire (demo) unreleased
Put Out The Fire (early alternate mix) unreleased
Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) (demo) unreleased
Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love) (10" acetate remix) unreleased
Man Made Paradise unreleased
Whipping Boy unreleased
My Boy (demo) unreleased
My Boy Lullabies With A Difference, 1998
I Go Crazy (early instrumental version) unreleased

1983

21 & 22 APRIL
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (Brian May Star Fleet Project sessions)

Star Fleet Star Fleet Project
Let Me Out Star Fleet Project
Blues Breaker Star Fleet Project


MID 1983 – EARLY 1984
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Musicland Studios, Munich (Roger Taylor Strange Frontier sessions)

Strange Frontier Strange Frontier
Beautiful Dreams Strange Frontier
Man On Fire Strange Frontier
Racing In The Street Strange Frontier
Masters Of War Strange Frontier
Killing Time Strange Frontier
Abandonfire Strange Frontier
Young Love Strange Frontier
It's An Illusion Strange Frontier
I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion) Strange Frontier
Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) Strange Frontier, 1984 12" single
Strange Frontier (studio master mix) unreleased
Beautiful Dreams (studio master mix) unreleased
Racing In The Street (studio master mix) unreleased
Masters Of War (studio master mix) unreleased
Young Love (studio master mix) unreleased
It's An Illusion (studio master mix) unreleased
I Cry For You (love, hope and confusion) (studio master mix) unreleased
Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) (studio master mix; slow) unreleased
Two Sharp Pencils (Get Bad) (studio master mix; fast) unreleased
Keep On Running unreleased
I Want To Take You Higher unreleased


SUMMER
Michael Jackson's home studio at Neverland (Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson collaboration)

State Of Shock unreleased
There Must Be More To Life Than This unreleased
Victory unreleased


AUGUST 1983 – JANUARY 1984
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (August – October) and Musicland Studios, Munich (October – January) (The Works recording sessions)

Radio Ga Ga The Works
Tear It Up The Works
It's A Hard Life The Works
Man On The Prowl The Works
Machines (Or 'Back To Humans') The Works
I Want To Break Free The Works
Keep Passing The Open Windows The Works
Hammer To Fall The Works
Is This The World We Created...? The Works
I Go Crazy Radio Ga Ga, 1984
Radio Ka Ka (Roger's original demo) unreleased
Tear It Up (Brian vocal demo) unreleased
It's A Hard Life (Freddie's vocal slave) unreleased
Machines (Or 'Back To Humans') (intro demo) unreleased
Keep Passing The Open Windows (Freddie demo) unreleased
Keep Passing The Open Windows (early Queen demo) unreleased
Is This The World We Created...? (piano version) unreleased
There Must Be More To Life Than This unreleased
Let Me In Your Heart Again unreleased
2 SEPTEMBER Another Little Piece Of My Heart (with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart) unreleased
Man On Fire unreleased
Love Kills unreleased
Victory unreleased
Man Made Paradise unreleased
Whipping Boy unreleased

1984

JANUARY 1984 – JANUARY 1985 (discontinuously)
Musicland Studios, Munich (Freddie Mercury Mr. Bad Guy sessions)

Let's Turn It On Mr. Bad Guy
Made In Heaven Mr. Bad Guy
I Was Born To Love You Mr. Bad Guy
Foolin' Around Mr. Bad Guy
Your Kind Of Lover Mr. Bad Guy
Mr. Bad Guy Mr. Bad Guy
Man Made Paradise Mr. Bad Guy
There Must Be More To Life Than This Mr. Bad Guy
Living On My Own Mr. Bad Guy
My Love Is Dangerous Mr. Bad Guy
Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow Mr. Bad Guy
She Blows Hot And Cold Made In Heaven, 1985
Stop All The Fighting I Was Born To Love You, 1985
JANUARY 1984 God Is Heavy The Solo Collection
10 FEBRUARY Money Can't Buy Happiness The Solo Collection
MARCH Your Kind Of Lover (vocal & piano version) The Solo Collection
MARCH Mr. Bad Guy (early version) The Solo Collection
MARCH – APRIL She Blows Hot And Cold (with Brian May) The Solo Collection
APRIL Let's Turn It On (a capella version) The Solo Collection
6 APRIL & 29 MAY Living On My Own (hybrid edit) The Solo Collection
19 APRIL Gazelle The Solo Collection
MAY Your Kind Of Lover (early version) The Solo Collection
25 MAY I Was Born To Love You (vocal & piano version) The Solo Collection
25 MAY There Must Be More To Life Than This (piano outtakes) The Solo Collection
29 MAY Love Is Dangerous (early version) The Solo Collection
29 MAY Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (early version 1) The Solo Collection
31 MAY Made In Heaven (alternate version) The Solo Collection
31 MAY Foolin' Around (early version) The Solo Collection
JUNE Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (live take) The Solo Collection
1 JUNE Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (early version 2) The Solo Collection
6 JULY New York The Solo Collection
9 DECEMBER Love Makin' Love The Solo Collection
JANUARY 1985 Foolin' Around (previously unreleased instrumental version) The Solo Collection
JANUARY Foolin' Around (previously unreleased extended version) The Solo Collection
JANUARY Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (early version 3) The Solo Collection
Mr. Bad Guy (orchestral outtakes) The Solo Collection
Mr. Bad Guy (Bad Circulation mix) Lover Of Life, Singer Of Songs: The Very Best Of Freddie Mercury
New York (home demo) unreleased


SUMMER
Townhouse Studios, London (Christmas song demo sessions)

Thank God It's Christmas (demo) unreleased
I Dream Of Christmas (demo) unreleased

7 – 11 NOVEMBER
Townhouse Studios, London, and Musicland Studios, Munich (Thank God It's Christmas single sessions)

Thank God It's Christmas Thank God It's Christmas, 1984
Note: The backing track for Thank God It's Christmas was recorded in London and then sent to Freddie in Munich, who was working on his solo album there.

1985

AUGUST
Mountain Studios, Montreux

A Kind Of Vision (demo) A Kind Of Magic (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)

SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux, and Maison Rouge, London (One Vision single sessions)

One Vision (single edit) One Vision, 1985
Blurred Vision One Vision, 1985
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)

A Kind Of Magic A Kind Of Magic
One Year Of Love A Kind Of Magic
Pain Is So Close To Pleasure A Kind Of Magic
Friends Will Be Friends A Kind Of Magic
Who Wants To Live Forever A Kind Of Magic
Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme) A Kind Of Magic
Don't Lose Your Head A Kind Of Magic
Princes Of The Universe A Kind Of Magic
A Kind Of "A Kind Of Magic" A Kind Of Magic, CD only
Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends A Kind Of Magic, CD only
Forever A Kind Of Magic, CD only
A Dozen Red Roses For My Darling A Kind Of Magic, 1986
A Kind Of Magic (original version; edit) Highlander film
A Kind Of Magic (original version; full) A Kind Of Magic (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
One Year Of Love (early piano version) Highlander film
New York, New York (edit) Highlander film
25 JANUARY One Year Of Love (demo) unreleased
Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (demo) unreleased
Who Wants To Live Forever (skip demos 1 – 4) unreleased
Princes Of The Universe (demo) unreleased
New York, New York (full version) unconfirmed
Battle Scene unreleased
Friends In Pain unreleased
You're Not The Only One unreleased
Love Makin' Love unreleased
Back To Storm (two versions) unreleased


OCTOBER
Abbey Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)

In My Defence Time (soundtrack album), In My Defence, 1992 CD single, and The Solo Collection

1986

JANUARY
Abbey Road Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)

Time Time, 1986


NOVEMBER
Townhouse Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)

The Great Pretender The Great Pretender, 1987
Exercises In Free Love The Great Pretender, 1987
The Great Pretender (demo) The Solo Collection

1987

JANUARY 1987 - MARCH 1988
Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé Barcelona sessions)

Barcelona Barcelona
La Japonaise Barcelona
The Fallen Priest Barcelona
Ensueño Barcelona
The Golden Boy Barcelona
Guide Me Home Barcelona
How Can I Go On Barcelona
Overture Piccante Barcelona
Exercises In Free Love (Montserrat vocal version) release
26 JANUARY 1987 Rachmaninov's Revenge (early version) The Solo Collection
3 FEBRUARY It's So You The Solo Collection
11 FEBRUARY Horns Of Doom The Solo Collection
17 FEBRUARY I Can't Dance The Solo Collection
17 FEBRUARY Keep Smilin' The Solo Collection
19 FEBRUARY Rachmaninov's Revenge (later version) The Solo Collection
9 MARCH Yellow Breezes The Solo Collection
9 MARCH Holding On The Solo Collection
29 MARCH The Duet (extract from Garden Lodge tape) The Solo Collection
29 MARCH Idea (extract from Garden Lodge tape) The Solo Collection
29 MARCH Idea (2nd extract from Garden Lodge tape) The Solo Collection
9 APRIL How Can I Go On (alternate piano version) The Solo Collection
18 APRIL Have A Nice Day The Solo Collection
28 APRIL Barcelona (early version) The Solo Collection
28 APRIL Barcelona (vocal slave) The Solo Collection
2 MAY The Golden Boy (early version 1) The Solo Collection
3 MAY Barcelona (later version) The Solo Collection
22 JUNE When This Old Tired Body Wants To Sing The Solo Collection
24 JUNE How Can I Go On (outtake extract) The Solo Collection
1 SEPTEMBER La Japonaise (early version) The Solo Collection
9 NOVEMBER La Japonaise (a capella version) The Solo Collection
9 NOVEMBER The Golden Boy (early version 2) The Solo Collection
1 DECEMBER The Golden Boy (a capella version) The Solo Collection
2 MARCH 1988 Guide Me Home (alternate version) The Solo Collection
2 MARCH How Can I Go On (alternate version) The Solo Collection
14 MARCH Ensueño (live takes) The Solo Collection
It's So You (later version) unreleased
Africa By Night unreleased


MAY - SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland; Townhouse, Air, Manor, Maison Rouge, England; Mediterraneo Studios, Ibiza (The Cross Shove It sessions)

Shove It Shove It
Cowboys And Indians Shove It
Contact Shove It
Heaven For Everyone (Roger vocals) Shove It (US version only) and Heaven For Everyone, 1988 UK single
Heaven For Everyone (Freddie vocals) Shove It (UK version only) and Heaven For Everyone, 1988 European single
Stand Up For Love Shove It
Love On A Tightrope (Like An Animal) Shove It
Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress) Shove It
Rough Justice Shove It
Feel The Force Shove It (US LP only) and Shove It, 1987 UK B-side
Manipulator Manipulator, 1988 single
The 2nd Shelf Mix Shove It (UK CD only)

1988

JANUARY 1988 – FEBRUARY 1989
Olympic and Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Miracle sessions)

Party The Miracle
Khashoggi's Ship The Miracle
The Miracle The Miracle
I Want It All The Miracle
The Invisible Man The Miracle
Breakthru The Miracle
Rain Must Fall The Miracle
Scandal The Miracle
My Baby Does Me The Miracle
Was It All Worth It The Miracle
Hang On In There I Want It All, 1989 and The Miracle (1991 Hollywood Records reissue)
Chinese Torture The Miracle (1991 Hollywood Records reissue)
Stealin' Breakthru, 1989
Hijack My Heart The Invisible Man, 1989
My Life Has Been Saved Scandal, 1989
The Miracle (demo) The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape
I Want It All (demo) The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape
The Invisible Man (demo) The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape
Scandal (demo) The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape
Too Much Love Will Kill You (snippet) The Miracle Promo Teaser Tape
AUGUST The Invisible Man (early version with guide vocal) The Miracle (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
Party (unsegued demo) unreleased
Khashoggi's Ship (alternate lyric demo) unreleased
I Want It All (master tape instrumental) unreleased
The Invisible Man (Roger demo vocal) unreleased
Breakthru (drumbeat instrumental) unreleased
Rain Must Fall (demo version excerpt) unreleased
Rain Must Fall (vocal takes) unreleased
My Baby Loves Me (demo; early version of My Baby Does Me) unreleased
A New Life Is Born unreleased
A Fiddly Jam (demo; early version of Hang On In There) unreleased
Stealin' (demo) unreleased
Hijack My Heart (demo) unreleased
I Guess We're Falling Out unreleased
I Guess We're Falling Out (Brian demo version) unreleased
Too Much Love Will Kill You (full version) unreleased
Too Much Love Will Kill You (Freddie/Brian vocal guide) unreleased
All God's People unreleased

14 APRIL
Olympic Studios, London (Fan Club Convention session)

Dog With A Bone (three versions) unreleased


SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Townhouse Studios, London (Brian May solo session)

The Dark Back To The Light
My Boy (demo) unreleased
I'm Scared (demo) unreleased


THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Allerton Studios, Surrey (Brian May solo session)

MARCH Back To The Light Back To The Light
Too Much Love Will Kill You Back To The Light
I'm Scared (Justin Shirley-Smith remix, 1992) Back To The Light
Last Horizon Back To The Light
Let Your Heart Rule Your Head Back To The Light
MARCH Rollin' Over Back To The Light
Back To The Light (radio edit) Back To The Light, 1992
Too Much Love Will Kill You (guitar instrumental) Too Much Love Will Kill You
Too Much Love Will Kill You (piano instrumental; misprint) Too Much Love Will Kill You
I'm Scared (original version) Too Much Love Will Kill You
Sleepy Blues unreleased
Moody Keyboards (keyboard sounds one) unreleased
Moody Keyboards (keyboard panpipes) unreleased
Moody Keyboards (bells) unreleased

SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Jam Studios (The Cross sessions)

Celebration The Lot
I Can Take You Higher The Lot
I Can't Get You Out Of My Head The Lot
Passion For Trash (Joshua J. Macrae vocals) The Lot

1989

MARCH 1989 – NOVEMBER 1990 (discontinuously)
Metropolis Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (Innuendo sessions)

Innuendo Innuendo
I'm Going Slightly Mad Innuendo
Headlong Innuendo
I Can't Live With You Innuendo
Don't Try So Hard Innuendo
Ride The Wild Wind Innuendo
All God's People Innuendo
These Are The Days Of Our Lives Innuendo
Delilah Innuendo
The Hitman Innuendo
Bijou Innuendo
The Show Must Go On Innuendo
Delilah (alternate version) Hints Of Innuendo Promo Teaser Tape
The Hitman (Brian vocal, snippet) Hints Of Innuendo Promo Teaser Tape
Ride The Wild Wind (early version with guide vocal) Innuendo ((2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
Headlong (embryo with guide vocal) Innuendo ((2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue)
Innuendo (1989 Mix) unreleased
Innuendo (Roger guide vocal) unreleased
Don't Try So Hard (early alternate mix) unreleased
Headlong (bass/drum machine demo) unreleased
I Can't Live With You (Roger guide vocal) unconfirmed
Ride The Wild Wind (instrumental drum-based demo) unreleased
These Are The Days Of Our Lives (alternate version) unreleased
The Hitman (Brian vocal, complete) unreleased
Bijou (original demo, two songs combined together) unreleased
Robbery (demo) unreleased
Self Made Man (demo) unreleased
My Secret Fantasy (demo) unreleased
Assassin (demo) unreleased
Face It Alone (demo) unreleased
Freedom Train (demo) unreleased
Affairs unreleased
Grand Dame unreleased
New Dark Ages unreleased


SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Cross Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know sessions)

Top Of The World, Ma Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Liar Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Closer To You Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Breakdown Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Penetration Guru Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Power To Love Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Sister Blue Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Foxy Lady Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know (CD only)
Better Things Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Passion For Trash Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Old Men (Lay Down) Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
Final Destination Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know
In Charge Of My Heart Liar, 1990
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