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1980
FEBRUARY – MAY
Musicland Studios, Munich (The Game sessions)
| a. Play The Game | The Game | |
| b. Dragon Attack | The Game | |
| c. Another One Bites The Dust | The Game | |
| d. Need Your Loving Tonight | The Game | |
| e. Rock It (Prime Jive) | The Game | |
| f. Don't Try Suicide | The Game | |
| g. A Human Body | Play The Game, 1980 | |
| h. Play The Game (with Andy Gibb on additional vocals) | unreleased | |
| i. Dragon Attack (rough demo percussion mix) | unreleased | |
| j. Another One Bites The Dust (percussion version) | unreleased | |
| k. Rock It (Prime Jive) (Freddie vocal version) | unreleased | |
| l. Rock It (Prime Jive) (Roger vocal version) | unreleased | |
| m. Sandbox | unreleased | |
| n. Beautiful Day (demo) | unreleased; see note below |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, synthesizer, intro vocals on e), Brian May (guitars, vocals, synthesizer), Roger Taylor (drums, percussion, vocals, synthesizer, lead vocals on e and g, acoustic and bass guitars on g - ?), John Deacon (bass guitar, rhythm guitar on b and c, acoustic rhythm guitar on d, piano on c), Mack (synthesizer)
- Note: an early version of n was used as the basic track for It's A Beautiful Day on Made In Heaven, but the full demo remains unreleased.
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
The Townhouse and Advision Studios, London; The Music Centre, Middlesex; Utopia Studios, London (r). (Flash Gordon sessions)
| a. Flash's Theme | Flash Gordon | |
| b. In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme) | Flash Gordon | |
| c. Ming's Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless) | Flash Gordon | |
| d. The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale) | Flash Gordon | |
| e. Football Fight | Flash Gordon | |
| f. In The Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise) | Flash Gordon | |
| g. Execution Of Flash | Flash Gordon | |
| h. The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash) | Flash Gordon | |
| i. Arboria (Planet Of The Tree Men) | Flash Gordon | |
| j. Escape From The Swamp | Flash Gordon | |
| k. Flash To The Rescue | Flash Gordon | |
| l. Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawk Men) | Flash Gordon | |
| m. Battle Theme | Flash Gordon | |
| n. The Wedding March | Flash Gordon | |
| o. Marriage Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching) | Flash Gordon | |
| p. Crash Dive On Mingo City | Flash Gordon | |
| q. Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations) | Flash Gordon | |
| r. The Hero | Flash Gordon | |
| s. Flash (single edit) | Flash, 1980 | |
| t. The Hero (soundtrack version) | Flash Gordon film, end credits | |
| u. The Dark (demo) | unreleased; see note below |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, synthesizer), Brian May (guitars, vocals, piano, organ, synthesizer), Roger Taylor (drums, percussion, vocals, timpani), John Deacon (bass guitar, synthesizer, guitar), Howard Blake (orchestral arrangements)
- Note: Brian recorded the basic track of u during these sessions, and he returned to it again while working on Back To The Light.
1981
JULY – SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Power Station, New York (Under Pressure partial) (Hot Space sessions)
| a. Under Pressure | Under Pressure, 1981 and Hot Space | |
| b. Soul Brother | Under Pressure, 1981; see note below | |
| c. Cool Cat | Hot Space | |
| d. People On Streets | unreleased | |
| e. Feel Like | unreleased | |
| f. Cool Cat (alternate take with David Bowie on backing vocals) | unreleased |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, organ on a), Brian May (guitars, vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, percussion, vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar; synthesizer, rhythm guitar and drum programming on c), David Bowie (vocals on a and f)
- Note: other songs from Hot Space may have been recorded during these sessions, but it's not known which were. It's safe to say that at least c was, considering the presence of David Bowie on f. d was the song that Queen were working on just before David Bowie arrived, then it became e when he started recording with them.
24 and 24 NOVEMBER
The Forum, Montreal, Quebec (We Will Rock You video shoot)
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, acoustic guitar on t), Brian May (guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on m and t, piano on i and r), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, lead vocals on g, timpani on p), John Deacon (bass guitar)
- Note: it is unconfirmed which songs come from which night.
DECEMBER 1981 – MARCH 1982
Musicland Studios, Munich; Atlantic Tower (Staying Power partial) (Hot Space sessions)
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, synthesizer, synth bass on d, drum programming on a and d), Brian May (guitars, vocals, synthesizer, synth bass on b, piano on i), Roger Taylor (drums, percussion, vocals, synthesizer, rhythm guitar on h), John Deacon (bass guitar, synthesizer, rhythm guitar on a and c), Mack (synthesizers)
1982
5 JUNE
Milton Keynes Bowl, Milton Keynes
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, acoustic guitar on r), Brian May (guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on k and r, piano on l), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, Syn-drums, co-lead vocals on d), John Deacon (bass guitar, rhythm guitar on f), Morgan Fischer (keyboards, piano)
25 SEPTEMBER
Studio 8H, GE Building, Rockefeller Center, New York City
| a. Under Pressure | unreleased | |
| b. Crazy Little Thing Called Love | unreleased |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, acoustic guitar on b), Brian May (guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on b), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), Fred Mandel (keyboards, piano)
1983
21 & 22 APRIL
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (Brian May Star Fleet Project sessions)
| a. Star Fleet | Star Fleet Project | |
| b. Let Me Out | Star Fleet Project | |
| c. Blues Breaker | Star Fleet Project | |
| d. Son Of Star Fleet (actually an instrumental edit of a) | Star Fleet, 1983 | |
| e. Star Fleet (single edit) | Star Fleet, UK 1983 | |
| f. Star Fleet (single edit) | Star Fleet, US 1983 |
- Brian May (vocals, guitar), Eddie Van Halen (guitar), Phil Chen (bass guitar), Alan Gratzer (drums), Fred Mandel (piano, synthesizer), Roger Taylor (backing vocals on a)
MID 1983 – EARLY 1984
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Musicland Studios, Munich (Roger Taylor Strange Frontier sessions)
- musician (instruments)
SUMMER
Michael Jackson's home studio at Neverland (Freddie Mercury and Michael Jackson collaboration)
| a. State Of Shock | unreleased | |
| b. There Must Be More To Life Than This | unreleased | |
| c. Victory | unreleased |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, drum machine - ?), Michael Jackson (vocals, drum machine - ?)
SUMMER
unknown home studio (John Deacon jam session)
| a. Untitled studio jam | unreleased |
- John Deacon (bass guitar), Scott Gorham (guitar), Simon Kirke (drums), Martin Chambers (drums), Mick Ralphs (guitar), John McEnroe (guitar), Vitas Gerulaitas (guitar)
- Note: Yes, John McEnroe and Vitas Gerulaitas, the tennis players!
11 NOVEMBER
Duke of York's Theatre, London (Brian May radio session)
| a. Pavan | unreleased | |
| b. Love Of My Life | unreleased |
- Brian May, Julian Hemmingway and Stuart Esworthy (guitars)
AUGUST 1983 – JANUARY 1984
The Record Plant, Los Angeles (August – October) and Musicland Studios, Munich (October – January) (The Works recording sessions)
- musician (instruments)
1984
JANUARY 1984 – JANUARY 1985 (discontinuously)
Musicland Studios, Munich (Freddie Mercury Mr. Bad Guy sessions)
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, synthesizer), Fred Mandel (piano, synthesizer, guitar), Paul Vincent (guitars), Curt Cress (drums), Stephan Wissnet (bass guitar, Fairlight, Kurzweil, drum programming), Jo Burt (Fretless bass on g), Rainer Pietsch (arrangement on f), Mack (Fairlight, Kurzweil, drum programming)
SUMMER
Townhouse Studios, London, and Musicland Studios, Munich
| a. Thank God It's Christmas | Thank God It's Christmas, 1984 | |
| b. I Dream Of Christmas | unreleased |
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Brian May (guitars, synthesizer, backing vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, drum machine, synthesizer, sleigh bells, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar)
- Note: musician list above is for a only; it's unknown who played what on b. The backing track was recorded in London and then sent to Freddie in Munich, who was working on his solo album there.
1985
SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux ("One Vision" single sessions)
| a. One Vision (single edit) | One Vision, 1985 | |
| b. Blurred Vision | One Vision, 1985 | |
| c. One Vision (Extended Vision) | One Vision, 1985 12" single | |
| d. One Vision (album version) | A Kind Of Magic |
- musician (instruments)
- Note: other songs that ended up (or didn't end up) on A Kind Of Magic may have been started at these sessions, but no specifics are certain.
AUTUMN 1985 – MARCH 1986
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Musicland Studios, Munich; Townhouse Studios, London (A Kind Of Magic sessions)
- musician (instruments)
OCTOBER
Abbey Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)
| a. In My Defence | Time (soundtrack album), In My Defence, 1992 CD single, and The Solo Collection |
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards), Paul Vincent (guitars), Graham Jarvis (drums), Andy Pask (bass guitar), Peter Banks (synthesizer), John Christie (backing vocals)
1986
JANUARY
Abbey Road Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)
| a. Time | Time, 1986 | |
| b. Time (extended version) | Time, 1986 12"/CD single | |
| c. Time (instrumental) | Time, 1986 12"/CD single | |
| d. Time (edit) | Time (soundtrack album) | |
| e. Time (reprise) | Time (soundtrack album) |
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards), Ray Russell (guitars), Brett Morgan (drums), Alan Jones (bass guitar), John Christie (backing vocals), Peter Straker (backing vocals)
11 JULY
Wembley Stadium, London
| a. A Kind Of Magic | Live At Wembley Stadium (bonus track) | |
| b. Another One Bites The Dust | Live At Wembley Stadium (bonus track) | |
| c. Is This The World We Created...? | Live Magic | |
| d. Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Live At Wembley Stadium (bonus track) |
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, electric rhythm guitar on d), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, acoustic guitar on c and d), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on a), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on d)
- Note: c is heavily edited.
12 JULY
Wembley Stadium, London
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, electric rhythm guitar on v), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards on i, acoustic guitar on n, o, p, q, r, and v), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on f, tambourine on p, q, and r), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on r and v, additional guitar on u)
- Note: the coda on r is missing from the 1992 release of this concert, though it is presented in full on the 1990 VHS release and the 2003 CD reissue. u is edited on the vinyl version of Live Magic, though it is presented in full on the CD version.
27 JULY
Nepstadion, Budapest, Hungary
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano, electric rhythm guitar on r), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals, keyboards on h, acoustic guitar on l, m, n, o, and r), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals, effects on f, tambourine on o), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals, piano on o and r, additional guitar on q)
- Note: f and g are edited on the vinyl version of Live Magic, though f is presented in full on the CD version (g is still truncated).
9 AUGUST
Knebworth Park, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Freddie Mercury (vocals, piano), Brian May (guitars, backing vocals), Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar), Spike Edney (keyboards, backing vocals)
- Note: all songs are presented in edited form on vinyl and CD versions of Live Magic, though d is presented in full on CD versions.
NOVEMBER
Townhouse Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)
- Freddie Mercury (lead and backing vocals), Mike Moran (piano, keyboards, drum programming on d), Harold Fisher (drums on a and b), Alan Jones (bass guitar on a and b)
1987
JANUARY 1987 - MARCH 1988
Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé Barcelona sessions)
- musician (instruments)
FEBRUARY - APRIL 1987
Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (Freddie Mercury sessions)
| 3 FEB | a. It's So You | The Solo Collection |
| 11 FEB | b. Horns Of Doom | The Solo Collection |
| 17 FEB | c. I Can't Dance | The Solo Collection |
| 17 FEB | d. Keep Smilin' | The Solo Collection |
| 9 MAR | e. Yellow Breezes | The Solo Collection |
| 9 MAR | f. Holding On | The Solo Collection |
| 18 APR | g. Have A Nice Day | The Solo Collection |
| h. It's So You | unreleased |
- musician (instruments)
MAY - SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland; Townhouse, Air, Manor, Maison Rouge, England; Mediterraneo Studios, Ibiza (The Cross Shove It sessions)
| a. Shove It | Shove It | |
| b. Cowboys And Indians | Shove It | |
| c. Contact | Shove It | |
| d. Heaven For Everyone (Roger vocals) | Shove It (US version only) and Heaven For Everyone, 1988 UK single | |
| e. Heaven For Everyone (Freddie vocals) | Shove It (UK version only) and Heaven For Everyone, 1988 European single | |
| f. Stand Up For Love | Shove It | |
| g. Love On A Tightrope (Like An Animal) | Shove It | |
| h. Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress) | Shove It | |
| i. Rough Justice | Shove It | |
| j. Feel The Force | Shove It (US LP only) and Shove It, 1987 UK B-side | |
| k. Manipulator | Manipulator, 1988 single | |
| l. The 2nd Shelf Mix | Shove It (UK CD only) | |
| m. Shove It (extended version) | Shove It, 1987 12"/CD single | |
| n. Cowboys And Indians (single edit) | Cowboys And Indians, 1988 single | |
| o. Love Lies Bleeding (She Was A Wicked, Wily Waitress) (single edit) | Cowboys And Indians, 1988 single B-side | |
| p. Rough Justice (alternate version) | Shove It (US version only) | |
| q. Manipulator (extended version) | Manipulator, 1988 12" single |
- musician (instruments)
1988
JANUARY 1988 – FEBRUARY 1989
Olympic and Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Miracle sessions)
- musician (instruments)
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Townhouse Studios, London (Brian May solo session)
| a. The Dark | Back To The Light | |
| b. My Boy (demo) | unreleased | |
| c. I'm Scared (demo) | unreleased |
- musician (instruments)
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Allerton Studios, Surrey (Brian May solo session)
- musician (instruments)
1989
MARCH 1989 – NOVEMBER 1990 (discontinuously)
Metropolis Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (Innuendo sessions)
- musician (instruments)
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Cross Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know sessions)
| a. Top Of The World, Ma | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| b. Liar | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| c. Closer To You | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| d. Breakdown | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| e. Penetration Guru | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| f. Power To Love | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| g. Sister Blue | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| h. Foxy Lady | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know (CD only) | |
| i. Better Things | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| j. Passion For Trash | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| k. Old Men (Lay Down) | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| l. Final Destination | Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know | |
| m. Liar (extended version) | Liar, 1990 12"/CD single | |
| n. Liar (single edit) | Liar, 1990 | |
| o. Power To Love (extended version) | Power To Love, 1990 12"/CD single | |
| p. Power To Love (single edit) | Power To Love | |
| q. In Charge Of My Heart (extended version) | Liar, 1990 12"/CD single | |
| r. In Charge Of My Heart (single edit) | Liar, 1990 | |
| s. Man On Fire (1st live version) | Final Destination, 1990 |
- musician (instruments)