From Queenpedia.com
NOTE: This is a permanent work-in-progress section and will be updated periodically. Also, please note that this section is based purely on what is known and what has been reported over the years, and that until Queen Productions issues something that chronicles the band's entire sessionography, this section remains unofficial and entirely speculative.
What's not here:
- Single edits/variations, extended remixes, and other remixes, either commissioned by Hollywood Records for the 1991 back catalog remaster campaign, or any that don't feature direct involvement from a member of Queen;
- Guest appearances on other artists' recordings;
- Live performances released on CD or as bonus tracks of the 2011 Universal Records/Island reissue campaign;
- BBC sessions – those can be found here.
Notes and Thanks:
Adapted from "The Ultimate Collection," to be found on Queenzone and Queenonline. Many, many thanks to John S Stuart for his exhaustive research and meticulous notes!
1971
SEPTEMBER – DECEMBER 1971
De Lane Lea Music Centre (demo sessions)
1972
APRIL – OCTOBER
Trident Studios (Queen sessions)
| Keep Yourself Alive | Queen | |
| Doing All Right | Queen | |
| Great King Rat | Queen | |
| My Fairy King | Queen | |
| Liar | Queen | |
| Modern Times Rock'n'Roll | Queen | |
| Son And Daughter | Queen | |
| Jesus | Queen | |
| Seven Seas Of Rhye | Queen | |
| I Can Hear Music | I Can Hear Music, 1973 | |
| Goin' Back | I Can Hear Music, 1973 | |
| Mad The Swine (1991 David Richards remix) | Queen (1991 Hollywood Records CD remaster) | |
| Mad The Swine (original version) | unreleased | |
| Silver Salmon (possibly recorded during these sessions) | unreleased | |
| Polar Bear | unreleased | |
| The Night Comes Down (Trident remake) | unreleased | |
| Rock'n'Roll Medley | unreleased | |
| Feelings | unreleased | |
| White Queen (As It Began) | unconfirmed | |
| Ogre Battle | unconfirmed | |
| See What A Fool I've Been | unconfirmed | |
| Stone Cold Crazy | unconfirmed | |
| Seven Seas Of Rhye (with vocals) | unconfirmed | |
| Hangman (Trident one-sided 10" acetate) | unreleased | |
| Rock 'n' roll (Jailhouse Rock) (Trident one-sided 10" acetate) | unreleased | |
| Jesus (Trident one-sided 10" acetate) | unreleased | |
| Keep Yourself Alive (Trident one-sided 10" acetate) | unreleased | |
| Keep Yourself Alive (up to 8 different takes / version) | unreleased | |
| Doing All Right (alternate takes / mixes) | unreleased | |
| Great King Rat (undubbed version) | unreleased | |
| Great King Rat (small odd ends) | unreleased | |
| My Fairy King (Freddie solo piano demo) | unreleased | |
| Liar (rough demo) | unreleased | |
| Modern Times Rock'n'Roll (rough demo) | unreleased | |
| Son And Daughter (outtake versions) | unreleased | |
| Jesus ("heavy" version) | unreleased |
1973
AUGUST
Trident Studios (Queen II sessions)
| Procession | Queen II | |
| Father To Son | Queen II | |
| White Queen (As It Began) | Queen II | |
| Some Day, One Day | Queen II | |
| The Loser In The End | Queen II | |
| Ogre Battle | Queen II | |
| The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke | Queen II | |
| Nevermore | Queen II | |
| The March Of The Black Queen | Queen II | |
| Funny How Love Is | Queen II | |
| Seven Seas Of Rhye | Queen II | |
| See What A Fool I've Been | Seven Seas Of Rhye, 1974 and Queen II (1991 Hollywood Records CD remaster) | |
| Seven Seas Of Rhye (instrumental mix) | Queen II (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) | |
| Nevermore (electric piano version) | unreleased | |
| Funny How Love Is (studio outtakes) | unreleased | |
| The March Of The Black Queen (instrumental takes 3 - 5) | unreleased | |
| Seven Seas Of Rhye (withdrawn white label test press) | unreleased |
1974
JULY – SEPTEMBER
Trident, Wessex, Rockfield, and AIR Studios (Sheer Heart Attack sessions)
27 OCTOBER
Trident Studios (God Save The Queen sessions)
| God Save The Queen | A Night At The Opera | |
| God Save The Queen (Brian piano demo) | unreleased |
1975
2 JULY
Trident Studios (ultimately unreleased single session)
| Keep Yourself Alive (long lost retake) | Queen (1991 Hollywood Records CD remaster) and A Night At The Opera (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) |
AUGUST – NOVEMBER
Sarm East Studios, Aldgate; Olympic Studios, Barnes; Rockfield Studios, Monmouth; Scorpio Studios, Lansdowne Studios, Roundhouse Studios, London (A Night At The Opera sessions)
| Death On Two Legs (Dedicated to...... | A Night At The Opera | |
| Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon | A Night At The Opera | |
| I'm In Love With My Car | A Night At The Opera | |
| You're My Best Friend | A Night At The Opera | |
| '39 | A Night At The Opera | |
| Sweet Lady | A Night At The Opera | |
| Seaside Rendezvous | A Night At The Opera | |
| The Prophets Song | A Night At The Opera | |
| Love Of My Life | A Night At The Opera | |
| Good Company | A Night At The Opera | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody | A Night At The Opera | |
| Bohemian Rhapsody (operatic section a cappella mix) | A Night At The Opera (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) | |
| You're My Best Friend (isolated backing track mix) | A Night At The Opera (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) | |
| I'm In Love With My Car (guitar and vocal mix) | A Night At The Opera (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) | |
| Psycho Legs (piano demo) | unreleased | |
| Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon (withdrawn preliminary mix) | unreleased | |
| I'm In Love With My Car (acoustic demo) | unreleased |
1976
JULY – NOVEMBER
The Manor, Oxfordshire; Wessex Studios, Highbury; Sarm Studios, Aldgate (A Day At The Races sessions)
| Intro / Tie Your Mother Down | A Day At The Races | |
| You Take My Breath Away | A Day At The Races | |
| Long Away | A Day At The Races | |
| The Millionaire Waltz | A Day At The Races | |
| You And I | A Day At The Races | |
| Somebody To Love | A Day At The Races | |
| White Man | A Day At The Races | |
| Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy | A Day At The Races | |
| Drowse | A Day At The Races | |
| Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) / Outro | A Day At The Races | |
| Tie Your Mother Down (alternate take) | unreleased | |
| Tie Your Mother Down (original cassette demo) | unreleased | |
| You Take My Breath Away (demo) | unreleased | |
| Long Away (instrumental take) | unreleased | |
| You And I (instrumental take) | unreleased | |
| Somebody To Love (instrumental outtakes) | unreleased | |
| Somebody To Love (vocal choir outtakes) | unreleased | |
| Let Me Live (early version) | unreleased | |
| Woe | unconfirmed |
1977
JULY – SEPTEMBER
Basing Street Studios, London, and Wessex Studios, Highbury (News Of The World sessions)
SUMMER
Wessex Studios, Highbury (Roger Taylor solo session)
| I Wanna Testify | I Wanna Testify, 1977 | |
| Turn On The TV | I Wanna Testify, 1977 | |
| Sheer Heart Attack (demo) | unconfirmed | |
| Fight From The Inside (demo) | unconfirmed |
1978
JULY – OCTOBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux, and Super Bear Studios, Nice (Jazz sessions)
| Mustapha | Jazz | |
| Fat Bottomed Girls | Jazz | |
| Jealousy | Jazz | |
| Bicycle Race | Jazz | |
| If You Can't Beat Them | Jazz | |
| Let Me Entertain You | Jazz | |
| Dead On Time | Jazz | |
| In Only Seven Days | Jazz | |
| Dreamers Ball | Jazz | |
| Fun It | Jazz | |
| Leaving Home Ain't Easy | Jazz | |
| Don't Stop Me Now | Jazz | |
| More Of That Jazz | Jazz | |
| AUGUST | Dreamers Ball (early acoustic take) | Jazz (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) |
| Don't Stop Me Now (long-lost guitar mix) | Jazz (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) | |
| Let Me Entertain You (alternate ending with We Are The Champions singalong) | unreleased | |
| Don't Stop Me Now / Jealousy (medley) | unreleased | |
| Coming Soon (early version) | unreleased |
1979
JUNE – JULY
Musicland Studios, Munich (The Game sessions)
| Crazy Little Thing Called Love | Crazy Little Thing Called Love, 1979 and The Game | |
| Save Me | Save Me, 1980 and The Game | |
| Coming Soon | The Game | |
| Sail Away Sweet Sister | The Game | |
| Coming Soon (alternate take) | The Game, 2003 DVD-A | |
| Sail Away Sweet Sister (take 1 with guide vocal) | The Game (2011 Universal Records/Island CD reissue) | |
| Save Me (Brian piano demo version) | unreleased | |
| Sail Away Sweet Sister (live take) | unreleased |
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)
OCTOBER – NOVEMBER
The Townhouse and Advision Studios, London; The Music Centre, Middlesex; Utopia Studios, London (The Hero). (Flash Gordon sessions)
- 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)
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)
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)
MAY - SEPTEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland; Townhouse, Air, Manor, Maison Rouge, England; Mediterraneo Studios, Ibiza (The Cross Shove It sessions)
1988
JANUARY 1988 – FEBRUARY 1989
Olympic and Townhouse Studios, London; Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Miracle sessions)
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)
SEPTEMBER – NOVEMBER
Mountain Studios, Montreux (The Cross Mad: Bad: And Dangerous To Know sessions)
1991
JANUARY – JUNE (discontinuously)
Mountain Studios, Montreux (Made In Heaven sessions)
| JANUARY 1991 | Lost Opportunity | I'm Going Slightly Mad, 1991 |
| Mother Love | Made In Heaven | |
| You Don't Fool Me | Made In Heaven | |
| A Winter's Tale | Made In Heaven |
- Note: more songs may have been recorded in this six month period, but it's unknown what else was recorded.
FEBRUARY – AUGUST
Real World Studios, Box (The Cross Blue Rock sessions)
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
Allerton Hill Studios, Surrey; Mountain Studios, Montreux; Sarm East Studios, Aldgate; Mono Valley, Monmouth; Marcus and Townhouse Studios, London (Brian May solo sessions)
| Love Token | Back To The Light | |
| Resurrection | Back To The Light | |
| Driven By You | Back To The Light | |
| Nothin' But Blue | Back To The Light | |
| Just One Life | Back To The Light | |
| Driven By You Two | single | |
| Love Token (explicit version) | single | |
| Driven By You (full advertisement) | single | |
| Driven By You (edited advertisement) | single | |
| Nothin' But Blue (guitar version) | single | |
| Just One Life (guitar version) | single |
1992
1993
LATE 1993 – EARLY 1995 (discontinuously)
Allerton Hill and Cosford Mill Studios, Surrey; Metropolis Studios, London (Made In Heaven sessions)
| It's A Beautiful Day | Made In Heaven | |
| Made In Heaven | Made In Heaven | |
| Let Me Live | Made In Heaven | |
| Mother Love | Made In Heaven | |
| My Life Has Been Saved | Made In Heaven | |
| I Was Born To Love You | Made In Heaven | |
| Heaven For Everyone | Made In Heaven | |
| Too Much Love Will Kill You | Made In Heaven | |
| You Don't Fool Me | Made In Heaven | |
| A Winter's Tale | Made In Heaven | |
| It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise) | Made In Heaven | |
| Yeah | Made In Heaven | |
| Track 13 | Made In Heaven | |
| Let Me Live (banned promo version) | Made In Heaven (US promo cassette) | |
| Mother Love (Brian May vocal demos) | unreleased | |
| Mother Love (Roger Taylor vocal demos) | unreleased |
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Allerton Hill, Surrey (Another World sessions)
| Business | Another World |
1994
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Allerton Hill, Surrey (Another World sessions)
| On My Way Up | Another World |
1995
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Allerton Hill, Surrey (Another World sessions)
| Cyborg | Another World | |
| One Rainy Wish | Another World | |
| F.B.I. | release | |
| Hot Patootie | release |
1996
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Allerton Hill, Surrey (Another World sessions)
| Slow Down | Another World | |
| All The Way From Memphis | Another World | |
| Only Make Believe | release | |
| Maybe Baby | release | |
| (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame | unreleased |
1997
SUMMER
unknown, possibly Allerton Hill, Surrey ("No-One But You" sessions)
| No One But You (Only The Good Die Young) | Queen Rocks | |
| I Can't Live With You (1997 "Rocks" retake) | Queen Rocks |
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Allerton Hill, Surrey (Another World sessions)
| China Belle | Another World | |
| The Guv'nor | Another World | |
| Another World | Another World | |
| Being On My Own | Another World (hidden track) | |
| Otro Lugar | release |
1998
SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Allerton Hill, Surrey (Another World sessions)
| Space | Another World | |
| Why Don't We Try Again? | Another World | |
| Wilderness | Another World |
1999
JANUARY - MARCH
Allerton Hill, Surrey, and CTS Studios, Wembley (Furia sessions)
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
NOVEMBER 2007 - AUGUST 2008 (discontinuously)
The Priory Studio (The Cosmos Rocks sessions)
2008
2008 - 2013 (discontinuously)
The Priory Studio (Fun On Earth sessions)