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Queen is the self-titled debut album from the English rock band Queen, released in 1973. It was recorded at Trident Studios and De Lane Lea Studios, England, with production by Roy Thomas Baker (as Roy Baker), John Anthony and Queen. Image File history File links Acap. ... Image File history File links Queen_Queen. ... A studio album is a collection of studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Trident Studios is a British recording facility, located at 17 St Annes Court in Londons Soho district. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... For the Swedish political music movement, see progg. ... Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a rock music style that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... Parlophone is a record label, founded in Germany in 1896 by the Carl LindstrÃ¶m Company. ... Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, and today operates under Atlantic Records Group. ... Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney Music Group. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Roy Thomas Baker is a English record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records in the 1970s and 1980s. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3_stars. ... This article is about the magazine. ... The Winnipeg Free Press is the primary daily newspaper of Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Image File history File links 4. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image File history File links Queen_Queen_USA.jpgâ€Ž http://www. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Keep Yourself Alive was the first track on the British rock group Queens debut album, written by Brian May. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... This article is about the genre. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury, and drummer Roger Taylor, with bass guitarist John Deacon joining the following year. ... // January 9 - Mick Jaggers request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones plans to tour Asia. ... Trident Studios is a British recording facility, located at 17 St Annes Court in Londons Soho district. ... Roy Thomas Baker is a English record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

The album was influenced by the seaside rock, hard rock and heavy metal of the day and covers subjects such as folklore ("My Fairy King") and religion ("Jesus"). Lead singer Freddie Mercury composed five of the ten tracks. Lead guitarist Brian May contributed four songs, including "Doing All Right" which was co-written by Smile bandmate Tim Staffell. Drummer Roger Taylor composed and sang "Modern Times Rock and Roll." The final song on the album is a short instrumental version of "Seven Seas of Rhye." The full version, including vocals, appeared on the band's next album, Queen II. The band included the comment 'No synthesizers' on the album sleeve, as some listeners had mistaken their elaborate multi-tracking and effects processed by guitar and vocal sounds as synthesizers. Bassist John Deacon was credited on the sleeve notes of the original vinyl release as "Deacon John", as Mercury and Taylor thought this may make him sound more interesting. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 â€“ 24 November 1991) was an Indian musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... For the Australian film composer, see Brian May (composer). ... The terms collaborative writing and refer to projects where written works are created by multiple people together (collaboratively) rather than individually. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Seven Seas Of Rhye is a song performed by British rock group Queen and written by Freddie Mercury. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The term synthesiser is also used to mean frequency synthesiser, an electronic system found in communications. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For the motorcyclist, see John Deacon (motorcyclist). ...

History

Queen had been playing the club and college circuit in and around London for almost two years when the band used a chance opportunity to test out De Lane Lea Studios' new recording facilities to put together a polished demo tape of five songs: "Keep Yourself Alive," "The Night Comes Down," "Great King Rat," "Jesus" and "Liar." Despite its quality, no record company would take them on, except for a low bid from Chrysalis Records, which they used to try to entice other companies. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... For other uses, see demo. ... Chrysalis logo (1987-2005) Chrysalis Records is a record label that was created in 1969. ...

They were finally taken aboard in 1972 by Norman and Barry Sheffield, who were setting up Trident Studios. However, they were allowed to record only during the studio's downtime,^[1] when the paying artists had left, which was usually between 3am and 7am. One day, while waiting for use of the studio, Freddie Mercury was asked to record vocals by producer Robin Cable, who was working on a version of "I Can Hear Music" and "Goin' Back." Mercury enlisted Brian May and Roger Taylor to record the tracks. These recordings were released on a single under the name Larry Lurex. Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... I Can Hear Music is a song written by Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector. ... Larry Lurex was the artist name used for a musical project by Trident Studiosâ€™ house engineer Robin Geoffrey Cable, in 1972. ...

The downtime arrangement lasted from June to November of 1972. The limitations led the band to focus on completing one track at a time. Problems arose almost immediately. The band had thought highly of the De Lane Lea demo tracks, but producer Roy Thomas Baker asked them to re-record the songs with better equipment. "Keep Yourself Alive" was the first to be re-recorded, and Queen did not like the result. They recorded it once again, but in the mixing sessions no mix met their standards until engineer Mike Stone stepped in. After seven or eight failed attempts, Stone's first try met with Queen's approval. He would stay on to engineer and eventually co-produce their next five albums. The first re-record of "Keep Yourself Alive" was later released by Hollywood Records in the United States, titled "(Long Lost Re-take)," with Brian May's approval. Another track proved problematic — "Mad The Swine" was recorded for the album, yet Baker and Queen disagreed on the quality of the percussion. With the issue unresolved, the track was left off the album. It re-surfaced in 1991 as both the B-side to the "Headlong" CD single in the UK, and on the Hollywood Records re-release of the album. The version of "The Night Comes Down" which appears on the album is, in fact, the De Lane Lea demo recording,^[1] as its quality was apparently up to the standards of the rest of album's recordings. Roy Thomas Baker is a English record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records in the 1970s and 1980s. ... Mike Stone (a. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Headlong is the third track of Queens 1991 album Innuendo. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...

Other recordings from this period, such as two Smile tracks ("Silver Salmon" and "Polar Bear"), "Rock And Roll Medley" (a live encore staple from the era), and the infamous track "Hangman" (whose existence was long denied officially, beyond live concert recordings), have surfaced in the form of acetate pressings, now owned legitimately by private collectors. The song "Hangman" can be heard here:^[2] Smile were a London-based rock band best known as the predecessor to renowned rock band Queen. ... For other uses, see Concert (disambiguation). ...

Though the album was completed and fully mixed by November 1972, Trident spent months trying to get a record company to release it. After eight months, they released it themselves in 1973. During this time, Queen had begun writing material for their next album but were disheartened by the current album's delay, feeling they had grown past that stage, even though the record-buying public was just getting wind of them. They recorded two BBC sessions during the interim. The first single, "Keep Yourself Alive" (the Mike Stone mix, now considered the standard album version) was released a week before the album^[1] (UK dates, July 6 and 13th respectively). The track was edited for release in the US, from 3:47 to 3:30. The US single was issued in October. All countries had the B-side "Son And Daughter". The album was released in the US on September 4. // January 9 - Mick Jaggers request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones plans to tour Asia. ... BBC Radio 1 (commonly referred to as just Radio 1) is a British national radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in popular music and speech and is aimed primarily at the 14-29[1] age group. ... is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Elektra Records later re-issued the edited version of "Keep Yourself Alive" in July of 1975, this time with the rare double B-side (rare for a 7" single) of "Lily Of The Valley" and "God Save the Queen". Both versions are unique compared to the album versions. // January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case. ... In recorded music, the terms A-side and B-side refer to the two sides of 7 inch vinyl records on which singles have been released since the 1950s. ... In music, a single is a short (usually ten minutes or less) record, usually featuring one or two tracks as A-sides, often accompanied by several B-sidesâ€”usually remixes or other songs. ...

Hollywood Records released a CD single featuring five versions of "Keep Yourself Alive" to promote the forthcoming "Crown Jewels" boxed set (1998). The versions on the CD are: "Long Lost Re-take," "BBC Session #1 Version," "Live Killers Version," "Album Version (Unremastered)" and "Album Version (1998 Remastered Version)". See also: 1998 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 1998 Record labels established in 1998 // 1998 - The single Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls sets a new hot 100 airplay record, 18 weeks at number one. ...

Track listing

When originally issued on cassette, the running order was rearranged. Side one included tracks 1, 2, 5, 9 and 10, and side two included tracks 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8.

The track list was different in the early stages of the album's mixing and compiling, most notably "Mad the Swine" segued from "Great King Rat", coming in over the final drum-roll; the original album recording of "Keep Yourself Alive" started off the album (i.e. the Long Lost Re-take); and the unused album version of "The Night Comes Down" co-produced by Roy Thomas Baker was included. Acetates reportedly exist of this early cut.

Keep Yourself Alive

Brian May wrote "Keep Yourself Alive" when the band had already been formed, but before John Deacon joined.^{[citation needed]} According to what May said in a radio special about their 1977 album News of the World, he had penned the lyrics thinking of them as ironic and tongue-in-cheek, but their sense was completely changed when Freddie Mercury sang them. Keep Yourself Alive was the first track on the British rock group Queens debut album, written by Brian May. ...

It's been suggested by some fans and Queen scholars that Mercury could have helped on the musical songwriting, based on the fact that (as it's been recalled by former bassists and the band themselves) they were in a more collaborative period in the pre-studio days and Mercury was usually the one getting his way with structural ideas. While it's highly possible that he contributed ideas to the song (the modulation types and the expanded form are closer to his style than May's), the bottom line is that even in that case Mercury would be more a co-arranger than a co-writer per se (like George Martin on The Beatles' songs). ^[3]

Doing All Right

"Doing All Right" (also spelled "Doin' All Right" and "Doin' Alright") was originally a song from the British group Smile, which would later be known as Queen. It was written by Brian May and Tim Staffell. Smile were a London-based rock band best known as the predecessor to renowned rock band Queen. ... Tim Staffell (b. ...

The song changes many times throughout, from light pop music to acoustic guitars and even contains a section that could only be referred to as heavy metal. This article is about the genre of popular music. ... Playing a steel-string guitar without a pick (fingerpicking). ... Heavy metal redirects here. ...

This is one of the few Queen songs to feature Brian May on the piano. He also played his old Hairfred acoustic guitar on this track and on later tracks such as "White Queen (As It Began)" and "Jealousy". White Queen (As It Began) is a song by Queen fron their album Queen II. Audio set to Tolkien movie scenes at YouTube Categories: | | | | | ... Jealousy is a song by the English rock band Queen from their 1978 album Jazz. ...

The band played this song as early as 1970, and it was notable as the first song Freddie Mercury played live on the piano. Staffell sang it in Smile's days and Mercury tried to sing in the same manner.

The version on the album At the Beeb features Roger Taylor singing lead vocals on the last verse. At the Beeb is a compilation album by the English rock band Queen, released on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc in 1989. ...

Great King Rat

"Great King Rat" was written by Freddie Mercury. At the Beeb features a different version of the song recorded in December 1973. This song is an example on Queen's earliest sound, with lengthy, heavy compositions with long guitar solos and sudden tempo changes. In the middle part of the song, the lyrics contain some lines that can be interpreted as anti-religious, such as "Don't believe all you read in the Bible / You sinners get in line / Saints you leave far behind...". There was to be a song after this one called Mad the Swine and was to link seamlessly into each other (hence the drum solo at the end never has an ending), but the band and producer Roy Thomas Baker had a debate about the quality of the percussion of the song and in the end, it was never included in the album, until the 1991 US re-release.

My Fairy King

"My Fairy King", written by Mercury, deals with Rhye, a fantasy world created by vocalist Freddie Mercury and featured in other Queen songs, most notably "Seven Seas of Rhye". A fantasy world is a type of fictional universe in which magic or other similar powers work. ...

"My Fairy King" is the first song on the album to feature Mercury's piano skills – while there was a piano on "Doing All Right", the part was played by guitarist Brian May. May was quite impressed by Mercury's piano playing on the track, and from this point on Mercury handled most of Queen's piano parts, with some exceptions.

Before writing this song Mercury was known as Freddie Bulsara, and this song is said to have inspired him to change his surname. Its lyrics contain a verse with the words "Mother Mercury, look what they've done to me." Brian May has said that after the line was written, Freddie claimed he was singing about his mother. Subsequently, Freddie Bulsara took the stage name Freddie Mercury. This was another attempt to separate his stage persona (extroverted monster, as Mercury himself once described it) from his personal persona (introverted, kind man). Due to the connections with Mercury's name, this song is somewhat a favourite amongst fans.

Written during the band's time in the studios, the song contains many voice overdubs and vocal harmonies, which Mercury was fond of. Drummer Roger Taylor also displays his vocal skills here, hitting some of the highest notes in the composition. The vocal overdubs technique would later be used in many Queen songs, most notably "Bohemian Rhapsody". is a song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. ...

Mercury borrowed some lines from Robert Browning's poem, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin".^[4] Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 â€“ December 12, 1889) was a British poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets. ... The oldest picture of Pied Piper (watercolour) copied from the glass window of Marktkirche in Hamelin by Freiherr Augustin von Moersperg. ...

Liar

"Liar" was written by Freddie Mercury in 1970 while still under the name Freddie Bulsara. It is considered by many to be one of the direct forerunners to "Bohemian Rhapsody", in terms of long melodies, acyclic form and dramatic changes in style and arrangement. It is one of the band's heavier songs. Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September 1946 â€“ 24 November 1991) was an Indian musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). ... is a song written by Freddie Mercury and originally recorded by the band Queen for their 1975 album A Night at the Opera. ...

As confirmed by the transcription on EMI Music Publishing's Off The Record sheet music for the song, this is one of the few Queen tracks of the 1970s to feature a Hammond organ. The Hammond organ is an electric organ which was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company until the 1970s. ...

Some people believe that John Deacon sang the "all day long" lines, since he did so in live versions and the video. However, on both, he was joined by Roger Taylor, Brian May and Freddie Mercury, therefore it isn't known if it was merely a visual trick or if actually Deacon did some uncredited backing vocals. In both live and the video, John would sing into Freddie's microphone.

The Night Comes Down

Brian May wrote the song shortly after the band's formation in 1970, following the break up of Smile. It was first recorded at De Lane Lea Studios in September of 1971, when the band was hired to test the studio's new equipment in exchange for being allowed to record proper demos in their attempt to find a record company. The agreement was mutually beneficial and Queen took full advantage of the state-of-the-art equipment to put five of their tracks to tape ("Keep Yourself Alive", "The Night Comes Down", "Great King Rat", "Jesus" and "Liar"). Smile were a London-based rock band best known as the predecessor to renowned rock band Queen. ...

In 1972, Trident Studios signed Queen to a recording contract which limited them to only down-time studio access (when paying artists weren't recording) and they began working with producer Roy Thomas Baker. Baker and Studio owners/management Norman and Barry Sheffield insisted on re-recording the five De Lane Lea demos. A new studio version of "The Night Comes Down" was recorded, but in the end, it was decided that the De Lane Lea version was still superior and this was the version which appears on the debut album. As of 2006, the unused Roy-Thomas-Baker-produced version remains unreleased and has not even surfaced on bootlegs. Roy Thomas Baker is a English record producer who helped create a number of extremely popular pop and rock records in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

Bootleg recordings of the original De Lane Lea demos are in circulation and the difference in quality of "The Night Comes Down" is noticeable compared to the 1973 LP and even more so against the latest series of digital remasters from Parlophone and Hollywood Records of that album. Otherwise, the demo is the same mix as appeared on the demo tape, with little to no alteration (the quality of the bootlegs makes it difficult to tell if the improvements are from proper mastering or additional mixing).

In 1998, Queen released "Queen: The Eye". The PC computer game features four discs with tracks playable on regular CD players. An edit of the familiar version of "The Night Comes Down" is among the tracks used in the game. This version is the first minute and a half of the track, before a phased fade out.

The song follows what would become trademark Brian May themes such as coming-of-age, nostalgia over the loss of childhood to the past and the difficulties of life as an adult. Other May songs which deal with similar issues would be: "Some Day One Day", "Long Away", "All Dead, All Dead", "Leaving Home Ain't Easy", and "Too Much Love Will Kill You", among others. Some Day One Day is a song by the band Queen. ... Long Away is a song by the band Queen; it is the third track on the first side of the 1976 album A Day At The Races. ... All Dead, All Dead is a song by the rock band Queen. ... Too Much Love Will Kill You is a song written by Queen guitarist Brian May, Frank Musker, and Elizabeth Lamers. ...

There is also what could be an ambiguous reference to "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", in the lyric: "When I was young it came to me; And I could see the sun breaking; Lucy was high and so was I; Dazzling, holding the world inside." May is admittedly a Beatles fan and has commented in numerous interviews on their impact on him. Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds is a song written mainly by John Lennon (credited to Lennon/McCartney) and recorded by The Beatles for their 1967 album Sgt. ... The White Album, see The Beatles (album). ...

Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll

The lead vocal is performed by drummer Roger Taylor, who wrote the song. The song was re-recorded on two occasions for the BBC. The first was in December 1973 and broadcast on John Peel's show. This version was released on the 1989 Queen album At The Beeb, and sounds very similar to the original album version. The second re-recording was done in April 1974 and broadcast on Bob Harris's show. This version has not seen the light of day outside of bootleg recordings and it differs in style from the original album version, has a slower tempo and includes extra vocals from Freddie Mercury. For other persons named John Peel, see John Peel (disambiguation). ... At the Beeb is a compilation album by the English rock band Queen, released on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc in 1989. ... Bob Harris in 1975 Whispering Bob Harris (born Robert Brinley Harris in Northampton, England on 11 April 1946) is a radio host who currently works for BBC Radio 2, presenting music two nights a week. ... For other uses, see Bootleg. ...

Son and Daughter

"Son and Daughter" was written by guitarist Brian May. It is also the B-side for the single "Keep Yourself Alive". Written in 1972 for their first album and a regular feature in Queen's live set until well into 1975, the song originally housed Brian May's famous guitar solo. The solo features in both 1973 BBC sessions' (Queen's second and third sessions respectively) versions of "Son And Daughter". The album version of the song does not feature the guitar solo (thereby keeping the song to a tight, marketable, three and a half minutes). The solo wouldn't be properly recorded until 1974, for the track "Brighton Rock" of their Sheer Heart Attack album. Until this time, and occasionally afterwards, the guitar solo would take over the middle of "Son And Daughter" during concerts, allowing the rest of the band a bit of a rest and costume change. Guitar solos are a melodic passage, section, or entire piece of music written for an electric guitar or an acoustic guitar. ... Brighton Rock is a song recorded and performed by English rock band Queen, and written by their guitarist Brian May. ... For the Queen song of the same name, see News of the World (album). ...

The third BBC session would eventually see an official release in 1989, along with Queen's first BBC session, under the title Queen at the Beeb. "Son And Daughter" ends off the session and the album, complete with the guitar solo, running over seven minutes. Because this version was originally recorded for radio broadcast, Mercury censors himself, singing, "Buckle down and a-shovel it!" instead of the original lyric, "shovel shit!". The second, unreleased BBC session version of the song hears Mercury sing, "Shovel shhhhh...".

Unlike other songs from Queen's early period which crept back into circulation in the live set of their '84 through '86 tours, such as "Liar", "Keep Yourself Alive", "The Seven Seas of Rhye" and "In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited", "Son And Daughter" stayed off the set-lists after Queen's hit singles began to dominate their live show. The song is indicative of their very earliest sound, influenced by blues rock and heavy metal.

Jesus

The lyrics tell part of the story of Jesus of Nazareth – a fact made more interesting given that composer and singer Freddie Mercury was a follower of Zoroastrianism. The track features a two-chord rhythm section during the verses with a long instrumental break toward the end of the song. Because of the effects created by Brian May's Red Special guitar, among other things, many early followers of Queen viewed the band as something of a psychedelic rock band. This article is about Jesus of Nazareth. ... Hebrew (Natzrat or Natzeret) Arabic Ø§Ù„Ù†Ø§ØµØ±Ø© (an-NÄá¹£ira) Government City District North Population 64,800[1] Metropolitan Area: 185,000 (2006) Jurisdiction 14 200 dunams (14. ... Zoroastrianism is the religion and philosophy based on the teachings ascribed to the prophet Zoroaster (Zarathustra, Zartosht). ... For other uses, see Rhythm (disambiguation). ... An instrumental is, in contrast to a song, a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that attempts to replicate the mind-altering experiences of hallucinogenic drugs. ...

Seven Seas of Rhye...

Mercury had half-written the song when the first album was recorded and completed it for the second album. Seven Seas Of Rhye is a song performed by British rock group Queen and written by Freddie Mercury. ...

Songwriting trivia

With exception of "My Fairy King" and the instrumental "Seven Seas of Rhye", all of the tracks in the album were part of the band's live set in early days. The album can be divided into three different periods of songwriting:

"My Fairy King" was a germinal idea before Deacon joined the band (while the bassist was Barry Mitchell) but wasn't completed until they went to the studio. Smile were a London-based rock band best known as the predecessor to renowned rock band Queen. ...

Chris Chesney, lead guitarist of Mercury's pre-Queen band Sour Milk Sea, revealed the following during a Q&A session on the official Queen website: "Brian [May] did nick a riff (was it for ‘Liar’?) and on a video shoot rather sheepishly (but very honestly) apologized to me."

There were some tracks already written by the time of the first album sessions, but remained unreleased or saved for future recordings. Those include:

Queen about the record

Personnel

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Singles from The Game Released: October 5, 1979 Released: January 25, 1980 Released: May 30, 1980 Released: August 22, 1980 Released: November, 1980 (US, Japan) The Game is a rock album by English band Queen released June 30, 1980. ... Flash Gordon is a 1980 album by English rock band Queen. ... Hot Space is an album by English rock band Queen, released in 1982 (see 1982 in music). ... Singles from The Works Released: January 23, 1984 Released: April 2, 1984 Released: July 16, 1984 Released: September 10, 1984 The Works is a 1984 pop/rock album by English band Queen. ... A Kind of Magic is a 1986 album by English rock band Queen. ... The Miracle is a 1989 album by English rock band Queen. ... Innuendo is a 1991 album by English rock band Queen. ... For the film, see Made in Heaven (film). ... At the Beeb is a compilation album by the English rock band Queen, released on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc in 1989. ... Live Killers is a double vinyl and compact disc live album by English rock band Queen released on June 26, 1979. ... Live Magic is a vinyl and compact disc live album by British rock band Queen. ... Live at Wembley 86 is a double compact disc live album by English rock band Queen. ... Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl is a double compact disc live album by English band Queen released on October 25, 2004 in Europe and on November 9, 2004 in the US. It was recorded live at the National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England, on June 5, 1982 during the... Return of the Champions is a double compact disc live album by British rock band Queen and Paul Rodgers. ... Queen Rock Montreal is a double live CD by English band Queen. ... Alternate cover 1992 U.S. edition Greatest Hits is a 1981 Queen compilation. ... Greatest Hits II is a 1991 Queen compilation. ... Classic Queen is a 1992 compilation of songs by the British rock band Queen. ... Queen Rocks is a compilation album by the English rock band Queen, released in 1997. ... Greatest Hits III is a compilation of latter-day Queen (Queen+) songs, the band members solo hits and the bands collaborations with other artists. ... Stone Cold Classics is a compilation album by British rock band Queen released on April 11,2006. ... The A-Z of Queen, Volume 1 is a compilation album by the English rock band Queen, released in 2007. ... Categories: | ... We Will Rock You is a live DVD by English band Queen. ... Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert poster The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness was an open-air concert held on Easter Monday, April 20, 1992 at Londons Wembley Stadium, televised live worldwide to an estimated audience of one billion viewers. ... Greatest Video Hits 1 was the first Queen video collection. ... Live At Wembley Stadium is an album by rock group Queen which features live recordings from a concert at Wembley Stadium. ... It was released in November 2003. ... Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl is a double compact disc live album by English band Queen released on October 25, 2004 in Europe and on November 9, 2004 in the US. It was recorded live at the National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England, on June 5, 1982 during the... Return of the Champions is a double compact disc live album by British rock band Queen and Paul Rodgers. ... Super Live in Japan is a DVD by the two remaining members of Queen; Brian May and Roger Taylor, resurrecting the name Queen with another rock legend; Paul Rodgers of Bad Company, in which he was famed as the lead singer. ... Queen Rock Montreal is a double live CD by English band Queen. ... The English rock band Queen are notable for their live performances due to the energy and atmosphere they created with their diverse catalogue of songs, use of massive sound systems, huge lighting rigs, arsenal of pyrotechnics and many extravagant costumes to help enrich their shows into entertaining, theatrical events. ... La Summer Gigs 1976 wer a mini-concert tour made by british Rock band Queen. ... The Jazz Tour was a concert tour made by the british Rock band Queen. ... Crazy Tour was a tour made by the english Rock band Queen being done during Fall and Winter 1979. ... The Game Tour was a concert tour by the English rock band Queen to support their successful 1980 album The Game. ... The Hot Space Tour was a concert tour made by the british Rock band Queen, the tour was made as the supporting of their album Hot Space. ... The Works Tour was one of the largest tours made by the british Rock band Queen, during this tour, Queen participate in the Rock in Rio festival in 1985, the concer was realised in VHS but there isnt any worldwide DVD reaization til date. ... The Magic Tour was the last Tour made by the british Rock band Queen with their lead singer Freddie Mercury, the next bands tour Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour was made by only 2 of the former membes of the band Brian May and Roger Taylor with Paul Rodgerss... Queen + Paul Rodgers Tour was a world concert tour by Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, joined by singer Paul Rodgers at end of 2004 under the name Queen + Paul Rodgers. ... This is a discography of works by Queen. ... The English rock band Queen are notable for their live performances due to the energy and atmosphere they created with their diverse catalogue of songs, use of massive sound systems, huge lighting rigs, arsenal of pyrotechnics and many extravagant costumes to help enrich their shows into entertaining, theatrical events. ... This is a list of all songs performed by Queen. ... Queen are one of the most bootlegged bands in histroy, the recordings of Queen shows vary in quality some have excellent sound e. ... The Queen + Paul Rodgers collaboration began in late 2004 when Queen were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame. ... Ibex was a short-lived Liverpool-based rock band in 1969. ... Larry Lurex was the artist name used for a musical project by Trident Studiosâ€™ house engineer Robin Geoffrey Cable, in 1972. ... Smile were a London-based rock band best known as the predecessor to renowned rock band Queen. ... For the Sigrid Undset historical novel, see The Cross (novel). ... We Will Rock You is a jukebox musical, based on the songs of Queen and named after their hit single of the same name. ... The following lists out the cast members of the Queen stage musical We Will Rock You. ... Queen at the Ballet is a rock ballet created by Sean Bovim as a tribute to Freddy Mercury, that brings the legendary music of Queen vividly back to life - interpreting the stories behind classic tracks such as Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga and Killer Queen. ... The Deacy Amp is an amplifier created by and named after Queen bassist John Deacon and used by guitarist Brian May. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Official International Queen Fan Club is the official fan club for the rock band Queen. ... The Mercury Phoenix Trust is a charity organization that fights AIDS worldwide. ... Mountain Studios is a recording studio located in Montreux, Switzerland. ... Spike Edney (born December 11, 1951) is a British musician who has appeared as part of numerous bands. ... Jim Beach is a manager best known as the long-time manager of the English rock band Queen. ... John Reid is a Scottish manager and music industry figure currently living and working in Australia. ...

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