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Record Collector - August, 1991

Credits to Louise Belle and Queencuttings.com

[Photo caption: Freddie Mercury, pictured in March 1974, months before Queen established themselves as a first division rock act. His solo career has been greeted with mixed feelings by Queen fans.]

As our Readers' Poll results earlier this year clearly indicated, Queen's immense popularity now rivals that of the established greats such as the Beatles, Stones, Presley and Bowie. 1991 saw the band celebrate 20 years together by scoring their third U.K. No. 1 single with "Innuendo", which they followed with their seventh No. 1 album and two further Top 30 singles. This success looks set to continue with the second volume of Queen's greatest hits now scheduled for late autumn, exactly ten years after the first set. There will also be a new single to precede it, and the latest news is that the group have already begun recording their new album in Montreux.

1991 has also seen the release of the Queen Remasters series, issued in the States on Hollywood Records on CD and cassette only, which I hope to look at in detail in a future feature. At the time of writing, Queen's U.K. label EMI are believed to be considering putting out their own Remasters collection, which will also include the majority of solo material. So it's an opportune moment to review the Queen members' solo works to date. Roger Taylor's band the Cross have just completed their third album, which is scheduled for European release in September, and we shall be focusing specifically on their work in the very near future. For this feature, I shall concentrate on the individual solo recordings, which range from the raw rock'n'roll of Roger Taylor's first single to Freddie Mercury's successful collaboration with the Spanish opera diva Montserrat Caballe.

I have not included the band members' collaborations with other artists in the field of production work, guest appearances and songs written for other artists as this is worthy of a separate feature.

• ROGER TAYLOR 1977-1984

I WANNA TESTIFY/TURN ON THE T.V. (EMI 2679; 7", 8/77)…....………………………………………………………………£12

Roger was the first Queen member to release a solo single, finding an outlet on the same label which had successfully issued Queen product since 1973. There was no picture sleeve to accompany the British edition, but a sleeve apparently issued in Holland is highly sought-after by collectors today. However, the single, "I Wanna Testify", wasn't chosen for many major markets such as North America and Japan where Queen traditionally did well. The song failed to chart in the U.K., but in its defence, "I Wanna Testify" didn't appear on the all-important radio playlists and its only promotion was Roger's appearance on Marc Bolan's TV show, a rare solo performance which would be most welcome on an official video. Neither side has yet turned up on any album.

FUTURE MANAGEMENT/LAUGH OR CRY (EMI 5157; 7", p/s, 3/81).………………………………………………………….£8

This second solo single saw Roger taking a much higher profile, particularly as there was no new Queen product due until the autumn. "Future Management", a taster from his forthcoming solo album, was housed in an attractive picture sleeve and Roger made an appearance on "Top Of The Pops" as the single reached No. 49. Copies are now definitely becoming more difficult to find.

[Photo caption: Roger Taylor's second solo single was "Future Management", which just made the Top 50, and provided a taster for his first solo LP.]

LET'S GET CRAZY/LAUGH OR CRY (Elektra E-47151 [U.S.]; 7", 4/81)………………………………………………………£8

Elektra in the States chose another track, the rockier "Let's Get Crazy", with which to promote Roger's solo album, but this failed to set the American charts alight. Copies of the single are now quite scarce, and despite the lack of a picture sleeve, can fetch up to £8. However, I recommend that fans shop around before parting with their money.

FUN IN SPACE (EMI EMC 3369/Elektra 5E 522 [U.S.]; LP, 4/81)…….………………………………………………………….£12

Side One: No Violins/Laugh Or Cry/Future Management/Let's Get Crazy/My Country I & II

Side Two: Good Times Are Now/Magic Is Loose/Interlude In Constantinople/Airheads/Fun In Space

Roger's debut album received a hostile press reception but his faithful British fans took the record to a very creditable No. 18 in the LP charts. "Fun In Space" is packed with good rockers such as the excellent "Airheads" and the very catchy "Good Times Are Now", but it is carefully balanced by the humorous "Interlude In Constantinople", the superb pop number "Magic Is Loose", the magnificent ballad "Laugh Or Cry" and the haunting scifi-inspired title track.

Sadly, EMI have long since deleted this album, and copies are now imported into Britain by EMI Holland and EMI Germany. For collectors who've now been converted to the compact disc format, there is a faint glimmer of hope that one day this superb album will be transferred onto CD, but at the time of writing no country has taken the lead.

MY COUNTRY (Edit)/FUN IN SPACE (EMI 5200; 7", p/s, 6/81)…………………………………………………………………...£8

This second 45 from "Fun In Space" fared badly, and many fans felt that it was a strange choice as a single - "Good Times Are Now", […]

[Photo caption: "My Country" was Taylor's second 45 from the "Fun In Space" album, though many fans felt it was a strange choice for a single.]

[Photo caption: Brian May, the man responsible for that unique Queen guitar sound, was the second band member to try his hand as a solo artist.]

[Photo caption: Incredibly, EMI have not followed the deletion of Taylor's "Fun In Space" album with a compact disc reissue, though we live in hope!]

[…] "Airheads" and "Magic Is Loose" all looked better bets. However, the single edit of "My Country" is now a collector's item as it was not released in America or Japan.

MAN ON FIRE/KILLING TIME (EMI 5478; 7", p/s, 5/84)……………………………………………………………….£5

MAN ON FIRE (Extended)/KILLING TIME (EMI 12 5478; 12", p/s, 6/84)…………………………………………£7

This is a classic song criminally ignored by both national radio and the music press. It should have been a massive hit but, coming in between two Queen singles and a Queen tour, the song struggled to reach No. 66 in the British charts. For "Man On Fire", the usual 7" was joined by a 12", containing a better mix of the lead track, which is highly recommended to all fans. In Japan, the single came in a totally different sleeve, and this is now a popular collector's item.

STRANGE FRONTIER (EMI RTA 1 EJ-2401371; LP, 6/84)………………………………………………………………£10

Side One: Strange Frontier/Beautiful Dreams/Man On Fire/Racing In The Street/Masters Of War

Side Two: Killing Time/Abandon Fire/Young Love/It's An Illusion/I Cry For You

Roger's second solo LP differed from his first in that it included two covers, Bob Dylan's "Masters Of War" and Bruce Springsteen's "Racing In The Street"; a third, a rendition of the Spencer Davis Group's "Keep On Running", remains unreleased. "Strange Frontier", which is a favourite with Queen fans, also featured songs co-written with co-producer Dave Richards and Status Quo's Rick Parfitt. However, it has been deleted by EMI despite the fact that it reached No. 30 back in 1984. Again, rumours of an impending compact disc circulate, but the delay in this CD edition is a great pity because this album deserves to be heard. It's worth speculating that, had "Strange Frontier" surfaced in 1983 or 1985, it may have transformed Roger into a huge solo star and the history of Queen may have been very different indeed.

STRANGE FRONTIER/I CRY FOR YOU (Remix) (EMI 5490; 7", p/s, 7/84)…………………………………………..…£5

STRANGE FRONTIER (Extended)/I CRY FOR YOU (Extended Remix)/TWO SHARP PENCILS (EMI 12 5490; 12", p/s, 7/84)…………………………………………£8

The second single from the album was this brilliant, moody title track that should have taken the U.K. charts by storm. Instead, hampered by a lack of airplay and the fact that it was released just a month after Queen's Top Ten single "It's A Hard Life", it flopped. The […]

[Photo caption: Roger Taylor's "Let's Get Crazy", issued on Elektra, was the first solo recording by a Queen band member to appear in the States.]

[…] 12", containing extended mixes of "Two Sharp Pencils" and "I Cry For You" (remixed by John Deacon and John Richards), with a humorous out-take, "Two Sharp Pencils", as a bonus, is very collectable today. Incidentally, the 7" version of "I Cry For You" is different to those on both the 12" and album.

• BRIAN MAY 1983-1991

STARFLEET (4.12)/SON OF STARFLEET (EMI 5436; 7", p/s, 10/83)….……………………………………………….....£5

Brian May was the second member of […]

[Photo caption: Brian May's "Starfleet Project" mini-LP contained just three tracks, including a lengthy blues instrumental jam, "Bluesbreaker".]

[…] Queen to release a solo single, but unlike Roger Taylor, he chose a cover version rather than an original song. The song (written by Paul Bliss) was loosely based on the ITV children's television serial "Starfleet", and featured musicians like Eddie Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen and Fred Mandel, brought together in L.A. early in 1983. Despite the fact that it was a powerful song and contained some awesome guitar work from May and Van Halen, "Starfleet" again received no daytime radio airplay and was doomed to the lower reaches of the Top 100, stalling at No. 65. The single was credited to 'Brian May and Friends' and housed in a black picture cover with the Starfleet logo in white.

[Photo caption: May's first solo vinyl outing was the "Starfleet" single, which was based on the theme for the children's TV serial of the same name.]

STARFLEET (US Edit 3.07)/STARFLEET (4.12) (Capitol B-5278 [U.S.]; 7"', 1983)……………….£10

A shorter edit of "Starfleet" was utilised in America on Queen's new label Capitol. In fact, this move proved to be a disaster not only for the solo projects but for the band's output too, but that's another story! There's also an American 12" promo coupling the edit and the full-length version (worth £15), though both editions are very scarce.

STARFLEET PROJECT (EMI SFLT 1078061; mini-LP, 10/83)…………………………………………………………………..£8

Side One: Starfleet (8.00)/Let Me Out (7.10)

Side Two: Bluesbreakers (12.50)

Again credited to 'Brian May and Friends', the "Starfleet Project" album reached No. 35 […]

[Photo caption: Roger Taylor's second LP was "Strange Frontier", a title that continued the space theme.]

[Photo caption: "I Wanna Testify", issued by drummer Roger Taylor in 1977, was the first Queen solo 45.]

[Photo caption: Roger Taylor has been the most prolific Queen member in the solo stakes, and it looks likely that his work with the Cross will continue to delight Queen fans when the new album appears.]

[Photo caption: Taylor's "Man On Fire" was a classic 45, criminally ignored by both press and radio.]

[…] in the charts and, like Roger Taylor's LP, is now deleted and difficult to find in High Street stores. This mini-album included just three tracks: the full-length version of "Starfleet", "Let Me Out" (an old song Brian re-recorded at the session — he sang it live at the Xmas party, 1990) and a 12-minute blues instrumental/jam, "Bluesbreaker". Before the project was completed, Brian enlisted the services of Roger Taylor, who provided some backing vocals. Like the aforementioned solo albums, we still await its appearance on CD, although it did surface on cassette.

Aside from Brian's prolific production credits since 1983 (and his work with Queen, of course), he is reputed to have compiled tracks over the years for his own full-length solo album, though there is no talk of a release date at present.

• FREDDIE MERCURY 1984-1988

LOVE KILLS (4.27)/ROTWANGS PARTY (G. Moroder) (CBS A 4735; 7", p/s, 9/84)………………………………£3.50

LOVE KILLS (5.21)/ROTWANGS PARTY (G. Moroder) (CBS TA 4375; 12", p/s, 9/84)……………………………….£6

LOVE KILLS (4.27)/ROTWANGS PARTY (G. Moroder) (CBS WA 4375; 7" picture disc, 9/84)……………………£7

Freddie's first solo single, co-written with Giorgio Moroder, was a rock/disco number that was featured on the soundtrack of "Metropolis", the revamped silent film classic. Released on the same day as Queen's "Hammer To Fall", the song became an instant hit and actually went three places higher in the U.K. chart than the Queen single! CBS certainly promoted it well, securing valuable daytime airplay for the 7", extended 12" and 7" picture disc formats, which together helped the song into the Top 10. Collectors should look out for the Spanish 7" which featured lyrics on the back of the sleeve; while the Japanese 7" boasted a lyric sheet insert. A slightly flat mix can be found on the "Metropolis" soundtrack LP (CBS 70252).

I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU/STOP ALL THE FIGHTING (3.17) (CBS A 6019; 7", p/s, April 1985)…………………….£3 […]

[Photo caption: There was a 7" and 12" edition of Roger Taylor's "Strange Frontier" single, issued in 1984.]

[…] I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU (7.03)/STOP ALL THE FIGHTING (3.17) (CBS TA 6019; 12", p/s, 4/85)……...£5

I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU/STOP ALL THE FIGHTING (3.17) // LOVE KILLS (5.26)/STOP ALL THE FIGHTING (6.39) (CBS DA 6019; 7" double pack, gatefold sleeve, 4/85)……………………………………………………………………….£6

This romantic disco number surprisingly stalled at No. 11, despite a similar array of editions. Of the three formats, the most collectable is the double-pack, which included an extended version of "Stop All The Fighting". Collectors should note the existence of a Mexican green vinyl 12" and a DJ-only 12" Disconet mix, both of which are quite difficult to find these days.

MR BAD GUY (CBS 86312; LP, 5/85)…………….……£6.50

Side One: Let's Turn It On/Made In Heaven/I Was Born To Love You/Foolin' Around/Your Kind Of Lover

Side Two: Mr Bad Guy/Man Made Paradise/There Must Be More To Life/Living On My Own/My Love Is Dangerous/Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow

MR BAD GUY (CBS CD 86312; CD, 5/85)……………….£10

Adds: Let's Turn It On (5.07)/I Was Born To Love You (7.02)/Living On My Own (6.38) […]

[Photo caption: Freddie Mercury got his solo career off the ground with the "Love Kills" 45 in 1984.]

[…] Freddie's first solo album rose to No. 6 in the British charts. It may well have fared better had the press (not always on Queen's side) not savaged the album so viciously. In retrospect, "Mr Bad Guy" was a brave mixture of disco, ballads, light opera and rock, with a touch of reggae thrown in for good measure, but it lacked balance and the sheer quality of a Queen album. The U.K. CD, which added three 12" mixes, is well worth getting hold of. Collectors should also be aware that the American CD edition, now regularly imported into Britain, features no bonus tracks. The home market cassette, however, included the 12" mix of "I Was Born To Love You" as a bonus.

MADE IN HEAVEN (Remix 3.59)/SHE BLOWS HOT AND COLD (3.35) (CBS A 6413; 7", p/s, 6/85).…..£3

MADE IN HEAVEN (Extended Remix 4.43)/MADE IN HEAVEN (Remix 3.59)/SHE BLOWS HOT AND COLD (Extended) (CBS TA 6413; 12", p/s, 6/85)……………..£6

MADE IN HEAVEN (Remix 3.59)/SHE BLOWS HOT AND COLD (3.35) (CBS WA 6413; shaped picture disc, 6/85)………………………………………………………………………£8

The second 45 from "Mr Bad Guy" was the Queen-like "Made In Heaven", issued in a remixed form. Surprisingly, the single fared badly which was doubly odd bearing in mind that it was many fans' most popular track on the album. But the single did include a brilliant non-LP B-side, sport a superb video, and feature an almost perfect vocal from Freddie! I suspect that if the radio stations picked up on it, or had it been disguised as a Queen single, "Made In Heaven" could well have been a much bigger hit. Collectors will doubtless go for the shaped picture disc, but even more desirable is the uncut disc, which now sells for around £25.

The American market was instead given the catchy jazz/disco crossover of "Living On My Own"/"She Blows Hot And Cold" (Columbia 38-05455).

LIVING ON MY OWN/MY LOVE IS DANGEROUS (CBS A 6555; 7", p/s, 8/85)…………………………………………..…£3

LIVING ON MY OWN (Extended 6.38)/MY LOVE IS DANGEROUS (Extended 6.25) (CBS [G]TA 6555; 12", gatefold or single p/s, 8/85)……………………………£7/£5

The third single from "Mr Bad Guy" should have been a hit, but CBS got cold feet and banned Freddie's video, filmed at his birthday party the previous year. Collectors should note that the 12" mix appeared in two […]

[Photo caption: Despite several collectable editions, Freddie's "I Was Born To Love You" missed the Top 10.]

editions, with the choice of gatefold or single sleeve. Both contain a storming version of "My Love Is Dangerous" on the flip, which is far superior to the tame album mix.

LOVE ME LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW/LET'S TURN IT ON (CBS A 6725; 7", p/s, 11/85)……..…..£3

LOVE ME LIKE THERE IS NO TOMORROW (Extended)/LET'S TURN IT ON (Extended) (CBS TA 6725; 12", p/s, 11/85)…………………………………………..£5

CBS culled a fourth single from the album, a ballad, in direct competition with a brand new Queen single "One Vision". It was a foolish move as the single had no real prospects of doing anything, but it did offer collectors an extended mix of "Love Me Like There Is No Tomorrow". Those who didn't buy the CD of "Mr Bad Guy" finally got the chance to hear the extended version of "Let's Turn It On" on the flip-side.

TIME/TIME (Instrumental Version) (EMI 5559; 7", p/s, 4/86)………………………………………………………………………£3

TIME (Extended Version)/TIME/TIME (Instrumental Version) (EMI 12 5559; 12", p/s, 4/86)…………………..£5

Freddie surprised everyone with this cover version, the title track from Dave Clark's musical "Time". His immaculate vocal ensured that this track received airplay, and while it suffered from being caught between two Queen singles, it provided Mercury with a minor hit. The 12" edition is very desirable as it features an excellent extended mix of the song. The single version turned up on the "Time" double album, along with "In My Defence" and "Time (Reprise)", although sadly, this set has never graced a compact disc.

THE GREAT PRETENDER/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Parlophone R 6151; 7, p/s, 2/87)…………………….…£2.50

THE GREAT PRETENDER (Extended)/THE GREAT PRETENDER (7)/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Parl. 12R 6151; 12", p/s, 2/87)…………………………………………....£4.50

THE GREAT PRETENDER/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Parlophone RP 6151; radio-shaped picture disc, 2/87)……………………………………………………………………..£10

After the success of the Magic Tour in 1986, Queen decided to take a break, which turned into a three-year hiatus with the band immersing themselves in solo projects. Freddie went to record a solo album with the help of Mike Moran and announced its arrival with a cover of the Platters 1957 hit, "The Great Pretender". It was a huge hit, due in part to superb timing and a wonderfully silly video. The B-side is also worth a listen, with Freddie […]

[Photo caption: This is the CD sleeve for the memorable Mercury / Caballe collaboration, "Barcelona".]

[…] and a piano creating a haunted, atmospheric instrumental. Once again, EMI didn't opt for the CD single format. Incidentally, the single turned up on one of the "Now" albums/CDs, but these are also deleted!

BARCELONA (4.23)/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Version 2) (Polydor POSP 887; 7", gatefold p/s, 10/87)……………………………………………………………£4

BARCELONA (4.23)/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Version 2)/BARCELONA (8.27 Extended Version) (Polydor POSPX 887; 12", gatefold p/s, 10/87)…£5

BARCELONA (4.23)/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Version 2)/BARCELONA (8.27 Extended Version) (Polydor POSPC 887, cassette single, 10/87) £3.50

BARCELONA (4.23)/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Version 2)/ BARCELONA (8.27 Extended Version) (Polydor POSPP 887, 12" picture disc, 10/87)…..£8

BARCELONA (4.23)/EXERCISES IN FREE LOVE (Version 2)/ BARCELONA (8.27 Extended Version) (Polydor POSPCD 887; CD single, 10/87)…………£8

Recorded with the renowned Spanish opera diva Montserrat Caballe, "Barcelona" was a surprise hit in November 1987. The duet was certainly memorable and the melody seemed to imprint itself on the brain. Polydor flooded the market with a host of limited editions, and they finally released a CD single that seems set to rise in value in the future. Collectors should note that the single and extended mixes of "Barcelona" weren't used for the album, while the version of "Exercises In Free Love" features vocals from Montserrat and not Freddie.

THE GOLDEN BOY (6.09)/LA JAPONAISE (4.57)/BARCELONA (5.39) (Polydor; promo CD, 9/88) £10

Polydor issued this three-track promotional CD to DJs and keen-eared collectors will spot that both "Golden Boy" and "La Japonaise" are slightly longer than their album counterparts.

BARCELONA (Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballe; Polydor POLH 44; LP, 10/88)…………………………...£6.50

Side One: Barcelona (5.38)/La Japonaise (4.49)/The Fallen Priest/Ensueno

Side Two: The Golden Boy (6.03)/Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On/Overture Piccante.

This album was suicidally released without a single to precede it and at a time when […]

[Photo caption: This radio-shaped edition of Freddie's "The Great Pretender" single is one of the rarest releases from any Queen member's career.]

[…] fans were expecting the new Queen LP. "Barcelona" is split into two halves with the first side dominated by light opera — which works quite well if you enjoy opera. As a Queen fan I still find this album impenetrable, and yet it must be said that Freddie's vocals work wonderfully in this medium, especially on Side One's highlights, "La Japonaise" and "Ensueno".

Side Two explores two of Freddie's other musical passions, gospel and soul ballads, but is spoilt by a truly abysmal instrumental, "Overture Piccante". The three songs, "The

Golden Boy", "Guide Me Home" and "How Can I Go On", are among Freddie's finest solo compositions, but they are rather let down by Montserrat's inappropriate vocals. The great diva is totally lost in the gospel arrangement of "The Golden Boy", whereas Freddie sings with great style and ease. The question must be asked as to why Montserrat's vocal was used at all! Both of the quite superb ballads, "How Can I Go On" and "Guide Me Home", are totally ruined by her vocal. The irony is that had these songs been recorded by Freddie alone or with Queen, they would probably be regarded as classics. Also on cassette and CD, the album struggled to No. 24 in the U.K. charts. Note that John Deacon plays bass on "How Can I Go On".

THE GOLDEN BOY/THE FALLEN PRIEST (Polydor POSP 23; 7, p/s, 10/88)………………………………..£2.50

THE GOLDEN BOY/THE FALLEN PRIEST/THE GOLDEN BOY (Instrumental) (Polydor POSP 23; 12", p/s, 10/88).…………………………………………………………….£4.50

THE GOLDEN BOY/THE FALLEN PRIEST/THE GOLDEN BOY (Instrumental Version) (Polydor PZ CD 23; CD single, 10/88)………………………………………..…..£4

This single was lifted directly from the album, and at six minutes plus, gained no airplay and promptly flopped. Collectors should seek out the CD or 12", which included the instrumental version of "The Golden Boy" (without Montserrat!).

HOW CAN I GO ON/OVERTURE PICCANTE (Polydor POSP 29; 7", p/s, 12/88)…………………………………..…..£2 […]

[Photo caption: The 12" picture disc edition of the Mercury / Caballe hit, "Barcelona", issued in October 1987, is currently valued at around £8.]

[…] GUIDE ME HOME/HOW CAN I GO ON/OVERTURE PICCANTE (Polydor POSPX 29; 12", p/s, 12/88)………£4

GUIDE ME HOME/HOW CAN I GO ON/OVERTURE PICCANTE (Polydor PZ 29 CD; CD single, 12/88) £4

HOW CAN I GO ON/OVERTURE PICCANTE (Polydor POSX 29; 7" picture disc, 12/88)……………………….….£5

Having flopped with the gospel number, Polydor went for the ballad "How Can I Go On", but this also failed to excite the record buying public. However, collectors should look out for the 7" picture disc, which is now becoming scarce.

• JOHN DEACON

Unlike the other Queen members, John has apparently held no desire to release solo material. The fact that in the late Seventies and early Eighties, John established himself as a successful songwriter for Queen, penning huge hits with "You're My Best Friend", "Another One Bites The Dust" and "I Want To Break Free" seems to have given

John a great deal of personal satisfaction. During Queen's quieter periods in the late Eighties, John was content to spend time with his family, turning up for the odd guest appearance on other artists' albums, such as Elton John, and jamming with various friends.

John has said that since he has no singing voice, he is unlikely to record a truly solo album but would like to work with other artists. But he did record one single with the Immortals, "No Turning Back", which was used for the film "Biggles" in 1986. He played bass and appeared in the video — and we'll be covering this and other collaborations, by Deacon and all the other members of Queen, in a later article.

𝙎𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙤́ 𝙦𝙪𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙞́𝙖 𝙝𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙤 𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙤 (I forgot that I had done this) 😭💗

𝙀𝙨𝙩𝙖́ 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙤 𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙤 𝙗𝙪𝙚𝙣𝙤 ( It's kind of weird but good) 😅

Roger on Kenny Everett trying to convert him and become gay :) (x)

Outtake from Dead on Time (take 27(!!)). Brian messed up his lightning speed guitar intro...

Brian: Bollocks!

Roger: [...] can't even remember your own song!

Brian: Bollocks!

A gem and confirmed to make me appreciate Dead on Time a lil bit more. Thanks to the taper, Bob for sharing, Miles for remastering.

Edit: to counterbalance this mess up here is Brian talking more about it very recently:

Outtake from Dead on Time (take 27(!!)). Brian messed up his lightning speed guitar intro...

Brian: Bollocks!

Roger: [...] can't even remember your own song!

Brian: Bollocks!

A gem and confirmed to make me appreciate Dead on Time a lil bit more. Thanks to the taper, Bob for sharing, Miles for remastering.

Edit: to counterbalance this mess up here is Brian talking more about it very recently:

Hannibal (2013-2015)

2x05 - “Mukozuke”

Hannibal making Beverly Katz kidney pie in the shape of Will's mask + eating his brain

ROGER TAYLOR in Somebody to Love (1976)

Queen photoshoot in Freddie's Flat, 1972

The King Of Rhye ✨👑🌊

"this is SMILE at the ALBERT HALL !"

Photos of Smile (Tim Staffell, Brian May, Roger Taylor) on the 27th of February 1969 at the Royal Albert Hall, from Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology, vol. 1 (1987). (X)

💖 ready Freddie ✨

reference!! :

also i was bored and watched iconic queen clips all evening just because i can :P

I guess, I haven't posted this art with smoking Rog here yet

I have no newer arts rn, so here it goes then...

My Favorite Moments from Queen 1 (almost all from Disc 3)

I listened to it for the first time finally and UGHHHH we were FED

-Roger’s maniacal laughing in the Keep Yourself Alive De Lane Lea Demo (disc 2)

-Freddie: aw that was a good end Rog, I love that [Great King Rat, De Lane Lea Take 1]

-Mad the Swine Trident Take 3. Just the entirety of it. All that wholesomeness

-Roger: I tell you now, I’ve been deliberately playing off all week! […] Freddie: AHAHADJGGJJAHAAAH I can’t get this timing, hang on [My Fairy King Trident Backing Track In Development. Like all of it but especially the first 40 seconds]

-Brian: nOOOOO!! oh dear— […] Brian: *messing around on his guitar* Freddie: SHUT UP BRIAN [The Night Comes Down, De Lane Lea Takes 1 & 2]

-Roger: okay Brian? Brian, from the distance: r I G H T!!!! [Modern Times Rock N’ Roll, Trident Takes 8 & 9]

-*music* Roger: you f***ed it Brian Freddie: it was you Brian Brian: SHIIIIIIIIT [Jesus, De Lane Lea Take 2]

-Freddie: sorry about this, but Brian’s guitar is about to blow up [See What A Fool I’ve Been, De Lane Lea Test Session]

EDIT: I made a video compilation of these so y’all didn’t have to! Captioned (I tried my best…it gets hard when they talk over each other) and color coded. Freddie is black and white, Brian is blue, Roger is red, John doesn’t talk in these clips. If it’s plain white, I didn’t know who was talking. Enjoy :)

Rehearsals, 1973.

vampire Freddie

ТЕЛЕГРАМ КАНАЛ

Brian May live in Barcelona - December 14, 1993

→ ft. the grommet trousers & shirt

Freddie Roger

Did anyone draw these two in this format or nah...

This is literally just infinite cuts of him going 🤨😳😏 but it's so funny for some reason.

"Are there even a million stars in the sky?? Well yeah, actually"

Have a treat at the second last cut for the REAL Brian May fans 😌

Been going through some old boxes of photos, and came across this one I took of John Deacon in Melbourne, in 1985. I don’t think I’ve posted it before. Sorry it’s not been scanned brilliantly, but enjoy.

📸 Karen Freedman

Brian May as a forest guardian 🥺🧚🏻‍♂️🌸🍄✨

CREDIT@freddie_mercury_mr_bad_guy

Brian May at a press conference in Buenos Aires during Queen's 'South America Bites The Dust' tour in February 1981.

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Interview with Brian on Guitarist magazine Feb 2025.

that 1977 freddie hit different 🤭

johny boy💝

Pleaaaasssseeee! I need to know where this is froooom?!?!?! I have always been a sucker for the legend of Roger’s hurt hands!