1980-1989

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1980

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

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


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

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


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

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

1981

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

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


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

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

1983

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

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


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

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


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

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


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

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

1984

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

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


SUMMER
Townhouse Studios, London (Christmas song demo sessions)

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

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

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

1985

AUGUST
Mountain Studios, Montreux

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

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

One Vision (single edit) One Vision, 1985
Blurred Vision One Vision, 1985
Note: other songs that ended up (or didn't end up) on A Kind Of Magic may have been started at these sessions, but no specifics are certain.


AUTUMN 1985 – MARCH 1986
Mountain Studios, Montreux; Musicland Studios, Munich; Townhouse Studios, London (A Kind Of Magic sessions)

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


OCTOBER
Abbey Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)

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

1986

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

Time Time, 1986


NOVEMBER
Townhouse Studios, London (Freddie Mercury solo session)

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

1987

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

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


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

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

1988

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

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

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

Dog With A Bone (three versions) unreleased


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

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


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

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

SOMETIME THIS YEAR
Jam Studios (The Cross sessions)

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

1989

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

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


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

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