Absolutely Rare

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Tracklist

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1Imagine (1980‐12‐4: Frankfurt)
recorded at:
Festhalle Frankfurt in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany (on 1980-12-04)
live cover recording of:
Imagine (on 1980-12-04)
lyricist:
John Lennon (The Beatles) and Yoko Ono (Japanese-American musician and artist)
composer:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
Downtown DMP Songs, EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Lenono Music and フジパシフィックミュージック 第2事業部
2:24
2You’re So Square
live cover recording of:
(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber (in 1957)
composer:
Mike Stoller (in 1957)
publisher:
Belinda (London) Ltd. (publisher), Carlin Music Corporation, Elvis Presley Music Inc., Gladys Music, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Sony/ATV Songs LLC and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
1:19
3Hello Mary Lou
live cover recording of:
Hello Mary Lou
writer:
Cayet Mangiaracina and Gene Pitney
publisher:
Champion Music, Champion Music Corp., Intersong Music Ltd., January Music, January Music Corp., MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc., Unichappell Music, Unichappell Music, Inc., Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
1:40
4Tutti Fruti (1986‐6‐26: Berlin)
live cover recording of:
Tutti Frutti
lyricist:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter) and Richard Wayne Penniman
composer:
Dorothy LaBostrie (American songwriter), Joe Lubin and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
ATV Music Ltd., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Venice, Venice Music, ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 and Phonogram GmbH (in 1983)
2:48
5The Millionaire Waltz (instrumental mix. demo 1976)
instrumental recording of:
The Millionaire Waltz (in 1976)
orchestrator:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4:49
6Rock in Rio Blues / America (1985‐1‐15: Rio)
recorded at:
Cidade do Rock (original, 1985 & 2001) in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (on 1985-01-18)
live recording of:
Rock in Rio Blues (on 1985-01-18)
writer:
Queen (UK rock group)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and Queen Music Ltd.
4:02
7Take Me Home
recorded at:
Hokkaidoritso Sangyo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (on 1982-10-29)
1:21
8Teo Toriatte (1982‐10‐29: Osaka)
recorded at:
Hokkaidoritso Sangyo in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan (on 1982-10-29)
live recording of:
Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (on 1982-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing France, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:40
9Tenement Funster (alternate version demo 1974)
live recording of:
Tenement Funster (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2:50
10Lost Horizon (British TV 1991)
recorded in:
United Kingdom (in 1991)
live recording of:
Last Horizon (in 1991)
composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
3:19
11Manish Boy (1977‐05‐30: Glasgow)
recorded at:
The Apollo in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom (on 1977-05-30)
live cover recording of:
I’m a Man (on 1977-05-30)
lyricist and composer:
Ellas McDaniel (American singer, guitarist, songwriter and music producer)
publisher:
68 Publishing Ltd., Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
3:25
12See What a Fool I’ve Been (1973‐9‐13: London)
recorded at:
The Hippodrome (Golders Green) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1973-09-13)
live recording of:
See What a Fool I’ve Been (in 1973-09)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4:34
13Cool Cat
recording of:
Cool Cat (in 1981)
writer:
John Deacon and Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:43
14Jailhouse Rock (1985‐5‐15: Osaka)
recorded at:
大阪城ホール in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan (on 1985-05-15)
live cover recording of:
Jailhouse Rock (on 1985-05-15)
lyricist:
Jerry Leiber
composer:
Mike Stoller
publisher:
Elvis Presley Music Inc., Elvis Presley Music Susan Aberbach Trust, Fujipacific Music, Inc., Gladys Music Elvis Presley Enterprises LLC, Jerry Leiber Music, Mike Stoller Music (ASCAP), Nichion Synch Division, Silver Seahorse Music LLC and Sony/ATV Songs LLC
4:32
15Flick of the Wrist (John Peel Sessions 1974)
live recording of:
Flick of the Wrist (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:31
16It’s Late (1978‐2‐4: Zurich)
recorded at:
Hallenstadion in Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland (on 1979-02-04)
live recording of:
It’s Late (on 1979-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
7:04
17Mustapha (full live version) (1980‐12‐8: London)
recorded at:
OVO Arena Wembley in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Mustapha (on 1980-12-08)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:12
18Death on Two Legs (instrumental)
recorded at:
OVO Arena Wembley in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1980-12-08 until 1980-12-10)
live partial instrumental recording of:
Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to…) (from 1980-12-08 until 1980-12-10)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
1:30
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1Rock in Rio Blues (European version)
live recording of:
Rock in Rio Blues
writer:
Queen (UK rock group)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. and Queen Music Ltd.
2:56
2Immigrant Song (1986‐6‐26: Berlin)
recorded at:
Waldbühne in Berlin, Germany (on 1986-06-26)
live cover recording of:
Immigrant Song (on 1986-06-26)
lyricist:
Robert Plant (of Led Zeppelin)
composer:
Jimmy Page
publisher:
Superhype Music, Inc.
1:05
3Fat Bottomed Girls (first take 1979)
recording of:
Fat Bottomed Girls
written in:
Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:18
4Doing All Right
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka, Osaka, Japan (on 1976-03-29)
live recording of:
Doing All Right (on 1976-03-28)
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Tim Staffell
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. (fka Dick James Music Ltd.), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
6:11
5Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon (1976‐5‐29: Osaka)
recorded at:
Kōsei Nenkin Kaikan (Koseinenkin Hall) in Osaka, Osaka, Japan (on 1976-03-29)
live recording of:
Lazing on a Sunday Afternoon (on 1976-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher) and Queen Music Ltd.
1:29
6Back Chat (full live version) (1982‐6‐5: London)
recorded at:
National Bowl in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom (on 1982-06-05)
live recording of:
Back Chat (on 1982-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
5:00
7I Can Hear Music / Larry Lulex (single 1973)
cover recording of:
I Can Hear Music (in 1973)
writer:
Jeff Barry, Ellie Greenwich and Phil Spector
publisher:
ABKCO MUSIC INC (A) 301 (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Mother Bertha Music Inc., Trio Music Company, Universal‐Songs of PolyGram International, Inc., シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント, フジパシフィックミュージック, ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部, 日本アブコ音楽出版, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:24
8Need Your Loving Tonight (1980‐12‐8: London)
recorded at:
OVO Arena Wembley in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Need Your Loving Tonight (on 1980-12-08)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980)
3:15
9Modern Times Rock’n Roll (John Peel Sessions 1974)
live recording of:
Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll (in 1974)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2:52
10Not Fade Away (1980‐9‐4: London)
recorded at:
OVO Arena Wembley in Wembley, Brent, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1984-09-04)
live cover recording of:
Not Fade Away (on 1984-09-04)
writer:
Charles Hardin Holley (1950s rock & roll singer-songwriter) and Norman Petty
publisher:
McCartney Music, Inc., Melody Lane Publications Inc., MPL Communications (publishing and company credits), MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company), Peermusic (UK) Limited and Wren Music
1:19
11Life Is Real (1982‐8‐9: New Jersey)
recorded at:
Meadowlands Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States (on 1982-08-09)
live recording of:
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon) (on 1982-08-09)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
dedicated to:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4:18
12Rip It Up / The Cross (Germany)
live cover recording of:
Rip It Up
writer:
Robert “Bumps” Blackwell and John Marascalco
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd., Robin Hood Music Co., Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Venice Music
3:30
13Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (1985‐5‐15: Osaka)
recorded at:
大阪城ホール in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka, Japan (on 1985-05-15)
live cover recording of:
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting (on 1985-05-15)
lyricist:
Bernie Taupin
composer:
Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer)
publisher:
Dick James Music Ltd. (renamed Universal/Dick James Music Ltd. since 1999‐07‐30)
music quoted on:
Terrafirminator (from the score of the 2011 animation film "Gnomeo & Juliet")
3:29
14Everybody Happy (Fan Club Song)
0:48
15Going Back (single B‐side 1973)
cover recording of:
Goin’ Back
lyricist:
Gerry Goffin
composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Screen Gems–Columbia Music, Inc., Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:30
16Lucille (Earls Court 1977)
recorded at:
Earls Court Exhibition Centre in Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1977-06-06 until 1977-06-07)
live cover recording of:
Lucille (from 1977-06-06 until 1977-06-07)
writer:
Albert Collins (composer of “Lucille” & “Slippin’ and Slidin’”) and Richard Wayne Penniman
publisher:
Leeds Music Ltd., MCA Music Inc. (Universal Music Philippines' legal name), MCA Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan), Inc., A Division, Sony/ATV Music Publishing France, Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) and Venice Music
2:05
17In My Defence (From ‘Time’ Musical)
recording of:
In My Defence
lyricist:
Dave Clark (UK drummer for the Dave Clark Five) and David Soames
composer:
Jeff Daniels (UK songwriter)
publisher:
Spurs Music Publishing Ltd.
3:53
18Ogre Battle (forgotten intro) (1973 demo)
recording of:
Ogre Battle (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
1:19
19Hangman (1975‐5‐1: Tokyo)
recorded at:
日本武道館 in Kitanomaru Kōen, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan (on 1975-05-01)
live recording of:
Hangman (on 1975-05-01)
6:22
20Hello… and Good Bye…
0:27

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