Finalmente, y tras mucha espera y rumores y especulaciones sabemos todo del nuevo lanzamiento de mis queridos Queen Productions. Se trata de Queen On Air, las sesiones completas (al fin) de la BBC.
Ya hacía meses que sabíamos de éste lanzamiento, además, ya sabíamos que se lanzarían tres ediciones, una con los dos cds con todas las sesiones, un triple LP, con lo mismo, y una cajita con 6 cds con contenido sin todavía especificar.
A veces es mejor no saber el contenido del todo para ahorrarnos sufrimiento. Pero ya ha llegado el día de saberlo, y de tener otro cabreo con Queen Productions. Ésto es lo que llevará finalmente los 6 CD's de la caja de Queen On Air:
CD 1: The Complete BBC Radio Sessions
Session 1: 5th February 1973
Session 2: 25th July 1973
5 See What A Fool I’ve Been
6 Keep Yourself Alive
7 Liar
8 Son And Daughter
Session 3: 3rd December 1973
9 Ogre Battle
10 Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
11 Great King Rat
12 Son And Daughter
CD 2: The Complete BBC Radio Sessions
Session 5: 16th October 1974
4 Now I’m Here
5 Stone Cold Crazy
6 Flick Of The Wrist
7 Tenement Funster
Session 6: 28th October 1977
8 We Will Rock You
9 We Will Rock You [fast]
10 Spread Your Wings
11 It’s Late
12 My Melancholy Blues
CD 3: Queen Live on Air
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil. 20th March 1981
9 Intro (Taylor)
10 We Will Rock You [fast] (May)
11 Let Me Entertain You (Mercury)
12 I’m In Love With My Car (Taylor)
13 Alright Alright (Queen)
14 Dragon Attack (May)
15 Now I’m Here (Reprise) (May)
16 Love Of My Life (Mercury)
Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany. 21st June 1986
17 A Kind Of Magic (Taylor)
18 Vocal Improvisation (Mercury)
19 Under Pressure (Queen/Bowie)
20 Is This The World We Created…? (Mercury/May
21 (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Leibe
22 Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) (Pitney)
23 Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury)
24 God Save The Queen (Trad. arr. May)
CD 4: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1976-1980)
BBC Radio 1
10-30 Queen Interview with Tom Browne, ‘News Of The World’ album, Christmas 1977
31 Roger with Richard Skinner, ‘Live Killers’ album, June 1979
32-36 Roger with Tommy Vance, ‘Flash Gordon’ album and film, December 1980 (5.53)
37-40 Roy Thomas Baker ‘The Record Producers’
CD 5: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1981-1986)
Capital Radio
26 Brian on ‘The Way It Is’ with David ‘Kid’ Jensen. Wembley Stadium, London, July 1986
CD 6: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1986-1992)
1 My Fairy King
2 Keep Yourself Alive
3 Doing All Right
4 Liar
2 Keep Yourself Alive
3 Doing All Right
4 Liar
Session 2: 25th July 1973
5 See What A Fool I’ve Been
6 Keep Yourself Alive
7 Liar
8 Son And Daughter
Session 3: 3rd December 1973
9 Ogre Battle
10 Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
11 Great King Rat
12 Son And Daughter
CD 2: The Complete BBC Radio Sessions
Session 4: 3rd April 1974
1 Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
2 Nevermore
3 White Queen
1 Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
2 Nevermore
3 White Queen
Session 5: 16th October 1974
4 Now I’m Here
5 Stone Cold Crazy
6 Flick Of The Wrist
7 Tenement Funster
Session 6: 28th October 1977
8 We Will Rock You
9 We Will Rock You [fast]
10 Spread Your Wings
11 It’s Late
12 My Melancholy Blues
CD 3: Queen Live on Air
Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England. 13th September 1973
1 Procession (Intro Tape) (May)
2 Father To Son (May)
3 Son And Daughter (May)
4 Guitar Solo (May)
5 Son And Daughter (Reprise) (May)
6 Ogre Battle (Mercury)
7 Liar (Mercury)
8 Jailhouse Rock (Leiber/Stoller)
1 Procession (Intro Tape) (May)
2 Father To Son (May)
3 Son And Daughter (May)
4 Guitar Solo (May)
5 Son And Daughter (Reprise) (May)
6 Ogre Battle (Mercury)
7 Liar (Mercury)
8 Jailhouse Rock (Leiber/Stoller)
Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil. 20th March 1981
9 Intro (Taylor)
10 We Will Rock You [fast] (May)
11 Let Me Entertain You (Mercury)
12 I’m In Love With My Car (Taylor)
13 Alright Alright (Queen)
14 Dragon Attack (May)
15 Now I’m Here (Reprise) (May)
16 Love Of My Life (Mercury)
Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany. 21st June 1986
17 A Kind Of Magic (Taylor)
18 Vocal Improvisation (Mercury)
19 Under Pressure (Queen/Bowie)
20 Is This The World We Created…? (Mercury/May
21 (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (Leibe
22 Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) (Pitney)
23 Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Mercury)
24 God Save The Queen (Trad. arr. May)
CD 4: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1976-1980)
Capital Radio
1-9 Freddie with Kenny Everett, ‘A Day At The Races’ album, November 1976
1-9 Freddie with Kenny Everett, ‘A Day At The Races’ album, November 1976
BBC Radio 1
10-30 Queen Interview with Tom Browne, ‘News Of The World’ album, Christmas 1977
31 Roger with Richard Skinner, ‘Live Killers’ album, June 1979
32-36 Roger with Tommy Vance, ‘Flash Gordon’ album and film, December 1980 (5.53)
37-40 Roy Thomas Baker ‘The Record Producers’
CD 5: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1981-1986)
BBC Radio 1
1 John interview, South American tour, March 1981
2-8 Brian on ‘Rock On’ with John Tobler, ‘Hot Space’ album, June 1982
9-13 Brian on ‘Saturday Live’ with Richard Skinner and Andy Foster, ‘The Works’ album, March 1984
14 Freddie on ‘Newsbeat’, The Works Tour, August 1984
15 Brian on ‘Newsbeat’, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984
16 Freddie on ‘Saturday Live’ with Graham Neale, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984
17-25 Freddie with Simon Bates, April 1985
1 John interview, South American tour, March 1981
2-8 Brian on ‘Rock On’ with John Tobler, ‘Hot Space’ album, June 1982
9-13 Brian on ‘Saturday Live’ with Richard Skinner and Andy Foster, ‘The Works’ album, March 1984
14 Freddie on ‘Newsbeat’, The Works Tour, August 1984
15 Brian on ‘Newsbeat’, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984
16 Freddie on ‘Saturday Live’ with Graham Neale, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984
17-25 Freddie with Simon Bates, April 1985
Capital Radio
26 Brian on ‘The Way It Is’ with David ‘Kid’ Jensen. Wembley Stadium, London, July 1986
CD 6: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1986-1992)
BBC Radio 1
1-11 Roger interview, ‘My Top Ten’ with Andy Peebles, May 1986
12-21 ‘Queen For An Hour’ interview with Mike Read, ‘The Miracle’ album, May 1989
1-11 Roger interview, ‘My Top Ten’ with Andy Peebles, May 1986
12-21 ‘Queen For An Hour’ interview with Mike Read, ‘The Miracle’ album, May 1989
BBC Radio 2
22 Brian with Simon Bates, ‘Freddie and Too Much Love Will Kill You’, August 1992
23 Brian with Johnnie Walker, ‘Freddie and the Tribute Concert’, October 1992
Por partes, portada horrorosa donde las haya, como hubiese mejorado la cosa, simplemente con una imagen difuminada de fondo de Queen, simplemente... pero no, mejor poner 7 rayas verticales. Vamos bien...
22 Brian with Simon Bates, ‘Freddie and Too Much Love Will Kill You’, August 1992
23 Brian with Johnnie Walker, ‘Freddie and the Tribute Concert’, October 1992
Por partes, portada horrorosa donde las haya, como hubiese mejorado la cosa, simplemente con una imagen difuminada de fondo de Queen, simplemente... pero no, mejor poner 7 rayas verticales. Vamos bien...
Las sesiones al menos vienen completas, a excepción de March Of The Black Queen que siempre se rumoreó que se radió el tema original del disco, por lo tanto es obvio que lo omitan.
Por otro lado, el CD que me ha hecho más gracia es el tercero. Nos meten finalmente el Golder's Green, un directo que era de por si corto, pero encima van y nos lo cortan, omitiendo el Medley y el See What A Fool... (ira aumentando). Para rellenar el CD nos meten dos directos más que fueron emitidos por la BBC, cercenados totalmente.... bien.
Y para más inri nos meten 3 CD's de entrevistas..........
Más de 200 minutos de gente hablando en inglés. Requete bien.
¿Qué más decir? Un proyecto que se rumoreaba desde finales de los 90, que finalmente ve la luz, casi 20 años después y nos lanzan ésto...
Al menos la caja no es muy costosa (obviamente, si no ya es para matarlos). En fin, seguiremos siempre expectantes de a ver cómo Queen Productions defrauda a sus fans editando algo medio interesante pero destrozando el interés todo lo posible.