Queen On Air — The Complete BBC Sessions will release on November 24th. The compilation will feature 24 tracks and six radio sessions that legendary rockers recorded for the BBC between February 1973 and October 1977. The two-CD set, three-LP vinyl package and digital download will also include a performance of the band’s debut single, “Keep Yourself Alive,” and a rare fast rendition of the classic hit “We Will Rock You.” This version of “We Will Rock You” is the only known studio recording of the band’s sped-up take on the song.
A six-CD Collector’s Edition of Queen On Air will also be available. The deluxe package includes a CD of live performances, plus three other CD’s featuring interviews with Queen’s Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon on various BBC Shows from 1976 through 1992.
Here is the track list for the two-CD version of the compilation:
CD1
Session 1:
“My Fairy King”
“Keep Yourself Alive”
“Doing All Right”
“Liar”
Session 2:
“See What a Fool I’ve Been”
“Keep Yourself Alive”
“Liar”
“Son and Daughter”
Session 3:
“Orge Battle”
“Modern Times Rock’n’Roll”
“Great King Rat”
“Son and Daughter”
CD2
Session 4:
“Modern Times Rock’n’Roll”
“Nevermore”
“White Queen (As It Began)”
Session 5:
“Now I’m Here”
“Stone Cold Crazy”
“Flick of the Wrist”
“Tenement Funster”
Session 6:
“We Will Rock You”
“We Will Rock You” (Fast)
“‘Spread Your Wings”
“It’s Late”
“My Melancholy Blues”
For more information visit www.abcnewsradioonline.com. You can order and check out more details about Queen On Air — The Complete BBC Sessions at QueenOnAir.com.
