Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection [10 CD, 2000/FLAC]

 
The Solo Collection is a box set detailing the solo career of Freddie Mercury; it includes the material Mercury recorded before joining up with Queen, up through the 1993 No More Brothers remixes. Mercury's singles and two studio albums are included, as well as a disc of instrumentals, numerous rare tracks, and a set of interviews conducted by David Wigg.
 


Disc one: Mr. Bad Guy (1985)

  1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) – 3:42
  2. Made in Heaven (Mercury) – 4:05
  3. I Was Born to Love You (Mercury) – 3:38
  4. Foolin' Around (Mercury) – 3:29
  5. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) – 3:32
  6. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) – 4:09
  7. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) – 4:08
  8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) – 3:00
  9. Living on My Own (Mercury) – 3:23
  10. My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) – 3:42
  11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) – 3:46

Disc two: Barcelona (1988)

  1. Barcelona (Mercury) – 5:39
  2. La Japonaise (Mercury) – 4:48
  3. The Fallen Priest (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:45
  4. Ensueño (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 4:21
  5. The Golden Boy (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 6:03
  6. Guide Me Home (Mercury/Moran) – 2:49
  7. How Can I Go On (Mercury) – 3:50
  8. Overture Piccante (Mercury/Moran) – 6:39

Disc three: The Great Pretender (1992)

  1. The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf Mix) (Ram) – 3:39
  2. Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Mix) (Mercury) – 3:35
  3. Time (Nile Rodgers Mix) (Clark/John Christie) – 3:49
  4. Your Kind Of Lover (Steve Brown Mix) (Mercury) – 3:59
  5. Exercises In Free Love (Mercury/Moran) – 3:56
  6. In My Defence (Ron Nevison Mix) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:51
  7. Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Mix) (Mercury) – 4:00
  8. Let's Turn It On (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix) (Mercury) – 3:45
  9. Living on My Own (Mix) (Mercury) – 3:38
  10. My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix) (Mercury) – 3:40
  11. Love Kills (Richard Wolf Mix) (Mercury/Moroder) – 3:28

Disc four: The Singles 1973–1985

  1. I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) (Greenwich/Spector/Barry) – 3:29
  2. Goin' Back (Larry Lurex, 1973 B-side) (Goffin/King) – 3:34
  3. Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:31
  4. Love Kills (Original 1984 Extended Version) (Mercury/Moroder) – 5:22
  5. I Was Born to Love You (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 7:05
  6. Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-album B-side) (Mercury) – 3:19
  7. Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-album B-side Extended Version) (Mercury) – 6:37
  8. Made in Heaven (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 4:50
  9. She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-album B-side) (Mercury) – 3:26
  10. She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-album B-side Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:50
  11. Living On My Own (1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) - 6:40
  12. My Love Is Dangerous (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 6:29
  13. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:32
  14. Let's Turn It On (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:08

Disc five: The Singles 1986–1993

  1. Time (Original 1986 Single/Album Version) (Clark/Christie) – 3:58
  2. Time (Original 1986 Extended Version) (Clark/Christie) – 4:37
  3. Time (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) (Clark/Christie) – 3:22
  4. In My Defence (1986 Album Version) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:57
  5. The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) (Ram) – 3:29
  6. The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Extended Version) (Ram) – 5:54
  7. Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-album B-side) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:59
  8. Barcelona (Original 1987 Single Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:27
  9. Barcelona (Original 1987 Extended Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 7:07
  10. How Can I Go On (1989 Single Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:02
  11. Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) (Mercury) – 5:16
  12. Living on My Own (1993 Radio Mix) (Mercury) – 3:38
  13. Living on My Own (1993 Club Mix) (Mercury) – 4:27
  14. Living on My Own (1993 Underground Solutions Mix) (Mercury) – 5:45

Disc six: The Instrumentals

  1. Barcelona (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:26
  2. La Japonaise (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:46
  3. The Fallen Priest (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:50
  4. Ensueño (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 4:00
  5. The Golden Boy (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 6:05
  6. Guide Me Home (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 2:38
  7. How Can I Go On (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:58
  8. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:03
  9. Made in Heaven (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:17
  10. Mr. Bad Guy (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:14
  11. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 3:08
  12. In My Defence (Instrumental) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:56
  13. The Great Pretender (Instrumental) (Ram) – 3:26

Disc seven: Rarities 1

  1. Let's Turn It On (A Capella) (Mercury) – 3:04
  2. Made in Heaven (Alternative Version) (Mercury) – 4:27
  3. I Was Born to Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) (Mercury) – 2:58
  4. Foolin' Around (Early Version) (Mercury) – 4:14
  5. Foolin' Around (Original 1985 Unreleased 12" Mix) (Mercury) – 5:37
  6. Foolin' Around (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 3:40
  7. Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) (Mercury) – 4:47
  8. Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) (Mercury) – 3:38
  9. Mr. Bad Guy (Orchestra Out-takes) (Mercury) – 0:35
  10. Mr. Bad Guy (Early Version) (Mercury) – 3:29
  11. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Out-takes) (Mercury) – 2:48
  12. Living on My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Versions) (Mercury) – 4:29
  13. Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) (Mercury) – 2:12
  14. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version) (Mercury) – 2:18
  15. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version: Extract) (Mercury) – 1:03
  16. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) (Mercury) – 3:26
  17. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take) (Mercury) – 4:22
  18. She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version featuring Brian May) (Mercury) – 4:36
  19. Gazelle (Demo) (Mercury) – 1:20
  20. Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:37
  21. Love Makin' Love (Demo) (Mercury) – 3:35
  22. God Is Heavy (Demo) (Mercury) – 1:22
  23. New York (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:12

Disc eight: Rarities 2

  1. The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 3:04
  2. Idea (Barcelona) (Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:12
  3. Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:04
  4. Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:21
  5. Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:31
  6. Barcelona (Later Version: Freddie's Vocal only) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:26
  7. La Japonaise (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal only) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:41
  8. La Japonaise (A Capella) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:17
  9. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 4:46
  10. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Later Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) – 5:51
  11. Ensueño (Montserrat's Live Takes) (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 5:36
  12. The Golden Boy (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 3:54
  13. The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version: Extract) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 2:56
  14. The Golden Boy (A Capella featuring Gospel Choir) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:12
  15. Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (Alternative Versions) (Mercury/Moran) – 6:54
  16. How Can I Go On (Out-take: Extract) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:31
  17. How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:45
  18. "When this old tired body wants to sing" (Late Night Jam) (Mercury/Moran) – 2:42

Disc nine: Rarities 3

  1. Rain (Ibex, Live 1969) (Lennon–McCartney) – 3:51
  2. Green (Wreckage, Rehearsal 1969) (Mercury) – 3:15
  3. The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howell 1976) (Howell) – 3:22
  4. Love Is The Hero (Billy Squier: 12" Version 1986) (Squier) – 5:22
  5. Lady With A Tenor Sax (Billy Squier: Work In Progress 1986) (Squier/Mercury) – 4:02
  6. Hold On (Freddie Mercury and Jo Dare 1986) (Mercury/Mack) – 3:38
  7. Heaven for Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal 1988) (Taylor) – 4:48
  8. Love Kills (Rock Mix) (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:27
  9. Love Kills (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moroder/Keenan) – 4:26
  10. The Great Pretender (Original Demo) (Ram) – 3:04
  11. Holding On (Demo) (Mercury) – 4:12
  12. It's So You (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:40
  13. I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (Demo) (Mercury) – 3:43
  14. Horns Of Doom (Demo) (Richards) – 4:16
  15. Yellow Breezes (Demo) (Mercury/Moran) – 5:25
  16. Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) (Mercury/Moran) – 0:45

Disc ten: The David Wigg Interviews

  1. 1979, London (The Crazy tour) – 8:11
  2. 1984, Munich (The Works tour) – 11:27
  3. 1984, Munich (Pt. 2 Going solo) – 7:37
  4. 1985, Wembley, London (Week of Live Aid) – 6:45
  5. 1986, London (The Magic tour) – 10:35
  6. 1987, Ibiza (Freddie's 41st birthday) – 9:56
  7. 1987, Ibiza (41st birthday. Pt. 2 Montserrat Caballé) – 8:21
  8. 1987, Ibiza (41st birthday. Pt. 3 The Great Pretender) – 10:26


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