On June 13, 2026, Dee Palmer died aged 88. He was musician (keyboards), composer and arranger, best known as member of Jethro Tull (1976 – 1980). He produced several albums of orchestral arrangements of the music of various bands, including The Beatles, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes and Queen. As leader Palmer released one album.
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Queen: Live Killers
On June 22, 1979, “EMI / Parlaphone” label released “Live Killers”, the first Queen live album. It was recorded January – May 1979, and was produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
Personnel:
- Freddie Mercury – lead vocals, piano
- Brian May – guitars, backing vocals
- John Deacon – bass guitar, triangle, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor – lead, co-lead and backing vocals, drums, tambourine, timpani
- George Marino – mastering
Track listing:
- We Will Rock You – Brian May
- Let Me Entertain You – Freddie Mercury
- Death on Two Legs – Freddie Mercury
- Killer Queen – Freddie Mercury
- Bicycle Race – Freddie Mercury
- I’m in Love with My Car – Roger Taylor
- Get Down, Make Love – Freddie Mercury
- You’re My Best Friend – John Deacon
- Now I’m Here – Brian May
- Dreamer’s Ball – Brian May
- Love of My Life – Freddie Mercury
- 39 – Brian May
- Keep Yourself Alive – Brian May
Melvins: Five Legged Dog
On October 15, 2021, “Icepac” label released “Five Legged Dog”, the 25th Melvins album. It was recorded in 2021, and was produced by King Buzzo, Dale Crover and Steven McDonald.
Personnel:
- King Buzzo – vocals, acoustic guitar, sitar, photography
- Steven McDonald – vocals, acoustic bass
- Dale Crover – vocals, drums
- Jeff Pinkus – lead vocals, banjo
- Camilla Saufley – backing vocals
- Bob Hannam – backing vocals, photography
- Toshi Kasai – engineer, mixing
- John Golden – mastering
- Mackie Osborne – artwork
Track listing:
- Edgar the Elephant
- Up the Dumper
- Hung Bunny/Roman Dog Bird
- Hooch
- Billy Fish
- Shevil
- Charlie
- A Growing Disgust
- Eye Flys/Woman
- Pitfalls in Serving Warrants
- Outside Chance
- Evil New War God
- The Bloated Pope
- Bad Move
- With Teeth
- Halo of Flies
- Oven
- Sway
- Anaconda
- Lovely Butterflies
- Boris
- It’s Shoved
- Honey Bucket
- We Are Doomed
- Fly Paper
- Let God Be Your Gardener
- At the Stake
- Night Goat
- Queen
- Everybody’s Talking
- Revolve
- Suicide in Progress
- Prig
- The Bit
- Civilized Worm
- Don’t Forget to Breath
Edwin Shirley
On April 16, 2013, Edwin Shirley died aged 64. He was a rock and roll tour organiser, film studio manager and impresario, co-founder of “Edwin Shirley Trucking” (EST) one of the largest music transport companies in Europe, owner of “Three Mills Island Studios” film and television recording studio, owner of “Edwin Shirley Staging” which built stages for a number of large concerts including “Live Aid” in 1985. Shirley worked with many prominent bands including The Rolling Stones and Queen.
Most played songs in public places in UK
On April 13, 2009, “BBC Radio 2” announced the results of the research for the most played song in public places in UK, in the last 75 years. The results were as following:
- Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
- Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
- Everly Brothers – All I Have To Do Is Dream
- Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around
- Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You
David Richards
On December 20, 2013, David Richards died aged 57. He was musician (keyboards), engineer and record producer, who engineered and co-produced albums for many artists, including David Bowie, Queen, Roger Taylor, Chris Rea, Jimmy Nail, Feargal Sharkey, Iggy Pop, Magnum, Virginia Wolf, The Cross, Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballé, Yes, Brian May and Duran Duran.
Arif Mardin
On June 25, 2006, Arif Mardin died aged 74. He was music arranger and producer, worked at Atlantic Records for over 30 years, before moving to EMI. Mardin worked with many famous artists including Aretha Franklin, Queen, Anita Baker, Dionne Warwick, Bette Midler, Roberta Flack, Wilson Pickett, Average White Band, The Bee Gees, Chaka Khan, Laura Nyro, Hall & Oates, Phil Collins, Barbra Streisand and Norah Jones. Mardin won eleven “Grammy Awards”.
Queen: Made In Heaven
On November 6, 1995, “Parlaphone” label released “Made in Heaven”, the fifteenth Queen studio album. Until the release of “Queen Forever” in 2014, it was the final album containing original material featuring the band’s original line up. Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon worked with vocal and piano parts that Mercury recorded before his death, adding new instrumentation to the recordings. The recordings were made in 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1993 – 1995, at “Mountain Studios” in Allerton Hill, Cosford Mill, and “Metropolis Studios”, and were produced by Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Finland by “Musiikkituottajat”; 2 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; 3 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; Platinum in Japan by “RIAJ”; 2 x Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in Norway by “IFPI Norway”; Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; 2 x Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; 3 x Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland”, and 4 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Freddie Mercury– lead and backing vocals, piano, keyboards, programming
- Brian May – lead and backing vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano
- Roger Taylor– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards
- John Deacon– bass guitar, guitar, keyboards
- Rebecca Leigh-White, Gary Martin, Catherine Porter, Miriam Stockley– backing vocals
- David Richards– keyboards, engineer, mixing supervision, co-production
- Justin Shirley-Smith – engineer, co-production
- Josh Macrae– engineer, co-production
- Reinhold Mack– recording of additional material in the 80’s
- Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
- Richard Gray – artwork, cover photography of Irena Sedlecká’s Mercury sculpture in Montreux
Track listing:
- It’s a Beautiful Day – Freddie Mercury, John Deacon
- Made in Heaven – Freddie Mercury
- Let Me Live – Queen
- Mother Love – Freddie Mercury, Brian May
- My Life Has Been Saved – Queen, John Deacon
- I Was Born to Love You – Freddie Mercury
- Heaven for Everyone – Roger Taylor
- Too Much Love Will Kill You – Brian May, Frank Musker, Elizabeth Lamers
- You Don’t Fool Me – Queen
- A Winter’s Tale – Queen, Freddie Mercury
- Yeah – Queen
- Untitled, Hidden Track – Queen, Brian May, John Taylor, David Richards
Queen: Same
On July 13, 1973, “EMI” label released the self-titled, debut Queen album. It was recorded December 1971 – November 1972, at “De Lane Lea” and “Trident Studios” in London, and was produced by John Anthony, Roy Thomas Baker, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon. “Guitarist” magazine ranked the album at number 19 on its list of the “Most Influential Guitar Albums of all Time”; in 2008, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album song “Keep Yourself Alive” at number 31 on its list of the “100 Greatest Guitar Songs Of All Time”. The album was certified Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”.
Personnel:
- Freddie Mercury – lead and backing vocals, piano, Hammond organ
- Brian May – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, vocal bridge, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor – lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion, vocal bridge
- John Deacon – bass guitar
- John Anthony– backing vocals
- Roy Thomas Baker– engineer
- Mike “Clay” Stone – engineer
- Ted Sharpe – engineer
Track listing:
- Keep Yourself Alive – Brian May
- Doing All Right – Brian May, Tim Staffell
- Great King Rat – Freddie Mercury
- My Fairy King – Freddie Mercury
- Liar – Freddie Mercury
- The Night Comes Down – Brian May
- Modern Times Rock’n’Roll – Roger Taylor
- Son and Daughter – Brian May
- Jesus – Freddie Mercury
- Seven Seas of Rhye – Freddie Mercury
Quuen: The Game
On June 30, 1980, “EMI” label released “The Game”, the eighth Queen studio album. It was recorded June – July 1979, February – May 1980, at “Musicland Studios” in Munich, and was produced by Mack, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor. The album was certified 4 x Platinum in the US by the “RIIA”, and became the best sold Queen album in the US.
Personnel:
- Freddie Mercury– lead and backing vocals, piano, rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Brian May– lead and backing vocals, electric, acoustic and twelve-string guitars, piano, keyboards
- Roger Taylor– lead and backing vocals, drums, electronic drums, electric guitar, keyboards
- John Deacon– bass guitar, acoustic and electric guitar, piano
- Reinhold Mack– keyboards
Track listing:
- Play the Game – Freddie Mercury
- Dragon Attack – Brian May
- Another One Bites the Dust – John Deacon
- Need Your Love Tonight – John Deacon
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Freddie Mercury
- Rock It (Prime Jive) – Roger Taylor
- Don’t Try Suicide – Freddie Mercury
- Sail Away Sweet Sister – Brian May
- Coming Soon – Roger Taylor
- Save Me – Brian May
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