Freddie Mercury – The Solo Collection

Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury –The Solo Collection

2000

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Version Information

Label
Parlophone
Catalog number
7243 5 27964 0 3
Original year
2000
Version year
2000
Region
Germany
Format

10 x CD

2 x DVD
PAL

1 x Box Set

Version notes

German edition of 'Solo Collection'. Includes booklet with lyrics & notes printed in German. Similar to this version

Tracklist

Mr Bad Guy

CD1-1.Let's Turn It On 3:42
CD1-2.Made In Heaven 4:05
CD1-3.I Was Born To Love You 3:38
CD1-4.Foolin' Around 3:29
CD1-5.Your Kind Of Lover 3:32
CD1-6.Mr Bad Guy 4:09
CD1-7.Man Made Paradise 4:08
CD1-8.There Must Be More To Life Than This 3:00
CD1-9.Living On My Own 3:23
CD1-10.My Love Is Dangerous 3:42
CD1-11.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow 3:46

Barcelona

CD2-1.Barcelona - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé5:39
CD2-2.La Japonaise - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé4:48
CD2-3.The Fallen Priest - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé5:45
CD2-4.Ensueño - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé4:21
CD2-5.The Golden Boy - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé6:03
CD2-6.Guide Me Home - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé2:49
CD2-7.How Can I Go On - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé3:50
CD2-8.Overture Piccante - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé6:39

The Great Pretender

CD3-1.The Great Pretender 3:39
CD3-2.Foolin' Around 3:35
CD3-3.Time 3:49
CD3-4.Your Kind Of Lover 3:59
CD3-5.Exercises In Free Love 3:56
CD3-6.In My Defence 3:51
CD3-7.Mr Bad Guy 4:00
CD3-8.Let's Turn It On 3:45
CD3-9.Living On My Own 3:38
CD3-10.My Love Is Dangerous 3:40
CD3-11.Love Kills 3:28

The Singles 1973-1985

CD4-1.I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex 1973 Single) - Larry Lurex3:29
CD4-2.Going Back (Larry Lurex 1973 B-Side) - Larry Lurex3:34
CD4-3.Love Kills (1984 Single Version) 4:31
CD4-4.Love Kills (1984 Extended Version) 5:22
CD4-5.I Was Born To Love You (1985 Extended Version) 7:05
CD4-6.Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side) 3:19
CD4-7.Stop All The Fighting (Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) 6:37
CD4-8.Made In Heaven (1985 Extended Version) 4:50
CD4-9.She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side) 3:26
CD4-10.She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) 5:50
CD4-11.Living On My Own (1985 Extended Version) 6:39
CD4-12.My Love Is Dangerous (1985 Extended Version) 6:29
CD4-13.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (1985 Extended Version) 5:32
CD4-14.Let's Turn It On (1985 Extended Version) 5:09

The Singles 1986-1993

CD5-1.Time (1986 Single/Album Version) 3:58
CD5-2.Time (1986 Extended Version) 4:37
CD5-3.Time (1986 Instrumental Version) 3:22
CD5-4.In My Defence (1986 Album Version) 3:57
CD5-5.The Great Pretender (1987 Single Version) 3:29
CD5-6.The Great Pretender (1987 Extended Version) 5:54
CD5-7.Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side) 3:59
CD5-8.Barcelona (1987 Single Version) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé4:27
CD5-9.Barcelona (1987 Extended Version) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé7:07
CD5-10.How Can I Go On (1988 Single Version) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé4:02
CD5-11.Living On My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) 5:16
CD5-12.Living On My Own (1993 Radio Mix) 3:39
CD5-13.Living On My Own (1993 Club Mix) 4:27
CD5-14.Living On My Own (1993 Underground Solutions Mix) 5:46

The Instrumentals

CD6-1.Barcelona 4:26
CD6-2.La Japonaise 4:46
CD6-3.The Fallen Priest 5:50
CD6-4.Ensueño 4:00
CD6-5.The Golden Boy 6:05
CD6-6.Guide Me Home 2:38
CD6-7.How Can I Go On 3:58
CD6-8.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow 4:03
CD6-9.Made In Heaven 4:17
CD6-10.Mr Bad Guy 4:14
CD6-11.There Must Be More To Life Than This 3:08
CD6-12.In My Defence 3:56
CD6-13.The Great Pretender 3:27

Rarities 1 - The Mr Bad Guy Sessions

CD7-1.Let's Turn It On (A Cappella) 3:04
CD7-2.Made In Heaven (Alternative Version) 4:27
CD7-3.I Was Born To Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) 2:58
CD7-4.Foolin' Around (Early Version) 4:14
CD7-5.Foolin' Around (Original 12" Mix) 5:37
CD7-6.Foolin' Around (Instrumental) 3:40
CD7-7.Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) 4:47
CD7-8.Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) 3:38
CD7-9.Mr Bad Guy (Orchestral Out-Takes) 0:35
CD7-10.Mr Bad Guy (Early Version) 3:29
CD7-11.There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Out-Takes) 2:48
CD7-12.Living On My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Version) 4:30
CD7-13.My Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) 2:12
CD7-14.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version) 2:18
CD7-15.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version) 1:04
CD7-16.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) 3:26
CD7-17.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take) 4:22
CD7-18.She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version) 4:36
CD7-19.Gazelle (Demo) 1:21
CD7-20.Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo) 2:37
CD7-21.Love Makin' Love (Demo) 3:36
CD7-22.God Is Heavy (Demo) 1:23
CD7-23.New York (Demo) 2:13

Rarities 2 - The Barcelona Sessions

CD8-1.The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract From The Garden Lodge) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé3:04
CD8-2.Idea (Barcelona) (Extract From The Garden Lodge) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé1:12
CD8-3.Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract From The Garden Lodge) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé1:04
CD8-4.Barcelona (Early Version) 4:21
CD8-5.Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) 4:31
CD8-6.Barcelona (Later Version) 4:26
CD8-7.La Japonaise (Demo Vocal) 4:41
CD8-8.La Japonaise (A Cappella) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé4:17
CD8-9.Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) 4:46
CD8-10.Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Demo Vocal) 5:51
CD8-11.Ensueño (Live Take) - Montserrat Caballé5:36
CD8-12.The Golden Boy (Early Version) 3:55
CD8-13.The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version) 2:57
CD8-14.The Golden Boy (A Cappella) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé5:12
CD8-15.Guide Me Home/How Can I Go On (Alternative Version) 6:54
CD8-16.How Can I Go On (Out-Take) 1:31
CD8-17.How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) 3:46
CD8-18.When This Old Tired Boy Wants To Sing (Late Night Jam) 2:42

Rarities 3 - Other Sessions

In The Beginning

CD9-1.Rain (Ibex Live 1969) - Ibex3:51
CD9-2.Green (Wreckage Rehearsal 1969) - Wreckage3:15

Guest Appearances

CD9-3.The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howell 1976) - Eddie Howell3:22
CD9-4.Love Is The Hero (12" Version Billy Squier 1986) - Billy Squier5:22
CD9-5.Lady With The Tenor Sax (Billy Squier: Work In Progress 1986) - Billy Squier4:02
CD9-6.Hold On (Freddie Mercury And Jo Dare 1986) - Freddie Mercury And Jo Dare3:38
CD9-7.Heaven For Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal 1988) - The Cross4:48

Other Rarities

CD9-8.Love Kills (Rock Mix) 4:27
CD9-9.Love Kills (Instrumental) 4:26
CD9-10.The Great Pretender (Original Demo) 3:04
CD9-11.Holding On (Demo) 4:12
CD9-12.It's So You (Demo) 2:40
CD9-13.I Can't Dance/Keep Smiling (Demo) 3:43
CD9-14.Horns Of Doom (Demo) 4:17
CD9-15.Yellow Breezes (Demo) 5:26
CD9-16.Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) 0:45

David Wigg Interviews

CD10-1.1979, London - The Crazy Tour 8:11
CD10-2.1984, Munich - The Works Tour 11:27
CD10-3.1984, Munich - Pt 2 Going Solo 7:37
CD10-4.1985, Wembley - Week Of Live Aid 6:45
CD10-5.1986, London - The Magic Tour 10:35
CD10-6.1987, Ibiza - Freddie's 41st Birthday 9:56
CD10-7.1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday. Pt 2 Montserrat Caballe 8:21
CD10-8.1987, Ibiza - 41st Birthday. Pt 3 The Great Pretender 10:26

The Video Collection

DVD1-1.Barcelona (Live Version) - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
DVD1-2.The Great Pretender (Single Version)
DVD1-3.I Was Born To Love You
DVD1-4.Time
DVD1-5.How Can I Go On - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
DVD1-6.Made In Heaven
DVD1-7.Living On My Own
DVD1-8.The Golden Boy - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
DVD1-9.The Great Pretender (Extended Version)
DVD1-10.Barcelona - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
DVD1-11.In My Defence (Re-edit 2000)
DVD1-12.Guide Me Home - Thierry Lang

The Untold Story

DVD2-1.The Untold Story 111:38

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