- At the Beeb
Infobox Album
Name = Queen at the Beeb
Released =December 4 1989 (Europe ); 1995 (USA )
Type = Live album
Recorded =February 5 andDecember 3 ,1973 at Langham 1
Genre =Hard rock , heavy metal,progressive rock
Length = 37:33
Label = Band of Joy ("by arrangement with BBC Records and Tapes and EMI Records Ltd") (UK),Hollywood Records (US)
Producer =Bernie Andrews
Reviews =
Artist = Queen
Last album =
This album = "Queen at the Beeb" (1989)
Next album =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = North American cover
Type = Live album
Lower caption = The North American cover."At the Beeb" is a
live album by the English rock band Queen, released onvinyl , cassette tape, andcompact disc in 1989. Subsequently, it was released in 1995 in theUnited States under the title "Queen at the BBC" oncompact disc and as limited edition picture discvinyl .The album comprises tracks recorded in two sessions for the
BBC Radio 1 "Sound of the 70s" programme. The first four tracks were recorded onFebruary 5 ,1973 ; the rest were recorded onDecember 3 ,1973 .All but one track appeared on the album "Queen"; the exception is "Ogre Battle", which appeared on "
Queen II ". However, the versions featured on "At The Beeb" are different from the original versions, being closer to the songs as performed live. This is most notable on "Ogre Battle", as it starts right away with its riff (without any long intro), doesn't have any of the weird effects that the version on Queen II has and sounds much less polished. The BBC version of Ogre Battle did originally have a long intro featuring a grand guitar build up. It was not used for this release, allegedly because the original tape was damaged.Track listing
Side 1
# "My Fairy King" (Mercury) - 4:06
# "Keep Yourself Alive " (May) - 3:48
# "Doing All Right" (May/Staffell) - 4:11
# "Liar" (Mercury) - 6:28Side 2
# "Ogre Battle" (Mercury) - 3:57
# "Great King Rat" (Mercury) - 5:56
# "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll" (Taylor) - 2:00
# "Son and Daughter" (May) - 7:08Reviews
* [http://www.queenarchives.com/viewtopic.php?t=473 The Times, 19 December 1989 (Queen Archives)]
* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:zjd4vwbya9uk All Music Guide - "At the BBC" reviewed by Dave Thompson]
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