Soundfreak, just that you aren't interested in outtakes, demos and alternate versions doesn't mean no-one else will. A boxset like this wouldn't be focussed on casual fans who like the original albums. It would be focussed on people who are interested in how the band crafted their songs, how they worked in the studio, what kind of ideas they tried. I don't believe there's a new BoRhap left in the archives - but I'd sure love to hear an new outtake from the band, even though it'll probably be on my playlist a couple of times. The Freddie Mercury Boxset is one of the best items in my collection - but to say that I really listened to all tracks on the box more than once... Seriously doubt it.
"Soundfreak, just that you aren't interested in outtakes, demos and alternate versions doesn't mean no-one else will."
You have no idea how much I was....but after having listened to all those tracks like "My secret Fantasy" or "Robbery" there is not a single one that I would call a "discovery". And I think it's unfair to the artist and also to the audience to sell them unfinished stuff or ideas that didn't work. Every artist has good and bad moments and no (dead) artist should fear that his weaker moments are published, it's simply unfair.
It's known that Freddie Mercury was always very careful of his studiorecordings and he left nothing behind. So was this FM Box set somerthing he really would have liked?
The only alternate tracks so far being a "discovery" is the first "Keep yourself alive" version and some so called "BBC" -versions from "News of the World". But those were finished as they wanted to use them for radio and self promotion.
I'm also interested in how they did what just to learn from it. It's interesting to find out how many bass tracks were used on BoRap and how many vocal tracks Freddie recorded. A good "Making of" can give you that information, but to publish a multitrack is the end of it all. Once they give it away they lost it forever and have no more control on their work.
