Mr Bad Guy - Special edition

Sold separately to the "Never Boring" set.

Here...

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mr-Bad-Guy-Special-VINYL/dp/B07VJWWXNZ/ref=ntt_mus_ep_dpi_1

Really looking forward to hearing the new mixes.

Pre-ordered it from the Queen official website a couple days ago. To be honest, I'm quite excited for the new mix :)

I didn't like this phrase from press-release:

"They went back not to previously remastered and mixed tapes, but to the original source multi-track tapes, so that they could build a new mix true to Freddie’s original versions".

I hoped that they will make this new mix more natural and live sounding with less drum machines and synths... As a lot of music was recorded live with real drums and bass guitar during those sessions. We'll see...

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but I just noticed this interesting little detail in the video description for the new LMLTNT clip on YouTube:

"Associated Performer, Vocals, Piano, Background Vocalist, Keyboards, Producer: Freddie Mercury
Associated Performer, Drums: Curt Cress
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Neil Fairclough
..."

As far as I know a German guy named Stephan Wissnet played bass on the original 1985 recording. So apparently Neil Fairclough has put down a completely new bass track for the song - if not for the whole MBG album!?

Can you provide a link to that Neil Fairclough credit please? I can’t see it on the official ‘Freddie Mercury Solo’ page for the video on YouTube? Thanks.

Nice catch indeed...
And Stephan Wissnet is also there as the synth player:

Associated Performer, Vocals, Piano, Background Vocalist, Keyboards, Producer: Freddie Mercury
Associated Performer, Drums: Curt Cress
Associated Performer, Bass Guitar: Neil Fairclough
Associated Performer, Piano, Synthesizer: Fred Mandel
Associated Performer, Kurzweil, Synthesizer, Studio Personnel, Asst. Recording Engineer: Stephan Wissnet
Associated Performer, Kurzweil, Synthesizer, Studio Personnel, Engineer, Producer: Mack
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Justin Shirley-Smith
Studio Personnel, Engineer, Mixer, Producer: Joshua J Macrae
Producer: Justin Shirley-Smith
Studio Personnel, Mixer: Justin Shirley-Smith
Studio Personnel, Mastering Engineer: Adam Ayan

As I understand Neil Fairclough is current Q+AL bass player.

I couldn't make out any significant difference though between the 1985 and the new version, except that the bass seems to be a lot more prominent in the new mix.

Sounds very interesting "indeed". Might actually have to pick this one up (*for a third time fffs)


Let's just hope they didn't re-record the orchestral bits with that same orchestra used on BARCELONA: Mired Edition

vonkeil wrote:

I couldn't make out any significant difference though between the 1985 and the new version, except that the bass seems to be a lot more prominent in the new mix.

Check you ears mate seriously. It sounds completely different and the voice is much clearer than on the original version

@runner_70
I was referring to the bass line. The vocals sound totally different, sure. ;-)

runner_70 wrote:


Check you ears mate seriously. It sounds completely different and the voice is much clearer than on the original version

Nonsense! Obviously it is a different mix, but to most people they simply won't hear any difference. The biggest difference is that the vocals are clearer with less reverb. Sonically barely different to the original mix.

Yes, they re-recoded the bass parts because the original parts were sloppy and faulty

Not all the song were taken from the 24 tracks, LMLTNT has the same awful sudden fade out.

And Also “Special Edition” without any bonus track??

Thank God exists Spotify