Ultimate Collection: 1991 (Innuendo)

Ultimate Collection: 1991

Exactly as it says in the title.

I apologise for any careless omissions or errors in advance, (I have proof-read but I have been restricted to one-handed work only). Please feel free to contribute and to push the boundaries forwards. (Also, if used/reproduced elsewhere - an acknowledgement would be courteous)

1991

Queen: Innuendo
Recorded: Metropolis and Mountain Studios
Released: UK 4th February 1991, US 5th February 1991
Freddie Mercury : Lead Vocals and Keyboards
Brian May : Guitars, Keyboards, Harmonies and Vocals
Roger Taylor : Drums, Percussion, Keyboards, Harmonies and Vocals
John Deacon : Bass and Keyboards
Mike Moran: Keyboards on All God's People
Steve Howe: Additional Wandering Minstrel Spanish Guitar on Innuendo (Somewhere in the Middle)
Album sleeve design by Queen and Richard Gray
Illustrations by Grandville (1803-1847)
Produced by Queen and David Richards
Engineered by Dave Richards

Hints Of Innuendo Promo Teaser Tape
All Gods People, Show Must Go On, Innuendo, Ride The Wild Wind, Bijou, Headlong, I’m Going Slightly Mad, I Can't Live With You, These Are The Days Of Our Lives, Don’t Try So Hard, Hitman, Delilah.
Edited Versions Taken From The Forthcoming Album Innuendo Parlophone 07th January 1991

Innuendo
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
12" Extended (Incl Video Intro) - Greatest Flix I & II: Pioneer PLMPD 01171
12" Explosive - CDS Parlophone CD Queen 16
Full 12" Video/Explosive Hybrid - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc
Greatest Hits II Edit - Greatest Hits II: Parlophone CDP 79 7971 2
1998 eYe Game-play - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S
Promotional Video - Greatest Flix I & II: Pioneer PLMPD 01171

I'm Going Slightly Mad
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
Greatest Hits II/LP Vinyl (4:00) Edit - Greatest Hits II: Parlophone CDP 79 7971 2
Karaoke Instrumental - Japan Toshiba EMI TOLW - 3249.50
1998 eYe Instrumental 2:38 Edit - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S
Promotional Video - Greatest Flix I & II: Pioneer PLMPD 01171

Headlong
GB IQFC Convention 2001: Bass/Drum Machine Demo (5.00)
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
Greatest Hits II (4:33) Edit - Greatest Hits II: Parlophone CDP 79 7971 2
US Radio Edit (3:47) - 1991 US CDS Promo Hollywood PRCD-8262
Promo Teaser Tape - Promo Teaser Tape Extended Edit
1998 eYe Full Instrumental 4:42 - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S
Bass/Drum Machine Demo (5.00) - Unreleased
Promotional Video Version - Greatest Flix I & II: Pioneer PLMPD 01171

I Can't Live With You
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
US CD Radio 4:29 12”
US CD Radio 4:13 12” Edit
1997 Rock's Retake - Queen Rocks: Parlophone 823 0912
1998 eYe Full Instrumental - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S

Don't Try So Hard
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
LP Vinyl (3:25) Edit - Parlophone PCSD 115
1998 eYe 1:32 Edit - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S

Ride The Wild Wind
GB IQFC Convention 2001: Instrumental Drum Based Demo
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
1998 eYe Full Instrumental - Electronic Arts DDE05501 101S
Instrumental Drum Based Demo - Unreleased

All God's People
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2

These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
LP Vinyl Edit (4:00 Cut Drum Intro) - Innuendo: Parlophone PCSD 115
1991 US CD Radio Edit (3:59 Edited Outro) - Promo Hollywood PRCD-10061-2
2004 Karaoke Instrumental - DVD Japan Parlophone TOBW 3174
UK B & W Promotional Video
US Disney Colour Promotional Video - US NTSC Classic Queen Video

Delilah
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
Promo Teaser Tape version

Hitman
Album Version - Innuendo: Parlophone CDP 79 5887 2
LP Vinyl Edit (Cut Intro) - Innuendo: Parlophone PCSD 115
Promo Teaser Tape (Brian Vocal

Brian May/Les Paul: Unreleased, Live Fat Tuesday's, New York, 25 March 1991
Brian May features in this rockumentary about guitarists and guitars. Recorded 25th March 1991, Fat Tuesday’s Club, New York. Interview, and limited jam with Les Paul. Audio a more complete version.
Guitar Official Video release - Warner Music Vision 7599 38251 - 3
Honky Tonk Dream - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc
C - Jam - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc

Richard Digence: Unreleased, Live Richard Digence Television Show, 17 August 1991
Special guest: Brian May.
Last Horizon - Unreleased:
She's A Lady - Unreleased:

Brian May: Macbeth Riverside Theatre, 14 November - 15 December 1991
Jane L’Epine Smith’s production of Macbeth. Music by Brian May.
Main Theme 4:57 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc
Fanfare “40 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc
Harpeggio “19 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc
Minuet “25 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc
No 23 “16 - Unreleased: Home Mini-Disc

Brian May: Unreleased, Live Guitar Legends Expo '92, 19 October 1991
During August 1991, Tribute Productions approached Brian May to be the musical director for the Rock night of the Seville guitar festival – Expo ’92. Live 19th October 1991, Sevilla, Auditorio De La Is La, Spain. Backing band consisted of Guitars: Brian May (Queen), Nuno Battencourt (Extreme), Joe Walsh, Steve Vai, and Joe Satriani. Drums: Cozy Powell, and Steve Ferrone. Keyboards: Rick Wakeman (Yes), and Mike Moran. Bass: Neil Murray and Nathan East. Vocalists: Gary Cherone (Extreme), Paul Rodgers, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley and Chris Thomson. Line-up forms the nucleus of the future Brian May Band. Broadcast BBC Radio One, and BBC 2 television.
Satch Boogie, Surfing With The Alien, Always With Me, Always With You, Big Bad Moon, Liberty, Greasy Kids Stuff, Animal, For The Love Of God, More Than Words, Get The Funk Out, Instrumental, Driven By You, Tie Your Mother Down, Amazing Grace, Funk Number 49, Rocky Mountain Way, Can’t Get Enough, Feel Like Making Love, All Right Now, Now I'm Here, Hey Joe
(Brian May guitar)

Extreme: Unreleased, Live Hammersmith Odeon, 22 October1991
Just a few days after Guitar Legends Expo ’92, Brian May appeared on stage with Extreme for a live version of Tie Your Mother Down.
Tie Your Mother Down
(Brian May Guitar)

Comic Relief: Stonk
Recorded January 1991 at Metropolis Studios, Chiswick. Released March 1991 – No 1. Produced by Brian May. Credited to Hale And Pace And The Stonkers. Featured artists, Guitars: Brian May, Toni Iommi and Dave Gilmour. Bass: Neil Murray. Drums: Roger Taylor, Cozy Powell, and Rowen Atkinson. Keyboards: Joe Griffiths, Brian May, and Mike Moran. Backing Vocals: Chris Thomson, Judie Tzuke, Mike Moran, Maggie Ryder, Miriam Stockley and Suzie O’List.
Stonk
12" Extended Version
7” Version - London 869 863 - 2
(Brian May Guitar and Keyboards/Roger Taylor Drums)

D.Rok: Oblivion Recorded 1990/ Released 1991
Recorded September 1990 at Dribfield Slaughterhouse Studios, Notts. Released August 1991. Brian May contributed to two tracks, Red Planet Blues and Get Out Of My Way.
Noise Marines, King Hibited, Renegade, Turn This Ship Around, Litary – Into The Void, Stealer’s Kiss, Oblivion, Red Planet Blues, Welcome To My World, Chainsaw Man, Get Out Of My Way
Get Out Of My Way
Album/ CD Version - Warhammer 0874 6
12” D.Mix - Warhammer DROK 08722
12” Air Mix - Warhammer DROK 08722
12” Remix - Warhammer DROK 08724
Red Planet Blues
Album/ CD Version
(Brian May Guitar)

Cross: Blue Rock

Bad Attitude
CD 4:56 Version - EMI Electrola IC 564 - 7 97624 2

New Dark Ages
CD 4:47 Version - EMI Electrola IC 564 - 7 97624 2
EC 7" 3:22 Edit - EMI 1C 560 2 04437 2
Promotional Video - Unreleased: Home Video

Dirty Mind
CD 3:30 Version - EMI Electrola IC 564 - 7 97624 2

Baby It's Alright
CD 4:05 Version - EMI Electrola IC 564 - 7 97624 2

Ain't Put Nothing Down
CD 4:30 Version - EMI Electrola I

Great as usually! Thanks!

I think you can note that video of 'Headlong' contains additional guitar bits (therefore it's longer than album and single versions) and 'Delilah' from 'Hints...' is not just edit from album version, more like an edit from demo version. And as addition - Queen Talks was compiled and produced by Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher (unlike other 'Innuendo'-related tracks)

Thanks Serry - all suggestions greatly received as usual.

I take your point about Headlong, but if you already own the video version - then you automatically get the different audio version free!

However, I have edited for clarification and retitled the video promo as "video version" to cover both bases.

Actually I don't remember if 'Queen Rocks' VHS contains this 'longer' or original version (since video was slightly re-edit they could remove these additional bits) of track, need to check it...

P.S. I add some other my thoughts to my first reply, just didn't want to start new one for them :)

John -

Always enjoy and appreciate your posts. Excellent work.

Just a couple of additions which may or may not be deemed relevent.

1) The two versions of "I Can't Live With You" from the U.S. promo CD single are remixes by Bran Malouf, which you may or may not want to specifically note.

2) There are two different U.S. promo CD single versions of "These Are the Days of Our Lives", one is a one track CD and the other is a two track CD. The two track version has the full length song and an edit. That edit actually takes out a bit of the guitar solo in the middle of the song (and may also have an edited outro as well - its been some time since I've listened to it).

3) There is a second U.S. promo version of the "These Are the Days of Our Lives" video which preceded and is different from the version released on the "Classic Queen" VHS tape. That earlier U.S. promo version is officially unreleased. The "Classic Queen" version is something of a hybrid of the earlier unreleased U.S. version (additional animation, different editing and video effects) and the U.K. version (the unadorned black and white band performance).

On the Innuendo vinyl album I have there are some more edited versions of songs, although they are not mentioned on the sleeve. But the time listing on the labels are different and you can hear they sound different too:

- I'm going slightly mad - same as Greatest hits II version, you already mentioned that one.
- Headlong - same as Greatest hits II version, you already mentioned that one.
- I can't live with you - 4:05 -fades out earlier
- Don't try so hard - small edit, you already mentioned that one
- All God's people - 3:55 - fades out earlier
- These are the days of our lives - drum intro cut, you already mentioned that one
- The hitman - 3:43 - vinyl version also fades out much earlier
- Bijou - much editied, you already mentioned that one

One addition:

Brian + Roger on Rockline (US Radio Show) on February 4, 1991.

I think there are two different mixes to the video for Innuendo as well. There should be one that is approximately 6:56 and one that is 6:39.

http://www.quoratory.co.uk/0673ghsq.htm

GOLDEN HOUR OF STATUS QUO - GOLDEN HOUR GH 556
Released June 1973.

Just to demonstrate that it was possible to include 60 minutes of music on a single LP, and that there was no real reason (other than financial) to edit the CD version of Innuendo in 1991 into a cut LP version.

BRIAN MAY KEWB RADIO STATION,US --/--/91 RADIO
Interview + Brian playing over the following tracks: Tie Your Mother Down, Killer Queen, Headlong, Under Pressure, Brighton Rock (Solo)

BRIAN MAY INNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991: NEW YORK, NY, USA 25/03/91 RADIO
Interview + All impromptu guitar playing!

BRIAN MAY INNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991:
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA 17/04/91 RADIO
Interview + All impromptu guitar playing!

BRIAN MAY INNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991: BOSTON, MA, USA 28/05/91 RADIO
Interview + The Invisible Man

BRIAN MAY INNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991:
WMR 93.3 Mhz, PHILADELPHIA,USA 29/05/91 WMR
Interview + Brian playing over the tracks marked with an asterisk: Interview, Guitar Improvisation*, I Can't Live With You*, Under Pressure*, Interview, Flash, Keep Yourself Alive, Interview, Guitar Improvisation*, Tie
Your Mother Down*, '39, Fat Bottomed Girls (Intro), Interview, Guitar Improvisation*, We Will Rock You*, We AreThe Champions (Edit)*, Interview, Somebody To Love*, Interview

BRIAN MAY INNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991:
C-ROCK 100.1 Mhz, DALLAS, USA 31/05/91 C-ROCK
Interview + Brian playing over the following tracks: Intro, Radio Ad, Interview, Stone Cold Crazy (Metallica), Interview, Guitar Improvisation, Brighton Rock (Incorporating 'Under Pressure'), Guitar Improvisation(Incorporating 'Now I'm Here'), Interview (Incomplete)

BRIAN MAY INNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991:
SAN JOSE, CA, USA 04/06/91 RADIO
Interview + I Can't Live With You, Tie Your Mother Down

BRIAN MAY INNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991: SAN JOSE, CA, USA 04/06/91 RADIO
Interview + Killer Queen, Headlong, Under Pressure
BRIAN MAYINNUENDO US RADIO TOUR 1991: TORONTO, CANADA 04/06/91 RADIO
Interview + Tie Your Mother Down, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Stone Cold Crazy

The above collection of Radio Interviews are also known as the "Zoombox Tour", as Brian was endorsing the Zoombox amplifier, (about the size of a modern mini-disc player), which allowed him to plug-in and play alongside classic Queen tracks.

I must confess, I do have some of these interviews - certainly the KEWB version springs to mind - but not all.

However, there was a bootleg CD available, which excised the interviews, and collected all the Brian play-along tracks, and tried to pass them off as demos. But ofcourse on listening, you could hear both Brian and the DJ's introduce the respective tracks!

Was that Tour in 1991?

Again, thanks for the contributions.

John S Stuart wrote:

http://www.quoratory.co.uk/0673ghsq.htm

GOLDEN HOUR OF STATUS QUO - GOLDEN HOUR GH 556
Released June 1973.

Just to demonstrate that it was possible to include 60 minutes of music on a single LP, and that there was no real reason (other than financial) to edit the CD version of Innuendo in 1991 into a cut LP version.

While it may physically have been possible to cut a vinyl album to include 60mins of music, that doesnt mean it was a good idea. Generally sound quality - and particularly bass response - suffered. It is generally considered that from an audio point of view a vinyl album side should not include more than 22mins of music. If you do you risk jumping, bad bass response and the more you cram in there, the worse the sound quality can be.
In the case of Queen's Innuendo album I think physically trying to cut a vinyl side that included Innuendo [the track] and I Cant Live With You etc and fit more than 25mins of music would have been a mistake. The "Golden Hour Of Status Quo" is NOT an album Id use to suggest that good sound quality is possible over 60mins on a vinyl album.
Its not greed in this case at all. There are lots of albums out there to back this up.

Steve

:-) What about the US single release of 'The Show Must Go On'... or will I have to wait for the 1992 discography?

pussy_control wrote:

:-) What about the US single release of 'The Show Must Go On'... or will I have to wait for the 1992 discography?

And what was with this single release? Does it contain an unique version of the song or what? This is not ultimate discography actually...