LISTEN: Queen share only studio recording of the 'fast' We Will Rock You
Queen have unveiled their alternate version of ‘We Will Rock You’ recorded for the BBC.
The accelerated interpretation of their ubiquitous anthem was recorded for the John Peel show at Maida Vale on 28th October 1977 – the same day 'News of the World' hit the shelves.
A staple of Queen’s live sets in the late seventies and early eighties (as heard on live albums Live Killers, Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl and Queen Rock Montreal) - the Peel performance is the only known studio recording of the fast ‘We Will Rock You.’
Check out the audio and the accompanying lyric video here:
The fast ‘We Will Rock You’ features on Queen’s complete BBC sessions album ‘Queen On Air’, which is released on various formats on Friday 4th November.
It boasts a string of rare recordings from six Queen BBC sessions between February 1973 and October 1977.
The full track-list is as follows:
2-CD & Digital Edition:
CD1
Session 1:
1. My Fairy King
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Doing All Right
4. Liar
Session 2:
5. See What A Fool I’ve Been
6. Keep Yourself Alive
7. Liar
8. Son And Daughter
Session 3:
9. Ogre Battle
10. Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
11. Great King Rat
12. Son And Daughter
CD2
Session 4:
1. Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
2. Nevermore
3. White Queen (As It Began)
Session 5:
4. Now I’m Here
5. Stone Cold Crazy
6. Flick Of The Wrist
7. Tenement Funster
Session 6:
8. We Will Rock You
9. We Will Rock You (Fast)
10. Spread Your Wings
11. It’s Late
12. My Melancholy Blues
3-LP Vinyl Edition: The Complete BBC Radio Sessions:
Side 1 – Session 1
1. My Fairy King
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Doing All Right
4. Liar
Side 2 –Session 2
1. See What A Fool I’ve Been
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Liar
4. Son And Daughter
Side 3 – Session 3
1. Ogre Battle
2. Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
3. Great King Rat
4. Son And Daughter
Side 4 – Session 4
1. Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
2. Nevermore
3. White Queen (As It Began)
Side 5 – Session 5
1. Now I’m Here
2. Stone Cold Crazy
3. Flick Of The Wrist
4. Tenement Funster
Side 6 – Session 6
1. We Will Rock You
2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
3. Spread Your Wings
4. It’s Late
5. My Melancholy Blues
Deluxe 6-CD Edition
CD1: The Complete BBC Radio Sessions
Session 1:
1. My Fairy King
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Doing All Right
4. Liar
Session 2:
5. See What A Fool I’ve Been
6. Keep Yourself Alive
7. Liar
8. Son And Daughter
Session 3:
9. Ogre Battle
10. Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
11. Great King Rat
12. Son And Daughter
CD2: The Complete BBC Radio Sessions
Session 4:
1. Modern Times Rock’n’Roll
2. Nevermore
3. White Queen (As It Began)
Session 5:
4. Now I’m Here
5. Stone Cold Crazy
6. Flick Of The Wrist
7. Tenement Funster
Session 6:
8. We Will Rock You
9. We Will Rock You (Fast)
10. Spread Your Wings
11. It’s Late
12. My Melancholy Blues
CD3: Queen Live On Air
Golders Green Hippodrome, London, 13th September 1973:
1. Procession (Intro Tape)
2. Father To Son
3. Son And Daughter
4. Guitar Solo
5. Son And Daughter (Reprise)
6. Ogre Battle
7. Liar
8. Jailhouse Rock
Estádio Do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981:
9. Intro
10. We Will Rock You (Fast)
11. Let Me Entertain You
12. I’m In Love With My Car
13. Alright Alright
14. Dragon Attack
15. Now I’m Here
16. Love Of My Life
Maimmarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986:
17. A Kind Of Magic
18. Vocal Improvisation
19. Under Pressure
20. Is This The World We Created
21. (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care
22. Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
23. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
24. God Save The Queen
CD4: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1976-1980)
Freddie Mercury With Kenny Everett (November 1976) / Queen with Tom Browne (Christmas 1977) / Roger Taylor with Richard Skinner (June 1979) / Roger Taylor with Tommy Vance (December 1980) / Roy Thomas Baker ‘The Record Producers’
CD5: Queen On Air: The Interviews: (1981-1986)
John Deacon, South American tour (March 1981) / Brian May ‘Rock On’ with John Tobler (June 1982) / Brian May ‘Saturday Live’ with Richard Skinner and Andy Foster (March 1984) / Freddie Mercury ‘Newsbeat’ (August 1984) / Brian May ‘Newsbeat’ (September 1984) / Freddie Mercury ‘Saturday Live’ (September 1984) / Freddie Mercury with Simon Bates (April 1985) / Brian May ‘The Way It Is’ with David ‘Kid’ Jensen (July 1986)
CD 6: Queen On Air: The Interviews (1986-1992)
Roger Taylor ‘My Top Ten’ with Andy Peebles (May 1986) / ‘Queen For An Hour’ with Mike Read (May 1989) / Brian May ‘Freddie And Too Much Love Will Kill You’ with Simon Bates (August 1982) / Brian May ‘Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert’ with Johnnie Walker (October 1992)