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Queen – On Air / The Complete BBC Radio Sessions, Highlights From Three Concert Broadcasts And Over Three And A Half Hours Of Interviews / Virgin EMI Records 6x Audio CD 2016
UPC 602557082319
Made in the EU.
Issued in a CD-sized box with removable lid, six card wallets and a 36 pages booklet.
Note sticker: The complete BBC radio sessions, highlights from three concert broadcasts and over three and a half hours of interviews.
Some track durations differ from what is printed in the booklet.
All six sessions have been remastered and feature here together for the very first time.
On Air is a compilation album by the British rock band Queen. It was released in November 2016 in a two disc CD format, a six disc deluxe CD format and a 3LP vinyl release. The two disc format features the complete BBC studio sessions; the six disc format adds a disc featuring several songs from three live concerts spanning between 1973 and 1986 and three discs featuring various interviews broadcast on Capital Radio and BBC Radio 1.
Label: | Virgin EMI Records – 0602557082319 |
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Format: |
6 x CD, Album
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Country: | UK, Europe & US |
Released: | Nov 4, 2016 |
Genre: | Rock, Non-Music |
Style: | Classic Rock, Interview, Hard Rock, Glam, Pop Rock |
Tracklist:
6 CD Deluxe Edition
Disc one: The BBC Sessions | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "My Fairy King" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | Mercury | 4:17 |
2. | "Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | May | 3:53 |
3. | "Doing All Right" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | May, Staffell | 4:17 |
4. | "Liar" (Session 1: 5 February 1973) | Mercury | 6:38 |
5. | "See What a Fool I've Been" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 4:28 |
6. | "Keep Yourself Alive" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 3:56 |
7. | "Liar" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | Mercury | 6:37 |
8. | "Son and Daughter" (Session 2: 25 July 1973) | May | 6:14 |
9. | "Ogre Battle" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Mercury | 4:48 |
10. | "Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Taylor | 2:06 |
11. | "Great King Rat" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | Mercury | 5:57 |
12. | "Son and Daughter" (Session 3: 3 December 1973) | May | 7:17 |
Total length: | 1:00:28 |
Disc two | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | Taylor | 2:53 |
2. | "Nevermore" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | Mercury | 1:30 |
3. | "White Queen (As It Began)" (Session 4: 3 April 1974) | May | 5:00 |
4. | "Now I'm Here" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | May | 4:25 |
5. | "Stone Cold Crazy" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | Queen | 2:18 |
6. | "Flick of the Wrist" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | Mercury | 3:31 |
7. | "Tenement Funster" (Session 5: 16 October 1974) | Taylor | 3:16 |
8. | "We Will Rock You" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 1:35 |
9. | "We Will Rock You (Fast)" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 2:51 |
10. | "Spread Your Wings" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | Deacon | 5:32 |
11. | "It's Late" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | May | 6:37 |
12. | "My Melancholy Blues" (Session 6: 28 October 1977) | Mercury | 3:15 |
Total length: | 42:43 |
Disc three: Queen Live on Air | |||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
1. | "Procession" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 1:41 |
2. | "Father to Son" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 5:29 |
3. | "Son and Daughter" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 3:44 |
4. | "Guitar Solo" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 1:25 |
5. | "Son and Daughter (Reprise)" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | May | 2:08 |
6. | "Ogre Battle" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | Mercury | 5:22 |
7. | "Liar" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | Mercury | 7:27 |
8. | "Jailhouse Rock" (Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13 September 1973) | Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller | 1:07 |
9. | "Intro" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Taylor | 0:26 |
10. | "We Will Rock You (fast)" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | May | 3:02 |
11. | "Let Me Entertain You" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Mercury | 3:26 |
12. | "I'm in Love With My Car" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Taylor | 2:09 |
13. | "Alright Alright" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Queen | 2:39 |
14. | "Dragon Attack" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | May | 3:27 |
15. | "Now I'm Here (Reprise)" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | May | 1:50 |
16. | "Love of My Life" (Estádio do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20 March 1981) | Mercury | 4:39 |
17. | "A Kind of Magic" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Taylor | 6:25 |
18. | "Vocal Improvisation" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Mercury | 1:03 |
19. | "Under Pressure" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Queen, David Bowie | 3:38 |
20. | "Is This the World We Created...?" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Mercury, May | 2:49 |
21. | "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Leiber, Stoller | 1:27 |
22. | "Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Gene Pitney | 1:39 |
23. | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Mercury | 4:55 |
24. | "God Save the Queen" (Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21 June 1986) | Trad. arr, May | 1:21 |
Total length: | 1:13:18 |
Disc four: Queen on Air: The Interviews (1976–1980) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Freddie with Kenny Everett, ‘A Day at the Races’ album, November 1976" (Broadcast on Capital Radio) | 15:57 |
2. | "Queen Interview with Tom Browne, ‘News of the World’ album, Christmas 1977" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 40:34 |
3. | "Roger with Richard Skinner, ‘Live Killers’ album, June 1979" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 4:32 |
4. | "Roger with Tommy Vance, ‘Flash Gordon’ album and film, December 1980" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 5:53 |
5. | "Roy Thomas Baker ‘The Record Producers’" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 10:36 |
Total length: | 1:17:32 |
Disc five: Queen on Air: The Interviews (1980–1986) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "John interview, South American tour, March 1981" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 2:26 |
2. | "Brian on ‘Rock On’ with John Tobler, ‘Hot Space’ album, June 1982" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 11:08 |
3. | "Brian on ‘Saturday Live’ with Richard Skinner and Andy Foster, ‘The Works’ album, March 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 11:46 |
4. | "Freddie on ‘Newsbeat’, The Works Tour, August 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 2:34 |
5. | "Brian on ‘Newsbeat’, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 2:47 |
6. | "Freddie on ‘Saturday Live’ with Graham Neale, ‘The Works’ album, September 1984" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 5:14 |
7. | "Freddie with Simon Bates, April 1985" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 28:51 |
8. | "Brian on ‘The Way It Is’ with David ‘Kid’ Jensen. Wembley Stadium, London, July 1986" (Broadcast on Capital Radio) | 4:39 |
Total length: | 1:09:25 |
Disc six: Queen on Air: The Interviews (1986–1992) | ||
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No. | Title | Length |
1. | "Roger interview, ‘My Top Ten’ with Andy Peebles, May 1986" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 24:46 |
2. | "‘Queen for an Hour’ interview with Mike Read, ‘The Miracle’ album, May 1989" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 41:18 |
3. | "Brian with Simon Bates, ‘Freddie and Too Much Love Will Kill You’, August 1992" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 5:54 |
4. | "Brian with Johnnie Walker, ‘Freddie and the Tribute Concert’, October 1992" (Broadcast on BBC Radio 1) | 2:51 |
Total length: | 1:14:49 |
The Complete BBC Radio Sessions (1973-1977) | |||
Session 1: February 1973 | |||
1-1 | My Fairy King |
4:16 |
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1-2 | Keep Yourself Alive |
3:53 |
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1-3 | Doing All Right |
4:17 |
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1-4 | Liar |
6:34 |
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Session 2: July 1973 | |||
1-5 | See What A Fool I've Been |
4:28 |
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1-6 | Keep Yourself Alive |
3:56 |
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1-7 | Liar |
6:37 |
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1-8 | Son And Daughter |
6:10 |
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Session 3: December 1973 | |||
1-9 | Ogre Battle |
4:48 |
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1-10 | Modern Times Rock'n'Roll |
2:06 |
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1-11 | Great King Rat |
5:57 |
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1-12 | Son And Daughter |
7:17 |
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Session 4: April 1974 | |||
2-1 | Modern Times Rock'nRoll |
2:53 |
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2-2 | Nevermore |
1:30 |
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2-3 | White Queen (As It Began) |
4:56 |
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Session 5: October 1974 | |||
2-4 | Now I'm Here |
4:25 |
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2-5 | Stone Cold Crazy |
2:17 |
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2-6 | Flick Of The Wrist |
3:31 |
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2-7 | Tenement Funster |
3:12 |
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Session 6: October 1977 | |||
2-8 | We Will Rock You |
1:35 |
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2-9 | We Will Rock You [Fast] |
2:51 |
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2-10 | Spread Your Wings |
5:32 |
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2-11 | It's Late |
6:36 |
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2-12 | My Melancholy Blues |
3:15 |
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Queen Live On Air | |||
Golders Green Hippodrome, London, England, 13th September 1973 | |||
3-1 | Procession (Intro Tape) |
1:41 |
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3-2 | Father To Son |
5:29 |
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3-3 | Son And Daughter |
3:44 |
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3-4 | Guitar Solo |
1:25 |
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3-5 | Son And Daughter (Reprise) |
2:08 |
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3-6 | Ogre Battle |
5:22 |
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3-7 | Liar |
7:27 |
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3-8 | Jailhouse Rock |
1:07 |
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Estádio Do Morumbi, São Paulo, Brazil, 20th March 1981 | |||
3-9 | Intro |
0:26 |
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3-10 | We Will Rock You [Fast] |
3:02 |
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3-11 | Let Me Entertain You |
3:26 |
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3-12 | I'm In Love With My Car |
2:09 |
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3-13 | Alright Alright |
2:39 |
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3-14 | Dragon Attack |
3:27 |
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3-15 | Now I'm Here (Reprise) |
1:50 |
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3-16 | Love Of My Life |
4:39 |
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Maimarktgelände, Mannheim, Germany, 21st June 1986 | |||
3-17 | A Kind Of Magic |
6:25 |
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3-18 | Vocal Improvisation |
1:03 |
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3-19 | Under Pressure |
3:38 |
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3-20 | Is This The World We Created...? |
2:49 |
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3-21 | (You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care |
1:27 |
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3-22 | Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) |
1:39 |
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3-23 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love |
4:55 |
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3-24 | God Save The Queen |
1:21 |
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The Interviews (1976-1992) | |||
Freddie With Kenny Everett, 'A Day At The Races' Album, Capital Radio, November 1976 |
(15:56) |
4-1 |
Untitled |
3:06 |
4-2 | Untitled |
2:27 |
4-3 | Untitled |
2:51 |
4-4 | Untitled |
1:51 |
4-5 | Untitled |
1:13 |
4-6 | Untitled |
0:42 |
4-7 | Untitled |
1:32 |
4-8 | Untitled |
0:53 |
4-9 | Untitled | 1:19 | |
Queen Interview With Tom Browne, 'News Of The World' Album, BBC Radio 1, Christmas 1977 |
(40:36) |
4-10 | Untitled |
3:08 |
4-11 | Untitled |
1:08 |
4-12 | Untitled |
1:49 |
4-13 | Untitled |
2:17 |
4-14 | Untitled |
2:49 |
4-15 | Untitled |
3:54 |
4-16 | Untitled |
1:37 |
4-18 | Untitled |
0:56 |
4-19 | Untitled |
2:11 |
4-20 | Untitled |
1:41 |
4-21 | Untitled |
3:12 |
4-22 | Untitled |
1:16 |
4-23 | Untitled |
2:02 |
4-24 | Untitled |
1:28 |
4-25 | Untitled |
2:15 |
4-26 | Untitled |
1:03 |
4-27 | Untitled |
3:16 |
4-28 | Untitled |
1:02 |
4-29 | Untitled |
1:14 |
4-30 | Untitled | 1:01 | |
4-31 | Roger With Richard Skinner, 'Live Killers' Album, BBC Radio 1, June 1979 | 4:32 | |
Roger With Tommy Vance, 'Flash Gordon' Album And Film, BBC Radio 1, December 1980 |
(5:53) |
4-32 | Untitled |
1:15 |
4-33 | Untitled |
0:45 |
4-34 | Untitled |
0:36 |
4-35 | Untitled |
0:35 |
4-36 | Untitled | 2:39 | |
Roy Thomas Baker 'The Record Producers', BBC Radio 1 |
(10:36) |
4-37 | Untitled |
2:32 |
4-38 | Untitled |
3:35 |
4-39 | Untitled |
2:27 |
4-40 | Untitled | 2:01 | |
5-1 | John Interview, South American Tour, BBC Radio 1, March 1981 | 2:26 | |
Brian On 'Rock On' With John Tobler, 'Hot Space' Album, BBC Radio 1, June 1982 |
(11:07) |
5-2 | Untitled |
1:52 |
5-3 | Untitled |
0:22 |
5-4 | Untitled |
1:50 |
5-5 | Untitled |
1:57 |
5-6 | Untitled |
1:24 |
5-7 | Untitled |
1:20 |
5-8 | Untitled | 2:20 | |
Brian On 'Saturday Live' With Richard Skinner And Andy Foster, 'The Works' Album, BBC Radio 1, August 1984 |
(11:46) |
5-9 | Untitled |
4:24 |
5-10 | Untitled |
2:47 |
5-11 | Untitled |
2:16 |
5-12 | Untitled |
0:30 |
5-13 | Untitled | 1:46 | |
5-14 | Freddie On 'Newsbeat', The Works Tour, BBC Radio 1, August 1984 | 2:31 | |
5-15 | Brian On 'Newsbeat', 'The Works' album, BBC Radio 1, September 1984 | 2:44 | |
5-16 | Freddie On 'Saturday Live' With Graham Neale, 'The Works' Album, BBC Radio 1, September 1984 |
5:13 | |
Freddie With Simon Bates, BBC Radio 1, April 1985 |
(28:51) |
5-17 | Untitled |
6:17 |
5-18 | Untitled |
2:18 |
5-19 | Untitled |
2:30 |
5-20 | Untitled |
2:53 |
5-21 | Untitled |
3:42 |
5-22 | Untitled |
2:51 |
5-23 | Untitled |
3:07 |
5-24 | Untitled |
0:43 |
5-25 | Untitled | 4:26 | |
5-26 | Brian On 'The Way It Is' With David 'Kid' Jensen, Capital Radio. Wembley Stadium, London, July 1986 |
4:42 | |
Roger Interview, 'My Top Ten' With Andy Peebles, BBC Radio 1, May 1986 |
(24:45) |
6-1 | Untitled |
2:10 |
6-2 | Untitled |
4:10 |
6-3 | Untitled |
4:58 |
6-4 | Untitled |
2:01 |
6-5 | Untitled |
1:35 |
6-6 | Untitled |
3:18 |
6-7 | Untitled |
0:11 |
6-8 | Untitled |
2:09 |
6-9 | Untitled |
1:33 |
6-10 | Untitled |
1:50 |
6-11 | Untitled | 0:46 | |
'Queen For An Hour' Interview With Mike Read, 'The Miracle' Album, BBC Radio 1, May 1989 |
(41:18) |
6-12 | Untitled |
4:45 |
6-13 | Untitled |
5:16 |
6-14 | Untitled |
3:22 |
6-15 | Untitled |
0:56 |
6-16 | Untitled |
6:09 |
6-17 | Untitled |
6:37 |
6-18 | Untitled |
1:23 |
6-19 | Untitled |
9:45 |
6-20 | Untitled |
1:26 |
6-21 | Untitled | 1:33 | |
6-22 | Brian With Simon Bates, 'Freddie And Too Much Love Will Kill You', BBC Radio 2, August 1992 |
5:52 | |
6-23 | Brian With Johnnie Walker, 'Freddie And The Tribute Concert', BBC Radio 2, October 1992 | 2:49 |
- Compiled By – Greg Brooks (2) (tracks: 4-1 to 6-23), Justin Shirley-Smith (tracks: 3-1 to 3-24), Kris Fredriksson (tracks: 3-1 to 3-24)
- Compiled By, Technician [Audio Restoration] – Kris Fredriksson (tracks: 1-1 to 2-12)
- Cover, Illustration [Cover Illustration], Design – Clinic London
- Design [Consultancy] – Richard Gray (2)
- Edited By – Greg Brooks (2) (tracks: 4-1 to 6-23), Wilfredo Acosta (tracks: 4-1 to 6-23)
- Engineer – Agostinho A. Leitão (tracks: 3-9 to 3-16), Chris Lycett (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8, 2-4 to 2-7), John Etchells (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), John Sparrow (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3), José J. Dos Santos (tracks: 3-9 to 3-16), João Alvino (tracks: 3-9 to 3-16), Mike Franks (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12), Mike Robinson (tracks: 2-8 to 2-12), Nick Griffiths (tracks: 1-9 to 1-12)
- Engineer [Assistant] – Peter Brandt (tracks: 3-17 to 3-24)
- Executive-Producer – Brian May, Roger Taylor
- Management – Jim Beach (2)
- Mastered By – Adam Ayan (tracks: 1-1 to 3-24)
- Mastered By, Technician [Audio Restoration] – Wilfredo Acosta (tracks: 4-1 to 6-23)
- Mixed By – Gerd Rautenbach (tracks: 3-17 to 3-24)
- Mixed By [Sound Balance] – John Etchells (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
- Performer [Queen Are] – Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Roger Taylor
- Photography By – Alamy, Chris Walter, Getty Images, Photofeatures International, Rex Features, Richard Gray (2), Shinko Music, Terry O'Neill (2)
- Producer – Bernie Andrews (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4, 1-9 to 1-12), Jeff Griffin (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8, 2-4 to 2-12, 3-1 to 3-8), Pete Ritzema (tracks: 2-1 to 2-3)
- Public Relations [PR] – Phil Symes
- Research [Additional Artefact And Photographic Research] – Janice Page (2)
- Research [Additional] – Gary Taylor (6), Richard Gray (2)
- Research [Photographic] – Paul Davies (19)
- Research [Text And Archive, Thanks To] – Gary Taylor (6)
- Research [Text And Archive] – Greg Brooks (2)
- Supervised By [Additional Audio Supervision] – Joshua J Macrae (tracks: 1-1 to 2-12)
- Supervised By [Audio] – Justin Shirley-Smith (tracks: 1-1 to 2-12), Kris Fredriksson (tracks: 1-1 to 2-12)
- Technician [Leaping About] – Paul Deeley (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8)
- Voice [Introduced By] – Alan Black (3) (tracks: 3-1 to 3-8), Bernd Mohrhoff (tracks: 3-17 to 3-24)