At the Beeb (Queen album)

For the BBC radio series, see At the Beeb (radio series).
Queen at the Beeb
Studio album by Queen
Released 4 December 1989 (Europe); 1995 (US)
Recorded 5 February and 3 December 1973 at Langham 1
Genre Rock
Length 37:33
Label Band of Joy ("by arrangement with BBC Records and Tapes and EMI Records Ltd") (UK)
Hollywood (US)
Producer Bernie Andrews
Queen chronology
Live Magic
(1986)
Queen at the Beeb
(1989)
Live at Wembley '86
(1992)
North American cover
The North American cover.
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [2]
The Times(?) [3]

At the Beeb is a studio album by the English rock band Queen, released on vinyl, cassette tape, and compact disc in 1989. Subsequently, it was released in 1995 in the United States under the title Queen at the BBC on compact disc and as limited edition picture disc vinyl.

The album comprises tracks recorded in two sessions for the BBC Radio 1 Sound of the 70s programme. The first four tracks were recorded on 5 February 1973; the rest were recorded on 3 December 1973.

All but one track appeared on the album Queen; the exception is "Ogre Battle" which appeared on Queen II. However, the versions featured on At the Beeb are different from the original versions, being closer to the songs as performed live. This is most notable on "Ogre Battle", as it starts right away with its riff (without any long intro), does not have any effects that the version on Queen II has and sounds much less polished. The BBC version of "Ogre Battle" did originally have a long intro featuring a grand guitar build up. It was not used for this release, allegedly because the original tape was damaged.

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "My Fairy King"  Freddie Mercury 4:06
2. "Keep Yourself Alive"  Brian May 3:48
3. "Doing Alright"  May, Tim Staffell 4:11
4. "Liar"  Mercury 6:28
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Ogre Battle"  Mercury 3:57
2. "Great King Rat"  Mercury 5:59
3. "Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll"  Roger Taylor 2:00
4. "Son and Daughter"  May 7:08

References

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