Opera Omnia

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

This unofficial 'Opera Omnia' was released as a four CD boxed set in Italy in 1992, in a blue and gold box, with a colour booklet. It contains live versions of almost every Queen song ever performed live, from a number of different concerts, in chronological order.

Annotation last modified on 2022-09-03 14:17 UTC.

Tracklist

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1My Melancholy Blues
recorded at:
Lakewood Church Central Campus in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1977-12-11)
live recording of:
My Melancholy Blues (on 1977-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2:55
2Sheer Heart Attack
recorded at:
Lakewood Church Central Campus in Houston, Texas, United States (on 1977-12-11)
live recording of:
Sheer Heart Attack (on 1977-12-11)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2:34
3It’s Late
recorded at:
Montreal Forum in Shaughnessy Village, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1978-12-01)
live recording of:
It’s Late (on 1978-12-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
7:12
4Fat Bottomed Girls
recorded at:
National Bowl in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom (on 1982-06-05)
live recording of:
Fat Bottomed Girls (on 1982-06-05)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4:35
5Bicycle Race
recorded at:
Montreal Forum in Shaughnessy Village, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1978-12-01)
live recording of:
Bicycle Race (on 1978-12-01)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
1:44
6Let Me Entertain You
recorded at:
Montreal Forum in Shaughnessy Village, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1978-12-01)
live recording of:
Let Me Entertain You (on 1978-12-01)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:05
7If You Can’t Beat Them
recorded at:
Montreal Forum in Shaughnessy Village, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1978-12-01)
live recording of:
If You Can’t Beat Them (on 1978-12-01)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
5:01
8Dreamers Ball
recorded at:
Montreal Forum in Shaughnessy Village, Montréal (Montreal, city), Québec (Quebec), Canada (on 1978-12-01)
live recording of:
Dreamer’s Ball (on 1978-12-01)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4:13
9Don’t Stop Me Now
recorded at:
Sporthalle Köln in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia), Germany (on 1979-02-01)
live recording of:
Don’t Stop Me Now (on 1979-02-01)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., Sony/ATV, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
4:42
10Mustapha
recorded at:
Wembley Stadium (1st incarnation, 1923–2000) in Wembley, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1980-12-08)
live recording of:
Mustapha (on 1980-12-08)
written in:
Montreux, Vaud (Canton of Vaud), Switzerland and Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur, France
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (from 1978-07 until 1978-10)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2:46
11Crazy Little Thing Called Love
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
Crazy Little Thing Called Love (on 1985-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury (in 1979)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
5:13
12Another One Bites the Dust
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
Another One Bites the Dust (on 1985-05-11)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980), Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:55
13Play the Game
recorded at:
Hokkaidoritso Sangyo in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Hokkaidō), Japan (on 1982-10-29)
live recording of:
Play the Game (on 1982-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
4:11
14Dragon Attack
recorded at:
Hokkaidoritso Sangyo in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Hokkaidō), Japan (on 1982-10-19)
live medley including a recording of:
Dragon Attack (on 1982-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980)
live medley including a partial recording of:
Now I’m Here (on 1982-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:52
15Save Me
recorded at:
Hokkaidoritso Sangyo in Sapporo, Hokkaido (Hokkaidō), Japan (on 1982-10-19) and 福岡市九電記念体育館 (Fukuoka Kyudenkinen Gymnasium) in Yakuin, Fukuoka, Fukuoka (Fukuoka Prefecture), Japan (on 1982-10-19)
live recording of:
Save Me (Queen song) (on 1982-10-19)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1979) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1979)
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing France and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:58
16Need Your Loving Tonight
recorded at:
Estadio Vélez Sársfield in Buenos Aires, Argentina (on 1981-02-28)
live recording of:
Need Your Loving Tonight (on 1981-02-28)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp. (in 1980) and Queen Music Ltd. (in 1980)
2:56
17Rock It (Prime Jive)
recorded at:
Estadio Vélez Sársfield in Buenos Aires, Argentina (on 1981-02-28)
live recording of:
Rock It (on 1981-02-28)
writer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
4:13
18Flash / Hero
recorded at:
National Bowl in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom (on 1982-06-05)
live medley including a recording of:
Flash (on 1982-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. and Wide Music Inc.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
live medley including a recording of:
The Hero (on 1982-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd. and Wide Music Inc.
4:10
19Under Pressure
recorded at:
国立代々木競技場 (Yoyogi National Gymnasium, complex; use ONLY if no more specific venue info is available) in Jinnan, Shibuya (Shibuya-ku), Tokyo, Japan (on 1985-05-11)
live recording of:
Under Pressure (on 1985-05-11)
writer:
David Bowie (English singer‐songwriter), Brian May (Queen guitarist), John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Bewlay Bros. Music, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only), Mainman Saag (New York), Queen Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部 (Watanabe Music Publishing CM division), イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1981), Tintoretto Music (in 1981) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3:26
20Staying Power
recorded at:
National Bowl in Milton Keynes, Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom (on 1982-06-05)
live recording of:
Staying Power (on 1982-06-05)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3:48
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