Conference marvin::uk_music

    
    Yup the viscious rumour is true. Queen have been in the studio for
    about a year now working on their next album. 
    In fact it's due out soon. So keep your eye's open and lug ole's
    peeled back.
    
    Brynn (I'm on a Queen video) Harrison.
    

>    Brynn (I'm on a Queen video) Harrison.
 
Hi, Brynn.
 Which video you appeared ?  I have to check....
 When I come to London, They've almost finished to work in the studio.
 The album will be release in Spring, then tey'll be on the tour from this
 summer ?!

Regards, ETsuko   

    ETsuko, I have a friend (non-DEC) who is a BIG (nearly 15 stones! -
    only kidding 8-) Queen fan, and he is keen to know about early singles
    released in Japan, e.g. KEEP YOURSELF ALIVE, KILLER QUEEN, SEVEN
    SEAS OF RHYE.  Are these (among other titles) available on the
    colletors market, and if so, how much do they cost (with their original
    picture sleeves or picture inserts)??
    
    Thanks for any help you can give on this.
    
    Dougie Robb, Ayr, Scotland

    Re -.2 
    
    Hi, I was on the Friends will be friends video (along with a couple
    of hundred others), but I'm quite visible, standing at the front,
    wearing a white Queen convention T-shirt. I also make a fleeting
    appearance on the 2nd video in the Queen Magic years video, when
    they are talking about the first Queen convention.
    	If you want to see a piccie of me, look on the front of the
    Friends will be friends single, I'm the one holding the yellow friends
    will be friends scarf.
    	I also own a Brian May sixpence and all of queen's albums on
    CD and record. Good eh ?
    
    I've been a Queen fan for 5 years now, not long really, considering
    this is their 19 th year together. Anyway see ya around.
    
    Brynn.

RE:-2

	Hi    Dougie,

	It's hard to get those early 45s, because we don't have a 
	magazine like a "RECORD COLLECTORS", so we have to walk around
	some second-hand record shops in Tokyo. 
	The cost, perhaps 200yen - 3,000yen per each. I mean it depends on 
	the thoughts of record shops.

	But if your friend want to have them indeed, I'm avairable to
	exchange them for someting. ( I have some copies for each,
	I walked around when I was a student. )

	Or Your friend is a big fan, perhaps He/She knows 
	the QUEEN EXCHANGE MARKET in Holland, it was managed by fans.
	I lost the address, I'm sorry. The advertisement was on the
	Queen Fan Club Magazine/ Xmas issue and on the RECORD COLLECTOR
	MAGAZINE/ JAN Issue.

	Brynn, I'm sure you know the address ?

	Regards, Etsuko

RE:-1

	Hi    Dougie,

	Following japanese 45s with PS are avirable for exchage.

		- Now I'm here	
		- Killer Queen	
		- Bohemian Rhapsody

	Regars,
	Etsuko

    Many thanks for the info. ETsuko - I should see my buddy over the
    week-end, and I'm sure he'll be *very* keen to strike up some kind
    of deal with you.  Is there anything in particular that you're looking
    for from this neck of the woods?  What if he has nothing that you
    don't already have - will you take currency for the singles?
    
    One other question from my own interest - was the UNDER PRESSURE
    single released in the same title sleeve worldwide, and if so, how
    available is the U.S. release on Elektra??
    
    Dougie Robb, Ayr, Scotland

RE:-1

    >Is there anything in particular that you're looking
    >for from this neck of the woods?  

	I'm interested in videos, so if there are any programmes which
	I don't have, would you please copy some ?
	I have a multi-system video machine, so I can watch even British
	one :-)
        I'll send you my video list for his check.

    >One other question from my own interest - was the UNDER PRESSURE
    >single released in the same title sleeve worldwide, and if so, how
    >available is the U.S. release on Elektra??
    
	I think the US release is almost the same as the UK's one, but
	Back side of the sleeve, was written and in red.(not white)
	I'll cehck it tonight.  
	Of course japanese version was different from others. 

	BTW, I found a ad of "LURRY LUREX" 45 on FEB COLLECTOR magazine.
	It was 25 pounds. 

	Regards,
	ETsuko

    Hi Etsuko,
    
    GReat to see you kin this conference.  Looks like Queen *will* tour
    this year, to tie in with the release of the new platter.  Expect
    a Wembley Stadium UK dates(s).
    
    Seeya,
    
    David.
    

Hi, 

Japanese Music Life magazine wrote that Their album would be released
earlier (But perhaps APRIL), becase of Sicknenss (AIDS!) of Fred.

Have you heard such rumor in UK ?

Regards,
Ets

    
    Freddie Mercury, lead singer of Queen had died from aids. He was 45
    years-old and he will be sadly missed by all Queen fans.
    
          Cunno

Am I right in thinking that it was only two days ago that it was even
announced he *had* AIDS? All very sudden... 


Rod

    Announced on Saturday, dead on Sunday.
    
    ...and the worst thing is that the radio stations are playing queen
    music all over the place - I heard bohemian rhapsody 6 times on 2
    stations this a.m.
    
    Radio ga-ga indeed.
    
    	- andy

   And why not.  The man was wonderfully flamboyant and talented.
   He will definitely be missed, there's no-one to match him.

   Jane.

    
    I'm no Queen fan (fooled you all eh?), but it's a shame he's dead.
    
    Just another victim of a rock 'n' roll lifestyle, I guess.
    
    The radio reaction is remarkable, though. At one point Radio 4 were
    playing Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio 1 something else and Capital were
    playing We are the Champions. Few performers would be likely to
    gain such widespread tributes, I suspect.
    
    I hope the other members of the band decide to give up and don't try
    to revive Queen with another singer (Still, I wish they'd given up
    after Killer Queen!).
    
    Mark

    Simon Bates has suggested to EMI that they release a double A side;
    Bohemian Rhapsody and Barcelona, in aid of AIDS charities.  

    
    Maybe we could suggest Simon Bates and Freddie swap places, but then
    that would unfair to Simon Mayo, who definitely deserves his place 
    right at the front of the ex-DJ queue! 
    
    Mark

    At this very moment a 2 hour radio format on Queen is being broadcasted
    in the Netherlands.
    
    I wonder,the announcing this weekend and then the shortly afterwards
    passing away of Freddy,is euthanasia a possible wish he had?
    
    Jan. 

    re: .15 I *like* Queen music. I just don't appreciate the idea that all
    his talent was shown in Bohemian Rhapsody. There's a lot of good music
    in the Queen catalogue, not just one song from 1975.
    
    	- andy

    1. He knew he had AIDS long before he announced it publicly.  
    
    2. I don't think I'd blame getting AIDS on a "rock and roll lifestyle,"
    many people have AIDS who don't live that way.  It's a tragic disease
    and people should stop saying things like, "well he deserved it, look
    at the way he lived...." blah blah.  We have to start caring for
    people who are infected instead trying to place blame somewhere.
    
    -Vicki_on_her_highhorse

    
    Re .21
    
    Of course lots of people get AIDS without living life like Freddie
    Mercury, but he made no secret of his lifestyle and it's naive and
    dangerous to ignore the fact that it was his lifestyle which led to
    his death.
    
    All this talk of 'Freddie would want his fans to learn from his death'
    means exactly that. Don't just say 'oh, poor chap', but LEARN from
    his death. Be careful, because AIDS isn't cureable, but is (to a great
    extent) avoidable.
    
    Mark

    Re. .21:
    
>   We have to start caring for
>   people who are infected instead trying to place blame somewhere.
    
    While I wouldn't disagree with this, it has to be said that, by drawing
    attention to the way in which people get AIDS, there is a possibility
    that others who might get it could be prevented from getting it. So
    there is a positive side to pointing out the disease's causes.
    
    'Nuff said.
    
    
    Dave Hazel

    
    Did I hear that its National Aids Week this week here in the UK? If so,
    is it not an incredible coincidence that Freddie Mercury died on
    Sunday? I refer to the earlier comment on euthanasia.
    
    Richard

It is quite likely, as with many, that Freddy died due to ignorance.
It is more than likely that he contracted HIV before it was known, (to the
public anyway), and therefore didn't know the risks he was taking.
  I'm not defending his life style, whatever is was,  just that you have to 
remember that the virus has been around for MANY years.  I do think it's 
sad that people are dying through ignorance of the risks.  This excuse doesn't
exist now of course, or bl*�dy shouldn't!!  

Freddie left the majority of his wealth to research apparently.  I think the
idea of the re-release is a good one.  Pity that Red Hot & Blue didn't get the 
publicity it deserved.

Hello,

this weekend I saw the video of the yet unreleased new single "Those were the
days of our lives" and it seems to me that this is very much a farewell to all
the fans especially when at the end Freddy looks straight into the camera and
says "I love you".

Seeing Freddy I was very shocked about the way he looked. The video must have
been made shortly before his death. It was very visible how ill he was even
though he wore lots of make-up.

But even at this point he didn't look tired and sad, he smiled and looked quite
happy.

Knowing the way he was even at making one of their last videos, the one with 
the steam train (I guess it was called "Break through") it was really awful 
seeing him that much marked by the disease. 

Brigitte/Vienna
    

    Given that he was blind by the time he died and some other comments, I
    believe the video was made circa March.
    
    	- andy

    I saw that video mentionned in .26 but didn't think he looked too bad.
    The only difference that seemed apparent was the fact he had shaved
    off his moustache.
    
    It all seems a bit macabre to me to look for signs of illness or 
    approaching death in someone but I guess pop stars are vulnerable to 
    this above others, because they make more videos in a year, then other
    professions would I guess.
    
    julia

    I saw that video mentioned in .26 during my stay in London, and
    I heard that they had to stop to record it every 10 minutes for him.

    BTW, still Bohemian Rhapsody is No.1 on the chart in UK ?
-Etsi

    On the Sunday following Freddies untimely departure from this planet,
    the other 3 members of the band and Jim Beach, issued a statement to
    the Press.
    
    They referred to the fact that "as soon as we are able" they would
    celebrate the life of Freddie in a way that he would have wished.
    
    This seemed to imply a concert in aid of aids - I suppose in a way it
    could have implied whatever you like e.g. releasing previously recorded
    songs , never before released etc...
    
    Well - what is it folks ?  My best guess is a Queen Concert with them
    supported by other singer's etc. It has been rumored that Robert Plant,
    David Bowie (somewhat doubtful), Elton John and Phil Collins could each
    say do 1 or a couple of songs with the band.
    
    I think that, if at all it would be this year - I can't guess the location
    as it is limited by my own imagination. It is easy to suggest Hyde Park in 
    July or Knebworth in August.  
    
    I do know that in '88 the group were considering Trafalgar Square, and
    when it became apparent they could not tour this was scuppered. So
    perhaps this could be the place - September maybe ?
    
    I don't expect the group to carry on but mere mortals like myself don't
    know enough about their recording contracts - especially their new U.S.
    one signed at the begining of 1990 to speculate on their plans.
    
    So all in all I don't know anything about the Groups intentions - however 
    as an extremely well run outfit for the last 12 years at least I'm sure
    that they will have some carefully laid plans. 
    
    Paul.
       

    Trafalgar Square? Surely you jest....Hyde Park maybe, or if they did a
    concert at Wembley they could charge admission and gain funds for AIDS
    research...
    
    	- andy

    
    No Seriously, Trafalgar Square had been Queen's ultimate dream - they
    had wanted to do what no other band's have done. They were in 1986, the
    first band to ever to play two successive nights at Wembley Stadium,
    and this was an idea to Top that, bearing in mind that some other
    performers, MJ ? did quite a few nights at Wembley in succession.
    
    As an aside Queen Wembley Friday, bore witness to the first ever Wembley
    Wave from the Crowd.
    
    I am also aware that year's ago - (very early 80's before The Works)
    that they also wanted to play on the Centre Court at Wimbledon. The
    LTA refused on several occasions !
    
    It is quite possible to hold a concert in Hyde Park and have an
    admission charge - Concert's in Leed's, Knebworth etc. are in open
    Park's with transportable fencing. ( and quite massive security - it's
    becoming ever more difficult to slip inside ?!)
    
    You're probably right - Trafalgar Square maybe just a little unlikely,
    but this could be something really big or maybe it won't happen at all.
    
    Paul.
    

Hi, 

I heard that they are going to have a concert for Freddie with 
Elton and other musicians at Wembley Area in March.     
Do you know any details ?  The tickets are already sold ?
I don't know this is true or not, but an Japanese newspaper said so.

-Etsi

    Can someone tell me the name of the Queen album that contains the song
    "one mind, one vision" ?
    
    thx
    
    Roy

    One that comes to mind is 
    
    	Kind of Magic  or A live version on Live Magic

RE: .33

It was confirmed that the news was not true by EMI.
EMI said MAY-BE it would be held in April.
-Etsi

    I am hearing that the Queen Concert has been announced as :
    
    Monday 20th. April at Wembley Stadium.
    
    As I receive more details I will post them here...
    
    Paul.

    
    
    That's not just any Monday either...
    
    It is Easter Monday !
    
    Anu

    A friend of mine - spent all morning phoning round the 6 telephone
    numbers being given out by Simon Bates on Radio 1.
    
    As from 11 A.M. one after the other was SOLD OUT. The third one he
    got through to sold him 4 tickets at 27 Pounds each...
    
    Paul.

    Easter Monday eh??
    
    
    Do you think they plan on resurecting Freddy??

    27 QUID!!!!!!! Considering this is being broadcast live, as I
    understand it, that is a COMPLETE RIP OFF,\
    
    Sheesh!
    
    /a

All proceeds presumably going to the Terence Higgins Trust?  Well, as long as 
you're being ripped off for charity...

Paul

    
    Anybody got on details on the line up for the Freddie Tribute Concert?
    
    Anybody else from DEC going ??
    
    	Chris
    

    I have 2 tickets for 30 pounds each to sell for the Tribute.
    
    Anyone interested??
    
    Mary Ann
    
    
    

    
    Presumably the �5 over face value is going to the Terrence Higgins
    Trust?
    
    Mark

    Did you see the show?  What did you think?
    I thought it was pretty good overall, though not without an embarrasing
    amount of mistakes and technical problems. I liked Extreme, George
    Michael, I thought Robert Plant was rubbish and I was quite surprised
    by the Reverend David Bowie.
    
    Phil Gill.

    Well - I thought the show was one of the best that I've attended. The
    second half was far better than the first (why the hell Metallica were
    on, God only knows).
    
    I was very surprised at how good the guest singers were - I'm no Lisa
    Stansfield fan, but she was among the best of the night. As for Robert
    Plant, I was looking forward to his slot, but in the event I could
    hardly hear him - and the bits that came through weren't particularly
    good.
    
    Someone earlier said that #25 for a ticket was a rip off. I disagree
    entirely - it was well worth every penny (and travelling down from
    Warrington and back on the day). Firstly the event was in aid of
    charity (and awareness). Secondly the concert was quite simply superb
    (though I wouldn't have liked to insure the final line up - must have
    been millions of pounds worth of stars on stage at the end!!).
    
    Andy ;^)
    
    Freddy would have loved it. . .

Watched it on TV - the Swiss italian-language channel carried it live with
no breaks. 

Seemed very metal-oriented. Thought Def Leppard were rubbish - how can so
many people buy their albums? Enjoyed Guns'n'Roses; they seem less fake
somehow. Got a bit sick of all the covers of Queen songs (am I allowed to
say that?) and the surviving members of Queen looked so middle-aged, but then,
so did many of the performers. Surprisingly few black artists. Liked Annie 
Lennox's getup. Taken aback when Bowie came out with the Lord's Prayer but 
well, why not. I kept trying to guess which Queen song they were going to
finish on. When they started Bohemian Thingy, I thought that would be the one
but it wasn't. Then I thought it would be We Will Rock You. Turned out to
be (of course) We Are The Champions, a very self-congratulatory note to end
on. Some of the Queen lyrics seemed to take on new meaning with knowledge of
Freddie's lifestyle and eventual death. Particularly the song that Brian May
sang, Too Much Love Will Kill You.

Very enjoyable on the whole.


Roddy

    
    What the hell did Elton John have on his head? 8-]
    
    Steve.
    

    Well, I was very disappointed. Rubbish concert, all to messy, all to
    `old pals act' for my liking.
    
    Bllluuurrgghheee
    
    Tony

    gotta agree, I thought it was pretty bad, but I did watch it all.
    
    Def Leppard were the pits, the singer from Extreme can't. Guns 'n'
    Roses were OK, Bowie was embarassing, Lisa Stansfield was the best
    thing there and George Michael was a class above them all.
    
    I think Elton had a possum on his head - somebody should've told him.
                                                              

    
    I thought the concert was really good. Terrific atmosphere and great 
    music. Extreme were good, the singer excellent, in fact all the
    induvidual groups were very good.  The finale with loads of guest
    singers was superb, and the crowd sang their hearts out.
    
    The worst part of the day for me was the total lack of organization
    on behalf of Wembley. We arrived two hours before the gates opened,
    and moved about twenty foot in four hours. As the concert started
    the police advised us to use different entrance gates, but we still
    missed the first 15 minutes of the concert and all the seats had gone.
    To be fair I think it was only my turnstile (Gate C) that was so badly
    affected. Anybody else ever have that problem at Wembly??
    
    	Chris.
    

    Chris,
    
    We arrived just after 3 (the gates opened at 4). We managed to actually
    get in the ground at about 4:20. We were supposed to get in through
    turnstile D, but the police told us to go through turnstile F. It
    looked like both D and E were not opened as we were going through.
    Perhaps they had problems on those turnstiles...?
    
    As for missing the first 15 mnutes - as it was Metallica, that was
    probably a blessing.
    
    Also, I hav now seen the concert on video. I think that didn't come
    through on the TV in the same way. The atmosphere was simply
    incredible.
    
    Still - that's why I got the tickets rather than sat at home...
    
    Cheers,
    
    Andy ;^)

    
    Metallica were there to show some respect to Freddie. Why not ? Live
    and let live eh?
    
    Extreme were exellent, the best act there IMHO.
    
    Elton John's cover of Boh. Rap. was bloody awful!!!
    
    George Michael was exellent, as we Bowie and Annie Len.
    
    -Td

    I thought the concert had some good moments and some embarassing ones
    as well. 
    
    I'd like to know who chose what songs to sing and who decided the
    singers to sing them.
    
    What about the surprise bag of Mick Ronson and Ian Hunter playing "All
    The Young Dudes"? Nice to see a couple of lesser known guys doing
    their stuff before a huge gathering. I wonder how many people there
    had heard that song before? It sounded really good, almost like the
    original record itself.
    
    Jules.

    When's Bowie releasing "Our Father" then? Cooking tune that one.
    
    

    	Hi all,
    my wife and a friend of her are two QUEEN's and particulary F.
    Mercury's  fans.
    	They would really appreciate to know how to get one copy of the
    newspaper that published the last interview to Freddie, probably The
    Daily Telegraph (16-november-1991).
    	Fhurthermore, they would like to know more info about the Queen's
    International fan club:  is it possible tu have it's fax number ?
    	Do you know how to be a member of this club ?
    	Do you know if a biography has already been issued ?
    
      	Thank you for your most welcomed help.	
    
                                           Enrico
     

    I'd be interested in getting a copy of that article too.  Thanks!
    
    	Eve
    	ZK03-3/Y32

    RE: Tribute concert to Freddie.( Sorry, late input. Because I've just
   				     come back from London.)

    It was really good concert. Especially the audience was great.
    It was the first time to go to the concert at the Wembley studium for
    me, so maybe any audience at the Wembley for any bands are really good.
    
    Even when they played videos on screens, audience sang songs together.
    A looklike Freddie waved his armes as like a conductor at some songs.
    It was terrific atmosphere.

    RE: TOO MUCH LOVE KILLS YOU

    I heard that INNUENDO US version include "TOO MUCH LOVE KILLS YOU".
    Is that true ? Please let me know.


-Etsi
      

    Hi Etsi!  I'm glad you enjoyed it (wish I was there with you).  It
    seems like Freddie fans loved it despite any flaws -- I watched it
    on TV and really thought it was a great day -- but general music
    lovers were a bit disappointed.  Oh, well.  This was the perfect
    way to grieve, and then get on with life.
    
    	Eve

Question:

What (or who) are "the also rans" as in
   you gotta have mercy on the also rans

Thanks

    What?
    
    (as in "What are you talking about"?)
    
    Phil Gill.

Sorry, I had assumed "the also rans" was a non american term,
and had figured there might be some Cross fans here.  Found out
that it wasn't, and there aren't, so I looked for an answer 
somewhere else.

    Er, right. Good. OK.
    
    Phil Gill.

    
    ...so what's the link between Queen and The Cross then ?
    
    Graham
    
    BTW, in the UK at least 'also rans' are those who take part (in a race
    or something) but don't really make the grade... the last half dozen
    horses in a steeplechase or something like that...
    
    Is this the sort of answer you wanted ?

    >> ...so what's the link between Queen and The Cross then ?
    
    Roger Taylor.
    
    Phil Gill.

    
    ...ah! that explains it, sort of %^)
    
    G.