Live Magic
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| Live album by Queen | ||||
| Released | 1 December 1986 (See release history) |
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| Recorded | 11–12 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, UK 27 July 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary 9 August 1986 Knebworth Park, Stevenage, UK |
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:10 (LP) 49:22 (CD) |
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| Label | EMI (UK), Hollywood (US) | |||
| Producer | Queen, Trip Khalaf | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Kerrang! | [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [3] |
Live Magic is a live compilation album by British rock band Queen. It was recorded at various live shows during The Magic Tour (1986) and was released on 1 December 1986. However, it was not released in the United States until August 1996. It received strong criticism from fans, due to the heavy editing of many songs. For example, the opera section was removed from "Bohemian Rhapsody", the second verse was removed from "Tie Your Mother Down", and both "Is This the World We Created...?" and "We Are the Champions" were reduced to one verse and chorus. In July 2004, Q magazine listed Live Magic as one of the top five disappointing live albums from usually great acts.[4]
Most of the performances were recorded at Knebworth Park on 9 August 1986, which marks the band's final ever concert with its original line-up.
Contents
Track listing
- Side 1
- "One Vision"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Queen) – 5:09 - "Tie Your Mother Down"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (May) – 2:59 - "Seven Seas of Rhye"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Mercury) – 1:21 - "A Kind of Magic (Edit)"
(Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary) - 27/07/86 (Taylor) – 4:47 - "Under Pressure"
(Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary) - 27/07/86) (Queen, Bowie) – 3:49 - "Another One Bites the Dust (Edit)"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Deacon) – 5:51
- Side 2
- "I Want to Break Free"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Deacon) – 2:40 - "Is This the World We Created...?"
(Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK) - 11/07/86 (Mercury/May) – 1:30 - "Bohemian Rhapsody (Edit)"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Mercury) – 4:42 - "Hammer to Fall (Edit)"
(Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK) - 12/07/86 (May) – 4:22 - "Radio Ga Ga"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Edit) (Taylor) – 4:27 - "We Will Rock You"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (May) – 1:33 - "Friends Will Be Friends"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Mercury/Deacon) – 1:09 - "We Are the Champions"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Mercury) – 2:01 - "God Save the Queen"
(Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, UK - 09/08/86) (Trad. arr. May) – 1:19
Release history
| Country | Release Date |
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| Worldwide | 1 December 1986 |
| United States | August 1996 |
Chart positions and sales
| Country | Charts | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peak position | Weeks | Certification | Sales | |
| United Kingdom | 3[5] | 44[5] | Platinum[6] | 1.000.000 |
| Austria | 13 | 6 | Gold | 100.000 |
| Germany | 15 | Gold | 300.000 | |
| Netherlands | 17 | 100.000 | ||
| Italy | 22 | 100.000 | ||
| Switzerland | 26 | Platinum | 100.000 | |
| Japan | 49 | 100.000 | ||
| Sweden | 50 | |||
| Argentina | Gold[7] | 40.000 | ||
| United States | – | – | 500.000 | |
Personnel
- Freddie Mercury - lead vocals, piano
- Brian May - guitars, backing vocals
- Roger Taylor - drums, backing vocals
- John Deacon - bass guitars, backing vocals
Additional Musicians
- Spike Edney - keyboards, piano, guitar, backing vocals
References
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- ↑ "5 Disappointing Live Albums from Usually Great Acts". Q magazine. July 2004. Archived at rocklistmusic.co.uk
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Queenonline.com. Live Magic.
- ↑ BPI Certified Awards.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Queen official website: Discography: Live Magic: includes lyrics of "Under Pressure", "Another One Bites the Dust", "I Want to Break Free", "Is This the World We Created...?", "Radio Ga Ga", "We Are the Champions".
