The Solo Collection
# The Solo Collection

The Solo Collection, es un Box set lanzado en el año 2000 que recopila toda la carrera en solitario de Freddie Mercury, incluyendo sus discos solistas, colaboraciones y todo tipo de rarezas, incluyendo entrevistas y su obra previa a Queen, cuando se daba en llamar Larry Lurex. Esta compilación supuso la puesta en el mercado de una colección definitiva en lo relacionado con la obra en vida y póstuma de su autor, fuera de Queen.

Incluye 10 CD que repasan toda su obra musical de estudio, además de rarezas; además de 2 DVD, los cuales agrupan todos sus videocplis y su biografía en un documental. Por otro lado, presenta un extenso libro (en inglés) de información con fotos, artículos y la letra de todas las canciones que conforman la caja.

## Disco 1: Mr Bad Guy (1985)

1. Let's Turn It On (Mercury) – 3:42

2. Made in Heaven (Mercury) – 4:05

3. I Was Born to Love You (Mercury) – 3:38

4. Foolin' Around (Mercury) – 3:29

5. Your Kind Of Lover (Mercury) – 3:32

6. Mr. Bad Guy (Mercury) – 4:09

7. Man Made Paradise (Mercury) – 4:08

8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Mercury) – 3:00

9. Living on My Own (Mercury) – 3:23

10.My Love Is Dangerous (Mercury) – 3:42

11.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Mercury) – 3:46

## Disco 2: Barcelona (1988)

1. Barcelona (Mercury) – 5:39

2. La Japonaise (Mercury) – 4:48

3. The Fallen Priest (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:45

4. Ensueño (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 4:21

5. The Golden Boy (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 6:03

6. Guide Me Home (Mercury/Moran) – 2:49

7. How Can I Go On (Mercury) – 3:50

8. Overture Piccante (Mercury/Moran) – 6:39

## Disco 3: The Great Pretender (1992)

1. The Great Pretender (Brian Malouf Mix) (Ram) – 3:39

2. Foolin' Around (Steve Brown Mix) (Mercury) – 3:35

3. Time (Nile Rodgers Mix) (Clark/John Christie) – 3:49

4. Your Kind Of Lover (Steve Brown Mix) (Mercury) – 3:59

5. Exercises In Free Love (Mercury/Moran) – 3:56

6. In My Defence (Ron Nevison Mix) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:51

7. Mr. Bad Guy (Brian Malouf Mix) (Mercury) – 4:00

8. Let's Turn It On (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix) (Mercury) – 3:45

9. Living on My Own (Mix) (Mercury) – 3:38

10.My Love Is Dangerous (Jeff Lord-Alge Mix) (Mercury) – 3:40

11.Love Kills (Richard Wolf Mix) (Mercury/Moroder) – 3:28

## Disco 4: The Singles 1973–1985

1. I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) (Greenwich/Spector/Barry) – 3:29

2. Goin' Back (Larry Lurex, 1973 B-side) (Goffin/King) – 3:34

3. Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:31

4. Love Kills (Original 1984 Extended Version) (Mercury/Moroder) – 5:22

5. I Was Born to Love You (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 7:05

6. Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-album B-side) (Mercury) – 3:19

7. Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-album B-side Extended Version) (Mercury) – 6:37

8. Made in Heaven (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 4:50

9. She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-album B-side) (Mercury) – 3:26

10.She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-album B-side Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:50

11.Living On My Own (1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) - 6:40

12.My Love Is Dangerous (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 6:29

13.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:32

14.Let's Turn It On (Original 1985 Extended Version) (Mercury) – 5:08

## Disco 5: The Singles 1986–1993

1. Time (Original 1986 Single/Album Version) (Clark/Christie) – 3:58

2. Time (Original 1986 Extended Version) (Clark/Christie) – 4:37

3. Time (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) (Clark/Christie) – 3:22

4. In My Defence (1986 Album Version) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:57

5. The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) (Ram) – 3:29

6. The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Extended Version) (Ram) – 5:54

7. Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-album B-side) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:59

8. Barcelona (Original 1987 Single Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:27

9. Barcelona (Original 1987 Extended Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 7:07

10.How Can I Go On (1989 Single Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:02

11.Living on My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) (Mercury) – 5:16

12.Living on My Own (1993 Radio Mix) (Mercury) – 3:38

13.Living on My Own (1993 Club Mix) (Mercury) – 4:27

14.Living on My Own (1993 Underground Solutions Mix) (Mercury) – 5:45

## Disco 6: Las instrumentales

1. Barcelona (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:26

2. La Japonaise (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:46

3. The Fallen Priest (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:50

4. Ensueño (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 4:00

5. The Golden Boy (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 6:05

6. Guide Me Home (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 2:38

7. How Can I Go On (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:58

8. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:03

9. Made in Heaven (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:17

10.Mr. Bad Guy (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 4:14

11.There Must Be More To Life Than This (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 3:08

12.In My Defence (Instrumental) (Clark/Soames/Daniels) – 3:56

13.The Great Pretender (Instrumental) (Ram) – 3:26

## Disco 7: Rarezas 1

1. Let's Turn It On (A Capella) (Mercury) – 3:04

2. Made in Heaven (Alternative Version) (Mercury) – 4:27

3. I Was Born to Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) (Mercury) – 2:58

4. Foolin' Around (Early Version) (Mercury) – 4:14

5. Foolin' Around (Original 1985 Unreleased 12" Mix) (Mercury) – 5:37

6. Foolin' Around (Instrumental) (Mercury) – 3:40

7. Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) (Mercury) – 4:47

8. Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) (Mercury) – 3:38

9. Mr. Bad Guy (Orchestra Out-takes) (Mercury) – 0:35

10.Mr. Bad Guy (Early Version) (Mercury) – 3:29

11.There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Out-takes) (Mercury) – 2:48

12.Living on My Own (Hybrid Edit: Early/Later Versions) (Mercury) – 4:29

13.Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) (Mercury) – 2:12

14.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version) (Mercury) – 2:18

15.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version: Extract) (Mercury) – 1:03

16.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) (Mercury) – 3:26

17.Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Take) (Mercury) – 4:22

18.She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version featuring Brian May) (Mercury) – 4:36

19.Gazelle (Demo) (Mercury) – 1:20

20.Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:37

21.Love Makin' Love (Demo) (Mercury) – 3:35

22.God Is Heavy (Demo) (Mercury) – 1:22

23.New York (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:12

## Disco 8: Rarezas 2

1. The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 3:04

2. Idea (Barcelona) (Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:12

3. Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract from Garden Lodge tape) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:04

4. Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:21

5. Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:31

6. Barcelona (Later Version: Freddie's Vocal only) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:26

7. La Japonaise (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal only) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:41

8. La Japonaise (A Capella) (Mercury/Moran) – 4:17

9. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 4:46

10.Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Later Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) – 5:51

11.Ensueño (Montserrat's Live Takes) (Mercury/Moran/Caballé) – 5:36

12.The Golden Boy (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 3:54

13.The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version: Extract) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 2:56

14.The Golden Boy (A Capella featuring Gospel Choir) (Mercury/Moran/Rice) – 5:12

15.Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (Alternative Versions) (Mercury/Moran) – 6:54

16.How Can I Go On (Out-take: Extract) (Mercury/Moran) – 1:31

17.How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) (Mercury/Moran) – 3:45

18."When this old tired body wants to sing" (Late Night Jam) (Mercury/Moran) – 2:42

## Disco 9: Rarezas 3

1. Rain (Ibex, Live 1969) (Lennon/McCartney) – 3:51

2. Green (Wreckage, Rehearsal 1969) (Mercury) – 3:15

3. The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howell 1976) (Howell) – 3:22

4. Love Is The Hero (Billy Squier: 12" Version 1986) (Squier) – 5:22

5. Lady With A Tenor Sax (Billy Squier: Work In Progress 1986) (Squier/Mercury) – 4:02

6. Hold On (Freddie Mercury and Jo Dare 1986) (Mercury/Mack) – 3:38

7. Heaven for Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal 1988) (Taylor) – 4:48

8. Love Kills (Rock Mix) (Mercury/Moroder) – 4:27

9. Love Kills (Instrumental) (Mercury/Moroder/Keenan) – 4:26

10.The Great Pretender (Original Demo) (Ram) – 3:04

11.Holding On (Demo) (Mercury) – 4:12

12.It's So You (Demo) (Mercury) – 2:40

13.I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (Demo) (Mercury) – 3:43

14.Horns Of Doom (Demo) (Richards) – 4:16

15.Yellow Breezes (Demo) (Mercury/Moran) – 5:25

16.Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) (Mercury/Moran) – 0:45

## Disco 10: Las entrevistas de David Wigg

1. 1979, London (The Crazy tour) – 8:11

2. 1984, Munich (The Works tour) – 11:27

3. 1984, Munich (Pt. 2 Going solo) – 7:37

4. 1985, Wembley, London (Week of Live Aid) – 6:45

5. 1986, London (The Magic tour) – 10:35

6. 1987, Ibiza (Freddie's 41st birthday) – 9:56

7. 1987, Ibiza (41st birthday. Pt. 2 Montserrat Caballé) – 8:21

8. 1987, Ibiza (41st birthday. Pt. 3 The Great Pretender) – 10:26

## Disco 11: The Video Collection (DVD)

* Barcelona (Live Version) (Mercury/Moran)
* The Great Pretender (Single Version) (Ram)
* I Was Born to Love You (Mercury)
* Time (Clark/Christie)
* How Can I Go On (Mercury/Moran)
* Made in Heaven (Mercury)
* Living on My Own (Mercury)
* The Golden Boy (Mercury/Moran/Rice)
* The Great Pretender (Extended Version) (Ram)
* Barcelona (Mercury/Moran)
* In My Defence (Re-edit 2000) (Clark/Soames/Daniels)
* Guide Me Home (Mercury/Moran)

## Disco 12: The Untold History (DVD)

* Spice Island Dawn
* Strange Discipline
* Culture Shock
* The Draftsman Of Ealing
* Musical Awakenings
* Love of My Life
* Bacchus And Aphrodite
* Butterflies And Peacocks
* A Day At The Opera
* My Kind Of Towns
* Last Days
* Datos: Q743697
