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Live Magic

Live Magic
Released as a souvenir of Queen’s most successful tour. Fans were initially disappointed to find only three songs remained intact, the rest being edited to fit them on a single disc. This didn’t stop the album being awarded a platinum disc and containing some thrilling moments. ‘Live Magic’ is a compilation of 4 shows including the band’s last ever live appearance at Knebworth Park, England, ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ shows the band and audience in perfect harmony.

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Tracks
1. One Vision (Queen)
2. Tie Your Mother Down(May)
3. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Mercury)
4. A Kind Of Magic (Taylor)
5. Under Pressure (Queen/Bowie)
6. Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon)
7. I Want To Break Free (Deacon)
8. Is This The World We Created (Mercury/May)
9. Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury)
10. Hammer To Fall (May)
11. Radio Ga Ga (Taylor)
12. We Will Rock You (May)
13. Friends Will Be Friends (Mercury/Deacon)
14. We Are The Champions (Mercury)
15. God Save The Queen (Trad.Arr May)

Did You Know?
1. Queen’s second live album was recorded during the bands summer ‘Magic’ European tour
2. The album sold a remarkable 400,000 copies on release, despite having with no single released to promote it
3. This was Queen’s second album to be released in one calendar year (1986) – the first time this had happened since 1974 with Queen II and Sheer Heart Attack.
4. Extended versions of some songs including ‘Hammer To Fall’ and ‘A Kind Of Magic’ appeared on CD release
5. ‘Live Magic’ was first of two officially released live albums from the same tour, the other was to be the expanded ‘Live At Wembley ‘86’ album in 1992.

Album Details
Release Date – UK 1 December 1986 / US 1996
Highest Chart Position – UK No.3
Number Of Weeks On Chart – UK 44
Producers – Queen and Trip Khalaf
Engineer – John ‘Teddy Bear’ Brough
Recorded At – Various European venues on the 1986 Magic Tour. Date Recorded – July – August 1986
Additional Musicians – Spike Edney (Additional keyboards, guitar and vocals)
Artwork Concept – Queen
Award Status – Platinum (UK)

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