by David Chiu
After releasing live albums that mostly drew from the early to mid ’80s, Queen will finally release some archival live material from the mid ’70s. On June 16, the band announced it will issue Live at the Rainbow ’74, which captured a then-rising group performing at the popular London venue on March 31, 1974. The concert, whose set list drew from the group’s first three albums (Queen, Queen II, and Sheer Heart Attack), has definitely been regarded as one of the major highlights in Queen’s history– shortly before “Bohemian Rhapsody” would turn the music world upside down and really cemented the band’s popularity.
According to the press release, the set – to be released in the States on September 19 – will be available in various configurations: a 2-CD package, a DVD, a blu-Ray, double vinyl, a vinyl boxed set, and a super deluxe collector’s edition. This is welcomed and great news for fans who have been dying to hear some new official archival material pre-Live Killers.
This is the track list for the different configurations, taken from the press release:
One CD:
SHEER HEART ATTACK TOUR
Live at the Rainbow, November ’74
1. Procession
2. Now I’m Here
3. Ogre Battle
4. Father To Son
5. White Queen (As It Began)
6. Flick Of The Wrist
7. In The Lap Of The Gods
8. Killer Queen
9. The March Of The Black Queen
10. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
11. Son And Daughter
12. Guitar Solo
13. Son And Daughter (Reprise)
14. Keep Yourself Alive
15. Drum Solo
16. Keep Yourself Alive (Reprise)
17. Seven Seas Of Rhye
18. Stone Cold Crazy
19. Liar
20. In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited
21. Big Spender
22. Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll
23. Jailhouse Rock
24. God Save The Queen
Two CD digi-pack & four vinyl LP boxed set:
CD 1
QUEEN II TOUR
Live at the Rainbow, March ’74
1. Procession
2. Father To Son
3. Ogre Battle
4. Son And Daughter
5. Guitar Solo
6. Son And Daughter (Reprise)
7. White Queen (As It Began)
8. Great King Rat
9. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke
10. Keep Yourself Alive
11. Drum Solo
12. Keep Yourself Alive (Reprise)
13. Seven Seas Of Rhye
14. Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll
15. Jailhouse Rock (Medley)
Stupid Cupid (Medley)
Be Bop A Lula (Medley)
16. Liar
17. See What A Fool I’ve Been
CD 2
SHEER HEART ATTACK TOUR
Live at the Rainbow, November ’74
1. Procession
2. Now I’m Here
3. Ogre Battle
4. Father To Son
5. White Queen (As It Began)
6. Flick Of The Wrist
7. In The Lap Of The Gods
8. Killer Queen
9. The March Of The Black Queen
10. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
11. Son And Daughter
12. Guitar Solo
13. Son And Daughter (Reprise)
14. Keep Yourself Alive
15. Drum Solo
16. Keep Yourself Alive (Reprise)
17. Seven Seas Of Rhye
18. Stone Cold Crazy
19. Liar
20. In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited
21. Big Spender
22. Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll
23. Jailhouse Rock
24. God Save The Queen
Standard DVD and SD Blu-Ray:
SHEER HEART ATTACK TOUR
Live at the Rainbow, November ’74
1. Procession
2. Now I’m Here
3. Ogre Battle
4. Father To Son
5. White Queen (As It Began)
6. Flick Of The Wrist
7. In The Lap Of The Gods
8. Killer Queen
9. The March Of The Black Queen
10. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
11. Son And Daughter
12. Guitar Solo
13. Son And Daughter (Reprise)
14. Keep Yourself Alive
15. Drum Solo
16. Keep Yourself Alive (Reprise)
17. Seven Seas Of Rhye
18. Stone Cold Crazy
19. Liar
20. In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited
21. Big Spender
22. Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll
23. Jailhouse Rock
24. God Save The Queen
BONUS TRACKS
QUEEN II TOUR
Live at the Rainbow, March ’74
1. Son And Daughter
2. Guitar Solo
3. Son And Daughter (Reprise)
4. Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll
Double Vinyl LP Package:
QUEEN II TOUR
Live at the Rainbow, March ’74
1. Procession
2. Father To Son
3. Ogre Battle
4. Son And Daughter
5. Guitar Solo
6. Son And Daughter (Reprise)
7. Keep Yourself Alive
8. Drum Solo
9. Keep Yourself Alive (Reprise)
10. Seven Seas Of Rhye
11. Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll
12. Liar
SHEER HEART ATTACK TOUR
Live at the Rainbow, November ’74
1. Procession
2. Now I’m Here
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Flick Of The Wrist
5. In The Lap Of The Gods
6. Killer Queen
7. The March Of The Black Queen
8. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
9. Stone Cold Crazy
10. In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited
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