Live Killers
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| Live album by Queen | |||||
| Released | June 26, 1979 | ||||
| Recorded | January – March 1979 in Europe | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 90:08 | ||||
| Label | EMI, Parlophone (Europe) Elektra, Hollywood Records (US) |
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| Producer | Queen | ||||
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Live Killers is a double vinyl and compact disc live album by English rock band Queen. It was released on June 26, 1979.
It was recorded live during the European leg of Queen's Jazz world tour between January and March of 1979. The album was self-produced by the band and was their first album to be mixed at their own studios, Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland.
Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor revealed on the US radio show In the Studio with Redbeard (which spotlighted the making of 1980's The Game) that the band was not happy with the album's final mix as the band mixed the album themselves.
Despite May and Taylor's unhappiness with the album, Live Killers hit #16 on the US Billboard Pop Albums charts and was certified Double Platinum in the US.
In the territories outside of the United States, Europe and Canada, Elektra Records re-released a shorter, edited version of the album in 1985 titled "Queen Live".
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side 1
- "We Will Rock You" (fast version)
- "Let Me Entertain You"
- "Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...)"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Bicycle Race"
- "I'm in Love with My Car"
- "Get Down, Make Love"
- "You're My Best Friend"
[edit] Side 2
[edit] Side 3
[edit] Side 4
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" (intro: "Mustapha")
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Sheer Heart Attack"
- "We Will Rock You"
- "We Are the Champions"
- "God Save the Queen"
[edit] Singles
- "Love of My Life" (Live)/"Now I'm Here" (Live)
- "We Will Rock You (Fast Version) (Live)"/"Let Me Entertain You (Live)" – Elektra E46532; released August, 1979
[edit] Charts
| Country | Charts | Sales | ||
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| Peak position | Weeks | Certification | Sales | |
| Austria | 3 | 12 | Gold | 40.000 |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 27 | Gold | 250,000 |
| Germany | 4 | Gold | 400.000 | |
| Japan | 9 | 150.000 | ||
| Netherlands | 10 | 50.000 | ||
| Norway | 10 | 7 | ||
| Sweden | 15 | 4 | ||
| United States | 16 | 14 | Platinum (2x) | 2,500,000 |
| Switzerland | 34 | 2 | Gold | |
[edit] External links
- Queenlive.ca: "Live Killers" Analysis – an analysis of the edits and overdubs on the album
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