Live Magic
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| Live Magic | |||||
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| Live album by Queen | |||||
| Released |  December 1, 1986 August, 1996 |
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| Recorded | July 11-12 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, UK July 27 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary August 8 1986 Knebworth Park, Stevenage, UK |
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| Genre | Rock, Pop rock | ||||
| Length | 47:10 (LP) 49:22 (CD) |
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| Label | EMI, Hollywood Records (US) | ||||
| Producer | Queen Trip Khalaf |
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Live Magic is a vinyl and compact disc live album by English rock band Queen. It was recorded live during the European Magic Tour and released on December 1, 1986. However, it wasn't released in the United States until August of 1996. It received strong criticism by fans, due to the heavy editing of many songs. For example, the opera section was removed from "Bohemian Rhapsody", and "I Want to Break Free" was reduced to almost one verse and chorus. Queen fans generally consider the Live at Wembley '86 recording to be a more complete concert experience.
Most of the performances were recorded at Knebworth Park (the band's last ever concert with its classic line-up).
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side 1
- "One Vision" (Queen)
- "Tie Your Mother Down" (May)
- "Seven Seas of Rhye" (Mercury)
- "A Kind of Magic" ('full live version' only on CD) (Taylor)
- "Under Pressure" (Queen, Bowie)
- "Another One Bites the Dust" ('full live version' only on CD) (Deacon)
[edit] Side 2
- "I Want to Break Free" (Deacon)
- "Is This the World We Created?" (Mercury/May)
- "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Mercury)
- "Hammer to Fall" ('full live version' only on CD) (May)
- "Radio Ga Ga" (Taylor)
- "We Will Rock You" (May)
- "Friends Will Be Friends" (Mercury/Deacon)
- "We Are the Champions" (Mercury)
- "God Save the Queen" (Trad. arr. May)
[edit] Chart positions and sales
| Country | Charts | Sales | ||
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| United Kingdom | 3[1] | 44[1] | Platinum[2] | 500.000 |
| Austria | 13 | 6 | Gold | |
| Germany | 15 | Gold | 250.000 | |
| Netherlands | 17 | |||
| Italy | 22 | |||
| Switzerland | 26 | Platinum | 50.000 | |
| Japan | 49 | |||
| Sweden | 50 | |||
| Argentina | Platinum | 100.000 | ||
| United States | – | – | 500.000 | |
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