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Freddie Mercury vinyl box set to be released to mark singer's 70th birthday

The box set will bring together Mercury's solo singles on coloured vinyl

 

Freddie Mercury vinyl box set for Queen frontman 70th birthday Photo: Artwork

To mark what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 70th birthday, a special edition vinyl box set of his solo singles is set for release.

The box set - Messenger of The Gods: The Singles - will bring together all 13 of the Queen frontman’s solo singles on individually coloured vinyl.

Spanning from his debut solo single, ‘I Can Hear Music’, through the disco solo anthems of the ‘80s and up to his collaborations with Spanish opera singer Montserrat Cabelle, the box set is “a journey through the career of a unique talent.”

Freddie Mercury - Messenger of The Gods: The Singles will be released on 2 September (the day Mercury should have turned 70). See the tracklisting below.

DISC 1 - BLUE
(A) I Can Hear Music - Larry Lurex (1973)
(B) Goin’ Back – Larry Lurex 

DISC 2 - ORANGE
(A) Love Kills (1984)

DISC 3 - YELLOW
(A) I Was Born To Love You (1985)
(B) Stop All The Fighting

DISC 4 - RED
(A) Made In Heaven [Single Remix] (1985) 
(B) She Blows Hot And Cold

DISC 5 - WHITE
(A) Living On My Own [Single Edit] (1985) 
(B) My Love Is Dangerous

DISC 6 - RED
(A) Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow (1985)
(B) Let’s Turn It On 

DISC 7 - CYAN
(A) Time (1986)
(B) Time [Instrumental] 

DISC 8 - ORANGE
(A) The Great Pretender (1987)
(B) Exercises In Free Love [Freddie’s Vocal]

DISC 9 - CLEAR
(A) Barcelona [Single Version] (1987) 
(B) Exercises In Free Love [Montserrat’s Vocal]

DISC 10 - GOLD
(A) The Golden Boy [Single Edit] (1988) 
(B) The Fallen Priest [B-Side Edit]

DISC 11 - GREEN
(A) How Can I Go On [Single Version] (1989) 
(B) Overture Piccante

DISC 12 – NEON PINK
(A) In My Defence (1992)
(B) Love Kills [Wolf Euro Mix]

DISC 13 - YELLOW
(A) Living On My Own [No More Brothers Radio Mix] (1993)
(B) Living On My Own [Julian Raymond Album Mix]  


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