Freddie Mercury - The Solo Collection (2000)

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The Solo Collection is a 10 CD/2 DVD box set released on October 23, 2000, detailing the solo career of Queen's lead singer Freddie Mercury; it includes the material Mercury recorded before joining up with Queen, up through the 1993 No More Brothers remixes. Mercury's singles and two studio albums are included, as well as a disc of instrumentals, numerous rare tracks, and a set of interviews conducted by David Wigg. Also included are two DVDs: a collection of music videos, and a documentary covering Mercury's life.

CD 1- MR. BAD GUY (1985)

1. Let's Turn It On (3:42)

2. Made In Heaven (4:05)

3. I Was Born To Love You (3:39)

4. Foolin' Around (3:29)

5. Your Kind Of Lover (3:33)

6. Mr. Bad Guy (4:10)

7. Man Made Paradise (4:09)

8. There Must Be More To Life Than This (2:59)

9. Living On My Own (3:24)

10. My Love Is Dangerous (3:42)

11. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3:48)

CD 2- BARCELONA (with Montserrat Caballé) (1988)

12. Barcelona (5:39)

13. La Japonaise (4:49)

14. The Fallen Priest (5:45)

15. Ensueño (4:21)

16. The Golden Boy (6:04)

17. Guide Me Home (2:49)

18. How Can I Go On (3:51)

19. Overture Piccante (6:39)

CD 3- THE GREAT PRETENDER (1992)

20. The Great Pretender (3:39)

21. Foolin' Around (3:36)

22. Time (3:49)

23. Your Kind Of Lover (4:00)

24. Exercises In Free Love (3:58)

25. In My Defence (3:52)

26. Mr. Bad Guy (4:00)

27. Let's Turn It On (3:46)

28. Living On My Own (3:39)

29. My Love Is Dangerous (3:40)

30. Love Kills (3:29)

CD 4- THE SINGLES 1973-1985

31. I Can Hear Music (Larry Lurex, 1973 Single) (3:28)

32. Goin' Back (Larry Lurex, 1973 B-Side) (3:34)

33. Love Kills (Original 1984 Single Version) (4:32)

34. Love Kills (Original 1984 Extended Version) (5:23)

35. I Was Born To Love You (Original 1985 Extended Version) (7:05)

36. Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side) (3:19)

37. Stop All The Fighting (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) (6:37)

38. Made In Heaven (Original 1985 Extended Version) (4:51)

39. She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side) (3:27)

40. She Blows Hot & Cold (1985 Non-Album B-Side Extended Version) (5:50)

41. Living On My Own (Original 1985 Extended Version) (6:40)

42. My Love Is Dangerous (Original 1985 Extended Version) (6:27)

43. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Original 1985 Extended Version) (5:34)

44. Let's Turn It On (Original 1985 Extended Version) (5:09)

CD 5- THE SINGLES 1986-1993

45. Time (Album Version) (3:57)

46. Time (Original 1986 Extended Version) (4:37)

47. Time (Original 1986 Instrumental Version) (3:22)

48. In My Defence (1986 Album Version) (3:57)

49. The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Single Version) (3:29)

50. The Great Pretender (Original 1987 Extended Version) (5:55)

51. Exercises In Free Love (1987 Non-Album B-Side) (4:00)

52. Barcelona (Original 1987 Single Version) (4:28)

53. Barcelona (Original 1987 Extended Version) (7:07)

54. How Can I Go On (1989 Single Version) (4:03)

55. Living On My Own (1993 No More Brothers Extended Mix) (5:16)

56. Living On My Own (1993 Radio Mix) (3:39)

57. Living On My Own (1993 Club Mix) (4:27)

58. Living On My Own (1993 Underground Solution Mix) (5:47)

CD 6- THE INSTRUMENTALS

59. Barcelona (4:26)

60. La Japonaise (4:46)

61. The Fallen Priest (5:49)

62. Ensueño (4:01)

63. The Golden Boy (6:06)

64. Guide Me Home (2:39)

65. How Can I Go On (3:58)

66. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (4:02)

67. Made In Heaven (4:17)

68. Mr. Bad Guy (4:15)

69. There Must Be More To Life Than This (3:09)

70. In My Defence (3:56)

71. The Great Pretender (3:28)

CD 7- RARITIES 1: MR. BAD GUY SESSIONS

72. Let's Turn It On (A Capella) (3:04)

73. Made In Heaven (Alternative Version) (4:28)

74. I Was Born To Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) (2:57)

75. Foolin' Around (Early Version) (4:15)

76. Foolin' Around (Unreleased 12'' Mix) (5:37)

77. Foolin' Around (Instrumental) (3:40)

78. Your Kind Of Lover (Early Version) (4:49)

79. Your Kind Of Lover (Vocal & Piano Version) (3:37)

80. Mr. Bad Guy (Orchestra Outtakes) (0:37)

81. Mr. Bad Guy (Early Version) (3:27)

82. There Must Be More To Life Than This (Piano Outtakes) (2:49)

83. Living On My Own (Hybrid Early/Later Versions) (4:30)

84. Love Is Dangerous (Early Version) (2:12)

85. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Early Version) (2:19)

86. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (2nd Early Version) (1:03)

87. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (3rd Early Version) (3:27)

88. Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow (Live Extract) (4:22)

89. She Blows Hot & Cold (Alternative Version) (Feat. Brian May) (4:36)

90. Gazelle (Demo) (1:20)

91. Money Can't Buy Happiness (Demo) (2:37)

92. Love Makin' Love (Demo) (3:37)

93. God Is Heavy (Demo) (1:22)

94. New York (Demo) (2:13)

CD 8- RARITIES 2: BARCELONA SESSIONS

95. The Duet (The Fallen Priest) (Extract From 'Garden Lodge' Tape) (3:04)

96. Idea (Barcelona) (Extract From 'Garden Lodge' Tape) (1:13)

97. Idea (Barcelona) (2nd Extract From 'Garden Lodge' Tape) (1:04)

98. Barcelona (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (4:21)

99. Barcelona (Freddie's Vocal Slave) (4:32)

100. Barcelona (Later Version: Freddie's Vocal Only) (4:26)

101. La Japonaise (Early Version: Freddie's Vocal Only) (4:41)

102. La Japonaise (A Capella) (4:17)

103. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Early Version) (4:46)

104. Rachmaninov's Revenge (The Fallen Priest) (Later Version: Demo Vocal) (5:52)

105. Ensueño (Montserrat's Live Takes) (5:35)

106. The Golden Boy (Early Version: Freddie's Demo Vocal) (3:55)

107. The Golden Boy (2nd Early Version: Extract) (2:57)

108. The Golden Boy (A Capella Feat. Gospel Choir) (5:13)

109. Guide Me Home / How Can I Go On (Alternate Versions) (6:54)

110. How Can I Go On (Outtake: Extract) (1:33)

111. How Can I Go On (Alternative Piano Version) (3:45)

112. "When This Old Tired Body Wants To Sing" (Late Night Jam) (2:44)

CD 9- RARITIES 3: OTHER SESSIONS

113. Rain (Ibex, Live 1969) (3:50)

114. Green (Wreckage, Rehearsal 1969) (3:16)

115. The Man From Manhattan (Eddie Howel, 1976) (3:23)

116. Love Is The Hero (Billy Squier: 12'' Version, 1986) (5:22)

117. Lady With A Tenor Sax (Billy Squier: Work In Progress, 1986) (4:02)

118. Hold On (Freddie Mercury & Jo Dare, 1986) (3:40)

119. Heaven For Everyone (The Cross Version: Freddie Vocal, 1988) (4:48)

120. Love Kills (Rock Mix) (4:27)

121. Love Kills (Instrumental) (4:26)

122. The Great Pretender (Original Demo) (3:06)

123. Holding On (Demo) (4:11)

124. It's So You (Demo) (2:40)

125. I Can't Dance / Keep Smilin' (Demo) (3:43)

126. Horns Of Doom (Demo) (4:17)

127. Yellow Breezes (Demo) (5:27)

128. Have A Nice Day (Fan Club Message) (0:46)

CD 10- THE DAVID WIGG INTERVIEWS

129. 1979, London (The Crazy Tour) (8:12)

130. 1984, Munich (The Works Tour) (11:24)

131. 1984, Munich (Part 2: Going Solo) (7:35)

132. 1985, Wembley, London (Week of Live Aid) (6:42)

133. 1986, London (The Magic Tour) (10:32)

134. 1987, Ibiza (Freddie's 41st Birthday) (9:52)

135. 1987, Ibiza (Freddie's 41st Birthday - Part 2: Montserrat Caballé) (8:19)

136. 1987, Ibiza (Freddie's 41st Birthday - Part 3: The Great Pretender) (10:25)