On Air
~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 8 available)
Annotation
Barcode (Sticker on US edition): 050087351557
Tracklist
| || 1CD: The BBC Sessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | My Fairy King (BBC session, February 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 4:17 | |
| 2 | Keep Yourself Alive (BBC session, February 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 3:53 | |
| 3 | Doing All Right (BBC session, February 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 4:18 | |
| 4 | Liar (BBC session, February 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 6:38 | |
| 5 | See What a Fool I’ve Been (BBC session, July 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 4:28 | |
| 6 | Keep Yourself Alive (BBC session, July 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 3:56 | |
| 7 | Liar (BBC session, July 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 6:37 | |
| 8 | Son and Daughter (BBC session, July 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 6:15 | |
| 9 | Ogre Battle (BBC session, December 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 4:49 | |
| 10 | Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll (BBC session, December 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 2:06 | |
| 11 | Great King Rat (BBC session, December 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 5:57 | |
| 12 | Son and Daughter (BBC session, December 1973, with DJ chatter)
| 7:18 | |
| 2CD: The BBC Sessions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Modern Times Rock ’n’ Roll (BBC session, April 1974, with DJ chatter)
| 2:53 | |
| 2 | Nevermore (BBC Session, April 1974, with DJ chatter)
| 1:30 | |
| 3 | White Queen (As It Began) (BBC session, April 1974, with DJ chatter)
| 5:00 | |
| 4 | Now I’m Here (BBC session, October 1974, with DJ chatter)
| 4:26 | |
| 5 | Stone Cold Crazy (BBC session, October 1974, with DJ chatter)
| 2:18 | |
| 6 | Flick of the Wrist (BBC session, October 1974, with DJ chatter)
| 3:31 | |
| 7 | Tenement Funster (BBC session, October 1974, with DJ chatter)
| 3:16 | |
| 8 | We Will Rock You (BBC session, October 1977, with DJ chatter)
| 1:36 | |
| 9 | We Will Rock You (BBC session, October 1977, with DJ chatter)
| 2:52 | |
| 10 | Spread Your Wings (BBC session, October 1977, with DJ chatter)
| 5:33 | |
| 11 | It’s Late (BBC session, October 1977, with DJ chatter)
| 6:37 | |
| 12 | My Melancholy Blues (BBC session, October 1977, with DJ chatter)
| 3:15 | |
| 3CD: Queen Live on Air | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Procession (intro tape, live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 1:42 | |
| 2 | Father to Son (live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 5:29 | |
| 3 | Son and Daughter (live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 3:45 | |
| 4 | Guitar Solo (live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 1:26 | |
| 5 | Son and Daughter (reprise, live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 2:08 | |
| 6 | Ogre Battle (live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 5:22 | |
| 7 | Liar (live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 7:27 | |
| 8 | Jailhouse Rock (live at the Golders Green Hippodrome, London, September 1973)
| 1:07 | |
| 9 | Intro (live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 0:26 | |
| 10 | We Will Rock You (fast, live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 3:03 | |
| 11 | Let Me Entertain You (live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 3:21 | |
| 12 | I’m in Love With My Car (live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 2:06 | |
| 13 | Alright Alright (live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 2:40 | |
| 14 | Dragon Attack (live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 3:28 | |
| 15 | Now I’m Here (reprise, live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 1:46 | |
| 16 | Love of My Life (live at the Estadio Do Morumbi, Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 1981)
| 4:42 | |
| 17 | A Kind of Magic (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 6:26 | |
| 18 | Vocal Improvisation (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 1:03 | |
| 19 | Under Pressure (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 3:38 | |
| 20 | Is This the World We Created…? (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 2:49 | |
| 21 | (You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 1:27 | |
| 22 | Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 1:40 | |
| 23 | Crazy Little Thing Called Love (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 4:55 | |
| 24 | God Save the Queen (live in Mannheim, Germany, June 1986)
| 1:24 | |
| 4CD: The Interviews (1976–1980) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | A Day at the Races, Part 1 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 3:06 | |
| 2 | A Day at the Races, Part 2 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 2:27 | |
| 3 | A Day at the Races, Part 3 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 2:52 | |
| 4 | A Day at the Races, Part 4 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 1:52 | |
| 5 | A Day at the Races, Part 5 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 1:13 | |
| 6 | A Day at the Races, Part 6 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 0:42 | |
| 7 | A Day at the Races, Part 7 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 1:32 | |
| 8 | A Day at the Races, Part 8 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 0:53 | |
| 9 | A Day at the Races, Part 9 (Capital Radio, November 1976, Freddie Mercury, Kenny Everett)
| 1:19 | |
| 10 | News of the World, Part 1 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 3:09 | |
| 11 | News of the World, Part 2 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:08 | |
| 12 | News of the World, Part 3 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:49 | |
| 13 | News of the World, Part 4 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 2:17 | |
| 14 | News of the World, Part 5 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 2:49 | |
| 15 | News of the World, Part 6 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 3:55 | |
| 16 | News of the World, Part 7 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:37 | |
| 17 | News of the World, Part 8 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:03 | |
| 18 | News of the World, Part 9 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 0:56 | |
| 19 | News of the World, Part 10 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 2:12 | |
| 20 | News of the World, Part 11 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:42 | |
| 21 | News of the World, Part 12 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 3:13 | |
| 22 | News of the World, Part 13 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:17 | |
| 23 | News of the World, Part 14 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 2:03 | |
| 24 | News of the World, Part 15 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:29 | |
| 25 | News of the World, Part 16 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 2:16 | |
| 26 | News of the World, Part 17 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:03 | |
| 27 | News of the World, Part 18 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 3:17 | |
| 28 | News of the World, Part 19 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:03 | |
| 29 | News of the World, Part 20 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:15 | |
| 30 | News of the World, Part 21 (Christmas 1977, Queen, Tom Browne)
| 1:01 | |
| 31 | Live Killers (June 1979, Queen, Roger Skinner)
| 4:32 | |
| 32 | Flash Gordon, Part 1 (June 1980, Queen, Roger Skinner)
| 1:16 | |
| 33 | Flash Gordon, Part 2 (June 1980, Queen, Roger Skinner)
| 0:46 | |
| 34 | Flash Gordon, Part 3 (June 1980, Queen, Roger Skinner)
| 0:36 | |
| 35 | Flash Gordon, Part 4 (June 1980, Queen, Roger Skinner)
| 0:36 | |
| 36 | Flash Gordon, Part 5 (June 1980, Queen, Roger Skinner)
| 2:40 | |
| 37 | The Record Producers, Part 1 (BBC Radio 1, Roy Thomas Baker)
| 2:32 | |
| 38 | The Record Producers, Part 2 (BBC Radio 1, Roy Thomas Baker)
| 3:36 | |
| 39 | The Record Producers, Part 3 (BBC Radio 1, Roy Thomas Baker)
| 2:27 | |
| 40 | The Record Producers, Part 4 (BBC Radio 1, Roy Thomas Baker)
| 2:02 | |
| 5CD: The Interviews (1981–1986) |
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| 6CD: The Interviews (1986–1992) |
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Credits
Release
| photography: | Getty Images Richard Gray (photographer and designer) Terry O’Neill (photographer) Rex Features |
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| executive producer: | Brian May (Queen guitarist) Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) |
| editor: | Wilfredo Acosta (sound engineer) |
| mastering: | Wilfredo Acosta (sound engineer) Adam Ayan (Gateway Mastering) |
| compiler: | Greg Brooks (Queen archivist) Kris Fredriksson Justin Shirley‐Smith |
| manufactured by, licensed to and marketed by: | Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) |
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| copyrighted (©) by: | Hollywood Records, Inc. (holding company, not a release label; Disney subsidiary) (in 2016) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) (in 2016) Global Radio Services Ltd. (in 2016) Südwestrundfunk (Südwestrundfunk) (in 2016) TV Bandeirantes (in 2016) |
| mastered at: | Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, United States The Soundhouse Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/9305781 [info] |
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| ASIN: | UK: B01LZZG6GF [info] |
| other databases: | https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/queen/on-air-1/ [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/release/mr0004615567 [info] |
Release group
| associated singles/EPs: | We Will Rock You (Fast) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/1085496 [info] |
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