At the Beeb

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At the Beeb
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Live album by
Released4 December 1989 (Europe); 1995 (US)
Recorded5 February and 3 December 1973 at Langham 1
Genre Rock
Length37:27
Label Band of Joy ("by arrangement with BBC Records and Tapes and EMI Records Ltd") (UK)
Hollywood (US)
Producer Bernie Andrews
Queen chronology
The Miracle
(1989)
At the Beeb
(1989)
Innuendo
(1991)
Hollywood Records cover
Queen at the bbc.jpg
Hollywood Records Version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Times (?) [3]

At the Beeb is a live album by the British rock band Queen, released on vinyl, cassette tape, and CD in 1989. It was released by Hollywood Records in 1995 in the United States and Canada under the title At the BBC on CD and as limited edition picture disc vinyl.

Contents

The album comprises tracks recorded in two sessions for the BBC Radio 1 Sound of the 70s programme. The first four tracks were recorded on 5 February 1973; the rest were recorded on 3 December 1973.

All but one track appeared on the album Queen ; the exception is "Ogre Battle" which appeared on Queen II . All these tracks would later be released on the 2016 album On Air along with other session recordings. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Fairy King" Freddie Mercury 4:06
2."Keep Yourself Alive" Brian May 3:48
3."Doing All Right"4:11
4."Liar"Mercury6:28
5."Ogre Battle"Mercury3:57
6."Great King Rat"Mercury5:59
7."Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll" Roger Taylor 2:00
8."Son and Daughter"May7:08
Total length:37:27

Chart performance

In 1989, At the Beeb debuted at #67 in the United Kingdom. [5]

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References

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