Live Killers
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Live Killers is a double vinyl and compact disc live album by English rock band Queen released on June 26, 1979.
It was recorded live during the European leg of Queen's Jazz world tour between January and March of 1979. The album was self-produced by the band and was their first album to be mixed at their own studios, Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland.
While fans love the album, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor revealed on the US radio show In the Studio with Redbeard (which spotlighted the making of 1980's The Game) that the band was not happy with the album's final mix as the band mixed the album themselves.
Despite May and Taylor's unhappiness with the album, Live Killers hit #16 on the US Billboard Pop Albums charts and was certified Double Platinum in the US.
In the territories outside of the United States, Europe and Canada, Elektra Records re-released a shorter, edited version of the album in 1985 titled "Queen Live".
Track listing: Disc 1
Side1- "We Will Rock You" (fast version)
- "Let Me Entertain You"
- "Death On Two Legs"
- "Killer Queen"
- "Bicycle Race"
- "I'm In Love With My Car"
- "Get Down, Make Love"
- "You're My Best Friend"
Track listing: Disc 2
Side 3 Side 4- "Bohemian Rhapsody"
- "Tie Your Mother Down"
- "Sheer Heart Attack"
- "We Will Rock You"
- "We Are The Champions"
- "God Save The Queen"
Singles
- "We Will Rock You (Fast Version) (Live)"/"Let Me Entertain You (Live)" - Elektra E46532; released August, 1979
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Pop Albums | 16 |
External link
- ["Live Killers" Analysis] - This website analyzes the many cuts, edits, and overdubs made on the Live Killers album
| Queen |
| John Deacon | Brian May | Freddie Mercury | Roger Taylor |
| Discography |
|---|
| Studio albums: Queen | Queen II | Sheer Heart Attack | A Night at the Opera | A Day at the Races | News of the World | Jazz | The Game | Flash Gordon | Hot Space | The Works | A Kind of Magic | The Miracle | Innuendo | Made in Heaven |
| Live albums: Live Killers | Live Magic | Live at Wembley '86 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions |
| Compilations: Greatest Hits | At the Beeb | Greatest Hits II | Classic Queen | Queen Rocks | Greatest Hits III | Stone Cold Classics |
| Box sets: Greatest Hits I & II | The Crown Jewels | [[Queen - The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III|The Platinum Collection: Greatest Hits I, II & III]] |
| DVDs |
| We Will Rock You | The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert | Greatest Video Hits 1 | Queen Live at Wembley Stadium | Greatest Video Hits 2 | Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl | Return of the Champions | Super Live in Japan |
| Musicals |
| We Will Rock You |
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