Hollywood Records to Release ``Freddie Mercury: Solo'' -- a Career Encapsulating 3-CD Set.Entertainment Editors & Music Writers BURBANK, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000 Audio Discs to be Followed by the Release of "Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury (born Farrokh Bulsara; 5 September, 1946 – 24 November, 1991) was a British musician, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Queen (inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001). : The Video Collection" on VHS (Video Home System) A half-inch, analog videocassette recorder (VCR) format introduced by JVC in 1976 to compete with Sony's Betamax, introduced a year earlier. and DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. In tribute to one of the greatest rock vocalists of all time, Hollywood Records Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. It mainly focuses on pop music. The label was started in 1989 and initially distributed by Elektra Records in the US and Canada until 1995 when distribution switched to PolyGram (which became Universal Music Group in 1998. has announced the Dec. 5 release of "Freddie Mercury: Solo," a three-CD boxed set encapsulating Mercury's musical works outside Queen. On Jan. 23, 2001, Hollywood will complement the audio set by releasing "Freddie Mercury: The Video Collection" on VHS and DVD. "Freddie Mercury: Solo" is a comprehensive collection featuring remastered versions of "Mr. Bad Guy," Mercury's only true solo effort and a disc previously unavailable on CD in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , "Barcelona," his monumental duet with diva Montserrat Caballe, plus a seven-song bonus disc featuring remixes from Mercury's most accessible solo material, and includes rarities such as his first single "I Can Hear Music" (as Larry Lurex Larry Lurex was the artist name used for a musical project by Trident Studios’ house engineer Robin Geoffrey Cable, in 1972. The name is a pun on the stage name of glam rock star Gary Glitter and the metallic yarn Lurex. ). The spectacular set highlights songs such as the posthumous No. 1 single, "Living on My Own," Mercury's cover of the Platters' classic "The Great Pretender" and "Barcelona," his operatic collaboration with Montserrat Caballe, which later became the anthem for the 1992 Olympic games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . "Freddie Mercury: The Video Collection" spotlights all of Freddie's solo videos -- eleven in all, including "I Was Born to Love You," "Made in Heaven" and a re-edited "In My Defence" -- both VHS and DVD. The latter offers specially remixed versions of the videos for surround-sound audio, plus interviews with the directors. Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara in Zanzibar on Sept. 5, 1946, is best known as the charismatic and ultra-flamboyant singer of the legendary rock group Queen. Over the course of their remarkable 25-year career, the Mercury-fronted Queen released a plethora of hits ("We Are the Champions," "Bohemian Rhapsody  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. ," "We Will Rock You," "Crazy Little Thing Called Love," etc.) while selling nearly 200 million albums worldwide. Greg Brooks Greg Brooks (born January 29, 1954) is an Canadian chef, Peppermaster, published cookbook author and restaurateur. He is the owner, executive chef and Peppermaster of Brooks Pepperfire Foods Inc., a Canadian Hot Sauce manufacturer. , who has been meticulously archiving the tapes of both Queen and Mercury's solo material for the past few years, assembled the rare sound recordings in "Freddie Mercury: Solo." They were retrieved from their original sources, and where necessary, remixed from Freddie's original tapes by Queen engineers David Richards, Justin Shirley-Smith and Josh Macrae. Said Queen guitarist Brian May, "Listening to these CDs gave me a great opportunity to see Freddie with new eyes, someone whose unusual creative power was so familiar to us as part of the creative engine that we evolved for Queen. "In this context, his ability to plunge into the least obvious directions, his blinding facility for slipping effortlessly between related keys, his flair for melodies, and above all, his passionate delivery all jump out with new clarity. It reminds us that he was no ordinary singer." All told, "Freddie Mercury: Solo" and "Freddie Mercury: The Video Collection" combine to celebrate Mercury's solo success, artistic achievement, and collaborations with some of his most gifted peers. |
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