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Original 1992 European press in thick jewelcase for double cds

The posthumously released Live At Wembley 86 proves once and for all that Queen was a superior live band, and like the Beatles, the Stones, etc., had far too many hits to fit into a two-hour show. Recorded in their native England at the gigantic Wembley Stadium on their A Kind Of Magic tour, the group was at their peak of popularity back home. This would, unfortunately, turn out to be the band’s last tour, and it showed the group including old rock and roll covers, classics, then-current songs, improve, and overlooked album tracks. Queen opens up the show with the near-heavy-metal roar of One Vision, and adds lively renditions of the well-known Tie Your Mother Down, the David Bowie collaboration Under Pressure, and their very first hit, Seven Seas Of Rhye. Also included is the early forgotten show-closer In The Lap Of The Gods, the beautiful (and sadly prophetic) ballad Who Wants To Live Forever, and a downright funky version of Another One Bites The Dust. Then comes a pair of acoustic numbers including the perennial crowd fave Love Of My Life, but soon switches gear to some good old rock and roll covers. Spirited and fun versions of You’re So Square (Baby I Don’t Care) and Tutti Frutti expose Queen’s roots, while their own Crazy Little Thing Called Love fits in perfectly with all the ’50s hoopla. And even casual fans will recognize Bohemian Rhapsody, Radio Ga Ga, and We Will Rock You/We Are The Champions. Although most Queen fans prefer the unfairly criticized 1979 concert album Live Killers, Live At Wembley 86 does a good job of balancing the well-known, for the uninitiated, and the lesser-known, for the hardcore fan.

Track list:
1. One Vision
2. Tie Your Mother Down
3. In The Lap Of The Gods
4. Seven Seas Of Rhye
5. Tear It Up
6. A Kind Of Magic
7. Under Pressure
8. Another One Bites The Dust
9. Who Wants To Live Forever
10. I Want To Break Free
11. Impromptu
12. Brighton Rock Solo
13. Now I’m Here
14. Love Of My Life
15. Is This The World We Created
16. (Youre So Square) Baby I Don’t Care
17. Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)
18. Tutti Frutti
19. Gimme Some Lovin
20. Bohemian Rhapsody
21. Hammer To Fall
22. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
23. Big Spender
24. Radio Ga Ga
25. We Will Rock You
26. Friends Will Be Friends
27. We Are The Champions
28. God Save The Queen