The Vaults - Queen

The Vaults

Bootleg by Queen

Released 1991

Tracklist

CD 1
1
Silver Salmon (demo #1)
2:10
2
Silver Salmon (demo #2)
2:58
3
Silver Salmon (demo #3)
3:57
4
Silver Salmon (demo #4)
3:10
5
Polar Bear (Queen demo)
3:47
6
Keep Yourself Alive (short re‐take)
3:29
7
Keep Yourself Alive (remastered short re‐take)
3:29
8
Keep Yourself Alive (long lost re‐take)
4:04
9
Funny How Love Is (take #5)
2:51
10
The March of the Black Queen (take #3)
1:07
11
The March of the Black Queen (take #4)
1:00
12
The March of the Black Queen (take #5)
3:25
13
Great King Rat (take #5)
1:29
14
Killer Queen (demo)
0:30
15
Doing Alright (instrumental mix – vocals removed – fake, but very nicely made)
3:04
16
Liar (1991 bonus remix by John Luongo and Gary Hellman)
6:23
17
Mad the Swine
3:21
18
Immigrant Song (live)
1:07
19
Bama Lama Bama Loo (studio rehearsal 1973)
1:58
20
Hangman (live)
6:10
CD 2
1
Somebody to Love (alternative intro)
0:08
2
Love of My Life (a cappella version)
3:00
3
Good Company (alternative version)
3:04
4
Bohemian Rhapsody (rare vinyl version)
3:04
5
Feelings (demo)
2:03
6
The Hero (“Flash Gordon” end credits version)
3:45
7
Imagine
John Lennon feat. Freddie Mercury
2:03
8
Play the Game (alternative a cappella version)
2:48
9
Sail Away Sweet Sister (demo version)
3:30
10
Sandbox (demo)
3:01
11
Calling All Girls (a cappella version)
2:04
12
Save Me (demo)
3:44
13
Action This Day (demo)
3:43
14
Stayin’ Power (demo)
4:13
15
Back Chat (demo)
4:39
16
Las palabras de amor (demo)
4:30
17
Cool Cat (take #2)
3:33
18
Under Pressure (unknown session)
3:20
19
Feel Like (demo)
5:04
CD 3
1
The Machines (demo)
1:23
2
The Machines (instrumental)
5:08
3
Keep Passing the Open Windows (demo)
2:48
4
I Want to Break Free (instrumental)
4:11
5
Keep Passing the Open Windows (early studio take)
4:46
6
Hammer to Fall (instrumental)
3:35
7
It’s a Hard Life (early take)
1:40
8
Radio Ga Ga (instrumental)
5:38
9
It’s a Hard Life (instrumental version with backing vocals)
4:25
10
Is This the World We Created (piano + guitar alt mix – fake, but nicely made)
2:10
11
Thank God It’s Christmas (Peace in the Middle East mix)
6:09
12
It’s a Kind of Magic (“Highlander” alternative version)
3:15
13
New York (extract from the Highlander)
0:41
14
Princess of the Universe (“Highlander” alternative version)
1:48
15
We Are the Champions (John & Roger experiment)
0:18
16
Princess of the Universe (reprise) (“Highlander” version)
1:22
17
Who Wants to Live Forever (demo #1)
0:38
18
Who Wants to Live Forever (Highlander alternative version)
2:16
19
Who Wants to Live Forever (demo #2)
5:05
CD 4
1
A New Life Is Born (demo)
0:59
2
Hang On in There (jam demo)
2:59
3
Rain Must Fall (demo)
1:11
4
I Guess We’re Falling Out (demo)
2:35
5
The Miracle (alternate take)
1:43
6
The Invisible Man (alternate take)
1:24
7
I Want It All (alternate take)
1:26
8
Breakthru (instrumental)
4:14
9
I Want It All (demo)
3:37
10
My Baby Loves Me (demo)
3:37
11
Scandal (alternate take)
1:44
12
Stealin’ (12 minutes demo version – source: leaked studio tape)
3:58
13
Stealin’ (demo)
11:43
14
Hijack My Heart (demo version – drum overdub – source: leaked studio tape)
3:27
15
Too Much Love Will Kill You (Queen version)
2:00
16
Too Much Love Will Kill You (demo)
4:56
17
Too Much Love Will Kill You (instrumental)
4:34
18
Dog With a Bone (1989 soundboard)
4:46
19
Dog With a Bone (1989 convention tape)
4:46
20
Dog With a Bone (1989 convention tape #2)
5:32
CD 5
1
Innuendo (Explosive version)
6:46
2
I’m Going Slightly Mad (edit)
1:17
3
Headlong (edit)
1:04
4
Headlong (demo)
3:03
5
My Secret Fantasy (demo)
2:32
6
Freedom Train (demo)
0:45
7
Robbery (demo)
2:03
8
Ride the Wild Wind (instrumental)
1:39
9
Hitman (alternate version)
0:58
10
Delilah (demo)
4:18
11
Delilah (edit)
1:18
12
Self Made Man (demo)
4:39
13
Self Made Man (Irish club mix)
2:47
14
Face It Alone (outtake #1)
1:39
15
Face It Alone (outtake #2)
1:33
16
Mother Love (alternate version – nicely made fanmix)
5:54
17
You Don’t Fool Me (demo)
0:17
18
Let Me Live (banned version)
4:39
19
The Show Must Go On (Remember fanmix)
6:43

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Release credits

Brian May
background vocals [2], guitar [2]
Eddie DeLena
assistant [2]
Freddie Mercury
background vocals [2], synthesizer [2]
John Deacon
bass guitar [2]
Mack
engineer [2], guest [2], producer [2], programming [2], recording [2], sampler [2]
Mike Beiriger
additional [2]
Queen
producer [2]
Roger Taylor
analog synthesizer [2], drum machine [2], drums (drum set) [2], electronic drum set [2], vocoder [2]
Stephan Wissnet
assistant [2]

Issues

T
The Vaults – Demos+Rare Stuff
5x CD
1991