BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1986
“Friends Will Be Friends” is a song performed by Queen and written by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, included on the album A Kind of Magic. It was the band’s 30th single in the UK upon its release on 9 June 1986, reaching number 14 in the UK.
“Friends Will Be Friends” was performed live on The Magic Tour. It is remarkable that it was the first and only song that was sung at the end of concerts between “We Will Rock You” and “We Are the Champions” since the News of the World Tour in 1977.
SIDE A:
Friends Will Be Friends (Extended Version) 6:19
Producer – Mack (2)
Written-By – Mercury*, Deacon*
SIDE B:
Friends Will Be Friends (7″ Version) 4:09
Producer – Mack (2)
Written-By – Mercury*, Deacon*
Seven Seas Of Rhye 2:49
Producer – Roy Thomas Baker
Written-By – Mercury*
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: EMI – 12QUEEN 8
Format: Vinyl, 12″, Maxi-Single, 45 RPM
Country: UK
Released: 1986
Genre: Rock
Style: Classic Rock
CREDITS:
Design [Cover Design] – Richard Gray (2)
Photography By – Peter Hince
Producer – Queen
NOTES:
Track B1 is taken from the album “A Kind Of Magic”.
Track B2 is taken from the album “Queen II”
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Thanks Paul. This one escaped me so I can’t wait to have a listen.
Thanks!
another classic track not sure how many 12inches they had
Thanks Paul, beautifully ripped!! It’s been so worth the wait 🙂
Squeezes
David
Off the top of my head I know I have “Scandal”, “I Want To Break Free”, “A Kind Of Magic” and “Queen – Freddie’s Big Mix / Freddie’s Final Mix”.
Great turn here Paul. I hope you get to Radio Ga Ga or I Want To Break Free at some point too. I just wish there were a ton of mixes for those. 🙂
Thank you Goodguy 🙂
Unless you are a vinyl afficionado, you do know Queen has released 12 inch collections?
http://www.discogs.com/Queen-The-12-Collection/release/1736988
I see, I did not know many tracks never came on cd. I am not DJPaulT by the way 🙂
hi there, in my opinion Pain is so close to pleasure is also a rare UK 12”
Greetings from Germany, Ralf.
Great Works here over the Years !!!
During that period, it´s indeed a great tune.
Thank you!
You’re welcome José 🙂
It’s so cool discovering extended mixes of Queen’s output. Thanks Paul for this. How appropriate too as Adam Lambert will be touring with Queen this year. Adam is no Freddie Mercury, but he does handle the notes very, very well.
Enjoying this my friend.
Jeff
Yeah he’s not Freddie but great to hear they are soldiering on 🙂
Thanks Paul.
You’re welcome 🙂