Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995)
Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995) is a Queen compilation released on 5 September 2011 by Island. It gathers lesser-known tracks from the band's final five studio albums of the period: The Works, A Kind of Magic, The Miracle, Innuendo and Made in Heaven. It closes a three-part Deep Cuts series, and it appeared as part of Queen's 40th anniversary celebrations, alongside reissues of those same five albums.
What makes it interesting is the care taken over the edits. "Khashoggi's Ship" gains a drum intro so it stands on its own, without the song "Party" that originally preceded it. "It's a Beautiful Day (Reprise)" opens with a slow fifteen-second build and ends on a "Yeah", which was a separate track on Made in Heaven. It's a handy way into the band's later years, away from the big singles. The release date also would have been Freddie Mercury's 65th birthday.
Deep Cuts, Volume 3 (1984–1995): tracklist and credits
15 tracks · 1:03:27Tracklist
- 1Made in HeavenFreddie Mercury5:28
- 2Machines (or ‘Back to Humans’)Brian May and Roger Taylor5:09
- 3Don’t Try So HardDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor3:41
- 4Tear It UpBrian May3:26
- 5I Was Born to Love YouFreddie Mercury4:52
- 6A Winter’s TaleQueen3:52
- 7Ride the Wild WindDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor4:46
- 8BijouDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor3:37
- 9Was It All Worth ItDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor5:46
- 10One Year of LoveJohn Deacon4:30
- 11Khashoggi’s ShipDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor2:55
- 12Is This the World We Created…?Brian May and Freddie Mercury2:15
- 13The HitmanDeacon, May, Mercury, Taylor4:58
- 14It’s a Beautiful Day (reprise)3:24
- 15Mother LoveBrian May and Freddie Mercury4:48
- Produced by
- Josh Macrae, Josh Macrae, Queen, David Richards, David Richards, Justin Shirley‐Smith, Justin Shirley‐Smith, Mack, Various, Brian May
- Recorded at
- Allerton Hill Studios, Cosford Mill, Metropolis, Mountain Studios, Musicland Studios, The Record Plant, The Town House
- Recorded
- 1983–1995
- Engineered by
- Josh Macrae, David Richards, Justin Shirley‐Smith, Mack, Mike Beiriger, Kevin Metcalfe, Gordon Vicary
- Label
- Island
- Length
- 1:03:27
Line-up
- John Deacon · bass guitar, sampler, synthesizer
- Brian May · electric guitar, guitar, background vocals, keyboard, acoustic guitar
- Freddie Mercury · keyboard, background vocals, synthesizer, lead vocals, drum machine
- Roger Taylor · drums (drum set), percussion, drum machine, vocoder, electronic drum set, analog synthesizer, tambourine, background vocals, keyboard, lead vocals, gong, timpani
- Mack · sampler · guest
- Steve Gregory · saxophone · guest
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Released the same week
Also released on 5 September
Every year →More from Queen
Full discography →The best of 2011
All of 2011 →More on Island
The label →How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 5 September 2011 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 5 September 2011 | |
| Wikidata | 5 September 2011 | |
| UK / Europe release | 5 September 2011 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | AR | Island | 602527800295 | other |
| 5 September 2011 | GB | Island | 602527800295 | original |
| 5 September 2011 | CA | Hollywood Records | 00050087542009 | original |
| 11 September 2011 | JP | Island | 4988005668967 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1400×1400 | upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |