Queen Bibliography

This is a first draft of a bibliography, which will eventually cover books, magazines, newspapers etc. It will take a lot of researching and will appear in bits as I get the time to do the research.

Books

So far, this is just a list of the main books that were published in the UK, in chronological order as far as I can. ISBN numbers are for first edition UK paperback unless otherwise stated. I may eventually add comments and reviews of the books as well.

"Queen - An Official Biography" by Larry Pryce
Published by Star Books, 1976 (out of print)
ISBN 0 352 39746 2
124 pages plus 8 pages of b/w photos
"Queen" by George Tremlett
Published by Futura, 1976 (out of print)
ISBN 0 8600 7412 9
142 pages plus 16 pages of b/w photos
"Flash Gordon" by Arthur Byron Cover [Fiction]
Published by New English Library, 1980 (out of print)
ISBN 0 450 051911 9
188 pages plus 8 pages of colour photos of film
"Queen - The First Ten Years" by Mike West
Published by Babylon, 1981 (withdrawn)
ISBN 0 907188 07 9
112 pages
There are two versions of this book. The first has a picture of one of the "Bicycle Race" women on page 57, the second does not. Both versions were withdrawn because of legal objections.
"Queen - An Illustrated Biography" by Judith Davis
Published by Proteus, 1981 (out of print)
ISBN 0 906071 91 7
96 pages
"Queen's Greatest Pix" by Jacques Lowe
Published by Quartet, 1981 (probably out of print)
ISBN 0 7043 3389 9
96 pages
"Gluttons For Punishment - The South America Tours 1981"
Published by Peter Lubin - no date - 1983ish (out of print)
no ISBN
80 pages
"The Guitar Greats" by John Tobler and Stuart Grundy
Published by BBC, 1983 (out of print)
ISBN 0 563 17957 0
192 pages
"Queen - The First Twelve Years" by Mike West
Published by Babylon, 1984 (out of print)
ISBN 0 907188 22 2
88 pages
"London's Rock Landmarks" by Marcus Gray
Published by Omnibus, 1985
ISBN 0 7119 0689 6
96 pages
(Quite a lot of mentions of Queen)
"Live Aid - The Concert" by Peter Hillmore
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson 1985
ISBN 0 283 99315 4
192 pages
"Queen - The Complete Works"
Published by IMP 1985 (out of print)
(all lyrics and music up to "The Works"
Revised version "The Complete Works (updated)"
Published by IMP 1987 (out of print)
(all lyrics and music up to "A Kind Of Magic"
"Highlander" by Garry Douglas [Fiction]
Published by Grafton, 1986 (probably out of print)
ISBN 0 586 07136 9
252 pages
"Queen - A Visual Documentary" by Ken Dean
Published by Omnibus, 1986 (updated 1991 and again 1992)
ISBN 0 7119 0857 5 5
96 pages
There is also a Spanish version of this book, published by Editorial la Mascara (112 pages, each one with many pictures).
Review (of Spanish version): "It is a good spanish book. It comes with a lot of good pictures and the information is short but very well done. Basically the book focus is in Queen and their jobs, without interferring too much in their personal lives like those books who try to attack Freddie because of his AIDS."
"Queen - A Magic Tour"
Published by Sidgwick & Jackson 1987
ISBN 0 283 99488 6
96 pages
"The Guitar - A Guide for Students and Teachers" edited by Michael Stimpson
Published by Oxford, 1988
ISBN 0 19 317419 9 (paperback)
ISBN 0 19 317419 7 (hardback)
284 pages
(Chapter 10 written by Brian)
"Queen's Greatest Pix II" by Richard Gray
Published by IMP, 1991
ISBN 0 86359 807 2
96 pages
"Freddie Mercury: A Kind Of Magic" by Ross Clarke
Published by Kingsfleet 1991 (2nd edition 1992)
ISBN 1 874130 01 9(second edition)
110 pages
"Queen - As It Began" by Jacky Gunn and Jim Jenkins
Published by Pan 1992
ISBN 0 330 33259 7 (paperback)
ISBN 0 283 060 522 (hardback)
281 pages plus 16 pages of b/w photos and 8 pages of colour photos
"Freddie Mercury - This is the Real Life" by David Evans and David Minns
Published by Brittania 1992
ISBN 0 9519937 1 2 (paperback)
ISBN 0 9519937 0 4 (hardback)
158 pages plus 8 pages of b/w+colour photos (no photos in second edition)
"Queen - In Their Own Words" by Mick St Michael
Published by Omnibus, 1992
ISBN 0 7119 3014 7
ISBN 80 7150 094 1 (Czech hardback)
112 pages
"These Are The Days Of Our Lives" by Stephen Ryder
Published by Kingsfleet, 1992
ISBN 1874130124
238 pages plus 16 pages of colour photos
1993 Updated version
Published by Castle Communications
ISBN 1-898141-20-7
243 pages 12 full color photos
"The Show Must Go On" by (p)Rick Sky
Published by Fontana, 1992
ISBN 0 00637843 9
181 pages plus 16 pages of b/w photos
"The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert"
Published by IMP 1993
ISBN 0 86359 979 6
96 pages
"The King Edward VII Hospital Cookery Book" compiled by Marina Pearson
Published by Dovecote, 1993
ISBN 1 874336 21 0 (private pressing - hardback)
168 pages
Includes breakfast recipe by Roger
"Queen and I - The Brian May Story" by Laura Jackson
Published by Smith Gryphon, 1994
ISBN 1 85685 099 4 (paperback)
ISBN 1 85685 062 5 (hardback)
000 pages plus 000 pages of b/w photos
"The complete guide to the music of Queen" by Peter K Hogan
Published by Omnibus, 1994 (CD sized)
ISBN 0 7119 3526 2
136 pages
"Queen"
by Royal Books, 1994
ISBN 74-8135-056-7
Spanish book with Queen lyrics (in english + spanish), a little biography and 20 colour photographs. Front has picture of fred and "Music Ideal 20 FOTOS EXTRAIBLES"
"Mercury and Me" by J*m H****n [Fiction]
This book dredges the sewer of human decency. No-one who loved Freddie could have written it, and no-one who knew him even vaguely could read it without feeling overwhelming anger at the way it stripped Freddie of his dignity and flagrantly violated the privacy that he cherished so much.
"Queen" by Mick St.Michael
Published by Carlton Books, 1994 (CD sized, A4 sized hardback in France)
"Queen about Queen" by A.Rassadin
Published in Russia in 1994
ISBN 5-900809-01-3
336 pages, all texts (except "Made in heaven") and a lot of b/w photos are included plus all information about all discography of everyone all around the wourld on audio cassetes, vinyl, CD and video cassettes and CD with all tourings of "Queen" and "Smile" and so on.
"Rock Lives: The Ultimate Story: Freddie Mercury & Queen" by Neville Marten and Jeffrey Hudson
Published by Castle Communications, 1995
ISBN 1-8607-40-405
(pages unnumbered)
"They Died Too Young - Freddie Mercury" by Simon Boyce
Published by Parragon, 1995ish
ISBN 0 75251 105 X (hardback)
"A Photographic Record 1969-1980" by Mick Rock
Published by Century 22, 1995
ISBN 0 907938 11 6 (hardback)
128 pages including 14 pages with wonderful photos of Queen
"Queen - The Early Years" by Mark Hodkinson
Published by Omnibus, 1995
ISBN 0 7119 4820 8 (hardback)
207 pages plus 12 pages of b/w photos
"Queen - The Full Picture" by Denis O'Regan
Published by Bloomsbury, 1995
ISBN 0 7475 2475 0
160 pages of photos
"Queen Live - A Concert Documentary" by Greg Brooks
Published by Omnibus, 1995
ISBN 0 7119 4814 4
176 pages with photos
"Freddie Mercury - More Of The Real Life" by David Evans and David Minns
Published by Brittania, 1995
ISBN 1 899784-20-9
192 pages (no photos)
"Mercury - The King of Queen" by Laura Jackson
Published by Smith Gryphon Limited, 1996
ISBN: I 85685 III 7, 1996
Review by Daniela Speranza: "I think it is the worst book I ever read. The same old story...The writer is more interested into FREDDIE's sexuality than into any other thing! FREDDIE is described as a drug addict, selfish and reckless towards his lovers, depraved and careerist... His musical genius, as songwriter-singer-pianist-etc, seems to be of little importance, or rather of no account! His dignity towards illness and undeserved fate is judged with irony and criticism because he should have informed all the world of his illness long before.
All the same Mrs Jackson says:"Death has been known to deify the plainly undeserving, but in Freddie Mercury's case he became a colossus of rock in his own lifetime - and it remains unlikely that his equal, in all his crowning glory, will ever be seen again." These are the last words.. So I think how much hypocrisy and ugly homophobia!"
"Queen - La reine du spectacle" by Arturo Blay (in French)
Published by Editorial La Mascara
ISBN: 84-7974-539-8
A4 sized paperback, cost 69 French Francs.
Review by Andy Fitzgerald: "The book gives a resume of the history of Queen, from Smile to Made In Heaven. I haven't yet read it, so I can't say any more. There are lots of photographs, mostly in b/w but some in colour. There includes a CD cover pull-out where the covers of 8 Queen studio albums are printed in colour with track listings and comments on the back of each. There follows a shortish account of Queen's tours, and then a section at the back with the words of some songs in English with a corresponding French translation. This book is number 26 in the series 'Images du Rock'"
"Living on the Edge - The Freddie Mercury Story" by David Bret
Published by Robson Books, October 1996
ISBN: 1861050542
"Queen Roadworks" by Gerry Stickells
To be published ... eventually

Magazines

Coming soon. Only magazines with major Queen articles will be included - small reviews of concerts or albums will probably just make the list too big. Mind you, I may make a separate page for that eventually!

Record Collector

No 25 (Sep 81) Collecting Queen
No 69 (May 85) Queen Rarities
No 96 (Aug 87) Solo Releases
No 102 (Feb 88) A Complete Guide
No 110 (Oct 88) Top 100 Rarities
No 114 (Feb 89) Rare Picture Sleeves and Brian May Interview
No 118 (Jun 89) Live in the Seventies
No 123 (Nov 89) Queen on CD
No 133 (Sep 90) Live in the Eighties
No 139 (May 91) Collecting Queen and UK Discography
No 144 (Aug 91) Queen Solo
No 149 (Jan 92) Hollywood CDs and Tribute to Freddie
No 154 (Jun 92) Queen on Video
No 160 (Dec 92) Smile, Larry Lurex and The Cross
No 167 (Jul 93) Bohemian Rhapsody
No 171 (Now 93) EMI Remasters
No 178 (Jun 94) Japanese Picture Sleeves
No 188 (Apr 95) Collaborations (part 1)
No 189 (May 95) Collaborations (part 2)
No 190 (Jun 95) Corrections to the above
No 191 (Jul 95) The Reaction - acetates discovered
No 195 (Nov 95) Queen before Queen (part 1 - Brian)
No 196 (Dec 95) Queen before Queen (part 2 - Roger)
No 197 (Jan 96) Queen before Queen (part 3 - Smile)
No 198 (Jan 96) Queen before Queen (part 4 - John)
No 199 (Jan 96) Queen before Queen (part 5 - Freddie)
No 208 (Dec 96) Freddie Mercury Photo Exhibition

Contributions

These are unchecked, and are simply inserted as-is.

Maria Beritman

Freddie Mercury und Queen. Von Werner Mohring. German. Bastei-Verlag, Koln. ISBN 3-89185-422-6. 64 p. full of photos.
Queen. Songs. Comp. by I. Polujanow. With foreword by A.Galin(not of great fun). Russian. Moscow, "Onix", 1996. Lyrics translated into Russian. Sorry, I haven't pages and ISBN cos I've sent it to FC (London).
About Rassadin's book when translating briefly to Jacky some of his stories I've been told it's mostely rubbish (like Queen in the prison with Veronica Deacon shooting bobbies...) [note, I have absolutely no idea what this story is about]
Queen Unseen - great album of early BW pictures
Polish book -I've read it in FC [note, this is "As It Began" translated into Polish]
Rick Sky in Russian - it called "Freddie Mercury" and includes discography and more BW pictures.

Alex Smirnov

French book "Queen" by Mick St. Michael is not French version of English CD sized book. It contains different pictures and info. It's a French version of the same English book published in UK in 1995 (limited edition I think). Sorry I haven't ISBN and publisher info yet.
"L'opera Rock" by Stan Cuesta (France)
Published by Albin Michel S.A. (1996)
ISBN: 2-226-08159-3
A4 sized paperback, 112 pages, cost 149 French Francs
This book contains usual "Queen story" with lots of color and b/w photos, including photos from "As It Began" and other sources. Some of photos are really rare.
"Queen Visual Book - It's A Hard Life..." (Japan)
Published by Shinko Music Pub. Co., Ltd. (1993)
ISBN: 4-401-62153-0
180 mm x 255 mm sized paperback, around 200 pages, cost 2000 Japanese Yen
Great Japanese gift to all pics fans. There are over 200 b/w photos from all Queen's visits to Japan taken from "Music Life" archives. Most of these pictures are quite rare and used earlier in Japanese press only. Book contains also Freddie's last interview in Japan (autumn 1986), short Queen biography, albums discography (including pictures of albums and bonus track on some solo CD's) and Japanese singles discography with chart position, but without dates of release.
"Queen - The Show Must Go On..." by Kerstin Estherr (Germany)
Published by Edel Co. (1991)
ISBN: 3-927 801-36-4
A4 sized paperback, 100 pages, cost DM 19,80
Queen chronicle with certain facts and color and b/w pics. But there are tabs for "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions" and "Another One Bites The Dust" and great Queen/related discography compiled by someone from German FC I think.
"Freddie Mercury" by Katharina Schnelling (Germany)
Published by Edel Co. (1993)
ISBN: 3-927801-71-2
A4 sized paperback, 96 pages, cost DM 19,80
I can't read German, but I think it's a usual Queen story based on Freddie's biography. Plus another one discography compiled by Queen collector.
"Queen Unseen" by Peter K. Hogan (UK)
Published by UFO Books (1992)
ISBN: 1 873 884 11 7
48 pages
This a picture book was published as part of "Queen Unseen" limited edition box set and also contains poster, post card and individually numbered certificate. There are many unpublished photos including their first photograph session at Freddie's flat. Most of those pictures are extremely rare and available in this book only.

Pauline Young

Music Shelfmark:         G.1314.(2.)   G
Music Shelfmark:         DSC H04/5946   D
Author:                  May   Brian   1947-
Collective title:        Songs   Selections 
Title:                   Brian May   vocal/guitar tablature version   
                         translation by Takako Imai and AlanHobbs
Publisher:               London   EMI Music Publishing  
                         Rittor Music Europe     c1989
Subject (PRECIS):        Rock songs for solo voice with guitar

Trev & Sue Byfield

THE QUEEN FILE
Cloud Publishing - No ISBN
Fanzine with Black & White ("B&W") and Colour ("C") pictures (23 pages)
QUEEN (II)
1974 - B Feldman & Co Ltd (Trident Music) - No ISBN
Sheet Music Book for Album (67 pages incl pictures ("pix"))
QUEEN SONG ALBUM - SHEER HEART ATTACK
1975 - B Feldman & Co Ltd (Trident Music) - No ISBN
Sheet Music Book for Album (28 pages incl pix)
QUEEN - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA
1976 - B Feldman & Co Ltd (Trident Music) - No ISBN
Sheet Music Book for Album (40 pages incl pix)
QUEEN
1977 - Music Life - No ISBN
Japanese Publication (224 pages incl 100s of pix - all Queen!!)
QUEEN - NEWS OF THE WORLD
1977 - EMI Music Publishing Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music Book for Album (44 pages incl pix)
QUEEN - A DAY AT THE RACES
1977 - Queen Music Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music Book for Album (28 pages incl pix)
QUEEN - DON'T STOP ME NOW
1978 - Queen Music Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music for Single (6 pages)
QUEEN - LIVE KILLERS
1979 - The Big 3 / Columbia Pictures Publications - No ISBN
Sheet Music Book for Album (108 pages incl pix)
QUEEN - CRAZY TOUR '79
1979 - No ISBN
Official Tour Programme (30 pages incl C pix)
QUEEN - WORLD TOUR 1979
1979 - No ISBN
Official Press Pack (6 pages + 4 B&W photographs)
QUEEN LIVE KILLERS
1979 - No ISBN
Official Press Pack (2 pages + 6 B&W photographs)
QUEEN - JAZZ
1979 - EMI Publishing Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music Book for Album (56 pages incl pix)
QUEEN JAPAN TOUR '79
07/1979 - Music Life - No ISBN
Japanese Publication (114 pages incl 100s of pix - all Queen!!)
QUEEN - THE GAME
1980 - Queen Music Ltd - ISBN 0 86175 149 3
Sheet Music Book for Album (48 pages incl pix)
QUEEN SONGBOOK
? 1980 - No ISBN
Unofficial Lyric Book from Queen I to The Game (49 pages)
QUEEN - EUROPEAN TOUR 1980
1980 - No ISBN
Official Tour Programme (20 pages incl C pix)
QUEEN - SAVE ME
1980 - Queen Music Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music for Single (4 pages)
QUEEN - PLAY THE GAME
1980 - Queen Music Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music for Single (4 pages)
QUEEN - FLASH / FOOTBALL FIGHT
1980 - Queen Music Ltd / Wide Music Inc - No ISBN
Sheet Music for Single (6 pages)
QUEEN
? 1981 - Pelo - No ISBN
Argentinian Magazine reporting on Sarsfield Concert (32 pages incl pix)
QUEEN - GREATEST HITS
1981 - EMI Publishing Ltd - ISBN 0 86175 178 7
Sheet Music Book for Album (84 pages incl pix)
QUEEN
1981 - Actual media (Author: Stefano Mannucci) - No ISBN
Poster & Text (8 pages incl pix)
QUEEN THE MIRACLE
04/1981 - Music Life - No ISBN
Japanese Publication (104 pages incl 100s of pix - all Queen!!)
QUEEN - A MEDIA OVERVIEW
? 1981 - Babylon Books (Author: John Muir) - No ISBN
Unofficial Fanzine (48 pages incl B&W pix)
QUEEN - BODY LANGUAGE
1982 - Queen Music Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music for Single (4 pages)
QUEEN - LAS PALABRAS DE AMOR
1982 - Queen Music Ltd - No ISBN
Sheet Music for Single (4 pages)
QUEEN - A SALUTE
1984 - Lionbond Ltd (Author: Pippa Lang & Huw Collingbourne) - No ISBN
(35 pages incl B&W & C pix)
QUEEN - THE SHOW MUST GO ON
1991 - edel co (Hamburg) (Author: Kerstin Estherr) ISBN 3 927 801 36 4
(97 pages incl B&W & C pix + Sheet Music)
QUEEN
1992 - Star Direct / Queen Productions Ltd - No ISBN
"Box of Trix" Book (32 pages of C pix)
FREDDIE MERCURY - THE LEGEND LIVES ON
1992 - Nowscreen Ltd - ISSN 0965 822X
(34 pages of C pix + poster)
QUEEN - A TEN PAGE TRIBUTE
02/1992 - Vox - No ISBN
Record Hunter Tribute to Freddie Mercury & Queen (10 pages incl pix)
QUEEN - A TRIBUTE TO FREDDIE MERCURY
06/1992 - Rock World Magazine - No ISBN
Souvenir Special on Tribute Concert (20 pages incl pix)
QUEEN - A TEAR-OUT PHOTO BOOK
1993 - Oliver Books - ISBN 1 870049 48 9
(20 pages of C pix with text on back of each)
ROCK STARS
1993 - Magna Books - ISBN 1 85422 434 4
Book of 30 C Tear-out Postcards (Freddie Mercury on cover + 1 card)
FREDDIE MERCURY PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION
1996 - Mercury Songs Ltd - No ISBN
(17 C pix)
QUEEN - INTERVIEW DISC & FULLY ILLUSTRATED BOOK
1996 - Carlton Books / Sound & Media Ltd (Author: Mick St Michael)
No ISBN (120 pages incl C pix & CD with 1984 Freddie Mercury Interview)
THE FREDDIE MERCURY STORY - LIVING ON THE EDGE
1996 - Robson Books Ltd (Author: David Bret) - ISBN 1 86105 054 2
Hardback (207 pages incl B&W pix)
THE GREAT PRETENDER
11/1996 - Sunday Times Magazine - No ISBN
Story on Photographic Exhibition (14 pages incl some exhibition pix)
FREDDIE MERCURY - THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY
1997 - Hodder & Stoughton (Author: Lesley-Ann Jones) ISBN 0 340 67208 0
Hardback (466 pages incl B&W pix)
QUEEN - THE SECRET REVEALED - A KIND OF MAGIC [Fiction!!]
1997 - Magic Publications Ltd - ISBN 0 9531225 0 6
(Author: Melina Richmond [alias Christine Burgess!!])
(149 pages incl B&W non-queen pix)
[story from her own 'mind?']