Discography of records with "FAKE" status

An entry is given a status of "fake" if it is known to be completely unofficial (not authorised by the band, the band's management or the band's record label). The comment field of the discography distinguishes three types of fake:

COUNTERFEITS: these are records that are made to be an exact copy of an official record. There is usually some distinguishing mark to identify which is kosher and which is dodgy, and I hope to include those details in the discography soon.
PIRATES: these are records that are made in a way to suggest they are official (usually by copying an official track listing and catalogue number and forging record label information) though they don't resemble any official release. The Italian Bicycle Race pirate is a good example of this.
BOOTLEGS: these are records that make their own rules regarding track listings, sleeves, labels, catalogue numbers etc. They are usually the records that the fans wish the band had released, but don't pretend to be official. Bootlegs are covered in the Queen Bootleg Discography.

Note that many releases from obscure countries are actually unofficial (Thailand, Malta, some Korean releases, all post-1990 releases from former Eastern-Bloc countries). However, these unofficial releases are regarded by Queen collectors as part of the "Queen canon" and so are included in the discography as regular entries.

Note also that the country of origin given in the discography is usually the country that the fake claims to be from. It is, by definition, difficult to be sure of where fakes actually originate.

Queen Singles

Country	Tracks	Format	Catalogue	Comment	Rating	Status
United Kingdom	BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/I'm In Love With My Car	7" PS	EMI QUEEN DJ95	various coloured counterfeits	average	fake
Italy	BICYCLE RACE/FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS [picture - 15k]	7" PS	EMI 3C 006-61846	unique sleeve, pirate	scarce	fake
United Kingdom	HAMMER TO FALL/Tear It Up [fake]	7" PS	EMI QUEEN 4	live sleeve, various coloured counterfeits: black, red, blue, ?green	average	fake
Italy	A KIND OF MAGIC(ext)/Don't Lose Your Head(inst) [picture - 20k]	12" PD	unknown PD TH02	counterfeit picture disc, clear border	average	fake
Italy	WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER(edit)/Who Wants To Live Forever/Killer Queen/Forever [picture - 17k]	12" PD	(none)	pirate picture disc	average	fake
Japan	I WANT IT ALL/Hang On In There [fake]	7" PS	Toshiba-EMI PRP 1397	various colour counterfeits	average	fake
Italy	THE SHOW MUST GO ON/Keep Yourself Alive [picture - 9k]	7" PS	Parlophone 7243 8 81475 7 6	various coloured counterfeits	average	fake

Queen Albums

Country	Album	Format	Catalogue	Comment	Rating	Status
United Kingdom	A Night At The Opera	LP PD		pirate picture disc	average	fake
United Kingdom	News Of The World	LP PD		pirate picture disc	average	fake
France	Jazz	LP PD	EMI PM 900 PIC 3	counterfeit picture disc, normal	average	fake
France	Jazz	LP PD	EMI PM 900 PIC 3	counterfeit picture disc test press, group on both sides	average	fake
France	Jazz	LP PD	EMI PM 900 PIC 3	counterfeit picture disc test press, rings on both sides	average	fake
France	Jazz	LP PD	EMI PM 900 PIC 3	counterfeit picture disc test press, both sides white	average	fake
Bulgaria	Greatest Hits [tracks]	LP PD	Balkanton BTAPD 11253/54	counterfeit picture disc	average	fake
United Kingdom	A Kind Of Magic	LP PD		pirate picture disc	average	fake

Freddie Albums

Country	Album	Format	Catalogue	Comment	Rating	Status
United Kingdom	Mr Bad Guy	CD	unknown RMCD 006	black script writing, counterfeit with 6 bonus tracks	average	fake
United Kingdom	Mr Bad Guy	CD		black script writing, pirate with 3 bonus tracks	average	fake
United Kingdom	Mr Bad Guy	CD		white block writing, pirate with no extra tracks	average	fake
Russian Federation	Mr Bad Guy	CD	unknown IFM 064 190A	white block writing, fold-out lyric insert, counterfeit	average	fake
Russian Federation	Mr Bad Guy	CD	unknown 8888-25	black script writing, picture disc, no booklet, counterfeit	average	fake

Other Singles

Country	Tracks	Format	Catalogue	Comment	Rating	Status
United States	EARTH/Step On Me [fake]	7"	Mercury 72977 1-45117/8	counterfeit	average	fake
United Kingdom	I CAN HEAR MUSIC/Going Back [picture - 5k]	7"	EMI 2030 - LL 1	counterfeit	average	fake
Germany	I CAN HEAR MUSIC/Going Back [picture - 10k]	7" PS	EMI 1C 006 94 677	various coloured counterfeits	average	fake

Other Albums