Queen Finds The Treasure, An Unpublished Live Record Of Early Career

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JAKARTA - Queen finds a treasure, a cassette containing a recording of a performance from their early era. Brian May (guitar) and Roger Taylor (drums) planned to release it.

Speaking exclusively in the latest issue of Classic Rock magazine, May said she recently found a cassette from Queen's performance at Imperial College London.

"We're always looking for things that are historically important," said May. "And one cassette that came out recently that really pleased me, which was one of the first shows we played in the theater lecture hall at Imperial College. I didn't even know I owned the tapes."

May did not specify a date for the Imperial College performance. However, Queen recorded several appearances there at the start of their career, including their first appearance in London on July 18, 1970 with original bassist Mike Grose.

"We are very formless (on the tape)," May continued. “To hear Freddie at that point in his development was amazing. He had the will, charisma, and passion, but he hadn't had the chance to take advantage of his voice.

"Which makes me a little hesitant, because I'm not sure Freddie would be happy to hear himself at this stage. But oddly enough, if he were still alive and sitting here at this point, he'd probably be the same as me: 'Oh baby, we're still kids -child."

Currently, May and Taylor are discussing what to do with these tapes.

"A few years ago we would have felt very protective and thought, 'Nobody can hear this, because we were playing so rough.' But now, in our position in our lives, we feel forgiving. We are not ashamed of where we were at that time. That's us against the world, "concluded May.