FREDDIE MERCURY & MONTSERRAT CABALLÉ BARCELONA VINYL POLYDOR POLH-44 1988 UK DMM
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Description
Here is an excellent condition original UK vinyl release (Variant 1) of Freddy Mercury's collaboration with Montserrat Caballé, Barcelona, with gold embossed cover, from 1988. Direct Metal Mastering.
The vinyl is near mint, and is an A1/B2 pressing. The cover itself is in excellent condition, with very little wear. There is a small area of lost print at the top of the spine, and the shadow of a small price sticker on the front.
The cover is stickered on the rear with a company sticker, it is round white with pink text "Reserve Stock Available".
"Barcelona is a collaborative studio album recorded by Freddie Mercury, frontman of popular British rock band Queen, and operatic soprano Montserrat Caballé. It was released in 1988.
After Barcelona was selected to host the 1992 Summer Olympics, Mercury was approached to write a song as a theme for the forthcoming games. The idea was to create a duet with Caballé, as she was from the city. He had been a long-standing admirer of her and she in turn grew to respect his talents very highly. They decided to work on an album together, with Mercury and Mike Moran taking the creative lead as songwriters. Mercury and Moran made and sent her tapes of the music with Mercury singing in falsetto as a guide vocal for Montserrat's parts. As they rarely had an opening in their schedule to meet, her parts were recorded at another location."
Here is some information courtesy of discogs:-
Freddie Mercury, Montserrat Caballé ?– Barcelona Label: Polydor ?– POLH 44, Polydor ?– 837277-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Embossed Gatefold Country: UK Released: 1988 Genre: Electronic, Rock Style: Modern Classical, Symphonic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Barcelona Cello – Deborah Ann Johnston Horns – Barry Castle Percussion – Frank Ricotti Violin – Homi Kanga, Laurie Lewis 5:38 A2 La Japonaise 4:49 A3 The Fallen Priest Lyrics By – Tim Rice 5:45 A4 Ensueño Lyrics By – Montserrat Caballé 4:20
B1 The Golden Boy Backing Vocals – Carol Woods, Debbie Bishop, Lance Ellington, Madeline Bell, Mark Williamson, Miriam Stockley, Peter Straker Lyrics By – Tim Rice 6:04 B2 Guide Me Home 2:41 B3 How Can I Go On Bass – John Deacon 3:59 B4 Overture Piccante 6:40
Companies, etc. Phonographic Copyright (p) – Mercury Songs Ltd. Copyright (c) – Mercury Songs Ltd. Recorded At – The Town House Recorded At – Mountain Studios Mastered At – The Town House Distributed By – Polydor Ltd. Marketed By – Polydor Ltd. Published By – Mercury Songs Ltd.
Credits Arranged By, Composed By – Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran Engineer [Assistant] – Andy Mason, John Brough, Richard Dodd Keyboards – Mike Moran Mastered By – Kevin Metcalf* Photography By [Cover] – Terry O'Neill (2) Producer – David Richards, Freddie Mercury, Mike Moran
Notes Recorded at The Townhouse Studios, London and Mountain Studios, Montreux. Mastered at The Townhouse Studios. That release has embossed gatefold.
Barcode and Other Identifiers Barcode: 0 42283 72771 7 Matrix / Runout (Side A ): POLH 44 A-2U-1-1 Matrix / Runout (Side B ): POLH 44 B-1U-1-1 Label Code: LC 0309 Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side A ): POLH 44 A -1U-1-1 Townhouse DMM D Matrix / Runout (Variant 1 Side B): POLH 44 B-2U-1-1 Townhouse DMM D Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout, Side A ): POLH 44 A -1U-1-1 Townhouse DMM D Matrix / Runout (Variant 2, Runout, Side B): POLH 44 B-1U-1-1 Townhouse D
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