Queen‘s first ever radio appearance

The year was 1973, the same year AC/DC and Bachman Turner Overdrive formed and Queen released their debut self titled album.

It was the John Peel show on the BBC where Queen played ‘My Fairy King’ for the first time on the radio.

This and other songs will be featured on ‘Queen On Air’, a collection of 6 BBC radio sessions Queen performed between 1973 and 1977.

‘Queen On Air’ will be a 2 CD set and there will also be a 3-LP vinyl and that is not all! There is also a 6 CD edition with a CD full of live concert broadcasts and 3 CDs of radio interviews

All versions will be released on November 4.

The track list looks like this.

CD1

Session 1:

‘My Fairy King’
‘Keep Yourself Alive’
‘Doing All Right’
‘Liar’

Session 2

‘See What A Fool I’ve Been’
‘Keep Yourself Alive’
‘Liar’
‘Son And Daughter’

Session 3:

‘Ogre Battle’
‘Modern Times Rock’N’Roll’
‘Great King Rat’
‘Son And Daughter’

CD2

Session 4:

‘Modern Times Rock’n’Roll’
‘Nevermore’
‘White Queen (As It Began)’

Session 5:

‘Now I’m Here’
‘Stone Cold Crazy’
‘Flick Of The Wrist’
‘Tenement Funster’

Session 6:
‘We Will Rock You’
‘We Will Rock You (Fast)’
‘Spread Your Wings’
‘It’s Late’
‘My Melancholy Blues’