Queen Biographies/Books
'QUEEN: AS IT BEGAN' by Jacky Gunn and Jim
Jenkins.
1st published 1992, Sidgwick and Jackson (This copy 1993,. Pan Books)
Jacky runs the OIQFC, (The Queen Fan Club), and Jim is a long-time
dedicated Queen fan who followed them all over the world, part of the group
dubbed 'The Royal Family' by Freddie.
A well written, extensive history as you might expect from such a knowledgable
source. (Freddie's family also contributed).
'THE EARLY YEARS: QUEEN' by Mark Hodkinson.
Published by Omnibus Press in hardback, 1995, (£12.95) and in paperback in 1997, (£10.95).
'The author has interviewed over 60 friends and
colleagues of Freddie mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon, and
pieced together a fascinating web of stories that for the first time tell the true
story of the emergent Queen.
''QUEENS GREATEST PIX' Text by Ray Bonici, Ray
Coleman, Ray Connolly, Paul Gambaccini, Ziggy (Cover photo by Snowden)
Published 1981, Quartet Books, London, Melbourne, New York.
As promised, some great pics.
'GREATEST PIX ll '
1st published 1991 by IMP Books.
Mainly coloured and some black and white photos of the band. No text apart from
captions to the photos.
On the Back cover:
'Queen are without doubt one of the most successful groups of the 70's, 80's,
and 90's. To celebrate 20 years together Queen commissioned Richard Gray to
compile 'Greatest Pix ll ..................'
''QUEEN & I : THE BRIAN MAY STORY' by
Laura Jackson, 1st published 1994, Smith Gryphon Ltd, (2nd Ed 1996)
A Queen biography from Brian's viewpoint. Brian talks about his personal life
and feelings as well as life and work with Queen.
Black and white photos.
'Her list of Interviewees reads like a who's who in rock' - (Sunday
Times)
'The detail is rewarding......Queen supporters won't be disappointed', (Record
Collector).
Queen and I: The Brian May Story
'QUEEN LIVE: A CONCERT
DOCUMENTARY' by Greg Brooks,
1st published, 1995, Omnibus Press.
A year by year, month by month record of Queen concerts. Many descriptions of
live performances, including set lists and what Freddie said to the crowd.
Live bootlegs listed in back of book, plus some statistics regarding concerts.
Lots of photos, both coloured and black and white.
'Queen Live, a Concert Documentary'
'QUEEN: IN THEIR OWN WORDS', by Mick St. Michael, Published 1992, Omnibus Press.
Lots of quotes from Freddie, John, Brian and Roger about various aspects of
their lives and work. Also some very nice black and white photos.
'QUEEN: THE NEW VISUAL DOCUMENTARY', by Ken Dean,
The Wembley Memorial edition, 'featuring the life and times of Freddie
Mercury 1946 - 1991'
published byOmnibus Press, London, Sydney, New York.
A year by year diary of Queen events including concerts, with dates,
places, record releases and photos.
A 'Must' for Queen fans, especially if you want a detailed and accurate
history of their work.
This Issue includes the 1992 Freddie Tribute concert.
Discography in back of book.
Queen: the new visual documentary
'QUEEN: THOSE MAGICAL DREAMS THAT WE SHARED' A comic
book biography based on ' Queen: as It Began'
Self-published in 1999, by talented French fan and cartoonist Jef
Simonet, adaptation by Camille Simonet.
Forword by Brian May. Signed on the inside cover by Jacky Smith, Jim
Jenkins and Brian May. Available from The Official International Queen Fan Club.
A couple of pages at the back about The British Bone Marrow Donor Appeal which Brian supports and does a lot of work for, and also some information about The Mercury Phoenix Trust.
''QUEEN: THE DEFINITIVE BIOGRAPHY', by Laura Jackson,
published 1999, Piatkus.
If you've read Queen biographies before, you won't learn much that you don't
already know.
It does have some photos I hadn't seen before, but apart from that I wasn't
too impressed.
'When It comes to getting close to the rich and famous, Laura Jackson is
second to none', (SKY TV)
£14.99 by Piatkus Books (Hardback) ISBN 0-7499-2029-7
£8.99 in paperback.
Queen:
The definitive biography
'QUEEN:THE FULL PICTURE'
: By their official tour
photographer Denis O'Regan
Published by Bloomsbury, 1995
Full of Queen pictures, mainly in colour, - from the early 70's to their
final tour.
The author started off as a fan and in the early days took
photos in an unofficial capacity. After gaining a lot of experience
photographing other bands, he finally became their official photographer on
their final 'Magic Tour'.
'QUEEN: TEAR-OUT PHOTO BOOK' Published by Oliver Books, London, 1993
20 Queen tear-out photos, plus brief Queen biography interspersed with the
photo's.
'THE ART OF QUEEN THE EYE' (with exclusive CD-ROM)
Beautifully
illustrated book about the making of the computer game 'Queen The Eye'.
Published by SMITHMARK, 1998
'THE ULTIMATE QUEEN' by Peter Lewry & Nigel Goodall, 1998, Published by Simon and Schuster Ltd. London.
If you like to know all the facts and figures surrounding Queen, this book is for you!
On
the flyleaf it says:
'.................Now comes the definitive accolade to a band with a
phenomenal and enduring appeal, one that has turned to legend with the death
of Freddie Mercury.
THE ULTIMATE QUEEN is the biggest, most extensively researched
encyclopedia ever written about the band, with well over 3,000 entries in an
easy to use format and many rare and unusual photographs.
It contains a complete chronology of every important date in the career of
Queen including:
Short Biographies of each band member
the chart positions of all their releases
the people in their lives including managers, promoters and tour personnel
details of all their concert tours, as well as radio and tv appearances
details of every Queen record ever made in the most comprehensive and complete discography ever
a guide to collecting Queen memorabillia
"THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE MUSIC OF QUEEN" by Peter Hogan. Published by Omnibus press, 1994. ( Paperback 128 pages).
A consumers' guide to the music of Queen which is an album by album run down of everything they recorded during their 20 year career. It includes: details of how the group was formed in 1971; information on when and where their music was written and recorded; a critical consumers' guide to Queen's back catalogue; a comprehensive Queen biography; and a complete
discography. (Synopsis from Amazon).
The Complete Guide to the Music of Queen