At the Beeb

{{For|the BBC radio series|At the Beeb (radio series)}}

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{{Infobox album

| name = At the Beeb

| type = live album

| artist = Queen

| cover = Queen At The Beeb.png

| alt =

| released = 4 December 1989 (Europe)
1995 (US)

| recorded = 5 February and 3 December 1973

| venue =

| studio = Langham 1

| genre = Rock

| length = 37:27

| label =

  • Band of Joy ("by arrangement with BBC Records and Tapes and EMI Records Ltd") (UK)
  • Hollywood (US)

| producer = Bernie Andrews

| prev_title = The Miracle

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Innuendo

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = live album

| cover = Queen at the bbc.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = At the BBC reissue cover

}}

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r212569|pure_url=yes}}|title=At the Beeb|website=AllMusic|access-date=9 January 2012}}

| rev2 = MusicHound Rock

| rev2score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite book|editor1-last=Graff|editor1-first=Gary|editor2-last=Durchholz|editor2-first=Daniel|title=MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide|publisher=Visible Ink Press|location=Farmington Hills, MI|year=1999|section=Queen|isbn=1-57859-061-2|pages=909–910}}

| rev3 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427175109/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/albumguide|archive-date=2012-04-27|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/artists/queen/albumguide |title=Queen: Album Guide |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=11 June 2012}}

| rev4 = The Times

| rev4score = (?){{cite web|url=https://queenarchives.com/qa/12-19-1989-queen-at-the-bbc-the-times/ |title=Reviews – Studio – Queen – 12-19-1989 – Queen at the BBC – The Times |publisher=Queen Archives |date=1989-12-19 |access-date=2012-01-09}}

}}

At the Beeb is a live album by the British rock band Queen, released on vinyl, cassette tape, and CD in 1989. It was released by Hollywood Records in 1995 in the United States and Canada under the title At the BBC on CD and as limited edition picture disc vinyl.

The album comprises tracks recorded in two sessions for the BBC Radio 1 Sound of the 70s programme. The first four tracks were recorded on 5 February 1973; the rest were recorded on 3 December 1973.

All but one track appeared on the album Queen; the exception is "Ogre Battle" which appeared on Queen II. All these tracks would later be released on the 2016 album On Air along with other session recordings.{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1085496-Queen-On-Air|title=Queen – on Air|website=Discogs |year=2016 }}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| headline = At the Beeb track listing

| title1 = My Fairy King

| writer1 = Freddie Mercury

| length1 = 4:06

| title2 = Keep Yourself Alive

| writer2 = Brian May

| length2 = 3:48

| title3 = Doing All Right

| writer3 = {{hlist|May|Tim Staffell}}

| length3 = 4:11

| title4 = Liar

| writer4 = Mercury

| length4 = 6:28

| title5 = Ogre Battle

| writer5 = Mercury

| length5 = 3:57

| title6 = Great King Rat

| writer6 = Mercury

| length6 = 5:59

| title7 = Modern Times Rock 'N' Roll

| writer7 = Roger Taylor

| length7 = 2:00

| title8 = Son and Daughter

| writer8 = May

| length8 = 7:08

| total_length = 37:27

}}

Chart performance

In 1989, At the Beeb debuted at number 67 in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |title=Queen full Official Chart History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21275/queen/ |publisher=Official Charts Company |access-date=2 August 2020}}

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