Discography of records with "FAKE" status

An entry is given a status of "fake" if it is known to be completely unofficial (not authorised by the band, the band's management or the band's record label). The comment field of the discography distinguishes three types of fake: Note that many releases from obscure countries are actually unofficial (Thailand, Malta, some Korean releases, all post-1990 releases from former Eastern-Bloc countries). However, these unofficial releases are regarded by Queen collectors as part of the "Queen canon" and so are included in the discography as regular entries.

Note also that the country of origin given in the discography is usually the country that the fake claims to be from. It is, by definition, difficult to be sure of where fakes actually originate.

Queen Singles

CountryTracksFormatCatalogueCommentRatingStatus
United KingdomBOHEMIAN RHAPSODY/I'm In Love With My Car7" PSEMI QUEEN DJ95various coloured counterfeitsaveragefake
ItalyBICYCLE RACE/FAT BOTTOMED GIRLS [picture - 15k]7" PSEMI 3C 006-61846unique sleeve, piratescarcefake
United KingdomHAMMER TO FALL/Tear It Up [fake]7" PSEMI QUEEN 4live sleeve, various coloured counterfeits: black, red, blue, ?greenaveragefake
ItalyA KIND OF MAGIC(ext)/Don't Lose Your Head(inst) [picture - 20k]12" PDunknown PD TH02counterfeit picture disc, clear borderaveragefake
ItalyWHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER(edit)/Who Wants To Live Forever/Killer Queen/Forever [picture - 17k]12" PD(none)pirate picture discaveragefake
JapanI WANT IT ALL/Hang On In There [fake]7" PSToshiba-EMI PRP 1397various colour counterfeitsaveragefake
ItalyTHE SHOW MUST GO ON/Keep Yourself Alive [picture - 9k]7" PSParlophone 7243 8 81475 7 6various coloured counterfeitsaveragefake

Queen Albums

CountryAlbumFormatCatalogueCommentRatingStatus
United KingdomA Night At The OperaLP PDpirate picture discaveragefake
United KingdomNews Of The WorldLP PDpirate picture discaveragefake
FranceJazzLP PDEMI PM 900 PIC 3counterfeit picture disc, normalaveragefake
FranceJazzLP PDEMI PM 900 PIC 3counterfeit picture disc test press, group on both sidesaveragefake
FranceJazzLP PDEMI PM 900 PIC 3counterfeit picture disc test press, rings on both sidesaveragefake
FranceJazzLP PDEMI PM 900 PIC 3counterfeit picture disc test press, both sides whiteaveragefake
BulgariaGreatest Hits [tracks]LP PDBalkanton BTAPD 11253/54counterfeit picture discaveragefake
United KingdomA Kind Of MagicLP PDpirate picture discaveragefake

Freddie Albums

CountryAlbumFormatCatalogueCommentRatingStatus
United KingdomMr Bad GuyCDunknown RMCD 006black script writing, counterfeit with 6 bonus tracksaveragefake
United KingdomMr Bad GuyCDblack script writing, pirate with 3 bonus tracksaveragefake
United KingdomMr Bad GuyCDwhite block writing, pirate with no extra tracksaveragefake
Russian FederationMr Bad GuyCDunknown IFM 064 190Awhite block writing, fold-out lyric insert, counterfeitaveragefake
Russian FederationMr Bad GuyCDunknown 8888-25black script writing, picture disc, no booklet, counterfeitaveragefake

Other Singles

CountryTracksFormatCatalogueCommentRatingStatus
United StatesEARTH/Step On Me [fake]7"Mercury 72977 1-45117/8counterfeitaveragefake
United KingdomI CAN HEAR MUSIC/Going Back [picture - 5k]7"EMI 2030 - LL 1counterfeitaveragefake
GermanyI CAN HEAR MUSIC/Going Back [picture - 10k]7" PSEMI 1C 006 94 677various coloured counterfeitsaveragefake

Other Albums

CountryAlbumFormatCatalogueCommentRatingStatus
JapanGettin' Smile [fake]LPMercury 18PP-1(M)various coloured counterfeits, with black writing on insertaveragefake

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