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Green
(Rehearsal, 1969) 3:16
Written by Freddie Bulsara
Appears on: The
Solo Collection
This is the definitive version that appears on The Freddie Mercury Solo
collection. The track is home-recorded and begins with some banter from
Freddie. Note there are different versions of this track, presumably coming
from the same tape and most likely the same tape; making this an edited/compiled
version.
Green
(Rehearsal - Version 1) 4:18
Written by Freddie Bulsara
Appears on: Rehearsal Tape
A Freddie-penned song, before he changed his last name, these recordings
come from a rehearsal tape of the band, made in Freddie's flat. Version
1 starts with a different, extended intro. Some chatter from the band
can be heard in throughout. At 1:25, the familiar version from The Freddie
Mercury Solo Collection comes in, but lacks the twenty seconds of band
chatter which appears on that official release. Here the intro goes straight
into the song, uninterrupted. It's hard to say which is definitive, as
it's possible some or all versions were edited together from the original
source tape.
Green (Rehearsal - Version 2) 3:31
Written by Freddie Bulsara
Appears on: Rehearsal Tape
This version starts with a different, shorter intro that resembles the
closing of the song. The recording here has more band chatter over this
intro. After the intro, the song again goes into the familiar Solo Collection
version (again lacking the twenty seconds of chatter heard at the beginning
of that version). All known versions seem to include the performance which
appeared in the Freddie Mercury boxed set, but with different segments
at the beginning.
Green (Rehearsal - Version 3) 4:21
Written by Freddie Mercury
Appears on: Rehearsal Tape
This version sounds very much like Version 1, but does appear to be a
different recording of the intro. Like the other two, it goes right into
the familiar Solo Collection version without the chatter. Someone, somewhere,
did some editing, whether 'official' or otherwise. It would be nice to
hear the entire, uncut, unedited tape someday.
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