Executive Producers: Brian May and Roger Taylor
Mix Produced by: Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J. Macrae and Kris Fredriksson
Recorded live at: The Rainbow Theatre, March and November 1974
Recorded by: Roy Thomas Baker and Mike Stone
UK Virgin EMI 2 LP: 8 September 2014 602537910717 / UK Chart #11
UK Virgin EMI 4 LP: 8 September 2014 602537910748 / UK Chart #11
UK Virgin EMI CD: 8 September 2014 3791067
UK Virgin EMI 2 CD: 8 September 2014 602537910687
USA Hollywood Records 2 CD: 9 September 2014 D002044902 / Billboard #66

Live At The Rainbow, March '74 Disc One - Side One 1. Procession (May) 1:13 2. Father To Son (May) 6:07 3. Ogre Battle (Mercury) 5:26 4. Son And Daughter (May) 3:29 5. Guitar Solo (May) 2:24 6. Son And Daughter (Reprise) (May) 2:01 Disc One - Side Two 1. White Queen (As It Began) (May) 5:40 2. Great King Rat (Mercury) 7:04 3. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Mercury) 2:52

Disc Two - Side One 1. Keep Yourself Alive (May) 2:22 2. Drum Solo (Taylor) 0:27 3. Keep Yourself Alive (Reprise) (May) 1:22 4. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Mercury) 3:09 5. Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll (Taylor) 2:40 6. Jailhouse Rock/Stupid Cupid/Be Bop A Lula (Leiber/Stoller - Greenfield/Sedaka - Vincent/Graves/Davis) 4:31 Disc Two - Side Two 1. Liar (Mercury) 8:27 2. See What A Fool I've Been (May) 4:56

Live At The Rainbow, November '74 Disc Three - Side One 1. Procession (May) 1:17 2. Now I'm Here (May) 4:57 3. Ogre Battle (Mercury) 5:30 4. Father To Son (May) 5:54 Disc Three - Side Two 1. White Queen (As It Began) (May) 5:33 2. Flick Of The Wrist (Mercury) 4:05 3. In The Lap Of The Gods (Mercury) 3:17 4. Killer Queen (Mercury) 1:25 5. The March Of The Black Queen (Mercury) 1:35 6. Bring Back That Leroy Brown (Mercury) 1:40

Disc Four - Side One 1. Son And Daughter (May) 3:44 2. Guitar Solo (May) 4:41 3. Son And Daughter (Reprise) (May) 2:14 4. Keep Yourself Alive (May) 2:22 5. Drum Solo (Taylor) 0:51 6. Keep Yourself Alive (Reprise) (May) 1:24 7. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Mercury) 3:28 8. Stone Cold Crazy (Queen) 2:39 Disc Four - Side Two 1. Liar (Mercury) 8:39 2. In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited (Mercury) 4:09 3. Big Spender (Coleman/Fields) 1:31 4. Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll (Taylor) 3:11 5. Jailhouse Rock (Leiber/Stoller) 4:07 6. God Save The Queen (Trad. Arr. by May) 1:16

Queen's legendary performances at the Rainbow Theatre in November 1974 had long been one of the most bootlegged Queen concerts. Recorded live on November 19 and 20, the footage was shown throughout the 70s and 80s at British cinemas. A home release eluded fans for decades; the only Rainbow related material was footage used for 1989's Rare Live and a half-hour, edited VHS that was included in the 1992 Box Of Tricks box set. Stone Cold Crazy was included as a B-side to The Miracle 7", 12" and CD singles.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary, Live At The Rainbow '74 was finally released on a number of formats in September 2014. A composite of the November 19 and 20 shows were made available on CD, DVD, and Blu-Ray. A 2 CD or 4 LP edition featured the November performance packaged with a March 1974 show from the same venue. A 2 LP featured highlights from both shows. Footage of only four tracks from the March show survived and were included as bonus material on DVD and Blu-ray.

A Super Deluxe box set featured two CDs (the March and November shows), Blu-ray, DVD, a book, and various pieces of replica memorabilia.

Live At The Rainbow '74 was a surprise chart success, reaching #11 in the UK and #66 in the US. The album inspired Queen + Adam Lambert to include some tracks on their 2014 North American Tour setlist.

Ogre Battle 5:26
Appears on: Live At The Rainbow '74 (March), Track 3

Keep Yourself Alive 2:22
Appears on: Live At The Rainbow '74 (March), Track 10

Keep Yourself Alive (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974 - US Promo Single Version) 3:57
Appears on: US Keep Yourself Alive - Live At The Rainbow '74 promo CD
This song version appears on a very rare Hollywood Records promo CD promoting Live At The Rainbow '74 in the USA. The intro features more of the song introduction by Freddie (which appears at the end of Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke on the CD). At the opening Freddie says, "and I know you know the words to this one. All you've got to do is clap along, sing along to the choruses. It's called Keep Yourself Alive." The track is the full performance of the song, combining the drum solo and reprise. The song ends with a slight fade out of the audience cheering. The end does not include the introduction to the next song (as it appears on the album version).

Keep Yourself Alive (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974 - US Radio Edit) 3:24
Appears on: US Keep Yourself Alive - Live At The Rainbow '74 promo CD

Keep Yourself Alive (Live At The Rainbow Theatre, 1974 - Soundtrack Version) 3:56
Appears on: Bohemian Rhapsody - The Original Soundtrack
The Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack features a mix of hits, revisited songs and some excellent live tracks. Keep Yourself Alive from the March 1974 Rainbow Theatre concert is presented here with a unique edit. At 3:56, one would assume it may just be the US Promo Single Version, but that is not the case. While similar to that version, the intro monologue by Freddie is a bit different. Details below:
- Album (FairyFeller ending): "I'll tell you what, it's time you all joined in, everybody. And I know you know the words to this one. All you've got to do is clap along, sing along the choruses. It's called...
- Album (KYA intro): "Keep Yourself Alive!"
- US Promo Single Version: "And I know you know the words to this one. All you've got to do is clap along, sing along the choruses. It's called Keep Yourself Alive!"
- Soundtrack Version: "I'll tell you what, it's time you all joined in, everybody. It's called Keep Yourself Alive!"

Now I'm Here 4:57
Appears on: Live At The Rainbow '74 (November), Track 2

Now I'm Here (Live at the Rainbow, November 1974) 4:32
Appears on: Greatest Video Hits 1
This excellent live performance of Now I'm Here at the Rainbow Theatre first appeared digitally on disc 2 of the Greatest Video Hits 1 DVD.

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Ogre Battle (November 1974)

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Father To Son (November 1974)

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White Queen (As It Began) (March 1974)