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Well, lots of books have been written about HIM, but I could not find an interesting, exhaustive biography yet. No psychological analysis, no introspection, as if He had not been a tridimensional person. Yes, the more recent biographies try to describe the Man behind the scene, but, I am afraid, His Ultimate Biography will keep us waiting for a long time.
Needless to say, I have collected more than 60 books about the Man and the Band, but I'd retrieve just a few of them
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Obviously, this is not a complete Queen Bibliography, which you can find elsewhere. A suggestion? Just check it out on
This page is dedicated to the Immortal Soul of
FREDDIE MERCURY !
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I'm going to show you the most detailed bibliography, (I hope so!), about Freddie.
BIOGRAPHIES & TRIBUTES
David Minns & David Evans, Britannia Press Publishing, UK, 1992, ISBN 0-9519937-0-4
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Friends pay homage to the Man.
Touching stories that make us feel a bit closer to Freddie
Unseen Pictures!
Ross Clarke, Kingsfleet Publications, UK, 1992, ISBN 1-874130-01-9
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An enjoyable tribute to the singer, performer, musician... Great Pix!
AA.VV., International Music Publications Limited, UK, 1992, ISBN 9-780863-599798
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If you liked Concert For Life you'll enjoy this book.
AA.VV., Rock Books Gammalibri, Kaos Edizioni Milano, Italy, 1992, ISBN 88-7953-010-0
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The most beautiful Italian Photo-Book dedicated to Freddie
Loredana Zino Vassallo, Rock Books Gammalibri, Italy, 1992, ISBN 88-7953-803-8
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Just a fiction, where Mary is called Fanny!
Some great pictures can justify its buy.
David Evans & David Minns, Britannia Press Publishing, UK, 1993, ISBN 0-9519937-3-9
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An updated edition of This Is The Real Life, with more friends and colleagues.
AA.VV., Edizioni Blues Brothers, Italy, 1993
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A collection of quotes.
B/W photographs.
AA.VV., Gruppo Editoriale Lo Vecchio, Italy, 1993
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Just a collection of well-known pictures.
Rick Sky, Spengler Editeur, France, 1994, ISBN 2-909997-10-3
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The French version of The Show Must Go On.
Jim Hutton, Bloomsbury, UK, 1994, ISBN 0-7475-1922-6
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Well, I should not say this, but I do love the book!
Hadn't Jim written this book, how many things we would have never known about Him!
Wonderful Pictures!
Jim Hutton, Mondadori, Italy, 1994, ISBN 88-04-39166-9
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As above. The Italian Version of Mercury & Me.
Rick Sky, Harper Collins Publishers, UK, 1994, ISBN 0-00-638435-8
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I hate this book.
It was immediately published after Freddie's death, but I bet anything that it was ready a bit earlier.
J.J. Medina, Ediciones Jucar, Spain, 1994, ISBN 84-334-2078-X
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Well-known facts, few pictures.
AA.VV., Gruppo Editoriale Lo Vecchio, Italy, 1994
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Some Pictures of Freddie and Concert For Life.
David Minns & David Evans, Britannia Press Publishing, UK, 1995, ISBN 1-899784-20-9
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The third edition of The Real Life.
Always enjoyable.
Gwyddam, Kosmos, Z & K Uitgevers B.V., Utrecht, Holland, 1995, ISBN 90-215-2523-Z
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A Dutch woman boasts she is in touch with Freddie, who recalls his life and times.
There's a poem, or a song - as you wish, written by the Author with Freddie's help.
Neville Marten & Jeffrey Hudson, Castle Comunications plc, UK, 1995, ISBN 1-8607-40-405
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Beautiful Pictures.
Simon Boyce, Parragon Books, UK, 1995, ISBN 0-75251-105-X
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A booklet, more than a book.
From Rhapsody to Tragedy... which is considered as an expectable end to an outrageous life.
Hipocrite!
Laura Jackson, Smith Gryphon Publishers, UK, 1996, ISBN 1-85685-111-7
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You can read my review of this book on other pages on the Net.
I DID hate this one since I read it for the first time.
You can understand what Mrs. Jackson thinks of Him by reading the first pages:
How scandalous his life has been!
David Bret, Robson Books LTD, UK, 1996, ISBN 1-86105-054-2
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Most of the facts you'll read on this book are well known.
However, Mr. Bret has been the first Author to underline the importance of Freddie's childhood.
I can't deny that I got upset by reading what happened to Him at Boarding School, according to evidence of his schoolmates.
Though He later claimed it was a pretty little affair, his friends remember a different story.
They report that Freddie's 'first lover' was an older, unpleasent guy, nicknamed the Master for his brutal ways, and that he effectively raped Freddie.
Maurizio Becker, Alpi Editori, Italy, 1996
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Freddie's sexuality seems to be the most interesting topic here.
Leslie-Ann Jones, Hodder & Stoughton, UK, 1997, ISBN 1-86105-054-2
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The best biography ever written up to now.
Wonderful unseen pictures!
To be honest, Mrs. Jones doesn't go into details when it comes to his final years.
She seems to rush away.
I wish I could have read something deeper: how did Freddie come to terms with his undeserved fate?
Perhaps, we'll have to wait for Feebie or Mary to write the real story...
David Minns & David Evans, Antaeus Press, UK, 1997, ISBN 1-9019-5300-9
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Fourth edition. Updated!
Beautiful pictures of Freddie & David Minns in love.
Portraits of Freddie's cats by Ann Ortman.
Melina Richmond, Magic Publications LTD, UK, 1997, ISBN 0-9531225-0-6
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No secret, darlings!
Just a woman dreaming of a supernatural relationship with Freddie.
Simon Boyce, Gremese Editore, Italy, 1997, ISBN 88-7742-090-1
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The Italian version of They Died Too Young: Freddie Mercury.
Laura Jackson, Tarab Edizioni SRL, Italy, 1997, ISBN 88-86675-38-0
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The Italian version of Mercury: The King Of Queen
The translation makes the book even worse!
S.V. Livingstone, HomeLand Productions, UK, 1998, ISBN 0-9531189-0-8
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The reader has the task to solve some riddles.
Although this book may be considered as a supernatural view of Freddie's life, the Author is of some merit because makes the effort to investigate the causes of His behaviour through a psychological approach.
I think that the more you read
INNUENDOES, the more of this will come to light. It really depends on
which angle you read the book from - A story, within a story, within a
story...
Leslie-Ann Jones, Hodder and Stoughton, UK, 1998, ISBN 0-340-67209-9
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Paperback
Peter Freestone with David Evans, TUSITALA, UK, 1998, ISBN 0-9533341-0-4
Unmissable!
"By undertaking this project, I find I have a responsability to be as truthful as I can in portraying what Freddie went through both as an artist and as a man. I want to show that there was much more to Freddie than has been written about until now"
Thanks a lot, Mister Freestone! We do need this kind of books.
MISCELLANY
These books are not dedicated to Freddie, but they somehow are related to HIM
Robert Rankin, Transworld Publishers LTD, UK, 1993, ISBN 0-552-13922-X
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No Freddie contents.
However, I could not miss the inscription:
'I dedicate this book to an old buddy from Ealing School of Art, Freddie Mercury.
You made the world a more fun place to be and died tragically still owing me that three quid from 1972.
We miss you, Fred'
Thanks a lot, Mr. Rankin!
Jeff Pike, Faber and Faber Inc, USA, 1993, ISBN 0-571-19808-2
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Mr. Pike considers Freddie an overrated musician and writes that Queen was not that good.
An hyphen group if ever there was one, are his words.
Even Freddie's death caused too much sensation:
'having (Freddie) never really come out of the closet, no doubt for highly defendable commercial reasons'.
A bit homophobic, Mr. Pike?
Jeremy Reed & Mick Rock, Enitharmon Press, UK, 1994, ISBN 1-870612-29-9
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A collection of poems by Reed, illustrated with compelling portraits by Rock.
See also the section Poems
Gary Herman, Plexus Publishing Limited, UK, 1994, ISBN 0-85965-199-1
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Here comes another judge by divine right!
'Mercury's fantasy was to be isolated by the everyday, to live an illusion of total freedom in his private babylon and to pursue through promiscuity the dream of a perfect sexual consumerism. He didn't appear to understand the risks, and fame, wealth and isolation cultivated an illusion of untouchability. When his disease was diagnosed as AIDS he retreated into almost total seclusion, unable to let the world know until two days before he died. It is somehow a perfect metaphor for all that's wrong in rock'n'roll'.
Bigoted or homophobic? Both...
Mick Rock, Century 22 Publisher, UK, 1995, ISBN 0-90793-811-6
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Some of the most beautiful pictures of Freddie in the Seventies.
Simply UNFORGETTABLE.
Malcolm Hardee, Fourth Estate Limited, UK, 1996, ISBN 1-85702-385-4
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Amongst other autobiographical confessions of the Author you'll find an improbable but funny story about Freddie's 40th birthday party.
Paul Russell, Carol Publishing Group Edition, USA, 1996, ISBN 0-8065-1783-2
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Freddie comes only 90th but....
'These people have signaled who we were, who we might one day be. Their example has answered the world's calumny, has put the lies and stereotypes to rout, has enhanced our sense of possibility.'
Thanks, Mr. Russell!
Doreen Gonzales, Enslow Publishers Inc., USA, 1996, ISBN 0-89490-766-2
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Collective biographies - Juvenile Literature.
I found this book by chance, to be honest, just surfing a website of Medical News about AIDS.
Doreen Gonzales explores the lives and accomplishments of ten men and women who rose to prominence and used their abilities to change the lives of millions of others.
'Some people say there is a quality that a few people are born with that sets them apart from the rest of the world. This quality often appears at an early age and is what makes them stars - stars like rock musician Freddie Mercury.'
Thanks, thanks, Mrs. Gonzales, thanks for a number of reasons...
- For acknowledging his unique talent
- For understanding his courage, He was very brave, thus facing his final moments alone, not making death into a public scar.
- For showing Him as a role-model for American Youth.
His was a true story of courage, which He did leave us as a legacy.
Mark Beech, Robson Books, UK, 1998, ISBN 1-86105-059-3
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There's nothing unknown here, but I like reading why the names Larry Lurex and Queen were chosen!
Eric Hall, Boxtree, UK, 1998, ISBN 0-7522-2408-5
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True Tales from a Show Biz Life... I can't tell you if all the tales are true but I can't imagine Freddie writing 'Killer Queen' with Mr Hall in his mind....
Dave Thompson, Thunder's Mouth Press, USA, 1999, ISBN 1-86105-059-3
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The Cult of Death in Rock'n'Roll - The Author writes: 'Freddie Mercury was dead, but despite heartbreak, he'd gone out in breathtaking style. Which was exactly the way he had lived.'
Thanks, Mr Thompson.
Freddie Mercury
whose memory will live in my heart forever
