| Live Magic | ||||
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| Released | 1 December 1986[1] | |||
| Recorded | 11–12 July 1986 Wembley Stadium, London, England 27 July 1986 Népstadion, Budapest, Hungary 9 August 1986 Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England September 1986 (overdubs) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 47:10 (LP) 49:22 (CD) | |||
| Label | EMI (UK), Hollywood (US) | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Kerrang! | [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  [5] |
Live Magic is the second live album by British rock band Queen. It was recorded at various live shows during The Magic Tour and was released on 1 December 1986. However, it was not released in the United States until August 1996. It received strong criticism from fans, due to the heavy editing of many songs. For example, the opera section was removed from "Bohemian Rhapsody", the second verse and chorus were removed from "Tie Your Mother Down", and "Is This the World We Created...?", "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions" were reduced to one verse and chorus.
Most of the performances were recorded at Knebworth Park on 9 August 1986, which marks the band's final ever concert with its classic line-up.
- ^ Strickland, Andy (29 November 1986). "Index: Long Live Queen". Record Mirror. p. 5. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Queen Live Magic review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
- ^ Wall, Mick (11 December 1986). "Queen 'Live Magic'". Kerrang!. Vol. 135. London, UK: United Magazines ltd. p. 18.
- ^ Smith, Robin (6 December 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 18. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Queen: Album Guide". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 11 June 2012.