Michael Jackson & Freddie Mercury recordings to be released by Queen

Michael Jackson's estate has given approval to Brian May and Roger Taylor of Queen to release material that the pair worked on during the 1980's. Mercury apparently recorded several tracks with Michael Jackson at his US home in 1983.


Brian May was quoted in the Sun Newspaper saying "The Michael Jackson estate are happy for us to go ahead with the music. But it's not something that we can rush"

"Michael used to come and see us when we were on tour in the States. He and Freddie became close friends, close enough to record a couple of tracks together at Michael's house, tracks which have never seen the light of day."

Freddie Mercury speaking about meeting Michael Jackson:

Queen have previously announced plans to release a new album of old demos featuring Mercury, with May revealing that he had been going through the band's old material with drummer Roger Taylor to compile a selection of unreleased tracks for a forthcoming LP. It is unknown whether the Jackson duets will be released as part of this or not.

You can listen to the Jackson/Mercury track "State of Shock" here: