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The History of Mercury Living Presence. The year was 1950. The record industry was recovering from the 'battle of the speeds', which pitted RCA Victor, with its 45-rpm disc, against Columbia Records, inventor of the microgroove long-playing record. (The 78-rpm shellac disc had just suffered a swift demise.) In the aftermath of the protracted struggle, the unexpected happened. Both sides won: the 45-rpm became the preferred speed for popular music at the time and the LP was adopted as the industry standard for classics and other 'long-playing' programs.

From his earliest pre-Queen recordings as 'Larry Lurex' through his collaboration with opera legend Montserrat Caballe, Freddie Mercury was the gold standard of one of a kind, larger than life rock stardom. This is the absolutely best, most comprehensive collection of his solo material ever released. All the hits plus collaborations (including Freddie's work with rock legend Dave Clark from the hit British musical Time, film work with Giorgo Moroder and the FM/Monserrat Caballe theme for the Barcelona Olympics plus an entire disc of bonuses including remixes, alternate takes and rarities. Additionally in conjunction with - the Mercury/Phoenix Trust (one of the world's pre-eminent AIDS charities, founded by Queen in conjunction with the Mercury Estate) and partnered with PayPal, a major online promotion and charitable fundraiser has been created. With multiple new remises ripe for club and media exposure, Lover Of Life, Singer of songs - The Very best Of Freddie Mercury has a natural place in every Queen Fan's collection.

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♪ Foi em 1985 que o sucesso da música Fricote (Luiz Caldas e Paulinho Camafeu, 1985), gravada por Luiz Caldas, detonou a explosão nacional de um afro-pop-baiano – gênero que seria rotulado como axé music ainda na segunda metade dos anos 1980 – em movimento que, além de Caldas, projetou para além das fronteiras de Salvador (BA) nomes como Margareth Menezes, Sarajane e Gerônimo Santana, autor e intérprete de Eu sou negão (Macuxi muita onda), música de 1987 que expôs o orgulho negro da Bahia preta de som mixado com ritmos caribenhos e africanos.

Sextou em clima de Carnaval! Além de Ivete Sangalo, Daniela Mercury começou a sexta-feira (15) apresentando não um, mas dois produtos, um álbum musical e um audiovisual, chamado "Eu Sou o Carnaval". O título do projeto faz referência a um dos trechos do clássico "O Canto da Cidade", de grande importância em seus 40 anos de carreira.

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