Songs submitted for Sheer Heart Attack

Wasn't "Now I'm Here" written while Brian was in hospital, making the list a fairly late one, relative to the release of SHA?

You are correct about the "Now I'm Here" writing period. However, "Now That I'm Here" should not be confused with it. It's actually the early title of "Feelings Feelings".

This thread is great.
Do we know if "I'm a Man" is a cover of the Spencer Davis group song or the 50's rock and roll song, or an original song?

Morning Sun is a cover of a 1970 pop hit.
Don't Tease Me is a Cliff Richard song from 1960.

The only one we haven't identified yet is "Reason".

Way back in early 00s there was a site with scnnned music magazines from 70s.
There I found an interview from Roger Taylor speaking about the debut album and how they managed to got a record contact.

Now the intersting fact, he said that their contract was for 9 albums and they had about 100 ideas for songs.

If he was not exaggerated, it might be true, record companies are not relying only on a batch of songs for making a long term contact.

Trident had a long time contract with them, I was reffering about what Roger said and probably a long term deal is happening, when the client - employe has proofs for his pontential.

Norman invested to the band and provided them necessary tools. That tools were vital for his invesment.

However it is known how record deals are taking advance music artists, it was a case of Little Richards, The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kiss , Queen and the list continues up to today.

Queen in their future contracts had as a term that Elekra and EMI will bloke Rainbow release.

It took time for both sides to find peace about 1986.

Reason to Believe is a really good song. If that was the song on the list, I'd love to hear that. The Tim Hardin version is the one I like, Darin's is also good.

Man, it's painful knowing these songs exist on tape from 1970 and that we'll almost certainly never hear them. We would learn so much about the band's musical development.

I'd love to have been a fly on the wall for the meeting when they decided to choose a cover song over any of these.

If you could find a way to get that digitized, that'd be fabulous.

Yes, it’s ok to read the details of a situation and decide that must be fact, but in Sheffield’s case it’s very much his version of a story Queen have repeatedly told through the years.  Trident treated another band in the same way, Charlie, an interesting band with songs built around catchy choruses and tight harmonies. While they were charting in the US (mid/late70’s) Trident weren’t paying them, they were gigging to make Trident more money while they were on the dole (UK unemployment benefit) in London. By the mid 80’s their drummer was working as a drum tech for Iron Maiden.

The Sheffield brothers may well have financed there artists production cost, but they did so to put money back into there own pockets while “forgetting” to pay the people who’s work they were selling.

Trident were successful independently from Queen, the studio time was being booked by other artists.

Plus, if Trident were exploiting Queen, why did both parties agree that there was money owing TO Trident when they parted?

Norman Sheffields book is TOO detailed to be unconvincing, IMO...

It was all those small hidden - trap terms where an investment from the company is a kind of loan to the band...

Also those bloody sucking terms and legal labyrinth ways, ending to small windows that, lead many artists- bands to conced their rights. Queen were lucky.
They got rid Norman and EMI paid 100k for free them.

General the most music contract were and still is full of traping terms.

Similar situation had happened with Elektra Records, when FG album was not recognised as an formal release, so Queen release Hot Space with Elektra while technically their contract was fulfilled. Then Queen signed with capitol and bought their freedom for 2m dollars.
In addition GH 1981 in US was under Elektra Records copyright, that's why different tracklist and cover with Hollywood Records. It took many years up to 2004 for Queen regaining the original compilation in US.

to add to the above, here's a United States (hugely edited) list of big ONE-HIT WONDERS from the 60s (150+)

The Cascades – "Rhythm of the Rain" (1963)
Doris Troy – "Just One Look" (1963)
The Kingsmen – "Louie Louie" (1963)
The Ad Libs – "The Boy From New York City" (1965)
Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders – "The Game of Love" (1965)
Cannibal & the Headhunters – "Land of a Thousand Dances" (1965)
Unit 4 + 2 – "Concrete and Clay" (1965)
The McCoys – "Hang on Sloopy" (1965)
Barry McGuire – "Eve of Destruction" (1965)
Crispian St. Peters – "Pied Piper" (1966)[287][288]
The Troggs – "Wild Thing" (1966)[289][290]
Los Bravos – "Black Is Black" (1966)
? and the Mysterians – "96 Tears" (1966)
New Vaudeville Band – "Winchester Cathedral" (1966)
Keith – "98.6" (1967)
The Easybeats – "Friday On My Mind" (1967)
Scott McKenzie – "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" (1967)
Robert Knight – "Everlasting Love" (1967)
Strawberry Alarm Clock – "Incense and Peppermints" (1967)
The American Breed – "Bend Me, Shape Me" (1968)
The Lemon Pipers – "Green Tambourine" (1968)
Hugh Masekela – "Grazing In The Grass" (1968)
Mason Williams – "Classical Gas" (1968)
Status Quo – "Pictures of Matchstick Men" (1968)[362][363][364]
Vanilla Fudge – "You Keep Me Hangin' On" (1968)
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown – "Fire" (1968)
Max Frost and the Troopers – "Shape of Things to Come" (1968)
The Equals – "Baby, Come Back" (1968)
Desmond Dekker & The Aces – "Israelites" (1969)
Zager and Evans – "In the Year 2525" (1969)
The Youngbloods – "Get Together" (1969)
The Archies – "Sugar, Sugar" (1969)
The Cuff Links – "Tracy" (1969)
Smith – "Baby It's You" (1969)
Thunderclap Newman – "Something in the Air" (1969)
Steam – "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" (1969)



They all represent potential losses to a manager/agent, the 70s (250+) and 80s (250+) yield even bigger lists.

or maybe that is a standard response to any such occurrence. if someone disrespects another, there has to be a counter response in order to protect reputation and standing?