According to the vendor, a friend then flatmate of Freddie Mercury in London in 1969, this early set list was written in the summer of 1969 in perparation for concerts by Ibex. Freddie joined Ibex at that time, shortly after leaving Ealing College of Art and it is generally regarded as being his: ..first proper group...

It's interesting to note that the second title on this list - Lover was written by Freddie and according to Queen biographer Mark Hodkinson: ...later evolved into 'Liar', a track on Queen's début album. Hodkinson describes it as: ...a fascinating example of the heartfelt, elegiac, but ultimately vacuous prose which most British bands, famous or not, were dispensing at the time.... The song titles listed here also reflect Freddie's admiration for contemporary artists such as Cream, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and the King of Rock and Roll - Elvis Presley.


See footnote to following lot