Am 3. September erscheint in UK das Hardcover-Buch Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender: A Life In Pictures.
Das Fotobuch enthält auch eine CD mit Interview. Die Veröffentlichungsdaten für die deutschsprachige Ausgabe folgen noch.
Hier die offizielle Presseinfo.

Press Release: Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender: A Life In Pictures
Published in hardback by Goodman, 3rd September 2012*, £25
 
An illustrated portrait of the legendary showman’s life, published to coincide with Freddie For A Day, the annual awareness and fundraising event in aid of the Mercury Phoenix Trust.
 
Freddie Mercury is a man who has left such a fantastic legacy of iconic songs and sublime performances that he will live forever. This official book celebrates the colourful life of the legendary showman: as a child growing up in Zanzibar; as a singer in the legendary rock band Queen; as a solo artist; and above all captures him as one of the 20th century’s foremost popular, cultural icons.
 
Freddie’s life is recounted in insightful text and captivating photographs, from the most recognised to the very rare.
 
Fans are given unprecedented access to all areas of The Great Pretender’s world.
 
Also included is an hour-long CD that contains a rare, revealing interview with Westwood One “Off The Record” radio host Mary Turner recorded in the 1980s, in which he candidly discusses all aspects of his life and stardom.
 
*Worldwide release dates coming soon.

Created and Designed by Richard Gray

Photographer and graphic designer Richard Gray has been behind some of the best recognised Queen imagery of the past 26 years. Having studied at the London College of Printing, Gray entered the music world working in the late 70s to early 80s as assistant to the legendary music photographer Gered Mankowitz. Among his early album designs was ‘Lionheart’ for Kate Bush. In the early 80s Gray worked with David Bowie on the brochure for the ‘Serious Moonlight Tour’ and designed the ‘Sing Blue Silver’ book for Duran Duran. He was later asked by Harvey Goldsmith to design the poster and programme for ‘Live Aid’ with Bob Geldof. At this time he met the Queen team and began working with the band in early 1986 on the ‘A Kind Of Magic’ album. As well as designing album and singles covers, Gray also photographed Queen on stage at the end of their last concert with Freddie and shot the last portrait taken of Freddie (both included in this book). He created the image for the album ‘Made In Heaven’. His most recent projects for the band include the Carlton book ‘40 Years of Queen’ and the Hal Leonard book ‘Queen: The Complete Illustrated Lyrics’.

Text by Sean O’Hagan

Sean O’Hagan was named British Interviewer of the Year in the British Press Awards 2003 for his work with footballer Roy Keane and the musician Brian Wilson. In 2011, O’Hagan won the 2011 J Dudley Johnston Award from The Royal Photographic Society for what they described as “major achievement in the field of photographic criticism”.