Freddie Mercury’s Time Waits For No One set for picture disc release

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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The track recorded by the Queen frontman in 1986 for the musical Time will soon launch on CD and on picture disc

Freddie Mercury in 1986 (Image credit: Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music - Getty)

The Freddie Mercury solo track Time Waits For No One is to be released as a CD single and 7-inch picture disc later this month.

The Queen frontman originally recorded the song Time back in 1986 for the concept album based on Dave Clark’s musical of the same name. 

Last month, Clark released a stripped-back version of the song, in which he removed the 96-tracks of backing vocals by Mercury, John Christie and Peter Straker, to leave just Mercury and pianist Mike Moran, and re-titled it Time Waits For No One.

The CD and picture disc will be released on July 26, and will also include an ‘in conversation’ piece between Mercury and Clark.

A statement on the track reads: “Time Waits For No One is a tribute to the musical force of Freddie Mercury; the performance, the drama, the vocal range, and after four decades waiting in the wings, is finally out for new and old fans alike. 

"A stunning eulogy to the Queen frontman, produced and directed by one of his closest friends.”

Both the CD single and picture disc are now available to pre-order.

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent 35 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott keeps Louder’s buyer’s guides up to date, writes about the best deals for music fans, keeps on top of the latest tech releases and reviews headphones, speakers, earplugs and more. Over the last 10 years, Scott has written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog. He's previously written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald newspapers, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to tech reviews, video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.