Fun in Space
- “No Violins” (Taylor)
- “Laugh Or Cry” (Taylor)
- “Future Management (You Don’t Need Nobody Else)” (Taylor)
- “Let’s Get Crazy” (Taylor)
- “My Country I & II” (Taylor)
- “Good Times Are Now” (Taylor)
- “Magic Is Loose” (Taylor)
- Interlude In Constantinople” (Taylor)
- “Airheads” (Taylor)
- “Fun In Space” (Taylor)
Released on EMI (Electra) 6 April 1981 (UK) and 9 April 1981 (USA). Produced by RMT, recorded at Mountain, Montreux. This album was re-issued on CD on 5th May 1996 and again on CD and vinyl on 24th March 2015.
There is no particular story behind this album, besides the fact that Roger had some ideas which he couldn’t put on Queen’s album and that’s why he decided to make his own full record. He signed to EMI and recorded almost everything by himself. He did have some help with keyboards but all the rest was recorded by him. In album credits he hopes people like it – if not, “sod you”. From this album “Future Management” song was played for Top Of The Pops BBC programme, back in 1981. Unfortunately Roger did fake singing, just playing to pre-recorded album version. But anyway, still we can watch him “playing” the guitar (black Fender Telecaster I guess) and as a background we see that Creepy monster from album cover.
Oh, I would have forgotten… the fantasy magazine Creepy inspired the cover for the album. Aaand… it is the only Taylor album produced by himself only.
Vinyl albums (LPs)
- (1981) UK: EMI EMC 3369
- (1981) UK: EMI EMC 3369 (with press note)
- (1981) UK: Speciality Records (test pressing with different cover)
- (1981) DE: EMI 1C 064 64328 (with sticker)
- (1981) NL: EMI 1A 064 64328
- (1981) IT: EMI 3C 064 64328 (without insert)
- (1981) FR: EMI 2C 070 64328 (with sticker “Roger Taylor de Queen”)
- (1981) ES: EMI 10C 066 064328
- (1981) PT: EMI 11C 076 64328
- (1981) US: Elektra 5E-522
- (1981) US: Elektra 5E-522 (gold stampled promo and press note)
- (1981) US: Elektra SP5E-522 (promo with lyrics insert; 9 tracks)
- (1981) US: Elektra (promo press pack with track-by-track notes insert and two 10″x8″ photos)
- (1981) CA: Elektra X5E-522
- (1981) JP: Elektra P-11000E (with obi and insert and a photo of Taylor behind his kit; sample has additional ‘sample’ sticker)
- (1981) AU: Elektra 5E-522
- (1981) NZ: Elektra 5E-522
- (1981) BR: EMI 31C 064 64328 (yellowishbrown/ red label, original lyrics insert)
- (1981) AR: EMI 8952 (titles in Spanish, album title “Diversion en el espacio”)
- (1981) VE: EMI 7660 (combined issue)
- (1981) MX: EMI SLEM-1019 (with titles and inside text (bio sheet) in Spanish, obi and colour insert)
- (1981) IL: EMI EMC 3369
- (1981) HK: (without insert)
- (1981) ZA: EMI Brigadiers EMCJ(L) 5234
- (2015) US: Omnivore Recordings OVLP-116 (first pressing, clear vinyl)
- (2015) US: Omnivore Recordings (second pressing, black vinyl)
CD albums (CDs)
- (1996) UK: Parlophone CDPCS 7380
- (1996) NL: Parlophone 7243 8 38201 2 2
- (1996) JP: Toshiba-EMI TOCP-50027 (Japanese promo has the same cat. no.)
- (2015) US: Omnivore Recordings(digipack with 3 bonus tracks: “I Wanna Testify”, “Turn on the TV”, “My Country (Single Version)”
Cassette tape albums (MCs)
- (1981) UK: EMI TC-EMC 3369
- (1996) UK: Parlophone TCPCS 7380 (2nd edition)
- (1996) UK: Parlophone TCPCS 7380 (2nd edition promo with cover and track titles)
- (1981) DE: EMI 1C 264 64328
- (1981) US: Elektra 5C-5522
- (1981) BR: EMI 31C 264 64328
- (1981) AR: EMI 18952 (titles in Spanish)
- (1981) ID: Saturn 1084 (along with 5 tracks by Cheap Trick)
Vinyl singles
- “My Country” (single edit)/ “Fun In Space”, 7″ picture sleeve, (29 Jun 1981) UK: EMI 5200
- “Fun In Space”, 7″ one-sided test pressing, UK: 5200 B-1
- “Let’s Get Crazy”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″, (15 May 1981) US: Elektra E-47151
- “Let’s Get Crazy” (mono)/ “Let’s Get Crazy” (stereo), 7″ AA promo, US: Elektra E-47151-A Q
- “Let’s Get Crazy”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″, CA: Elektra E-47151
- “Let’s Get Crazy” (mono)/ “Let’s Get Crazy” (stereo), 7″ AA promo, CA: Elektra E-47151-A (SP)
- “Let’s Get Crazy”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ (caterpillar label), AU: Elektra E-47151
- “Let’s Get Crazy”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ picture sleeve, (15 May 1981) JP: Elektra P-1529E
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ picture sleeve, (30 Mar 1981) UK: 5157
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ picture sleeve, DE: EMI 1C 006-64340
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ picture sleeve, NL: EMI 1A 006-64340
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ picture sleeve, IT: EMI 3C 006-064340
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ picture sleeve, ES: EMI 10C 006-064.340
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ picture sleeve, PT: EMI 11C 008 64340 H
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ portugese language on revers and labels, BR: EMI SDP-853
- “Future Management”/ “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″, IE: EMI 5157
- “Laugh Or Cry”, 7″ one-sided test pressing, UK: 5157 B-1