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PR Newswire - November 24, 1995
Now Mercury's presence is once more being felt around the world with "Made In Heaven," the new Queen album which features material recorded in the last months of Freddie's life. The album entered the UK charts at No. 1 and is currently topping the charts in fourteen other countries around the world.
In memory of Freddie and in celebration of his life, remaining Queen band members John Deacon, Brian May and Roger Taylor have announced the group's decision to donate to The Mercury Phoenix Trust all royalties raised on sales of every copy of "Made In Heaven" sold in every record store throughout the world over the 24-hour period of World AIDS Day -- December 1, 1995.
The members of Queen and their manager Jim Beach have reached agreement with Hollywood Records in America and EMI Records for the rest of the world that record company earnings, in addition to the group's earnings, will go to The Mercury Phoenix Trust, the organization set up in Mercury's name to assist in research and care of those living with HIV. It is planned that, wherever possible, the funds raised on December 1 will be distributed through local AIDS charities. For instance, the Trust has linked up with South African cable broadcaster MNET whereby the funds raised there on December 1 will be distributed to The AIDS Foundation of South Africa. The funds will be used to train staff and nurses at a care center in Kwazulu in Natal, set up to take in patients being turned away from hospitals in the area.
Elsewhere, since its inception, the Mercury Phoenix Trust has provided millions of dollars of support to groups throughout America, the UK, Japan, India, Uganda, Russia and Lithuania.
CONTACT: Sue Sawyer of Hollywood Records, 818-560-6197; or Warren Cowan, or Kevin Sasaki of Warren Cowan/Phil Symes Associates, 310-275-0777/ 06:00 EST
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