| Wilki Amieva 18.01.2011 06:03 |
*** EDITED OUT *** It has been brought to my attention that the details I have posted are outdated, so I decided to erase them in order to avoid further confusion. Those currently published by UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE Japan at: link are also preliminary, and should not be regarded as the definitive product. Sorry for any incovenience. |
| Vali 18.01.2011 06:14 |
wow Wilki !! where did you take it from? This is the type of bonus material I was expecting. Not that awesome, but not that disappointing at all ! |
| pittrek 18.01.2011 06:18 |
Well ... it could be worse. At least we get the BBC tracks, but why the f*** don't they release a proper BBC box set instead ? And should those Hammy tracks mean that the idea of the Hammersmith CD / DVD is dead ? And what is "DEEP CUTS" ? Thanks for the info |
| Vali 18.01.2011 06:28 |
pittrek wrote: Well ... it could be worse. At least we get the BBC tracks, but why the f*** don't they release a proper BBC box set instead ? And should those Hammy tracks mean that the idea of the Hammersmith CD / DVD is dead ? And what is "DEEP CUTS" ? Thanks for the info / / / / / / / / Deep Cuts seems to be some sort of compilation album for each period. It's listed at HMV Japan as "1973-1976" and we can foresee two more "Deep Cuts" for 1977-1982 and 1984-1995 or something like that. Btw, despite we'll have the BBC tracks and some stuff from Hammy and Hyde Park, I still believe we'll have a BBC set someday, as well as the whole Hammy and Hyde Park concerts |
| Wilki Amieva 18.01.2011 06:56 |
I like the balance between studio and live selections, and between known and unreleased. Sure they are quite eclectic, but -as they are on separate CDs- that doesn't bother me. We got some lossless hints of the BBC and Hammy '75 tracks, some B-sides and known live material and also some rare studio gems. The DEEP CUTS will be three non-hits compilations released in conjunction with the 2011 remasters batches. The idea behind these is to encourage the casual fans to look deeper into Queen's music. |
| zephead2112 18.01.2011 07:14 |
Thanks for posting the info. One question....I wonder if the "LIVE KILLERS" numbers will actually be the QLK versions or sourced from other nights? Let's hope it's the latter...... I just ordered the first batch of SHM-CDs from CDJapan, now looking forward to receiving them! |
| zephead2112 18.01.2011 07:17 |
P.S. Given the inclusion of the BBC stuff, I wonder what we'll get with NOTW? P.P.S. No Hangman :-( |
| silver_salmon 18.01.2011 07:37 |
After these year, we deserve a little more, netiher Live Killers, Milton Keynes, Wembley, The Eye nor Karaokes Hits versions.....this is all crap!. Demos, early takes and outttakes must be the real bonus material. and what about Deep Cuts?...the last thing missing all these years...a compilation of song not included in GH? |
| Wilki Amieva 18.01.2011 08:07 |
There are some previously unreleased tracks, including a couple of NEW gems - something that most of us with realistic expectations did not dare to wish for. You should know that the most interesting material would be reserved for the so... meday-to-be-released anthology. Of course, the DEEP CUTS are not something that WE hard-die fans could be missing. But there are a lot of casual fans that are perhaps missing a lot of Queen - a lot of Queen they would love to hear! These compilations are for them. |
| Arquest 18.01.2011 08:23 |
Ridiculous. |
| silver_salmon 18.01.2011 08:36 |
Sure....wonderful! |
| Holly2003 18.01.2011 08:53 |
Shite shite shite. |
| YourValentine 18.01.2011 08:55 |
The "Deep Cuts" idea must come from an old Queenzone thread when people made up titles for more useless compilations. I think the Queenzone version of "Deep Cuts" was called. "The rest of the album songs we could not put on previous compilations under any pretense vol 1-5" or something like that :-) It's good that Queen continue to not "flood the market". |
| Yamaguchi 18.01.2011 09:01 |
- A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1975) DELUXE Edition bonus CD tracklist: 03. Love Of My Life (live in Europe 1979) [LIVE KILLERS] 04. '39 (live in Europe 1979) [LIVE KILLERS] 05. I'm In Love With My Car (live in Europe 1979) [LIVE KILLERS] Judging from those, LIVE KILLERS will not be released..?? |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 18.01.2011 09:02 |
The track list is only an assumption. Before the official release two month. |
| queen79luca 18.01.2011 09:06 |
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| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 18.01.2011 09:08 |
queen79luca wrote: Is your empty post kind of " without comments"? |
| FriedChicken 18.01.2011 09:19 |
Another let down, as I expected. Well, it saves me 100 euro's :-) |
| Wilki Amieva 18.01.2011 09:25 |
Please read above. |
| FriedChicken 18.01.2011 09:39 |
Come on Wilki, you can't defend this rubbish. 25 bonus tracks, and only one (Leroy Brown acapella) is remotely interesting. I knew we shouldn't have got our hopes up, but this really exceeds everything... Even me, with my low excpectations thought we would get Hammersmith 75, 79 and some BBC sessions, and that'd be it. But no, they have the bloody guts to put a couple of tracks from Wembley and Live Killers. On a 40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition where they are making a lot of fuzz about. This is so disrespecful to fans. And then the monstrosity of 'The crap even WE know can't be called Greatest Hits, but we're going to fuck you in your wallets anyway". That's probably why they call it Deep Cuts. I want to cut my wrists really deep after hearing this news. They had this one chance of actually doing an interesting release and they fucked it up... I really can't believe it. They did it again! Queen Productions: you are a cunt. |
| GT 18.01.2011 09:40 |
The reason Wilki's initial announcement was taken down is because this was not the exact tracklisting for the CDs. The correct tracklisting will be announced soon. |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 18.01.2011 09:45 |
GT wrote: The reason Wilki's initial announcement was taken down is because this was not the exact tracklisting for the CDs. The correct tracklisting will be announced soon. Where is the guarantee that Universal Music will fulfill promisses in terms of bonus material and we wil not see that track list what is given author of this theme? |
| Vali 18.01.2011 09:46 |
GT wrote: The reason Wilki's initial announcement was taken down is because this was not the exact tracklisting for the CDs. The correct tracklisting will be announced soon. / / / / / / thanks Gary ! there's still hope for Wembley/MK/LK tracks not being included !! |
| dsmeer 18.01.2011 10:23 |
So they will not re-release the LIVE albums but use tracks from those as bonus tracks? I was a fool to believe when they changed record company that they would really change!!!!! Maybe it is time to treasure what we have and not hope for new things to be released? |
| Pim Derks 18.01.2011 10:27 |
Who wants to bet that the 3 remotely interesting tracks (Seven Seas of Rhye instrumental, BoRhap Opera Section and Leroy Brown a capella) get replaced with BoRhap live at Wembley, a live version of Killer Queen and SSOR (also at Wembley). Fucking pathetic. I did not expect to have a disc full of unreleased gems - but I was at least hoping for a full remastered and remixed BBC set + Hammersmith/Rainbow shows. Now let's wait for Brian to make an 'exciting announcement' on his frigging Soapbox about 'extremely rare performances', 'previously thought to be lost outtakes' and 'recently discovered gems'. Oh no wait. Brian doesn't blog about Queen, only about shit which no-one cares about. Except the people who think No Turning Back by The Immortals is a classic record and have every Anita Dobson record in their collection because Brian produced it. |
| Pim Derks 18.01.2011 10:28 |
Oh, and I wonder when the 25th anniversary edition of Wembley will be announced. This time with as a bonus the original 1986 tv-broadcast "Real Magic" and an exclusive interview with Gerry Stickells. |
| soxtalon 18.01.2011 10:32 |
Actually I think the inclusion of BBC/Hammersmith is actually indicative that they WILL release them. remember the deluxe editions are available for 1 year only. THEN they'll release the BBC sessions and Hammersmith. They are using the bonus tracks as teasers for that release I would bet. |
| Pim Derks 18.01.2011 10:39 |
I really start to believe we will get no interesting stuff at all until all of the surviving members are dead, or put away in a house for the elderly. I can't believe the people at Universal agree with this crap, seeing as they have released such cool releases by acts like The Who, Love, Joy Division, The Velvet Underground - each with an extra disc filled with extra's. I'm not saying those discs included 100% previously unheard of material - but at least you got your money's worth. Daring to ask 33 euros for a 40-year old album with 5 totally random selected bonustracks thrown on as an afterthought is just ugly. |
| Makka 18.01.2011 10:41 |
I'm starting to think that I'll be dead before they release any of the stuff we really want to hear! :( |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 18.01.2011 10:43 |
Don't worry be happy |
| Wilki Amieva 18.01.2011 11:01 |
GT wrote: The reason Wilki's initial announcement was taken down is because this was not the exact tracklisting for the CDs. The correct tracklisting will be announced soon. That's right! :-) I will repeat here for those who have not read my statement on the edited post above: "It has been brought to my attention that the details I have posted are outdated, so I decided to erase them in order to avoid further confusion. Those currently published by UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE Japan at: link are also preliminary, and should not be regarded as the definitive product. Sorry for any incovenience." |
| zephead2112 18.01.2011 11:17 |
I await the official track-listing with interest...and in hope that we're going to get more than 5 tracks on the 2nd CD! I can't recall any previous Universal deluxe edition that only has 25 mins (appx) of material on its bonus disc. |
| The Real Wizard 18.01.2011 11:28 |
Compared to many other bands, the offering of bonus tracks here is actually pretty good. It's not as good as some of the Yes or Springsteen remasters and the albums aren't in 5.1 like Genesis, but it's way better than what Chicago and Pink Floyd have had to offer. Chicago just added single versions, and Floyd haven't officially released a single live track from 1972 through 1977.. i.e. the era important to a fair chunk of their fanbase. Maybe QP do have something in store for the bigger fans. But for the remaining 99.99% of the population interested in old Queen, there will be something new on each of the albums in the bonus tracks. Bring Back That Leroy Brown (a capella) and You Take My Breath Away from Hyde Park 76 will be a great listen for us, and the tracks from BBC sessions 2 and 4 will be a great listen for everyone else. This is definitely a step in the right direction. |
| MMDT 18.01.2011 11:29 |
this is a joke!!!!!! Isn't true... A total shit!!! In the laps of the god from Wembley!?!?!?!? We have this song in 20 different sources.... QP .. hate the real fans of Queen! This is another example of my theory |
| shamar 18.01.2011 11:35 |
Where da F***K are : Silver Salmon Polar Bear Hangman ??? I'll never buy any new album of Queen. Genesis fans , Deep Purple fans gets great bonuses. But not Queen fans. They'll get another 10 000 versions of old tracks. 40TH Anniversary editions ? AUDIO COMMENTARY ?! instead of unreleased tracks ? See What A Fool I've Been (original B-side) [bonus track in the 1991 USA/Canada re-release] twice ? on Q 1 & Q 2 ? another poor joke ? |
| Pim Derks 18.01.2011 11:57 |
"Compared to many other bands, the offering of bonus tracks here is actually pretty good." Wrong. The bonustracks offered would be perfectly good as bonustracks, tacked onto the end of the regular album - would be no problem at all, as every album clocks in at under 45 minutes. Putting those tracks on an extra disc in a 'deluxe edition' is just a way to charge more money - because you can bet that these 2-CD deluxe editions won't be in shops for 15.99 euros/$20/11.99 pounds. Pink Floyd haven't reissued any of their material since 1994 except for a mini-LP-type of deal a couple of years back (unlike Queen, who've put out 3 or 4 different sets of mini-LP's since 1998). Nick Mason has said that they've been working on a re-release though. Seeing as they release Piper At The Gates of Dawn in a deluxe 3-CD set with mono/stereo versions and other material from the time makes me very hopeful that any other future re-releases from that band would include at least something worth the money. The Genesis boxsets were not about releasing new material, but releasing 98% of their studio output in the best possible quality. It's a shame that certain b-sides were skipped on the 1983-1998 boxset, but overall the boxsets sound great, look fantastic and are well worth their money - even though there was no new audio material (except for the Jackson Tape on the 1970-1975 box). I would've been very happy if Queen would release three boxsets similar to the Genesis ones, with every album remixed, included studiomaterial from the era (b-sides and 12" mixes) and video commentary by the members about their feelings about the album, it's related tours etc. Fuck bonustracks, I'd kill to hear Innuendo in 5.1 and a (relatively) indepth 30 minute interview with Brian and Roger about each album. Who cares about audio-commentary? I want to see Brian and Roger reminiscing, smiling, getting excited about something. Not listen to a boring 2 minute commentary where Roger dumbs everything down to 'can't remember, didn't care' and Brian talking non-sense about the musical. I can 100% understand that the market for a Queen 1 deluxe boxset with 3 cd's of outtakes will never happen. I can understand the same about QII, SHA and a lot of other albums in the catalogue. But I can't believe that even ANATO doesn't get treated to a deluxe boxset-type of release. That's where the money is these days. And to believe I was thinking 'they'll probably toss in Hammersmith '75 on ANATO, Rainbow '74 on SHA, BBC sessions on Queen and Queen II and Hyde Park on Races'. |
| Wilki Amieva 18.01.2011 12:02 |
Pim Derks wrote: Wrong. The bonustracks offered would be perfectly good as bonustracks, tacked onto the end of the regular album - would be no problem at all, as every album clocks in at under 45 minutes. Putting those tracks on an extra disc in a 'deluxe edition' is just a way to charge more money - because you can bet that these 2-CD deluxe editions won't be in shops for 15.99 euros/$20/11.99 pounds. Well, there is not too much price difference between the regular and DELUXE Edition of each album in Japan - several sites are princing them at 2200 and 2800 yens respectively. Of course a 2xCD is perceived by the public as more value, but I guess that there are reasons aside marketing considerations to choose a bonus disc over extra tracks: - Integrity: as the bonus tracks seem to be like a "selection" of rare/unreleased material from different sources, then perhaps some purists would think than the album should be left alone. - Format continuity: the later albums would have to be 2xCD anyway, to allow room for bonus tracks. - Aesthetics, etc. shamar wrote: 40TH Anniversary editions ? AUDIO COMMENTARY ?! instead of unreleased tracks ? See What A Fool I've Been (original B-side) [bonus track in the 1991 USA/Canada re-release] twice ? on Q 1 & Q 2 ? I do not remember SWAFIB being on both Q and QII, but two different versions of SWAFIB being on QII. People don't get too excited about the tracklists I posted earlier - it seems that they are outdated work-in-progress versions. Please disregard them. We all should wait for the definitive tracklisting to be announced soon. |
| Rick 18.01.2011 12:10 |
The only positives for me are the following: - any Hammy 75 track, but I bet they sound the same as the version which was broadcasted not so long ago by the BBC (with the overpowered snare drum) - YTMBA from Hyde Park: does this mean the audio masters are in good enough shape? :) - BBTLB acapella version - Boh Rhap vocal section - SSOR instrumental The rest is a pure joke. Deep cuts? In Dutch we could say 'diep kut' which means something like utterly rubbish, to put it mildly. |
| GinjaNinja 18.01.2011 12:13 |
Not bad, not too good either. Plus side: Some completely new items, glad to see the BBC Sessions, Hammersmith getting an official release. Mad The Swine and KYA (Long Lost Retake) are a nice inclusion, to have them readily available again. I think the audio commentaries will be more interesting on these 5 albums than the rest, we can finally find out more about things like TFFMS and Jesus! That said, I still won't listen to it more than twice. Waste of disc space!! Negative side: Great King Rat (from BBC Session 3) we already have this officially released, would have been nice to have another from Session 2. MTRnR from the eYe, bit rubbish tbh, not the most interesting instrumental in the world and just recycling obscure material. Lots of readily available live tracks!! I have copies of all the live albums, and most fans do too. Bit of a rubbish excuse for interesting bonus tracks. ANATO - nothing unheard. Just average live performances we've all heard and remixes from the multitracks. Is the Bo Rhap one just an edit including the Opera section? Lame. But YMBF might be nice to listen to. ADATR - we've heard most of it before! Only YTMBA (Live) is properly new. Back to positive, Deep Cuts sounds good. If the tracks are standalone (i.e with proper endings and no segues) then I'll be purchasing. Hope it gets some promotion to get them into public consciousness. Overall, a couple of gems, a few nice additions and a load of stuff we've heard before. Sorry, long and boring but I wanted to get it off my chest. |
| Dim 18.01.2011 12:13 |
TOTAL SHIT!!!! b/sides, karaoke, live which we already have. I don't want to compare Queen with other bands -artists products. Queen had a chance to do something good and pioneer, instead they wasted it. Ridiculous!!! |
| Makka 18.01.2011 12:22 |
Wilki Amieva wrote: GT wrote: The reason Wilki's initial announcement was taken down is because this was not the exact tracklisting for the CDs. The correct tracklisting will be announced soon. That's right! :-) I will repeat here for those who have not read my statement on the edited post above: "It has been brought to my attention that the details I have posted are outdated, so I decided to erase them in order to avoid further confusion. Those currently published by UNIVERSAL MUSIC STORE Japan at: link are also preliminary, and should not be regarded as the definitive product. Sorry for any incovenience." I checked out the japanese universal website. Now as I can't read japanese I used google translate......Check out track 5 on Queen. Japanese cover version perhaps? ;) 1. Rock and Roll Fire 2. ??????·???·??? 2. Doing All Right 3. ????·???·??? 3. Great King Rat 4. ??·?????·??? 4. My Fairy King 5. ???? 5. Reiher 6. ?·???·???·??? 6. The Night Comes Down 7. ???·????·????·??? 7. Modern Times Rock & Roll 8. ??·???·???? 8. Sun and Daughter 9. ???? 9. Jesus 10.???7??? 10. Seven Seas shine |
| Mr. Bulsara 18.01.2011 12:34 |
How can you people know the tracklist? They came in japanese. |
| Soundfreak 18.01.2011 12:36 |
Reiher ? That's german and the name of a bird in english known as heron. But phonetically "Reiher" is identic to "Liar". So that may be the answer. |
| Khizzy 18.01.2011 12:37 |
To be honest, I couldn't give a crap if the BBC Sessions were released officially now since we've heard them in excellent quality. QP are always bloody slow to do things. I don't think the official track listings will be any better than the ones that were posted. I'm sure someone said a few weeks ago that there might be alternative versions of Mad The Swine, See What A Fool I've Been and/or Liar in the assumptions thread but I might be wrong. |
| Hangman_96 18.01.2011 13:07 |
Well, tracklist is not so bad... |
| brians wig 18.01.2011 13:27 |
Bloody hell. They can shove the live tracks up their ..... As for the BBC Sessions - purely as a filler so they didn't have to bother with anything else. Those BBC Sessions could quite easily have been released as a seperate 2 disc set. QPL are bunch of arseholes. |
| shamar 18.01.2011 13:28 |
Wilki Amieva wrote: I do not remember SWAFIB being on both Q and QII, but two different versions of SWAFIB being on QII. Yop. In my anger I noticed Mad The Swine as SWAFIB. my mistake. But doesn't change nothin at all - 40 th anniversary albums shouldn't looks like that. 10 or more years waiting for Great Boxset and now - SLAP in the face again. say it's not true... If tracklist are just " work in prog " hmmm. we'll see. |
| rubens 18.01.2011 13:56 |
Makka wrote: checked out the japanese universal website. Now as I can't read japanese I used google translate......Check out track 5 on Queen. Japanese cover version perhaps? ;) 1. Rock and Roll Fire 2. ??????·???·??? 2. Doing All Right 3. ????·???·??? 3. Great King Rat 4. ??·?????·??? 4. My Fairy King 5. ???? 5. Reiher 6. ?·???·???·??? 6. The Night Comes Down 7. ???·????·????·??? 7. Modern Times Rock & Roll 8. ??·???·???? 8. Sun and Daughter 9. ???? 9. Jesus 10.???7??? 10. Seven Seas shine Rock and Roll Fire??? |
| AlexRocks 18.01.2011 15:10 |
What the fuck? Is this the English speaking Japanese fluent fan board? How can you all tell what is being said?! |
| soxtalon 18.01.2011 15:12 |
Google Translate |
| Mustapha_Ibrahim 18.01.2011 15:40 |
Hold on everybody! This may be not so bad as it seems... First of all, I have to say that these news have got my attention to Queen again, in a way that hasn't happened since the Q+PR tour. This is supposed to be the last re-issue of the complete catalogue for a very long time, so it is indeed something of great importance. Having said that, it was obvious from the beginning that QP would find a way of screwing up the concept of a "Deluxe Edition". And they did. Sure, these DE are light years away from the likes of Bowie, Springsteen, Genesis and pretty much everybody else. Sure, they "invented" another stupid "QP rule", this time limiting the bonus material to 5 tracks per album (WTF?!). Sure, they are using mostly recycled material ("Live Killers" and "Live At Wembley" tracks?! WTF?!) and material that we have heard before. But this time, it was not as bad as it could be! There are some positive nods for these releases: we will get tracks from from Hammersmith '75, Hyde Park '76 and some of the BBC Sessions. This may very well be a teaser for the next QP releases. Specially regarding Hammersmith '75, where it states "2009 mix", which means it was mixed 2 years ago probably with an official release on schedule, meanwhile cancelled or postponed (just like everything good in the sleeves of QP). Furthermore, while everybody seems to be bashing "Deep Cuts", I see a window of opportunity here. Why? Because they can include the singe edits on a lot of tracks here. I didn't buy the Singles box-sets and for me (as well as many other people I think), it would be the perfect chance to get these scarce tracks. This would me MY version of "Deep Cuts", considering the tracks listed before: - DEEP CUTS 1973-1976 (2011) 01. '39 [Album version] 02. Flick Of The Wrist [7" Unsegued (3:21) - Japan 3" CDS EMI TODP 2252] 03. Good Company [Album version] 04. I'm In Love With My Car [Japan 7" Unsegued Japan 3" CDS TODP 2253] 05. In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited [Album version] 06. Keep Yourself Alive [US 7" Edit (3:29)] 07. Lily Of The Valley [1975 US 7" (1:42) Unsegued - Keep Yourself Alive: Elektra E-45268-B] 08. Long Away [Album version] 09. The Millionaire Waltz [Album version] 10. My Fairy King [Album version] 11. Ogre Battle [Album version] 12. Stone Cold Crazy [Album version] 13. Tenement Funster [UK 7" Unsegued 3:01 - Japan 3" CDS EMI TODP 2252 ] 14. The March Of The Black Queen [Album version] See? Not so bad now! Of course I would also include the single version of "Tie Your Mother Down" and "Teo Torriatte", but I guess you can't ask for everything. On the side, we'll hopefully get some brand new pretty editions of the albums with lots of added studio and live photographs from each era (fingers crossed!). As Bob pointed out, this is definitely a step in the right direction! |
| Pim Derks 18.01.2011 16:04 |
Who wants to bet that they won't make unique stand-alone versions of tracks like Black Queen or Ogre Battle - but just have them fade-in or fade-out? |
| Mustapha_Ibrahim 18.01.2011 16:12 |
Pim Derks wrote: Who wants to bet that they won't make unique stand-alone versions of tracks like Black Queen or Ogre Battle - but just have them fade-in or fade-out? I'm already assuming they won't do that ;-) I mean, seriously... Do you remotely expect that? Let's hope they include at least the existing standalone versions. And my guess is that even expecting those is a long shot... |
| FriedChicken 18.01.2011 16:40 |
Oh trust me... these WILL be the tracklists.. |
| MMDT 18.01.2011 16:44 |
after forty years of his career, comes out only this ... in the laps of the god revisited......from wembley!?!?!?!?!?!? want to bet? this is my poll for next releases news of the world 1 - we will rock you fast (huston) 2 - we are the champions (live aid) 3 - it's late (bbc) 4 - my melancholy blues (huston) 5 - spread your wings (bbc) jazz 1 - don't stop me now (live killers) 2 - fat bottomed girls (bowl) 3 - fat bottomed girls (single version) 4 - bycicle race (single version) 5 - mustapha (a capella) the game 1 - a human body 2 - play the game (montreal) 2 - another one bites (eye remix) 3 - dragon attack (bowl) 4 - save me (montreal) 5 - crazy little thing called love (wembley) hot space 1 - soul brother 2 - cool cat (backing vocals with bowie) 3 - under pressure (rah mix) 4 - staying power (bowl) 5 - back chat\action this day (bowl) the works 1 - i go crazy 2 - hammer to fall (single) 3 - radio ga ga (extended) 4 - thank god it's christmas 5 - is this the world we created (knebworth) a kind of magic 1 - blurred vision 2 - a dozen red roses for my darling 3 - a kind of magic (highlander version) 4 - who wants to live forever (alternate vocals) 5 - gimme the prize (eye remix) the miracle 1 - hijack my heart 2 - my life has been saved 3 - stealin 4 - i want it all (queen rocks) 5 - scandal (extended) innuendo 1 - lost opportunity 2 - i can't live with you (queen rocks) 3 - innuendo (alternate intro) 4 - queen talks 5 - the hitman (eye remix) |
| GinjaNinja 18.01.2011 16:56 |
Mustapha_Ibrahim wrote: - DEEP CUTS 1973-1976 (2011) 01. '39 [Album version] 02. Flick Of The Wrist [7" Unsegued (3:21) - Japan 3" CDS EMI TODP 2252] 03. Good Company [Album version] 04. I'm In Love With My Car [Japan 7" Unsegued Japan 3" CDS TODP 2253] 05. In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited [Album version] 06. Keep Yourself Alive [US 7" Edit (3:29)] 07. Lily Of The Valley [1975 US 7" (1:42) Unsegued - Keep Yourself Alive: Elektra E-45268-B] 08. Long Away [Album version] 09. The Millionaire Waltz [Album version] 10. My Fairy King [Album version] 11. Ogre Battle [Album version] 12. Stone Cold Crazy [Album version] 13. Tenement Funster [UK 7" Unsegued 3:01 - Japan 3" CDS EMI TODP 2252 ] 14. The March Of The Black Queen [Album version] As others have said, I'd love for them to make proper standalone versions for the tracks. They can use the Dutch version of Flick Of The Wrist (With full un-faded piano intro). TMOTBQ, LOTV and Ogre Battle would all need to be mixed from scratch. Given their track record, this is unlikely, but I'd like to think that they'd make this more interesting for those who already have the tracks. We shall see. GT can you reveal if they will be using proper standalone versions or just fading out? |
| Mustapha_Ibrahim 18.01.2011 17:12 |
GinjaNinja wrote: As others have said, I'd love for them to make proper standalone versions for the tracks. They can use the Dutch version of Flick Of The Wrist (With full un-faded piano intro). TMOTBQ, LOTV and Ogre Battle would all need to be mixed from scratch. Given their track record, this is unlikely, but I'd like to think that they'd make this more interesting for those who already have the tracks. We shall see. GT can you reveal if they will be using proper standalone versions or just fading out? If they remixed the tracks in order to create standalone versions for all of them... then this compilation would be a no-brainer! |
| Josh Henson 18.01.2011 18:07 |
Am I the only one that can't read Japanese? |
| Arnaldo "Ogre-" Silveira 18.01.2011 18:33 |
Josh Henson wrote: Am I the only one that can't read Japanese? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is what you get with google translator: link Cheers, Ogre- |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 19.01.2011 01:09 |
Folk, I think all you need not angry before time |
| Pierre 19.01.2011 02:00 |
How about making a T-shirt with...Property Of Queen Productions (QPL Font) Money--->MPT A good/fun way to protest !? On the back Queen Box Set Coming Soon =) |
| smilebrian 19.01.2011 05:45 |
Nothing deluxe about these, apart from the profits heading QP's way for more drivel. In a strange way, it's comforting to know that Queen Productions can and will continue to completely fuck every release. I think my world would be turned upside down if they started releasing anything of merit. Brian just defends his team of people when you challenge him on the back catalogue abomination, so whilst he takes an interest nothing decent will be forthcoming. I'm working on getting good quality UK first vinyl pressings at present, far more rewarding then awaiting QP's handling of new releases. |
| Queenman!! 19.01.2011 06:00 |
I'm still waiting when the final details are confirmed and have a little hope. So fingers crossed! Otherwise: QP; you got mud on your face, you big disgrace, somebody better put you back into your place! and they are the Death on a Bunch of Legs! |
| The Fairy King 19.01.2011 07:13 |
Queenman!! wrote: I'm still waiting when the final details are confirmed and have a little hope. So fingers crossed! Otherwise: QP; you got mud on your face, you big disgrace, somebody better put you back into your place! and they are the Death on a Bunch of Legs! Don't do that, don't quote Queen songs. :') |
| cmsdrums 19.01.2011 07:24 |
Whilst the instrumental and acapella versions of tracks will be nice to hear, my interpretation is that these are not genuine rarities. I reckon they will not be actual mixes produced at the time in this format, but merely the original tracks with either the vocals or the instrument newly removed to suit filling space on the 'deluxe' editions. In theory they could do this with the entire catalogue, and produce an intrumental or acapella version of every single track and market them as rarities, but they aren't 'unheard', 'rare' or 'unreleased' tracks like Hangman, Silver Salmon etc... I suppose I may be pleasantly surprised when we hear these, but to me this is an absolute con again, and is a minimal amount of effort for the maximum gain for QPL. They've already released an album of instrumental tracks - it's called the Karaoke album, and plenty more on The Eye (at least those were in some parts remixed), but if we get Seven Seas of Rhye just with vocals removed, and Bring Back That Leroy Brown with just all the instruments removed, this is just lazy, and also unecessary when there is so much other stuff worthy of a release before they start actually creating 'fake rarities' which have never existed until they decide to make them now! |
| shamar 19.01.2011 07:52 |
C'mon these tracklista are from official Universal - Japan site. Why can it be fakes ? Its sad... but true :) |
| Soundfreak 19.01.2011 08:07 |
To sell a CD with just 5 tracks is like selling a half empty bottle...it won't make customers happy. Sadly Queen follow the regular business path. And that means making maximum profit out of minimal input and holding back as much as possible for future re-releases. In the end it's all about money...... |
| joesilvey 19.01.2011 09:14 |
cmsdrums wrote: Whilst the instrumental and acapella versions of tracks will be nice to hear, my interpretation is that these are not genuine rarities. I reckon they will not be actual mixes produced at the time in this format, but merely the original tracks with either the vocals or the instrument newly removed to suit filling space on the 'deluxe' editions. In theory they could do this with the entire catalogue, and produce an intrumental or acapella version of every single track and market them as rarities, but they aren't 'unheard', 'rare' or 'unreleased' tracks like Hangman, Silver Salmon etc... I suppose I may be pleasantly surprised when we hear these, but to me this is an absolute con again, and is a minimal amount of effort for the maximum gain for QPL. They've already released an album of instrumental tracks - it's called the Karaoke album, and plenty more on The Eye (at least those were in some parts remixed), but if we get Seven Seas of Rhye just with vocals removed, and Bring Back That Leroy Brown with just all the instruments removed, this is just lazy, and also unecessary when there is so much other stuff worthy of a release before they start actually creating 'fake rarities' which have never existed until they decide to make them now! ____________________________________________________________________ I completely agree, cmsdrums, and it makes me wonder... i could be completely wrong, but at least insofar as these early working second disc tracklists, it seems they are sticking closely to album track VERSIONS and previously released b-sides only. that COULD mean that the more truly rare/unheard gems WILL be forthcoming in an eventual anthology. why else wouldn't they have exhausted them in this perfect opportunity? There is money to be made in new remasters of the back catalog, and they're throwing on a few semi-new bites so they sell decently. If there is ever anything more to come from the archives (box set, anthology in volumes, etc) it will be after the 40th anniversary albums have had their time in the market, i believe... |
| Wilki Amieva 19.01.2011 09:21 |
Well, some instrumentals could be mixes from the original sessions. A lot of them in the KARAOKE HITS are. Some even have a slightly different instrumental backing - e.g. Spread Your Wings. Anyway, the published detais ARE wrong. For some reason (probably to met some sort of deadline ;-), the Japanese uploaded preliminary details to the website. |
| GinjaNinja 19.01.2011 10:15 |
With regards to Greatest Karaoke Hits, I thought they were just newly mixed from the multitracks. The original masters for Spread Your Wings were lost, so that explains the use of a different version, just like Coming Soon on The Game DVD-A. I do find instrumental mixes interesting, but it's a shame that they're not adding things that we have never heard before. |
| Pim Derks 19.01.2011 10:17 |
I'd love a full disc of instrumentals and a capella's added as bonustracks to each album. But why bother, when you can just pull out some previously released shit/oddities and put it together on one disk. |
| brians wig 19.01.2011 10:47 |
Pim Derks wrote: I'd love a full disc of instrumentals and a capella's added as bonustracks to each album. But why bother, when you can just pull out some previously released shit/oddities and put it together on one disk. -------------------------------------------------- I completely agree. These deluxe Editions should be 3 disc sets: Album, Instrumentals & Surround mixes |
| YourValentine 19.01.2011 11:19 |
In 2009/2010 Mike Oldfield released de luxe editions of his first 3 albums on 3 discs each: 2 Cds + 1 DVD Each one has - the original album - the new remasters from the original tapes done by Mr. Oldfield himself - additional previously unreleased material like for example the never used original pre-album "Ommadawn" masters - a 5.1 surround audio mix of the album plus video bonus like for example the never released BBC Tubular Bells live recording - booklet with interesting information about the historical recording process for each album Price: 15-20 euro per 3 disc box If artists call something "de-luxe" and release only an album plus some 5 tracks which can hardly be called a novelty, how can you call it? . Queen will look so cheap compared to other artists who have respect for their own catalogue and their fans and customers. If this is the 40 year anniversary "de luxe" edition it's just a slap into the fans' faces - we already bought everything and we get nothing. |
| wrak 19.01.2011 11:44 |
and then we have king crimson, who's in progress of releasing their 40th anniversary editions In the court of the crimson king, for example... CD: 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man 2. I Talk to the Wind 3. Epitaph 4. Moonchild 5. The Court of the Crimson King Bonus tracks: 6. Moonchild 2009 mixfull version 7. I Talk to the Wind Alternate take - Duo version 8. I Talk to the Wind Alternate Mix 9. Epitaph Backing track 10. Wind Session from album session recordings DVD-A: Full Album DVD-A Lossless Surround Sound, DTS 5.1 Surround Sound and original mix & new mix in High Resolution Stereo Bonus tracks in Hi-Res Stereo: 10 tracks of alternate takes & versions mixed by Steven Wilson from original multitracks Track listing: 1. Moonchild 2009 mixfull version 2. I Talk to the Wind Alternate take- Duo version 3. I Talk to the Wind Alternate Mix 4. Epitaph Backing track 5. Wind Sessionfrom album session recordings 6. 21st Century Schizoid Man Instrumental mix 7. I Talk to the Wind Studio run through 8. Epitaph Alternate version 9. Moonchild Take 1 10. The Court of the Crimson King Take 3 (not to mention the box set edition of this album, that has 4 additional cd's of bonus material... now in my posession :P) queen productions is a big bloody joke in comparison. *sighs and so on* |
| Yamaguchi 19.01.2011 11:44 |
In US, UK or another, will not it be released this bonus? |
| Pim Derks 19.01.2011 12:11 |
The "In The Court..." 40th anniversary edition you're talking about is the NORMAL edition. The deluxe edition (which I have) has 4 or 5 cd's filled with live material, 5.1 mixes, BBC appearances, outtakes and other awesome stuff. Plus a DVD with everything in hi-res audio/5.1 mix and some video material. Throw in a replica record sleeve, some merchandise and a well-written 12" booklet and sell the whole thing for 50 euros or something. That's what deluxe editions should be. |
| wrak 19.01.2011 12:19 |
The "In The Court..." 40th anniversary edition you're talking about is the NORMAL edition. The deluxe edition (which I have) has 4 or 5 cd's filled with live material, 5.1 mixes, BBC appearances, outtakes and other awesome stuff. Plus a DVD with everything in hi-res audio/5.1 mix and some video material. Throw in a replica record sleeve, some merchandise and a well-written 12" booklet and sell the whole thing for 50 euros or something. That's what deluxe editions should be. --- yeah, I didnt want to waste space on the board listing that issue, since it's so lavish. but I mentioned that I bought that boxed set :) damn, thinking of this makes me even more irritated that we're so ****** being queen fans. haha... oh well. |
| AlexRocks 19.01.2011 12:33 |
You people are sad and comical. I have said for a number of YEARS now what will more than likely will happen, how, and when. I was dismissed entirely to no end. As informed as some of you all are you all are still uninformed of what will probably happen.... |
| Pim Derks 19.01.2011 13:20 |
wrak wrote yeah, I didnt want to waste space on the board listing that issue, since it's so lavish. but I mentioned that I bought that boxed set :) damn, thinking of this makes me even more irritated that we're so ****** being queen fans. haha... oh well. Yeah I now see that I clicked the reply button a bit too early. The 40th anniversary KC remasters are how I had hoped Queen would release theirs. In deluxe digipacks, with high quality liner notes, bonusmaterial and 'new' material. |
| Band Forever 19.01.2011 13:59 |
Someone wants to ask Brian or Roger if they recorded any covers such as Led Zep's Immigrant Song etc with Freddie on vocals on any of the early stuff especially as Led Zep were an influence on Queen. Or even quality complete version of Jailhouse of Rock. As many posters have mentioned previously the rare stuff would generate considerable interest. A version of Long Away with Freddie on lead vocals would have been amazing don't y'all think? No offence too Brian or Roger. |
| notimeforlosers 19.01.2011 21:41 |
The only wish related to Queen I still keep is seeing John Deacon saying "hello guys" up somewhere. Since 'No One but You' maybe, Queen just brings us disappointment. I stick with the past. |
| dekipema 19.01.2011 23:26 |
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| dekipema 19.01.2011 23:30 |
Universal JP's website is changed now. It says the tracks of Disc 2 of each albums are not yet determined. Sorry in advance if this is widely known. |
| people on streets 20.01.2011 00:49 |
Who cares.... I'm not going to buy the albums anyway. I already have all the LPs and CDs. Sooner or later the bonus content will be available for free in FLAC on a FTD / torrent site. I will download the tracks I don't already have via FTD wich, at the moment still, is perfectly legal in my country. Queen has had there day in the sun. The only reason they are commercially active this day and age is to pay for the retirement of there children and grandchildren. I'm not going to finance that. |
| Yamaguchi 20.01.2011 02:57 |
Anybody in UMJ here?? If they're watching this post, we should tell them our opinion. |
| Joey2504 20.01.2011 03:14 |
Who cares.... I'm not going to buy the albums anyway. I already have all the LPs and CDs. Sooner or later the bonus content will be available for free in FLAC on a FTD / torrent site. I will download the tracks I don't already have via FTD wich, at the moment still, is perfectly legal in my country. Queen has had there day in the sun. The only reason they are commercially active this day and age is to pay for the retirement of there children and grandchildren. I'm not going to finance that. -------------------------------------------------------- *signs* Greetings from Mannheim,Germany Joey |
| smilebrian 20.01.2011 07:14 |
I just want a version that actually sounds good, on vinyl and cd. QP can make money by not giving me the booklets or the jackets, I have them 15,000 times anyway from all the shit I've purchased in the hope they had done something decent. They could even charge me $50 for the disc in a plain jewel case, if it sounds good, I'll pay for it. Why is everyone so obsessed with wanting extra's, how about we get the original studio tracks in decent quality first? |
| Benn 20.01.2011 07:21 |
This is absolutely fucking hilarious. Why are people so upset by what was originally posted as being the tracklists for the first tranche of releases? Did anyone REALLY believe that we would be thrilled, excited and privileged by these re-issues? We will be getting what we've always been given as Queen fans and that's a royal fucking in the pockets by Jim (I Wanna Be Alan Sugar) Beach and the rest of his monkeys at QPL. Better, surely, to rely on the generosity of the fan base here at QZ and take what has been made available to download and then simply compile your very own Deluxe editions of Queen albums; its very easy to do and doesn't provide the QPL vultures access to your hard-earned. |
| smilebrian 20.01.2011 07:27 |
Benn, love it, solid gold! |
| Darren1977 20.01.2011 08:57 |
Well said Benn. It;s the same old thing re-issued again and again. Why not just make the new tracks available for download? |
| Dim 20.01.2011 12:14 |
ABOUT THE DELUXE EDITIONS, IT WAS HINTED ALMOST 2 MONTHS, IT IS STILL CITED ON THEIR WEBPAGE. QUEEN NEW S(H)ITE IS COMING SOON... |
| zephead2112 25.01.2011 06:21 |
I note that the admin on QOL has posted today stating that the official remasters announcement is "on its way" and that "just a little more patience" is required. Let's hope that the CD2 track listings offer us a little more than we first thought (I've always been a 'glass half full' kind of person). Cheers, Keith. |
| Bohardy 25.01.2011 14:00 |
I can absolutely guarantee you that the details of the 2nd disks that were already listed will be about 80% identical to what we ultimately get, and the difference will not be made up of material that excites us, but rather of more rareish-but-previously-released songs/versions, and boring live tracks. Do not get excited. What you've already seen is basically what you will be getting. |
| inu-liger 25.01.2011 22:59 |
Don't count your bad eggs before they don't hatch, Bohardy. I heard from a very reliable source that internal rumours HIGHLY suggest that we won't be getting the LK and LAW live 'bonus' tracks on the 2CD editions after all. Further to the rumours behind that, is that Greg Brooks was vehemently AGAINST the LK & LAW bonus tracks being included, for the redundant reason that LK and LAW would see re-releases anyways, so why the wasteful double-dips? Also, Hammersmith bonus tracks most likely will stay in place. Also, the admin on QOL forums has said an announcement about the remasters is imminent, so hopefully that means we will see finalized tracklistings in the announcements. |
| zephead2112 26.01.2011 03:57 |
12 noon today folks............. |
| The Fairy King 26.01.2011 04:53 |
Bummer :( |
| Voice of Reason 2018 26.01.2011 08:11 |
Bohardy wrote: I can absolutely guarantee you that the details of the 2nd disks that were already listed will be about 80% identical to what we ultimately get, and the difference will not be made up of material that excites us, but rather of more rareish-but-previously-released songs/versions, and boring live tracks. Do not get excited. What you've already seen is basically what you will be getting. You were right Bohardy! The Voice. |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 26.01.2011 08:16 |
This is official track list bonus of five studio albums Queen 1. Keep Yourself Alive 2. Doing All Right 3. Great King Rat 4. My Fairy King 5. Liar 6. The Night Comes Down 7. Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll 8. Son And Daughter 9. Jesus 10. Seven Seas Of Rhye Bonus Tracks 1. Keep Yourself Alive (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 2. The Night Comes Down (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 3. Great King Rat (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 4. Jesus (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 5. Liar (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 6. Mad The Swine (June 1972) Queen 2 1. Procession 2. Father To Son 3. White Queen (As It Began) 4. Some Day One Day 5. The Loser In The End 6. Ogre Battle 7. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke 8. Nevermore 9. The March Of The Black Queen 10. Funny How Love Is 11. Seven Seas Of Rhye Bonus Tracks 1. See What A Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session, July 1973 - 2011 remix) 2. White Queen (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) 3. Seven Seas of Rhye (Instrumental Mix 2011) 4. Nevermore (BBC Session, April 1974) 5. See What A Fool I’ve Been (B-side version, February 1974) Sheer Heart Attack 1. Brighton Rock 2. Killer Queen 3. Tenement Funster 4. Flick Of The Wrist 5. Lily Of The Valley 6. Now I'm Here 7. In The Lap Of The Gods 8. Stone Cold Crazy 9. Dear Friends 10. Misfire 11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown 12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos) 13. In The Lap Of The Gods . . . Revisited Bonus Tracks 1. Now I’m Here (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) 2. Flick of the Wrist (BBC Session, October 1974) 3. Tenement Funster (BBC Session, October 1974) 4. Bring Back That Leroy Brown (A cappella Mix 2011) 5. In The Lap of the Gods..Revisited (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 86) A Night At The Opera 1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...) 2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 3. I'm In Love With My Car 4. You're My Best Friend 5. '39 6. Sweet Lady 7. Seaside Rendezvous 8. The Prophet's Song 9. Love Of My Life 10. Good Company 11. Bohemian Rhapsody 12. God Save The Queen Bonus Tracks 1. Keep Yourself Alive (Long-Lost Retake, June 1975) 2. Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section A cappella Mix 2011) 3. You’re My Best Friend (Backing Track Mix 2011) 4. I’m In Love With My car (Guitar & Vocal Mix 2011) 5. ’39 (Live at Earl’s Court, June 1977) 6. Love Of My Life (South American Live Single, June 1979) A Day At The Races 1. Tie Your Mother Down 2. You Take My Breath Away 3. Long Away 4. The Millionaire Waltz 5. You And I 6. Somebody To Love 7. White Man 8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 9. Drowse 10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) Bonus Tracks 1. Tie Your Mother Down (Backing Track Mix 2011) 2. Somebody To Love (Live at Milton Keynes, June 1982) 3. You Take My Breath Away (Live in Hyde Park, September 1976) 4. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (Top of the Pops, July 1977)(Mono) 5. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (HD Mix) |
| eYe 26.01.2011 09:01 |
Where did you get this info? Please don't fool me, I'd really love to have Nevermore from BBC and especially White Queen from Hammy'75 - my favourite live performance. And then WWRY from BBC? *Dreaming...* |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 26.01.2011 09:04 |
“We aimed for the top slot and we were not going to be satisfied with anything less.” Freddie Mercury March 2011 sees the re-release of Queen’s first five albums – one of the most exciting and influential back catalogues of all time. Recorded in the maelstrom of the early 1970’s London music scene Queen created a groundbreaking and unique soundtrack that remains globally influential today. Theatrical, imaginative, diverse, melodic and unpredictable they had a sound and a look all of their own. Sitting alongside their contemporaries like Led Zep and David Bowie, Queen set the standard for British rock in the 1970’s and became one of the most thrilling, glamorous and downright rock n roll bands of all time, directly influencing a contemporary roll call of artists from Foo Fighters & Axl Rose to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. “Queen”, “Queen II”, “Sheer Heart Attack”, “A Night At The Opera” and “A Day At The Races” have been specially re-mastered and each will be released as a standard CD as well as a deluxe 2 disc set which will feature new bonus content. Each deluxe album will be released on iTunes featuring bonus tracks plus additional sleeve notes, unseen pictures and videos. The albums also set the scene for their bands forthcoming Stormtroopers In Stilettos Global exhibition that launches in London on 25th February. From the pure raw rock of “Queen” through to the majestic anthems on “A Day At The Races”, the first five albums highlight the diverse talent, musical ambition and already global success of a band made up of some of the best songwriters, musicians and performers of all time. ‘Queen’, recently nominated by Dave Grohl as his favourite album of all time, was recorded in the same studio that David Bowie was recording Ziggy Stardust. Because they didn’t have any money, the album was recorded on Bowies downtime, so Queen were literally recording at 3AM after Bowie had gone to bed. ‘Queen’ is their heaviest album, influenced by The Who, Hendrix and Led Zep and contains some of their hardest rocking songs, and also some of their most imaginative. Like all subsequent Queen albums, no two songs sound the same and there are mixtures of light and shade, the band teasing one minute with a lullaby, then blowing your head off. ‘Queen II’ is the real beginning of Queen as we know it. It’s the first time we hear the multi layered overdubs, the harmonies, the varied musical styles (ballads, folk, blues, thrash metal, pop and rock, it’s all there). It also includes their first hit single ‘Seven Seas of Rhye’, which led to the first of many iconic performances on Top of the Pops. The band recorded ‘Queen II’ in just over a month in 1973 ahead of its release in 1974. The album cover was shot by legendary photographer Mick Rock and inspired by a Marlene Dietrich portrait. The image was later brought to life in the revolutionary Bohemian Rhapsody video. ‘Sheer Heart Attack’, Roger Taylor’s favourite Queen album, was released in 1974 and reached Number 2 in the UK. Prior to this Queen were mostly considered a heavy rock band, but this album experimented with a variety of musical genres, including music hall, heavy metal, ballads and ragtime. At this point Queen started to move away from the progressive tendencies of their first two releases into a more radio-friendly, song-orientated style, illustrated by ‘Killer Queen’, which was their biggest hit at that point reaching No 2 in the UK. It also went to No 12 in the US Billboard Charts, the first of many hits there. A song about a high-class call girl, it contains the guitar solo that Brian May is most proud of and won Freddie his first Ivor Novello Award. ‘A Night at The Opera’, named after the Marx Bros film, is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest albums of all time. Exceptional on every level, musically, lyrically and artistically, Queen took the strongest elements of their previous two albums to make the ultimate winning combination. The most expensive album ever recorded at that time, it delivered rock, opera, heavy metal, romance, ballads, pop, sci-fi folk, music hall, ‘trad jazz’ and even the National Anthem. The album contains perhaps the most famous rock song of all time, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ which went on to spend fourteen weeks and number one, be voted Song of the Millennium, become the only song in history to reach Xmas No 1 twice and sell a million copies on two separate occasions. Queen also recorded the first official pop promo for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as they were on tour and could not appear on Top of The Pops and this video paved the way for MTV and VH1. By 1976, Queen were back in the studio recording ‘A Day At The Races’, which was written and recorded by Queen at their happiest, riding on the crest of a wave and loving every second. The album is an infectiously jubilant piece of music full of love, optimism and good old fashioned rock and roll. Like ‘A Night at the Opera’ it again borrowed the name of a Marx Bros movie, and its cover was similar to that of ‘A Night at the Opera’, a variation on the same Queen Crest. It reached number one on the British charts and features the classics ‘Tie Your Mother Down’, Freddie Mercury’s personal favourite composition ‘Somebody To Love’ and ‘Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy’ FULL TRACKLISTINGS FOR EACH ALBUM: Queen 1. Keep Yourself Alive 2. Doing All Right 3. Great King Rat 4. My Fairy King 5. Liar 6. The Night Comes Down 7. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll 8. Son And Daughter 9. Jesus 10. Seven Seas Of Rhye Bonus Tracks 1. Keep Yourself Alive (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 2. The Night Comes Down (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971 3. Great King Rat (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 4. Jesus (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 5. Liar (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 6. Mad The Swine (June 1972) Queen 2 1. Procession 2. Father To Son 3. White Queen (As It Began) 4. Some Day One Day 5. The Loser In The End 6. Ogre Battle 7. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke 8. Nevermore 9. The March Of The Black Queen 10. Funny How Love Is 11. Seven Seas Of Rhye Bonus Tracks 1. See What A Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session, July 1973 – 2011 remix) 2. White Queen (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) 3. Seven Seas of Rhye (Instrumental Mix 2011) 4. Nevermore (BBC Session, April 1974) 5. See What A Fool I’ve Been (B-side version, February 1974) Sheer Heart Attack 1. Brighton Rock 2. Killer Queen 3. Tenement Funster 4. Flick Of The Wrist 5. Lily Of The Valley 6. Now I’m Here 7. In The Lap Of The Gods 8. Stone Cold Crazy 9. Dear Friends 10. Misfire 11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown 12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos) 13. In The Lap Of The Gods . . . Revisited Bonus Tracks 1. Now I’m Here (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) 2. Flick of the Wrist (BBC Session, October 1974) 3. Tenement Funster (BBC Session, October 1974) 4. Bring Back That Leroy Brown (A cappella Mix 2011) 5. In The Lap of the Gods..Revisited (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 86) A Night At The Opera 1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…) 2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 3. I’m In Love With My Car 4. You’re My Best Friend 5. ’39 6. Sweet Lady 7. Seaside Rendezvous 8. The Prophet’s Song 9. Love Of My Life 10. Good Company 11. Bohemian Rhapsody 12. God Save The Queen Bonus Tracks 1. Keep Yourself Alive (Long-Lost Retake, June 1975) 2. Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section A cappella Mix 2011) 3. You’re My Best Friend (Backing Track Mix 2011) 4. I’m In Love With My car (Guitar & Vocal Mix 2011) 5. ’39 (Live at Earl’s Court, June 1977) 6. Love Of My Life (South American Live Single, June 1979) A Day At The Races 1. Tie Your Mother Down 2. You Take My Breath Away 3. Long Away 4. The Millionaire Waltz 5. You And I 6. Somebody To Love 7. White Man 8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 9. Drowse 10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) Bonus Tracks 1. Tie Your Mother |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 26.01.2011 09:05 |
“We aimed for the top slot and we were not going to be satisfied with anything less.” Freddie Mercury March 2011 sees the re-release of Queen’s first five albums – one of the most exciting and influential back catalogues of all time. Recorded in the maelstrom of the early 1970’s London music scene Queen created a groundbreaking and unique soundtrack that remains globally influential today. Theatrical, imaginative, diverse, melodic and unpredictable they had a sound and a look all of their own. Sitting alongside their contemporaries like Led Zep and David Bowie, Queen set the standard for British rock in the 1970’s and became one of the most thrilling, glamorous and downright rock n roll bands of all time, directly influencing a contemporary roll call of artists from Foo Fighters & Axl Rose to Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. “Queen”, “Queen II”, “Sheer Heart Attack”, “A Night At The Opera” and “A Day At The Races” have been specially re-mastered and each will be released as a standard CD as well as a deluxe 2 disc set which will feature new bonus content. Each deluxe album will be released on iTunes featuring bonus tracks plus additional sleeve notes, unseen pictures and videos. The albums also set the scene for their bands forthcoming Stormtroopers In Stilettos Global exhibition that launches in London on 25th February. From the pure raw rock of “Queen” through to the majestic anthems on “A Day At The Races”, the first five albums highlight the diverse talent, musical ambition and already global success of a band made up of some of the best songwriters, musicians and performers of all time. ‘Queen’, recently nominated by Dave Grohl as his favourite album of all time, was recorded in the same studio that David Bowie was recording Ziggy Stardust. Because they didn’t have any money, the album was recorded on Bowies downtime, so Queen were literally recording at 3AM after Bowie had gone to bed. ‘Queen’ is their heaviest album, influenced by The Who, Hendrix and Led Zep and contains some of their hardest rocking songs, and also some of their most imaginative. Like all subsequent Queen albums, no two songs sound the same and there are mixtures of light and shade, the band teasing one minute with a lullaby, then blowing your head off. ‘Queen II’ is the real beginning of Queen as we know it. It’s the first time we hear the multi layered overdubs, the harmonies, the varied musical styles (ballads, folk, blues, thrash metal, pop and rock, it’s all there). It also includes their first hit single ‘Seven Seas of Rhye’, which led to the first of many iconic performances on Top of the Pops. The band recorded ‘Queen II’ in just over a month in 1973 ahead of its release in 1974. The album cover was shot by legendary photographer Mick Rock and inspired by a Marlene Dietrich portrait. The image was later brought to life in the revolutionary Bohemian Rhapsody video. ‘Sheer Heart Attack’, Roger Taylor’s favourite Queen album, was released in 1974 and reached Number 2 in the UK. Prior to this Queen were mostly considered a heavy rock band, but this album experimented with a variety of musical genres, including music hall, heavy metal, ballads and ragtime. At this point Queen started to move away from the progressive tendencies of their first two releases into a more radio-friendly, song-orientated style, illustrated by ‘Killer Queen’, which was their biggest hit at that point reaching No 2 in the UK. It also went to No 12 in the US Billboard Charts, the first of many hits there. A song about a high-class call girl, it contains the guitar solo that Brian May is most proud of and won Freddie his first Ivor Novello Award. ‘A Night at The Opera’, named after the Marx Bros film, is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest albums of all time. Exceptional on every level, musically, lyrically and artistically, Queen took the strongest elements of their previous two albums to make the ultimate winning combination. The most expensive album ever recorded at that time, it delivered rock, opera, heavy metal, romance, ballads, pop, sci-fi folk, music hall, ‘trad jazz’ and even the National Anthem. The album contains perhaps the most famous rock song of all time, ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ which went on to spend fourteen weeks and number one, be voted Song of the Millennium, become the only song in history to reach Xmas No 1 twice and sell a million copies on two separate occasions. Queen also recorded the first official pop promo for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ as they were on tour and could not appear on Top of The Pops and this video paved the way for MTV and VH1. By 1976, Queen were back in the studio recording ‘A Day At The Races’, which was written and recorded by Queen at their happiest, riding on the crest of a wave and loving every second. The album is an infectiously jubilant piece of music full of love, optimism and good old fashioned rock and roll. Like ‘A Night at the Opera’ it again borrowed the name of a Marx Bros movie, and its cover was similar to that of ‘A Night at the Opera’, a variation on the same Queen Crest. It reached number one on the British charts and features the classics ‘Tie Your Mother Down’, Freddie Mercury’s personal favourite composition ‘Somebody To Love’ and ‘Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy’ FULL TRACKLISTINGS FOR EACH ALBUM: Queen 1. Keep Yourself Alive 2. Doing All Right 3. Great King Rat 4. My Fairy King 5. Liar 6. The Night Comes Down 7. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll 8. Son And Daughter 9. Jesus 10. Seven Seas Of Rhye Bonus Tracks 1. Keep Yourself Alive (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 2. The Night Comes Down (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971 3. Great King Rat (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 4. Jesus (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 5. Liar (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971) 6. Mad The Swine (June 1972) Queen 2 1. Procession 2. Father To Son 3. White Queen (As It Began) 4. Some Day One Day 5. The Loser In The End 6. Ogre Battle 7. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke 8. Nevermore 9. The March Of The Black Queen 10. Funny How Love Is 11. Seven Seas Of Rhye Bonus Tracks 1. See What A Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session, July 1973 – 2011 remix) 2. White Queen (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) 3. Seven Seas of Rhye (Instrumental Mix 2011) 4. Nevermore (BBC Session, April 1974) 5. See What A Fool I’ve Been (B-side version, February 1974) Sheer Heart Attack 1. Brighton Rock 2. Killer Queen 3. Tenement Funster 4. Flick Of The Wrist 5. Lily Of The Valley 6. Now I’m Here 7. In The Lap Of The Gods 8. Stone Cold Crazy 9. Dear Friends 10. Misfire 11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown 12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos) 13. In The Lap Of The Gods . . . Revisited Bonus Tracks 1. Now I’m Here (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975) 2. Flick of the Wrist (BBC Session, October 1974) 3. Tenement Funster (BBC Session, October 1974) 4. Bring Back That Leroy Brown (A cappella Mix 2011) 5. In The Lap of the Gods..Revisited (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 86) A Night At The Opera 1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…) 2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 3. I’m In Love With My Car 4. You’re My Best Friend 5. ’39 6. Sweet Lady 7. Seaside Rendezvous 8. The Prophet’s Song 9. Love Of My Life 10. Good Company 11. Bohemian Rhapsody 12. God Save The Queen Bonus Tracks 1. Keep Yourself Alive (Long-Lost Retake, June 1975) 2. Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section A cappella Mix 2011) 3. You’re My Best Friend (Backing Track Mix 2011) 4. I’m In Love With My car (Guitar & Vocal Mix 2011) 5. ’39 (Live at Earl’s Court, June 1977) 6. Love Of My Life (South American Live Single, June 1979) A Day At The Races 1. Tie Your Mother Down 2. You Take My Breath Away 3. Long Away 4. The Millionaire Waltz 5. You And I 6. Somebody To Love 7. White Man 8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy 9. Drowse 10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) Bonus Tracks 1. Tie Your Mother |
| Goodoldfashionedloverboy 26.01.2011 09:07 |
eYe wrote: Where did you get this info? Please don't fool me, I'd really love to have Nevermore from BBC and especially White Queen from Hammy'75 - my favourite live performance. And then WWRY from BBC? *Dreaming...* link |
| eYe 26.01.2011 10:14 |
Yes, seems to be true, just found the press release at brianmay.com :) I think I like the selection. |
| rhyeking 26.01.2011 12:06 |
Just got the announcement of the Queen Deluxe Editions track listing in my inbox. Are they now attributing "Keep Yourself Alive (Long Lost Re-Take)" to June of 1975? Has it not been clearly established in the 1983 BBC Radio One interview by Brian as having come from the Queen 1 session in 1972? [Parenthesis are added by me] "Brian May: The first recording of it ever was in De Lane Lea [1971 Demo] when we did it ourselves and I’ve still got that recording and I think it’s very good and has something which the single never had. But THEY pressurised us very strongly to redo all the tracks and we redid ‘Keep Yourself Alive’ [Long Lost Re-Take] with Roy and it was pretty awful, actually. I thought it was terrible and I was very unhappy about it and I thought the De Lane Lea one was better and I eventually managed to persuade Roy that it was better as well. So, we went back in and did it again [Album Version] in a way that was a bit more true to the original. But there is no way that you can ever really repeat something. I have this great belief that the magic of the moment can never be recaptured and, although we ended up with something that was technically in the playing and perhaps even in the recording a bit better than the De Lane Lea thing. I still think that the De Lane Lea one had that certain sort of magic, so I was never really happy. As it turned out no one else was ever really happy either and we kept remixing it. We thought that it’s the mix that’s wrong, we kept remixing and there must have been, at least, seven or eight different mixes by different groups of people. Eventually we went in and did a mix with Mike Stone, our engineer, and that’s the one that we were in the end happiest with. That’s the one we put out [Album Version - Mike Stone Mix]." In short: 1st recording: 1971 De Lane Lea Demo 2nd recording: 1972 "Long Lost Re-Take" 3rd recording: 1972 Album Version (Mike Stone Mix finalized) Am I wrong? Now, July of 1975, Elektra records in the US and Canada did re-release "Keep Yourself Alive" as a 7" single. It was the original 1972 US Single Edit of the Album Version (aka Mike Stone Mix). If they're now claiming the "Long Lost Re-Take" as coming from 1975, I'm going to take issue with that! |
| GinjaNinja 26.01.2011 13:38 |
I don't think the Long-Lost Retake is the version you are thinking of. If Brian thought it was pretty awful, he would never have let it get released in the first place. |
| rhyeking 26.01.2011 14:25 |
Except that the Crown Jewels Promo "Keep Yourself Alive" CD single, which features the "Long Lost Re-Take" says this: "Here is a collector's edition sampler of all versions, including the rediscovered original version, of Queen's first single 'Keep Yourself Alive.'" On this CD, the LLRT is called: "Long Lost Original Version." What I think happened is that "June 1975" is a mistake, and should read: "June 1972." Notice that "Mad The Swine," recorded during the Queen 1 sessions, is listed as "June 1972." June through November of 1972 IS when the band was recording the first album. There's no record apart from this possible-typo of June, 1975, seeing the band in any studio doing any recording. The SHA tour finished in May 1975 and they began recording Opera in August (through to November), 1975. Is it *possible* the "Long Lost Re-Take" is from 1975? Yes. I just find, based on the evidence, that it is extremely unlikely and prior to this Deluxe Edition track listing, ALL evidence pointed to it being from 1972. If the DE CD has detailed liner notes explaining when and where in June 1975 the LLRT was recorded, I'll re-evaluate my notes, but for now, I think it is a genuine mistake. |
| forever 26.01.2011 14:37 |
I personally am dissapointed with the bonus material. Of all the stuff that must be available, we aren't really getting anything we don't already have or have listened to.Unless you are just a casual fan, whom this release will be released for. I mean, we are getting ITLOTG from wembley. Why not from Hammersmith 75 at least, as they have use another track from that. If this is all we are to get then I may have bought my last Queen product:( I saw Brian say in an interview recently that the Musical was about how the industry was all about money, and that letting people hear Rock music is what it should be about. Well let us hear it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
| Pim Derks 26.01.2011 16:11 |
Even Greg Brooks wouldn't allow a 1972 recording to appear on a 1975 album labeled as a 1975 recording. But I also can't imagine the band doing a remake of Keep Yourself Alive in 1975, just before commencing work on ANATO. |
| rhyeking 26.01.2011 17:16 |
Another possibility is that the 1972 recording of the "Long Lost Re-Take" was planned as a 1975 single in the US (to capitalize on their growing success), but scrapped in favour of a re-issue of the standard US Single Edit. I don't have much to base this theory on except that "See What A Fool I've Been" is noted as "February 1974," which is the release date of "The Seven Seas Of Rhye" 7" single, not the recording date, which would be August of 1973. Also, the 1975 re-released KYA single was in July of that year. At a stretch, I'd say maybe the LLRT was planned for June, 1975, then that plan was cancelled and a month later (July) the original US Single Edit was re-issued. I totally admit I'm grasping at straws in this post, but assuming "June 1975" is not the recording date, but is also not strictly incorrect (as it would be a serious boo-boo made by whoever is in charge of compiling these tracks), what other possibilities are there? I still believe that "June 1975" does not represent the recording date, at least until more concrete evidence is provided. For now, in my opinion, all reliable evidence points to the LLRT coming from the 1972 Queen 1 sessions. |
| Penetration_Guru 26.01.2011 17:36 |
Well - it could have been worse, but it could have been a lot better too. ps Hello Bohardy, nice to see your Mrs lets you on the web occasionally. |
| dowens 26.01.2011 19:12 |
Is this the same "Long Lost Retake" of KYA that can be found on the 1991 Hollywood Records reissue here in the States? |
| rhyeking 26.01.2011 22:35 |
Yes, dowens, that's the same track to which I'm referring. It appears on the Hollywood Records 1991 re-issue (as "Long Lost Re-Take") and the Crown Jewels1998 Promo CD (as "Lost Lost Original Version"). |
| Kacio 18.03.2011 08:16 |
From here you can download the first 5 albums remastered link |
| Rick 18.03.2011 09:21 |
Kacio wrote: From here you can download the first 5 albums remastered link ------------------------ Ebay but different? C'mon you can't be serious. |