QUEEN, in arrivo la Collector's Edition di “Queen II”

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Pubblicata il:20 febbraio 2026

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Il prossimo 27 marzo verrà rilasciato un cofanetto dedicato al secondo album in studio dei Queen.

Qui sopra potete vedere lo short video con cui è stato annunciato, diffuso anche tramite la pagina Facebook dedicata al gruppo.

Lo stesso conterrà un nuovo missaggio realizzato per Queen II, che è stato nuovamente rimasterizzato. E, sarà disponibile anche in CD, LP, MC, Picture Disc e doppio-CD, il quale conterrà anche un disco di registrazioni in studio, outtake e demo inediti. Mentre, nel box-set saranno presenti cinque CD e un doppio-LP.

CD1 – Queen II
01. Procession
02. Father to Son
03. White Queen (As It Began)
04. Some Day One Day
05. The Loser in the End
06. Ogre Battle
07. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke
08. Nevermore
09. The March of the Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas of Rhye

CD2 – Sessions
01. Procession (Stage Intro Tape - April 1973)
02. Father to Son (Takes 4 & 9 - with Guide Vocal)
03. As It Began (Brian's Studio Demo - October 1969)
04. Some Day One Day (Take 1 - with Guide Vocals)
05. The Loser in the End (Roger's First Demo)
06. The Loser in the End (Roger's Second Demo)
07. Ogre Battle (Takes 2 & 6 - with Guide Vocal)
08. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Takes 4 & 9)
09. Nevermore (Take 6)
10. The March of the Black Queen (First Section Takes 3 & 5)
11. The March of the Black Queen (Second Section Take 1)
12. Funny How Love Is (Take 4)
13. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Takes 4, 5 & 6)
14. I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside (Take 4)
15. See What A Fool I've Been (B-side Version 2026 Mix)
16. Not For Sale (Polar Bear)

CD3 – Backing Tracks
01. Procession (2026 Mix)
02. Father to Son (Backing Track)
03. White Queen (As It Began) (Backing Track)
04. Some Day One Day (Backing Track)
05. The Loser in the End (Backing Track)
06. Ogre Battle (Backing Track)
07. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke (Backing Track)
08. Nevermore (Backing Track)
09. The March of the Black Queen (Backing Track)
10. Funny How Love Is (Backing Track)
11. Seven Seas of Rhye (Backing Track)

CD4 – At the BBC
01. See What a Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session 2 – July 1973)
02. Ogre Battle (BBC Session 3 – December 1973)
03. Nevermore (BBC Session 4 – April 1974)
04. White Queen (As It Began) (BBC Session 4 – April 1974)
05. See What a Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session 2 – July 1973 – 2011 Remix)
06. Procession (Intro Tape) (Live at the Golders Green Hippodrome – Sept 1973)
07. Father to Son (Live at the Golders Green Hippodrome – Sept 1973)
08. Son And Daughter (Live at the Golders Green Hippodrome – Sept 1973)
09. Guitar Solo (Live at the Golders Green Hippodrome – Sept 1973)
10. Son And Daughter (Reprise) (Live at the Golders Green Hippodrome – Sept 1973)

CD5 – Live
01. Procession (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
02. Father to Son (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
03. Ogre Battle (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
04. White Queen (As It Began) (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon – Dec 1975)
05. The March of the Black Queen (Live at the Rainbow – Nov 1974)
06. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
07. Seven Seas of Rhye (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
08. See What A Fool I’ve Been (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)

LP1 – Queen II (Side White)
01. Procession
02. Father to Son
03. White Queen (As It Began)
04. Some Day One Day
05. The Loser in the End

LP2 – Queen II (Side Black)
06. Ogre Battle
07. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke
08. Nevermore
09. The March of the Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas of Rhye

La Collector's Edition di Queen II conterrà anche: un libro di 112 pagine con fotografie inedite, testi scritti a mano, diari e cimeli speciali, oltre a dei ricordi sulla composizione e sulla registrazione dell'album da parte dei membri della band.