Queen II (single sided, deluxe edition, collector's edition)
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Vinyl6 tracks A1 to A5: Queen II - 2026 Mix (Side White)
Vinyl6 tracks B1 to B6: Queen II - 2026 Mix (Side Black)
The 5CD+2LP Queen II Collector’s Edition box set features the 2026 mix of the album, plus intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of Queen in the recording studio, previously unheard outtakes and demos, live tracks and radio sessions.
The Queen II Collector’s Edition box set also comes with a 112-page book featuring previously unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics, diary entries, and special memorabilia, as well as memories of writing and recording the album from the band members.
Annotation last modified on 2026-04-18 07:01 UTC.
Tracklist
| || 1CD: 2026 Mix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Procession | 1:13 | |
| 2 | Father to Son | 6:13 | |
| 3 | White Queen (As It Began)
| 4:35 | |
| 4 | Some Day One Day | 4:21 | |
| 5 | The Loser in the End | 4:05 | |
| 6 | Ogre Battle | 4:06 | |
| 7 | The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke | 2:41 | |
| 8 | Nevermore
| 1:19 | |
| 9 | The March of the Black Queen | 6:32 | |
| 10 | Funny How Love Is
| 2:51 | |
| 11 | Seven Seas of Rhye | 2:52 | |
| 3CD: Backing Tracks | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Procession
| 1:13 | |
| 2 | Father to Son
| 6:13 | |
| 3 | White Queen (As It Began)
| 4:35 | |
| 4 | Some Day One Day
| 4:21 | |
| 5 | The Loser in the End
| 4:05 | |
| 6 | Ogre Battle
| 4:06 | |
| 7 | The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
| 2:41 | |
| 8 | Nevermore
| 1:19 | |
| 9 | The March of the Black Queen
| 6:32 | |
| 10 | Funny How Love Is
| 2:51 | |
| 11 | Seven Seas of Rhye
| 2:52 | |
| 4CD: At the BBC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | See What a Fool I've Been (BBC session 2 - July 1973 - 2011 mix) | 4:30 | |
| 2 | Ogre Battle (BBC session 3 - December 1973)
| 4:48 | |
| 3 | Nevermore (BBC session 4 - April 1974)
| 1:30 | |
| 4 | White Queen (As It Began) (BBC session 4 - April 1974)
| 4:57 | |
| 5 | Procession - Intro Tape (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
| 1:41 | |
| 6 | Father to Son (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
| 5:29 | |
| 7 | Son and Daughter (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
| 3:45 | |
| 8 | Guitar Solo (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973) | 1:26 | |
| 9 | Son and Daughter - Reprise (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
| 2:09 | |
| 10 | Ogre Battle (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
| 5:22 | |
| 11 | Liar (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973) | 7:27 | |
| 12 | Jailhouse Rock (live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973) | 1:12 | |
| 5CD: Live | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Procession - Intro Tape (live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
| 1:14 | |
| 2 | Father to Son (live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
| 6:06 | |
| 3 | Ogre Battle (live at the Rainbow - March 1974) | 4:58 | |
| 4 | White Queen (As It Began) (live at the Hammersmith Odeon - December 1975)
| 5:24 | |
| 5 | The March of the Black Queen (live at the Rainbow - November 1974)
| 1:37 | |
| 6 | The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (live at the Rainbow - March 1974) | 2:57 | |
| 7 | Seven Seas of Rhye (live at the Rainbow - March 1974) | 3:15 | |
| 8 | See What a Fool I've Been (live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
| 5:03 | |
| 6Vinyl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| A1 | Procession | ?:?? | |
| A2 | Father to Son | ?:?? | |
| A3 | White Queen (As It Began)
| ?:?? | |
| A4 | Some Day One Day | ?:?? | |
| A5 | The Loser in the End | ?:?? | |
| B1 | Ogre Battle | ?:?? | |
| B2 | The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke | ?:?? | |
| B3 | Nevermore
| ?:?? | |
| B4 | The March of the Black Queen | ?:?? | |
| B5 | Funny How Love Is
| ?:?? | |
| B6 | Seven Seas of Rhye | ?:?? | |
Credits
Release
| art direction: | Simon Halfon Mick Rock (British photographer) |
|---|---|
| photography: | Mick Rock (British photographer) |
| miscellaneous support: | Emma Donoghue (photographer) (task: project manager) Jack Nelson (management) (task: management) |
| assistant engineer: | Zeb Mullen William Purcell (audio technician and guitarist; aka. VVilfred; performs with Tylo) |
| producer: | Kris Fredriksson (task: mixes) Joshua J. Macrae (Roger Taylor/Queen producer) (task: mixes) Justin Shirley-Smith (task: mixes) |
| mastering: | Adam Ayan (Gateway Mastering) Miles Showell |
| acoustic guitar: | John Deacon |
| bell [bells]: | Brian May (Queen guitarist) |
| castanets [virtuoso]: | Roy Thomas Baker (producer) |
| harpsichord: | Freddie Mercury |
| percussion: | Roger Meddows-Taylor (Queen drummer) |
| piano: | Brian May (Queen guitarist) Freddie Mercury |
| vocal: | Brian May (Queen guitarist) Roger Meddows-Taylor (Queen drummer) |
| design: | Richard Gray (photographer and designer) (task: consultant) Simon Halfon |
| artwork: | Queen (UK rock group) (task: sleeve concept / design concept) Mick Rock (British photographer) (task: sleeve concept / design concept) Ridgeway Watt (visual artist; performs with Queen) (task: typography) |
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/36905697 [info] |
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Release group
| associated singles/EPs: | Seven Seas of Rhye |
|---|---|
| covers: | Queen II by Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen cover band) |
| included in: | Miniatures: Volume 1 Queen 40 (Volume 1) Queen II / Sheer Heart Attack The Complete Works The Crown Jewels: A 25th Anniversary Celebration The Orb The Ultimate Collection |
| part of: | 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die (2005 edition) (number: 309) (order: 309) |
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