Queen II (single sided, deluxe edition, collector's edition)
~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 61 available)
Annotation
List of subparts
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.
Tracklist
| 1CD: 2026 Mix |
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| 2CD: Sessions |
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| 3CD: Backing Tracks |
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| 4CD: At the BBC |
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| 5CD: Live |
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| 6Vinyl | |||
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| # | 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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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