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.

Annotation last modified on 2026-04-18 07:01 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD: 2026 Mix
#TitleRatingLength
1Procession
1:13
2Father to Son
6:13
3White Queen (As It Began)
recording of:
White Queen (As It Began)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4:35
4Some Day One Day
4:21
5The Loser in the End
4:05
6Ogre Battle
4:06
7The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
2:41
8Nevermore1:19
9The March of the Black Queen
6:32
10Funny How Love Is2:51
11Seven Seas of Rhye
2:52
2CD: Sessions
3CD: Backing Tracks
4CD: At the BBC
5CD: Live
6Vinyl

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]