Studio Collection

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

cited from discogs, citing from the box

All 15 studio albums presssed on heavyweight 180g coloured vinyl.
Half speed mastered at Abbey Road studios
LPs recreated using the finest technology from the original master tapes

The collection includes a lavishly illustrated 108 page hardback book
Featuring an introductions to each album, quotes from the band, and rare photographs and memorabilia from the Queen Archive.

Notes on the individual albums:
Queen - Lyrics on inner sleeve, Purple vinyl.
Queen II - Gatefold sleeve with separate White and Black lyric inner sleeves, double vinyl - White and Black single sided vinyls to match the "sides" (they weren't originally labelled A and B sides, just White and Black sides), with etched reverses.
Sheer Heart Attack - Lyrics on inner sleeve, Red vinyl.
A Night At The Opera - Gatefold sleeve with embossed front crest and picture inner sleeve, White vinyl.
A Day At The Races - Gatefold sleeve with die cut picture inner sleeve, Black vinyl.
News Of The World - Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeve, Green vinyl.
Jazz - Gatefold sleeve with embossed JAZZ on front and rear, picture inner sleeve and nude bicycle race poster with lyrics on reverse, Pink vinyl.
The Game - Lyric/picture inner sleeve, Silver vinyl.
Flash Gordon - Die cut lyric/picture inner sleeve, Yellow vinyl.
Hot Space - Lyric/picture inner sleeve, Blue vinyl.
The Works - Lyric inner sleeve, Red vinyl.
A Kind Of Magic - Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeve, Orange vinyl.
The Miracle - Lyric/picture inner sleeve, Blue-Green vinyl.
Innuendo - Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeves, double vinyl with full track lengths as released on CD version, Blue and Purple vinyls.
Made In Heaven - Gatefold sleeve with lyric inner sleeves and three posters, double vinyl with full track lengths as released on CD version, Blue and Clear vinyls.

Annotation last modified on 2015-10-02 11:34 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶12" Vinyl: Queen
2▶12" Vinyl: Queen II
3▶12" Vinyl: Sheer Heart Attack
4▶12" Vinyl: A Night at the Opera
5▶12" Vinyl: A Day at the Races
6▶12" Vinyl: News of the World
7▶12" Vinyl: Jazz
8▶12" Vinyl: The Game
9▶12" Vinyl: Flash Gordon
10▶12" Vinyl: Hot Space
11▼12" Vinyl: The Works
#TitleRatingLength
U1Radio Ga Ga
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Stephan Wissnet (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording engineer and programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer programming:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drum machine, drums (drum set), vocoder and background vocals:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest sampler and guest synthesizer:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
sampler:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer arranger:
Fred Mandel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Radio Ga Ga (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3.85:49
U2Tear It Up
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set) and tambourine:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Tear It Up (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2.853:28
U3It’s a Hard Life
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
piano and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01), Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
It’s a Hard Life (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.44:09
U4Man on the Prowl
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest piano and guest solo piano [piano finale]:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
piano, background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Man on the Prowl (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
33:29
V1Machines (or “Back to Humans”)
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer and programming:
Reinhold Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
sampler programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
analog synthesizer, drum machine, drums (drum set), electronic drum set and vocoder:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest sampler [demolition fairlight sampler]:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Machines (or ‘Back to Humans’) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.35:10
V2I Want to Break Free
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar [acoustic rhythm guitar] and bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest solo synthesizer and guest synthesizer:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
synthesizer:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
edit of:
I Want to Break Free (single version) by Queen (UK rock group)
recording of:
I Want to Break Free (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
4.33:21
V3Keep Passing the Open Windows
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
piano, synthesizer and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01), Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Keep Passing the Open Windows (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Queen Music Ltd., イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
35:23
V4Hammer to Fall
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
other instruments [Demolition Fairlight] programming:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guest other instruments [candy-floss]:
Fred Mandel (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01), Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984) and Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 2011)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Hammer to Fall (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
3.454:29
V5Is This the World We Created…?
additional recording engineer:
Mike Beiriger
assistant recording engineer:
Eddie DeLena (engineer) and Stephan Wissnet
recording engineer, programming and engineer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1984, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1984)
recorded at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
produced at:
Musicland Studios (Munich) in München (Munich), Bayern (Bavaria), Germany (from 1983-08 until 1984-01) and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
recording of:
Is This the World We Created (from 1983-08 until 1984-01)
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
3.152:16
12▶12" Vinyl: A King of Magic
13▶12" Vinyl: The Miracle
14▶12" Vinyl: Innuendo
15▶12" Vinyl: Innuendo
16▶12" Vinyl: Made in Heaven
17▶12" Vinyl: Made in Heaven