Queen II (single sided, deluxe edition, collector's edition)

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 65 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

1▶CD: 2026 Mix
2▼CD: Sessions
#TitleRatingLength
1Procession (Stage intro Tape - April 1973)
2:05
2Father to Son (takes 4 & 9 - with Guide vocal)
recording of:
Father to Son (Queen)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
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)
7:31
3As It Began (Brian's studio demo - October 1969)
recording of:
White Queen (As It Began) (in 1969-10)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2:14
4Some Day One Day (take 1 - with Guide Vocals)
recording of:
Some Day One Day
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
5:04
5The Loser in the End (Roger's First demo)
recording of:
The Loser in the End
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
1:08
6The Loser in the End (Roger's Second demo)
recording of:
The Loser in the End
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
2:03
7Ogre Battle (takes 2 & 6 - with Guide vocal)
recording of:
Ogre Battle
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), 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)
5:25
8The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (takes 4 & 9)
recording of:
The Fairy Feller’s Master‐Stroke
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
4:13
9Nevermore (take 6)
recording of:
Nevermore
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
2:43
10The March of the Black Queen (First Section takes 3 & 5)
recording of:
The March of the Black Queen
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Queen Music Ltd. 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)
4:42
11The March of the Black Queen (Second Section take 1)
recording of:
The March of the Black Queen
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), Queen Music Ltd. 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)
4:00
12Funny How Love Is (take 4)
recording of:
Funny How Love Is
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
4:00
13Seven Seas of Rhye (takes 4, 5 & 6)
recording of:
Seven Seas of Rhye…
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), 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)
included in:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
included in:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
5:13
14I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (take 4)
recording of:
I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside
lyricist and composer:
John A. Glover-Kind
0:46
15See What a Fool I've Been (B-Side version 2026 mix)
recording of:
See What a Fool I’ve Been
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
4:32
16Not for Sale (Polar Bear)
recording of:
Polar Bear
writer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Tim Staffell
publisher:
Orange Sky Music Ltd. and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
3:56
3▶CD: Backing Tracks
4▶CD: At the BBC
5▶CD: Live
6▶Vinyl

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]