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Queen Sets 'Queen II' Deluxe Collector's Edition for March 27 Release

A 5CD/2LP package pairs a 2026 stereo remix by Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae, Kris Fredriksson with extensive unreleased session material.

Overview

  • Brian May and Roger Taylor serve as executive producers and describe the 1974 album as the band's biggest creative leap.
  • The centerpiece is a newly mixed and remastered Queen II that aims to reveal greater clarity without adding new elements.
  • A Sessions disc offers previously unheard outtakes, guide vocals, false starts, demos and studio banter for every track, plus the unreleased Not for Sale (Polar Bear).
  • Further discs feature instrumental backing tracks, BBC sessions from 1973–74 linked to John Peel and Bob Harris programs, and live recordings from the Rainbow and Hammersmith Odeon.
  • The box includes a 112-page book of unseen photos, handwritten lyrics, notes and memorabilia, and the reissue also comes in two‑CD, standard CD, vinyl, picture disc and cassette formats with preorders available.