Queen - Queen II (Collector's Edition) - 2LP/5CD Box Set

Collector's Edition Box Set — 2LP (White & Black 180g, Etched Sides) + 5CD, 112-Page Book

Over half a century after it set them on the path to superstardom, Queen's regal second album, Queen II, has been remixed, remastered and expanded. Arguably the heaviest Queen album, it was originally released in 1974 and widely heralded as their first true masterpiece, newly mixed by Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson under executive producers Brian May and Roger Taylor.

The 5CD+2LP Collector's Edition pairs the 2026 mix with fly-on-the-wall studio audio, previously unheard outtakes and demos, backing tracks, BBC sessions, and live recordings. It also includes a 112-page book featuring previously unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics, diary entries, memorabilia, and the band members' memories of writing and recording the album.

Features

• Collector's Edition 2LP + 5CD box set
• 180g vinyl (1 white + 1 black, each with one etched side)
• 2026 Mix (CD 1), Sessions (CD 2), Backing Tracks (CD 3), At the BBC (CD 4), Live at the Rainbow (CD 5)
• 112-page book
• Label: EMI

Track Listing

LP 1: Queen II – 2026 Mix (Side White) – Side A:

1. Procession
2. Father To Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End

LP 1 – Side B: Etching

LP 2: Queen II – 2026 Mix (Side Black) – Side A:

1. Ogre Battle
2. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
3. Nevermore
4. The March of the Black Queen
5. Funny How Love Is
6. Seven Seas of Rhye

LP 2 – Side B: Etching

CD 1: Queen II – 2026 Mix:

1. Procession
2. Father to Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End
6. Ogre Battle
7. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
8. Nevermore
9. The March of the Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas of Rhye

CD 2: Queen II – Sessions:

1. Procession (Stage Intro Tape – April 1973)
2. Father to Son (Takes 4 & 9 – with Guide Vocal)
3. As It Began (Brian's Studio Demo – October 1969)
4. Some Day One Day (Take 1 – with Guide Vocals)
5. The Loser in the End (Roger's First Demo)
6. The Loser in the End (Roger's Second Demo)
7. Ogre Battle (Takes 2 & 6 – with Guide Vocal)
8. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Takes 4 & 9)
9. Nevermore (Take 6)
10. The March of the Black Queen (First Section Takes 3 & 5)
11. The March of the Black Queen (Second Section Take 1)
12. Funny How Love Is (Take 4)
13. Seven Seas of Rhye (Takes 4, 5 & 6)
14. I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside (Take 4)
15. See What a Fool I've Been (B-side Version 2026 Mix)
16. Not for Sale (Polar Bear)

CD 3: Queen II – Backing Tracks:

1. Procession
2. Father to Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End
6. Ogre Battle
7. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
8. Nevermore
9. The March of the Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas of Rhye

CD 4: Queen II – At the BBC:

1. See What a Fool I've Been (BBC Session 2 – July 1973 – 2011 Mix)
2. Ogre Battle (BBC Session 3 – December 1973)
3. Nevermore (BBC Session 4 – April 1974)
4. White Queen (As It Began) (BBC Session 4 – April 1974)
5. Procession – Intro Tape (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)
6. Father to Son (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)
7. Son and Daughter (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)
8. Guitar Solo (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)
9. Son and Daughter – Reprise (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)
10. Ogre Battle (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)
11. Liar (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)
12. Jailhouse Rock (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome – 13th September 1973)

CD 5: Queen II – Live:

1. Procession – Intro Tape (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
2. Father to Son (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
3. Ogre Battle (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
4. White Queen (As It Began) (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon – December 1975)
5. The March of the Black Queen (Live at the Rainbow – November 1974)
6. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
7. Seven Seas of Rhye (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)
8. See What a Fool I've Been (Live at the Rainbow – March 1974)