QUEEN – News Of The World [40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition] (2017)

One of the most iconic QUEEN albums, 1977’s News Of The World, just has been released in its 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition.
“News Of The World [40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]” packs the original album remastered and previously unheard material that, unlike many other Super Deluxe reissues, really worth the listen.

The new package includes the original album on CD (remastered by legend Bob Ludwig) and two further CDs of recently unearthed outtakes and rarities including ‘Raw Sessions’, an alternative version of the whole album which brings to light never-before-heard alternative versions of each of the album’s 11 tracks.

Every lead vocal is different on ‘Raw Sessions’ and as are most of the lead guitar parts and many other instrumental details.
‘We Are The Champions’ is the full-length version of the song and not the edited 1977 album cut, and ‘All Dead, All Dead’ features Freddie Mercury on vocals, rather than Brian May.
‘Fight From The Inside’, is Roger Taylor’s demo vocal version (worked on in his home studio in preparation for the next sessions).
As you see, this extra disc is pure gold.

Then you have a Bonus Tracks disc 3 with a BBC Session, instrumental versions and rare live takes. The fourth optical disc is a DVD which features a brand new one-hour documentary Queen: The American Dream’ created from backstage material filmed during Queen’s 1977 USA News of the World tour.
The 40th anniversary of News Of The World also includes a vinyl version of the album – a “pure analogue” re-cut of the original “direct from the un-mastered analogue master mix tapes”.
Finally, this set comes with a 60-page book of images and a selection of NOTW related memorabilia (including three posters).

QUEEN’s “News Of The World [40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition]” is the definitive edition of this iconic album which includes two of the band’s staples: ‘We Will Rock You’ and ‘We Are The Champions’.
The extra material is stupendous, some kind of a News Of The World ‘lost version’, plus some really good bonuses on disc 3.
HIGHLY Recommend

CD 1 – BOB LUDWIG REMASTER
01. We Will Rock You
02. We Are The Champions
03. Sheer Heart Attack
04. All Dead, All Dead
05. Spread Your Wings
06. Fight From The Inside
07. Get Down, Make Love
08. Sleeping On The Sidewalk
09. Who Needs You
10. It’s Late
11. My Melancholy Blues

CD 2 – RAW SESSIONS
01. We Will Rock You (Alternative Version)
02. We Are The Champions (Long Version)
03. Sheer Heart Attack (Original Rough Mix)
04. All Dead, All Dead (Original Rough Mix)
05. Spread Your Wings (Alternative Take)
06. Fight From The Inside (Demo Vocal Version)
07. Get Down, Make Love (Early Take)
08. Sleeping On The Sidewalk (Live in the USA, 1977)
09. Who Needs You (Acoustic Take)
10. It’s Late (Alternative Version)
11. My Melancholy Blues (Original Rough Mix)

CD 3 – BONUS TRACKS
01. Feelings Feelings (Take 10, July 1977)
02. We Will Rock You (BBC Session)
03. We Will Rock You (Fast) (BBC Session)
04. Spread Your Wings (BBC Session)
05. It’s Late (BBC Session)
06. My Melancholy Blues (BBC Session)
07. We Will Rock You (Backing Track)
08. We Are The Champions (Backing Track)
09. Spread Your Wings (Instrumental)
10. Fight From The Inside (Instrumental)
11. Get Down, Make Love (Instrumental)
12. It’s Late (USA Radio Edit 1978)
13. Sheer Heart Attack (Live in Paris 1979)
14. We Will Rock You (Live in Tokyo 1982)
15. My Melancholy Blues (Live in Houston 1977)
16. Get Down, Make Love (Live in Montreal 1981)
17. Spread Your Wings (Live in Europe 1979)
18. We Will Rock You (Live at the MK Bowl 1982)
19. We Are The Champions (Live at the MK Bowl 1982)

Freddie Mercury – vocals, piano, cowbell
Brian May – guitars, vocals
Roger Taylor – drums, vocals, guitar, bass
John Deacon – bass, acoustic guitar

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