QUEEN – Queen II [Collector’s Edition Deluxe Box Set 5-CD] (2026) *HQ*

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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, Queen II was originally released in 1974 and widely heralded as their first true masterpiece.
With Brian May and Roger Taylor as executive producers, the album has been stunningly mixed 2026 by the team of Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson. “The idea was to reveal more of the clarity of the songs,” said Shirley-Smith. “Rather than add anything, we wanted to reveal more of what was there and get that desired sound.”
“The lengths the band went to achieve what they achieved with the technology they had at the time was incredible,” added another part of the team, Joshua J Macrae. “Some of it is so ahead of its time. Working on this was like entering a room of fabulousness.”

This ”Queen II [Collector’s Edition Deluxe Box Set 5-CD]” 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 presenting the album, and radio sessions.
”Queen II [2026 Mix]” adds sharper focus to guitarist Brian May’s dense, distinctive tone; the drums are more defined, and there’s a prominent clarity on the multi-part harmony vocals.

CD1: 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

CD2: 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)

CD3: 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

CD4: 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 09/13/73)
6 Father To Son (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome 09/13/73)
7 Son And Daughter (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome 09/13/73)
8 Guitar Solo (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome 09/13/73)
9 Son And Daughter – Reprise (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome 09/13/73)
10 Ogre Battle (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome 09/13/73)
11 Liar (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome 09/13/73)
12 Jailhouse Rock (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome 09/13/73)

CD5: 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 – Dec. 1975)
5 The March Of The Black Queen (Live at the Rainbow – Nov. 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)

Freddie Mercury – vocals, piano, harpsichord
Brian May – guitars, vocals, piano, bells
John Deacon – bass guitar, acoustic guitar
Roger Meddows-Taylor – drums, percussion, vocals

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