Queen 40th Anniversary remasters

Whoa! Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury? WTF?!? Is this a joke?

Personally, I think Russell Brand would be a much better choice for the role.

 

no way not russel brand! MIKA would have been cool! but Sacha is a pretty cool choice!

 

Not joke and I guess it might (or will) be good movie.

 

http://www.recordstore.co.uk have listed the bonus tracks.

1. Feelings Feelings (Take 10, July 1977)
2. Spread Your Wings (BBC Session, October 1977)
3. My Melancholy Blues (BBC Session, October 1977)
4. Sheer Heart Attack (Live in Paris, February 28 1979)
5. We Will Rock You (Fast) (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)

1. Fat Bottomed Girls (Single Version)
2. Bicycle Race (Instrumental)
3. Don't Stop Me Now (With Long-Lost Guitars)
4. Let Me Entertain You (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
5. Dreamers Ball (Early Acoustic Take, August 1978)

1. Save Me (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
2. A Human Body (B-Side)
3. Sail Away Sweet Sister (Take 1 With Guide Vocal, February 1980)
4. It's A Beautiful Day (Original Spontaneous Idea, April 1980)
5. Dragon Attack (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl, June 1982)

1. Staying Power (Live at Milton Keynes Bowl, June 1982)
2. Soul Brother (B-Side)
3. Back Chat (Single Remix)
4. Action This Day (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)
5. Calling All Girls (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)

1. Flash (Single Version)
2. The Hero (October 1980… Revisited)
3. The Kiss (Early Version, March 1980)
4. Football Fight (Early Version, No Synths! - February 1980)
5. Flash (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
6. The Hero (Live in Montreal, November 1981)

Initial thoughts;

No complete 1977 BBC session (but can see QP’s strategy there) and too many MK / Montreal tracks.

Some good stuff in there but like the first batch, I must admit that there’s a tinge of disappointment.

 

Another very disappointing set of tracklists.

 

I'm all for live tracks, but they at least could have been culled from unreleased shows. Bad move.

 

Still no Back Chat 12 inch mix? Crazy.

 

More like missing an opportunity to have the 12" mix of "Staying Power" on CD rather than the heavy-handed live version of it.

I really do think that I've never seen an act handle their back catalogue in such a poor manner. With the likelihood of a box set ever being released becoming more and more unlikely, I'm frustrated by it all and won't be bothering getting any of the "deluxe" issues at this rate.

 

Why? Maybe they're keeping all the "should be" bonus tracks everyone seems to be lamenting about FOR the boxed set?

 

I remember hearing via the Queenzone forum about an interview Roger Taylor did on German radio in April, where he was asked if the reissues were essentially tasters for a box set. He said that "I didn’t think there was much more stuff … as far as I’m aware there’s really not much that I am, that I’m not aware of, you know." Considering the wealth of unreleased material/takes/demos played at Queen conventions over the years, it sounds more like a diplomatic way of saying that they don't want to open up the vaults to the extent that fans want, which is fair enough and is also their prerogative...just disappointing. I really could do without redundant previously released live tracks padding out the deluxe issues.

 

"Sheer Heart Attack (Live in Paris, February 28 1979)" is probably the version from Live Killers too.

 

Thanks for the tracklisting. Looks like I'm heading for the standard editions once again.

 

It's about now that I'm asking myself how many times I can keep buying this or any other stuff over and over again.

 

Yup, I picked up Q2 and SHA as standard editions, the bonus tracks didn't seem worth an extra 30% on the price.

 

Sorry if this has been addressed before, but does the Deep Cuts version of Black Queen end differently, without the Funny How Love Is overlap, or does it just fade out? (I sincerely it doesn't end with the false stop like the W. German CD does...)

I assume the medley structure of Flick of the Wrist and Lily of the Valley is preserved--unfortunate since the B-side version of Lily was clean.

 

What, hold ALL the BBC and B-side tracks back until the Queen fans are old and dying? Great strategy!

These reissues aren't even worth illegally downloading.

 

Retail in Australia (at JB Hi-Fi) for the Queen 2011 remasters is as follows:

1. Standard editions are $19.95 AUD (which equals 14.93 EUR; 13.04 GBP; or $21.35 USD)

2. Deluxe editions are $28.95 AUD (which equals 21.67 EUR; 18.94 GBP; or $30.97 USD)

The 2011 remaster CDs being sold in Australia are Australian pressings and housed in normal CD cases, with the exception of the Greatest Hits I and II which are in super jewel cases (but also pressed in Australia).

Currency conversions are based on today's exchange rates.

 

Yes it does. Another missed opportunity as Flick of the Wrist does as well. Possibly Tenement Funster too.

 

what about the studio version of WE WILL ROCK YOU, "FAST". i've heard it dozens of times on the radio, most recently on the "Mark and Brian" show. has this ever been released commercially for the masses???

 

Just going with the Deep Cuts discs for now. Down the road I am hoping to get the studio releases.

 

second batch has been moved to June 27th.

1. Flash (Single Version)
2. The Hero (October 1980… Revisited)
3. The Kiss (Early Version, March 1980)
4. Football Fight (Early Version, No Synths! - February 1980)
5. Flash (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
6. The Hero (Live in Montreal, November 1981)

Great!

 

Many of the EP tracks are unreleased, but much-booted, BBC tracks, so I imagine that will be included on the News of the World disc.

I know the bonus tracks are, in generally, a little disappointing, but I do like the new-to-me version of See What A Fool I've Been. It's still far from my favourite Queen song, but I much prefer it to the B-side version. (Though, that said, I actually like the B-side version better now that I can recognize it as a spoof of this version.)

 

Yes, it's a good version. It sounds very bluesy and quite unlike Queen.

 

Here are the bonus EP tracklists of next five albums, if they've been posted before, my sincere apple ogies.

News of the World 2011 Bonus EP
No. Title Length
1. "Feelings, Feelings (Take 10, July 1977)"
2. "Spread Your Wings (BBC Session, October 1977)"
3. "My Melancholy Blues (BBC Session, October 1977)"
4. "Sheer Heart Attack (Live in Paris, February 1979)"
5. "We Will Rock You (Fast) (Live in Tokyo, November 1982

Jazz 2011 Bonus EP
No. Title Length
1. "Fat Bottomed Girls (Single Version)"
2. "Bicycle Race (Instrumental)"
3. "Don't Stop Me Now (With Long-Lost Guitars)"
4. "Let Me Entertain You (Live in Montreal, November 1981)"
5. "Dreamers Ball (Early Acoustic Take, August 1978)"

The Game2011 Bonus EP
No. Title Length
1. "Save Me (Live in Montreal, November 1981)"
2. "A Human Body (B-Side)"
3. "Sail Away Sweet Sister (Take 1 With Guide Vocal, February 1980)"
4. "It's A Beautiful Day (Original Spontaneous Idea, April 1980)"
5. "Dragon Attack (Live in Milton Keynes, June 1982)"

Flash 2011 Bonus EP
No. Title Length
1. "Flash (Single Version)"
2. "The Hero (October 1980… Revisited)"
3. "The Kiss (Early Version, March 1980)"
4. "Football Fight (Early Version, No Synths! - February 1980)"
5. "Flash (Live in Montreal, November 1981)"
6. "The Hero (Live in Montreal, November 1981)"

Hot space 2011 Bonus EP
No. Title Length
1. "Staying Power (Live in Milton Keynes, June 1982)"
2. "Soul Brother (B-Side)"
3. "Back Chat (Single Remix)"
4. "Action This Day (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)"
5. "Calling All Girls (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)"

 

Damn, I was hoping for some acapella mixes from the Flash Gordon album.