Queen – Queen II
Tracklist
| A1 | Procession | 1:12 | |
| A2 | Father To Son | 6:14 | |
| A3 | White Queen (As It Began) | 4:34 | |
| A4 | Some Day One Day | 4:23 | |
| A5 | The Loser In The End | 4:02 | |
| B1 | Ogre Battle | 4:10 | |
| B2 | The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke | 2:40 | |
| B3 | Nevermore | 1:15 | |
| B4 | The March Of The Black Queen | 6:08 | |
| B5 | Funny How Love Is | 3:17 | |
| B6 | The Seven Seas Of Rhye | 2:50 |
Companies, etc.
- Record Company – Elektra Records
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Elektra Records
- Published By – Feldman
- Published By – Trident Music (2)
- Lacquer Cut At – Elektra Sound Recorders
- Pressed By – Columbia Records Pressing Plant, Santa Maria
Credits
- Lacquer Cut By – TD*
Notes
There seem to be three different versions of the promo stickers that were used on these LPs:
1) black with white text
2) yellow with black text
3) red with black text
℗ 1974 Elektra Records
1) black with white text
2) yellow with black text
3) red with black text
℗ 1974 Elektra Records
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (Mastering Date - Side A): 3-12-1974
- Matrix / Runout (Mastering Date - Side B): 3-13-1974
- Matrix / Runout (SIDE WHITE): EKS 75082-A CSM ESR-TD-3-12-74
- Matrix / Runout (SIDE BLACK): EKS 75082-B SX ESR-TD-3-13-74
Other Versions (5 of 330)
View All| Title (Format) | Label | Cat# | Country | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen II (LP, Album, Gatefold) | EMI | 5C 062-95186 | Netherlands | 1974 | |||
| Queen II (LP, Album, Gatefold) | Elektra, Elektra | EKS-75082, EKS 75082 | Australia | 1974 | |||
Recently Edited | Queen II (LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold, Maple Leaf) | Elektra | EKS-75082 | Canada | 1974 | ||
Recently Edited | Queen II (LP, Album, Gatefold) | EMI, EMI Electrola | 1C 062-95 186 | Germany | 1974 | ||
Recently Edited | Queen II (LP, Album, Gatefold, Santa Maria Pressing) | Elektra, Elektra | EKS-75082, 75082 | US | 1974 |
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Released1976 — USVinyl —LP, Album, Stereo
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Reviews
If you're looking for Queen's worst sounding album (not musically, of course), Queen II is definitely it. They overindulged themselves with their overdubs to the point where the audio quality began to suffer, especially on side black. However, this is by far the best vinyl pressing I've ever heard of this album. Side Black rocks hard, far better than any UK pressing I've heard of this album which tends to be muddy and harsh in the upper end. Side White sounds better on some UK copies but this Side White is not much worse.
This album really suffers in the analogue medium, and the best way to listen to it (in my opinion) is the 1987 UK CD, which cuts out a lot of the inner groove distortion that is heard by Roger Taylor's feature on Side White and the end of "March of the Black Queen" to the end on side Black. What this album (and the first album) really needs is a digital remix, and maybe a super deluxe treatment.
There is also a rectangular promo sticker with red letters
it doesn't note that this promo issue comes with a gatefold like the original 1974 issue.
Release
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