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Label:Virgin EMI Records – 00602547202888
Format:
Box Set, Compilation, 180 Gram
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Purple
2 x Vinyl, LP, Single Sided, Album, Etched, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Disc 1 White, Disc 2 Black
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Red
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, White
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Black
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Green
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Pink
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Silver
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Yellow
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Blue
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Red
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Orange
Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Blue-Green
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Disc 1 Blue, Disc 2 Purple
2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Disc 1 Blue, Disc 2 Clear
Country:Europe
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Genre:Rock, Pop
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Tracklist

Queen
A1Keep Yourself Alive
Written-By – May*
A2Doing All Right
Written-By – May*, Staffell*
A3Great King Rat
Written-By – Mercury*
A4My Fairy King
Written-By – Mercury*
B1Liar
Written-By – Mercury*
B2The Night Comes Down
Written-By – May*
B3Modern Times Rock'n'Roll
Written-By – Taylor*
B4Son And Daughter
Written-By – May*
B5Jesus
Written-By – Mercury*
B6Seven Seas Of Rhye...
Written-By – Mercury*
Queen II
C1Procession
Written-By – May*
C2Father To Son
Written-By – May*
C3White Queen (As It Began)
Written-By – May*
C4Some Day One Day
Written-By – May*
C5The Loser In The End
Written-By – Taylor*
D1Ogre Battle
Written-By – Mercury*
D2The Fairy Feller's Master Stroke
Written-By – Mercury*
D3Nevermore
Written-By – Mercury*
D4The March Of The Black Queen
Written-By – Mercury*
D5Funny How Love Is
Written-By – Mercury*
D6Seven Seas Of Rhye
Written-By – Mercury*
Sheer Heart Attack
E1Brighton Rock
Written-By – May*
E2Killer Queen
Written-By – Mercury*
E3Tenement Funster
Written-By – Taylor*
E4Flick Of The Wrist
Written-By – Mercury*
E5Lily Of The Valley
Written-By – Mercury*
E6Now I'm Here
Written-By – May*
F1In The Lap Of The Gods
Written-By – Mercury*
F2Stone Cold Crazy
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
F3Dear Friends
Written-By – May*
F4Misfire
Written-By – Deacon*
F5Bring Back That Leroy Brown
Written-By – Mercury*
F6She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
Written-By – May*
F7In The Lap Of The Gods...Revisited
Written-By – Mercury*
A Night At The Opera
G1Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...
Written-By – Mercury*
G2Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
Written-By – Mercury*
G3I'm In Love With My Car
Written-By – Taylor*
G4You're My Best Friend
Written-By – Deacon*
G5'39
Written-By – May*
G6Sweet Lady
Written-By – May*
G7Seaside Rendezvous
Written-By – Mercury*
H1The Prophet's Song
Written-By – May*
H2Love Of My Life
Written-By – Mercury*
H3Good Company
Written-By – May*
H4Bohemian Rhapsody
Written-By – Mercury*
H5God Save The Queen
Arranged By – May*
Written-By – Trad.*
A Day At The Races
I1Tie Your Mother Down
Written-By – May*
I2You Take My Breath Away
Written-By – Mercury*
I3Long Away
Written-By – May*
I4The Millionaire Waltz
Written-By – Mercury*
I5You And I
Written-By – Deacon*
J1Somebody To Love
Written-By – Mercury*
J2White Man
Written-By – May*
J3Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Written-By – Mercury*
J4Drowse
Written-By – Taylor*
J5Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)
Written-By – May*
News Of The World
K1We Will Rock You
Written-By – May*
K2We Are The Champions
Written-By – Mercury*
K3Sheer Heart Attack
Written-By – Taylor*
K4All Dead, All Dead
Written-By – May*
K5Spread Your Wings
Written-By – Deacon*
K6Fight From The Inside
Written-By – Taylor*
L1Get Down Make Love
Written-By – Mercury*
L2Sleeping On The Sidewalk
Written-By – May*
L3Who Needs You
Written-By – Deacon*
L4It's Late
Written-By – May*
L5My Melancholy Blues
Written-By – Mercury*
Jazz
M1Mustapha
Written-By – Mercury*
M2Fat Bottomed Girls
Written-By – May*
M3Jealousy
Written-By – Mercury*
M4Bicycle Race
Written-By – Mercury*
M5If You Can't Beat Them
Written-By – Deacon*
M6Let Me Entertain You
Written-By – Mercury*
N1Dead On Time
Written-By – May*
N2In Only Seven Days
Written-By – Deacon*
N3Dreamers Ball
Written-By – May*
N4Fun It
Written-By – Taylor*
N5Leaving Home Ain't Easy
Written-By – May*
N6Don't Stop Me Now
Written-By – Mercury*
N7More Of That Jazz
Written-By – Taylor*
The Game
O1Play The Game
Written-By – Mercury*
O2Dragon Attack
Written-By – May*
O3Another One Bites The Dust
Written-By – Deacon*
O4Need Your Loving Tonight
Written-By – Deacon*
O5Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Written-By – Mercury*
P1Rock It (Prime Jive)
Written-By – Taylor*
P2Don't Try Suicide
Written-By – Mercury*
P3Sail Away Sweet Sister
Written-By – May*
P4Coming Soon
Written-By – Taylor*
P5Save Me
Written-By – May*
Flash Gordon
Q1Flash's Theme
Written-By – May*
Q2In The Space Capsule (The Love Theme)
Written-By – Taylor*
Q3Ming's Theme (In The Court Of Ming The Merciless)
Written-By – Mercury*
Q4The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction Of Dale)
Written-By – Mercury*
Q5Football Fight
Written-By – Mercury*
Q6In The Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)
Written-By – Taylor*
Q7Execution Of Flash
Written-By – Deacon*
Q8The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)
Written-By – Mercury*
R1Arboria (Planet Of The Tree Men)
Written-By – Deacon*
R2Escape From The Swamp
Written-By – Taylor*
R3Flash To The Rescue
Written-By – May*
R4Vultan's Theme (Attack Of The Hawk Men)
Written-By – Mercury*
R5Battle Theme
Written-By – May*
R6The Wedding March
Written-By – May*
R7Marriage Of Dale And Ming (And Flash Approaching)
Written-By – May*, Taylor*
R8Crash Dive On Mingo City
Written-By – May*
R9Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)
Written-By – May*
R10The Hero
Written-By – May*
Hot Space
S1Staying Power
Written-By – Mercury*
S2Dancer
Written-By – May*
S3Back Chat
Written-By – Deacon*
S4Body Language
Written-By – Mercury*
S5Action This Day
Written-By – Taylor*
T1Put Out The Fire
Written-By – May*
T2Life Is Real (Song For Lennon)
Written-By – Mercury*
T3Calling All Girls
Written-By – Taylor*
T4Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
Written-By – May*
T5Cool Cat
Written-By – Mercury*, Deacon*
T6Under Pressure
Written-By – Bowie*, Queen
The Works
U1Radio Ga Ga
Written-By – Taylor*
U2Tear It Up
Written-By – May*
U3It's A Hard Life
Written-By – Mercury*
U4Man On The Prowl
Written-By – Mercury*
V1Machines (Or 'Back To Humans')
Written-By – May*, Taylor*
V2I Want To Break Free
Written-By – Deacon*
V3Keep Passing The Open Windows
Written-By – Mercury*
V4Hammer To Fall
Written-By – May*
V5Is This The World We Created...?
Written-By – May*, Mercury*
A Kind Of Magic
W1One Vision
Written-By – Queen
W2A Kind Of Magic
Written-By – Taylor*
W3One Year Of Love
Written-By – Deacon*
W4Pain Is So Close To Pleasure
Written-By – Mercury*, Deacon*
W5Friends Will Be Friends
Written-By – Mercury*, Deacon*
X1Who Wants To Live Forever
Written-By – May*
X2Gimme The Prize (Kurgan's Theme)
Written-By – May*
X3Don't Lose Your Head
Written-By – Taylor*
X4Princes Of The Universe
Written-By – Mercury*
The Miracle
Y1Party
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Y2Khashoggi's Ship
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Y3The Miracle
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Y4I Want It All
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Y5The Invisible Man
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Z1Breakthru
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Z2Rain Must Fall
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Z3Scandal
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Z4My Baby Does Me
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Z5Was It All Worth It
Written-By – May*, Mercury*, Deacon*, Taylor*
Innuendo
AA1Innuendo
Written-By – Queen
AA2I'm Going Slightly Mad
Written-By – Queen
AA3Headlong
Written-By – Queen
BB1These Are The Days Of Our Lives
Written-By – Queen
BB2Don't Try So Hard
Written-By – Queen
BB3Ride The Wild Wind
Written-By – Queen
CC1All God's People
Written-By – Queen
CC2I Can't Live With You
Written-By – Queen
CC3Delilah
Written-By – Queen
DD1The Hitman
Written-By – Queen
DD2Bijou
Written-By – Queen
DD3The Show Must Go On
Written-By – Queen
Made In Heaven
EE1It's A Beautiful Day
Written-By – Queen
EE2Made In Heaven
Written-By – Freddie Mercury
EE3Let Me Live
Written-By – Queen
EE4Mother Love
Written-By – Brian May, Freddie Mercury
FF1My Life Has Been Saved
Written-By – Queen
FF2I Was Born To Love You
Written-By – Freddie Mercury
FF3Heaven For Everyone
Written-By – Roger Taylor
GG1Too Much Love Will Kill You
GG2You Don't Fool Me
Written-By – Queen
GG3A Winter's Tale
Written-By – Queen
GG4It's A Beautiful Day (Reprise)
Written-By – Queen
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Warning:
This release includes not only the original 2015 edition, but also the subsequent 2016, 2019 and 2021 re-releases which, despite the presence of a download coupon, should not be listed as separate.

The Queen Studio Collection

All 15 studio albums pressed on heavyweight 180g coloured vinyl.
Half speed mastered at Abbey Road studios
LPs recreated using the finest technology from the original master tapes

The collection includes a lavishly illustrated 108 page hardback book
Featuring an introductions to each album, quotes from the band, and rare photographs and memorabilia from the Queen Archive

Notes on the individual albums:
Queen - Originally released in July 1973. Produced at Trident Studios for Neptune Production. B2 was recorded at De Lane Lea Studios. All titles published by Feldman/Trident Music. ...and nobody played synthesizer. Lyrics on inner sleeve, published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Purple vinyl.
Queen II - Originally released in March 1974. Engineered at Trident Studios, London. Gatefold sleeve with separate White and Black lyrics inner sleeves, published by Queen Music Ltd./ EMI Music Publishing Ltd., double vinyl - White and Black single sided vinyls to match the "sides" (they weren't originally labelled A and B sides, just White and Black sides), with etched reverses. ... and nobody played synthesizer...again.
Sheer Heart Attack - Originally releases in November 1974. Recorded at Trident Studios, Wessex Sound Studios, Rockfield Studios & Air Studios. Lyrics on inner sleeve - Red vinyl. No synthesizer.
A Night At The Opera - Originally released in November 1975. Recorded at Sarm Studios, Roundhouse Studios, Olympic Studios, Rockfield Studios, Scorpio Studios, Trident Studios and Lansdowne Studios. Mixed at Sarm Studios. Gatefold sleeve with embossed front crest and picture inner sleeve - White vinyl. G3 dedicated to Johnathan Harris, boy racer to the end. No Synthesizers!
A Day At The Races - Originally released in December 1976. Gatefold sleeve with die cut picture inner sleeve - Black vinyl. No Synths!
News Of The World - Originally released in October 1977. Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeve, published by Queen Music Ltd./ EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Green vinyl.
Jazz - Originally released in November 1978. Recorded at Mountain Studios in Montreux, Switzerland and Super bear Studios in Nice, France. Gatefold sleeve with embossed JAZZ on front and rear, picture inner sleeve and nude bicycle race poster with lyrics on reverse, published by Queen Music Ltd./ EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Pink vinyl. The album is dedicated to John Harris.
The Game - Originally released in June 1980. Recorded in various sessions at Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany. Mastered at Allen Zentz Mastering. Lyric/picture inner sleeve, published by Queen Music Ltd./ EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Silver vinyl. This album includes the first appearance of a Synthesizer (an Oberheim OBX) on a Queen Album.
Flash Gordon - Originally released in December 1980. Recorded at The Town House, The Music Centre, Wembley and Advision Studios, except R10, recorded at Utopia Studios. Additional orchestral arrangements recorded at Anvil Studios. Die cut lyric/picture inner sleeve, published by Queen Music Ltd./EMI Music/Wide Music Ltd. - Yellow vinyl.
Hot Space - Originally released in May 1982. Recorded at Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland & Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany. All composition ©1982 Queen Music Ltd./ EMI Music Publishing Ltd. except "Under Pressure" which is ©1981 Queen Music Ltd./ EMI Music Publishing Ltd. / Tintoretto Music. Administrated by RZO Music Ltd. Lyric/picture inner sleeve - Blue vinyl.
The Works - Originally released in February 1984. Recorded at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California, USA and Musicland Studios, Munich, Germany, August 83 - January 84. Lyric inner sleeve, published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Red vinyl. "This is the first album to come to you through the EMI-CAPITOL Organisation worldwide."
A Kind Of Magic - Originally released in June 1986. Recorded mainly at The Townhouse Studios, London, Musicland Studios, Munich and Mountain Studios, Montreux. X1 recorded at Abbey Road Studios. Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeve, published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Orange vinyl. Joan Armatrading appears courtesy of A&M Records. Some songs on this album appear in different form in the film "Highlander".
The Miracle - Originally released in May 1989. Recorded at Olympic Studios and The Townhouse Studios, London, England and Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland. Mastered at The Townhouse Studios. Lyric/picture inner sleeve, published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Blue-Green vinyl. Computer keyboards: Passport Master Tracks Software; Tannoy speakers by Tannoy Ltd.
Innuendo - Originally released in February 1991. Album recorded at Metropolis Studios, London, England and Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland. Album mastered at The Townhouse. Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeves, double vinyl with full track lengths as released on CD version, published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. - Blue and Purple vinyls.
Made In Heaven - Originally released in 1995. Gatefold sleeve with lyric inner sleeves, published by Queen Music Ltd. / EMI Music Publishing Ltd. and three posters, double vinyl with full track lengths as released on CD version. - Blue and Clear vinyls. Dedicated to the immortal spirit of Freddie Mercury.

Description of set:
The set is housed in a gold coloured box with a flip-open lid. The box has the Queen name in logo form on the front and STUDIO COLLECTION just beneath, along with the Queen crest near the bottom.
This box comes in an outer slip case, this time black with the same design in gold on the front with a gold border. The rear shows the package contents, the sides list the LP names (and a bar code on one side).
All the LPs come with printed inner sleeves as well as polylined protective inner sleeves. The LPs themselves are also in individual cellophane covers.
The hardback book is the same size as an LP, although thicker of course, with black cover and gold logo/text/crest.
Finally there is also a Back To Black coupon for full digital download of all the tracks.

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  • marks11's avatar
    marks11
    Anyone’s Jazz in the boxset on solid pink instead of translucid?
    • kevmull's avatar
      kevmull
      Edited 9 months ago
      Regarding the thin plastic album covers that the albums are packaged in .....I believe some plastics (PVC, cellophane?) can damage record covers and even seep through the paper and 'cloud' the vinyl over time. as discussed many times on the Discogs forum.
      Would any collectors/sellers recommend removing the said covers from this collection or leave on as I would imagine it could add value if left intact?
      • mcgoum20's avatar
        mcgoum20
        I initially did not like this set when I first got it. Right off the bat, Amazon shipped it in the worst packaging ever to the point where the outer box was damaged and a few of the vinyl sleeves had minor damage and I was told they could not replace it. So right from the get go, I was extremely mad that I was stuck with a damaged product and many of the discs were extremely noisy.

        I'll just briefly go through some pros and cons with this set, because on this day I'm really loving this set and I'm extremely fortunate that I was able to purchase it last year.

        Cons first, not counting the damage which is not related to the actual pressing:
        -I would say at least 4-5 of these discs were unbearably noisy. The worst offenders were A Night at the Opera and News of the World, but they came out mostly quiet after a good clean. You have to keep in mind that this was re-pressed at Optimal which is now having problems keeping up with demand and is pressed on coloured vinyl.
        -A couple of the sleeves seem pretty cheap. Not so much the actual material it was made out of, but good God some of the scans are poor. The Miracle looks horrible, I have no idea how somehow said it was good for production. The pictures of the band members in the gatefold of ANATO are horribly pixilated as well.
        -The book, although it is a great addition, doesn't have a lot of new reading material to hardcore fans (like me). I highly suggest picking up "Queen: Complete Works" by George Purvis. Its basically an encyclopedia of the band. You can get it super cheap used.

        These last two points are my two biggest gripes with the whole set though:
        -NO inclusion of an EP/LP with the B-Sides. It completely excludes "See What A Fool I've Been", "A Human Body", "Soul Brother", "I Go Crazy", "Thank God It's Christmas", "Hang On In There", "Chinese Torture", "Hijack My Heart", "Stealin'", and "Lost Opportunity". 10 whole tracks completely excluded.
        -They used the 2011 remasters. They explained they wanted to do it all analogue but they claimed that the tapes were pretty worn out, which is a pretty fair excuse. HOWEVER, they still could have used DSD files like the Rolling Stones Mono Box or a lot of MOFI titles. The 2011 remasters are good, but are heavily compressed. A DSD transfer would have been amazing and would have even better sounding.

        A lot of cons, but the pros outweigh the cons:
        -The different colours look amazing. The choices they used were fantastic, though I just wish they made Queen II 45rpm instead of two etchings. They are still pretty cool so I'll let it slide.
        -The pressings themselves still sound pretty damn good on my system.
        -The inclusion of Innuendo and Made in Heaven as a 2LP was a great decision, and we finally have both of them complete on vinyl.
        -The inclusion of Poly-lined sleeves in every album in addition to a reproduction sleeve was greatly appreciated.
        -All original posters are included (Jazz and Made in Heaven).
        -The material for the sleeves is pretty sturdy and feels nice in your hands, in some cases better than the original UK releases.

        Overall I give it a 4/5. It could have been improved, but I'm happy with it.
        • santacruzano's avatar
          santacruzano
          Who is selling the book and the box? It is all I need.
          • dgropp's avatar
            dgropp
            I only have “A Night at the Opera” from the colored release, bought it separately from a local store, by what i suspect now, was a dishonest re-sell. The record’s hole is a bit too big, no poly-sleeve as described here (though definitely the European version) but a cardboard inner sleeve. While it sounds for the most part great, the first 20 seconds of “Love of My Life” are terribly distorted (unlistenable), and since it’s one of the most memorable parts of this album, it makes it a dealbreaker. Not sure if it’s just this copy, or something more general.
            • PitMaypole's avatar
              PitMaypole
              Bought this wonderful item in 2015 at an now closed vinyl shop. And discovered just now that the Made in Heaven LP has 2 Roger Taylor posters and no Brian May… ugh

              Anybody any ideas on how to solve this?
              • MrDayInTheUk's avatar
                MrDayInTheUk
                Essential. Queen have never been that much of an audiophile band, but this box sounds great. Bought it on release and have never looked back. 8 years down the line and I still play the contents regularly.

                If you’re on the fence I’d say get off. And treat yourself 😀
                • hayenm's avatar
                  hayenm
                  Serious pressing issues on News of the World, throughout the whole record. I would call it 'left channel surface noise'. It's pretty unlistenable, except on the louder songs (when the surface noise is overwhelmed by the music).
                  • petestardj's avatar
                    petestardj
                    Hi, what are the alternatives to Amazon? I would like to buy elsewhere if possible, for the recommended retail price, if someone knows what that is? Many thanks
                    • 2112adrian's avatar
                      2112adrian
                      European version.

                      2021 very pleased with the overall quality, vinyl is as good as any new vinyl release, no issues noted, and did not feel the RCM needed a run at all. Pressings very quiet 👍

                      Very pleased to find the vinyl packed in paper/ poly sleeves rather than the card sleeves, a nice worthwhile touch.

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