Description
A Monumental Progression: Queen II - The 2011 Digital Remaster CD
UPC: 602527638881
MPN: 276 388 8
Brand Name: EMI
Overview
Released in 1974, Queen II is the second studio album by the legendary British rock band Queen. This digitally remastered 2011 edition brings a new level of clarity to the band's most ambitious early work. Known for its distinct "White" and "Black" sides, the album is a pivotal moment in Queen's history, showcasing their evolving sound with multi-layered vocals, intricate harmonies, and grand, fantastical themes that would become their trademark.
Product Features
- Format: CD, Album, Digital Remaster
- Genre: Rock, Art Rock, Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
- Number of Tracks: 11
- Release Year: 2011 (Original Album Release: 1974)
- Country of Origin: Made in the EU
- Label: EMI
- Dimensions: Standard CD Jewel Case
Interesting Facts
- Queen II is often regarded as the album where Queen truly found their unique sound, with Freddie Mercury and Brian May writing for specific album "sides." The "White Side" (Tracks 1-5) features songs primarily written by Brian May, while the "Black Side" (Tracks 6-11) is composed almost entirely by Freddie Mercury.
- The iconic album cover, photographed by Mick Rock, was inspired by a 1932 photograph of actress Marlene Dietrich. The pose was later recreated for the music videos of "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "One Vision."
- "Seven Seas of Rhye," the album's single, was an unexpected hit that gave Queen their first UK Top 10 single. It was rushed into release after the band's appearance on the popular show Top of the Pops.
- The song "The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke" was inspired by a painting of the same name by Victorian artist Richard Dadd, which Freddie Mercury saw at the Tate Gallery.
Track Listing
- Procession
- Father To Son
- White Queen (As It Began)
- Some Day One Day
- The Loser In The End
- Ogre Battle
- The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
- Nevermore
- The March Of The Black Queen
- Funny How Love Is
- Seven Seas Of Rhye
Publishers
- Digital Remaster © 2011 Queen Productions Ltd., under exclusive license to Universal International Music B.V.
- © 2023 Queen Productions Ltd.
- Universal Music International B.V., 's-Gravelandseweg 80, 1217 EW Hilversum, Netherlands.
- BIEM/SDRM.
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