Queen-Headquarters

[Freddie Queen]

QUEEN JOIN UNIVERSAL MUSIC AS BAND’S HISTORIC MILESTONE NEARS

Island Records prepares 40th anniversary remasters of the quartet’s extraordinary catalogue

LONDON, November 8, 2010 –

Queen and Universal Music Group have signed an exclusive, long-term agreement on the eve of the 40th anniversary of the groundbreaking group’s formation, in 1971. With worldwide album sales of more than 170 million, No. 1 albums, singles and DVDs the world over, inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, over 700 concerts performed in every corner of the world including their historic appearance at Live Aid, and a Guinness Book of World Records award for the most successful UK album chart act in history, Queen represent one of the most remarkable, compelling stories in popular culture.

Their music milestones include “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Crazy Little Thing Called Love,” “We Are The Champions,” “We Will Rock You,” “Radio Ga Ga,” and “Another One Bites The Dust.” The new agreement with Universal Music covers the world outside North America, and the music of Queen will appear through Island Records from January 1, 2011. Thus, the band joins some of the greatest names in popular music under the palm tree of the legendary label’s iconic logo. Brian May of Queen said, “We are very excited, after all this time, to be embarking on a new phase of our career – with a new record company – with new ideas, and new dreams.” Universal Music Group (UMG) co-CEO Lucian Grainge said: “Queen rewrote the rock & roll rule book 40 years ago, and you can count at least three generations of artists who are under their influence.

So now we’re under their influence at Universal Music, and looking forward to writing chapters together for the new rule book.” UMG International COO Max Hole commented, “A band of Queen’s stature, and a catalogue with such appeal, present an immense opportunity for a new creative approach. We aim to apply fresh thinking and innovation to the marketing and promotion of this great body of work. Ted Cockle, Darcus Beese and their team at Island Records are the perfect match, and everyone can’t wait to get started.”

During the course of the anniversary year, Island will remaster and repackage, with additional content, each of Queen’s 15 studio albums. The first five will be made available in March: “Queen,” “Queen II,” “Sheer Heart Attack,” “A Night At The Opera” and “A Day At The Races.” After four decades, the collective work of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon continues to resonate around the globe, inspiring a host of diverse artists from Lady Gaga (who took her name from Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga”), Axl Rose and Katy Perry through to Dave Grohl.

Two decades after the death of their phenomenal and flamboyant singer, Freddie Mercury remains an icon beyond measure. The 40th anniversary celebrations begin with a major Queen exhibition in London, “Stormtroopers in Stilettos,” opening in late February. This will be followed by a BBC-TV documentary and the production of a major Hollywood film about the band, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury. Acclaimed script writer Peter Morgan (“The Queen,” “Frost/Nixon”) is working on the project, which is being produced by GK Films, Robert de Niro’s Tribeca Productions and Queen Films.

[Freddie Queen]

2011 – QUEEN 40 – Major Exhibition, Hollywood Film, BBC Documentary, Back Catalogue re-release to celebrate 40th Anniversary

2011 sees one of the most talented, glamorous and influential bands in musical history, QUEEN, celebrate the 40th anniversary of their formation in 1971.
With over 170 million global album sales, 18 Number One Albums, 10 Number One DVD’s, 700 concerts performed in every corner of the world including their historic appearance at Live Aid, Seven Ivor Novello Awards, inductions into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame and a Guinness Book of Records award for the most successful UK album chart artist ever, the Queen story is one of the most remarkable in modern British culture. 40 years after Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon formed Queen and the band became the epitome of rock n roll swagger and excess Queen continues to rule globally.

The 40th Anniversary year kicks off with a major exhibition, ‘Stormtroopers in Stilettos’ – a comprehensive look at the early part of Queen’s career, from before the band’s formation when various members were dreaming of success while studying astrophysics or running stalls next to Biba in Kensington Market, right up to their spectacular free gig for over 250,000 fans in Hyde Park in 1976. Taking place in Trumans Brewery in the heart of London’s East End the exhibition opens on February 25th running through to March 12th, and will cover the group’s first five albums from the first half of the 1970’s. The exhibition will aim to take visitors to the heart of Queen by combining interactive audio and visual environments with historic and never-before-seen memorabilia; themed rooms and music all created from the bands personal archive will come together to create an exciting, entertaining and engaging insight into the foundation and rise of the global super group Queen became.

Newly signed to legendary label Island Records and to coincide with the exhibition, the first five albums that Queen released – “Queen”, “Queen II”, “Sheer Heart Attack”, “A Night At The Opera” and “A Day At The Races – will be re-mastered and re-packaged into special deluxe album formats. From the pure raw rock of “Queen” through to the majestic anthems on “A Day At The Races”, the first five albums highlight the diverse talent, musical ambition and already global success of a band made up of some of the best songwriters, musicians and performers of all time. The remainder of the band’s incredible catalogue will be released during 2011.Subsequent to the exhibition there will be a major BBC TV Documentary featuring a rare interview with Roger Taylor and Brian May and many other surprises and releases to come through the rest of the year.

2011 will see filming begin of a major Hollywood movie about Queen, starring Sacha Baron Cohen as Freddie Mercury. Acclaimed script writer Peter Morgan (“The Queen”,” Frost/Nixon” ) is working on the project, which is being produced by GK Films, Robert de Niro’s Tribeca Productions and Queen Films.After four decades, the collective work of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon continues to resonate around the globe, inspiring a host of diverse artists from Lady Gaga (who took her name from Queen’s “Radio Ga Ga”), Axl Rose and Katy Perry through to Dave Grohl. Twenty years after the death of their phenomenal and flamboyant singer, Freddie Mercury remains an icon beyond measure.

Look out for further exciting Queen 40 announcements in 2011.

[Freddie Queen]

Im März 2011 sollen die ersten fünf Studioalben re-master mit Bonustracks erscheinen.
Was haltet ihr davon? Kauft ihr oder könnt ihr darauf verzichten?
Ich für meinen Teil bin noch unschlüssig.

[Queenfreak]

kommt drauf an welche Bonus-Tracks drauf sind

[Freddie Queen]

Also im Januar 2011 erscheinen in Japan die ersten 40th anniversary reamsters als SHM-CD mit Bonus. Als erstes werden die Greatest Hits I und II veröffentlicht!
GH I enthält Teo Torriatte als Bonus und GH II I Was Born To Love You

Quelle: Universal Japan: http://www.universalmusicworld.jp/queen40/index2.html

Der VK-Preis bei cdjapan beträgt 18,51 € + Versand

Wer sie sich holen will, kann die Erstpressung hier vorbestellen: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/list_from_code ... ?key=60447
Den Laden kann ich empfehlen, habe dort schon mehrmals eingekauft!!

Mal gespannt ob auch der Rest als SHM-CD erscheint.

Was ist eine SHM-CD?

Info hier: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHM-CD

[CptMorgan]

Tja, aber da stellt sich doch die große Frage: Hören sich diese CDs dann irgendwie besser an als die alten, auch schon remasterten Ausgaben vom Beginn der 90er Jahre? Oder ist das eher in die Schublade "Geldmacherei" einzusortieren???

[Freddie Queen]

Naja, ich schätze mal die große Mehrheit im Westen sieht das als "Geldmacherei". Darum erscheinen die SHM-CD Greatest Hits Alben nur in Japan (von einer Veröffentlichung in Deutschland ist mir nichts bekannt). Offenbar sind die Japananer da anderst gestrickt als wir Europäer. Ich selbst habe nur deshalb bestellt, weil ich fast alles von Queen sammle. Die Greatest Hits Alben bleiben bei mir aber in der Originalverpackung und wandern in meine Vitrine. Die Hörprobe der 40th anniversary alben gibts dann im März wenn die ersten fünf Studioalben erscheinen, die zugleich auch meine Lieblingsalben sind. Ich geh mal davon aus, dass es sich bei den angekündigten deluxe editionen auch um SHM-CDs handelt. Lt. den Klangexperten aus Japan sollen die SHM angeblich besser als die herkömmlichen CDs klingen. Ich werd an dieser Stelle dann berichten.

[Jazz]

Gibt nun die offizielle Tracklist der Alben:

Queen
1. Keep Yourself Alive
2. Doing All Right
3. Great King Rat
4. My Fairy King
5. Liar
6. The Night Comes Down
7. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll
8. Son And Daughter
9. Jesus
10. Seven Seas Of Rhye

Bonus Tracks
1. Keep Yourself Alive (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971)
2. The Night Comes Down (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971
3. Great King Rat (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971)
4. Jesus (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971)
5. Liar (De Lane Lea Demo, December 1971)
6. Mad The Swine (June 1972)

Queen 2
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

Bonus Tracks
1. See What A Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session, July 1973 – 2011 remix)
2. White Queen (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975)
3. Seven Seas of Rhye (Instrumental Mix 2011)
4. Nevermore (BBC Session, April 1974)
5. See What A Fool I’ve Been (B-side version, February 1974)

Sheer Heart Attack
1. Brighton Rock
2. Killer Queen
3. Tenement Funster
4. Flick Of The Wrist
5. Lily Of The Valley
6. Now I’m Here
7. In The Lap Of The Gods
8. Stone Cold Crazy
9. Dear Friends
10. Misfire
11. Bring Back That Leroy Brown
12. She Makes Me (Stormtrooper In Stilettos)
13. In The Lap Of The Gods . . . Revisited

Bonus Tracks
1. Now I’m Here (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975)
2. Flick of the Wrist (BBC Session, October 1974)
3. Tenement Funster (BBC Session, October 1974)
4. Bring Back That Leroy Brown (A cappella Mix 2011)
5. In The Lap of the Gods..Revisited (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 86)

A Night At The Opera
1. Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To…)
2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
3. I’m In Love With My Car
4. You’re My Best Friend
5. ’39
6. Sweet Lady
7. Seaside Rendezvous
8. The Prophet’s Song
9. Love Of My Life
10. Good Company
11. Bohemian Rhapsody
12. God Save The Queen

Bonus Tracks
1. Keep Yourself Alive (Long-Lost Retake, June 1975)
2. Bohemian Rhapsody (Operatic Section A cappella Mix 2011)
3. You’re My Best Friend (Backing Track Mix 2011)
4. I’m In Love With My car (Guitar & Vocal Mix 2011)
5. ’39 (Live at Earl’s Court, June 1977)
6. Love Of My Life (South American Live Single, June 1979)

A Day At The Races
1. Tie Your Mother Down
2. You Take My Breath Away
3. Long Away
4. The Millionaire Waltz
5. You And I
6. Somebody To Love
7. White Man
8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
9. Drowse
10. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together)

Bonus Tracks
1. Tie Your Mother Down (Backing Track Mix 2011)
2. Somebody To Love (Live at Milton Keynes, June 1982)
3. You Take My Breath Away (Live in Hyde Park, September 1976)
4. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (Top of the Pops, July 1977)(Mono)
5. Teo Torriatte (Let Us Cling Together) (HD Mix)

Veröffentlichungstermin in der UK ist März 2011.

[Queenfreak]

hört sich interesannt an

[Jazz]

Am 13. Juni erscheinen die nächsten 5 remaster-Alben (Jazz, Flash Gordon, The Game, Hot Space, News Of The World) http://vimeo.com/22128691

[Jazz]

Das Veröffentlichungsdatum wurde auf den 27. Juni verschoben.
Hier die Bonustracks der neuen Alben:

News Of The World

Feelings, Feelings (Take 10, July 1977)

Spread Your Wings (BBC Session, October 1977)

My Melancholy Blues (BBC Session, October 1977)

Sheer Heart Attack (Live in Paris, February 1979)

We Will Rock You (Fast) (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)

Jazz

Fat Bottomed Girls (Single Version)

Bicycle Race (Instrumental)

Don't Stop Me Now (With Long-Lost Guitars)

Let Me Entertain You (Live in Montreal, November 1981)

Dreamers Ball (Early Acoustic Take, August 1978)

The Game

Save Me (Live in Montreal, November 1981)

A Human Body (B-Side)

Sail Away Sweet Sister (Take 1 With Guide Vocal, February 1980)

It's A Beautiful Day (Original Spontaneous Idea, April 1980)

Dragon Attack (Live in Milton Keynes, June 1982)

Flash Gordon

Flash (Single Version)

The Hero (October 1980… Revisited)

The Kiss (Early Version, March 1980)

Football Fight (Early Version, No Synths! - February 1980)

Flash (Live in Montreal, November 1981)

The Hero (Live in Montreal, November 1981)

Hot Space

Staying Power (Live in Milton Keynes, June 1982)

Soul Brother (B-Side)

Back Chat (Single Remix)

Action This Day (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)

Calling All Girls (Live in Tokyo, November 1982)

[Jazz]

Und hier die Bonustracks der letzten fünf Remasters:

THE WORKS - BONUS EP

1 I Go Crazy (B-Side) [Brian May]

2 I Want To Break Free (Single Remix) [John Deacon]

3 Hammer To Fall (Headbanger’s Mix) [Brian May]

4 Is This The World We Created…? (Live in Rio, January 1985) [Freddie Mercury & Brian May]

5 It's A Hard Life (Live in Rio, January 1985) [Freddie Mercury]

6 Thank God It’s Christmas (Non-Album Single) [Roger Taylor & Brian May]

A KIND OF MAGIC - BONUS EP

1 A Kind Of Magic (Highlander Version) [Roger Taylor]

2 One Vision (Single Version) [Queen]

3 Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (Single Remix) [Freddie Mercury & John Deacon]

4 Forever (Piano Version) [Brian May]

5 A Kind Of Vision (Demo, August 1985) [Roger Taylor]

6 One Vision (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 11th 1986) [Queen]

7 Friends Will Be Friends Will Be Friends [Freddie Mercury & John Deacon]

THE MIRACLE - BONUS EP

1 I Want It All (Single Version) [Queen]

2 Hang On In There (B-Side) [Queen]

3 Hijack My Heart (B-Side) [Queen]

4 Stealin’ (B-Side) [Queen]

5 Chinese Torture (Instrumental) [Queen]

6 The Invisible Man (12” Version) [Queen]

INNUENDO - BONUS EP

1 I Can’t Live With You (1997 Rocks Retake) [Queen]

2 Lost Opportunity (B-Side) [Queen]

3 Ride The Wild Wind (Early Version with Guide Vocal) [Queen]

4 I’m Going Slightly Mad (Mad Mix) [Queen]

5 Headlong (Embryo with Guide Vocal) [Queen]

MADE IN HEAVEN - BONUS EP

1 Heaven For Everyone (Single Version) [Roger Taylor]

2 It’s A Beautiful Day (B-Side Version) [Queen]

3 My Life Has Been Saved (1989 B-Side Version) [Queen]

4 I Was Born To Love You (Vocal & Piano Version) [Freddie Mercury]

5 Rock In Rio Blues (Live B-Side) [Queen]

6 A Winter’s Tale (Cosy Fireside Mix) [Freddie Mercury]