Pubblicato originariamente l’8 marzo 1974, l’album raggiunse la quinta posizione in classifica nel Regno Unito e la 49esima nella Billboard 200.
L’edizione 2026 dell’album è un lussuoso cofanetto da 5 CD più 2 LP, contenente intimi audio dei Queen registrati in studio, outtake e demo inediti, tracce dal vivo e sessioni radiofoniche della BBC.
Di particolare interesse per i fan è il CD “Sessions”, che presenta una versione completamente diversa e inedita al 100% di ogni canzone dell’album, sotto forma di outtakes tratti dalle sessioni originali dei Trident, con false partenze, voci guida, qualche errore e qualche scambio di battute in studio tra i quattro membri della band.
Il cofanetto contiene anche un libro di 112 pagine con fotografie inedite, testi scritti a mano, diari e cimeli speciali, oltre ai ricordi della scrittura e della registrazione dell’album da parte dei membri della band.
L’album è disponibile anche in edizione deluxe con due CD, vinile LP, vinile Picture Disc LP, CD e musicassetta, tutti con un nuovo mix del 2026.
Track List:
CD1: Queen II – 2026 Mix
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
CD2: Queen II – Sessions
1. Procession (Stage Intro Tape – April 1973)
2. Father To Son (Takes 4 & 9 – with Guide Vocal)
3. As It Began (Brian’s Studio Demo – October 1969)
4. Some Day One Day (Take 1 – with Guide Vocals)
5. The Loser In The End (Roger’s First Demo)
6. The Loser In The End (Roger’s Second Demo)
7. Ogre Battle (Takes 2 & 6 – with Guide Vocal)
8. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke (Takes 4 & 9)
9. Nevermore (Take 6)
10. The March Of The Black Queen (First Section Takes 3 & 5)
11. The March Of The Black Queen (Second Section Take 1)
12. Funny How Love Is (Take 4)
13. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Takes 4, 5 & 6)
14. I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside (Take 4)
15. See What A Fool I’ve Been (B-side Version 2026 Mix)
16. Not For Sale (Polar Bear)
CD3: Queen II – Backing Tracks
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
CD4: Queen II – At The BBC
1. See What a Fool I’ve Been (BBC Session 2, July 1973 – 2011 Mix)
2. Ogre Battle (BBC Session 3, December 1973)
3. Nevermore (BBC Session 4, April 1974)
4. White Queen (As It Began) (BBC Session 4, April 1974)
5. Procession – Intro Tape (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
6. Father To Son (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
7. Son And Daughter (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
8. Guitar Solo (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
9. Son And Daughter – Reprise (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
10. Ogre Battle (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
11. Liar (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
12. Jailhouse Rock (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome, 13th September 1973)
CD5: Queen II – Live
1. Procession – Intro Tape (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974)
2. Father To Son (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974)
3. Ogre Battle (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974)
4. White Queen (As It Began) (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, December 1975)
5. The March Of The Black Queen (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974)
6. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974)
7. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974)
8. See What A Fool I’ve Been (Live at the Rainbow, March 1974)
LP1: Queen II – 2026 Mix (Side White)
1. Procession
2. Father To Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End
LP2: Queen II – 2026 Mix (Side Black)
1. Ogre Battle
2. The Fairy Feller’s Master-Stroke|
3. Nevermore
4. The March of the Black Queen
5. Funny How Love Is
6. Seven Seas Of Rhye
Additional Formats
2x CD: Queen II: Deluxe Edition
CD1: Queen II – 2026 Mix
CD2: Queen II – Sessions
1x CD: Queen II – 2026 Mix CD
1x LP Queen II – 2026 Mix
1x LP Queen II: Picture Disc – 2026 Mix
Queen Online Exclusive
1x Cassette: Queen II – 2026 Mix
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