Studio Collection

~ Release by Queen (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

cited from discogs, citing from the box

All 15 studio albums presssed 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 - Lyrics on inner sleeve, Purple vinyl.
Queen II - Gatefold sleeve with separate White and Black lyric inner sleeves, 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.
Sheer Heart Attack - Lyrics on inner sleeve, Red vinyl.
A Night At The Opera - Gatefold sleeve with embossed front crest and picture inner sleeve, White vinyl.
A Day At The Races - Gatefold sleeve with die cut picture inner sleeve, Black vinyl.
News Of The World - Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeve, Green vinyl.
Jazz - Gatefold sleeve with embossed JAZZ on front and rear, picture inner sleeve and nude bicycle race poster with lyrics on reverse, Pink vinyl.
The Game - Lyric/picture inner sleeve, Silver vinyl.
Flash Gordon - Die cut lyric/picture inner sleeve, Yellow vinyl.
Hot Space - Lyric/picture inner sleeve, Blue vinyl.
The Works - Lyric inner sleeve, Red vinyl.
A Kind Of Magic - Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeve, Orange vinyl.
The Miracle - Lyric/picture inner sleeve, Blue-Green vinyl.
Innuendo - Gatefold sleeve with lyric/picture inner sleeves, double vinyl with full track lengths as released on CD version, Blue and Purple vinyls.
Made In Heaven - Gatefold sleeve with lyric inner sleeves and three posters, double vinyl with full track lengths as released on CD version, Blue and Clear vinyls.

Annotation last modified on 2015-10-02 11:34 UTC.

Tracklist

12" Vinyl 1: Queen
12" Vinyl 2: Queen II
12" Vinyl 3: Sheer Heart Attack
12" Vinyl 4: A Night at the Opera
12" Vinyl 5: A Day at the Races
12" Vinyl 6: News of the World
12" Vinyl 7: Jazz
12" Vinyl 8: The Game
12" Vinyl 9: Flash Gordon
12" Vinyl 10: Hot Space
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S1Staying Power
additional producer:
Arif Mardin
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack), Arif Mardin and Queen (UK rock group)
bass synthesizer, drum machine, keyboard, synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
electric guitar:
John Deacon and Brian May (Queen guitarist)
electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
wind instruments [hot and spacey horns] arranger:
Arif Mardin
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Staying Power
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen2.854:14
S2Dancer
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass synthesizer, drum machine and electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
drums (drum set), percussion and tambourine:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Dancer
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen2.653:48
S3Back Chat
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar, drum machine and synthesizer:
John Deacon
electric guitar:
John Deacon and Brian May (Queen guitarist)
electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
solo guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Back Chat
lyricist and composer:
John Deacon
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen2.84:35
S4Body Language
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass synthesizer, drum machine, keyboard, synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
electronic drum set:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Body Language (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen2.84:34
S5Action This Day
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
drums (drum set) and synthesizer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
guest saxophone:
Dino Solera
guest synthesizer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack)
keyboard:
Freddie Mercury
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Action This Day
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen33:35
T1Put Out the Fire
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011), Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Put Out the Fire
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen33:20
T2Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
keyboard, piano, synthesizer, background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Life Is Real (Song for Lennon)
lyricist and composer:
Freddie Mercury
dedicated to:
John Lennon (The Beatles)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen33:33
T3Calling All Girls
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set), guitar and percussion:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011), Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982) and WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Calling All Girls
lyricist and composer:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen3.253:54
T4Las palabras de amor (The Words of Love)
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, piano and synthesizer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
bass guitar:
John Deacon
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
background vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist), Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
lead vocals:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) and Freddie Mercury
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Las palabras de amor (The Words of Love)
lyricist and composer:
Brian May (Queen guitarist)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen3.254:32
T5Cool Cat
producer:
Mack (German rock producer/engineer Reinhold Mack) and Queen (UK rock group)
bass guitar, drum machine and electric guitar:
John Deacon
electric piano:
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
keyboard, background vocals and lead vocals:
Freddie Mercury
synthesizer:
John Deacon and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1982, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1982)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
recording of:
Cool Cat
writer:
John Deacon and Freddie Mercury
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) and Queen Music Ltd.
Queen33:31
T6Under Pressure
producer:
David Bowie, Brian May (Queen guitarist), Queen (UK rock group) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
bass guitar and guitar:
John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
drums (drum set):
Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
electric guitar:
Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
finger snaps and handclaps:
John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Brian May (Queen guitarist) (from 1981-06 until 1982-03), Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
finger snaps and handclaps:
David Bowie (from 1981 until 1982-03)
keyboard:
John Deacon (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
piano:
Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
synthesizer:
David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
background vocals:
Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
lead vocals:
David Bowie (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Freddie Mercury (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
performer:
David Bowie and Queen (UK rock group)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
David R. Jones (Jones Music subsidiary) (in 1981), Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only) (in 1981), Queen Productions Ltd. (company and copyright holder, do not use as an imprint or release label) (in 1981, in 2011) and Raincloud Productions Ltd. (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mountain Studio in Montreux, Vaud, Switzerland (from 1981-06 until 1982-03) and Musicland Studios (Munich) in München, Bayern, Germany (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 429)
recording of:
Under Pressure (from 1981-06 until 1982-03)
writer:
David Bowie, Brian May (Queen guitarist), John Deacon, Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
publisher:
Beechwood Music Corp., Bewlay Bros. Music, Jones Music (publishers associated with David Bowie), Mainman S.A. (not for release label use! © & ℗ rights use only), Mainman Saag (New York), Queen Music Ltd., RZO Music Ltd, Screen Gems–EMI Music, Inc. (USA, affiliated with BMI), 渡辺音楽出版 CM事業部, イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated) (in 1981), Tintoretto Music (in 1981) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
We Will Rock You (Queen musical)
part of:
We Will Rock You (German version of the Queen musical)
Queen & David Bowie4.34:06
12" Vinyl 11: The Works
12" Vinyl 12: A King of Magic
12" Vinyl 13: The Miracle
12" Vinyl 14: Innuendo
12" Vinyl 15: Innuendo
12" Vinyl 16: Made in Heaven
12" Vinyl 17: Made in Heaven