Arguably Queen’s heaviest record, the project reached No. 5 on the UK album charts while scoring the group its first hit when the lead single, “Seven Seas Of Rhye”, reached No. 10 on the UK charts.
“Queen II” has been remixed, remastered and expanded in a lavish 5CD+2LP box Queen II Collector’s Edition, as well as a 2xCD Deluxe Edition, Vinyl LP, Vinyl Picture Disc LP, 1xCD and cassette formats, all featuring a brand new 2026 mix.
The 5CD+2LP Queen II Collector’s Edition box set features the 2026 mix of the album, plus intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of Queen in the recording studio, previously unheard outtakes and demos, live tracks and radio sessions alongside a 112-page book featuring previously unseen photographs, handwritten lyrics, diary entries, and special memorabilia, as well as memories of writing and recording the album from the band members.
“Queen II was the single biggest leap we ever made,” says Brian May. “That’s when we really started making music the way we wanted to, rather than the way we were being pushed into recording it.”
"I don't think the album sounds like anyone else," adds Roger Taylor. "We gained a mental identity, a group identity and we were just doing what we did."
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