Queen - News Of The World - 40th Anniversary Edition

Queen - News Of The World - 40th Anniversary Edition

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Set for release on November 17th 2017 Queen are releasing a 40th Anniversary News Of The World album Box Set

Queen always produce quality products and this looks every bit of what we've come to expect from a Queen release.

There's going to be a limited edition vinyl picture disc only available from pre-order

At a price tag of £112 what do we get?

The new package includes the original album on CD, plus two further CDs of recently unearthed out-takes and rarities from the band's archives, one of which is a newly created ‘alternative’ version of the whole album – Raw Sessions.

A big highlight I'm looking forward to is Freddie Mercury vocals on a track that nobody outside Queen’s inner circle has heard him sing before at all – Brian May’s All Dead, All Dead.  The original album version features May himself on vocals. Roger Taylor’s Sheer Heart Attack can be heard with its original long-lost guitar intro and uncut ending.

The third CD has many tracks available else where but such as the BBC sessions found on the Queen Air release

The packagehas one-hour DVD documentary, Queen : The American Dream, created from backstage material filmed during Queen’s 1977 USA News of the World tour.  In November that year, Queen embarked on another headlining US tour.  

The highly respected British radio and TV presenter Bob Harris, complete with full film crew, followed their journey as part of a proposed documentary that has remained incomplete and unreleased – until now.  The crew had unlimited access to the band on and off stage, in the recording studio and during rehearsals.  

This one-hour documentary includes superb live footage of Queen at the Houston Summit in December.  

Many fans would have liked to have seen the release of Houston 1977 full concert but I guess we can't have everything.

Included is also a 60 page book full of unreleased pictures

Queen : News of the World – 40th Anniversary Edition – Track Listing. 

VINYL LP: The Original News of the World Album – new Pure Analogue Cut.

Side One

1.  We Will Rock You (May) 2:01

2.  We Are The Champions (Mercury) 2:59

3.  Sheer Heart Attack (Taylor) 3:26

4.  All Dead, All Dead (May) 3:10

5.  Spread Your Wings (Deacon) 4:34

6.  Fight From The Inside (Taylor) 3:03

 Side Two

1.  Get Down, Make Love (Mercury) 3:51

2.  Sleeping On The Sidewalk (May) 3:06

3.  Who Needs You (Deacon) 3:05

4.  It's Late (May) 6.26

5.  My Melancholy Blues (Mercury) 3:29

 CD 1: The Original Album (Bob Ludwig 2011 master)

 1.  We Will Rock You (May) 2:01

2.  We Are The Champions (Mercury) 2:59

3.  Sheer Heart Attack (Taylor) 3:26

4.  All Dead, All Dead (May) 3:10

5.  Spread Your Wings (Deacon) 4:34

6.  Fight From The Inside (Taylor) 3:03

7.  Get Down, Make Love (Mercury) 3:51

8.  Sleeping On The Sidewalk (May) 3:06

9.  Who Needs You (Deacon) 3:05

10. It's Late (May) 6.26

11. My Melancholy Blues (Mercury) 3:29

CD2:  NEWS OF THE WORLD : RAW SESSIONS

 1.  We Will Rock You (Alternative Version) 2:29

2.  We Are The Champions (Alternative Version) 4:33

3.  Sheer Heart Attack (Original Rough Mix) 4:17

4.  All Dead, All Dead (Original Rough Mix) 3:08

5.  Spread Your Wings (Alternative Take) 4:56

6.  Fight From The Inside (Demo Vocal Version) 3:08

7.  Get Down, Make Love (Early Take) 4:02

8.  Sleeping On The Sidewalk (Live in the USA, 1977) 3:49

9.  Who Needs You (Acoustic Take) 2:46

10. It's Late (Alternative Version) 6:44

11. My Melancholy Blues (Original Rough Mix) 3:36

 CD3:  NEWS OF THE WORLD : BONUS TRACKS  

 1.  Feelings Feelings (Take 10, July 1977) 1:55

2.  We Will Rock You (BBC Session) 1:36

3.  We Will Rock You (Fast) (BBC Session) 2:52 

4.  Spread Your Wings (BBC Session) 5:33

5.  It's Late (BBC Session) 6:39

6.  My Melancholy Blues (BBC Session) 3:13

7.  We Will Rock You (Backing Track) 2:03

8.  We Are The Champions (Backing Track) 2:59

9.  Spread Your Wings (Instrumental) 4:23

10.  Fight From The Inside (Instrumental) 3:02

11.  Get Down, Make Love (Instrumental) 3:49

12.  It's Late (USA Radio Edit 1978) 3:52

13.  Sheer Heart Attack (Live in Paris 1979) 3:35

14.  We Will Rock You (Live in Tokyo 1982) 2:55

15.  My Melancholy Blues (Live in Houston 1977) 3:48

16.  Get Down, Make Love (Live in Montreal 1981) 4:35

17.  Spread Your Wings (Live in Europe 1979) 5:20

18.  We Will Rock You (Live at the MK Bowl 1982) 2:08

19.  We Are The Champions (Live at the MK Bowl 1982) 3:32

DVD: QUEEN : THE AMERICAN DREAM (One hour)