Queen – Queen II (2015 Reissue Half-Speed Mastered on 180g Vinyl)

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Released on 8 March 1974, Queen II is the second studio album by Queen. It was recorded at Trident Studios and Langham 1 Studios, London, in August 1973 with co-producers Roy Thomas Baker and Robin Geoffrey Cable, and engineered by Mike Stone.

Described as ‘arguably the heaviest Queen album’, Queen II marked the end of the first phase of the band’s career. The album combines a heavy rock sound with art rock and progressive rock elements, and has been called ‘a pillar of grandiose, assaultive hard rock’ by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Released to an initially mixed critical reception, Queen II remains one of the band’s lesser-known albums. Nonetheless, the album has retained a cult following since its release, garnered praise from critics, fans, and fellow musicians alike, and is significant in being the first album to contain elements of the band’s signature sound of multi-layered overdubs, vocal harmonies, and varied musical styles.

Track Listing

Side One

1. Procession
2. Father to Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End

Side Two

1. Ogre Battle
2. The Fairy Teller’s Master-stroke
3. Nevermore
4. The March of the Black Queen
5. Funny How Love Is
6. Seven Seas of Rhye