Final batch bonus EP tracklist

How I wish they had put out complete sets for every album, including every b-side/12" mix/single version released. These (what seems  like) randomly selected live/remixed/new tracks don't satisfy anyone I think. Is Joe Public really interested in a demo of Ride The Wild Wind...?

Yes - it's very untidy. Perhaps the bonus discs should've been complete with the perviously issued stuff, and the unreleased stuff form the backbone of a rarities disc to accompany each batch instead of the DC albums.

That said, the early albums would be a bit bare - however the BBC material would sorted that out.

I absolutely agree with Dysan's main post above. If QP are insistent on not giving us the unreleased stuff yet, then why not use the bonus discs to give us all the previously released tracks for each album. It's the lack of strategy and consistency that it mad - GT has stated/confessed/admitted/boasted here that there is actually no 'rule' to these releases and the bonus stuff is totally random, which defies belief. For it to be stated that (once again) these releases are for mass appeal and not collectors is a void argument; it meets the requirements for neither - Joe Public doesn't care about guide vocal takes or rare demos, and real fans don't want live at Wembley or slightly different single edits that are already available ten times over. As Dysan's point so well made says, it's the strategy and lack of direction or sense in these that's the actual issue. A shambles.

As I said earlier, this is frustrating because it's another missed opportunity. I had hoped that if we aren't going to get a box set of rare stuff then they might do it by re-releasing the orginal CDs with extensive bonus materials. Instead, they've chosen to do a half-arsed version of that and now they can't re-release the original CDs again for a few years so we probably won't get to see any more rare stuff for a long time.

I think with The Miracle bonus Ep, they are doing long term fans a favour because now I don't need it, i have all them on Cd already so have saved £12 to 14, i doubt the remastering will be any better :) And if it is I can get a really cheap second hand single disc 2011 remaster in 6 months or so, cheers QPL

I think with The Miracle bonus Ep, they are doing long term fans a favour because now I don't need it, i have all them on Cd already so have saved £12 to 14, i doubt the remastering will be any better :) And if it is I can get a really cheap second hand single disc 2011 remaster in 6 months or so, cheers QPL

I'm not very impressed by the bonus content, but let me stress this;

the studio albums have NEVER sounded this good (at least not on cd). On every album and on most tracks I've been surprised to hear vocals and guitars and bass lines I've never noticed before.
for me, as someone with a decent hi fi system, this makes the whole thing wortwhile. In fact; when you get each album for 12 quid, and some bonus stuff thrown in, I think it's a sweet deal.

now; for someone who listens to music on itunes and using substandard speakers etc, I can see that remasters aren't a big deal (I'll never understand it, but I can comprehend it from this point of view) - and the bonus content on the albums haven't been extensive enough to buy everything all over again

All valid points. The earlier releases were fine as we know there wasn't much other stuff to add (the debut bonus disc was remarkable and gave me so much hope) even the incomplete BBC sessions were somehow acceptable. Like Holly said up there - I can't see these coming out again with massively improved second discs. Thinking about it, I'm stunned they didn't add Q+PR live versions to some discs.

I have to say this, as a Queen fan for over 30 years, I'm majorly disappointed with the reissues. I'm currently wrangling with whether I want to buy them or not. I think my real issue here is the fact that they are being presented as some sort of mega-reissue and they simply have a few stray tracks put on a bonus disc. Many of the discs don't even contain all the b-sides. If they had just put 4-5 bonus tracks on one CD and charged regular price, I think that would have been fine, many other bands have done this. But since they went to the double disc format, I really expected something more. Look at what The Cure, and many other bands have done with their reissues.

I don't think the releases are necessarily bad, and I agree that the masses will be perfectly happy. It's just that knowing the amount of material that Queen has in the can, this should have been so much more. With all the live video they have, this would have been a perfect time to put a concert or documentary with each release as Genesis did.

Maybe we'll eventually get a DVD set like Kiss did, or some kind of box set. Queen should definitely know by know that they have a loyal following that would purchase a rarities set. I mean, all you have to do is look at the Freddie Mercury set to see what this COULD have been. Lost opportunity indeed.

Cheers, Dave

I was really expecting to much to think that Freddie singing New York from Highlander would ever be released!

Just a full length version of that would have made me happy

Im a little puzzled why Queen didnt use the unreleased track "i guess were falling out"
its a really classic freddie track, a sister to "its a hard life"
im sure the band have various out takes and different versions of tracks we aint heard of.
poor selection of bonus material so far.
GERRY, HARTLEPOOL.

dysan hit the nail on the head:
" And that feeling of untidiness stretches back through the whole campaign."

Instead of just tidying everything up on the bonus discs, now I have to hang on to the Hollywood discs, At The Beeb, various single releases, etc...

I agree, I think including ALL the b-sides, remixes and others would have made sense on these, and then do a box set with unreleased material, demos and live material.

I Want It All, And I Want It Now, sorry, couldn't resist.

-Dave

I'm actually really looking forward to hearing It's A Hard Life from Rio - not only to see which night it is, but also to hear what they have done with the mix - hopefully it is as drastically improved from the VHS SOUND AS Rock In Rio Blues was on the A Winter's Tale CD single.

Just take a look at this....what's happened with A Kind Of Vision?....another mistake on the typing?. It has just 6 song on the bonus EP

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kind-Magic-2011-Remaster-Deluxe/dp/B005EVVPTK/ref=sr_1_3?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1312848483&sr=1-3

BTW, Friends will be Friends will be Friends is not included......