Let's create our own queen anthology boxset based on what is available

I know, in the past many of these threads been covered but since we got some new gems here lately, it would be a fun thing to create our own personal anthology boxset. Everyone is free to bring in ideas and tracks that would fit this collection. Things like the number of volumes, tracklistings, quality and others.
I already started with 6 volumes and here's the first:
Volume 1

1. Band Introduction (0:36) (1973)
2. Mad The Swine (3:22) (1972)
3. Hangman (Live In Tokyo 01-05-'75) (6:06) (1975)
4. Polar Bear (Take 2) (Demo) (4:33) (197x)
5. Rock 'n' Roll Medley (Live At Golders Green 13-09-'73) (7:13) (1973)
6. Keep Yourself Alive (De Lane Lea Demo) (3:51) (1971)
7. The Night Comes Down (De Lane Lea Demo) (4:24) (1971)
8. Great King Rat (De Lane Lea Demo) (6:09) (1971)
9. Jesus (De Lane Lea Demo) (5:06) (1971)
10. Liar (De Lane Lea Demo) (7:54) (1971)
11. Keep Yourself Alive (Latter Demo) (3:51) (1972)
12. My Fairy King (BBC Session 1, 05-02-'73) (4:06) (1973)
13. Keep Yourself Alive (BBC Session 1, 05-02-'73) (3:48) (1973)
14. Doin' Alright (BBC Session 1, 05-02-'73) (4:10) (1973)
15. Liar (BBC Session 1, 05-02-'73) (6:28) (1973)

I took 15 tracks for each volume.
So bring on your ideas and tracks and together we can make a unique boxset and make this a fun thread. Because we all know Roger and Brian won't give us one.

Brilliant - you should be getting a LOT of interest / feedback from this.

I've already created my own Anthology project, based solely on studio recordings (including Convention 'demo' versions) and haven't limited it to single discs - its stored by album release date (or BBC session recording date) and then around the Japanese mini-LP editions of the original albums.

I've not yet bothered to create a text file of the tracks and times etc so can't list or compare / contrast as above I'm afraid.

I've also created a "The Who Studio Anthology - 1964 - 1973" based aroung the various takes and mixes etc of all known digital releases. I'm serialising this on the Steve Hoffman Forums site and its generated a decent amount of feedback but the collection runs to over 24 hours od listening..... ;-)

Haven't all these been heard though?

I've never heard of 'Polar Bear'

Although it is a nice suggestion, but personally I would like to see all the Beeb tracks released as a whole concept. So not in the anthology boxset.

Tom

'of what is available' sounds a bit boring and useless so I made this tracklist of the first CD...
Every 5 years gets their own disc (71-75, 76-80, 81-85, 86-90, 91-95), and then;
   - One disc with unreleased non-album songs (demo or finished)
   - One disc with all the B-sides
   - One disc with all the 12'' versions

1971 - 1975

1. April Lady – Studio rehearsal
2. Great King Rat – Take 3-5
3. My Fairy King – Piano rehearsal
4. The Night Comes Down – Unused version
5. Liar – Take 2
6. Father To Son - Rehearsal
7. White Queen (as it began) - Rehearsal
8. The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke – Freddie Explains
9. March of the Black Queen – Take 2-5
10. Seven Seas Of Rhye – Take 1
11. Brighton Fuck - Demo
12. Killer Queen – Take 2
13. Now I’m Here – Live take
14. Stone Cold Crazy – Unedited version
15. In the Lap of the Gods …revisited – Alternate Vocal Take
16. Death on Two Legs ...dedicated to... – Take 1-3
17. ’39 - Demo
18. Love of my Life – Piano Take 2
19. Bohemian Rhapsody – Complete Sessions

Interesting reads so far people. I love to see other people's tracklistings and ideas. Maybe some fanthologists people have some nice suggestions so that we can create a real monster box with a nice name. Keep it coming. By the way, this is volume 2 of my list:

Volume 2

1. Liar (BBC Session 2, 25-07-'73) (6:30) (1973)
2. Son And Daughter (BBC Session 2, 25-07-'73) (6:01) (1973)
3. Keep Yourself Alive (BBC Session 2, 25-07-'73) (3:44) (1973)
4. Liar (1991 Bonus Remix) (6:26) (1991)
5. Keep Yourself Alive (Long Lost Retake) (4:05) (1975)
6. Great King Rat (BBC Session 3, 03-12-'73) (5:56) (1973)
7. Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll (BBC Session 3, 03-12-'73) (2:00) (1973)
8. Son And Daughter (BBC Session 3, 03-12-'73) (7:08) (1973)
9. Modern Times Rock 'n' Roll (BBC Session 4, 03-04-'74) (2:42) (1974)
10. Keep Yourself Alive (Instrumental Version) (3:36) (1973)
11. Father To Son (Live At Golders Green 13-09-'73) (5:23) (1973)
12. See What A Fool I've Been (Live At Golders Green 13-09-'73) (4:39)
13. Ogre Battle (Live At Golders Green 13-09-'73) (4:38) (1973)
14. Liar (Live At Golders Green 13-09-'73) (7:18) (1973)
15. In The Studio (40th Anniversary Remasters Interview) (23:15) (2011)

23 minutes of talking - this could be one L O N G trawl!

i've just finished reading your post about your The Who anthology on steve hoffman forum. i must say, an interesting read. i love to read those kinds of thing when people creating their own personal artists or bands archives. aside queen i also created more archives from other bands and artists. phil collins to name one. i created a 12 volume rarities set on him. it's nice to create these kinds of sets when digging and looking for b-sides, demo's, outtakes, non album tracks and special live performances. reading other peoples renditions of rare archives sets is something i love.

Agreed about BBC tracks being on a separate release. I like threads like this :o)

Next part of THAT forum thread covers from the recording of "The Who Sell Out" up to and including the release of Dogs.

I'll try to put my Queen Anthology up at some stage too but great work woth yours mate - keep it going!

If a Queen anthology (won't happen) consisted of stuff that is available I would be well fucking pissed off.... If there is nothing new from the (mythical) vaults then don't even bother. I want to hear the FIRST EVER noise recorded on the earliest master tape that can be found. I bet its that Freddie moaning about the colour of the carpet or something :-)

[QUOTE] [b]dudeofqueen wrote:[/b]

Next part of THAT forum thread covers from the recording of "The Who Sell Out" up to and including the release of Dogs.

I'll try to put my Queen Anthology up at some stage too but great work woth yours mate - keep it going![/QUOTE]

I'm intrigued; what's the link to this on the SH forums?

Dane, is your list made up of genuine tracks you've heard or or are rumored to exist? Particularly interested in: The Fairy Feller’s Master Stroke – Freddie Explains.

I also must say that Dane has a very interesting disc and some of these tracks i've never heard.