The Queen Fanthology - Chapter Two: Queen II

Thank you!

[QUOTE] [b]Sebastian wrote:[/b]
Tim confirmed there's no Smile version of 'White Queen'.
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Fair enough; but it was written by Brian during the Smile period with the full intention of becoming a Smile track.

If it does exists as some sort of home demo - then it certainly would be a Brian May (or collaborative) version.

This may be the source of the confusion.



Another example is that the Paul McCartney song "Teddy Boy" was first released on his debut solo album McCartney, in April 1970 after the Beatles disbanded but it was originally written by McCartney during the Beatles' stay in India - but it was not a Beatles song.

Thanks again for this - a great series!

Gonna read this right now, thanks for posting!!!

Reading these chapters and the large amount of information relating to alternative versions of songs, unreleased songs, demos, etc just makes me wish QP would one day seriously consider looking at (at least) sitting down and considering the anthologies.

If Roger is doing it with his solo stuff (hopefully) when 'The Lot' is released, and we had the Freddie box set in 2000, why can't a full Queen anthology even be discussed within QP?

Thanks everyone, some good points raised here.

I think it might be a good idea to include a section at the bottom of each chapter to include songs started in (or rumoured to have started in) that album's session. E.g:

Queen II: Brighton Rock, The Prophet's Song
Sheer Heart Attack: Sheer Heart Attack
The Game: It's a Beautiful Day
Hot Space: I Go Crazy

I'll have to do some digging to find the rest. Please post with your suggestions!

Nice find... Ogre Battle edit on "Best 16"

I'm guessing that the Queen 16 Best collection features a unique version of "Flick Of The Wrist," as "Tenement Funster" does not appear, but "Lily Of The Valley" does. I'm guessing the segue between FOTW and LOTV is retained, but FOTW either fades in or starts partway into the ontro? Can you confirm, Jam Monkey?

And as Adam says, excellent find! I'd not heard of this release.

Adam/Rhyeking:

Thanks guys, I appreciate your comments. I saw the Best 16 tape on eBay a couple of years ago and took a chance it would contain something new. I've only ever seen one other copy for sale (with a different cover to my copy), so it seems fairly rare. I've not been able to confirm if it was ever released on vinyl.

It does indeed contain a unique edit of Flick Of The Wrist as well, which will be included in the Sheer Heart Attack chapter. There are a couple of other major discoveries in that chapter as well.

I prepared a Rare Share video on the tape. Although it's not been added the main channel yet, you can view it on my channel here: [url=http://youtu.be/7ZHdYdufCfY]http://youtu.be/7ZHdYdufCfY[/url]

Thanks again, Jam Monkey!

[QUOTE] [b]rhyeking wrote:[/b]

I'm guessing that the Queen 16 Best collection features a unique version of "Flick Of The Wrist," as "Tenement Funster" does not appear, but "Lily Of The Valley" does. I'm guessing the segue between FOTW and LOTV is retained, but FOTW either fades in or starts partway into the ontro? Can you confirm, Jam Monkey?

And as Adam says, excellent find! I'd not heard of this release.[/QUOTE]

Sorry I am confused I know a very rare japanese promo cd with a simular title.

And a Australian/Japanese compilation prirate album.

Any one willing to upload a picture of Best 16 or Queen 16 best .... or whatever release it was ?

Ohh yes forgot , thanks for your research JM ! Nice to see these PDF files. Hope you can keep them updated...

Thanks for all your time and effort.

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[b]ghostwithasmile wrote: [/b] [QUOTE] [b]rhyeking wrote:[/b]

I'm guessing that the Queen 16 Best collection features a unique version of "Flick Of The Wrist," as "Tenement Funster" does not appear, but "Lily Of The Valley" does. I'm guessing the segue between FOTW and LOTV is retained, but FOTW either fades in or starts partway into the ontro? Can you confirm, Jam Monkey?

And as Adam says, excellent find! I'd not heard of this release.[/QUOTE]

Sorry I am confused I know a very rare japanese promo cd with a simular title.

And a Australian/Japanese compilation prirate album.

Any one willing to upload a picture of Best 16 or Queen 16 best .... or whatever release it was ?[/QUOTE]

There are two copies of this release. One was released in 1976 (PKG-3001).

The second was released in 1978 (YLA1016E). This was a reissue with the same tracks.

I own a copy of the reissue. See my video here: http://youtu.be/7ZHdYdufCfY

Only Ogre Battle and Flick Of The Wrist are any different to the albums.

This is another great share. Thanks for sharing your hard work, Jam Monkey.

This is a great album, i love it!