With all the excitement in and out of Second Disc HQ, we couldn't dare let the revelation of confirmed bonus content on the second wave of Queen reissues pass you by. The track lists for each bonus EP for the next batch of remasters - News of the World, Jazz, The Game, Flash Gordon and Hot Space - were posted to Queen's website Thursday. And they're pretty much what you might expect, with a little bit of what you might not.
Once again, each EP has about five or six tracks, drawing from either live content, outtakes or rare non-LP B-sides. Each disc has something unreleased; all five of News' bonus cuts may be unreleased, drawn mostly from a 1977 BBC session and live sets recorded years after the original LP (one may have appeared on the 1979 set Live Killers, continuing the odd trend of including tracks from previously-released live albums in the mix). Many of those tracks are taken from two nights in Montreal in 1981 and a show at Milton Keynes Bowl months later in 1982, both of which were released in full as Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl and Queen Rock Montreal.
Single mixes and edits of "Bicycle Race," "Flash" and "Back Chat" as well as the two non-LP tracks from these albums - "A Human Body," from the "Play the Game" single, and "Soul Brother" from the B-side to "Under Pressure" - are included. Some of the outtakes look particularly interesting, including different takes on some of the Flash Gordon soundtrack material and "It's a Beautiful Day," first recorded in 1980 and reworked for the posthumous Queen album Made in Heaven (1995).
These sets land in the U.K. on June 27, about a month after the first batch of remasters make their stateside appearance. There's no timetable for when the new sets will appear in the U.S., but I'd bet by the time they do, we'll know what bonus material will grace the next batch. Check it out after the jump.
Queen, News of the World: Deluxe Edition (Island/UMC (U.K.), 2011)
Disc 1: Original remastered LP (originally released as EMI EMA784 (U.K.), 1977)
- We Will Rock You
- We Are the Champions
- Sheer Heart Attack
- All Dead, All Dead
- Spread Your Wings
- Fight from the Inside
- Get Down, Make Love
- Sleeping on the Sidewalk
- Who Needs You
- It's Late
- My Melancholy Blues
Disc 2: Bonus EP
- Feelings, Feelings (Take 10, July 1977)
- Spread Your Wings (BBC Session, Maida Vale 4 Studio - 10/28/1977)
- My Melancholy Blues (BBC Session, Maida Vale 4 Studio - 10/28/1977)
- Sheer Heart Attack (Live @ Pavillion Paris - 2/27 or 2/28/1979)
- We Will Rock You (Fast) (Live @ Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokyo - 11/3/1982)
All tracks previously unreleased - Track 4 may have been released on Live Killers (EMI EMSP330, 1979)
Queen, Jazz: Deluxe Edition (Island/UMC (U.K.), 2011)
Disc 1: Original remastered LP (originally released as EMI EMA788 (U.K.), 1978)
- Mustapha
- Fat Bottomed Girls
- Jealousy
- Bicycle Race
- If You Can't Beat Them
- Let Me Entertain You
- Dead on Time
- In Only Seven Days
- Dreamers Ball
- Fun It
- Leaving Home Ain't Easy
- Don't Stop Me Now
- More of That Jazz
Disc 2: Bonus EP
- Fat Bottomed Girls (Single Version)
- Bicycle Race (Instrumental)
- Don't Stop Me Now (with Long-Lost Guitars)
- Let Me Entertain You (Live @ the Forum, Montreal, Quebec - 11/24 or 11/25/1981)
- Dreamers Ball (Early Acoustic Take, August 1978)
Track 1 from EMI single 2870 (U.K.), 1978
Track 2 from Greatest Karaoke Hits - Toshiba EMI TOLW 3249.50 (JP), 1998
Track 4 possibly from "Save Me" single - EMI 5022 (U.K.), 1980 and from Queen Rock Montreal - Parlophone 5040471 (U.K.), 2007
All other tracks previously unreleased
Queen, The Game: Deluxe Edition (Island/UMC (U.K.), 2011)
Disc 1: Original remastered LP (originally released as EMI EMA795 (U.K.), 1980)
- Play the Game
- Dragon Attack
- Another One Bites the Dust
- Need Your Loving Tonight
- Crazy Little Thing Called Love
- Rock It (Prime Jive)
- Don't Try Suicide
- Sail Away Sweet Sister
- Coming Soon
- Save Me
Disc 2: Bonus EP
- Save Me (Live in Montreal, November 1981)
- A Human Body
- Sail Away Sweet Sister (Take 1 with Guide Vocal, February 1980)
- It's a Beautiful Day (Original Spontaneous Idea, April 1980)
- Dragon Attack (Live @ Milton Keynes Bowl - 6/5/1982)
Track 1 from Queen Rock Montreal - Parlophone 5040471 (U.K.), 2007
Track 2 from "Play the Game" single - EMI 5076 (U.K.), 1980
Track 4 later overdubbed and released on Made in Heaven - Parlophone PCSD 167 (U.K.), 1995
Track 5 from Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl - Parlophone 8632111 (U.K.), 2004
All other tracks previously unreleased
Queen, Flash Gordon: Deluxe Edition (Island/UMC (U.K.), 2011)
Disc 1: Original remastered LP (originally released as EMI EMC3351 (U.K.), 1980)
- Flash's Theme
- In the Space Capsule (The Love Theme)
- Ming's Theme (In the Court of Ming the Merciless)
- The Ring (Hypnotic Seduction of Dale)
- Football Fight
- In the Death Cell (Love Theme Reprise)
- Execution of Flash
- The Kiss (Aura Resurrects Flash)
- Arboria (Planet of the Tree Men)
- Escape from the Swamp
- Flash to the Rescue
- Vultan's Theme (Attack of the Hawk Men)
- Battle Theme
- The Wedding March
- Marriage of Dale and Ming (and Flash Approaching)
- Crash Dive on Mingo City
- Flash's Theme Reprise (Victory Celebrations)
- The Hero
Disc 2: Bonus EP
- Flash (Single Version)
- The Hero (October 1980... Revisited)
- The Kiss (Early Version, March 1980)
- Football Fight (Early Version, No Synths! - February 1980)
- Flash (Live @ the Forum, Montreal, Quebec - 11/24 or 11/25/1981)
- The Hero (Live @ the Forum, Montreal, Quebec - 11/24 or 11/25/1981)
Track 1 from EMI single 5126 (U.K.), 1980
Tracks 5-6 from Queen Rock Montreal - Parlophone 5040471 (U.K.), 2007
All other tracks previously unreleased
Queen, Hot Space: Deluxe Edition (Island/UMC (U.K.), 2011)
Disc 1: Original remastered LP (originally released as EMI EMA797, 1982)
- Staying Power
- Dancer
- Back Chat
- Body Language
- Action This Day
- Put Out the Fire
- Life is Real (Song for Lennon)
- Calling All Girls
- Las Palabras de Amor
- Cool Cat
- Under Pressure (with David Bowie)
Disc 2: Bonus EP
- Staying Power (Live @ Milton Keynes Bowl - 6/5/1982)
- Soul Brother
- Back Chat (Single Remix)
- Action This Day (Live @ Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokyo - 11/3/1982)
- Calling All Girls (Live @ Seibu Lions Stadium, Tokyo - 11/3/1982)
Track 1 from Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl - Parlophone 8632111 (U.K.), 2004
Track 2 from "Under Pressure" single - EMI 5250 (U.K.), 1981
Track 3 from EMI single 5325 (U.K.), 1982
All other tracks previously unreleased
George says
The bonus tracks look like a nice mix of stuff like rare B sides and such. I was hoping for more on News Of The World, but it looks good as it is. I heard on a radio broadcast a version of It's Late that was amazing and I wish that was included. But perhaps as a later date? I also hope Amazon will release this second bundle as a box set like the first set which is coming out in 2 weeks.
Mike says
I think I'm justified in whining when I say it sux we in the US have to wait for our batches to be made available. Wtf! Ok, off my chest -- a bit. Lookkng forward to these tho. And even Hot Space too. Take away the song Body Language, and its a great album start to finish. In the meantime, the first batch arrives in 10 days. Woo-hoo!
Will says
I am surprised they did not make a bonus version of the Flash Gordon album minus the dialogue.
Jason says
Overall, this is a pretty good mix of rarities/songs not readily available. Better than the previous batch. Fascinated to hear what "Football Fight" sounds like without synthesizers. Maybe it's just the drum track!