Brian May + Friends

2CD/Red LP/Black 7": Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Picture Disc: Queen Official Store
Red 7": Queen Official Store
CD single: Queen Official Store

Having reissued and expanded Brian May's Back to the Light and Another World, UMe turns fans' attention to the Queen guitarist's first-ever solo project, a 1983 collaboration with a collection of stellar musicians - including a team-up with another one of the most iconic guitarists of the age.  Star Fleet Project, first issued 40 years ago, was a three-track album clocking in at just under half an hour, but here it's being expanded to two discs featuring the original contents of the album remixed, rare interviews, and a deep dive into the sessions that birthed the record. It'll all be released across seven different formats, from a 2CD/LP/7" box to CD, vinyl and cassette offerings.  The in-depth focus is for good reason: Star Fleet Project features May alongside keyboardist Fred Mandel (who'd just completed several tours with Queen), bassist Phil Chen (a session bassist who'd logged time with Jeff Beck and Rod Stewart), then-REO Speedwagon drummer Alan Gratzer, and none other than Eddie Van Halen trading guitar licks with Queen's resident axe man.