Queen е британска рок група, основана през 1970 г. в Лондон, чието творчество се движи от прогресив рок и хард рок до поп рок и фънк. Музиката на групата се характеризира с наслагване на записи, вокални хармонии и богато жанрово разнообразие.
Албумът Queen II е издаден през март 1974 г. от издателството EMI и е записан през август 1973 г. в лондонските студиа Trident и Langham 1 с продуцента Roy Thomas Baker. Оригиналната грамофонна плоча носи вместо традиционните страни А и Б означенията „бяла страна“ и „черна страна“ – бялата част съдържа по-емоционални, мелодични песни, черната – изцяло фантазийни композиции с по-тъмна атмосфера. Настоящото издание на четири CD включва оригиналния албум в ремикс от 2026 г., студийни дубли и алтернативни версии, инструментални backing tracks, както и редки концертни записи от BBC и от Golders Green Hippodrome (септември 1973 г.), сред които Ogre Battle, Seven Seas of Rhye и The March of the Black Queen.
По време на записването на албума групата е била съставена от Freddie Mercury (вокал), Brian May (китара, вокали), Roger Taylor (барабани, вокали) и John Deacon (бас китара).
Композиции
1. Procession
2. Father To Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End
6. Ogre Battle
7. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
8. Nevermore
9. The March of the Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas Of Rhye
CD2 Queen II – Sessions
1. Procession (Stage Intro Tape - April 1973)
2. Father To Son (Takes 4 & 9 - with Guide Vocal)
3. As It Began (Brian's Studio Demo - October 1969)
4. Some Day One Day (Take 1 - with Guide Vocals)
5. The Loser In The End (Roger's First Demo)
6. The Loser In The End (Roger's Second Demo)
7. Ogre Battle (Takes 2 & 6 - with Guide Vocal)
8. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Takes 4 & 9)
9. Nevermore (Take 6)
10. The March Of The Black Queen (First Section Takes 3 & 5)
11. The March Of The Black Queen (Second Section Take 1)
12. Funny How Love Is (Take 4)
13. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Takes 4, 5 & 6)
14. I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside (Take 4)
15. See What A Fool I've Been (B-side Version 2026 Mix)
16. Not For Sale (Polar Bear)
CD3 Queen II - Backing Tracks
1. Procession
2.Father To Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End
6. Ogre Battle
7. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
8. Nevermore
9. The March of the Black Queen
10. Funny How Love Is
11. Seven Seas Of Rhye
CD4 Queen II - At The BBC
1. See What a Fool I've Been (BBC Session 2 - July 1973 - 2011 Mix)
2. Ogre Battle (BBC Session 3 - December 1973)
3. Nevermore (BBC Session 4 - April 1974)
4. White Queen (As It Began) (BBC Session 4 - April 1974)
5. Procession - Intro Tape (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
6. Father To Son (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
7. Son And Daughter (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
8. Guitar Solo (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
9. Son And Daughter - Reprise (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
10. Ogre Battle (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
11. Liar (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
12. Jailhouse Rock (Live at Golders Green Hippodrome - 13th September 1973)
CD5 Queen II – Live
1. Procession - Intro Tape (Live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
2. Father To Son (Live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
3. Ogre Battle (Live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
4. White Queen (As It Began) (Live at the Hammersmith Odeon - December 1975)
5. The March Of The Black Queen (Live at the Rainbow - November 1974)*
6. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke (Live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
7. Seven Seas Of Rhye (Live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
8. See What A Fool I've Been (Live at the Rainbow - March 1974)
LP1 Queen II - 2026 Mix (Side White)*
1. Procession
2. Father To Son
3. White Queen (As It Began)
4. Some Day One Day
5. The Loser in the End
LP2 Queen II - 2026 Mix (Side Black)*
1. Ogre Battle
2. The Fairy Feller's Master-Stroke
3. Nevermore
4. The March of the Black Queen
5. Funny How Love Is
6. Seven Seas Of Rhye
