Queen I Box Set Announced - Pre-Release Discussion Only

I'm getting confused - what Roger said was they wanted it to be the third single. Obviously it did not happen. I'm not disagreeing with anyone...

I think the fact they made 2 promo videos (at some expense) in July 73 indicates both KYA and Liar were earmarked as singles at that point.

TNCD therefore may well have been planned as a 'third' single though technically it could have been released second.

Who knows what the ins and outs of these decisions are. It may have been that they wanted to focus on new material, Queen I having sat on the shelf for so long. Or the opportunity of the Mott tour was the more effective way to promote the album, KYA having hardly set the world on fire and TNCD being a less likely hit.

Oh okay, well I thought it was a given that him saying third would mean he counted Liar (was that official? I mean just because it wasn't UK doesn't disqualify it...?). Or if any mistake at all, he imagined SSOR being from Queen I.

It's hard to know, but maybe the book will have the answers. There could be the case that they were thinking of releasing further singles from the first album to promote the first album. It didn't have any impact until Queen II did. 

the time duration between first album release and commencing recording sessions for the 2nd is nothing unusual. firstly, Queen's recording sessions for their first album finished 8 months prior to album release. Secondly, it was common practice (certainly) in the 60s/70s) for bands to get their first two/three LPs out in close proximity (time wise).

as regards the 2nd single question: from reading his (Sheffield's) book, i think it was more a case of using their newly-acquired TV/film studios to create a promotional video for Queen, for Electra to use in the States. As the 1st single was already in the rear-view and the second single was still unplanned (who knows if they even had any plans for a second single at that point), Neither video were to be 7" video-promos, they were album teasers - Sheffield says as much (see my post above Reply #726). The album was due for USA release Sept 4th, the filming was done in August at Trident (Trilion's) newly-acquired studio.

i hope you're not placing too much stock in the frequently (proven) flawed memories of two old men and an archivist who has committed more errors/typos to print than The Guardian.

I'd be more inclined to believe Sheffield on this one. The info in his book wasn't just dragged from the recesses of his mind...he will have used Trident's diaries, booking schedules and the like to detail what happened where, when and why.

Haha! I'm not saying disbelieving or saying Sheffield is wrong, I'm hopeful there will be snippets of gold, as in more pictures of diaries which we have already seen a couple which will confirm or give a full story of what actually happened. There's been a lot already in the last few weeks which has changed some things. 

That's exactly what I was thinking. I can see them doing it again in the future. The NOTW box set was called "40th Anniversary Edition", so why not doing it again in 20 years and calling it "60th Anniversary Edition"? With each box set they are learning their ways around it. 

I see that even the Japanese fans perceive it the same way with the height correction:

That's a question for experts of music production - sound engineer or with great ears...

I am wondering, if the drums in the remix are samples used over the original Roger's playing.

I think with this question to you to those who were engaged in the mix.

Wow good find and Curved Air, only discovered their hit Back Street Luv recently via a music channel, thought it was great, now I’m discovering John went to see them and this was more than 50 years ago!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQd8o_Hwv-A

Roger says, "This is the [album] we wanted to CHANGE the most".

THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT !!!

I'm most interested in hearing the transition from Great King Rat to Mad The Swine and to My Fairy King. I mean Mad The Swine in the right order. Of course, the mix is ​​also interesting to check out. And of course, the divine Hangman, too, no doubt.