Released for the first time on vinyl, Queen’s compilation ‘The Platinum Collection’, featuring all three of their Greatest Hits albums, shows their unrivalled track record of chart-topping, award-winning, record-breaking rock and pop classics. Queen’s Platinum Collection was issued back in 2000 and saw all three ‘Greatest Hits’ brought together as one 3CD box set. First released in 1981, ‘Greatest Hits’ is the best-selling album of all time in the UK having sold over 6. The third compilation was released in 1999 and largely showcases Queen’s collaborations and solo recordings. The choices they used were fantastic, though I just wish they made Queen II 45rpm instead of two etchings.

Platinum Collection on Coloured Vinyl Out Today! The Platinum Collection on Coloured Vinyl

The collection features all three of the band’s ‘Greatest Hits’ albums and shows their unrivalled track record of chart-topping rock and pop classics. Greatest Hits II, officially the tenth best selling album of all time in the UK, is steeped in warmth and optimism, from the tender sentiments and sumptuous harmonies of Friends Will Be Friends to the planet-sized synth-rock fanfares of One Vision, a Live Aid-inspired hymn to humankind's better angels. It covers tracks recorded between 1981-1991 and includes A Kind Of Magic, One Vision, Radio Ga Ga and Under Pressure with David Bowie.Sign up below to get the latest from Classic Rock, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! The Platinum Collection will also feature a slipcase with new artwork, while each of the six sleeves will come with their own individually designed sleeve. Undimmed by time or fashion, 'The Platinum Collection' is a reminder that Queen were always colourful, always dynamic, always ablaze with passion and pride. Living up to its name, The Platinum Collection is certified 5x Multi-Platinum in the US and was recently certified by the UK music industry organization the BPI as having gone 8 x Platinum, representing sales of 2.

Queen – The Platinum Collection (2022, 180 Grams, Yellow Queen – The Platinum Collection (2022, 180 Grams, Yellow

very pleased with the overall quality, vinyl is as good as any new vinyl release, no issues noted, and did not feel the RCM needed a run at all. Greatest Hits II hit the shelves in late 1991, shortly before the death of frontman Freddie Mercury, and has sold more than 19m copies. Recorded at Olympic Studios and The Townhouse Studios, London, England and Mountain Studios, Montreux, Switzerland.

Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.

Queen / The Platinum Collection 6LP coloured vinyl box set

It features all three of their Greatest Hits albums, shows their unrivalled track record of chart-topping, award-winning, record-breaking rock and pop classics. Each record will be pressed on different coloured vinyl (see image above) and will come in its own individually designed sleeve. We will introduce you exclusively to Newpay finance products provided by NewDay Limited under this Introducer Appointed Representative arrangement. The new Queen Platinum Collection is a hardcover edition featuring full-band transcriptions for nearly 50 classics from the iconic band.

So right from the get go, I was extremely mad that I was stuck with a damaged product and many of the discs were extremely noisy. The material for the sleeves is pretty sturdy and feels nice in your hands, in some cases better than the original UK releases. Elsewhere in Queen news, Queen + Adam Lambert opened the Platinum Party At The Palace earlier this month with a crowd-pleasing set of “We Will Rock You”, (accompanied by Her Majesty, Paddington Bear and 34 Royal Marine drummers!