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Queen: The Collection (2007 - present)

Studio Albums:

"Queen" (1973)
"Queen II" (1974)

"A Night at the Opera" (1975)

Released: 1975
Country of origin: Japan
Format: LP 33rpm
Bought: July 16, 2023 at Bluish Records, 15 Truc Duong st. Thao Dien ward, Thu Duc city, Saigon, Vietnam
Includes promotional insert

"A Day At The Races" (1976)

"News of the World" (1977)

Released: 1977
Format: LP 33rpm
Country of origin: United States
Label: Elektra
Bought: March 26, 2023 at Bluish Records
Includes red paper bag with print-on lyrics

"The Game" (1980)

"The Works" (1984)

"The Miracle" (1989)
"Innuendo" (1991)
"Made in Heaven" (1995)

Compilation Albums:

"Greatest Hits" (1981)

Released: 1992, as part of the "Greatest Hits I & II" box-set (limited 'Green' version)
Bought: October 19, 2007 (unofficial 1998 version); August 14, 2019 (2011 'Remaster' version, received together with 'Greatest Hits II' 2011 Remaster) & August 23, 2019 (received together with 'Greatest Hits II') - see below.
Catalogue no: 7 46 033 2.
EMI Music, Ltd.
One notable misprint as "SOMbody to Love" while it was meant to be "SOMEbody."
Unofficial 1998 edition having "Innuendo," "Under Pressure," and ""Bijou" as the first three tracks.

Track listing:

Bohemian Rhapsody
Another One Bites the Dust
Killer Queen
Fat Bottomed Girls
Bicycle Race
You're My Best Friend
Don't Stop Me Now
Save Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Now I'm Here
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Play the Game
Flash
Seven Seas of Rhye
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions

Unofficial 1998 Edition. CD is unplayable for the final tracks (#17-#20).

Extra tracks: "Innuendo," "Under Pressure," and "Bijou." No bar code for this one.

1992 "Greatest Hits I & II" 'Green box set' Edition.

Misprinted on Track #10. ("Somebody to Love")

Booklet track listing does have the same misprint.

2011 'Remaster' Edition, in celebrating 40 Years of Queen.

Super jewel CD case.

"Greatest Hits II" (1991)

Released: 1992, as part of the "Greatest Hits I & II" box-set (limited 'Green' edition).
Bought: August 14, 2019 (2011 'Remaster' Edition) & August 23, 2019 (1992 Edition, together as a bundle with 'Greatest Hits' - see above).
Catalogue: 79 7971 2.
EMI Music, Ltd / Parlophone.
Both the 1992 and 2011 editions having the same virtual track listing.

Track listing:

A Kind of Magic
Under Pressure
Radio Ga Ga
I Want It All
I Want to Break Free
Innuendo
It's a Hard Life
Breakthru
Who Wants to Live Forever
Headlong
The Miracle
I'm Going Slightly Mad
The Invisible Man
Hammer to Fall
Friends Will be Friends
The Show Must Go On
One Vision

1992 'Greatest Hits I & II - Green box-set' Edition.

2011 'Remaster' Edition. Super jewel CD case.

"Classic Queen" (1992)

Received: April 11, 2022. Exclusive U.S. Edition (North American market only).
Bought: April 2022, bundled with "ABBA: Voulez-Vous" (1979, vinyl).
Hollywood Records, Ltd.
This is the closest compilation album which resembles 'Greatest Hits II' in Europe and rest of the world. Paired with this is the 'Greatest Hits' (U.S. 'Red album cover' Edition).

Track listing:

A Kind of Magic
Bohemian Rhapsody
Under Pressure
Hammer to Fall
Stone Cold Crazy
One Year of Love
Radio Ga Ga
I'm Going Slightly Mad
I Want It All
Tie Your Mother Down
The Miracle (special edited version)
These Are the Days of Our Lives
One Vision
Keep Yourself Alive
Headlong
Who Wants to Live Forever
The Show Must Go On

"Queen Rocks" (1997)

Released: 1997 (pirated copy).
Bought: March 2008. One of the earliest Queen CD albums I ever bought back then. From a local CD store, exclusive order from the original store. (closed since 2012)
EMI Music, Ltd. & Parlophone.
This is the "Eagle" version, not the "Crest" which is considered rare-to-find at the moment. Same artwork design was also used for the VHS release in 1998.

Track listing:

We Will Rock You
Tie Your Mother Down
I Want It All
Seven Seas of Rhye
I Can't Live With You (1997 'Rocks' retake)
Hammer to Fall
Stone Cold Crazy
Now I'm Here
Fat Bottomed Girls
Keep Yourself Alive
Tear It Up
One Vision
Sheer Heart Attack
I'm In Love With My Car
Put Out the Fire
Headlong
It's Late
No-One But You [Only the Good Die Young]

Cracked CD case in the back, disc is unplayble for a couple of final tracks.

"Greatest Hits III - Queen+" (1999)

Released: 1999.
Bought: Late 2007 (pirated copy) & August 14, 2019 (genuine copy).
EMI Music, Ltd. & Parlophone.
The pirated copy is actually the 'Limited Printed-case Edition' while the genuine copy is the 'Standard Edition' with standard booklet and no printed-on-case.

Track listing:

The Show Must Go On (live in Paris 1998, feat. Elton John)
Under Pressure (Rah-mix, feat. David Bowie)
Barcelona (Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballé)
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Somebody to Love ('The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert' 1992, Queen + George Michael)
Heaven for Everyone
Las Palabras de Amor [The Words of Love]
Driven By You (Brian May)
Living on My Own (Freddie Mercury)
Let Me Live
The Great Pretender (Freddie Mercury)
Princes of the Universe
Another One Bites the Dust (1998 remix, Queen + Wyclef Jean)
No-One But You [Only the Good Die Young]
These Are the Days of Our Lives
Thank God It's Christmas (non-album single, 1984, bonus track)

1999 'Standard Edition.'

"The Platinum Collection" (2000)
Released: 2000
Bought: November 19, 2023
Includes all three Greatest Hits albums with alternate picture disc artwork
Track listing:

GREATEST HITS (1974-1981)
Bohemian Rhapsody
Another One Bites the Dust
Killer Queen
Fat Bottomed Girls
Bicycle Race
You're My Best Friend
Don't Stop Me Now
Save Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Somebody to Love
Now I'm Here
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
Play the Game
Flash
Seven Seas of Rhye
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
GREATEST HITS II (1981-1991)
A Kind of Magic
Under Pressure
Radio Ga Ga
I Want it All
I Want to Break Free
Innuendo
It's a Hard Life
Breakthru
Who Wants to Live Forever
Headlong
The Miracle
I'm Going Slightly Mad
The Invisible Man
Hammer to Fall
Friends Will be Friends
The Show Must Go On
One Vision
GREATEST HITS III - QUEEN+ (1982-1998)
The Show Must Go On / Queen + Elton John
Under Pressure / Queen + David Bowie
Barcelona / Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballé
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Somebody to Love / Queen + George Michael
You Don't Fool Me
Heaven for Everyone
Las Palabras de Amor
Driven By You / Queen
Living on My Own / Freddie Mercury
Let Me Live
The Great Pretender / Freddie Mercury
Princes of the Universe
Another One Bites the Dust / Queen + Wyclef Jean
No-One But You
These Are the Days of Our Lives
Thank God It's Christmas

"Queen Forever" (2014)

Released: 2014.
Bought: February 2015 (pirated copy) & December 6, 2017 (genuine copy).
EMI Music, Ltd. & Parlophone.
This is actually the Deluxe 2-CD set. A single-disc edition is also available.

Track listing:

CD ONE

Let Me In Your Heart Again (previously unreleased)
Love Kills - the ballad (previously unreleased)
There Must Be More to Life Than This (Queen & Michael Jackson, William Orbit Mix)
Play the Game (edited version)
Dear Friends
You're My Best Friend
Love of My Life
Drowse
You Take My Breath Away
Spread Your Wings
Long Away
Lily of the Valley
Don't Try So Hard
Bijou
These Are the Days Of Our Lives
Nevermore
Las Palabras De Amor [The Words of Love]
Who Wants to Live Forever

CD TWO

I Was Born to Love You
Somebody to Love
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Friends Will be Friends
Jealousy
One Year of Love
A Winter's Tale
'39
Mother Love
It's A Hard Life
Save Me
Made in Heaven
Too Much Love Will Kill You
Sail Away Sweet Sister
The Miracle
Is This the World We Created?
In the Lap of the Gods... revisited
Forever

Pirated 2014 copy. Standard jewel CD case.

2014 two-disc 'Deluxe Edition.'

Freddie and Michael Jackson.

3-panel Digipak.

Video Albums:

"Greatest Flix" (unofficial Video CD, 1981)

"Live at Wembley Stadium" (1992)

Released: 1992.
Format: VHS.
Recorded live at Wembley Stadium, London, England, Saturday, July 12, 1986.
Color mode: NTSC.
Country of origin: United States / Canada.
Approx. running time: 75 minutes.
Bought: N/A, received as a gift from God brother (Las Vegas, NV) on March 3, 2023.

Track listing:

Intro
Brighton Rock
One Vision
Tie Your Mother Down
In the Lap of the Gods
Seven Seas of Rhye
A Kind of Magic
Under Pressure
Another One Bites the Dust
Who Wants to Live Forever?
I Want to Break Free
Is This the World We Created...?
Tutti Frutti
Bohemian Rhapsody
Hammer to Fall
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Radio Ga Ga
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
God Save the Queen

"Classic Queen" (1992)

"Greatest Hits" (1992)

"Box of Flix" (1992)

Released: 1992 (double VHS-tape pack).
Bought: None, obtained from my cousin living in London in October 2016. Received: April 10, 2017.
EMI Music & Parlophone / Queen Films Productions, Ltd.
Includes "Four Rare Bonus Tracks": "Keep Yourself Alive," "Liar," "Killer Queen," and "Now I'm Here" (live).
PAL Format / Dolby Stereo. Includes a color booklet detailing how the promo videos were made.

Track listing:

VHS One - Greatest Flix (1981)

Killer Queen
Bohemian Rhapsody
You're My Best Friend
Somebody to Love
Tie Your Mother Down
We Are the Champions
We Will Rock You (slow)
We Will Rock You (fast 'live' version)
Spread Your Wings
Bicycle Race
Fat Bottomed Girls
Don't Stop Me Now
Love of My Life (live)
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Save Me
Play the Game
Another One Bites the Dust
Flash
Keep Yourself Alive (St. John's Wood Studio, 1973)
Liar (Brewer Street Studio, 1973)
Killer Queen (Top of the Pops, 1974)
Now I'm Here (live at the Rainbow Theater, 1974)

VHS Two - Greatest Flix II (1991)

A Kind of Magic
Under Pressure
Radio Ga Ga
I Want It All
I Want to Break Free
Innuendo
It's A Hard Life
Breakthru
Who Wants to Live Forever
Headlong
The Miracle
I'm Going Slightly Mad
The Invisible Man
Hammer to Fall
Friends Will Be Friends
The Show Must Go On
One Vision

"Greatest Flix I & II" (unofficial, 1997)

"Queen Rocks: The Video" (unofficial LaserDisc-to-DVD, 1998)

"Greatest Flix III - Queen+" (1999)

Released: 1999.
Format: VHS.
Color mode: NTSC.
Country of origin: Canada.
Bought: N/A, received as a gift from God brother (Las Vegas, NV) on March 3, 2023.
Approx. running time: 70 minutes+.
Distributed by Hollywood Records, Burbank, CA, United States.
Hi-Fi Stereo.
Aspect ratio: 4:3 Fullscreen.
Booklet is missing

Track listing:

Under Pressure (rah-mix) / Queen + David Bowie (1999)
These Are the Days of Our Lives / Queen (1991)
Princes of the Universe / Queen (1985)
Barcelona / Freddie Mercury + Montserrat Caballé (1987)
Too Much Love Will Kill You / Queen (1995) written by Brian May in 1992
Somebody to Love / Queen + George Michael (1992) live at Wembley Stadium for "The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert," in 1992
The Great Pretender / Freddie Mercury (1987)
Heaven for Everyone / Queen (1995) written by Roger Taylor in 1988
Las Palabras de Amor [The Words of Love] / Queen (1982) Top of the Pops performance
Let Me Live / Queen (1995)
Living on My Own / Freddie Mercury (1993)
You Don't Fool Me / Queen (1995)
Driven by You / Brian May (1992)
No-One But You [Only the Good Die Young] / Queen (1997)
The Show Must Go On / Queen + Elton John (1998) live in Paris in 1998
Thank God It's Christmas / Queen (1984) title sequence (end credits)

"Greatest Flix III - Queen+" (unofficial Video CD, 1999)

"We Will Rock You" (2001)
"Greatest Video Hits 1" (2002)

Released: 2002.
Bought: December 9, 2020 from eBay UK. Booklet received December 20, 2020. That was 11 days in between.
EMI Music Ltd. & Parlophone.
PAL format / 4:3 Fullscreen & 16:9 Widescreen.
DVD-5 x2.
PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital / DTS 5.1 Surround Sound (Disc One only).
The DVD case has a sticker that says "We Will Rock You Musical - Special Ticket Offer Inside," but does not have any inside the keep-case.

Track listing:

DISC ONE

Bohemian Rhapsody
Another One Bites the Dust
Killer Queen
Fat Bottomed Girls
Bicycle Race
You're My Best Friend
Don't Stop Me Now
Save Me
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Somebody To Love
Spread Your Wings
Play the Game
Flash
Tie Your Mother Down
We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions

DISC TWO

Extra tracks:

Now I'm Here (live at the Rainbow Theater, 1974)
Keep Yourself Alive (St. John's Wood Studio, 1973)
Liar (St. John's Wood Studio, 1973)
Love of My Life (live in Tokyo, 1979 - audio taken from live in Spain, 1979)
We Will Rock You ('Fast' live version, Houston TX, 1977)

"Inside the Rhapsody" (featurette)

"Picture Gallery" (slideshow with 'Seven Seas of Rhye' background music)

"Queen Online" (weblink)

"Bohemian Rhapsody" (original 1975 'Flames' version - hidden video)

Official genuine 2002 DVD release.

Originally, the eBay seller forgot to sending me the booklet accompanied with the album, so he had to send it the second time as it was dispatched the next day.

DTS Surround Sound on Disc One, PCM Stereo on Disc Two. Also including band commentary on all videos on Disc One.

"Greatest Video Hits 2" (2003)

Released: 2003. This is the Slipcase version which was originally released and available exclusively in the mainland UK (not for all over the European Union).
Bought: September 11, 2020 from eBay UK. Kind of worn and torn a bit for the outer slipcase but overall the keep case inside and DVD disc condition, along with the booklet's, are all like new.
EMI Music, Ltd. & Parlophone.
PAL format. DVD-9 x2, Dual Layer format.
16:9 Widescreen & Commentaries from Roger Taylor, Brian May and John Deacon on Disc One. Disc Two has all the videos formatted in 4:3 Widescreen and with Band commentary also. Subtitles available in French, German, Spanish, Dutch, and Italian. Same as "Greatest Video Hits 1," this compilation has the optional DVD audio - PCM Stereo, Dolby Surround and DTS 5.1 Surround Sound, the last of which only applies to Disc One.
All videos from the band available here except the "Innuendo" and "Made in Heaven" era (1991-1997).

Track listing:

DISC ONE

A Kind of Magic
I Want It All
Radio Ga Ga
I Want to Break Free
Breakthru
Under Pressure
Scandal
Who Wants to Live Forever
The Miracle
It's A Hard Life
The Invisible Man
Las Palabras De Amor
Friends Will be Friends
Body Language
Hammer To Fall
Princes of the Universe
One Vision

DISC TWO

"Hot Space" Section: "Back Chat," "Calling All Girls" (music videos) & "Staying Power" (live at Milton Keynes, UK 1982);
"The Works" Section: Live at Golden Rose Pop Festival 1984, "The Works" Interview, Freddie Mercury Interview "A Musical Prostitute";
"A Kind of Magic" Section: Live at Golden Rose Rock Festival 1986, "Magic" Interview, "One Vision" Documentary & "One Vision" (extended video);
"The Miracle" Section: "The Miracle" Interview, The Making-of "The Miracle" videos & The Making-of "Miracle" Album Cover.

"Live at Wembley Stadium" (2003)

"Queen: We Are the Champions - Final Live in Japan" (2004)
"Queen on Fire - Live at the Bowl" (2004)

Released: 2004. Unofficial Chinese version with Slipcase. No booklet.
Bought: February or March, 2015. Store was closed in 2017-2018.
EMI Music & Parlophone.
DVD-5 x2 / PCM Stereo, Dolby Surround & DTS 5.1 Surround Sound (Disc One only).
16:9 Widescreen (Disc One only) & 4:3 Widescreen.

Track listing:

DISC ONE: Recorded Live at The Milton Keynes Bowl, June 5, 1982