Does Anyone Know Anything ...

about this Queen CD release? I have not seen a US press release nor a listing on any music site except for the import release.

http://www.bravewords.com/news/71202

Clarified thread title. ~ Linda

Looks like the article sums it up - a re-release of the old "We Will Rock You" film with a new name on DVD with a simultaneous CD release on October 30th. HD-DVD and Blu-Ray versions to follow in November. Tracklisting is in the article.

The old DVD version of this (titled "We Will Rock You") is still listed at CD Universe. Seems like an odd choice for a "new" Queen issue, but at least it's not another comp.

From the article:
Tracklisting: Intro, 'We Will Rock You' (fast), 'Let Me Entertain You' 'Play The Game', 'Somebody To Love', 'Killer Queen', 'I'm In Love With My Car', 'Get Down Make Love', 'Save Me', 'Now I'm Here', 'Dragon Attack', 'Now I'm Here' (reprise), 'Love Of My Life', 'Under Pressure', 'Keep Yourself Alive', Drum & Timpani Solo, Guitar Solo, 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love', 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Bohemian Rhapsody', 'Tie Your Mother Down', 'Another One Bites The Dust', 'Sheer Heart Attack', 'We Will Rock You', 'We Are The Champions', 'God Save The Queen'.

The big news in the article is that a second disc in the DVD set will contain highlights from their "Live Aid" performance.

EDIT: http://www.queenonline.com mentions that EMI/Parlophone is releasing the CD and LP on October 29th in the UK and the 30th worldwide.

Here it is:

Two-CD Set



Recorded in Montreal, Quebec in November 1981, when Queen were arguably the biggest hard rock band in the world thanks to their string of chart-topping singles and LPs (culminating in the previous year's THE GAME), QUEEN ROCK MONTREAL captures the band in their full prog-pop glory. All of the hits and a strong handful of fan favorites are here, performed with both impeccable skill and surprising, almost punky, energy: the opening "We Will Rock You" is taken at nearly twice the studio version's tempo.

DISC 1:
1. Intro
2. We Will Rock You (Fast)
3. Let Me Entertain You
4. Play The Game
5. Somebody To Love
6. Killer Queen
7. I'm In Love With My Car
8. Get Down, Make Love
9. Save Me
10. Now I'm Here
11. Dragon Attack
12. Now I'm Here (Reprise)
13. Love Of My Life

DISC 2:
1. Under Pressure
2. Keep Yourself Alive
3. Drum & Tympani
4. Guitar Solo
5. Flash
6. Hero, The
7. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
8. Jailhouse Rock
9. Bohemian Rhapsody
10. Tie Your Mother Down
11. Another One Bites The Dust
12. Sheer Heart Attack
13. We Will Rock You
14. We Are The Champions
15. God Save The Queen

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VWQTWK/?tag=imwan-20

Added the cover image and tracklisting to Starz' post above ~ and here's the companion video, also coming out on October 30th:



The special edition version includes a second disc featuring the full Queen Live Aid performance, never before seen full performance footage of Queen rehearsing for Live Aid: Bohemian Rhapsody + Radio Gaga + Hammer To Fall and previously unreleased Live Aid interview with the whole band.

Tracklisting: 1. Intro 2. We Will Rock You (fast) 3. Let Me Entertain You 4. Play The Game 5. Somebody To Love 6. Killer Queen 7. I'm In Love With My Car 8. Get Down Make Love 9. Save Me 10. Now I'm Here 11. Dragon Attack 12. Now I'm Here (reprise) 13. Love Of My Life 14. Under Pressure 15. Keep Yourself Alive 16. Drum & Timpani Solo 17. Guitar Solo 18. Crazy Little Thing Called Love 19. Jailhouse Rock 20. Bohemian Rhapsody 21. Tie Your Mother Down 22. Another One Bites The Dust 23. Sheer Heart Attack 24. We Will Rock You 25. We Are The Champions 26. God Save The Queen

Bonus Features * Brand new audio commentary by Brian May and Roger Taylor * The full Queen Live Aid performance * Never before seen full performance footage of Queen rehearsing for Live Aid: Bohemian Rhapsody + Radio Gaga + Hammer To Fall * Previously unreleased Live Aid interview with the whole band * 1982 news feature from US TV series PM Magazine * "Before & After" restoration comparison * Weblink to microsite

DVD One-Disc Standard Edition (doesn't include Live Aid):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VZBCW4/?tag=imwan-20

DVD Two-Disc Special Edition (includes Live Aid, as detailed above):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VZBCWE/?tag=imwan-20

Blu-ray (includes Live Aid):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W00Y0Y/?tag=imwan-20

HD DVD (includes Live Aid):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W00Y0O/?tag=imwan-20

Bump ~ the two hi-def video releases above (Blu-ray and HD DVD) were pushed back a month and are now coming out this Tuesday, December 4th.

It's not quite a rerelease. The old version was touched up with redubs in the studio, but for this new version they went back to the original concert audio. So the performances are a bit different, and certainly more authentic than they had been.