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Will Queen’s ‘Rebuild’ of Debut LP Make It as Good as the Rest of Their Albums?

Queen will reissue their debut album as a lavish box set complete with a fresh remix, demos, live tracks and more.

Half a century after its release, the group is reissuing the album with a completely rebuilt remix that it hopes will do justice to the rest of the songs. The reissue, due Oct. 25, has a new track list and has been packaged into a lavish edition with alternative takes, demos, and live recordings — including audio from Queen’s first concert in 1970. The website for guitarist Brian May, who recently survived a stroke, posted the news and included excerpts from his liner notes for the release, explaining its significance to him.

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