{"product_id":"queen-greatest-hits-ii-2-lp-180g-black-vinyl-gatefold","title":"Queen - Greatest Hits II [2 LP, 180g Black Vinyl, Gatefold]","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on October 28, 1991, \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits II\u003c\/em\u003e collected Queen's European hit singles from 1981 to 1991, picking up where the first hits compilation left off a decade earlier. The seventeen tracks ran from \"Under Pressure,\" the 1981 collaboration with David Bowie, through \"The Show Must Go On,\" the last single released during Freddie Mercury's lifetime. The album debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and has sold 19 million copies worldwide. Now on Hollywood Records as a limited 180-gram black vinyl 2LP, the reissue is half-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios and presented in a gatefold jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe seventeen tracks span Queen's most commercially dominant decade, from the arena rock of \"Radio Ga Ga\" and \"I Want It All\" to the synth-driven \"A Kind of Magic\" and the theatrical balladry of \"Who Wants to Live Forever\" and \"The Show Must Go On.\" \"Under Pressure,\" the David Bowie collaboration, opens Side A and remains one of the most recognizable singles in the catalog. \"I Want to Break Free,\" built on John Deacon's bass line, closes Side A. \"Innuendo,\" the nine-minute track that topped the UK Singles Chart in 1991, anchors Side B alongside \"Headlong\" and \"The Miracle.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHalf-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell, with additional mastering at Gateway Mastering Studios in Portland, Maine, \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits II\u003c\/em\u003e is presented on 180-gram black vinyl in a gatefold jacket. The seventeen tracks are sequenced across four sides, consistent with the standard configuration used on all double LP editions of the compilation. Hollywood Records issued this pressing as a limited edition, the most carefully mastered vinyl version of the compilation released to date.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 180g Black Vinyl 2LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStandout Tracks:\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Under Pressure,\" \"I Want to Break Free,\" \"Who Wants to Live Forever\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing Details:\u003c\/strong\u003e Limited edition, gatefold jacket, half-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios by Miles Showell, Hollywood Records reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre\/Style:\u003c\/strong\u003e Classic Rock, Arena Rock, Pop Rock, Glam Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 050087350673\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeventeen singles, four sides, and a half-speed master from Abbey Road Studios make this the most carefully produced vinyl edition of \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits II\u003c\/em\u003e available, covering the full span of Queen's commercial peak from 1981 to 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe data-testid=\"embed-iframe\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/album\/7rq68qYz66mNdPfidhIEFa?utm_source=generator\u0026amp;theme=0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" loading=\"lazy\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003eTrack List:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSide A:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Kind Of Magic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUnder Pressure (Feat. 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