Queen

News Of The World 40th Anniversary UMC

Rock royalty revisit early masterpiece It’s hard to believe that Queen staples like We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions are actually 40 years old, but this lavish boxed set softens the blow for those of us who can remember News Of

The World the first time around. The package comprises three discs: the original album, a disc of recently discovered outtakes from the original sessions and a complete alternative version of the album entitled Raw Sessions. It’s these latter discs that will be of most interest to die-hard Queen fans as it’s a chance to hear the album as a kind of work in progress, although it already sounds pretty much there to our ears. Classic rock’s crown jewels! [DM] Standout track: We Will Rock You For fans of: Queen (obviously!)