"Just decided Queen is definitely the best name for the band." Roger Taylor

In the new issue of Uncut, Roger Taylor answers readers’ questions and reveals he’s recently been going through old diaries for the upcoming Queen I boxset. “There’s one entry that says, ‘Just decided Queen is definitely the best name for the band’,” he relates, with a Proustian rush. And so a much-loved British institution was born.

More than half a century on, judging by the weight of the postbag for this feature, Queen remains an important presence in many people’s lives. There’s plenty of interest, too, in Taylor’s solo ventures. “I don’t get much direct feedback, because I’m not a social media person,” he says. “So that’s really nice to hear.”

The December issue of Uncut is in the shops now.

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The 6CD + 1 LP Queen I box set contains 63 tracks with 43 brand new mixes, comprising the original album with its intended running order restored, intimate fly-on-the-wall audio of Queen in the studio, demos, rare live tracks, and previously unheard recordings from Queen’s first-ever live performance in London, August 1970. Absent from the 1973 release, the song “Mad the Swine” has been reinstated to its original place in the running order. A 108-page book containing handwritten lyrics and memorabilia accompanies the release. 
 
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Queen I Website: http://www.queenIofficial.com/