New Collection Of Queen Albums On 180g Vinyl LPs Launched In Peru

On June 22nd 2023, Latin American Partwork publisher Planeta, in association with Queen Productions Ltd. and Universal Music Group, launched ‘Queen: The Vinyl Collection’ in Peru. Featuring 25 albums, it will be available for purchase in combination with the El Comercio newspaper. Later, the albums will also be available to order from the newspaper online store, here in the collectables section.

Issue by issue, the collection made up of single, double and triple albums, builds into a career-spanning library of Queen’s historic album discography. With artwork overseen and designed by Queen’s art director Richard Gray, each album is presented in high-quality sleeves reprising and, in some cases, refreshing the original artwork. The LPs appear on 180g black vinyl pressed at MPO in France, with all titles mastered and cut at half-speed at the world-renowned Abbey Road Studios in London, to achieve the best possible sound quality. 

‘Queen: The Vinyl Collection’ spans the band’s career from its first album, ‘Queen’, in 1973, through to ‘Made In Heaven’, released in 1995, which comprises Freddie’s final studio recordings and additional material from the band’s earlier studio sessions. In addition to Queen’s 15 studio albums, ‘Queen: The Vinyl Collection’ features all three classic ‘Greatest Hits’ titles (including the currently unavailable ‘Greatest Hits III’), and ‘On Air’, a collection of the band’s BBC Radio recordings. The collection is completed with six live concert albums, among them ‘Live At Wembley Stadium’ on triple LP and the long out-of-print double LP ‘Live Killers’.

Each album is accompanied by an illustrated 8-page magazine containing the stories behind the group’s renowned recordings. With notes by Queen archivist and writer Greg Brooks (in consultation with Queen publicist Phil Symes and long-time expert fan Jim Jenkins) translated into Spanish, each issue reveals fascinating details about the creation of the album, including the poignant recording sessions for the last two albums with Freddie, and the key tracks therein, and features quotes and insights from all four members of the band, as well as rare photos, record sleeves and poster art.

‘Queen: The Vinyl Collection’ is a 25-part series, available in Peru every two weeks. Retail prices will be S/ 89 (Peruvian soles) for single albums, S/ 112 for double albums and S/ 134 for triple albums. Between June 22nd and July 5th ‘The Miracle’ will be available, then the next album will be released. Please check the partial schedule below.

‘Queen: The Vinyl Collection’ series schedule

June 22nd 2023 - ‘The Miracle’ (available NOW - stock: 1700 units)

July 6th 2023 - ‘Queen’ (marking its 50th anniversary)

July 20th 2023 - ‘The Works’

August 3rd 2023 - ‘Hot Space’

August 17th 2023 - ‘Flash Gordon’

August 31st 2023 - ‘Made In Heaven’ (2LP)

September 14th 2023 - ‘A Night At The Odeon’ (2LP)

September 28th 2023 ‘On Fire: Live At The Bowl’ (3LP)

October 12th 2023 - ‘Live Killers’ (2LP)

October 26th 2023 - ‘A Day At The Races’

The rest of the albums in the collection are listed below:

‘A Kind Of Magic’

‘A Night At The Opera’

‘Innuendo’ (2LP)

‘Queen II’

‘Greatest Hits’ (2LP)

‘Sheer Heart Attack’

‘Greatest Hits II’ (2LP)

‘Live At The Rainbow ’74’ (2LP)

‘News Of The World’

‘Greatest Hits III’ (2LP)

‘The Game’

‘Live At Wembley Stadium’ (3LP)

‘Queen Rock Montreal’ (3LP)

‘Jazz’

‘On Air’ (3LP)

This collection will mark the first time ‘A Kind Of Magic’ is released on LP in Peru with the regular track sequence and cover, since in 1986 it was released with an alternative sequence and cover.