Queen - Greatest Hits II

Greatest Hits II is the second compilation album by English rock band Queen, originally released in October 1991 via Parlophone Records.

Arriving a decade after the first compilation and a decade after the group started its slow shift from international superstars toward ruling the world. Greatest Hits II charts the second half of their career well and sold a not unenviable 16 million copies.

Apart from “Under Pressure” and “Radio Ga Ga”, the singles here did not crack the American Top 40, but they’re well-known throughout the world, particularly the operatic anthems like “I Want It All” and “Who Wants To Live Forever”.

Even though the melancholia present in their later singles (“The Show Must Go On”, “Innuendo”) isn’t something a fan always wants to dwell on, this is also where to find some of their finest moments (“Hammer To Fall”, “I Want To Break Free”, “Under Pressure”).

This vinyl album has been half speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios.

This double album 2LP record set is reissued (January 2017) on 180 gram heavyweight vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve with gold foil embossing, printed inner sleeves, and a download code, pressed in Europe via Virgin EMI Records.