Queen / “The Platinum Collection” special steelbook edition

In Germany, Universal Music have just released Queen‘s Platinum Collection three-CD greatest hits set in the kind of limited edition packaging normally reserved for home cinema releases on DVD and blu-ray.

This so-called ‘steelbook’ edition is literally the three discs and accompanying booklet housed in a metal casing, and these have proved very popular among some film fans who are prepared to pay a premium for good design and solid construction.

Whether this will catch on for audio releases remains to be seen. This Queen set is not overly striking with a fairly plain presentation of the Queen logo and ‘crest’ on the front of the hinged metal case. It also appears to be something of a trial, given the fact that it’s not available in the UK or other territories.

Does this kind of packaging interest or appeal to you? Leave a comment and let us know.

• • UK Order: Platinum Collection Steelbook [Import]
• • GERMANY Order: The Platinum Collection (Limited Steelbook)
• • FRANCE Pre-order: Platinum Collection (Limited Steelbook)

Track listing

Disc: 1

• 1. Bohemian Rhapsody
• 2. Another One Bites The Dust
• 3. Killer Queen
• 4. Fat Bottomed Girls
• 5. Bicycle Race
• 6. You’re My Best Friend
• 7. Don’t Stop Me Now
• 8. Save Me
• 9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
• 10. Somebody To Love
• 11. Now I’m Here
• 12. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
• 13. Play The Game
• 14. Flash Reinhören
• 15. Seven Seas Of Rhye
• 16. We Will Rock You
• 17. We Are The Champions

Disc: 2 

• 1. A Kind Of Magic
• 2. Under Pressure
• 3. Radio Ga Ga
• 4. I Want It All
• 5. I Want To Break Free
• 6. Innuendo
• 7. It’s A Hard Life
• 8. Breakthru
• 9. Who Wants To Live Forever
• 10. Headlong
• 11. The Miracle
• 12. I’m Going Slightly Mad
• 13. The Invisible Man
• 14. Hammer To Fall
• 15. Friends Will Be Friends
• 16. The Show Must Go On
• 17. One Vision

Disc: 3 

• 1. The Show Must Go On
• 2. Under Pressure
• 3. Barcelona – Mercury, Freddie
• 4. Too Much Love Will Kill You
• 5. Somebody To Love
• 6. You Don’t Fool Me
• 7. Heaven For Everyone
• 8. Las Palabras De Amor (The Words Of Love)
• 9. Driven By You – May, Brian
• 10. Living On My Own – Mercury, Freddie
• 11. Let Me Live
• 12. The Great Pretender – Mercury, Freddie
• 13. Princes Of The Universe
• 14. Another One Bites The Dust
• 15. No One But You (Only The Good Die Young)
• 16. These Are The Days Of Our Lives
• 17. Thank God It’s Christmas