From The Express newspaper.
It’s been 20 years since Queen guitarist Brian May released his last official solo single Why Don’t We Try Again on his 1998 Another World album. Now the 71-year-old has announced a brand new track called New Horizons, which will be released digitally at 12:02am EST (5:02 am GMT) on New Year’s Day. But even more exciting is the fact that it will have its worldwide premiere from NASA’s control centre headquarters in Maryland, USA. The new single is May’s tribute to NASA’s New Horizons mission, which on January 1, 2019, will achieve the most distant spacecraft flyby in history.
On New Year’s Day, New Horizons is set to encounter a remote Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) called Ultima Thule, which is located beyond Pluto on the edges of our solar system.
May’s fascination with such a feat should come as little surprise since he has a doctorate in astrophysics and is a New Horizons science collaborator.
The track of the same name celebrates the 12-year journey of the New Horizons probe and includes the late Stephen Hawking congratulating the team on its flyby with Pluto in 2015.
In a statement, May said: “This project has energised me in a new way. For me, it’s been an exciting challenge to bring two sides of my life together – Astronomy and Music.”
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- Brian May - Too Much Love Will Kill You - Glossy - UK - 7" vinyl - £12.00, $15.48, €14.28 (New Item) (arrived 22-Jul-2024 09:04)
BRIAN MAY Too Much Love Will Kill You (1992 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including I'm Scared. The glossy card picture sleeve displays minimal wear whilst the vinyl shows little signs of play R6320)
- Brian May - Holy Man - RSD19 - Sealed - UK - 7" vinyl - £19.99, $25.79, €23.79 (New Item) (arrived 19-Feb-2024 16:48)
WILSON / HAWKINS / MAY / TAYLOR Holy Man (2019 UK limited edition 7" vinyl single released exclusively for Record Store Day - Dennis Wilson wrote and recorded Holy Man in 1977 during the sessions for his legendary Pacific Ocean Blue, the sole album released by The Beach Boys' co-founder during his lifetime. In 2009, Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters added vocals to the long-unfinished track; 10 years later, 'Holy Man' receives new life with additional instrumental backing from guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor. Accompanied by the original instrumental version, the vinyl is UNPLAYED housed in the picture sleeve which remains sealed within its custom-stickered shrinkwrap)
- Brian May - Starfleet - EX - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $19.35, €17.85 (New Item) (arrived 03-Oct-2023 14:14)
BRIAN MAY + FRIENDS Star Fleet (1983 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four-prong push-out centre, also including Son Of Star Fleet. The picture sleeve shows just a little edge & ring wear & the vinyl is Excellent with minimal play EMI5436)
- Brian May - Driven By You - Gloss Sleeve - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.32, €9.52 (New Item) (arrived 01-Dec-2023 14:35)
BRIAN MAY Driven By You (1991 UK injection moulded vinyl 7" single, also including Just One Life, glossy card picture sleeve R6304)
- Brian May - Starfleet Project - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $45.15, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 04-Dec-2023 13:44)
BRIAN MAY & FRIENDS Starfleet Project (1983 UK 3-track vinyl mini-LP, featuring the talents of Edward Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen and Fred Mandel as well as Brian May and includes Starfleet, Blues Breaker and Let Me Out. This gem of a collaboration comes in a glossy picture sleeve with notes by Brian May on the reverse, along with a card picture inner. The sleeve displays minimal shelfwear, whilst the vinyl shows little evidence of play SFLT1078061)
- Brian May - Starfleet Project - UK - vinyl LP - £35.00, $45.15, €41.65 (New Item) (arrived 04-Dec-2023 17:00)
BRIAN MAY & FRIENDS Starfleet Project (1983 UK 3-track vinyl mini-LP, featuring the talents of Edward Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen and Fred Mandel as well as Brian May and includes Starfleet, Blues Breaker and Let Me Out. This gem of a collaboration comes in a glossy picture sleeve with notes by Brian May on the reverse, along with a card picture inner. The sleeve displays minimal shelfwear, whilst the vinyl shows little evidence of play SFLT1078061)
- Brian May - Star Fleet Project - EX - German - 12" vinyl - £25.00, $32.25, €29.75 (New Item) (arrived 06-Dec-2023 13:24)
BRIAN MAY + FRIENDS Star Fleet Project (1983 German 3-track mini-album 12", Brian May's legendary super sessions featuring Eddie Van Halen, Alan Gratzer, Phil Chen and Fred Mandel, housed in a glossy picture sleeve with printed inner. The sleeve displays some light general wear and the vinyl has a few light surface scuffs, overall an Excellent example)
- Brian May - Why Don't We Try Again - UK - 7" picture disc - £9.99, $12.89, €11.89 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jan-2024 11:57)
BRIAN MAY Why Don't We Try Again (1998 UK limited edition 3-track 7" Picture Disc single, also including Only Make Believe and FBI; housed in a hype-stickered clear PVC outer sleeve with an individually numbered fold-out poster insert)
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