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Queen guitarist Brian May is to reissue his second solo album, Another World, in April. The album was originally released in June 1998 in The UK, and featured a cast of musicians that included Cozy Powell, Jeff Beck, Ian Hunter and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins.
“This, dear Listener, is the second release in my ‘Brian May Gold Series’ reissues,” proclaims May. “To this album – historically my second solo record – we’ve applied the same loving care that we lavished on Back To The Light – repolishing and remastering but using the exact original mixes. Originally delivered 24 years ago, Another World is now reborn just as it was originally created.”
May’s first solo album, Back To The Light, was reissued last August.
The first track to benefit from May’s repolishing and remastering is On My Way Up, which is available now via your friendly local streaming platform, and will be released as a physical single on the same day as Another World, on April 22.
The album itself will be available across multiple formats, including single and double CD, and a 2CD /sky-blue vinyl LP collector’s edition including that arrives packaged in a 12” lift lid box and comes with a 32-page booklet and enamel badge. The second CD, Another Disc, is a 15-track set of rarities. Picture disc and cassette options are available from Queen’s online store.
“I travelled a lot of paths to gather all the pieces,” says May. “In order to have something worthwhile for the next Brian May album, I would have to rediscover who I was. I decided to go out and do a lot of playing and open myself up for projects because I didn’t want to make another purely introspective album. I thought I would go out into the world, experience things and rediscover my roots.
“I hoped that by the time I got to the end of the project, I would have brought about a change in myself. I thought, ‘When the album is finished, I will have made this journey, and I will have got to this other place, and I can tell everyone how I did it’, but to be honest, I didn’t really manage it. The truth of the album is that it’s a journey which is still taking place.”
Another World is available to pre-order now.
Another World tracklist
Disc 1 – Another World
Space (Brian May)
Business (Brian May)
China Belle (Brian May)
Why Don’t We Try Again (Brian May)
On My Way Up (Brian May)
Cyborg (Brian May)
The Guv’nor (Brian May)
Wilderness (Brian May)
Slow Down (Larry Williams)
One Rainy Wish (Jimi Hendrix)
|All The Way From Memphis (Ian Hunter)
Another World (Brian May)
Being On My Own (Brian May)
Disc 2 – Another Disc
Brian Talks (Brian May)
“The Business” (Rock On Cozy Mix) (Brian May)
Hot Patootie* (Richard O’Brien)
F.B.I. (Original Ruff Mix With Real Bass And Drums) (Bruce Welch/Hank Brian Marvin/Jet Harris)
Maybe Baby* (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin)|
It’s Only Make Believe* (Conway Twitty/Jack Nance)
Otro Lugar (Brian May)
Cyborg (Solo Instrumental Version) (Brian May)
Business Stings (Brian May)
I’ll Be Prayin’ (Brian May)
On My Way Up (Guitar Version) (Brian May)
The Last Great Optimist (Brian May)
On My Way Up (Live in Paris, June ’98) (Brian May)|
Hammer To Fall (Live)
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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)
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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)on July 27, 2024 at 1:59 am
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)on July 27, 2024 at 1:59 am
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)on July 27, 2024 at 1:59 am
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)
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