{"product_id":"queen-platinum-collection-reissue","title":"QUEEN - Platinum Collection (Reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6LP - Limited Edition Black Vinyl Set featuring all three Greatest Hits Volumes housed in a deluxe slipcase with individual LP sleeves. Includes booklet (2026 Reissue). \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReleased for the first time on vinyl, \u003cstrong\u003eQueen\u003c\/strong\u003e’s compilation \u003cem\u003eThe Platinum Collection\u003c\/em\u003e, featuring all three of their \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e albums, shows their unrivalled track record of chart-topping, award-winning, record-breaking rock and pop classics. With four songwriters in the band – \u003cstrong\u003eFreddie Mercury\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eBrian May\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRoger Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eJohn Deacon\u003c\/strong\u003e – Queen created a glorious legacy of all-time anthems that still ring out across the ages. For past and future fans alike, they will rock you!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst released in 1981, \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e is the best-selling album of all time in the UK having sold over 6.8 million copies, with global sales in excess of 25 million. Spanning Queen’s triumphant first act, from 1974 to 1980, \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits\u003c\/em\u003e includes some of the world’s most beloved rock standards, including the stadium-sized symphonic chart-topper \u003cem\u003eBohemian Rhapsody\u003c\/em\u003e and the roof-raising \u003cem\u003eWe Are The Champions\u003c\/em\u003e, which was named the most catchy song of all time by a team of scientists in 2011. But this album also dazzles with its stylistically promiscuous range, from the crowd rousing \u003cem\u003eWe Will Rock You\u003c\/em\u003e, the tongue in cheek \u003cem\u003eFat Bottomed Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, the stomp-stomp-stomp late 70’s disco inspired \u003cem\u003eAnother One Bites the Dust\u003c\/em\u003e, to the finger-snapping jukebox retro-rock homage \u003cem\u003eCrazy Little Thing Called Love\u003c\/em\u003e and the soaring, impassioned, gospel-fired Aretha-isms of \u003cem\u003eSomebody To Love\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally released shortly before Freddie Mercury’s death in 1991, \u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits II\u003c\/em\u003e has sold over 19 million copies worldwide. It spans 1981 to 1991, the period which followed Queen having dropped their famous no synthesizers rule elevating them to new heights of creativity. Opening up their guitar-heavy sound to embrace funk, disco and electronics resulted in rich rewards, transforming these former Seventies glam rockers into a glossy, streamlined, emphatically contemporary super-group. Rebooted and rewired, Queen produced some of their most immortal hits during this imperial Eighties phase. Built around an improvised studio jam, their infectious David Bowie collaboration \u003cem\u003eUnder Pressure\u003c\/em\u003e became a global chart-topping smash. The retro-futurist epic \u003cem\u003eRadio Gaga\u003c\/em\u003e and the humorously romantic \u003cem\u003eI Want To Break Free\u003c\/em\u003e stand as testaments to their early mastery of synthesizers, while the muscular ripcord riffs of \u003cem\u003eHammer To Fall\u003c\/em\u003e and octave-vaulting grand-piano acrobatics of It’s a Hard Life are vintage Queen both sonically and lyrically.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits II\u003c\/em\u003e, officially the tenth best selling album of all time in the UK, is steeped in warmth and optimism, from the tender sentiments and sumptuous harmonies of \u003cem\u003eFriends Will Be Friends\u003c\/em\u003e to the planet-sized synth-rock fanfares of \u003cem\u003eOne Vision\u003c\/em\u003e, a Live Aid-inspired hymn to humankind’s better angels. Mercury even chronicles his failing health with stoic humour, notably on the heroically defiant swan song \u003cem\u003eThe Show Must Go On\u003c\/em\u003e, not going gently into that good night but still burning bright, and still playing shamelessly to the gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGreatest Hits III\u003c\/em\u003e, rarely available on vinyl, features their latter-day songs, the band members’ solo hits and the band’s collaborations with other artists including \u003cstrong\u003eElton John\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMontserrat Caballe\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUndimmed by time or fashion, \u003cem\u003eThe Platinum Collection\u003c\/em\u003e is a reminder that Queen were always colourful, always dynamic, always ablaze with passion and pride.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"EMI","offers":[{"title":"6LP - Vinyl Box Set","offer_id":57180076278105,"sku":"SDZ-28852","price":119.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Queen_-_Platinum_Collection_-_6LP_Vinyl_Box_Set_-_2026_Reissue.jpg?v=1769774286","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/queen-platinum-collection-reissue","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}