Queen have announced a limited edition immersive Dolby Atmos release of the debut album, Queen I, set to be available on Audiophile Blu-ray on June 13th.

This new release arrives in the U.S. by Sony Music and Universal Music Group for the rest of the world.

“There are now a few nice adventurous Easter eggs in there, which those who know the album intimately will hopefully enjoy,” said Queen lead guitarist and co-founder Brian May.

He adds, “I’m particularly excited about this new Dolby Atmos version of what we now call QUEEN 1. When the boys were converting the stereo rebuild into a surround experience, I was unable to be there, due to a health hiccup. So I was very happy to have the opportunity to go back in with them recently and add my own contribution to this multichannel mix. There are now a few nice adventurous Easter eggs in there, which those who know the album intimately will hopefully enjoy. So the Blu-ray version is an update from the version that has currently been available to stream. Nobody has ever heard our first album quite like this !!!”

With May and Roger Taylor acting as executive producers and overseen by Queen’s long-standing audio-production team of Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson, this enhanced spatial surround sound format release breathes stunning new life into the band’s epic and unique multi-layered sound.

Originally released in 1973 and featuring the iconic lineup of Freddie Mercury, May, Taylor and John Deacon, Queen’s self-titled debut album marked the start of the band’s stellar journey.

Queen I Audiophile Blu-ray Tracklisting:

1. Keep Yourself Alive
2. Doing All Right
3. Great King Rat
4. Mad The Swine
5. My Fairy King
6. Liar
7. The Night Comes Down
8. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll
9. Son And Daughter
10. Jesus
11. Seven Seas Of Rhye…

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The Who have announced their bittersweet final tour of the U.S. and Canada as a truly grand finale of their illustrious six-decade career.

The 2025 series of dates is aptly titled The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour, named after The Who’s 1971 classic song.

Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend announced the news during a press conference at the Iconic Images gallery in Piccadilly, London, on Thursday.

“Musical freedom! Rock gave us a feeling of generational rebellion. To me, America has always been great,” Daltrey said. “The cultural differences had a huge impact on me, this was the land of the possible. It’s not easy to end the big part of my life that touring with The Who has been. Thanks for being there for us and look forward to seeing you one last time.”

“Well, all good things must come to an end. It is a poignant time. For me, playing to American audiences and those in Canada has always been incredible,” Townshend added. “I must say that although the road has not always been enjoyable for me, it is usually easy: the best job I could ever have had. I keep coming back. Every time I do, I meet new fans and feel new energy. Roger and I are in a good place, despite our age, eager to throw our weight behind this fond farewell to all our faithful fans, and hopefully to new ones who might jump in to see what they have been missing for the last 57 years. This tour will be about fond memories, love and laughter. Make sure you join in.”

Tickets will be available starting with a Citi presale and through the Who Fan Club beginning on May 13th. Additional pre-sales will run throughout the week ahead of the general on-sale beginning on May 16th at 10 am local time at thewho.com/tour.

Join the Wholigan Fan Club here to receive early ticket access

The Song Is Over North America Farewell Tour dates:

Aug 16 – Sunrise, FL – Amerant Bank Arena
Aug 19 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Aug 21 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
Aug 23 – Atlantic City, NJ – Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall
Aug 26 – Boston, MA – Fenway Park
Aug 28 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Aug 30 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sep 2 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Sep 4 – Toronto, ON – Budweiser Stage
Sep 7 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Sep 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Sep 19 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
Sep 21 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sep 23 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena
Sep 25 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Sep 28 – Las Vegas, NV – MGM Grand Garden Arena

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Paul McCartney has shared new details about his upcoming book, “Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run,” revealing the cover and an excerpt of the foreword.

“Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run,” about McCartney’s famous group Wings, is set to arrive on November 4th.

The book, which is compiled from over 42 hours of brand-new interviews, as well as historical and some previously unheard interviews from Paul’s archive, also features around 150 photographs – mostly unseen – capturing the group across several years.

The pictures were taken by Linda McCartney, Mike McCartney, Clive Arrowsmith, Henry Diltz, Robert Ellis and Paul himself.

Some of Paul’s diary page entries from the time and handwritten lyrics also form part of the book.

According to a description, the book is “a landmark account of Paul McCartney’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the subsequent rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands – told by Paul and the people who were there.”

The cover of the book shows members Paul, Linda, Denny Laine, Henry McCullough and Denny Seiwell together while on tour in Spain in 1972.

A new excerpt of the foreword, written by McCartney, reads, “Suddenly Wings has found its moment. We have a generational shift at work, and it’s like being transported back on a magic carpet. Working on the book has awakened so many beautiful memories of our times back then.”

McCartney his wife Linda formed Wings in 1971. The group saw a meteoric rise throughout the decade before disbanding in 1981. Wings sold over 22 million albums worldwide, went on successful tours and earned many No. 1 hits, including “Band on the Run,” “My Love” and the Oscar-nominated James Bond theme “Live and Let Die.”

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Bruce Springsteen recently released “Faithless,” a song originally recorded as the title track for a soundtrack of a film that was never made.

The song is now set to feature on Springsteen’s upcoming compilation Tracks II: The Lost Albums, due out on June 27th via Sony Music.

Springsteen had recorded much of “Faithless” for a film described as a “spiritual Western,” between the conclusion of his “Devils & Dust” tour in November 2005 and the release of “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions” in April 2006.

The song explores Springsteen’s unique vision of spirituality in the mythic American West, while working inside of this uncharted artistic medium.

“This was a really unusual collection of songs,” Springsteen remembers about the album’s tracks. “You could recognize details and maybe a character or two. But for the most part, I just wrote atmospheric music that I thought would fit.”

“Faithless” is the third song to be shared from Tracks II: The Lost Albums. He previously released “Rain in the River” from the lost album Perfect World and “Blind Spot” from Streets of Philadelphia Sessions.

Tracks II: The Lost Albums will also include Springsteen’s never-heard full-length records Somewhere North of Nashville, Inyo, Twilight Hours and LA Garage Sessions ’83.

The Tracks II: The Lost Albums set will arrive in limited-edition nine LP, seven CD and digital formats — including distinctive packaging for each previously-unreleased record and a 100-page cloth-bound, hardcover book featuring rare archival photos, liner notes on each lost album from essayist Erik Flannigan and a personal introduction on the project from Springsteen himself.

Tracks II: The Lost Albums Tracklist:

LA Garage Sessions ’83

1. Follow That Dream
2. Don’t Back Down On Our Love
3. Little Girl Like You
4. Johnny Bye Bye
5. Sugarland
6. Seven Tears
7. Fugitive’s Dream
8. Black Mountain Ballad
9. Jim Deer
10. County Fair
11. My Hometown
12. One Love
13. Don’t Back Down
14. Richfield Whistle
15. The Klansman
16. Unsatisfied Heart
17. Shut Out The Light
18. Fugitive’s Dream (Ballad)

Streets of Philadelphia Sessions

1. Blind Spot
2. Maybe I Don’t Know You
3. Something In The Well
4. Waiting On The End Of The World
5. The Little Things
6. We Fell Down
7. One Beautiful Morning
8. Between Heaven and Earth
9. Secret Garden
10. The Farewell Party

Faithless

1. The Desert (Instrumental)
2. Where You Goin’, Where You From
3. Faithless
4. All God’s Children
5. A Prayer By The River (Instrumental)
6. God Sent You
7. Goin’ To California
8. The Western Sea (Instrumental)
9. My Master’s Hand
10. Let Me Ride
11. My Master’s Hand (Theme)

Somewhere North of Nashville

1. Repo Man
2. Tiger Rose
3. Poor Side of Town
4. Delivery Man
5. Under A Big Sky
6. Detail Man
7. Silver Mountain
8. Janey Don’t You Lose Heart
9. You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone
10. Stand On It
11. Blue Highway
12. Somewhere North of Nashville

Inyo

1. Inyo
2. Indian Town
3. Adelita
4. The Aztec Dance
5. The Lost Charro
6. Our Lady of Monroe
7. El Jardinero (Upon the Death of Ramona)
8. One False Move
9. Ciudad Juarez
10. When I Build My Beautiful House

Twilight Hours

1. Sunday Love
2. Late in the Evening
3. Two of Us
4. Lonely Town
5. September Kisses
6. Twilight Hours
7. I’ll Stand By You
8. High Sierra
9. Sunliner
10. Another You
11. Dinner at Eight
12. Follow The Sun

Perfect World

1. I’m Not Sleeping
2. Idiot’s Delight
3. Another Thin Line
4. The Great Depression
5. Blind Man
6. Rain In The River
7. If I Could Only Be Your Lover
8. Cutting Knife
9. You Lifted Me Up
10. Perfect World

Source: RTT Music News

Ozzy Osbourne has promised fans that he will “do the best” he can when he plays his final show this summer.

The iconic heavy metal singer announced his last-ever performance on February 5th. The “Back To The Beginning” concert will take place on July 5th at at Villa Park in Birmingham, England. For the concert, the original members of Black Sabbath are reuniting for the first time in 20 years.

Joining them at the concert will be a host of metal bands, including Metallica, Slayer, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Pantera and Anthrax.

Ozzy hasn’t played a full show since late 2018 before undergoing extensive spinal surgery and revealing he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

He told The Guardian, “I’ll be there, and I’ll do the best I can. So all I can do is turn up.”

Talking about his health issues, Ozzy said, “You wake up the next morning and find that something else has gone wrong. You begin to think this is never going to end.”

Source: RTT Music News