The first Queen album now comes out in Dolby Atmos

“This is not a simple remaster, but a brand new” reconstruction “of 2024 of the entire Queen debut album,” said the guitarist of the English band Brian May announcing the release of the reinterpretation of their homonymous debut album at the end of last year, renamed “Queen i” For this new update. May then added: “Each tool was revisited to reproduce the environmental sound that we would have liked to use originally”.

THE Queen They bring publication to a higher level, announcing a new one is ‘immersive’ edition in Dolby Atmos of their first album. Made of limited edition, it will be available on Audiophile Bluray starting from 13 June (here the preorder).

With Brian May And Roger Taylor as executive producers and the supervision of the historic audio production team of Queen composed of Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua j macrae And Kris Fredrikssonthis version in ‘Surround-Spatial-Migliorate’ format infuses new life to the sound of the band.

Justin Shirley-Smith He says: “It always seems that Queen’s music was designed for immersive uses. It is dramatic, powerful and full of dynamics. The original album was recorded more than 50 years ago, but it was really ambitious .. musically, rhythmically and also from the point of the perspective of the texts. It is truly incredible, and it was a joy for us to work on it”.

To mix “Queen i” In Dolby Atmos, the team created stem from the 2024 stereo mix, which allowed them to process each musical part individually, giving new depth to the album.

Shirley-Smith explains again: “It is always fun to work in atmos why the expanded sound field offers unpublished listening opportunities. We have completed the mix with Lewis Jones at Abbey Road, in an excellent mixing study with all the necessary speakers. Lewis has worked on many significant immersive projects and is a fundamental part of the atmos mixing team”.

Originally published in 1973 by the quartet composed of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor And John Deaconthe debut album of Queen has marked the beginning of their journey. “There are so many different styles in the album,” he says Justin Shirley-Smith. “The song” My Fairy King “for example is unquestionably an adventurous precursor of” Bohemian Rhapsody “. And this new mix brings out sound facets never heard before”.

The debut album of the Queen It was republished in 2024 in a remixed box, remastered and expanded of 6 CDs + LP vinyl. Renamed “Queen i”the album restored the song ‘lost’ “Mad the Swine” in the final tracklist.

Brian May “He says:” I am particularly enthusiastic about this new version in Dolby Atmos of what we now call “Queen I”. When the boys were converting the stereo reconstruction into a surrephic experience I could not be present because of a health problem. But I was very happy to have the opportunity to return with them recently and to add my contribution to this multi -channel mix. deepened will surely appreciate. “Finally,” he concludes Roger Taylor“Our first album plays just as we imagined it …”