Logitech and Queen To Distribute New Album and ExclusiveContent
on New Logitech Squeezebox Radio Wi-Fi Music Player
FREMONT, Calif., Sep 29, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The legendary rock band, Queen,
announced today that they are making music history with the release of
its new album, Absolute Greatest - the ultimate compilation of
the band's most popular, enduring and iconic songs. In an industry
first, Queen is joining up with Logitech to offer Absolute Greatest
exclusively on the company's new Logitech
Squeezebox(TM) Radio Wi-Fi music player. As of today, owners of the
Logitech Squeezebox Radio can listen to the new Queen album before it
hits the shops - on November 16 in Europe and November 17 in the U.S. -
and experience a series of unique Queen photos and track-by-track audio
commentaries recorded by the band.
The release of Absolute Greatest on the Logitech Squeezebox Radio
is the latest in a long-established record of firsts Queen has brought
to the music industry. "Bohemian Rhapsody" (1975) was at first
considered too long for successful radio play, but is now recognized as
one of the greatest singles of all time. Its video was also the first
genuine promotional video. In 1981, Queen became the first band to make
a stadium tour of South America. There, in March that year, they played
a single concert to 131,000 people in Sao Paolo, the largest paying
audience for any band anywhere in the world. A second concert the
following night drew an additional 120,000 people.
Ten years later, Queen made the first-ever commercial release of a
collection of videos (Greatest Flix, 1991). And more recently
still, the band brought its music to new generations through different
art forms, like choreographer Maurice Béjart's "Ballet For Life," and
its stage musical with Ben Elton, "We Will Rock You," now in its eighth
sell-out year in London and seen worldwide by over 10 million people.
Queen's first Greatest Hits album is now officially the United
Kingdom's biggest-selling album ever. According to the BPI, the album
has sold in excess of 5.6 million copies, outselling the Beatles Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album by almost a million copies.
The Logitech Squeezebox
Radio Wi-Fi music player is a kind of magic jukebox for music lovers.
Launched earlier this month, it provides instant access to a limitless
choice of music - whether it's from your personal music library,
Internet radio from around the world or from the growing number of
online subscription services such as Last.fm(TM), Napster(R) and Pandora(R).
This means owners of the Logitech Squeezebox Radio can bring the
pleasure of many thousands of songs from all around the world into their
home, in high-quality audio, at the touch of a button. The Squeezebox
Radio also features a vibrant color screen, access to Facebook(R) and
Flickr(R), and delivers big sound thanks to the built-in speakers.
For seven weeks, leading up to the album's availability (November 16 in
Europe and November 17 in the U.S.), Queen fans who own a Logitech
Squeezebox Radio will have exclusive access to the complete Absolute
Greatest album, track lyrics and a series of Queen photographs that
have been made available for the first time. They can also enjoy
exclusive track-by-track audio commentaries in which Brian May and Roger
Taylor talk through the composition and history of each famous song. All
they need to do is select the Queen application found under the
Squeezebox Radio's new Apps menu.
Queen's Roger Taylor said: "What a thrill to be first past the post on
this new and mind-boggling technological innovation; another exciting
step on our long journey."
Antoine Preisig, Logitech's vice president for sales and marketing in
Europe said: "Logitech has been bringing consumers limitless choices of
high-quality music for years and Queen have always been pioneers in
bringing huge hits, like "We Will Rock You," "Bohemian Rhapsody" and "A
Kind Of Magic" to millions of fans. In coming together to provide
exclusive music and other content on the Logitech Squeezebox Radio,
Logitech and Queen are setting an exciting example, bringing these
timeless songs in a unique way to new generations of music lovers."
For more information and a sneak preview of the Queen's exclusive
track-by-track audio commentaries and unique photos, visit www.logitech.com/queen
or www.queenonline.com/logitech.
About Logitech
Logitech is a world leader in personal peripherals, driving innovation
in PC navigation, Internet communications, digital music,
home-entertainment control, gaming and wireless devices. Founded in
1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX
Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).
Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in
Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property
of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its
products, visit the company's Web site at www.logitech.com.
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