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List Price: $21.98 | | Label: Milestone/Hitland
Salesrank: 167783
Released: November 21, 1996 |
| Our Price: $12.97 |
| Used Price: $12.00 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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In Nuce Track Listing:
1. Going Back
2. I Can Hear Music
3. Mad The Swine
4. Earth
5. April Lady
6. Polar Bear
7. Step On Me
8. Blag
Editorial Review:
Remastered 1995 release on Milestone Records, a collection of eight early recordings from 1969-1973. Features their very first studio recording under the Smile moniker, 'Earth', and the original version of 'Mad The Swine'.
In Nuce Reviews:
Early days 
2007-10-14 - This is a compilation of early Queen, Larry Lurex (a nom de plume for Freddie), and Smile, precursor to Queen. This is obviously a 1995 bootleg imported from Italy, but the laws there were more lenient on this kind of release (I also have a gray market Genesis pirate from there) before the EU came into play. The Lurex tracks are slowed down (an official solo Mercury box set corrected that). "Mad the Swine" fades in, unlike the legal 1991 B-side release. "Earth" was redone by Tim Staffell on his recent solo album, "Amigo", with Brian May guesting. Smile seem to dominate this album. At first, I assumed this was a normal album, but I had a lot to learn. This is really for experienced fans. Now I have a tribute show to get to.
There is something better.
2006-05-12 - Look for a album called Queen Pre-Ordained. It has all these song plus about 5 more.
Just classic 
2004-10-17 - I've been collecting Queen for about six years, and I finally completed my CD collection with Queen in Nuce (for $9 at a collectors' store in New Orleans).
Although I'm shocked this CD costs $50 online, I will say that it's definitely worth it (I would have spent the extra money, had I not found it somewhere else).
I wouldn't say that this album is "for Queen fans only", as some of the previous reviewers did. It's an interesting listen, that could be enjoyed by anyone who enjoys obscure or even "glam" rock.
Personal favorites include: "I Can Hear Music" and "Step on Me".
As the second track states... it is "sweet, sweet music".
an amazing experience!!!
2003-07-30 - I absolutely loved each and every one of the tracks!
If you love QUEEN or simply enjoy listening to their music, you would love that one!
An early time, the very begining of Queen (Smile)and still wonderfull. A Hard Rock CD (a bit like 'Queen'- the band's 1st. album).
I strongly recommend it for hard-rock and quality-music lovers!!!
An AMAZING experience!!
Queen In Nuce
2002-09-08 - I would recomend this CD for collectors. Most of the songs are from the Smile (for those who don't know, the band that was before Queen). Members: Tim Staffel, Brian May, Roger Taylor and Freddie Mercury. First two tracks are from Freddie Mercury, although he used another name (Larry Lurex) on the single "I Can Hear Music" with "Going Back" on the b-side. So if you like early Queen or you are a Queen fan, i woild recoment this CD...
