On 21st and 22nd April, 1983, Brian May was joined at Record Plant Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. by his friends Eddie Van Halen (guitar), Alan Gratzer (drums), Phil Chen (bass), and Fred Mandel (keyboards).
The output of the two days’ sessions was captured on a 3-track mini album and released on October 31st, 1983, titled Brian May + Friends: Star Fleet Project.
Now celebrating its 40th anniversary, Star Fleet Project will be given the full reissue treatment as part of Brian’s ongoing Gold Series. Brian and his studio team, Justin Shirley-Smith & Kris Fredriksson, have created a completely new 2023 mix of the sessions from the original multi-track master tapes, and the artwork has been completely digitally recreated from the original 1983 source material, to give fans the very best experience at the highest possible quality.
CD1 Star Fleet Project & Beyond: 2023 mixes of Star Fleet Project + Cynthia Fox interview + Rockline radio interview + Let Me Out & We Will Rock You live in Los Angeles.
CD2 The Complete Sessions: all of the previously unreleased studio sessions.
LP: 2023 mix of Star Fleet Project on 180g red colour vinyl
7”: exclusive single featuring “Star Fleet (edited single version)” on Side A, and “Son Of Star Fleet” on Side B. Pressed on black vinyl.
Exclusive Star Fleet Project enamel badge
32-page colour booklet featuring original artwork and lyrics.
Track Listing:
2CD - Disc 1
1. Star Fleet (Edited Single Version - 2023 Mix)
2. Let Me Out (2023 Mix)
3. Blues Breaker (2023 Mix)
4. Cynthia Fox Release Day Interview (1983)
5. Bob Coburn Rockline Interview (1984)
6. Let Me Out (Live at The Palace Theater, LA, 1993)
7. We Will Rock You (Live at The Palace Theater, LA, 1993)
8. We Will Rock You Fast (Live at The Palace Theater, LA, 1993)
9. Star Fleet (2023 Mix)
2CD - Disc 2
1. Star Fleet (Take 1)
2. Star Fleet (Take 2)
3. Star Fleet (Take 3)
4. Star Fleet (Take 4)
5. Star Fleet (Take 5)
6. Solo Jam
7. Star Fleet (Take 7)
8. Star Fleet (Take 8)
9. Star Fleet (Take 10)
10. Star Fleet (Take 11)
11. Star Fleet (Alternative overdub EVH solo)
12. Jam
13. Let Me Out (Rehearsal 1)
14. Let Me Out (Rehearsal 2)
15. Boogie Woogie Jam
16. Let Me Out (Take 1)
17. Jazz Police
18. Let Me Out (Take 3)
19. Let Me Out (Take 4)
20. Jam (Let's Do The Show Right Here)
21. Let Me Out (Take 6)
22. Funky Jam
23. Let Me Out (Takes 7 & 8 false starts)
1LP - Side A
1. Star Fleet (2023 Mix)
2. Let Me Out (2023 Mix)
1LP - Side B
1. Blues Breaker (2023 Mix)
7" - Side A
1. Star Fleet (Edited Single Version - 2023 Mix)
7" - Side B
1. Son Of Star Fleet (2023 Mix)
