‘A Portrait Of The Queen 1970-1974:’ Aretha Franklin Boxed Set Releasing in December

BMG International has announced the release of Aretha Franklin’s boxed set A Portrait of the Queen.

The set features five of The Queen of Soul’s original albums from the early ’70s including This Girl’s In Love With You, Spirit In The Dark, Young, Gifted And Black, Hey Now Hey (The Other Side Of The Sky) and Let Me In Your Life.

Both the vinyl and CD sets are remastered by Grammy Award-winning engineers from the original analog tapes.

The CD set also features bonus material such as session alternates, outtakes, B-sides and demos compiled with their accompanying albums, while the LP set includes a sixth LP of highlights from the bonus material.

The limited 6-LP/5-CD collection will release December 1st but is available for pre-order now.

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