The Box of Tricks

What is it?

The 'Box Of Tricks' was a special edition box-set available by mail order throughout Europe in 1992. You can still find it (in shops) if you look hard enough.

The following things are in it:

A video of 'Live at the Rainbow 1974' (PAL format only)
A CD (or cassette) of The 12" Collection
A badge (purple with the crest in gold)
A patch (purple with the crest in gold)
A t-shirt (black with Queen in gold on the left breast)
A book (a compilation of Greatest Pix I and Greatest Pix II)
A poster (the one described below, showing picture sleeves - click here for a 320K GIF file)

The packaging is very nice. However, it may be considered slightly expensive for what it is.

The fan club in London did once have some left for 50 pounds. Also, you can get the patch, t-shirt, book and poster seperately from them.

What are the sleeves on the poster?

Row 1

Col 1 : Keep Yourself Alive (7", Portugal)

Col 2 : Queen (album)

Col 3 : Seven Seas Of Rhye (7", Germany)

Col 4 : Seven Seas Of Rhye (7", Japan)

Col 5 : Seven Seas Of Rhye (7", Holland)

Col 6 : Seven Seas Of Rhye (7", Yugoslavia)

Col 7 : Queen II (album)

Col 8 : Killer Queen (7", Italy)

Col 9 : Killer Queen (7", France)

Col 10 : Killer Queen (7", Belgium)

Col 11 : Killer Queen (7", Germany)

Row 2

Col 1 : Killer Queen (7", Japan)

Col 2 : Killer Queen (7", Japan reissue 1975)

Col 3 : Killer Queen (7", Malta)

Col 4 : Killer Queen (7", Holland)

Col 5 : Killer Queen (7", Spain)

Col 6 : You're My Best Friend/Killer Queen (7", golden 45 reissue UK 1980)

Col 7 : Sheer Heart Attack (album)

Col 8 : Sheer Heart Attack (Argentina album "Certero Ataque Al Corazon")

Col 9 : Sheer Heart Attack (Portuguese "Literary Circle" issue)

Col 10 : Now I'm Here (7", Belgium)

Col 11 : Now I'm Here (7", France)

Row 3

Col 1 : You're My Best Friend (7", Holland) N.B. Out Of Order

Col 2 : Love Of My Life (live) (7", Japan) N.B. Out Of Order

Col 3 : Now I'm Here (7", Holland)

Col 4 : Now I'm Here (7", Spain)

Col 5 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", UK (or Spain/Mexico/Yugoslavia))

Col 6 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", Belgium)

Col 7 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", France first issue)

Col 8 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", France second issue)

Col 9 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", Germany)

Col 10 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", Japan)

Col 11 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", Holland third issue)

Row 4

Col 1 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", Holland first or second issue)

Col 2 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", Portugal)

Col 3 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", Malta)

Col 4 : Bohemian Rhapsody (7", UK blue vinyl)

Col 5 : A Night At The Opera (album)

Col 6 : A Night At The Opera (France or Holland white vinyl)

Col 7 : A Night At The Opera (Israel album)

Col 8 : You're My Best Friend (7", Belgium)

Col 9 : You're My Best Friend (7", Japan)

Col 10 : You're My Best Friend (7", Spain)

Col 11 : You're My Best Friend (7", Thailand EP with Santana,Harrison,Foghat)

Row 5

Col 1 : You're My Best Friend (7", Yugoslavia)

Col 2 : Somebody To Love (7", Japan)

Col 3 : Somebody To Love (7", Malta)

Col 4 : Somebody To Love (7", Poland)

Col 5 : Somebody To Love (Poland postcard)

Col 6 : Somebody To Love (7", Portugal)

Col 7 : Somebody To Love (7", UK/general sleeve)

Col 8 : A Day At The Races (album)

Col 9 : Tie Your Mother Down (7", Holland)

Col 10 : Tie Your Mother Down (7", Belgium)

Col 11 : Tie Your Mother Down (7", Germany)

Row 6

Col 1 : Tie Your Mother Down (7", Japan)

Col 2 : Long Away (7", Thailand EP with Heart, Kansas, Boston)

Col 3 : Teo Torriate (7", Japan)

Col 4 : Queen's First EP (7", general sleeve)

Col 5 : We Are The Champions (7", general sleeve except Hungary, USA, Japan)

Col 6 : News Of The World (album)

Col 7 : Spread Your Wings (7", general sleeve except France)

Col 8 : It's Late (7", Japan)

Col 9 : It's Late (7", USA)

Col 10 : Jazz (album)

Col 11 : Jazz (France album picture disc, second version, side 1)

Row 7

Col 1 : Jazz (France album picture disc, side 2)

Col 2 : Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls (7", general sleeve)

Col 3 : Mustapha (7", Germany)

Col 4 : Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls (7", Hungary)

Col 5 : Bicycle Race/Fat Bottomed Girls (7", Spain with subtitles)

Col 6 : Bicycle Race (7", Belgian promotional - one of a series of 4 sleeves)

Col 7 : Don't Stop Me Now (7", general sleeve)

Col 8 : Don't Stop Me Now (7", Argentina)

Col 9 : Don't Stop Me Now (7", Japan)

Col 10 : Live Killers (album)

Col 11 : Live Killers (Japanese green vinyl disc 1)

Row 8

Col 1 : Live Killers (Japanese red vinyl disc 2)

Col 2 : Jealousy (7", USSR blue flexi)

Col 3 : Mustapha (7", Spain)

Col 4 : Mustapha (7", Yugoslavia)

Col 5 : Love Of My Life (live) (7", Japan)

Col 6 : Love Of My Life (live) (7", Holland)

Col 7 : Love Of My Life (live) (7", Spain)

Col 8 : Crazy Little Thing Called Love (7", general sleeve)

Col 9 : Crazy Little Thing Called Love (7", Japan)

Col 10 : Queen (East Germany compilation album)

Col 11 : Save Me (7", general sleeve)

Row 9

Col 1 : Save Me (7", Japan)

Col 2 : Save Me (outer sleeve to Poland postcard)

Col 3 : The Game (album)

Col 4 : Play The Game (general sleeve)

Col 5 : Another One Bites The Dust (7", general sleeve)

Col 6 : Another One Bites The Dust (12", France)

Col 7 : Another One Bites The Dust (7", Japan)

Col 8 : Another One Bites The Dust (7", Portugal)

Col 9 : Flash (7", general sleeve)

Col 10 : Flash (7", Japan)

Col 11 : Flash (7", USA)

Row 10

Col 1 : Flash Gordon (album)

Col 2 : Need Your Loving Tonight (7", Japan)

Col 3 : Under Pressure (7", general sleeve)

Col 4 : Greatest Hits (album)

Col 5 : The Best Of Queen (Poland album)

Col 6 : Greatest Hits (Germany first issue)

Col 7 : Grootste Hits (Holland gold border commemorative edition)

Col 8 : Greatest Hits (Bulgaria ???bootleg)

Col 9 : Greatest Hits (Bulgaria album picture disc ???bootleg)

Col 10 : Greatest Hits (Bulgaria album picture disc ???bootleg)

Col 11 : Under Pressure (7", Japan)

Row 11

Col 1 : Hot Space (album)

Col 2 : Body Language (7", Japan)

Col 3 : Body Language (7", Mexico)

Col 4 : Body Language (7", USA censored version)

Col 5 : Las Palabras De Amor (7", general sleeve)

Col 6 : Staying Power (7", Japan)

Col 7 : Calling All Girls (7", USA)

Col 8 : Backchat (7", Japan)

Col 9 : Backchat (7", general sleeve)

Col 10 : Radio Gaga (7", general sleeve)

Col 11 : The Works (album)

Row 12

Col 1 : I Want To Break Free (7", Germany white border)

Col 2 : I Want To Break Free (7", UK gold letters, Freddie picture)

Col 3 : I Want To Break Free (7", UK gold letters, Roger picture)

Col 4 : I Want To Break Free (7", UK gold letters, John picture)

Col 5 : I Want To Break Free (7", UK gold letters, Brian picture)

Col 6 : It's A Hard Life (7", general sleeve)

Col 7 : It's A Hard Life (7", Japan)

Col 8 : It's A Hard Life (12" picture disc side 1)

Col 9 : It's A Hard Life (12" picture disc side 2)

Col 10 : It's A Hard Life (7", USA)

Col 11 : Hammer To Fall (7", general sleeve)

Row 13

Col 1 : Thank God It's Christmas (7", general sleeve)

Col 2 : One Vision (7", general sleeve)

Col 3 : Queen Live (Brazil single album Live Killers)

Col 4 : Queen Live (Japan single album Live Killers)

Col 5 : Queen Live In Concert (New Zealand single album Live Killers)

Col 6 : Queen Collection (Holland, volume 1)

Col 7 : Queen Collection (Holland, volume 2)

Col 8 : A Kind Of Magic (7", general sleeve except France, USA)

Col 9 : A Kind Of Magic (12" picture disc side 1)

Col 10 : A Kind Of Magic (12" picture disc side 2)

Col 11 : A Kind Of Magic (album)

Row 14

Col 1 : A Kind Of Magic (7", France)

Col 2 : A Kind Of Magic (7", USA)

Col 3 : Friends Will Be Friends (7", general sleeve)

Col 4 : Friends Will Be Friends (7" picture disc, side 1)

Col 5 : Friends Will Be Friends (7" picture disc, side 2)

Col 6 : Pain Is So Close To Pleasure (7", general sleeve)

Col 7 : Who Wants To Live Forever (7", general sleeve)

Col 8 : Live Magic (album)

Col 9 : Princes Of The Universe (7", Japan)

Col 10 : One Year Of Love (7", France and Spain)

Col 11 : I Want It All (7", general sleeve)

Row 15

Col 1 : The Miracle (album)

Col 2 : Breakthru (general sleeve)

Col 3 : Breakthru (shaped picture disc side 1)

Col 4 : The Invisible Man (7", general sleeve)

Col 5 : The Invisible Man (7", clear vinyl)

Col 6 : Scandal (12", generic sleeve for etched record)

Col 7 : The Miracle (7" hologram sleeve)

Col 8 : The Miracle (7" general sleeve)

Col 9 : The Miracle (12" blue sleeve with insert)

Col 10 : Queen At The Beeb (album)

Col 11 : Innuendo (12" picture disc side 1)

Row 16

Col 1 : Innuendo (7", general sleeve)

Col 2 : Innuendo (album)

Col 3 : I'm Going Slightly Mad (7", general sleeve)

Col 4 : I'm Going Slightly Mad (shaped picture disc side 1)

Col 5 : Headlong (CD5, USA or 7", France)

Col 6 : Headlong (7", general sleeve)

Col 7 : Headlong (12" picture disc side 1)

Col 8 : The Show Must Go On (7", general sleeve)

Col 9 : Greatest Hits II (album)

Col 10 : Bohemian Rhapsody/These Are The Days Of Our Lives (charity reissue)

Col 11 : Classic Queen (USA CD)

For some severe trivia, here's a list of what's missing? This list tries not to include things that were released after the poster!

Albums:

Queen - pink sleeve, gold embossed sleeve, Taiwan black/white sleeve
Queen II - Venezuelan different sleeve (as inner)
A Night At The Opera - Venezuela, Taiwan, Korea and Uruguay different sleeves
News Of The World - green vinyl, Korea and Taiwan different sleeve
The Game - Korea blue sleeve
Greatest Hits - original 1980 scheduled sleeve
Greatest Hits - Bulgaria white sleeve
Greatest Hits - Korea sleeve like Live Killers inner
Greatest Hits - Venezuela
Fifteen Of The Best - USA
Queen - East German compilation with sleeve as Queen II inner
The Complete Works
The Hit Box - Holland
A Kind Of Magic - orange and red vinyl
Classic Queen - Capitol 1989 sleeve

Singles:

Keep Yourself Alive - Holland, Japan
Seven Seas Of Rhye - France, Portugal
Killer Queen - Portugal, Sweden, Venezuela 1981 12" issue
Now I'm Here - Germany, Spain, Hungary, Japan, Japan reissue, Portugal
Bohemian Rhapsody - Thailand EP, Russian Flexi, Denmark, Italy, Blue vinyl sleeve, Blue vinyl outer envelope
You're My Best Friend - Germany, Italy
Somebody To Love - various minor european variations, Thailand EP
Tie Your Mother Down - France, Spain
We Are The Champions - Hungary, USA, Japan
We Will Rock You - France
Spread Your Wings - France
Fat Bottomed Girls/Bicycle Race - France
Love Of My Life (live) - Germany
We Will Rock You (live) - Japan
Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Japan
Another One Bites The Dust - Sweden, Belgium promo
Body Language - general sleeve, South Africa
I Want To Break Free - UK Red Border, UK white writing
Hard Life - UK overprinted sleeve
Hammer To Fall - UK Live Cover, Spain white cover
One Vision - UK PVC sleeve
Princes Of The Universe - Australia
I Want It All - UK promo, France promo, Japan promo
These Are The Days Of Our Lives - USA
Scandal - USA green sleeve

plus (presumably) much much more!