QueenZone discussion #1077938

daffy_the_duck wrote: thanks a lot Riccardo, and thanks to Keith for the original upload!

Cygnus X-1 wrote: wow, thanks for this! Original Vinyl, cleaned up..that's heaven for an audiophile :-)))

coops wrote: I was at this show.

Cygnus X-1 wrote: wow, thanks for this! Original Vinyl, cleaned up..that's heaven for an audiophile :-))) Great share, thanks again!!

queentel wrote: Any chance of a seed this weekend?

josedequeso wrote: I uploaded this to mediafire for someone else, so for anyone who can't use torrents here it is on mediafire: (Parts 1-6 of 8)

Yara wrote: Sound quality is nice, uneven performance. Brian May and Roger Taylor are quite focused and clearly excited in this one. They're enjoying the whole thing - though Roger's arms must have suffered a bit lol - and Freddie and John are ok: both lacking some creativity and a bit detached, it seems.

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

Yara wrote: Sound quality is nice, uneven performance. Brian May and Roger Taylor are quite focused and clearly excited in this one. They're enjoying the whole thing - though Roger's arms must have suffered a bit lol - and Freddie and John are ok: both lacking some creativity and a bit detached, it seems.

This is the first time I'm disagreeing with you outright (hopefully it won't be too often :). The entire band were on fire, and Freddie is better than ever. Listen to how strong he sounds in Let Me Entertain You and Fat Bottomed Girls, and how beautiful he sounds in Save Me. Unstoppable!

Thunderbolt<br><h6>Courtesy of God wrote: Incredible performance, but I'm curious as to one little setlist quirk. Ordinarily, we know, TYMD was part of the "base" set, closing it hard after Bo Rhap and keeping the crowd amped for the encores. With the encores being switched around a bit here, I'm curious as to the breaks. It certainly sounds like the band goes straight from Bo Rhap into WWRY/WATC, or am I mistaken? Here's my idea of how the setlist went--let me know if I'm wrong. Bo Rhap WWRY WATC --encore break-- AOBTD SHA --encore break-- TYMD Am I correct, or did the set end with Bo Rhap, then three encores?

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

Yara wrote: Sound quality is nice, uneven performance. Brian May and Roger Taylor are quite focused and clearly excited in this one. They're enjoying the whole thing - though Roger's arms must have suffered a bit lol - and Freddie and John are ok: both lacking some creativity and a bit detached, it seems.

This is the first time I'm disagreeing with you outright (hopefully it won't be too often :). The entire band were on fire, and Freddie is better than ever. Listen to how strong he sounds in Let Me Entertain You and Fat Bottomed Girls, and how beautiful he sounds in Save Me. Unstoppable!

zephead2112 wrote: Regarding distortion; I know that some of the more technically minded people of Dime checked out my transfer levels and they were OK. I believe that the "distortion" is part and parcel of the original recording. As a result, carrying out another transfer from the vinyl won't bring any benefit. I'm pretty sure about this because the recording sounds just the same when I play the vinyl. It would be great to track down the master cassettes though and get a direct transfer from them. There's always the hope that the bootleggers didn't check their levels carefully enough when they produced the pressing and that a tasty cassette copy exists. I often wonder if they've been long forgotten in a dusty loft somewhere...... Keith.

bohemianmoomin wrote: Mm, that does sound plausible. Let's hope it turns up! Still one of my top 10 recordings though. The master tape for this recording is probably around 3 on my wish list, beneath a complete recording of the Oakland 80 show (Death on two legs from that show...just unbelievable, one of the only occasions when Freddie not only nailed the song, but actually surpasses his studio performance) and an almost certainly non existent EX quality SBD recording of the 2nd night at Newcastle 79 :P So yeah...if anyone has a magic lamp....

bohemianmoomin wrote: Do it, and tell me what you think - I always thought that show didn't get the recognition it deserves. Especially DOTL.

zephead2112 wrote: Hi Stark, Thanks for the comments. Yes, it was my original transfer using a USB turntable so I could go back and do it again; in fact I will when I get a couple of spare days. Your O2 remaster sounds interesting. I was at the O2 show and I'm familiar with the Wendy release.... As for Newcastle 79; yes indeed!!!! Discovering 'new' tapes is immensely rewarding when you pull it off; I used to work really hard at it with Zep tapes although at times it was like trying to find the proverbial needle! The most satisfying discovery I personally had was probably the Belfast 1971 show where they played Stairway live for the first time. And Nancy (France) 1973 was quite an obscure one. I haven't heard the Oakland 80 Queen show; I must pick that up based on bohemianmoomin comments! Cheers, Keith.

zephead2112 wrote: Hi Stark, Thanks for the comments. Yes, it was my original transfer using a USB turntable so I could go back and do it again; in fact I will when I get a couple of spare days. Your O2 remaster sounds interesting. I was at the O2 show and I'm familiar with the Wendy release....

fordy69 wrote: I don't know if anyone else has found this but 'Let Me Entertain You' is missing from my download? It is on the track list as no. 3 but plays as 'Play The Game'. Also 'Death On Two Legs' is present but not on the tracklist (plays under 'Mustapha'). Mustapha plays under 'Play The Game'. From 'I'm In Love With My Car' onwards the tracks match the list.