pittrek 31.05.2009 07:49 |
Hi folks,
it's time for another share. I promissed to Olivier to share the alternate master of the second night in Rotterdam 79, but since it had many small cuts I decided to share something more interesting - a compilation of both sources.
Taken from the readme file Band : Queen Venue : Ahoy Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Date : 30. January 1979 Lineage : Source 1 : AUD > master tape > WAV > CD(x) > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (hiss reduction, speed correction, equalisation) > WAV (*) Source 2 : AUD > ? > CD(x) > WAV > remastering (click removal, equalisation) > WAV (**) Tracklist : Disc 1 1. We Will Rock You (fast) (* / **) 2. Let Me Entertain You (* / **) 3. Somebody To Love (*) 4. Fat Bottomed Girls (*) 5. Death On Two Legs (*) 6. Killer Queen (*) 7. Bicycle Race (*) 8. I'm In Love With My Car (*) 9. Get Down, Make Love (* / **) 10. You're My Best Friend (*) Disc 2 1. Now I'm Here (* / **) 2. Don't Stop Me Now (*) 3. Spread Your Wings (*) 4. Dreamers Ball (* / **) 5. Love Of My Life (*) 6. '39 (*) 7. It's Late (*) 8. Brighton Rock (cut) (*) Length : 85:34 What the f* ? Somebody dares to boo when they here that "This next song comes from "News Of The World" ? :-) A very nice gig again, like all the gigs from Ahoy, but unfortunately a pretty bad quality (again like all the gigs from Ahoy). The beginning of Spread Your Legs is musically very interesting, the same goes for all Brian's work today. Two different sources appeared during the years, the first one in only "good +" quality and usually distributed with 2 last tracks (Champions and GSTQ) from a different concert, probably from the 80's. The second source comes from a master, but still is incomplete and I would rate it as "Very Good / very good -". The "alternate master" has many strange problems. For example for some strange reason the taper though it's a good idea to tell us where it was recorded DURING WWRY fast. There are also many small cuts (all of them are a few seconds long), and a couple of "microcuts" long only a couple of miliseconds ! The recording is full of hiss and disc 1 runs terribly fast (disc 2 runs "almost" correct). Also the length of the recording (cca 83 minutes) is strange - if he used a 90 min tape which ran too fast, where is the rest ? Or did the taper transfer his master tape not carefully enough ? Or was it simply damaged during the years ? Hard to say. Well since I consider myself a "perfectionist" (or a madman, as some would say) I thought this concert definitely needs a 2-source mix. For most of the concert I've used the master copy, with the hiss carefully removed and restoring the original tape speed. I have also filled the gaps with the common source (including the speech during WWRY). I have kept all the cuts shorter then 1 second simply because the common source is in such a bad shape that I couldn't find the correct segments. But for now it's probably the best representation of this gig. Download links : link link link link link More info + photos : link Enjoy and keep lossless ! Also since this doesn't have a cover, can somebody create one ? |
on my way up 31.05.2009 08:16 |
Thanks. I've been in contact with the person who taped this show(the one from the mastertape). He sent me the cassette(and told me it's his master). The cassette sounds identical(with the hiss) to the version you used for this upload, Peter. At first I thought it was a different source from about the same length because the taper told me he had never distributed his tape. When I received it(actually a bit earlier because I spoke about it with Harry, who had a good experience with the fellow) I found out it wasn't true because he had been in contact with Harry previously(that's when the transfer we can enjoy here was done). I must say that was pretty disappointing! I sent him an email with my observations but he never replied... Anyway, this is brilliant stuff. Check out Bob's comments on his site. Especially this version of 'It's late' is great, with the best solo I've ever heard from Brian. The confidence and precision with which he played that evening are one of a kind. I also adore his guitar work in Spread your wings and his solo in Killer Queen and Death on two legs and.... :-) The Dutch always made sure they gave the band a great night, with their typical enthusiastic behaviour. A pity there are no great recordings for the seventies Rotterdam gigs:-( |
Queenrockyou 31.05.2009 08:40 |
Nice share !! I'm very happy with that, thanks a lot dear Pittrek ! Regards, Olivier, Belgium. |
pittrek 31.05.2009 08:40 |
on my way up wrote: Thanks. I've been in contact with the person who taped this show(the one from the mastertape). He sent me the cassette(and told me it's his master). The cassette sounds identical(with the hiss) to the version you used for this upload, Peter. At first I thought it was a different source from about the same length because the taper told me he had never distributed his tape. When I received it(actually a bit earlier because I spoke about it with Harry, who had a good experience with the fellow) I found out it wasn't true because he had been in contact with Harry previously(that's when the transfer we can enjoy here was done). I must say that was pretty disappointing! I sent him an email with my observations but he never replied... Anyway, this is brilliant stuff. Check out Bob's comments on his site. Especially this version of 'It's late' is great, with the best solo I've ever heard from Brian. The confidence and precision with which he played that evening are one of a kind. I also adore his guitar work in Spread your wings and his solo in Killer Queen and Death on two legs and.... :-) The Dutch always made sure they gave the band a great night, with their typical enthusiastic behaviour. A pity there are no great recordings for the seventies Rotterdam gigs:-( So it's you who brought it to public ? Thanks a lot :-) Well it looks like there are more strange things about the alternate master, maybe the taper could post his oppinion ? If not, it of course doesn't matter, we can be VERY glad that we have at least this ! So huge thanks to the taper + Raf, and a small request - could some "Dutchman" find the time and translate the review from QueenLive ? |
Satriani 31.05.2009 10:05 |
Many, many thanks for this. |
on my way up 31.05.2009 10:34 |
pittrek wrote:on my way up wrote: Thanks. I've been in contact with the person who taped this show(the one from the mastertape). He sent me the cassette(and told me it's his master). The cassette sounds identical(with the hiss) to the version you used for this upload, Peter. At first I thought it was a different source from about the same length because the taper told me he had never distributed his tape. When I received it(actually a bit earlier because I spoke about it with Harry, who had a good experience with the fellow) I found out it wasn't true because he had been in contact with Harry previously(that's when the transfer we can enjoy here was done). I must say that was pretty disappointing! I sent him an email with my observations but he never replied... Anyway, this is brilliant stuff. Check out Bob's comments on his site. Especially this version of 'It's late' is great, with the best solo I've ever heard from Brian. The confidence and precision with which he played that evening are one of a kind. I also adore his guitar work in Spread your wings and his solo in Killer Queen and Death on two legs and.... :-) The Dutch always made sure they gave the band a great night, with their typical enthusiastic behaviour. A pity there are no great recordings for the seventies Rotterdam gigs:-(So it's you who brought it to public ? Thanks a lot :-) Well it looks like there are more strange things about the alternate master, maybe the taper could post his oppinion ? If not, it of course doesn't matter, we can be VERY glad that we have at least this ! So huge thanks to the taper + Raf, and a small request - could some "Dutchman" find the time and translate the review from QueenLive ? It was not me that brought it to the public though, that person must be Harry(since he transferred the tape together with the taper). My contacts with the taper are much more recent, early this year. It's indeed very nice we have at least this! I'm really glad this performance from Brian was recorded. This show was recorded for Live Killers, so there's a soundboard in existence. Queen should really release a Live Killers compilation with stuff like this. Thanks Peter for your work and generosity. I'm having exams at the moment(the very last ever:-) but I will do my best to do some uploads the coming months. A general note: it's great to see this place alive! |
on my way up 31.05.2009 10:34 |
sorry, double post! |
Farrokh The Great 31.05.2009 11:22 |
Hey Pittrek this is a Super share !!!! So thank You VERY MUCH !!!! You are GREAT!!! PD thank You for mediafire Cheers |
Marknow 31.05.2009 12:54 |
Great share, thanks to all involved.[img=/images/smiley/msn/thumbs_up.gif][/img] |
vivaqueen 31.05.2009 13:43 |
MERCI BEAUCOUP you're a king |
riccardo 31.05.2009 14:27 |
Thank you very much Pittrek! |
Harry_queenrecordings 31.05.2009 14:30 |
You did again a very well job, Mister Pittrek! :-) Thanks for this one. I was actually very surprised when I heard a story that the taper of the Rotterdam master shared his tape again and saying he never shared it before! I lost contact with him a few years ago, but it is strange as he was always very trustable to me and he looked very precise in the things he did. Off topic: The taper was also the one who shared the Houston 1977 video copy when it was (I'm quite sure about it) no where else available yet for the ''public'' traders..it was big time news. Short after, other versions came around (such as versions without the lines in the screen) as the first one had the lines in the screen. |
PiotreQ 31.05.2009 14:49 |
Thanks Pittrek! |
pittrek 31.05.2009 14:49 |
Harry_queenbootlegs wrote: You did again a very well job, Mister Pittrek! :-) Thanks for this one. I was actually very surprised when I heard a story that the taper of the Rotterdam master shared his tape again and saying he never shared it before! I lost contact with him a few years ago, but it is strange as he was always very trustable to me and he looked very precise in the things he did. Off topic: The taper was also the one who shared the Houston 1977 video copy when it was (I'm quite sure about it) no where else available yet for the ''public'' traders..it was big time news. Short after, other versions came around (such as versions without the lines in the screen) as the first one had the lines in the screen. Thanks for the detailed information ! I always prefer this type of posts, where I get also some new information :-) I guess you're talking about the original "green" Houston |
TimBHM 31.05.2009 19:00 |
Thanks! |
onevsion 01.06.2009 03:53 |
Thanks for creating this mix Peter! Also, thanks to the original taper and Harry!! |
pittrek 01.06.2009 04:14 |
Ouch - "when they here" :) It should be "when they hear", please correct it yourself in the readme file |
pittrek 01.06.2009 04:15 |
ruth.olivier wrote: Nice share !! I'm very happy with that, thanks a lot dear Pittrek ! Regards, Olivier, Belgium. Sorry I didn't upload the alternate master, but I hope this is better :) |
Harry_queenrecordings 01.06.2009 06:15 |
Yes, Mister Pittrek. I'm talking about the original ''green'' version, the first one. I got it from the taper too (I first got Houston and then later he said he also had an audience master tape of Rotterdam 1979). He told me that he recorded the whole Rottedam show, but he lost his second cassette tape. He said that Queen played ''If You Can't Beat Them'' on the second night (a bit late in the set), but I'm of course not sure if that's true. So the Rotterdam taper shared Houston in 2004 on a VHS video tape and he said he had it already for a couple of years at his home! |
on my way up 01.06.2009 06:40 |
Harry_queenbootlegs wrote: Yes, Mister Pittrek. I'm talking about the original ''green'' version, the first one. I got it from the taper too (I first got Houston and then later he said he also had an audience master tape of Rotterdam 1979). He told me that he recorded the whole Rottedam show, but he lost his second cassette tape. He said that Queen played ''If You Can't Beat Them'' on the second night (a bit late in the set), but I'm of course not sure if that's true. So the Rotterdam taper shared Houston in 2004 on a VHS video tape and he said he had it already for a couple of years at his home! In Greg Brooks' live book he also writes down a setlist with "If you can't beat them" included. A pity he lost the other tape, it would be wonderful to hear what Brian does during IYCBT. That's a song during which Brian often sounded very inspired:-) |
Maruga 01.06.2009 11:30 |
Thank very much Pittrek!!! |
Ginger01 01.06.2009 15:26 |
Thanks Pittrek - this is great stuff :)) |
The Real Wizard 01.06.2009 15:58 |
Harry_queenbootlegs wrote: He said that Queen played ''If You Can't Beat Them'' on the second night (a bit late in the set), but I'm of course not sure if that's true. I wouldn't doubt it. At the beginning of the tour, they were shuffling around this song and Fat Bottomed Girls, now that they were playing Don't Stop Me Now every night. But maybe part way through they decided to play IYCBT anyway, as the show was so great. |
pittrek 03.06.2009 01:29 |
Any cover artists have time for this ? |
Double-U 10.06.2009 10:13 |
Thank you very much Pittrek. This two source mix is a very nice and welcomed upgrade to my old mp3-version which came from one source only. Take care W. |
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 16.06.2009 04:57 |
Thank you very much! :-) |
Alfredomn 09.10.2010 10:07 |
Hi all!!!! There is a problem with the first mediafire for the first part of concert..........can anybody check here??? thanks |
pittrek 09.10.2010 10:47 |
Just do what it says - try again later |
Alfredomn 10.10.2010 17:00 |
Dear Pittrek I did as you said, but in 3 days nothing changed. Everytime I tried, download denied. So I'm asking you, is this normal?????? Thanks Alfredo |
tcc 10.10.2010 19:06 |
This message means their system is down. You need to wait a few days or weeks. If the file is deleted, the message is different. So, please be patient. |
Alfredomn 11.10.2010 09:37 |
Ok, this time it worked out fine. Thanks to everybody!!!!!!!! |
VolvoFH12 17.01.2011 14:52 |
Now, it's deleted. Can I ask somebody to upload them again? Thank you, guys. |
Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon 25.01.2011 12:37 |
Hi, I re-uploaded in multiupload 1979-01-30_d1_1.zip (97.74 MB) link 1979-01-30_d1_2.zip (45.98 MB) link 1979-01-30_d2_1.zip (94.89 MB) link 1979-01-30_d2_2.zip (64.48 MB) link 1979-01-30_d2_3.zip (38.74 MB) link |
VolvoFH12 27.01.2011 02:47 |
God bless you! :) |
bokkepoot 28.01.2012 16:05 |
New working links for this share: link link link link link |
darkorian1 28.04.2014 03:38 |
Hi Bokkepoot!! I think this concert (30-01-1979) is not on your database v7..., is it? Thanks... |
bokkepoot 01.05.2014 09:47 |
Hi darkorian, Indeed, this one is missing. Good find. It is on my HD and I will add this one to version 8 which will be shared later this year. Thanks for letting me know (also in the private message). darkorian1 wrote: Hi Bokkepoot!! I think this concert (30-01-1979) is not on your database v7..., is it? Thanks... |
darkorian1 03.05.2014 05:41 |
You're welcome, Bokkepoot. I think your database is the best 'work' I've ever found on internet. Really! I wait impatiently for the next versión. Thank you very much. |
Le Docteur 20.09.2019 09:22 |
Is it possible to have a new link, plz ? |
Chinwonder2 20.09.2019 10:11 |
link -Chin |
Le Docteur 20.09.2019 11:17 |
thanks :) |