| Mcm 17.01.2013 15:53 |
Hello everyone, I have been amazed at the generosity of Queenzone people over the years sharing their stuff. I don't have that much to be honest but i have recently embarked on transferring what i do have from cassette to WAV and FLAC files. I recorded Knebworth, Astoria 90, Smile 92 and this Brian May gig but only the last two MIGHT be considered an improvement on what you have already got. I have also got master audio tapes from an audience source of Milton Keynes 82 (although i didn't tape this myself) but i dont think i'm allowed to share that one. So here it is - I hope you all enjoy it. Brian is a little croaky in this one. It was recorded from the 1st floor balcony on an Aiwa HS-J170 onto four sides of TDK D60's. I lost the original microphone that came with the device but i found that it would still record - in stereo - if i plugged the headphones into the microphone jack. The headphones were dangling over the balcony so there wasn't much seperation between them. From there it sat in the cupboard for nearly 20 years. Then I transfered it to PC using Audacity on a Panasonic RX-FT510. I removed the tape hiss then added some bassboost and normalisation. Kind regards |
| brians wig 17.01.2013 16:02 |
Wow. Thanks VERY much. Not just for uploading it but, far more importantly, for having the balls to record it in the first place :) |
| bootLuca 17.01.2013 16:05 |
very nice! thank you very much!! |
| bokkepoot 17.01.2013 16:21 |
Thanks for sharing :) |
| MDNA 17.01.2013 16:33 |
nice share, thanks. although I think I will wait for a properly tracked version. |
| thefallenqueen 17.01.2013 17:23 |
I recorded Knebworth, Astoria 90, Smile 92 and this Brian May gig but only the last two MIGHT be considered an improvement on what you have already got. thanks for sharing, any chance to share the remaining concerts - even if it's not an upgrade, always a pleasure to listen to different sources, esp. Knebworth would be much appreciated by many collectors if it's a new unshared audience source... |
| brians wig 17.01.2013 18:39 |
thefallenqueen wrote: thanks for sharing, any chance to share the remaining concerts - even if it's not an upgrade, always a pleasure to listen to different sources, esp. Knebworth would be much appreciated by many collectors if it's a new unshared audience source...Absolutely. I'm with FQ on this one. Don't worry about cleaning them up - there are a couple of people on this forum who are masters at cleaning up audio... Thanks :) |
| Mcm 17.01.2013 18:56 |
You're all very welcome. As i say, it's a small gesture in appreciation of all those selfless people who have put a great deal of time and effort in bringing us some stunning recordings over the years. I'd name names but for fear of forgetting someone important, i won't. We all know who they are. I did think about leaving the files in their raw format as i know there are some geniuses out there when it comes to audio clean-ups. Having just listened to this show again on headphones, I think I may have forgotten to remove hiss from the first part but nevertheless, i'm quite pleased with the overall quality. I'll have a think about Knebworth - it really isn't that brilliant and cuts out halfway through TYMD due to all the jumping about. It then restarts again halfway through AKOM. It then ends mid-way through Radio Ga Ga and contains a lot of my singing, chatting and general swearing (i was only 16 at the time). I'll listen to it again and let you know. I will upload the Smile show before too long. Regards. |
| people on streets 17.01.2013 19:54 |
I'm not downloading, but still want to thank you for taping and sharing! Cool to read your taper stories. Great too that you attended (and taped) Knebworth as a 16 y/o! Enjoy listening to that again! |
| people on streets 17.01.2013 19:57 |
Mcm wrote: I have also got master audio tapes from an audience source of Milton Keynes 82How is the quality? Could be nice to synch with the official dvd footage. Make a 2 track dvd version (one track with audience audio, one track with audio from official release) |
| Ale_Pisa 17.01.2013 20:03 |
thanks |
| people on streets 17.01.2013 20:14 |
Teo Torriatte is on it: download started ;) |
| Mcm 17.01.2013 20:49 |
people on streets wrote:The quality is pretty good and quite bassy. I played it virtually to death in the 80s. It only misses the part of Brian's solo where his guitar fails.Mcm wrote: I have also got master audio tapes from an audience source of Milton Keynes 82How is the quality? Could be nice to synch with the official dvd footage. Make a 2 track dvd version (one track with audience audio, one track with audio from official release) Trouble is, sharing this one would have Jim Beach wetting his knickers. Great idea with the dual sound DVD though. |
| pittrek 18.01.2013 00:29 |
people on streets wrote:I have done something like that years ago, but with the higher generation recording. Doing it with a master would be even betterMcm wrote: I have also got master audio tapes from an audience source of Milton Keynes 82How is the quality? Could be nice to synch with the official dvd footage. Make a 2 track dvd version (one track with audience audio, one track with audio from official release) |
| pittrek 18.01.2013 00:34 |
Mcm wrote: Hello everyone, I have been amazed at the generosity of Queenzone people over the years sharing their stuff. I don't have that much to be honest but i have recently embarked on transferring what i do have from cassette to WAV and FLAC files. I recorded Knebworth, Astoria 90, Smile 92 and this Brian May gig but only the last two MIGHT be considered an improvement on what you have already got. I have also got master audio tapes from an audience source of Milton Keynes 82 (although i didn't tape this myself) but i dont think i'm allowed to share that one. So here it is - I hope you all enjoy it. Brian is a little croaky in this one. It was recorded from the 1st floor balcony on an Aiwa HS-J170 onto four sides of TDK D60's. I lost the original microphone that came with the device but i found that it would still record - in stereo - if i plugged the headphones into the microphone jack. The headphones were dangling over the balcony so there wasn't much seperation between them. From there it sat in the cupboard for nearly 20 years. Then I transfered it to PC using Audacity on a Panasonic RX-FT510. I removed the tape hiss then added some bassboost and normalisation. Kind regardsI usually don't collect solo concert, but I think I'll try this one, thanks :-) Regarding Knebworth - I am a huge Knebworth fanatic :-) Is there any chance that you could share your recording ? If you recorded it from a different point than "Crazy S", it would be interesting to mix the two together. Also, did you record only Queen ? Because I'm interested in the opening bands too. Or did you take any photos ? |
| The Real Wizard 18.01.2013 01:23 |
Mcm wrote: The quality is pretty good and quite bassy. I played it virtually to death in the 80s. It only misses the part of Brian's solo where his guitar fails. Trouble is, sharing this one would have Jim Beach wetting his knickers.Haha ! Maybe so, maybe not. I've got a couple audience sources from the Milton Keynes show. Could you at least post a small sample of your copy so I can do a comparison? Sorry, these requests are bound to happen when you express yourself so much :-) Thanks for the Brian show ! |
| A Word In Your Ear 18.01.2013 03:27 |
Thank You so very much for this alternate source, I Would love to hear your other recordings, if you wouldn't mind sharing, as other people have said, it's great to have various alternate sources of recordings, no matter what quality & as Brians Wig says, the recordings can be cleaned up ect. Many Thanks Again. |
| on my way up 18.01.2013 08:21 |
I have no requests (all requests have already been done:-) but I'm delighted with your post. So amazing to find out there are so many recordings in existence. Each and every one of those is precious to me..because it's always a unique perspective of the happenings on stage... Thanks a lot for your share of the Brian show and the information about your other recordings! |
| last-horizon 42265 18.01.2013 10:08 |
Thanks for this! :-) Astoria 90 from audience sounds so promising! |
| Gaabiizz 18.01.2013 10:57 |
Thanks for this sharing! |
| brunogorski 18.01.2013 15:27 |
Thank you! |
| pmatsynot 23.01.2013 06:37 |
thanks for the share |
| e-man 24.01.2013 14:30 |
brian is quoted somewhere saying he wished they had recorded and released THIS gig as the official tour document |
| A Word In Your Ear 25.01.2013 00:41 |
e-man wrote: brian is quoted somewhere saying he wished they had recorded and released THIS gig as the official tour documentThis gig was recorded & in 3D, But Brian was not happy with the performance, so like many gigs, it got shelved. Brian himself said this in Bradford on the 2009 "A Village Lost And Found" Book Tour. |
| brians wig 25.01.2013 16:43 |
A Word In Your Ear wrote:Sorry Word, but you're confusing this gig with the Albert Hall concert he did in 1998....e-man wrote: brian is quoted somewhere saying he wished they had recorded and released THIS gig as the official tour documentThis gig was recorded & in 3D, But Brian was not happy with the performance, so like many gigs, it got shelved. Brian himself said this in Bradford on the 2009 "A Village Lost And Found" Book Tour. |
| tassilo 10.02.2013 03:07 |
Thanks a lot! |
| GuitarMay 10.02.2013 21:11 |
Thanks Mcm for share !! |