queenconcerts.com does a pretty good job listing available A/V sources and downloads. If I were you, I'd get on doing the research soon in case rumours of an official 40th anniversary release (a la "Rainbow '74") prove to be true.
I can' t say if any of the followling have NOT been shared on here but I know of:
Room 101 DVD, 2009 UK TV broadcast (digital and analogue versions) , Snow DVD, QTV version with counter, a 25 min UK broadcast circa 1985 and a Rock Masters version.
There is also a pittrek merge.
1975 BBC broadcast
- exists as 2 different VHS recordings, one has a timer on the top and one has a timer on the bottom
"Rock Masters" edit
- unknown year but this was the version which was shown all over Europe in the last 30+ years. It starts after the initial explosion in NIH, has edited out all remarks about Christmas and also edits out the closing credits during Jailhouse Rock and some "bad" shots were replaced too.
2009 BBC broadcast
- has new Bob Harris intro, but misses 2 songs and unfortunately has a new horrible stereo mix
All bootlegs come from these 3 versions (the 2 "timer" versions come from QTV, the Rock masters cut exists in both PAL and NTSC), I merged all best versions to create my merge some 5(?) years ago
I love the BBC 2009 mix. What is exactly that's wrong with it. For me tho the gig isn't even close to half as good as The Rainbow gigs. Also the set list is less complete than The Rainbow gigs apart from the inclusion of a little known song called Bohemian Rhapsody. ??
DepeX wrote:
Thanks to both.
Barry, are you able to share the 25 mins UK Broadcast?
Thanks
I do not have it, but I do know it was broadcast because I watched it.
If you like the 2009 mix this analogue recording might be of interest, again I do not have it but it is listed at TTD for trade.
Audio sample: link link
jondickens1 wrote:
I love the BBC 2009 mix. What is exactly that's wrong with it. For me tho the gig isn't even close to half as good as The Rainbow gigs. Also the set list is less complete than The Rainbow gigs apart from the inclusion of a little known song called Bohemian Rhapsody. ??
I absolutely HATE the drum sound (just like on Wembley and Milton Keynes), plus it's full of completely redundant "fixes"
jondickens1 wrote:
For me tho the gig isn't even close to half as good as The Rainbow gigs. Also the set list is less complete than The Rainbow gigs apart from the inclusion of a little known song called Bohemian Rhapsody. ??
Exactly, which is why I don't think it will get an official release now.
Also that Hammersmith gig wasn't an accurate representation of what was being played during that tour
