QueenZone discussion #1296188

on my way up wrote: Recordings like this prove perfectly that Queen was an awesome ROCKband. Live they knew how to rock in a unique and wonderful way. There are only a couple of bands in the same league as Queen in that regard imo. The atmosphere is wonderful. Gotta love Freddie's comments after Let me entertain you haha. Agree with Bob: people should check there cassettecollections. There are some (huge) upgrades to be found in those collections. Going from B+ quality to A- (like in this case) may look like a small upgrade while in fact it's a very important upgrade. Of course, not having all those cuts is very important aswell. I'm certainly hoping for more such stuff in 2012:-)

The Real Wizard wrote: QueenToronto, ON, CanadaMaple Leaf GardensDecember 3, 1978AUD > ? > Cassette > WAV (GoldWave speed correction, edits) > FLAC level 8This is an upgrade of the Toronto audience tape.  It's still a generation or two away from the master, but the EQ is more balanced, and it is the most complete version of the tape available.  The best previous versions had no less than 15 cuts between songs.  All of those cuts are absent here, and there is more tape at the beginning of the show than before.There are still cuts in Spread Your Wings and Keep Yourself Alive (for tape flips, both at their respective 45-minute marks), and the cut in Somebody To Love was probably a security duck.  The tape wheel turning can be heard in the left channel for the few minutes surrounding the first tape flip.The first portion of the show was taped on a 90 minute tape, but this copy was dubbed onto 60 minute tapes.  Fortunately they left plenty of overlap, so I seamlessly patched up the cuts in Get Down Make Love and during Freddie's speech before It's Late.  Interestingly enough, these are the same cuts that were on older versions of the recording, but they were not so generous with the overlap, resulting in missing music.All credit to "A Word In Your Ear" for the original tape.Everyone, please check your old cassette collections, as similar upgrades could very well be in there !  Post somewhere on this forum, and you can forward your samples to any number of people willing to compare your copy to theirs.  And if you don't have a tape deck, there are plenty of people ready to transfer tape to digital for everyone to enjoy.Disc 1: 1. intro 2. We Will Rock You (fast) 3. Let Me Entertain You 4. Somebody To Love [cut] 5. If You Can't Beat Them 6. Death On Two Legs 7. Killer Queen 8. Bicycle Race 9. I'm In Love With My Car10. Get Down, Make Love11. You're My Best Friend12. Now I'm Here13. Spread Your Wings [cut]Disc 2: 1. Spread Your Wings [continued] 2. Dreamers Ball 3. Love Of My Life 4. '39 5. It's Late 6. Brighton Rock 7. Fat Bottomed Girls 8. Keep Yourself Alive [cut] 9. Bohemian Rhapsody10. Tie Your Mother Down11. Sheer Heart Attack12. We Will Rock You13. We Are The Champions14. God Save The Queenlink post the second link early next week.Enjoy, and keep it lossless !

OwenSmith wrote: I have cassettes of the Birmingham NEC concert on 1 Sept 1984, The Works tour. I was actually present at this concert but I didn't record it. My brother bought tapes mail order, and I copied them onto a pair of BASF Cromdioxid II C60s. I can't give the provenance or anything, my brother no longer has the tapes he bought. All I can say is that my copies were taken when my brother's tapes were new, mine have barely been played, and they've been stored inside in decent conditions over the years. I couldn't even say what gear I used to make my copies. Are these of any interest or are there already copies of this concert with good provenance? I don't have the gear nor the interest to digitise these myself but I might be willing to post them to someone after a last listen. Also, there were two Birmingham NEC concerts on The Works tour and although the tapes say 1st Sept that may have been my brother assuming it was the concert we attended. I vaguely recall the advert just saying Birmingham NEC.

brians wig wrote: Hi Owen,               IF Bob thinks they are worth checking, you can post them to me, I live in the UK.I'm currently transferring a lot of tapes for Bob to check, and he will attest to the fact that I'm okay to send them to!Ironically, the 2nd night of Birmingham is one of those concerts I'm transferring, but I don't have the first night on cassette!

The Real Wizard wrote: Your tapes sound like they're worth checking out ! So perhaps you could coordinate with Brian's Wig and send him the tapes. Whichever show it is, it sounds like it's worth investigating. Thanks for the help.

OwenSmith wrote: We're in touch by email, I have an address to send the tapes to. So don't worry, it's all in hand. I just need to find time to send them now.

OwenSmith wrote: After further discussion, I'm also sending my FM radio recording of Queen at Live Aid. I thought it wouldn't be of any interest now that the DVD is out, but apparently it's a slightly different sound recording. All I remember is someone cutting into "Love of Life" and blathering on about the spare radio mic, clearly a cockup. I was relieved that the DVD sound didn't have the same issue.

The Real Wizard wrote: Two weeks only? But where there's a buck to be made... You're welcome.