QueenZone discussion #1306511

LDB Special Series #336 (RLR collection) Out of my 7,000+ shows and radio broadcasts, I have many concerts that were special for some reasons: the setlist, the musicians, the venue or unexpected events. These are the ones I'd like to propose you. Most of these come from my cassettes collection, so they will be released at a slower pace than my Master Series! But you won't be disappointed! I will try to gather the most unusual things I have in my collection and, as always, your feedback and comments will be my reward for all the work involved in this project. DO NOT share this music on mp3, just convert it for your own use. Sharing mp3's is the right way to make me stop sharing music here. I think I have something really special to share with all Dimers, but first a bit of background. RLR has been a very active trader back in the early 80's with very wide musical tastes: he could go from Kiss to Joni Mitchell; from Genesis to Deep Purple, Queen, Simple Minds, The Who, Springsteen and many more. In the past I could access his enormous collection to get many U2 tapes some of which I have been sharing with you folks. RLR had all sorts of tapes in his collection, traded not long after the show happened so most of them are low generation, in particular tons of shows recorded in Italy which to me are some of the most interesting. Some of them, I had never seen circulating in the trading circuit. Unfortunately he did not care about generation so this info, except for the shows he has as masters, is not available. RLR has kindly given me access once again to his collection. It was like a "kid in a toy shop" situation: it was hard to select tapes and at the end I came home with some 250 tapes to listen and eventually to transfer in the digital domain. Some of them will be shared here, possibly the most interesting ones. QUEEN Zürich, Hallenstadion April 17, 1982 BOW WOW WOW (opening band) 01-06. 07.Flash's Theme (tape)      08.The Hero      09.Tie Your Mother Down      10.Action This Day      11.Play The Game      12.Staying Power 13.Get Down Make Love          14.Back Chat      15.Under Pressure      16.Love Of My Life      17.Mustapha (solo Freddie) / Save Me 18.Fat Bottomed Girls 19.Crazy Little Thing Called Love 20.Bohemian Rhapsody 21.Now I'm Here / Dragon Attack / Now I'm Here (reprise) 22.Another One Bites The Dust 23.Sheer Heart Attack 24.We Will Rock You 25.We Are The Champions / God Save The Queen TT 122:54 Lineage: Unknown recording device > 2nd generation tape > Aiwa Tape Deck TC-WE475 > Audiophile 2496 Soundblaster > HD > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6) Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano, tambourine, acoustic guitar) Brian May (electric guitar, backing vocals, acoustic guitar, piano) Roger Taylor (drums, backing vocals), John Deacon (bass guitar, electric guitar) Morgan Fisher (keyboards, piano) Queen looks like a very popular act among Dimers. Since I started my series I have been asked here and there if I had any Queen to share. Although I do love the band (albeit only the production from the 70's), I have never been a collector of live shows. I have seen only two Queen shows in my career: one in Milano in 1984 and one in Frejus during the Kind of Magic tour. I did not have a recorder with me on both, for various reasons. I obtained a copy from Milano some years after (but now I have a 1st generation coming from RLR archives) and now through RLR I also have a good copy of Frejus. But I decided to seed something else instaed. This is the second show in Zürich in a row, with the band having played the day before. The tapes also had the supporting act which I also include for completeness. You can hear this is a low generation, sound is clear although the equipment was not the best you could get in the 80's. Still, this is a very energetic show and Freddie in top shape. This is for all Queen crazy fans all over the world! ldb

The Real Wizard wrote: Upon listening - this show is fantastic. Even without Somebody To Love and Liar, it's easily as good as the first night. I've always rated the European Hot Space tour highly, and this show just reinforces that. Recommended listening for anyone who enjoys the live stuff.

The Real Wizard wrote: It seems the bootleg label figured it out.. link If they're right, this is the first useful thing Breakdown has done in years.

Unniendo wrote: Ale, is it possible to reupload the cover art for Zurich show? Thanks in advance!