| Kevinrm15 04.08.2012 11:36 |
Just out this interesting letter from his soapbox: Tony Newman wrote: Hello Brian Just wondering if you could shed some light on why QPL or whomever is responsible for the lack of official LIVE 70’s Concert DVD or BluRay releases? It seems we get more re-releases of all the same 80’s concerts than anything. Including the re-release of of the new greatest hits 1 & 2 (which doesn’t include The Miracle, Innuendo or Made In Heaven). We’ve seen We Will Rock You released a couple of times (2 different names), Live at Wembley 2-3 times, Live at the Bowl and now Hungarian Rhapsody for the second time (Live In Budapest). Do you know why we’re not getting Live at the Rainbow, Hyde Park, Earls Court, Houston 77? Are there plans for any of these to be released in the future? I am an American fan of Queen since 1975. I am now 50 and have purchased EVERY single thing you guys have ever released... I would spend DOUBLE for any 70’s concerts as I’m sure many others would too... When I’m dead, I will purchase nothing. I’m sure it’s not about the money with you guys but if you read the many posts about the fans who still love the Queen we remembered from the 70’s you’d see there is a LOT of interest in the 70’s concerts. I think the momentum you have right now with Lambert and the young crowd now getting behind Queen, it would be a great time to introduce them to the early Queen band. You guys were simply INCREDIBLE in the 70’s. So young and DANGEROUSLY LIVE!!! We see all of the YouTube vids from the 70’s era and some quite clear (possibly high def). We would just like to see these get a proper release, even if it’s just on DVD... They deserve to be seen and WE THE FANS deserve to see them. Thanks, if you reply! Love you guys forever!!! Tony Newman USA --- Brian replied: Well, Tony - I hear you, but it's not that simple. I suppose it would be fine if we just shoved the contents of an old VHS video on a DVD, but everybody would immediately complain about the lack of quality. Instead, our guys regard each possible new DVD as a challenge … and they spend many months on each one, researching the best undiscovered sources, compiling, repairing, restoring - sound and vision - and the result is always something very special. Currently Budapest is nearly finished, but the Rainbow concerts are in the works too. I don't know what you mean by 'second time' for the Budapest show … it's certainly never been officially on DVD before, because we had to buy the rights and buy the actually film in order to make this DVD. The simple answer is … we can only do so much. But thanks for asking. We also think some of the early concerts are interesting to reclaim. cheers Bri |
| people on streets 04.08.2012 11:45 |
Great and honest reply from Brian. Time is a thief. |
| dave76 04.08.2012 13:50 |
It's good that Brian is reminded about the re-releases of all this stuff that the fans are already have. |
| Holly2003 04.08.2012 16:38 |
people on streets wrote: Great and honest reply from Brian.Really? |
| cmsdrums 04.08.2012 16:41 |
Although he's not said anything we don't know (apart from maybe the Rainbow showS coming), it's good to see him actually reply to this for once. He doesn't really comment as to why we get the numerous re-releases of the same stuff, and the obvious answer to him is 'yes, we understand the work put into the releases, but why not put that work into, say, Earld Court or Houston rather than Wembley or Budapest?'. No mention of Hammersmith 75 though, which I would have expected as the obvious rebuttal if it it still on the schedule as we've previously been told. |
| earwig 04.08.2012 16:42 |
Most of us have seen the videos of Earls Court & Houston and it's hard to disagree with Brian. The fact is that they are both underwhelming from a technical point of view. It's a shame but there we go. In the current climate of HiDef, consumers expect more (unfortunately). Not to take away from the actual performances of course. Still, great news about the Rainbow gig(s) :-) |
| tero! 48531 04.08.2012 16:48 |
"I suppose it would be fine if we just shoved the contents of an old VHS video on a DVD, but everybody would immediately complain about the lack of quality. " What it really comes down to is that the "contents of an old VHS video is shoved on a DVD" anyway, and it's only a question whether that is done by a bootlegger or Queen Productions. They aren't going to get any HD video or multitracks for overdubbing in the future either, so they might as well make the best possible release out of them officially. I wish somebody in the inner circle of QP had the integrity to tell Brian that instead of agreeing with everything he says. |
| Marcos Napier 04.08.2012 16:54 |
tero! 48531 wrote: "I suppose it would be fine if we just shoved the contents of an old VHS video on a DVD, but everybody would immediately complain about the lack of quality. " What it really comes down to is that the "contents of an old VHS video is shoved on a DVD" anyway, and it's only a question whether that is done by a bootlegger or Queen Productions.Exactly. As if Wembley, Budapest, Montreal were originally made in DVD. This "everybody would immediately complain" comment is what annoys me. Isn't everybody "already complaining" for ages about the "top quality" rerererere-releases? |
| MERQRY 04.08.2012 23:39 |
"I suppose it would be fine if we just shoved the contents of an old VHS video on a DVD" But the 70's gigs were NOT shot on vhs... they were (mainly) shot on VIDEO (i mean 1", 2" and -if i remeber well- on U-Matic), on FILM (some angles in Houston 77, and the Bob Harris footage) and aprently some gigs like Munich 79 and Japan 75 were originaly shot on film altough who knows if they still exist even on video... Or Brian means they passed all his archive footage to vhs? i don't think so cause nothing of the footage that they showed in for example the last BBC documentary looks like a vhs sourced footage... Maybe the angles on concerts like Earls court aren't good and i can understand it... but Rainbow 74, Ham 75, Hyde Park 76 and Hamm 79 are complete gigs that have a more that GOOD "angle work" (plus they have the multitracks of at least 3 of them)... and i must say 1" or 2" are very good formats to put on a dvd... |
| dysan 05.08.2012 01:06 |
I can see Brian's point here, although it is frustrating for us. Getting existing material out on the new label is fine, but boy it's a slow process. My concern, like the original question say is that one day there won't be time left to get these things out. |
| inu-liger 05.08.2012 01:52 |
"Or Brian means they passed all his archive footage to vhs? i don't think so cause nothing of the footage that they showed in for example the last BBC documentary looks like a vhs sourced footage..." Some of (if not all?) the SSOR TOTP footage came from off-air VHS recordings, or something along those lines |
| MERQRY 05.08.2012 02:16 |
inu-liger wrote: "Or Brian means they passed all his archive footage to vhs? i don't think so cause nothing of the footage that they showed in for example the last BBC documentary looks like a vhs sourced footage..." Some of (if not all?) the SSOR TOTP footage came from off-air VHS recordings, or something along those linesYeah i understand your point but Brian (me too altough i missed the word LIVE) was talking about LIVE footage... i don't consider TOTP footage as LIVE |
| rocknrolllover 05.08.2012 02:50 |
Well, we wait for gigs at the Rainbow Theatre. We hope that this will happen in November 2012 |
| Queenman!! 05.08.2012 03:38 |
Brian replied: Well, Tony - I hear you, but it's not that simple. I suppose it would be fine if we just shoved the contents of an old VHS video on a DVD, but everybody would immediately complain about the lack of quality. Sure....When you tranfer original PAL to NTSC |
| john bodega 05.08.2012 10:17 |
Finding the best source material is half of the battle. I hate to say it Brian, but son - you've got to hire some people who know what the hell they are doing when it comes to DVD authoring. It *is not hard* to get the basics right. I get a damned ice cream headache when I think of the fucking mess that was made of the aspect ratios on GH2. |
| 99jaystang 05.08.2012 11:14 |
Is QP still searching for the lost 1975 Hammersmith footage? Is that why that hasn't been released. Or will that be packaged with Adam Lambert hammersmith shows |
| Kevinrm15 05.08.2012 11:19 |
According to QOL admin, Hammersmith WILL be released but not this year. There are no plans to release the Adam Lambert shows and they would NEVER put the old and current shows in one package. |
| cmsdrums 05.08.2012 13:09 |
Well said Zebonka. A lot of the people they employ for various jobs just aren't up to the task. |
| Sebastian 05.08.2012 13:19 |
Like Greg Brooks, for instance. |
| pittrek 05.08.2012 13:45 |
The DVDs they released in the last years made me pretty sad. They could be SO much better ... But it's great to read that they're working on Rainbow too |
| rocknrolllover 05.08.2012 14:34 |
pittrek wrote: The DVDs they released in the last years made me pretty sad. They could be SO much better ... But it's great to read that they're working on Rainbow tooWhat you don't line in dvd released in the last year? |
| Hangman_96 05.08.2012 14:47 |
For me, the last year's Wembley DVD release couldn't have been any better - it was a really great release. But they could have released some 70's stuff, since 2011 was really fitting it great. Let's not lose hope for this year. |
| dysan 05.08.2012 14:48 |
The problem is they are chasing - once something is put out, technology moves on and the bar is raised. A shame they just don't consider certain releases as definitive. And get a move on! |
| cmsdrums 06.08.2012 06:54 |
The Wembley DVD could have been better - a new 5.1 mix from the ground up (like Montreal) rather than the original stereo mix 'unwrapped' to 5.1, for example |
| cmsdrums 06.08.2012 07:07 |
On a light note, I've corrected Brian's original quote of: "and they spend many months on each one, researching the best undiscovered sources, compiling, repairing, restoring - sound and vision..." To: "and they spend many months on each one, ignoring offers and advice from fans as to the best undiscovered sources, compiling, repairing, restoring, overdubbing, pitch tuning and dropping in and editing from other shows - sound and vision.." |
| rocknrolllover 06.08.2012 12:19 |
I want to get both show |
| dysan 06.08.2012 12:21 |
New 5.1 mixes are nice, but I'd always prefer the original stereo mixes for archival releases. |
| ziggybsas 07.08.2012 17:03 |
Sorry if i hurt some fellings but i think that Mr. May & company treat us like if we are idiots... or... the Queen Productions people don't have any idea of the musical market... make an "Official Bootlegs" series... it's so simple... only the videos on dvd (not blue ray) or cd + dvd... but after all the re-releases i think they really don't care a shit about us. In the past 5 years my love for the band decreased so much because as a fan i feel totally mistreated. pd. sorry for me english, i'm from Argentina. |
| ploughman 07.08.2012 17:50 |
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| jaiT 08.08.2012 01:34 |
Mr May and Mr Deacon: why not leave the (Mercury)QUEEN matters in other hands and you focus to your new group with Lambert (please change the band name, this is NOT Queen) Happy to hear Brian about 70's concerts on dvd ¿When??. I have so many "pro-shots" bad quality bootlegs and everytime I see the superb quality of the Hyde Park 76 fragments in Somebody to love video I screeeeaaam!! because WHY mr May and Mr Deacon doesn't realised a top quality 70's DVD box, anniversary deluxe box or "anybox" on 40th QUEEN anniversary TO YOUR FANS???? All the bands have done it!!! After the disgusting sound of the japanese SHMCD box (how could you do that to us?) I really think that Mr May don't want the Houston or EarlsCourt concert because of mistakes and guitar chord faults, sound errors, etc...But WHO CARES , we don't mind about that, admit it: WE LOVE THE BAND even with sound failures we don't need overdubbings. Please 1976,77,78 79 and 1980 concerts on Queen Production DVDs right now!! we deserve them I think |
| jaiT 08.08.2012 01:42 |
Sorry I was watching John deacon's stuff and made a mistake I was writing to Mr May and Mr Taylor, not Deacon. Sorry |
| SimonFerocious 08.08.2012 01:58 |
I couldn't agree more about the quality of the Greatest Video Hits 1 & 2 set from years back. It says "remastered and restored" on the cover but some of the videos (WATC especially) look awful and are washed-out grainstorms. Even a more recent video like "I Want It All" could look a lot better. It's time to remaster and restore these classic videos for real now for the Blu-Ray age in 4k resolution. That would be just an incredible treat for the fans. It is also about preserving these priceless videos for future generations. |
| Togg 08.08.2012 03:17 |
Personally I still think it comes down to prioritising the concerts they select to put on DVD into what will sell fast and what do hardcore fans want. QP is a business and therefore when they meet they will have spread sheets of information relating to cost of production and predicted earnings for each DVD. Simple fact is it will cost a lot more to produce a 70's concert, it will be harder to find good material, harder to find bonus stuff and more costly to transfer to DVD quality, add to that they will not sell as many and Jim Beach will simply put it lower down the list. My hope is one day it will happen, but I dont see that until all the higher quality concerts are transfered first. |
| The Real Wizard 08.08.2012 10:55 |
The fact that the Rainbow 74 shows are on the short list should have the "release 70s concerts now" crowd jumping for joy. But where are they now? Legitimate question. Perhaps they jumped ship and became Springsteen or Floyd fans because they know how to release boxed sets. That said, I'm sure some people won't be happy until all the Queen shows filmed in the 70s are officially released in DVD quality. Even then, they'd probably blame the band for not filming more of them. |
| pittrek 08.08.2012 11:36 |
I'll be jumping for joy as soon as I see a press release with an official release date. I'm still waiting for the 1999 album, the Robbie Williams album, the 2003 studio album, the box sets, the Hammy 75 DVD ...The Real Wizard wrote:The fact that the Rainbow 74 shows are on the short list should have the "release 70s concerts now" crowd jumping for joy. But where are they now? Legitimate question. Perhaps they jumped ship and became Springsteen or Floyd fans because they know how to release boxed sets.Or Clash / Ramones / Black Sabbath ... That said, I'm sure some people won't be happy until all the Queen shows filmed in the 70s are officially released in DVD quality. Even then, they'd probably blame the band for not filming more of them.Actually in this phase I'm pretty sure we will be happy to get ANY Queen DVD from the 70s |
| The Real Wizard 08.08.2012 11:43 |
I'm not lumping you in with that crowd. I'm talking about people who haven't had a decent thing to say about QP in the last decade, when they're worthy of at least as much praise as criticism. Myself, I'm thrilled that the Rainbow shows are being worked on. But I have to admit, it's not nearly as exciting as it would've been ten years ago. One can only wait for so long before moving on to other things. |
| earwig 08.08.2012 12:07 |
SimonFerocious wrote: It's time to remaster and restore these classic videos for real now for the Blu-Ray age in 4k resolution. That would be just an incredible treat for the fans. It is also about preserving these priceless videos for future generations.Of course - only original film elements could be scanned at 4k. Anything shot on (2" Quad) videotape would be pointless... Just sayin'!!!! |
| earwig 08.08.2012 12:15 |
P.S. What I mean is that there wouldn't be any point in having the promo videos or concerts that were shot on video - e.g. Bo Rap and Wembley 86 - on Blu-ray as you wouldn't gain any extra quality... |
| MERQRY 08.08.2012 12:23 |
"One can only wait for so long before moving on to other things" So true... |
| omega1972 08.08.2012 12:23 |
Well this answer was typical and somewhat arrogant.We can see the full concert on youtube and the quality is not that bad.I am talking about the 1975 Christmas concert.Put a little work into it and leave the remaining 80s concert alone.They are tireing already.I think Brian personally do not want those concerts released for some reason,because his reasoning just sucks.Personally ,I love the 70s Queen way more then the latter one.They are like 2 different bands.I am 55 now and I am afraid I die before any of those concert will be released on DVDs.Thanks Brian. |
| Kevinrm15 08.08.2012 12:58 |
The Real Wizard wrote: The fact that the Rainbow 74 shows are on the short list should have the "release 70s concerts now" crowd jumping for joy. But where are they now? Legitimate question. Perhaps they jumped ship and became Springsteen or Floyd fans because they know how to release boxed sets. That said, I'm sure some people won't be happy until all the Queen shows filmed in the 70s are officially released in DVD quality. Even then, they'd probably blame the band for not filming more of them.I myself am a hardcore Springsteen fan. Infact, Springsteen is my second favorite with Queen being my first. Maybe someone should show the band the Houston 78 DVD Springsteen put out 2 years ago. The Houston DVD is nothing but a in-house video feed with mono audio. Queen's 1977 Houston gig is the exact same story. |
| tero! 48531 08.08.2012 14:00 |
The Real Wizard wrote: The fact that the Rainbow 74 shows are on the short list should have the "release 70s concerts now" crowd jumping for joy. But where are they now? Legitimate question. Perhaps they jumped ship and became Springsteen or Floyd fans because they know how to release boxed sets.The number of Queen fans was probably at its peak back in the mid 90's, and music dvd sales about a decade ago. Fifteen years ago was the perfect time for a regular "bootleg" series of 70's concerts on cds or dvds. Music dvd's always were a niche market, but these days it's practically extint. Now were left with a limited number of fans who've owned the Rainbow concert for twenty years, and watched it from a dvd for the last ten years... There's only a limited amount of excitement you can get from something that doesn't really offer anything new. |
| malicedoom 08.08.2012 15:00 |
I'm just glad the question was posted out there on his site and we all know he's acknowledged that it's been asked (time and time again). Guess we can just hope at this point. He knows we want 'em. |
| tomchristie22 09.08.2012 01:32 |
Togg wrote: Personally I still think it comes down to prioritising the concerts they select to put on DVD into what will sell fast and what do hardcore fans want. QP is a business and therefore when they meet they will have spread sheets of information relating to cost of production and predicted earnings for each DVD. Simple fact is it will cost a lot more to produce a 70's concert, it will be harder to find good material, harder to find bonus stuff and more costly to transfer to DVD quality, add to that they will not sell as many and Jim Beach will simply put it lower down the list. My hope is one day it will happen, but I dont see that until all the higher quality concerts are transfered first.I think this is a fairly reasonable explanation |
| popy 09.08.2012 05:55 |
earwig wrote: P.S. What I mean is that there wouldn't be any point in having the promo videos or concerts that were shot on video - e.g. Bo Rap and Wembley 86 - on Blu-ray as you wouldn't gain any extra quality...Made a long post. Queenzone deleted it when i pressed "post message". To sum things up: yes it would gain quality, because Blu-Ray it's not an HD format, it's a MASS STORAGE DEVICE. If done properly, even videos like Greatest Video Hits (or any other shot on tape) would gain quality comparing it to the DVD. Why? Because Blu-ray has more space to store things. Video bit-rate would be as high as a Blu-Ray can take, and quality would be as close as possible to the original video-tapes. Also, audio quality would be in lossless format. Don't forget that Blu-Ray is a mass storage device, like cassete-tapes, CD's, laser-liscs, video-CD's, hard-drives, DVD's, USB flash drive, etc... |
| earwig 09.08.2012 06:51 |
popy wrote:Very interesting debate! :-)earwig wrote: P.S. What I mean is that there wouldn't be any point in having the promo videos or concerts that were shot on video - e.g. Bo Rap and Wembley 86 - on Blu-ray as you wouldn't gain any extra quality...Made a long post. Queenzone deleted it when i pressed "post message". To sum things up: yes it would gain quality, because Blu-Ray it's not an HD format, it's a MASS STORAGE DEVICE. If done properly, even videos like Greatest Video Hits (or any other shot on tape) would gain quality comparing it to the DVD. Why? Because Blu-ray has more space to store things. Video bit-rate would be as high as a Blu-Ray can take, and quality would be as close as possible to the original video-tapes. Also, audio quality would be in lossless format. Don't forget that Blu-Ray is a mass storage device, like cassete-tapes, CD's, laser-liscs, video-CD's, hard-drives, DVD's, USB flash drive, etc... I totally get the mass storage thing: I could burn my old VHS camcorder recordings to DVD (or indeed Blu-Ray) but I still wouldn't gain any quality - even if I authored at the highest bit rate. If Earls Court 77 was shot (and I assume it was) on PAL 2" QUAD, then even on the maximum bit rate filling a 50GB Blu-ray it will still only look like PAL 2" QUAD!!! (we could get into upscaling but lets leave that for now!) I agree with the audio though; I have the 2 DVD-Audios of ANATO & The Game and they sound great on 24 bit 96kHz :-) BUT... if several concerts were put together on one single 50GN Blu-ray then yes: that would be great!! |
| earwig 09.08.2012 06:54 |
If I could get in my TARDIS and shoot Earls Court 77 in 1080i then I would haha!!! ;-) |
| The Real Wizard 09.08.2012 12:47 |
Kevinrm15 wrote: Maybe someone should show the band the Houston 78 DVD Springsteen put out 2 years ago. The Houston DVD is nothing but a in-house video feed with mono audio. Queen's 1977 Houston gig is the exact same story.With a bunch of flaws: -Brian messes up Somebody To Love solo and transition to Killer Queen -guitar string breaks in Liar, and spare guitar is out of tune -Deacon hits bum notes in Now I'm Here and We Are The Champions -Roger's backing vocal is distorted vs. -Mercury is just about flawless If there is no audio multi-track, then this show is not getting released in complete form. |
| The Real Wizard 09.08.2012 12:47 |
whoops, double post |
| cmsdrums 09.08.2012 15:04 |
It's worth having Houston for the rarity of Deacon's mistakes, as he hardly ever made any (certainly not compared to the others) I know that this post will be the cue for loads of you to post links to tonnes of rare bootlegs featuring Deacy's mistakes!) |
| The Real Wizard 09.08.2012 15:37 |
And his wondrous vocals in Milan 84.. |
| earwig 09.08.2012 16:11 |
How about an official release: Wembley 86 - Tear it Up His E string is HORRIBLY out of tune. Funny they didn't overdub this (seeing as there's so many other overdubs throughout!!) |
| The Real Wizard 09.08.2012 19:40 |
Pfft, he's just the bass player. Nobody listens to the bass player ! |
| Wiley 09.08.2012 20:28 |
The Real Wizard wrote: Pfft, he's just the bass player. Nobody listens to the bass player !Queen had a bass player? Wasn't this Deacon John guy their accountant or something? |
| Missreclusive 09.08.2012 21:54 |
No, he was the bass player who quit due to death of the frontman. I have info from a reliable source (a 7 year old boy) who told me that after this death Deacon had to go and sell tractors for a living. The kid added that it was pretty sad. lol True story. I think the kid may have mixed John Deacon up with John Deere and I tried to tell him but he still holds on to what he believes. |
| cmsdrums 10.08.2012 02:08 |
Whilst Brian's ears are open on the subject, and as he thinks they do such a great job with their 'restoration', perhaps one or two of you with the technical knowledge regarding converting aspect ratio, frames per second, PAL vs NTSC etc, could drop Brian an email to point out your thoughts on the work 'his team' have done so far?? |
| earwig 10.08.2012 04:11 |
Sad to say,but true: It's cheaper to master for one worldwide NTSC disc than 2. 1 PAL and 1 NTSC. Universal (who own Island) are tight gits!!! |
| MERQRY 10.08.2012 06:11 |
earwig wrote: Sad to say,but true: It's cheaper to master for one worldwide NTSC disc than 2. 1 PAL and 1 NTSC. Universal (who own Island) are tight gits!!!But the majority of the world have PAL... |
| pittrek 10.08.2012 06:25 |
or PAL-compatible systems. But don't forget that Universal is an American company, which means their target customers use the NTSC system. We can be lucky that they don't use region encoding :-) |
| qz08927 10.08.2012 09:50 |
If anything from the 70's is released, i think it would be better to release it to tv first, like the hammersmith show. That way they get a audience before they try selling it in the high street. |
| Ghostwithasmile is BACK! 10.08.2012 12:40 |
The Real Wizard wrote: I'm not lumping you in with that crowd. I'm talking about people who haven't had a decent thing to say about QP in the last decade, when they're worthy of at least as much praise as criticism. Myself, I'm thrilled that the Rainbow shows are being worked on. But I have to admit, it's not nearly as exciting as it would've been ten years ago. One can only wait for so long before moving on to other things.Hey Bob, I would love to hear your explaination why the (both) rainbows shows releases would't be as excited as ten years ago ? For me it is a opposite reaction, mainly becauese ten years ago queen didn't knew about those shows and all we had is the 50 minite edit of the Vhs release. And ten years ago i would never expect queen to release a Pre 1980 show. 3rd. The technology of 2012 is so mich better as ten years ago;-) |
| The Real Wizard 10.08.2012 12:44 |
Simply put, I'm just more into other music these days. My peak of Queen listening was when I was about 19. I don't even listen to much rock anymore. Right now I'm into things like bossa nova and chamber music. So it's nothing about the material - it's just my personal journey through music. Of course, back then we didn't know two full nights at the Rainbow existed, so without a doubt I'm sure it'll be a great release that I'll enjoy many times over. Film quality degrades over time, so at the very least I hope they've transferred all the old stuff to digital. They may even have to bake the tapes, like Page did with all the Zeppelin footage about a decade ago. |
| tero! 48531 10.08.2012 14:05 |
pittrek wrote: or PAL-compatible systems. But don't forget that Universal is an American company, which means their target customers use the NTSC system. We can be lucky that they don't use region encoding :-)They might be a US-based company, but they don't actually have the release rights for Queen products over there, do they? Their target audience is the entire world, and the most effective way to reach all of it is by making one version which can be imported everywhere... Which means it has to be in NTSC. |
| Queenman!! 11.08.2012 08:31 |
cmsdrums wrote: On a light note, I've corrected Brian's original quote of: "and they spend many months on each one, researching the best undiscovered sources, compiling, repairing, restoring - sound and vision..." To: "and they spend many months on each one, ignoring offers and advice from fans as to the best undiscovered sources, compiling, repairing, restoring, overdubbing, pitch tuning and dropping in and editing from other shows - sound and vision.."=========== Total Fact!! I have send a mail to Brian a long time ago about the rights QP had according to Queen concert footage (Montreal footage). It seems QP lost the main rights over the years, as QP had to buy the Budapest footage recently. A real shame |
| The Real Wizard 11.08.2012 11:13 |
QP never had the rights to Montreal. They were only able to buy them back because the director of the film died. |
| Queenman!! 12.08.2012 03:41 |
The Real Wizard wrote: QP never had the rights to Montreal. They were only able to buy them back because the director of the film died.=============== Yeah that bloke Saul Swimmer. How about Budapest. Brian said QP had to buy the film too |
| dysan 12.08.2012 03:53 |
Judging by the original credits, Budapest was shot and owned by the Hungarian company and then licensed to the video company with Queen's blessing. I guess cheaper than flying out a UK, Queen endorsed, crew. Just a guess. |
| earwig 12.08.2012 04:21 |
Presumably then, the BBC own the rights to Hammy Odeon 75? Fair enough cos they did shoot it!!! |
| cmsdrums 12.08.2012 08:01 |
BBC def own Hammy 75 - when it was shown in tv and Roger was on some shows to promote it, the clips had a 'copyright BBC' stamp on them |
| earwig 13.08.2012 07:19 |
At least queen productions own the 2 rainbow shows... Unless they had to buy them off Trident?! |
| john bodega 13.08.2012 13:11 |
"QP never had the rights to Montreal. They were only able to buy them back because the director of the film died." Every now and then, Bri's Curse pays off. |