| pittrek 20.03.2015 10:20 |
Queen / The Clash / Ian Dury and the Blockheads / Matumbi / The Pretenders / The Specials / The Who / Elvis Costello / Rockpile / Wings / Rockestra Concerts For The People of Kampuchea Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK 26. - 29. December 1979 Lineage : AUD source (Queen) (AQ) : AUD > master tape > ? > "Complete Kampuchea Concert" (Gypsy Eye) bootleg > FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (hiss reduction on several tracks, speed correction, equalisation) > WAV VID source (Queen) (VQ) : PRO master > VHS(lower gen) > DVD(x) > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (equalisation, downsampling from 48kHz to 44.1 kHz) > WAV VID source (The Who) (VW) : PRO master > ? > Youtube > mp4 > WAV VID source (rest) (V) : PRO master > Japan TV broadcast > DVD > WAV SBD source 1 (S1) : SBD multitrack master > "Concert For Kampuchea" LP > WAV SBD source 2 (S2) : SBD multitrack master > ? > Maxell XL-1 production cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 (24/96 Audacity 2.0 capture) > iZotope MBIT + convert to 16/44.1kHz wav > Peak Pro XT(pitch correction, subtle tweaks, edit, index) > xACT 2.21 > FLAC > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (speed correction) > WAV AUD source (The Clash) (AC) : AUD > master > ? > "White Man In Hammersmith Odeon" bootleg > xAct (flac) > WAV > Cool Edit Pro 1.2 (remastering) > FLAC level 6 Explanation about lineage info: If I write e.g. [AQ] it means the whole song is taken from the Queen audience recording. If I write e.g. [AQ/VQ] it means the whole song is a MATRIX of the audience Queen recording and the video Queen recording. If I write e.g. [AQ -> AQ/VQ] it means the beginning of the song is taken from the audience Queen recording and during the song it changes to a matrix of the 2 sources Part I - Queen There are 2 existing sources for the Queen gig from December 26. The first one is audience recording. It has really excellent sound quality and it's virtually complete (there are a few cuts between songs, but musically it's complete). The main problem is that it was recorded from a distance, so most of the time you can hear the audience much louder than the band. The speed is also fluctuating, it's nothing major as 99.99% of the people wouldn't notice it. The only reason why "I" noticed the speed issues is that I synced it to the "other" source :) The best circulating copy is on the Gypsy Eye bootleg "Complete Kampuchea Concert". I took a FLAC rip (probably shared on Queenzone, I don't really remember), converted the files to WAV and "remastered" it. "Remastering" means track by track speed correction, sometimes volume raising (e.g. during Brian's speeches before the acoustic songs or Silent Night) and the unpopular step - occasional hiss reduction - I reduced the hiss only in the parts where it was extremely annoying (e.g. in the parts where I raised the volume so it became more apparent). The second source is the video source. Various different copies of a bootleg VHS->DVD transfer are circulating, their quality varies between "piece of shit" and "pretty good". They're also differently edited. Audio rips of this video are also circulating separately from the video, also released on bootlegs (e.g. Crazy Duck). The best copy I heard was the one I received for the purpose of this merge/compilation from Mr. GhostWithASmile (thanks, man). It's also the most complete version I've heard, but it still misses the taped intro, most of Jailhouse Rock, If You Can't Beat Them, most of Mustapha, the last verse of Get Down Make Love, almost everything of Spread Your Wings, the complete KYA/Brighton Rock medley, the audience impromptu version of CLTCL,almost everything from Bohemian Rhapsody, and the encore gaps. I assumed that this recording has the correct speed, so I matched the audience recording to this (again in Cool Edit Pro). There are 2 soundboard sources available. The first one comes from an obscure 1980 LP called "Concert For Kampuchea" which included performances from (almost) all artists performing on this "mini festival". The LP features "Now I'm Here". The second source appeared online in late 2014 and includes "Crazy Little Thing Called Love". Disc 1 01. Audience and God - Thunderbolts and lightning [tape intro] [AQ] 02. Queen - Jailhouse Rock [AQ -> AQ/VQ] 03. Queen - We Will Rock You (fast) [AQ/VQ] 04. Queen - Let Me Entertain You [AQ/VQ] 05. Queen - Somebody To Love [AQ/VQ] 06. Queen - If You Can't Beat Them [AQ] 07. Queen - Mustapha [AQ -> AQ/VQ] 08. Queen - Death on Two Legs [AQ/VQ] 09. Queen - Killer Queen [AQ/VQ] 10. Queen - I'm In Love With My Car [AQ/VQ] 11. Queen - Get Down, Make Love [AQ/VQ -> AQ -> AQ/VQ] 12. Queen - You're My Best Friend [AQ/VQ] 13. Queen - Save Me [AQ/VQ] 14. Queen - Now I'm Here [AQ/VQ/S1] 15. Queen - Don't Stop Me Now [AQ/VQ] 16. Queen - Spread Your Wings [AQ/VQ -> AQ] 17. Freddie Mercury / Brian May - Love Of My Life [AQ/VQ] 18. Queen - '39 [AQ/VQ] Disc 2 01. Queen - Keep Yourself Alive [AQ] 02. Roger Taylor - Percussion Solo [AQ] 03. Brian May - Silent Night [AQ] 04. Brian May - Guitar Solo [AQ] 05. Queen - Brighton Rock (reprise) [AQ] 06. Queen - Crazy Little Thing Called Love [AQ/VQ/S2] 07. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody [AQ -> AQ/VQ] 08. Queen - Tie Your Mother Down [AQ/VQ] 09. Queen - Sheer Heart Attack [AQ/VQ] 10. Queen - We Will Rock You [AQ/VQ] 11. Queen - We Are The Champions [AQ/VQ] 12. Queen - God Save The Queen [AQ/VQ] Part II - The Clash (December 27) The main source of the Clash recording is an excellent audience recording, released on the "White Man at Hammersmith Odeon" bootleg. This recording was remastered (not by me) and shared online. Two soundboard sources exists too, the film of the gig contains "Armagiddeon Time" and the new compilation tape which was shared on various web sites in late 2014/early 2015 contains Bankrobber and London Calling. For these 3 songs I created a matrix, the rest of the songs is taken directly from the remastered audience recording. Also the audience recording ends with an interesting ending - the original version of "Dancing In The Streets" plays through the PA system, a lot of people talk and there is also a bit of an interview with "somebody". Any idea who it might be? I read in the notes to the original audience recording that it's Jonesy, but it doesn't sound like him. Does anybody have a clue who it is? Disc 3 01. The Clash - Concert intro [AC] 02. The Clash - Clash City Rockers [AC] 03. The Clash - Brand New Cadillac [AC] 04. The Clash - Safe European Home [AC] 05. The Clash - Jimmy Jazz [AC] 06. The Clash - Clampdown [AC] 07. The Clash - Guns of Brixton [AC] 08. The Clash - Train In Vain [AC] 09. The Clash - Wrong 'Em Boyo [AC] 10. The Clash - Koka Kola [AC] 11. The Clash - White Man In Hammersmith Palais [AC] 12. The Clash - Stay Free [AC] 13. The Clash - Bankrobber [AC/S2] 14. The Clash - Janie Jones [AC] 15. The Clash - Complete Control [AC] 16. The Clash - Armagiddeon Time [AC/V -> AC/S2] 17. The Clash - London Calling [AC/S2 -> AC] 18. The Clash - Concert ending speech / interview with somebody Part III - The Best of the Rest Unfortunately the only complete concert recordings I have found over the years are from Queen, The Clash and probably The Who (I'm still searching for a confirmation that the Who recording is complete). But I have "bits" of the other bands performances and luckily all of |
| pittrek 20.03.2015 10:20 |
Part III - The Best of the Rest Unfortunately the only complete concert recordings I have found over the years are from Queen, The Clash and probably The Who (I'm still searching for a confirmation that the Who recording is complete). But I have "bits" of the other bands performances and luckily all of them are excellent soundboard recordings. All the sources are mentioned above, the 1980 LP, the compilation film, and the unofficial compilation shared online. The track order was taken from various sources, many of them were contradicting each other, so I can't guarantee the order is correct, if somebody can give me more information or even audience recordings, I'd be very grateful. I am especially searching for recordings of Ian Dury and The Specials. The Who show is taken from another source - youtube. Which means while it sounds pretty good it's also lossy as hell and I'm not sure if it's complete (the setlists I found online were again contradicting each other). I have all the songs which are written on MOST of the online setlists I found, but it means nothing. Disc 4 01. Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Blackmail Man [S2] 02. Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Blockheads / Mischief (intro)[S2] 03. Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Clevor Trever [S2] 04. Ian Dury and The Blockheads - My Ol' Man [S2] 05. Ian Dury and The Blockheads - Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick [S1] 06. Ian Dury and The Blockheads feat. Jonesy - Sweet Gene Vincent[V] 07. Matumbi - Guide Us Jah (In Your Own Way) [S1] 08. Matumbi - Empire Road [S2] 09. Matumbi - Come With Me [S2] 10. Matumbi - After Tonight [S2] 11. Matumbi - Point of View [S2] 28. December 12. The Pretenders - The Wait [S1] 13. The Pretenders - Precious [S1] 14. The Pretenders - Tattooed Love Boys [S1] 15. The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket [S2] 16. The Pretenders - Private Life [S2] Disc 5 01. The Specials - Monkey Man [V] 02. The Specials - It Doesn't Make It Alright [S2] 03. The Specials - Stupid Marriage [S2] 04. The Specials - Too Much Too Young [S2] 05. The Who - Substitute [VW] 06. The Who - Can't Explain [VW] 07. The Who - Baba O' Riley [VW -> S1 -> VW] 08. The Who - The Punk and The Godfather [VW] 09. The Who - My Wife [VW] 10. The Who - Sister Disco [VW -> S1 -> VW] 11. The Who - Behind Blue Eyes [VW -> S1 -> VW] 12. The Who - Band Introduction [VW] 13. The Who - Music Must Change [VW] 14. The Who - Drowned [VW] Disc 6 01. The Who - Who Are You ? [VW] 02. The Who - 5:15 [VW] 03. The Who - Pinball Wizard [VW] 04. The Who - See Me Feel Me [VW -> S1 -> VW] 05. The Who - Long Live Rock [VW] 06. The Who - My Generation (medley) [VW] 07. The Who - I Can See For Miles [VW] 08. The Who - I Don't Want To Be An Old Man (cut) [VW] 09. The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again [VW] 10. The Who audience - waiting for encore (cut) [VW] Disc 7 01. The Who - Summertime Blues [VW] 02. The Who - Dancing In The Streets / Dance It Away [VW] 03. The Who - The Real Me [VW] 29. December 04. Elvis Costello - The Imposter [S1] 05. Elvis Costello - You Belong To Me [S2] 06. Rockpile - Three Time Loser [S2] 07. Rockpile - Crawling From The Wreckage [S1] 08. Rockpile feat. Robert Plant - Little Sister [S1] 09. Wings - Got To Get You Into My Life [S1] 10. Wings - Every Night [S1] 11. Wings - I've Had Enough [S2] 12. Wings - Twenty Flight Rock [S2] 13. Wings - Coming Up [S1] 14. Rockestra - Lucille [S1] 15. Rockestra - Let It Be [S1] 16. Rockestra - Rockestra Theme [S1] |
| pittrek 20.03.2015 10:20 |
DON'T - bootleg this. It was a charity show dammit ! - distribute this in any lossy format. I would even prefer if this wouldn't go outside Queenzone - sell Thanks to - all the bands - all people who created the audience recordings - GhostWithASmile for lending me his source for this merge - everybody involved in bringing the soundboard sources of all bands to Queenzone, you know who you are (I unfortunately don't :-( ) - Ale Solan for the cover art Can somebody - identify the person talking to the taper at the end of the Clash recording ? - identify the person at the end of the Matumbi recording - and mainly transcribe what is he saying? The only thing I could understand was "fucking" :-) - let me know if you find other sources which are either upgrades or contain any songs from any artists which are not on this compilation? Please note - there are a few "imperfections" on this recording. They serve as "watermarks". 99% of you won't notice them (or all of them), they're very subtle and not distracting. I'm sorry, but after basically everything I shared here in the last 10 years or so was bootlegged, even my previous edition of this concert (just the Queen part) was bootlegged as Play The Silent Night. I just want to know how far this compilation will go... |
| pittrek 20.03.2015 10:20 |
Download links Disc 1 : Queen link Disc 2 : Queen link Disc 3 : The Clash link Disc 4 : Ian Dury and the Blockheads / Matumbi / The Pretenders link Disc 5 : The Specials / The Who link Disc 6 : The Who link Disc 7 : The Who / Elvis Costello / Rockpile / Wings / Rockestra link Info file link Cover art (7CD version) link |
| Marknow 20.03.2015 10:38 |
Wow!! Thank you for sharing this. :) |
| Chief Mouse 20.03.2015 10:39 |
Thank you! |
| The Real Wizard 20.03.2015 10:53 |
pittrek wrote: Please note - there are a few "imperfections" on this recording. They serve as "watermarks". 99% of you won't notice them (or all of them), they're very subtle and not distracting. I'm sorry, but after basically everything I shared here in the last 10 years or so was bootlegged, even my previous edition of this concert (just the Queen part) was bootlegged as Play The Silent Night. I just want to know how far this compilation will go...Even if they do bootleg it, it would be somewhat justifiable if they kept their end of the bargain and found some new tapes instead of just bootlegging things that are shared online for free. But the bootleggers haven't come up with a new Queen tape in a couple years now. So it remains astounding that their business model is still functioning, which essentially amounts to asking people to pay for things that can entirely be found elsewhere for free. |
| lemonysnick123 20.03.2015 10:58 |
Thank you!!! |
| Rokku 20.03.2015 11:08 |
Big Thanks! |
| Nitroboy 20.03.2015 11:29 |
THANK YOU Pittrek for the work, and to everyone involved :) And also thank you for making the effort to write all of the info text - I could never bother writing info when sharing stuff here myself :o |
| vivaqueen 20.03.2015 11:30 |
MERCI BEAUCOUP |
| Kef 20.03.2015 11:33 |
Thanks for this collection of material for all of the Kamuchea concerts. |
| MackMantilla 20.03.2015 11:43 |
Great work, Pittrek! I think I have a DVD with the full (?) The Who set. I would be a better source than the one from YouTube. |
| Tim June 20.03.2015 11:44 |
Thank you very much for this great job! : ) |
| DepeX 20.03.2015 12:09 |
Thank you Pittrek! |
| Ale Solan 20.03.2015 13:45 |
Hey peeps, here you have the whole artwork, including CD labels in case you want 'em more artwork to follow in the next few days |
| Ale Solan 20.03.2015 13:46 |
Next: Also a 2CD version from Kampuchea including only the Queen gig. |
| cmi 20.03.2015 14:05 |
Excellent set. Thanks a lot! |
| Sue Dounim 20.03.2015 15:13 |
Thank you so much for all your hard work! A few questions: I haven't listened through the whole Queen set, but I noticed it's a little shorter than your previous version. What's missing just out of curiosity? What exactly are these watermarks? Is there any difference in the sound quality of the audience tape between this and the previous version? Is there a secret non-watermarked version for a few selected trusted individuals? (jk) |
| renatix89 20.03.2015 15:33 |
grande |
| renatix89 20.03.2015 15:33 |
grande |
| pittrek 20.03.2015 16:38 |
MackMantilla wrote: Great work, Pittrek! I think I have a DVD with the full (?) The Who set. I would be a better source than the one from YouTube.Sounds interesting. Is the audio lossless? I think my source had ac3 audio. Does your DVD have better quality? |
| Cruella de Vil 20.03.2015 16:39 |
Thank you for your kindness and dedication. Cheers! |
| pittrek 20.03.2015 16:46 |
Sue Dounim wrote: Thank you so much for all your hard work! A few questions: I haven't listened through the whole Queen set, but I noticed it's a little shorter than your previous version. What's missing just out of curiosity? What exactly are these watermarks? Is there any difference in the sound quality of the audience tape between this and the previous version? Is there a secret non-watermarked version for a few selected trusted individuals? (jk)This version should play faster than the previous version, I think it's the only time-related change. Unless I forgot some gap between songs. Nothing should be "intentionally" missing. I'm glad you don't know what I meant with the "watermarks" :) No, there's no "non-watermarked version". As I said, it's just a couple of "imperfections", a.k.a. "things which I could do better but they're good enough for me so I leave them there - at least I can use them as watermarks" |
| pittrek 20.03.2015 16:47 |
And you're all welcome of course |
| MJDSQ 20.03.2015 21:22 |
Thanks pittrek. Amazing sharing. |
| bokkepoot 21.03.2015 02:09 |
Thanks pittrek ! What an amazing research and time that you have put into this project. Thanks for sharing this with us. |
| thefallenqueen 21.03.2015 02:24 |
Thanks for this huge share and the nice artwork as well. Maybe Ididn't read completely but I wonder if the Queen part is any different from your previous upload? regards |
| thefallenqueen 21.03.2015 02:26 |
thefallenqueen wrote: Thanks for this huge share and the nice artwork as well. Maybe Ididn't read completely but I wonder if the Queen part is any different from your previous upload or only CLTCL? regards |
| pittrek 21.03.2015 02:51 |
Yes, it's (almost) completely different. A different equalization for the audience source, a new video source (better and longer), new soundboard sources, better speed correction, better merge/matrix process... |
| jabbo5150 21.03.2015 03:04 |
Thanks! |
| little foetus 21.03.2015 05:18 |
Thanks for this amazing work! About your question about the outro of the Clash: Watch this website, it is pretty hard to find but it is a Queenlive.ca for The Clash: link "The White Men CD release includes an Outroduction track, which sheds some light on the taper(s) of this excellent recording. Bob Gruen blew his bugle intro as The Clash hit the stage (as he had done at Acklam Hall) and an American voice is heard asking the taper “How was that? Marvellous Complete Control, did you hear my bugle?..when I played that trumpet”. Bob, as it must have been, talks to the taper about their band, touring and when they will release their third LP. They also confirm they will be there the next night for Wings. The tapers were not Clash fans as they say Complete Control was the only decent song performed. It is very likely that Bob would have been backstage and therefore it makes it even more likely that the tapers were backstage or how else would they have captured such an excellent sound? But who were they, does anyone know? Certainly the tapers deserve a vote of thanks from the thousands of Clash fans who over the years have enjoyed listening to this excellent Clash performance which while lacking the mania and frequent chaos of the earlier punk years makes up for it with professional, pace, precision and controlled power". "The White Men CD includes an “outroduction” of Barry “Scratchy” Myers reminding the audience of the upcoming 16 Tons Tour, an announcement about parking in the nearby Old Folk’s Home (!) and the afore mentioned dialogue with Bob Gruen and our esteemed taper. " Bob Gruen is a photograph specialized in rock acts and was very close to the Clash at this time. |
| thefallenqueen 21.03.2015 07:23 |
pittrek wrote: Yes, it's (almost) completely different. A different equalization for the audience source, a new video source (better and longer), new soundboard sources, better speed correction, better merge/matrix process...thanks... |
| tassilo 21.03.2015 07:49 |
Thank you very much! |
| Rami 21.03.2015 10:41 |
Thank you very much indeed! |
| peckery 21.03.2015 14:53 |
Many thanks, Pittrek ! These concerts are some of my favourite of all-time. Queen and the Clash were at their artistic peaks, as were the Pretenders, Ian Dury and others. Given your excellent track record, I am sure the watermarks do not affect the integrity of the sound (ideally, a tiny modification of audience noise would surely suffice). With respect, though, I think you are wrong to have converted the Youtube Who audio (128kbps) to lossless, I'd have left it in mp3 format myself. False upgrading to lossless is not only a waste of disc/storage space but is misleading to people who just see the FLAC or WAV nomenclature and not the lineage.... I know some folk hate mp3/lossy, but lets call a spade a spade, so to speak... The 128kbps sounds OK-to-good, very similar to the BBC iPlayer output for Radio 2 and BBC6 Music. Anything less than 128 does sound a bit "lacking"/poor to my ears... Apart from that minor criticism, well done ,great job ! |
| Ghostwithasmile is BACK! 21.03.2015 15:06 |
Wauw nice work ! Thanks. I quite dislike those soundboard feeds like on Earls Court , Hyde Park ( I cannot enjoy the video due to it's watery sounding audio) , and of course the Hammy 79 one. I always wondered .... is it possible .... could it be possible to make a simultain merge of the audio and the bootleg.... Seems to be a awfull lot of work... but is this technically possible ? |
| pittrek 21.03.2015 15:20 |
Yes, it's possible, I started to work on Earls Court twice already but I always gave up because the available audience recording is crap. I couldn't hear any of my "synchronization points" in it. Hyde Park merge of AUD/VID sources is done and I think it was already shared |
| BETA215 21.03.2015 16:17 |
Ghostwithasmile is BACK! wrote: Wauw nice work ! Thanks. I quite dislike those soundboard feeds like on Earls Court , Hyde Park ( I cannot enjoy the video due to it's watery sounding audio) , and of course the Hammy 79 one. I always wondered .... is it possible .... could it be possible to make a simultain merge of the audio and the bootleg.... Seems to be a awfull lot of work... but is this technically possible ? Do you mean: mixing the audience from the audience recording + bass boost or drums + the rest from the soundboard recording? It could be quite hard (depending of the audience recording but make an excellent recording). But if you mean syncing both tracks without all that hard work, it could be easiest but the result would be quite weird, I think. |
| people on streets 21.03.2015 18:57 |
Listening to it right now. Think I discovered at least 1 watermark ;) Thanks for the share! |
| Ale Solan 21.03.2015 19:12 |
2CD version, Queen gig, for those of you who might want only to listen to Queen with Freddie Mercury and without Adam Lambert. |
| Nitroboy 21.03.2015 20:43 |
Awesome artwork Ale Solan, thanks a lot! :D |
| hobbit in Rhye 22.03.2015 06:19 |
I've just been away for one weekend and this giant compilation popped up!Thank you pittrek for this sharing, and for continuing the sharing even though they bootlegged it. Thanks GhostWithASmile and Ale Solan and everybody involved too :) |
| Mrmarioanonym 22.03.2015 07:26 |
pittrek, WATC is badly out of sync. |
| Marknow 24.03.2015 16:02 |
Thanks for the great art Alex! :) |
| thefallenqueen 24.03.2015 18:54 |
Alex, can't help myself but I got a strong feeling you don't like Adam the great lame Bert, do you? Thanks for your great artwork... |
| thefallenqueen 24.03.2015 18:55 |
Double post? |
| Ale Solan 25.03.2015 10:02 |
thefallenqueen wrote: Alex, can't help myself but I got a strong feeling you don't like Adam the great lame Bert, do you? Thanks for your great artwork...Oh no! You're wrong! You're so wron.... no, no, you're right lol I'm working on you know what ;) |
| pittrek 25.03.2015 12:59 |
Mrmarioanonym wrote: pittrek, WATC is badly out of sync.What exactly do you mean by that? There is a "echo" on Freddie's vocals during the first verse, is that what you mean? |
| Mrmarioanonym 25.03.2015 15:55 |
it's not just on the vocals. There's a certain doubling audible thanks to the sources drifting out of sync ever so slightly. It's not on the audience version and not on the TV audio. It's really off-putting. |
| bootLuca 26.03.2015 03:25 |
pittrek wrote:also in Get Down Make Love and Now I'm Here there are some strange echoes...Mrmarioanonym wrote: pittrek, WATC is badly out of sync.What exactly do you mean by that? There is a "echo" on Freddie's vocals during the first verse, is that what you mean? |
| Mrmarioanonym 26.03.2015 12:03 |
now those are probably natural, but i'm talking about a doubling sound where there isn't any on the standalone sources brought on by the recordings noticeably drifting out of sync. . |
| bootLuca 26.03.2015 15:16 |
they are unnatural and a bit annoying... IMHO |
| Kacio 26.03.2015 15:25 |
great stuff! Thanks a lot! :) |
| pittrek 26.03.2015 16:43 |
Get Down Make Love - I hear absolutely no problems, the song sounds exactly as it was supposed to sound. Which part did you have a problem with? Now I'm Here - if you are talking about the echoes I think you are talking complain to Trip Khalaf or the person who mixed the official LP. I learned to like the echo after a few listenings. If you're talking about the middle instrumental section, it sounds "weird" for a few seconds, but that's how it sounds when you join the three sources together, and still you hear a part of it in the LP mix too. We Are The Champions - this is one of the cases which I wrote about earlier - I know it could be done better, but it's just a few seconds long (if you're talking about the thing I think you're talking about), so I decided to keep it there as a sort of a "watermark". I "may" try to re-do the last two songs if I have time |
| peckery 27.03.2015 04:19 |
So sad you seem to have to have mutilated the sound in order to protect your pride, Pittrek. I'm going to delete my copy of your remaster now. You should have put the "watermark" in the audience cheering, surely? I admire your enthusiasm though! I hope you haven't mutilated the Clash concert as well.... > but it's just a few seconds long (if you're talking about the thing I think you're talking about), so I decided to keep it there as a sort of a "watermark". >I "may" try to re-do the last two songs if I have time |
| pittrek 27.03.2015 04:27 |
So sad you seem to have to have mutilated the sound in order to protect your pride, Pittrek.What the hell makes you think I've done something like that??? In the case I haven't made it clear to somebody - there is no "mutilation". NONE of the things were done intentionally. However they were KEPT because I didn't have the time/energy/motivation to re-do it - I considered it to be "good enough" . If I like something I have no reason to spend another x hours on re-working it. As I said because there are people here who DON'T consider it to be "good enough" I am thinking about re-doing the last tracks if I find the time for it. |
| peckery 27.03.2015 08:02 |
OK, I'm sorry, I was too hard on you, Pittrek. But as you have admitted, there could be some distortion/inconsistency/blemish/aberration in the sound. I understand that you want to know if your work is being sold or shared without due credit, but I'm sure a watermark/identifier could be inserted into speech/crowd noise between songs - just a millisecond of dropped volume in the waveform would not be noticed by human ears... |
| bootLuca 27.03.2015 09:11 |
pittrek wrote: Get Down Make Love - I hear absolutely no problems, the song sounds exactly as it was supposed to sound. Which part did you have a problem with?for example the first "get down make love" that Freddie sings, in the audience version there's no signs of echoes but there are in the video source... I never noticed this before, in this case I prefer the audience version.... :) pittrek wrote: Now I'm Here - if you are talking about the echoes I think you are talking complain to Trip Khalaf or the person who mixed the official LP. I learned to like the echo after a few listenings. If you're talking about the middle instrumental section, it sounds "weird" for a few seconds, but that's how it sounds when you join the three sources together, and still you hear a part of it in the LP mix too.You're right but, again, this is not what people heard during the concert because in the audience version there's no trace of all that echo |
| Mrmarioanonym 27.03.2015 11:07 |
i wish those were what i am complaining about. This seems to be an updated version of the old matrix with all its faults. It's horribly off-sync at times and if that's a watermark, Jesus, then it's not the way to do it. This just sounds half-assed and i think you can do better, Pittrek. It ruins the sound completely, making it a waste of bandwidth. |
| Chief Mouse 27.03.2015 11:12 |
Mrmarioanonym wrote: i wish those were what i am complaining about. This seems to be an updated version of the old matrix with all its faults. It's horribly off-sync at times and if that's a watermark, Jesus, then it's not the way to do it. This just sounds half-assed and i think you can do better, Pittrek. It ruins the sound completely, making it a waste of bandwidth.Can you make it the way it's supposed to sound? Thanks. |
| Mrmarioanonym 27.03.2015 11:25 |
i don't know, i've yet to do a full matrix, but i can still tell it sounds wrong. |
| Sue Dounim 27.03.2015 17:27 |
Talk about biting the hand that feeds you. If you don't like it that's your business, but its not like there aren't other versions for you to choose from. Nobody's forcing you to listen to only what pittrek has very generously provided. |
| The Real Wizard 27.03.2015 20:15 |
But we can't become a bunch of yesmen. It is indeed OK to be accurately critical even if you don't have the tools to create a replacement yourself. If that weren't the case, then nobody would be allowed to review films, books or albums on the basis that they aren't directors, authors or record producers. Food for thought .. ? |
| tcc 27.03.2015 20:37 |
I think it is the rough manner of criticizing the work that made some of us feel bad for Pittrek. Analysis of the work can be done in a more constructive manner. For example, I would ask why is it like this rather than condemn it straightaway. |
| MERQRY 27.03.2015 20:44 |
Hi Pittrek, nice compilation! I love that gigs for Kampuchea. Excelent indded... and not only the queen one but also the others bands, like The Clash were fabulous. I have a question, did you use the transfer from the "people of kampuchea" lp that i have sent you a time ago via PM here? Just curious, i have no problem if you used it. |
| Mrmarioanonym 28.03.2015 07:24 |
i didn't intend to insult, i just don't mince words. this isn't meant to offend anyone, it's (it being me being a little too direct at times) a flaw of mine i occasionally tend to forget may not always be appropriate. Pittrek, if this offended you, i'm sorry, i didn't mean to. I do respect most of your work on here. It's really good for the most part. |
| pittrek 29.03.2015 14:03 |
I have no problems with criticism, but it has to be constructive. Comments like "waste of bandwidth" will just piss me off, and will help nobody. It would help me if you could write down some sort of list of things which you consider to be errors. I remember 2 things - the piano intro to Mustapha and the first verse of Champions. I don't like Now I'm Here, but it sounds as it's supposed to sound - except the guitar middle which I'm also considering to re-do. Merqry - no idea. I have several transfers of the LP, I used the first I found. The Real Wizard - as a huge fan of both Mr. Plinkett and the Nostalgia Critic I agree with you |
| Ale Solan 29.03.2015 14:22 |
The compilation is the the best we can have until QPL decides to release it in full form. Thanks again for this hard work Pete! ;) |
| BETA215 29.03.2015 23:46 |
Ale Solan wrote: The compilation is the the best we can have until QPL decides to release it in full form. Thanks again for this hard work Pete! ;)Don't call him more Pete, my Argentinian mind thinks that it's... Forget it. |
| Ale Solan 30.03.2015 01:38 |
BETA215 wrote:HahahaAle Solan wrote: The compilation is the the best we can have until QPL decides to release it in full form. Thanks again for this hard work Pete! ;)Don't call him more Pete, my Argentinian mind thinks that it's... Forget it. Pretend that I'm calling him Pitt (?) |
| Ale Solan 30.03.2015 01:38 |
*anymore (Nazi grammar) |
| Mr.QueenFan 30.03.2015 17:51 |
This is a monumental share. Thanks for you hard work on this Pittrek. One of the best Queen gigs, and other bands were great too. Lately i've been listening to a lot of Beatles/McCartney so i'm really going to enjoy the Wings performance here. Thanks again! |
| fly 08.09.2015 05:00 |
I almost missed it. Thanks for you work pittrek, Woooov. I can't download from mega, don't know why. Any chance for a torrent anyone. |
| bahringe 13.06.2016 22:33 |
CD 7 seems to be missing, can someone re-up it? please? Thank you, Eric |
| Mrmarioanonym 16.12.2016 10:36 |
hey Pittrek, the whole Wings performance is available as an audience tape. link the specific download: link VERY similar sound quality to the Queen tape. Paul is in the worst shape he was live in the 1970s (thin, hoarse), but still great compared to 1989/1990 or today. Apparently he was smoking like a chimney at the time. |
| The Real Wizard 17.12.2016 09:14 |
Mrmarioanonym wrote: Paul is in the worst shape he was live in the 1970s (thin, hoarse), but still great compared to 1989/1990 or today. Apparently he was smoking like a chimney at the time.He's great on Wings Over America. link This is Paul at his vocal best for sure. |
| Mrmarioanonym 17.12.2016 14:08 |
he's even better in 1973, actually, but not by much. I'd still say that Wings Over America and Rockshow show Paul at his peak. I rewatched Rockshow on Blu-Ray last week (and it's not just Paul's vocals, i'd say the whole line-up was fantastic, also Joe English is fun to watch as he is clearly having the time of his life). |
| peckery 19.12.2016 14:15 |
Many thanks for the link to that Wings 79 show, Mr Mario! It is indeed a very good quality recording, like the Clash and Queen ones. If only all the concerts could/would be released officially... |
| jabbo5150 22.12.2016 12:05 |
The Detroit Paul shows I saw in 2012 and in 2015 were a lot better vocally than in 1989 in my opinion. Doing less shows has helped his voice a ton. |
| lfvdh 02.01.2017 14:39 |
Thanks :) Much appreciated :) |
| Chopin1995 02.03.2017 08:27 |
Thank you Pittrek for this! Could someone reupload Disc 7? |
| Queenline 25.06.2017 14:49 |
Better late than never . . . . . . but I like CD 7 to :-) any who ?? and thanks for the 1 - 6 CD :-) |
| fly 13.09.2017 12:20 |
Thanks for the concert. link for CD7 is gone, can someone please reupload it! |
| VooDXD 13.09.2017 13:58 |
can anyone link this 26.12.1979 - Concert: Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK full concert(video) , best if possible. |
| jskwsj3jgb 21.09.2017 06:03 |
VooDXD wrote: can anyone link this 26.12.1979 - Concert: Queen live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK full concert(video) , best if possible.link |
| fly 03.10.2017 09:22 |
Still waiting for link for CD7, can someone please upload it! |
| pittrek 03.10.2017 12:34 |
Oh, sorry, I completely missed your requests guys. I'll try to upload it in the next days |
| MPLRecords 09.10.2017 12:54 |
pittrek wrote: Oh, sorry, I completely missed your requests guys. I'll try to upload it in the next daysThank you, I look forward to it! The Discs 1-6 are amazing, and your disc 7 will be just as good, no doubt. |
| dudeofqueen 12.10.2017 06:01 |
Apologies for asking but could anyone upload disc 7 again? (bloody kids!) |
| pittrek 14.10.2017 20:17 |
CD 7 : link |
| Chopin1995 15.10.2017 21:46 |
Thank you Pittrek!!! Looks like QPL likes to celebrate 40th anniversaries so there is a hope... |
| pittrek 16.10.2017 17:35 |
You're welcome. The funny thing is that the new file has the same link as the original one |
| Chopin1995 20.10.2017 09:40 |
pittrek wrote: The second source is the video source. Various different copies of a bootleg VHS->DVD transfer are circulating, their quality varies between "piece of shit" and "pretty good". They're also differently edited. Audio rips of this video are also circulating separately from the video, also released on bootlegs (e.g. Crazy Duck). The best copy I heard was the one I received for the purpose of this merge/compilation from Mr. GhostWithASmile (thanks, man). It's also the most complete version I've heard, but it still misses the taped intro, most of Jailhouse Rock, If You Can't Beat Them, most of Mustapha, the last verse of Get Down Make Love, almost everything of Spread Your Wings, the complete KYA/Brighton Rock medley, the audience impromptu version of CLTCL,almost everything from Bohemian Rhapsody, and the encore gaps. I assumed that this recording has the correct speed, so I matched the audience recording to this (again in Cool Edit Pro).Does that mean that Mr. Ghostwithasmile doesn't have a full video of this concert? If his copy misses all those parts, including almost everything of SYW? So the short 23 sec. snippet that he uploaded on his youtube channel is everything he has? |
| pittrek 20.10.2017 15:21 |
That's not a question for me. I used all he sent me. |
| Chopin1995 20.10.2017 21:42 |
I would have expected 'the biggest collector of Queen videos in the world' as he described himself in some thread (which is propably true) have the full version of this... |
| okokok 23.11.2019 10:29 |
hi! I tried to download DISC 2 but the mega link doesn't work, can someone by any chance reupload it? thanks in advance! |
| Electric magic 23.11.2019 19:45 |
could somebody reupload this |
| davex26 24.12.2019 10:15 |
Could someone please reupload it as a Christmas gift for me? I could only download CD1. Thanks and Merry Christmas. |
| jakelic 26.12.2019 13:58 |
yesss we need disc 2... someone take pity on us and re-up :) merry christmas everybody!!! |
| GrandMaster-D 24.02.2020 20:56 |
Still waiting for CD-2 to reupload :( Really love the work that has been done and would love to enjoy the full concert in this quality |
| boffy 07.04.2020 06:34 |
Another relative newbie here asking if someone is able to please re-upload CD 2? I'm loving CD 1, thanks. |
| davex26 07.04.2020 08:24 |
Here's the 2CD set but I would really like to have the whole 7CDs if possible. https://mega.nz/file/GsUVWArL#5V7NR9kS4k7QpjDRDnUkjxJyWwIoWCdWshZsa2f4P-Y |
| pittrek 07.04.2020 09:27 |
I never got to re-do it as i originally planned. So are you people interested in exactly the same version which I uploaded in 2015? |
| davex26 07.04.2020 15:50 |
@pittrek I would be interested in it. Thanks in advance. |
| boffy 08.04.2020 07:07 |
Thank you davex26 and pittrek :) |
| pittrek 08.04.2020 08:18 |
Give me a day or two, I'll do a reup to wetransfer |
| pittrek 11.04.2020 16:32 |
Reuploaded to wetransfer link link Links are valid for 7 days |
| davex26 12.04.2020 10:47 |
Thanks pittrek! |
| retropalace77 15.04.2020 00:03 |
Thanks! |
| Ale Solan 15.04.2020 13:26 |
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