Queen
Leiden, Netherlands
Groenoordhallen
November 27, 1980
Over a year ago, I posted a merge of all available audio from this concert. Three months later, Uxbridge booted it, pressed it onto 2 CDRs and sold it out of Japan.
Flash forward to about a week ago, and I bit the bullet and bought the damn thing, curious as to whether they did anything to the audio or if it was a straight rip.
Turns out, that DID do some tinkering, and subjectively speaking, I'd say they improved on it, though don't expect any major revelations compared to my merge.
Basically, Uxbridge:
*EQ'd the audio towards the bottom end; more bass, less treble
*Added tasteful compression to smooth out some of the volume fluctuations
*Left the track times/and splits exactly the same, with two exceptions:
*First track now fades in instead of the abrupt start on the original tape; lose about 1 second
*Another One Bites The Dust track now starts before the first drum beat, rather than partway through
They also created artwork that, will basic, at least contains photos form the actual concert, which is better than can be said for most boots I guess. This is also included.
This is about as good as this concert will sound unless someone can find the mythical Pre-LP tape for AUD source 1.
Lineage: (Original merge) FLAC* -> Uxbridge EQ & compression -> CDR -> FLAC
DISC ONE
01. Thunder and Lightning Intro
02. Jailhouse Rock
03. We Will Rock You (Fast)
04. Let Me Entertain You
05. Play The Game
06. Mustapha
07. Death On Two Legs
08. Killer Queen
09. I'm In Love With My Car
10. Get Down, Make Love
11. Need Your Loving Tonight
12. Save Me
13. Now I'm Here
14. Dragon Attack
15. Now I'm Here (reprise)
DISC TWO
01. Love Of My Life
02. Keep Yourself Alive
03. Drum Solo
04. Guitar Solo
05. Battle Theme
06. Brighton Rock (ending)
07. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
08. Bohemian Rhapsody
09. Tie Your Mother Down
10. Another One Bites The Dust
11. Sheer Heart Attack
12. We Will Rock You
13. We Are The Champions
14. God Save The Queen link
*Lineage for original merge can be found here: link