| cmsdrums 14.08.2006 07:33 |
Hi, I hope this hasn't already been covered elsewhere - I tried a search but couldn't find it. I know that when the Live at Wembley '86 album originally came out, there was a lot of comment about it not sounding great, especially drum-wise. I DEFINITELY remember seeing copies of the LP (vinyl) in Tower Records in London soon after the release, and these copies were stickered on the front with a yellow sticker saying 'Remixed By Roger Taylor'. (it may possibly have said 'remastered', not 'remixed', but I don't think so). I didn't buy it cos I thought that there would obviously be CD versions of this remix, but after a while I couldn't find any stickered CD's and all the stickered vinyl copies were gone. Does anyone have any further info on this? Is the copy that we have now the final Roger mix, or was this a limited thing just for a specific vinyl run and all other versions are the original mix? Thanks |
| Penetration_Guru 14.08.2006 15:45 |
First I've heard of it, and I too was buying LAW on the day of release on vinyl. |
| wstüssyb 14.08.2006 17:37 |
I had a sticker on my DVD that said "Includes Interwiews with Brian Roger" the yellow sticker, with red letters, the other one (cd) had "Includes extra Bonus tracks". |
| Deacons 1st Choice 14.08.2006 17:44 |
Hi Guys. I might be able to help out. I have the Live at Wembley LP and it does have the "remixed by Roger Taylor" sticker on the front cover. It was attached directly to the cardboard cover, not the shrinkwrap plastic as it usually is on new vinyl. I bought this second hand from a collector years ago and always found the sticker to be unusual. To date, i have never seen another one come to think of it. The LP i have i beleive is a German pressing. At the time i figured the sticker was adding on just to boost sales as Roger and The Cross were SO huge in Germany. I always thought it was slapped on just to sell a few extra copies to Roger fans ( like they would'nt buy it anyway?!) Interesting to see this come up. Does this mean the LAW LP with this sticker is more valuable? The one i have is in NM condition. |
| [StArMaN] 14.08.2006 17:58 |
Is it possible for you to post a scan of the cover ? I would really want to see what this sticker looks like. Thanx ! |
| mc7t 14.08.2006 18:13 |
yeah, i can clearly remember seeing this too in my local HMV...It was a yellow sticker with black text, saying remixed by roger taylor...Strange that no mention of this was/is made on the cd version. |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 14.08.2006 18:29 |
My LAW vynil has the Remixed By Roger Taylor sticker on the front. Ill take a pic of it. |
| radio_what's_new 14.08.2006 18:36 |
Deacons 1st Choice wrote: Hi Guys. I might be able to help out. I have the Live at Wembley LP and it does have the "remixed by Roger Taylor" sticker on the front cover. It was attached directly to the cardboard cover, not the shrinkwrap plastic as it usually is on new vinyl. I bought this second hand from a collector years ago and always found the sticker to be unusual. To date, i have never seen another one come to think of it. The LP i have i beleive is a German pressing. At the time i figured the sticker was adding on just to boost sales as Roger and The Cross were SO huge in Germany. I always thought it was slapped on just to sell a few extra copies to Roger fans ( like they would'nt buy it anyway?!) Interesting to see this come up. Does this mean the LAW LP with this sticker is more valuable? The one i have is in NM condition.It's not a lot more valuable due to one sticker. You must think in terms of a couple of quids more. |
| Deacons 1st Choice 15.08.2006 01:23 |
Yes....of course. Sorry i am not able to post a pic...i do not have the means here! It is a orangey yellowish coloured circular sticker with bold large black text. It's about 3 inches in diameter, and is affixed in the middle area of the far righthand side of the main photo on the cover. Hope this description helps! |
| [StArMaN] 15.08.2006 05:16 |
Thank you very much deacy ! :) |
| cmsdrums 15.08.2006 07:26 |
Thanks Guys -I'm glad I wasn't imagining it and that my memory hadn't failed! The interesting thing now would be to find out if the mix is actually substantially different to the main one which was first released, and whether the Roger remix is the one now on the usually available versions of the shop CD. If the Roger remix only appeared for a limited time and only on the vinyl versions, we could have an overlooked rarity on our hands - I would think that a substantially different mix is more interesting than a good remaster from a collector's point of view. Perhaps Greg Brooks (pleas everyone, no screaming!) or JSS can help out on this? I think I will emial Brian at his site as well and hope that he might find this interesting enough to comment on. |
| Ludwig Rocker 15.08.2006 14:21 |
I remember HMV in Bournemouth had LAW with this sticker - only saw it once , never again . |
| Deacons 1st Choice 15.08.2006 21:14 |
Well now it looks like i will have to break out that album i have and play it against my cassette copy and see if i notice any differences in the mix. As noted earlier, it was said that when the LAW album first went out the drums were mixed too low. Roger maybe had issues with this, and decided to take matters into his own hands and remix it to his tastes? I agee that it would be interesting to find out what the story is behind this. Makes my happier knowing i have this album now! Always though the sticker was neat bonus, but had NO idea it could be something very ususual or rare. |
| Brian_Mays_Wig 17.08.2006 11:55 |
Here is a pic of mine..... link And the writing on the label is in German so there could be som 'Cross' connection. |
| deleted user 17.08.2006 16:24 |
easy way to compare them, 1-play Radio ga Ga from the LP 2-play Radio Ga Ga from the CD, and see if the drums sound any different, like heavier/lighter, louder/softer etc, same with Rock You |
| cmsdrums 16.01.2007 07:39 |
Anyone got any more info at all on this - the trail seems to have gone cold??? Cheers |
| Antti 19.01.2007 15:49 |
cmsdrums wrote: Anyone got any more info at all on this - the trail seems to have gone cold???I'm also interested in this. Are there any obvious changes between the different versions? |
| john bodega 19.01.2007 23:22 |
Shit... I'd buy cement if the bag had "Remixed by Roger Taylor" on the front. |
| Richy Mercury 24.01.2007 08:33 |
Zebonka12 wrote: Shit... I'd buy cement if the bag had "Remixed by Roger Taylor" on the front.I'd buy condoms if it had "Freddie Mercury" stamped on them! |
| Bike It 80 16.03.2018 03:08 |
Any development on this? There is not a lot of information out there about it. Some people said that the sticker was put on German pressings to boost sales there, since Roger and The Cross were popular in Germany, but someone pointed out that those pressings were mostly found in UK. However, on Discogs, it says that the version with the sticker was pressed in Germany, and the writing on the labels is partly in German. But would Queen really have needed to resort to this kind of publicity to sell the album?... Anyway, did anyone ever compare this pressing with another to see if there really is a difference? The few threads I found: link link link And the Discogs entry: link |
| aristide1 16.03.2018 12:36 |
As much as Loch Ness monster developments in the oral tradition and in the hoax photos golden era. Not as much since everyone has a camera phone, dammit. |
| mooghead 16.03.2018 17:39 |
"Any development on this?" Well, I don't know about anyone else but I have been working on this for the past 11 years and still nothing :-( |
| Barry Durex 16.03.2018 17:44 |
I remember seeing an episode of the X-Files that featured this remix. |
| brians wig 17.03.2018 18:23 |
I did a rip many years ago and sent it to someone to do a comparison and the response was that it was no different. |
| Bike It 80 17.03.2018 18:59 |
Cool, thanks for the info brians wig! |
