1980.12.14 Frankfurt - merge

Queen
Frankfurt, Germany
Festhalle
December 14, 1980

Here's an upgrade of the Frankfurt 80 recording. I know a better version exists with a wider stereo sound, but this is definitely the lowest generation copy I've heard yet (a friend of mine traded for the tape from a German collector in 1984). This is a great, energetic show from the boys. Listen to Brian mess up on the piano at the beginning of Save Me. It takes a few seconds for he and Freddie to synch together again. This is probably the best recording of Queen's rendition of Imagine we'll ever hear. This is also one of the best recordings of Battle Theme. It didn't last long in their live set, as they dropped it after the Japanese '81 shows.

I've also added God Save The Queen is from from the "Imagine" bootleg on the Gypsy Eye label. They used the common source as well, and added Sheer Heart Attack and GSTQ from an inferior alternate source. But unfortunately, the two discs are plagued with digital clicks and noise. GSTQ luckily didn't have too many clicks, so I was able to clean most of that one up, but it was impossible to salvage SHA (if it even is genuinely from Frankfurt).

bulk of show: Master > Cassette (x) > CDR > WAV > FLAC Frontend level 8

God Save The Queen: "Imagine" (Gypsy Eye) silvers > CDR (x) > WAV > GoldWave click removal > FLAC Frontend level 8

Disc 1:
1. Intro
2. Jailhouse Rock
3. We Will Rock You (fast)
4. Let Me Entertain You
5. Play The Game
6. Mustapha
7. Death On Two Legs
8. Killer Queen
9. I'm In Love With My Car
10. Get Down, Make Love
11. Save Me
12. Now I'm Here
13. Dragon Attack
14. Now I'm Here (reprise)

Disc 2:
1. Fat Bottomed Girls
2. Love Of My Life
3. Imagine
4. Drum solo
5. Guitar solo
6. Battle Theme
7. Flash
8. The Hero
9. Crazy Little Thing Called Love
10. Bohemian Rhapsody
11. Tie Your Mother Down
12. Another One Bits The Dust
13. We Will Rock You
14. We Are The Champions
15. God Save The Queen

Here are the links to all 7 parts:

http://www.mediafire.com/?0csrkzs34zo
http://www.mediafire.com/?7ttemldcygx
http://www.mediafire.com/?6msxxl2ngzm
http://www.mediafire.com/?5t9lwtawxem
http://www.mediafire.com/?7dh9xxylug2
http://www.mediafire.com/?e5aafvlcd21
http://www.mediafire.com/?9t3yg3mpla2

Distribute these files only if they are left completely unaltered, and always include the lineage information. As always with my shares (and preferably everybody else's!), be sure that this recording is not made available at Queenzone or elsewhere in mp3 or any other lossy format. Keep lossless files lossless, unless it's for your own use. :)

Enjoy!

Many thanks for this! You are much appreciated...can't wait to here this one.

Many thanks for this Bob, and all the other other great shows

Bob, you are amazing! Thanks so much for this. :)

thank you very much, sir!!

Thnx a LOT Bob...has always

cheers

thanks a lot for this show Bob!

Thank you.

Thank you very much Sir Bob!!!

Thanks for sharing this.

If possible, can you please indicate what the sound quality is (E-, VG+, VG etc.)?

Thanks again.

Many thanks, Bob! I didn't have this one. :)

Fantastic, thanks a lot for puttin' this up!
Frankfurt is just 100km away where I live, and the Festhalle is an awesome place for concerts! The accoustic is not quite perfect there, but the architecture of this venue is quite unique and worth seeing!

Is this the one with the guy in the audience who sings way out of tune (probably a chain smoker :P)? He sounds hilarious.

Thanks for this concert. You´re spoilling us!

Take care

Thanks, as usual, Bob! :-)

Leo'82 B.R.