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I received this show myself a few years back and having listened to it today after a long while, I have made the following conclusions, but would be interested to hear what you think.
Based on the information provided on Queen Live.ca, I think the lesser quality source is from an audience recording - the cut in the verses on Bohemian Rhapsody match to this, as does the bulk of the show.
Most likely the better sounding tracks do come from Mercury Poisoning LP - Bohemian Rhapsody (tape & rock part), Flick Of The Wrist, Hangman, Brighton Rock, Son And Daughter, Father To Son, Keep Yourself Alive, Now I'm Here, See What A Fool I've Been and God Save The Queen.
I don't believe some of the tracks do originate from Year Of The Opera as per the lineage offered, as this would be a split between 01/04/1976 as well as Santa Monica '75 - Bohemian Rhapsody (tape & rock part) [cut], Flick Of The Wrist, Hangman and Seven Seas Of Rhye / Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon would be from 31/03/1976.
When introducing Hangman, Freddie mentions they played this song here a year back, so that discounts Year Of The Opera. Father To Son does not appear to be from a different show to Hangman, either.
Based on the information provided on Queen Live.ca, I think the lesser quality source is from an audience recording - the cut in the verses on Bohemian Rhapsody match to this, as does the bulk of the show.
Most likely the better sounding tracks do come from Mercury Poisoning LP - Bohemian Rhapsody (tape & rock part), Flick Of The Wrist, Hangman, Brighton Rock, Son And Daughter, Father To Son, Keep Yourself Alive, Now I'm Here, See What A Fool I've Been and God Save The Queen.
I don't believe some of the tracks do originate from Year Of The Opera as per the lineage offered, as this would be a split between 01/04/1976 as well as Santa Monica '75 - Bohemian Rhapsody (tape & rock part) [cut], Flick Of The Wrist, Hangman and Seven Seas Of Rhye / Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon would be from 31/03/1976.
When introducing Hangman, Freddie mentions they played this song here a year back, so that discounts Year Of The Opera. Father To Son does not appear to be from a different show to Hangman, either.
bitesthedust wrote:
I don't believe some of the tracks do originate from Year Of The Opera as per the lineage offered
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Indeed, you're most likely right.
Here's the best bootleg with the better-sounding tracks - definitely worth a listen.
http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1247465/announce-invite-you-to-tokyo-31-march-1976.aspx
Here's hoping Mr Peach taped the April 1 show ... that would put all of these bootlegs and the accompanying "which is the best copy" talk to rest.
I don't believe some of the tracks do originate from Year Of The Opera as per the lineage offered
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Indeed, you're most likely right.
Here's the best bootleg with the better-sounding tracks - definitely worth a listen.
http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1247465/announce-invite-you-to-tokyo-31-march-1976.aspx
Here's hoping Mr Peach taped the April 1 show ... that would put all of these bootlegs and the accompanying "which is the best copy" talk to rest.
Good show and alright quality, horribly divided up and labeled. There's some 5-20 second clips of just the audience screaming which should really just be part of the songs themselves, and everything is labeled as one word (e.g. 'White', 'Rhapsody', 'Lap' etc.) Once I fixed all that it's fine :P