So What do people think of the Hammersmith 75 concert

Sir GH wrote: It's a great show to introduce people to old Queen with, but it was far from their best show, even for the time period.
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Boston 1976 is a much better choice to introduce people to. Full set-list, great crowd, every band member sounds strong, Roger's drumming is excellent on Liar, no nervousness, etc.

If I had to pick 5 shows from the 70s to introduce somebody to Queen, that would be one of them.

Sir GH wrote: It's a great show to introduce people to old Queen with, but it was far from their best show, even for the time period.

I agree. It was a great show but I don't think it would make a good official release because it is way too short of a gig.

Yeah, but they've done all the work so it might as well come out.  Throw on some Hyde Park or Japan extras and I'll be a happy guy.  Although Hyde Park in full would be preferable.

Please release something, ....I dont even care anymore, ....release something, ....before I die of old age. # (

From what we have, this is a very nice concert, its main problem of course is the lenght but the Liar rendition is superb.

I never REALLY liked it. You can see and hear they're nervous at the beginning, but it goes better and better, and in the second half of the concert they're the Queen we all know and love.

I think the main reason why this concert is so popular is the quality - it's the BEST looking 70's footage we have

I recall it first being shown on the BBC. I was 9 years old and Bo Rap was in the middle of its sensational 9-week run of being the top selling single in the UK (back when that used to mean something). I watched it with my 14 year old brother and we were both only interested in hearing Bo Rap! The concert's success and popularity in the UK is almost entirely tied in both with Bo Rap and also nostalgic affection for The Old Grey Whistle Test and 'whispering' Bob Harris. That said, I doubt few non-Queen fans below a certain age even know this concert exists.

With it being broadcast on radio so many times over the decades, and the video being one of the most bootlegged Queen concerts ever, it's not one I can get excited over anymore, especially as this new version is edited and has less footage than the original broadcast!
Christ. I hope when they release it on DVD it's in 4:3 and is the full original broadcast.