I was very lucky to receive for my birthday today two Japanese CD's entitled 'Queen In The Mirror' which is the complete BBC sessions and Queen In The Mirror Again' which is the Golders Green Hippodrome and the 74 Hammersmith gig. I thought they were bootlegs but they say EMI under license from Queen Productions. They look official and come in miniature vinyl sleeves. I can't find much info about them online. Anybody know anything about them? There's a few on eBay.
dysan · Member since
They're bootlegs. Very nice ones too.
Back2TheLight · Member since
How's the sound quality on the Hammersmith gig? Though I don't think it's from 1974, but I could be wrong...
Nicely presented bootlegs. Not sure about audio quality (there's bound to have been a better Pitrek share here) or that the BBC sessions are complete - but nicely presented all the same. I contemplated buying them until JSS shared all the Beeb stuff here.
kirkpatrickuk · Member since
Apologies folks, disc 2 is Golders Green and the Rainbow March 31st 1974. The quality of disc 2 is really good although Freddie's voice is somewhat distant on the Golders Green gig. Disc one isn't quite as good quality but it's nice to have it all on one disc with the packaging. The CD's come in the miniature vinyl cover with a picture insert and a lyric sheet with song information.
shanoon · Member since
yeah i got those too about 7 months ago. very nicely done bootlegs! there's also Gettin' Smile mini vinyl replica from the same "bootlegger".. and also freddie´s mr. bad guy..
dysan · Member since
May aswell say it here - it's odd that those 3 '73 BBC session tracks didn't get added to Made In Heaven as they were used as b-sides, like Rio Blues.
Thistle · Member since
The Mr. Bad Guy Pressing is beautful :)
I have the original Japanese LP and CD anyway, but for £11 or whatever it was, it was really nice and fits in with the real mini-LPs beautifully. Will need to get that Smile one, cos the sound quality of their stuff on "In Nuce" and "Pre-ordained" is shocking.
dysan · Member since
I don't even know where Pre-Ordained would've got those songs from for them to be so bad! That said, I searched out the Straker albums after hearing those tracks on there because I liked them so much.
Lplix · Member since
I don't know if they are "really bootlegs" or o choise to make believe this. the only think that give me a doubt is the sectrum analysis that reveal a lossy source format in all the track (except from 1 to 4). This about IN THE MIRROR.
Lplix · Member since
...mmmh, sorry, i mean SPECTRUM analysis........
Yawara · Member since
"Queen in the mirror again" is exactly the Pittrek remasters editions..And it means exactly......... this 2011 BBCP-60012 mini LP CD appears as EMI Parlophon and it seems truly official.....lots of questions came to may mind.......is it actually official??....Does Pittrek know about it?? (I think so), does it made with Pittrek license??...
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many thanks anyone can help me
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pittrek · Member since
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[b]Yawara wrote: [/b] "Queen in the mirror again" is exactly the Pittrek remasters editions..And it means exactly......... this 2011 BBCP-60012 mini LP CD appears as EMI Parlophon and it seems truly official.....lots of questions cameto may mind.......is it actually official??....Does Pittrek know about it?? (I think so), does it made with Pittrek license??... [/QUOTE]
many thanks anyone can help me
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Thanks a lot for the information. I was AFRAID that they simply bootlegged my shares so thanks for the confirmation. They are indeed bootlegs, which means NOT official, from what I have seen I think they come from Russia. And there is no such thing as a "Pittrek license" :-)
Yawara · Member since
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[b]Yawara wrote: [/b]"Queen in the mirror again" is exactly the Pittrek remasters editions..And it means exactly......... this 2011 BBCP-60012 mini LP CD appears as EMI Parlophon and it seems truly official.....lots of questions cameto may mind.......is it actually official??....Does Pittrek know about it?? (I think so), does it made with Pittrek license??... [/QUOTE]
many thanks anyone can help me
greetings from BCN
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Thanks a lot for the information. I was AFRAID that they simply bootlegged my shares so thanks for the confirmation. They are indeed bootlegs, which means NOT official, from what I have seen I think they come from Russia. And there is no such thing as a "Pittrek license" :-) You're wellcome, Pittrek it was so strange to me there are not lots of people posting here about these bootlegs.....the "In the mirror again" Hippodrome is your 2009 remaster, and the Rainbow your last I know I don't still listen "In the mirror", but I guess probably the same . One doubt, in Queenlive talk about it as it appears a straight copies of the Godfather and Wardour bootlegs, but your hippodrome remaster is 2009......they also say it's a 2001 edition (I think it's simply a mistake). Another one...you said it is a russian bootleg..even if has the appearance of made in Japan?..I suspect they have no fear whatsoever of legal reprisals.
I'm sorry to see you involvedin thes problems, I think the quality of your work is very tempting for the real pirates. It's a shame people want to take advantage o others' work economically.
