Seven seas of Rhye, See what a fol I`ve been, God save the Queen

"The film crew packed up/left before the encore started. Some people say one camera remained but theres nothing to back this up besides rumours."


I love this idea that the BBC packed away 5 or 6 huge great broadcast tube video cameras in the 5 minutes between the main set and the encore...!!! I imagine it would take a good hour to do this!!

[QUOTE] [b]earwig wrote:[/b]
"The film crew packed up/left before the encore started. Some people say one camera remained but theres nothing to back this up besides rumours."
I love this idea that the BBC packed away 5 or 6 huge great broadcast tube video cameras in the 5 minutes between the main set and the encore...!!! I imagine it would take a good hour to do this!![/QUOTE]

This is true. Though, I think you know what I meant.

[QUOTE] [b]earwig wrote:[/b]
"The film crew packed up/left before the encore started. Some people say one camera remained but theres nothing to back this up besides rumours."
I love thisidea that the BBC packed away 5 or 6 huge great broadcast tube video cameras in the 5 minutes between the main set and the encore...!!! I imagine it would take a good hour to do this!![/QUOTE]
They simply didn´t recorded the encore... is as simple as not press a button

[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]
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[QUOTE] [b]brENsKi wrote:[/b]
the feeling of hearing those tracks and the complete set was - and still is something to behold - queen at their very peak[/QUOTE]
Do you really consider the '75 tour as Queen at its peak?[/QUOTE]
I was thinking the same. It's available in fantastic quality but it's not really an outstanding performance.[/QUOTE]

i believ that creatively and stage craft combines - that was their peak....freddie's showmanship was the essence of the shows

There was some nice comment here a few years ago - something in that sense that if the camera crew were "ordered" to film one hour, they couldn't film more even if they wanted, simply because the union wouldn't allow it, or something like that.

Also, we know who started the rumour and even he wrote many times since then, that he was simply wrong.

And don't forget that the encore starts with "I think we're on our own now".

We have absolutely NO reason to believe that the encores WERE filmed. Even the official DVD will have some slideshow synced to the sound

Funny how people think that an audience member videoed the show. This was 1975. Do you know how big video cameras were then? They'd never get past security let alone be practical to use in the middle of a Queen audience. And the battery pack would weigh a ton.

8mm cameras were not THAT big. The earliest known audience film was shot in 1975, other bands were filmed by audience members since the early 1970's

^ what he said.

There's even 8mm film of Led Zeppelin in 1969. Anything from Queen's concert history could be in an attic somewhere.

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
^ what he said.
There's even 8mm film of Led Zeppelin in 1969. Anything from Queen's concert history could be in an attic somewhere.[/QUOTE]

well, Super 8 was rare at the time and I don't know how the audio would have been recorded. Never say never but just can't see it myself.

The audio is in great shape and widely available on bootleg and would be a real shame if an official released didn't include it, even to acompany the obligatory 'gallery'. Regarding the filming, I'm sure if the BBC had it they wouldn't have missed a trick by including at least one song on the recent broadcasts. 8mm film is quite possible but would be nowhere near complete.

[QUOTE] [b]splicksplack wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
^ what he said.
There's even 8mm film of Led Zeppelin in 1969. Anything from Queen's concert history could be in an attic somewhere.[/QUOTE]
well, Super 8 was rare at the time and I don't know how the audio would have been recorded. Never say never but just can't see it myself.
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The oldest 8mm film with audio I've seen is from 1971. 4mm were for audio, 4mm for video. But most cameras didn't have the capability to capture audio, so half the film was empty. But if you had the big bucks, you could do it.