Is Greg Brooks archiving work now done? No. Not yet.

Holly, re:

>Was Golders Green definitely not filmed?

I've never read (or heard) the possibility being discussed before............ There's no evidence to suggest it was; in fact, I can't recall even seeing any pictures from the gig.......... It was before Mick Rock, so would assume only personal collections might carry them. Perhaps Ken Testi....?

CMSDrums, re:

>I'd love hammersmith 79....plus maybe Hammersmith 75 with it for completeness

A "Live At The Hammersmith Odeon" box would make a really nice item. The audio and visuals are all complete and there's plenty of merchandise they can choose from to flesh out a ridiculously expensive Super Deluxe Box Set; quite why anyone wants reproduction ephemera is beyond me, but, each to their own I guess...........

Interestingly though, with the venue still in operation and under corporate branding, would there be any restriction on the band using the old name of the venue in the title as opposed to the current venue name? Would they have to remove reference to it and go "Live In London" etc? If the venue doesn't exist (as Earls Court soon won't) there would be no issue I'd imagine........

I haven't had the least desire to complain about the Rainbow box because those few things I don't like about it (I think the replica tickets and stuff are a little...sad) are utterly insignificant when compared to all the great stuff, which indeed included the lovely book. But I do think it's a little disturbing that GB comes on here to get a little ego-affirmation. Does he really care this much about our opinion? Does he really seek validation from complete strangers? Or does he just want five minutes of attention and the kick of seeing his topic flooded with reactions?

thomasquinn 32989, re:

>But I do think it's a little disturbing that GB comes on here to get a little ego-affirmation. Does he really care this much about our opinion? Does he really seek validation from complete strangers? Or does he just want five minutes of attention and the kick of seeing his topic flooded with reactions?

He's a creature of habit I'm afraid. Every 6 months or so he'll appear asking for something for nothing or blowing his own trumpet. Its all rather crass in actuality - we KNOW that Live At The Rainbow was a great release in every possible way but isn't it simply him just doing the job that he is paid for and, finally, doing it properly?

Either way, the predictability of the chubby beardy chap is what makes him so endearing.

I vote that we run sweepstakes on the exact date on which his next posting is and a poll on whether the standard he set with The Rainbow will be met on the next release.

[QUOTE] [b]Benn Kempster wrote:[/b]

we KNOW that Live At The Rainbow was a great release in every possible way
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Ooh I'd definitely contest that. Nonetheless, it's great in most possible ways, for sure, and set a very high standard.

What if the next release will be Brussels, or Rio 1985? If Rio so is logical because in 2015 30th anniversary of this gig, right? I assume that QPL will be use any possible way for release these gigs.

tomchristie22, re:

>Ooh I'd definitely contest that.

Interesting; how come? The SD Blu-Ray and 2-CD set ticked every box for me......

ps - if we can keep this thread at the top of the page "he'll" come whizzing back for more!

[QUOTE] [b]Benn Kempster wrote:[/b]

tomchristie22, re:

>Ooh I'd definitely contest that.

Interesting; how come? The SD Blu-Ray and 2-CD set ticked every box for me......

ps - if we can keep this thread at the top of the page "he'll" come whizzing back for more![/QUOTE]

Well, I suppose both November concerts separately would've been terrific, but probably unrealistic to have wished for - a merge to make a complete concert is still so much better than what we had before. Second is the way Freddie's voice was digitally meddled with. It's only glaring in a few cases, like on Fairy Feller, which is just difficult to listen to once you notice it.

Really though, there's not much fault to find in it. A really stellar release overall

[QUOTE] [b]tomchristie22 wrote:[/b]

Well, I suppose both November concerts separately would've been terrific, but probably unrealistic to have wished for [/QUOTE]

Rhys Thomas said one of the November nights was partially damaged. I think merge the two nights was the best decision considering this.

If that is the case of Earl's Court i wouldn't mind a live album of the two nights merged.

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

So.....listening to the start of the podcast, the location of the Queen Archive is revealed, and we now know that it is held at Brian's house.

Also just want to add that a couple of minutes in Greg states that Let Me in Your Heart Again was a complete suprise when he heard it as he didn't know it existed and it 'wasn't written or listed on any tape boxes'.

What!??!?

I give you exhibit 'A'....

https://m.facebook.com/Queen/photos/a.141525617361.111618.17337462361/10152532242502362/

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I wonder why he's not replied to this...

I saw Rhys Thomas in my Islington local on Friday night. Was going to introduce myself and discuss the progress of all this stuff. And gloat about scoring more than him on Mastermind. Alas, by the time I was suitably refreshed he'd gone.

Somewhere there is an SQ encoded quadraphonic master for Golders Green. Failing that there's a BBC Transcription Disc in SQ since it was broadcast in SQ in the USA. None of the bootlegs we have of this concert are the SQ encoded version, but maybe it is in the archives.

I have a contact that can do an amazing job with computer software decoding SQ (and no not the Adobe Audition scripts, it's MUCH better than that now). This would permit a DVD-A or a Blu Ray with 4.0 quad lossless, in addition to the stereo version of the show.

A number of Rick Wakeman albums are now being released as special edition two disc sets, a CD and a DVD-A/V of the quadraphonic mix. So there is a market for this sort of thing.

[QUOTE] [b]rocknrolllover wrote:[/b]

What if the next release will be Brussels, or Rio 1985? If Rio so is logical because in 2015 30th anniversary of this gig, right? I assume that QPL will be use any possible way for release these gigs.[/QUOTE]

It's already been confirmed it's going to be a 70's show

[QUOTE] [b]Vocal harmony wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]rocknrolllover wrote:[/b]

What if the next release will be Brussels, or Rio 1985? If Rio so is logical because in 2015 30th anniversary of this gig, right? I assume that QPL will be use any possible way for release these gigs.[/QUOTE]

It's already been confirmed it's going to be a 70's show[/QUOTE]

All GB said was that it would be 'exciting' and 'on par' with the Rainbow release. Nobody's said explicitly that it'll be a 70's show, have they?