Sheer Heart Attack - Demo august 1977

I remember reading a post from a Queen fan saying their first experience of Queen was the NOTW album because they liked the WWRY/WATC single so they bought the album but couldn't get past track 3 so didn't bother with them for ages. Purely understandable. This track on the album would have made people keep listening....

wow !!

this version is so ... right !!!

I prefer it over the album version by far !

thanks for sharing ..... fuck, it´s about time all these studio gems are properly released !!

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[b]The Real Wizard wrote: [/b] [QUOTE] [b]Freddiefanisbackagain wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]

This isn't a demo.

It's a properly mixed almost complete version of the song, with a slightly different treatment of the vocals (and one alternate vocal take in the second chorus), and before it was sped up.

A demo is when a song is in the very beginning stages, and usually isn't even recorded with high end gear.

Still, cool to hear the differences. Thanks.
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The Real Wizard you are real bugger.[/QUOTE]

If by "bugger" you mean "accurate", then yes. And you are obviously a complete moron incapable of an adult conversation.

Who the f&ck are you with your 11 posts to your name to just attack, without any substantiation, someone who actually knows what they're talking about?

Your brief history on this forum consists of leaking a rare video under a fake name and attempting (in possibly faked broken English) to denigrate those who speak with accuracy and dare to ask questions. You're not impressing anyone.

Good day to you.
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Bob, you are here long enough to know that you cannot talk sense to a shit stain. :)

[QUOTE] [b]Val Lurex wrote:[/b]

When I first heard it I thought it was the original album version, the only difference being it was slowed down, plus some vocals were different. But if it's Sikke's, it's genuine.[/QUOTE]

Not only vocals, extra echoes, drums more prominent, lack of certain effects, etc etc etc.

if it wasn't Sikke, listening to the take you can easily tell it's genuine, you can't make this one without the multitracks

When I first heard it I thought it was the original album version, the only difference being it was slowed down, plus some vocals were different. But if it's Sikke's, it's genuine.

Here the SHA unheard take sped up kinda matching the album version (click the Mega logo)

Cool alt mix - but clearly not vintage (the vocal delays sound digital and are out of time too). Evidently the multitrack is out there, but in a far more limited capacity than others.

[QUOTE] [b]Negative Creep wrote:[/b] Cool alt mix - but clearly not vintage (the vocal delays sound digital and are out of time too). Evidently the multitrack is out there, but in a far more limited capacity than others.[/QUOTE] Nope, certainly vintage.

[QUOTE] [b]Marknow wrote:[/b]

Bob, you are here long enough to know that you cannot talk sense to a shit stain. :)[/QUOTE]

HAHA ... this made my day !

This is still one of my all time recordings s to hear this is fantastic!

You guys are weird. For me even the album version is too slow, that's why I prefer the live versions. You actually say you LIKE this version which is even slower than the album version?

^ +1000

@pittrek faster doesn't mean better! I'm not sure I've ever liked SHA live audio - always really messy (fun, sure, but more worthy to actually watch with all the 'punk' stage antics). The reason the studio version is for me one of my first favourite songs is because of the actual sound of it, it's such an unusual recording in the Queen cannon. Heavy and with very unQueen vocals. And for me this slightly different version has more oomph - more clarity on the instuments rather than the white noise of the released version. Yes, slower, but fascinating to be able to pick apart what's actually going on in there :)

For sure, dysan. The drums and guitar are much more driving and full sounding this way, I really like it.

I'd like the live versions more if Roger sang for more than just the chorus, if they sang the chorus harmonies properly (with the higher note for 'real cardiac'), and if Roger played some approximation of the drum fill towards the end of the song.

Yeah, live it served a nothing more than a jam, which is cool, but always preferred the live encore Modern TImes - should've dug that out for the final rave up :)