Queen: From Rags To Rhapsody [BBC TV] HD

Rick wrote:

The Real Wizard wrote:

Rick wrote:

Thanks! The EC and HP bits are fantastic. I can see why they have doubts about releasing HP. The video is pretty damaged.

It's ridiculous - it's a concert from 1976. Nobody expects it to look or sound perfect.

It's Queen. People want to hear it.

There's way shittier quality footage on youtube with hundreds of thousands of views, but they seem to be fine with that.

QP logic.

I know, Bob. I really hope they will release it eventually. It was such an important gig for them. Great setlist, too.

We're all live in hope.

I really didn't notice any damage in you're my best friend footage from Hyde Park show.

DepeX wrote:

For sure, Kurgan's video is by far the best circulating. Unless someone shares his version

Stupid question - but which one is that? Can't see any user by that name?

MERCI BEAUCOUP

Is the Earls Court footage all from the first night?

The Kurgan is a guy who used to write here, but got tired of the website's bugs, errors, and all the shit that carries a website which hasn't been mantained/modificated since long time ago.

Now, he just posts things in The Trader's Den - samples of great looking videos to download, info about his archive and to trade with him.

pittrek wrote:

Yes, that's what I kept saying since the last year's Rainbow release - the BBC have a great looking copy (we have seen it in various documentaries over the years) but for some reason Queen released a red faded transfer. Or at least I hope it was faded, and that it wasn't a result of a deliberate "color correction".

I have the info. that that transfer is from a film, owned by a guy who visits this site. Yes, the transfer that went into the DVD.

I don't know why they didn't used the footage from the BBC archive. Maybe they have more that those two songs.

Rick wrote:

Thanks! The EC and HP bits are fantastic. I can see why they have doubts about releasing HP. The video is pretty damaged.

Can you show a screenshot showing the damage ? Because I didn't notice,

Mrmarioanonym wrote:

is the large excerpt from Death On Two Legs from the second night at EC or did they fly in the "overgrown schoolboy" from elsewehre?

I'd say just that one word was overdubbed from the second night.

All this talk about Freddie's piano mic not being recorded is clearly a load of crap.

...which is encouraging.

To not release this stuff would be such a waste. It looks and sounds excellent. 76-77 is peak Queen.

Thank you.

Thank you very much...

Is there any way to get an English subtitle for the documentary? Youtube videos have hardcore subtitles...

Thanks again...

I think someone uploaded the entire doc on YouTube with subtitles

rocknrolllover wrote:

Rick wrote:

Thanks! The EC and HP bits are fantastic. I can see why they have doubts about releasing HP. The video is pretty damaged.

Can you show a screenshot showing the damage ? Because I didn't notice,

When the camera is on Freddie you see these weird lines/artifacts. But I guess that comes with age. It's nothing too major. Guess I was overreacting a bit ;-)

Rick wrote:

rocknrolllover wrote:

Rick wrote:

Thanks! The EC and HP bits are fantastic. I can see why they have doubts about releasing HP. The video is pretty damaged.

Can you show a screenshot showing the damage ? Because I didn't notice,

When the camera is on Freddie you see these weird lines/artifacts. But I guess that comes with age. It's nothing too major. Guess I was overreacting a bit ;-)

I think you're referring to dropouts. Easily fixed, either by a better transfer, or a magical Avisynth script :)