Short mention of Freddie being called names during a concert in Manchester.

^ It happens that the edit it's actually the same edit as in the VHS version.

After the concert was filmed, the footage was edited and the rest went into the bin (Budapest government responsibility).

Now, with more technology, formats and resources, the same film was rescanned (which contains the same footage) in 1080p. But they can't recover the lost footage.

And that's when the 16 cameras version (of this same concert, without overdubs and uncut) gain relevancy.

[QUOTE] [b]BETA215 wrote:[/b]

^ It happens that the edit it's actually the same edit as in the VHS version.

After the concert was filmed, the footage was edited and the rest went into the bin (Budapest government responsibility).

Now, with more technology, formats and resources, the same film was rescanned (which contains the same footage) in 1080p. But they can't recover the lost footage.

And that's when the 16 cameras version (of this same concert, without overdubs and uncut) gain relevancy.[/QUOTE]

I read that the Budapest govt had asked Queen if they would like to purchase the whole tape and Queen declined. And only then the govt binned it. This was in the 80s, if I recall correctly what I read.

^ I recall someone saying that it was around the time of Made In Heaven.

What's sure, is that: "This [the 2012 edition] was still the same edit as the 1987 release, as MaFilm allegedly discarded the footage that didn't make it past the cutting room floor. All Queen Productions could do was clean up the film and do a new audio mix." From QueenLive.ca

If what you say it's truth, and given the fact that the film was so beautifully recorded, that's one of their bundle of stupid decisions.

I specifically remember reading here the unused negatives of film were offered to Queen at some point in the 90's but they didn't want them and were destroyed in Hungary. And if that's true i call that a stupid mistake, too.

It was also a crazy story of how the salvage the negatives of the original cut thanks to a fan, no? Or maybe i'm mixing stories?

[QUOTE] [b]Doga wrote:[/b]

I specifically remember reading here the unused negatives of film were offered to Queen at some point in the 90's but they didn't want them and were destroyed in Hungary. And if that's true i call that a stupid mistake, too.

It was also a crazy story of how the salvage the negatives of the original cut thanks to a fan, no? Or maybe i'm mixing stories?[/QUOTE]

Offered? Nah! It probably cost money and that´s why they (Jim cough! cough!) declined.

But it´s always the same thing. If we ask why a certain Queen performance wasn´t included in a DVD they reply :"Do you guys know how much that TV performance would cost?". Like Queen aren´t one of the most successful bands in music history.

And yet ABBA are releasing DVD´s full of TV performances around the world - including the USA TV- in their album reissues. There´s a reason why Queen products aren´t selling as much as expected - their bonuses are jokes!

Just compare the Deluxe editions of Queen´s 2011 reissues with ABBA reissues :
http://abbalatestreleases.blogspot.pt/2013/07/deluxe-editions-of-abba-recordings.html

Considering that they cost the same - around 20€ at a music store - it´s understandable why we don´t buy the Queen "deluxe" Cd´s.
What is sad for me is that Queen used their second Cd on the reissues series to market and upsell past and future releases - like Wembley, BBC sessions, or the Queen boxset of Demos. And that goes against the spirit of a second Cd in a reissue album. Probably amongst the worst reissues i´ve seen from an artist. And it´s sad, because Queen are one of the most successful artists of all time. They have the resources to do better!

Now with Budapest is the same thing. It is not certaing that the extra footage was destroyed. Most probably it was not destroyed!
Jim Beach didn´t authorize extra research for the extra footage to be found at the time of the new DVD/BluRay release.
Once again, not everything was made to give the fans the absolute best product they could get, because in the end it would cost some extra €uros to track that footage down or even some more money compensation for the person who has it.