"Coming off the back of their current hugely successful Queen + Adam Lambert North American tour which celebrates the 40th anniversary of the News Of The World album, Queen will mark the record's anniversary later this year with the release of an elaborate collectible NOTW luxury box set housing vinyl, CD and DVD formats. It will offer a wealth of hitherto unheard and rare versions of the original album tracks, a 60-page book of mainly previously unseen photos and a brand new documentary, directed by Emmy Award-winning director Rhys Thomas, charting how NOTW finally broke Queen in North America, and featuring previously unreleased performance and backstage footage from the band's ground-breaking 1977 North America tour which up to now has remained in the vaults."
(Classic Rock UK Magazine Issue 239)
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]MackMantilla wrote:[/b]
It will offer a wealth of hitherto unheard and rare versions of the original album tracks
directed by Emmy Award-winning director Rhys Thomas[/QUOTE]
These are the two most encouraging things heard from QPL in years.
Biggus Dickus · Member since
"and featuring previously unreleased performance and backstage footage from the band's ground-breaking 1977 North America tour "
Sounds like another "tour highlights" style solution like Japan 1982 footage on the Milton Keynes DVD. No full Houston I fear. Ugh.
on my way up · Member since
I think we will indeed not get Houston in full. Let's hope something else will surprise us.
On the other hand, Rhys Thomas directing is great news. "Days of our lives" and "The Great Pretender" were actually fantastic documentary's. His clip for "Let me in your heart again" was fabulous.
This man knows what he's doing and I'm so glad he's part of the team.
I don't get my hopes up yet (which is difficult after having read the text in Classic Rock magazine) but it even at this early stage this looks like it'll bea whole lot more interesting for us than "On air" (even though the 2 disc set of On Air was excellent (it was the "box" that I was furious about and haven't bought!)).
Nitroboy · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]MackMantilla wrote:[/b]
It will offer a wealth of hitherto unheard and rare versions of the original album tracks
directed by Emmy Award-winning director Rhys Thomas[/QUOTE]
These are the two most encouraging things heard from QPL in years.
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Whoever was responsible for getting Rhys Thomas back again... GIVE THAT PERSON A COOKIE!
Vocal harmony · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]The Real Wizard wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]MackMantilla wrote:[/b]
It will offer a wealth of hitherto unheard and rare versions of the original album tracks
directed by Emmy Award-winning director Rhys Thomas[/QUOTE]
These are the two most encouraging things heard from QPL in years.
[/QUOTE]
Interestingly the album that took the least amount of time to write and record is the one that potentially has the deepest mine of rarities so far.
That said I'm aware of QP's over selling of a product!
MackMantilla · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Biggus Dickus wrote:[/b]
"and featuring previously unreleased performance and backstage footage from the band's ground-breaking 1977 North America tour "
Sounds like another "tour highlights" style solution like Japan 1982 footage on the Milton Keynes DVD. No full Houston I fear. Ugh.[/QUOTE]
yeah, now it seems very likely that only some songs from Houston would be included as bonus, and maybe bits from other shows probably also filmed by Bob Harris crew.
Kevinrm15 · Member since
Bob Harris wrote this in the Winter 1977 fan club magazine:
"All this brings me on to the film that the band and I are currently making together. It's a one hour documentary, tracing their history (through films from The Rainbow, Hyde Park, Earls Court concerts and stacks of promotional material very few people have ever seen). In fact, I'm off to America next week to finish off the remainder of the concert footage (from the gigs in Texas, as well as filming the major interview with all the band). The we have to edit it all, fit it all together and get it ready for the television by mid-way through January. (I say that knowing that these things always take much longer than everyone expects) but keep a look out for it on Whistle Test towards the end of this series."
SpaceGrey · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Kevinrm15 wrote:[/b]
Bob Harris wrote this in the Winter 1977 fan club magazine:
"All this brings me on to the film that the band and I are currently making together. It's a one hour documentary, tracing their history (through films from The Rainbow, Hyde Park, Earls Court concerts and stacks of promotional material very few people have ever seen). In fact, I'm off to America next week to finish off the remainder of the concert footage (from the gigs in Texas, as well as filming the major interview with all the band). The we have to edit it all, fit it all together and get it ready for the television by mid-way through January. (I say that knowing that these things always take much longer than everyone expects) but keep a look out for it on Whistle Test towards the end of this series."[/QUOTE]
Only one hour?
Day dop · Member since
It'd be nice if the vinyl version came in a box like the vinyl Queen Rock Montreal version did.
Day dop · Member since
Edit: Double post. Deleted.
The Real Wizard · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]SpaceGrey wrote:[/b]
[QUOTE] [b]Kevinrm15 wrote:[/b]
Bob Harris wrote this in the Winter 1977 fan club magazine:
"All this brings me on to the film that the band and I are currently making together. It's a one hour documentary, tracing their history (through films from The Rainbow, Hyde Park, Earls Court concerts and stacks of promotional material very few people have ever seen). In fact, I'm off to America next week to finish off the remainder of the concert footage (from the gigs in Texas, as well as filming the major interview with all the band). The we have to edit it all, fit it all together and get it ready for the television by mid-way through January. (I say that knowing that these things always take much longer than everyone expects) but keep a look out for it on Whistle Test towards the end of this series."[/QUOTE]
Only one hour?
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That was the intention then. But it has since been said that there were hundreds of hours of footage filmed, both on and off stage (mostly the latter).
Lord Fickle · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Day dop wrote:[/b]
It'd be nice if the vinyl version came in a box like the vinyl Queen Rock Montreal version did.[/QUOTE]
Will there be a vinyl version? From the quote from the article above ("Queen will mark the record's anniversary later this year with the release of an elaborate collectible NOTW luxury box set housing vinyl, CD and DVD formats."), I took that to mean they're going to make us buy the whole lot in a complete box, whether we want the vinyl versions or not, but I hope that's not the case.
