News Of The World 40th Anniversary Box Set - ITS OFFICIAL!

cmi, have they been in touch with you to devise the tracklist for audio portion?

We're certainly not going to get a raft of unreleased material; I reckon we'll be getting no more than the BBC session tracks as 'bonus material' and the documentary will be no more than 90 mminutes

There is not a word about Houston. But the good thing is that from the description it sounds like they finished the (in)famous Bob Harris documentary, which is really great.

Would be nice if the footage was just 'as is'. No narration or voiceover, just let the images do the talking.

(Unless, Bobus had completed one already of course)

Thus the cycle begins.

Possibility of products leak somewhere other than the band.

Product with little information confirmed by band

Wild speculation of what *COULD* be included

Ramped up enthusiasm and convincing self that this time QPL could get it full on right

Actual product information released ala wet fart in church.

However, with that being said...I myself am full on in the speculation and convincing myself phases. I want outtakes more than anything else. Unreleased demos, alternate takes, etc. We know they exist. THIS is when you put those out.

BUT they are at least ahead of the ball by including the documentary. I have faith that Simon Lupton (who had partnered with Rhys on Days of Our Lives and TGP if I recall correctly) will deliver as faithful a doc as possible, if allowed. It would be great if they had gotten Bob Harris to come back in and narrate if need be!

I'm excited, but really worried. there is so many hours of footage from that documentary(I heard there is a 4 hour Freddie interview alone.) There is no way they will give us all of it. They should have made a two disc version and stuffed everything in there. Wait and see I suppose.

Indeed! A little more whispering!

I would buy it for the FULL Bob Harris documentary alone. That is if it's uncut because there were hours and hours filmed.

[QUOTE] [b]on my way up wrote:[/b]

Fact is: if Houston were to be included, were it not the logical thing to screen that Houston '77 concert at the FM party[/QUOTE]

That is totally right, and actually the line "we are premiering a NEW unseen Queen film in Montreux" suggets a big hint to what could be a Screening of the Houston concert + The bob Harrys Documentary(just as it happened with Hungarian Rhapsody in 2012 and Hammy 75' in 2015). that would be perfect and for me it would mean the Best Queen Official release since Rainbow in 2014, but i rather wait until they unveil the whole thing to avoid another Disappointment.

Let's just wait without hope....

I hope I am proven completely wrong of course, but what I'm expecting from this 'new documentary' is just that. New interviews with Brian and Roger, intercut with some of the Bob Harris footage we've already seen for years (Freddie walking around the mall with the whip, having his slippers put on backstage etc) and some bits and pieces of stuff we haven't seen before, making us scream 'why are you not showing us more of this!??'..and that's it. 60 min doc I expect. But who knows...

The new edition of Classic Rock magazine states that it will be "an elaborate collectible box set" with vinyl, CD and DVD formats. Rare versions of original album tracks, 60 page book and the documentary.

EVERY documentary has hours of video that doesn't get included in the final edit. Being music, science, historical, war, etc, etc. Of course the Bob Harris documentary will be edited down to, say, and i expect, at leat one hour. If they make it even longer, better. But don't expect 4 hours...

Also, assuming that Houston 77 (and not Earls Court as some been saying, that's ADATR tour) is going to be released, why do they choose to show the documentary instead of the show? It's a birthday party, so i thing showing a concert is more suitable.

[QUOTE] [b]Kevinrm15 wrote:[/b]

The new edition of Classic Rock magazine states that it will be "an elaborate collectible box set" with vinyl, CD and DVD formats. Rare versions of original album tracks, 60 page book and the documentary.[/QUOTE]




"Rare versions of original album tracks" I wonder what it can be

Releasing a box set with a tour documentary but without an actual concert film would be quite hilarious :-) :-)

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