Creating News of the World?!?!

Hi everybody,

just finished watching the Queen Rock the World documentary and one thing buggers me since then.

In the description of the BBC one can read that the documentary shows Queen creating and developing the songs for News of the World.
On the other hand we can see a NOTW inner sleeve lying in front of Freddie on the mixing desk.
You can also see Freddie waving with that inner sleeve when the band is rehearsing for the North America tour.

How is it possible that an inner sleeve from a released album is lying around when the band is supposedly still working on that album?

cheers

Actually, the footage is from the BBC Sessions at Maida Vale Studios.

The painting that was used for the album's cover was likely done before the album was completed

frank kelly freas did the original

They might well have been inspecting the proofs for the cover and liner.

The studio footage is from the bbc sessions, after the album artwork was done, and not the actual album recording.

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

The studio footage is from the bbc sessions, after the album artwork was done, and not the actual album recording.[/QUOTE]

And the footage of the band mixing We Are the Champions???

"one thing buggers me since then"

That may be the best thing someone has ever accidentally said ever!!

[QUOTE] [b]Martin Packer wrote:[/b]

They might well have been inspecting the proofs for the cover and liner.[/QUOTE]

Nah, why include lyrics From All Dead All Dead that weren't actually on the track?

That may be the best thing someone has ever accidentally said ever!!

Haha.....When non-native Speakers wanna be cool *g*

[QUOTE] [b]Nitroboy wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

The studio footage is from the bbc sessions, after the album artwork was done, and not the actual album recording.[/QUOTE]

And the footage of the band mixing We Are the Champions???[/QUOTE]

B/W footage is from WATC recording/mixing session in Summer 1977 for the album.

MMB colour footage is from Maida Vale studios on 28th October 1977 for BBC broadcast.

'It's Late' backing vocals recording colour footage needs to be analysed... Most probably from the album recording sessions.

[QUOTE] [b]Nitroboy wrote:[/b]

[QUOTE] [b]cmsdrums wrote:[/b]

The studio footage is from the bbc sessions, after the album artwork was done, and not the actual album recording.[/QUOTE]

And the footage of the band mixing We Are the Champions???[/QUOTE]

Sorry - my bad - I meant any footage of Freddie with the NOTW vinyl inner sleeve was from the BBC stuff. Even more frustrating to learn that there might be footage of the actual album sessions that we won't get to see

Rhys Thomas said this in the Reddit Q&A from many moons ago:

[QUOTE]Q: How many tracks from the News of the World album were filmed by Bob Harris and his crew during the recording sessions for that album?

A: My Melancholy Blues and bits of It's Late as well as Champions are all. These were filmed at the recording for the BBC Sessions rather than the actual record. [/QUOTE]

Now, given the presence of Gary Langan in the WATC clips, I reckon this was indeed recording/mixing for the album. However, the studio is NOT Maida Vale #4, NOR is it Basing Street (aka Sarm).

So it must be Wessex studios.

Except it looks nothing like the studio in the STL video :/