Promo/Music Video - Complete & Best Available Collection *On Going*

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*Original comment replaced* We Will Rock You (Magic Years Footage Compilation) - 1987/11/30 -Includes Main Track This video originally comes from the introduction of Volume 1 of the Magic Years 1987 documentary. It features many concerts through the years and also some clips from the WWRY promo video. It also features some quick words from other artists. We Will Rock You (Champions Of The World Footage Compilation) - 1995/11/06 -Includes Main Track This video originally comes from the 'Queen On Tour' chapter of the Champions Of The World 1995 documentary. It features many concerts through the years and also some clips from the WWRY promo video. This version of the video is always remembered by the horrible mistakes in the venue locations either due to lack of research or purposely done, the sample screenshot below is actually from the 2nd Paris 1979 but is labelled as both Munich and Saarbrücken 1979. We Will Rock You (Queen Rocks - The Videos) - 1998/??/?? -Includes Main Track This is essentially the same content as the previous documentary edits, only this compilation contains the original promo for WWRY in b/w. We Are The Champions (Greatest Flix) - 1977/10/07 -Includes Main Track, Different Guitar Track, Karaoke Track & Commentary Track This video was shot at the New London Theatre by Bob Harris's crew. There are two versions known to exist from that day's shooting, this version and the TOTP version. The Greatest Flix is the best quality version of the video which has been remastered by Chief Mouse, but it's missing the beginning and ending due to crossfades. However, MyQueenCollection has uploaded a version of the video with the beginning, ending and also the different guitar mix, which was only previously available on very early copies of the GF VHS & some documentaries. Of course, he slaps his logos on the video, so I've done my best to remove them and merge them together. We Are The Champions (TOTP) - 1977/10/07 -Includes Main Track This video was shot at the New London Theatre by Bob Harris's crew. There are two versions known to exist from that day's shooting, the Greatest Flix version and thisTOTP version. This video was broadcast on BBC's Top Of The Pops on November 3rd, 1977. This version has been restored by Chief Mouse and I have also fixed the out of sync audio. We Are The Champions (TOTP - With Colour Intro) - 1977/10/07 -Includes Main Track This video was shot at the New London Theatre by Bob Harris's crew. There are two versions known to exist from that day's shooting, the Greatest Flix version and thisTOTP version. This video was broadcast on BBC's Top Of The Pops on November 3rd, 1977. This version has been restored by Chief Mouse and I have also fixed the out of sync audio. The coloured intro comes from an ABC TV report from late 2018, which interviewed Rami Malek about his role in the Bohemian Rhapsody film. The report cuts about halfway through the colour segment, so I managed to find another copy of the colour footage from a 1979 Japanese TV report. The report: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/rami-malek-to-play-freddie-mercury-in-upcoming/10379444 We Will Rock You ('Rick Ruined' Remix) - 1992/04/?? -Includes Main Track This video was created to promote the new Hollywood 1991 remasters of Queen's albums on CD. This video was created for the Rick Rubin's 'Ruined By Rick Ruin' remix of We Will Rock You and was sent out to Video DJ's in April, 1992. Thanks to antiden for originally sharing his VHS recording! We Are The Champions (The Making Of The Video Compilation) - 1977/10/07 -Includes Audience Recording Track & Studio Audio Track This video is a compilation of all the behind the scenes work, and the different alternative takes that have emerged from various documentaries. Much of this was compiled by Bullub a while ago with his share here: http://www.queenzone.com/forums/1462049/collection-of-hd-rushes-different-takes.aspx? What I have done, is moved some clips around and inserted the new clips from the 'Queen - Rock The World' 2017 documentary. For the audio you have two options, I have used the audience recording of the video shoot for the alt takes part, but you also have the option for the normal studio audio too! Also, I have inserted the normal coloured video for sections that don't have any new footage, that has also been remastered by Chief Mouse. We Are The Champions (The Studio Sessions) - 1977/??/?? -Includes Main Track This is a compilation of all the available footage from this recording session, it comes from several documentaries; Days Of Our Lives 2011 Documentary & Blu-ray Extras, Queen Forever In Nederland 2014 Documentary & Queen - Rock The World 2017 Documentary. Unlike my YouTube upload, I decided against the split screen setup. That way, you'll be able to see all the footage in full-screen view. To do this, I have taken that extra footage and placed the appropriate audio there. One small thing to note, there is a very short clip in colour of the reels spinning, so I wonder why they don't have some other colour footage of the session?

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*Original comment replaced* Sheer Heart Attack (Queen Rocks - The Videos) - 1998/??/?? -Includes Main Track This is a compilation video taken from the Queen Rocks - The Videos release. It features stock footage of Japanese culture as well as some live clips of the song live. It also has some unrelated live clips, such as the Tokyo 1985 Crazy Little Thing Called Love and Vienna 1982 We Are The Champions near the end. This is also a slightly edited version of the album track, as it cuts out a bit of the guitar feedback in the instrumental break. All Dead, All Dead (Official Queen YouTube Channel) - 2018/02/14 -Includes Main Track This lovely animation video was created for the 40th anniversary of All Dead, All Dead. Directed by Jason Jameson & Robert Milne and produced by Paul Laikin and designed by Unanico Studios. This version of the video features the normal NOTW album version. All Dead, All Dead (Hybrid Mix) (Official Queen YouTube Channel) - 2017/10/27 -Includes Hybrid Track & Freddie's Vocal Track This lovely animation video was created for the 40th anniversary of All Dead, All Dead. Directed by Jason Jameson & Robert Milne and produced by Paul Laikin and designed by Unanico Studios. This version of the video was released first in October 2017 and used a hybrid mix of both Brian and Freddie's vocal takes, this was used to promote the 'Raw Sessions' CD that was released in the 2017 box set. But the Hybrid mix did not appear on the CD itself. Spread Your Wings (Greatest Flix) - 1978/01/?? -Includes Main Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track This is the Spread Your Wings promotional video, which was shot on the same day and location as the We Will Rock You video, in Roger's new property garden in Surrey. This is a merge of 3 sources, the intro clip comes from the Days Of Our Lives 2011 Documentary Extras (Chapter 'Leaving John Reid'), the majority is the Greatest Flix 1997 DVD and the ending guitar outro (3:57) comes from the Greatest Karaoke Hits 2004 DVD as the Flix transitions into Bicycle Race. Spread Your Wings (Making Of & Alt Takes) - 1978/01/?? -Includes Main Track This video is a compilation of the available making of and alternative take footage, that we have available of the SPread Your Wings promo video. A text file in the Mega folder will give you where each part comes from which documentary. It's Late (Queen Rocks - The Videos) - 1998/??/?? -Includes Main Track This video from the Queen Rocks - The Videos release is a compilation of footage, from stock footage and live concert clips. This also contains an edited version of the album, much like the American single release. It's Late (BBC Recording Sessions) - 1977/10/28 -Includes Main Track & Isolated Backing Vocals Track This footage is of the band recording the backing vocals to the BBC Sessions version of It's Late. This version would later be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on November 14th, 1977. This footage was then discovered 40 years later and included on the 'Queen - Rock The World' and 'Queen - The American Dream' documentaries. This particular footage hasn't aged well as it appears to be a backup copy stored on tape rather than directly from film. The final segments of the band having a tea and smoke break appear to be directly from film and are much better quality. My Melancholy Blues (BBC Recording Sessions) - 1977/10/28 -Includes Main Track This footage is of Freddie recording a vocal and piano take for the BBC Sessions version of My Melancholy Blues. This version would later be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 on November 14th, 1977. This footage is a merge of several different sources, including (in order): Queen The American Dream 2017 DVD, The Great Pretender 2012 documentary and Days Of Our Lives 2011 documentary. I Wanna Testify (Marc Bolan TV Appearance) - 1977/09/14 -Includes Main Track This footage is of Roger Taylor promoting his latest single 'I Wanna Testify', the video for which later appeared on the Marc Bolan TV show. This video is a merge of two sources, an unofficial DVD released in Japan in 2007 called 'MARC - Marc Bolan TV Show' and the official Queen YouTube channel. The YT video is used at the beginning and ending as the DVD version has weird borders and is also cut at the ending. Fat Bottomed Girls (Best Merge) - 1978/10/?? -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track This is the promo video for Fat Bottomed Girls, filmed at the Convention Centre, Dallas, Texas. This is a merged version of the video as the Flix version has the missing beginning and endings, so I have used what's available from the Greatest Video Hits. As Brian and Roger mention in the commentary, the original rushes and outtakes could not be found and as such the video is kinda stuck as it was produced in 1978. Therefore, I've tried to create the longest version possible (without duplicating footage). I have cut the song slightly as the GVH uses repeated footage to fill in the time for the album version of the track. The original video was very likely to be created with the single version in mind. ------------------------ SEE NEXT PAGE FOR MORE ENTRIES

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Hey I just noticed that your Seven Seas of Rhye versions have black and white copies of segments which I have in color. In the case that you would be interested in re-doing them let me know and I'll upload you the color bits

*Original comment replaced* Fat Bottomed Girls (Queen Rocks - The Videos) - 1998/??/?? -Includes Main Track This is a compilation video taken from the Queen Rocks - The Videos release. It features mostly the normal promo video for FBG and also is intercut with the mud wrestling footage that was used in the 'Magic Years' 1987 documentary. Bicycle Race (Censored Version) - 1978/??/?? -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track. This is a montage of animation and footage of the band from various promo videos and the Hyde Park concert on September 18th, 1976. This version also includes the film footage of the naked bicycle racers, but heavily censored with special effects. I have used an unofficial copy, remastered by Chief Mouse here to restore the full beginning and ending as they were cut by the song transitions. I have also replaced the TYMD down promo video segments with my colour corrected copy, as the included segments in the original video looked awful. I have also tried to reduce the weird black lines which appear on every release of the Greatest Flix. Bicycle Race (Cocaine Version) - 1978/??/?? -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track. This is a montage of animation and footage of the band from various promo videos and the Hyde Park concert on September 18th, 1976. This version also includes the film footage of the naked bicycle racers, but heavily censored with special effects. This is the same version as above, the only difference this time is that the word ‘Cocaine’ pans across the screen and ‘white powder’ appears also when that lyric appears in the song. I’m not 100% sure if this was a real version produced, it may be an early EMI tape, anyway, I have tried to re-create this based off of the Greatest Karaoke Hits DVD, as it is the only known version to have the same effects. Bicycle Race (Greatest Video Hits - NSFW) - 2002/10/?? -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track. This is a re-creation of what the original director Denis De Vallance I’m sure was aiming for. This version of the video is a mixture of Queen miming the song on a setup stage, which was taped in Dallas, Texas on October 28th, 1978 and the nude cyclists at Wimbledon Stadium, London on September 17th, 1978. Of course, this video contains nudity and such so, yeah lol. Bicycle Race (Stage Performance) - 1978/10/28 -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track. This video is just the raw stage performance video which was shot in Dallas, Texas. This video doesn’t contain any footage of the nude cyclists. Bicycle Race (Making Of & Alt Takes - NSFW) - 1978/09/17 -Includes Main Track This video is a compilation of all the available rushes and alternative footage of the nude bicyclists. This also includes two short interviews with one of the cyclists Jane Warner and Halfords Marketing Manager David Duffield, from where the bicycles were rented from. Again, this video contains nudity, obviously. Dead On Time (Old Grey Whistle Test) – 1978/10/31 -Includes Main Track & Original Audio Track This video begins with an interview with Brian, who was at the soundcheck for that night’s gig at New Orleans and is being interviewed by Annie Nightingale for the Old Grey Whistle Test. After the interview to promote the album which was released just over a week later on November 10th, is Dead On Time for which the video is a compilation of footage similarly as to how Keep Yourself Alive was first broadcast. Thanks to dysan for sharing this originally and as the download link is gone, I had to resort to using David R Fuller’s YouTube upload, which isn’t optimal but it’s better than nothing :) Don’t Stop Me Now – 1979/01/26 -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track, Revisited Track (2018 mix) & Commentary Track This video for Don’t Stop Me Now was shot in Brussels in January, 1979 and was directed by J. Kliebenstein. As Brian and Roger mention in the commentary it’s only a 1 or 2 camera shoot, so the band are huddled together to be in shot. Funnily enough, the cameraman for Freddie’s solo shot at the end, can be seen in the shot before on the right. This video was originally shot on 16mm film but would later be transferred to tape and edited for its various distributions, such as on TOTP, Greatest Flix etc. This version of the video comes from a 16mm reel transfer by Sikke and later restored by Chief Mouse. All I have done here is added the audio tracks.

*Original Comment Replaced* Live Killers (Mixing & Overdubbing – 1979/??/?? -Includes Main Track This video features some very short clips of the mixing and recording overdubs for the Live Killers album. For a while, it was originally thought that it may be from the early Game album sessions. But several people from within the band have mentioned that this is from the ‘Jazz’ era. The icing on the cake so to speak, is from Peter Hince (aka ‘Ratty’ or one of Queen’s roadies), included a photo within his book ‘Queen Unseen’ of Freddie sitting in a studio with the caption “Freddie during the mixing of the ‘Live Killers’ album in 1979”. A link to the article can be seen here. It’s also unknown when this footage was taken exactly, but do know that the mixing and overdubbing took place after the Japan ’79 shows and obviously before the album’s release on June 22nd, 1979 (in the UK). So sometime between May 7th and early June is a good estimate I guess lol. Unfortunately, there is so accompanying audio for any of the footage here, so I have just dubbed some audio from the LK album. The footage comes from a mixture of the 2011 Days Of Our Lives Documentary, Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday Video from 2011 and The Champions 1979 TV special. Play The Game – 1980/05/29 -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track This video for Play The Game was shot in Trillion Studios in London on May 29th, 1980. This would be the first time the public would see Freddie’s new facial hair. Many people hated the moustache and began to send razors to the Queen offices demanding it be shaved off, Freddie even referenced it on tour about him keeping his moustache “It's my moustache, and I'm gonna keep it.”. This video would feature a Chroma Key background which changes throughout the video, and during the video Freddie grabs the guitar from Brian and then throws it back to him. For obvious reasons, the Red Special wasn’t used for this shoot, so Brian opted to use a cheap Fender guitar for the stunt. In the original video, there was a section at 1:49 where the shot was reversed during the editing of the video, to preserve continuity with the next shot. I have decided to fix this as the original reverse shot made Freddie look a bit off. I have also replaced the ending with footage from the Greatest Video Hits 1 DVD as the Greatest Flix is cut off. Play The Game (Making Of & Alt Takes) – 1980/05/29 -Includes Main Track This is the available footage from the making of and behind the scenes of the ‘Play The Game’ video shoot. Here are the sources in the order of appearance, The Great Pretender 2012 doc, Let Me In Your Heart Again 2014 YouTube video, Queen In Nederland 2014 doc and rest are LMIYHA again. Another One Bites The Dust – 1980/05/29 -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track This video for Another One Bites The Dust was shot in the ‘Reunion Arena’ in Texas on August 9th, 1980. This video has been restored by Chief Mouse as the original was quite dark and contained a lot of motion blur, added at the time to the video for effect. As far as Queen videos go, this one is the worst looking one, I’m not sure if it was filmed underexposed as the isn’t a lot of detail and again it’s quite dark. Hopefully, if we see a re-scan of the film, it will look a lot better. As the original Flix copy is cut at the beginning and end, I have used the Greatest Video Hits 1 DVD to fill in the beginning, and the Greatest Karaoke Hits DVD to fill in the clip at the end. Thankfully the Karaoke DVD retains the native 4:3 ratio, whereas the Greatest Video Hits doesn’t. Another One Bites The Dust (Alt Takes) – 1980/05/29 -Includes Main Track & Original Bass Heavy Track. This version of the video comes from the 1981 Queen Special which has had many different broadcasts, including the English (US), Japan & German dubs. This special features mostly footage from the Hammersmith show on December 26th, 1979 and also featured 2 different versions of promo videos, Another One Bites The Dust being one of them and the other, Flash, which will be done at a later time. This version of the video is cut slightly (likely to do with time constraints, as the program without the adverts is approx. 50 mins). But what we have is mostly different takes of the music video, some of which made it into the official version we all know, but a lot is different. However, the continuity of the video is a lot worse than with the official, as this was likely edited quickly with all the different takes to make a video. Freddie’s hat changes colour multiple times throughout and the angles don’t always match up with the movement. Another One Bites The Dust (TOTP – Legs & Co. Performance) – 1980/09/25 -Includes Main Track. This is a bit of an odd performance but it was officially broadcast by Top Of The Pops so it does count. It is a mimed performance to Another One Bites The Dust by the Legs & Co dance group. This video comes from Kurgan, (thanks to him for sharing this) and also has not seen any official release on any format as far as I'm aware. Crazy Little Thing Called Love – 1979/09/20 -Includes Main Track, Karaoke Track, Instrumental Track & Commentary Track This video for Crazy Little Thing Called Love was shot in the Trillion Studio in London on September 20th, 1979. This is a standard performance, with four dancers and a 'floor of hands' and for the first time, Brian plays a Telecaster rather than his red special. Fortunately, the Greatest Flix copy is intact at the beginning but not at the end, so I have used a clip from the Days Of Our Lives Blu-Ray Extra, as it matches the shot at the end of the original video.

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