Anyone know why the Innuendo video is not included on the Greatest Video Hits DVD? I am reading through the Complete Works of Queen and noticed Innuendo was on the Greatest Flix VHS release, but not on the later DVD release of the Greatest Hits. Seeing as that song was a big hit in the UK, and the video was expensive and well done, it surprises me not to on greatest videos. Not enough space on the DVD? Legal issues? They didn’t like it as well as others? Just curious if anyone knows.
Penetration_Guru · Member since
Greatest Flix VHS was released in 1981.
Explain to me how Innuendo appeared on it?
MyHumanZoo · Member since
Sorry...Greatest Flix 2 released in 1991.
MyHumanZoo · Member since
Greatest “flix”.....autocorrect, lol!
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]MyHumanZoo wrote:[/b]
Greatest “flix”.....autocorrect, lol![/QUOTE]
There is an edit button - but you cannot see it (just click on top of your posting you want to edit with your mouth and you will find it). At least I do not see any button but it is clickable once found
MyHumanZoo · Member since
Thanks Runner! I did get it to come up so I can edit, is there an easy way to delete a post? It would be nice if we could actually SEE the buttons we need to use, ha!
runner_70 · Member since
Guess that would be too easy. This board is so 1998 technically lol. No delete button i think
stevelondon20 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]runner_70 wrote:[/b]
Guess that would be too easy. This board is so 1998 technically lol. No delete button i think[/QUOTE]
Been looking for the delete button for ages lol!
death to ming! · Member since
It wasn't just Innuendo, but all of the videos from the Innuendo album that weren't included (Headlong, Days, Mad, The Show). My guess is that they were saving the videos from that era for an eventual Greatest Video Hits 3, with some Made in Heaven and "Queen+" videos to round it out, like the Under Pressure Rah mix, Queen+Wyclef Jean etc.
The true star of the show for the Video Hits DVDs are the 5.1 surround mixes. Greatest Video Hits 2 was released in 2003. The Game DVD Audio (5.1 mix) was also 2003, and the Opera DVD-A was 2001/2002. As far as I know, aside from God Save the Queen in 2005, no other studio release has had a 5.1 mix. So, maybe Video Hits 3 got shelved as Queen (Brian May, really) lost interest in doing 5.1 mixes, instead focussing on other projects like the collaboration with Paul Rodgers in 2005.
MyHumanZoo · Member since
Thanks DTM, that makes sense. Too bad they have not finished out with a greatest hits 3 version. I just got the DVDs and am looking forward to listening to the mix.
Negative Creep · Member since
They clearly intended to release a 3rd DVD set, but presumably realised or were told by EMI that there wasn't enough quality content to justify it - you'd have thought they'd have figured that out prior to releasing the first DVD set.
Anyway, these DVDs are just poor. Poorly remastered (just look at the trees on the WWRY and SYW videos!!) and bizarrely cropped for widescreen. They even enlisted one of the video directors to re-crop for them! lol Imagine the cost involved in that pointless exercise! The lossless surround sound also resulted in reduced resolution of the video content - making the poorly remastered videos even worse.
QPL need to obtain as many rushes for all their promo videos as they can or in the absence of them - the lowest generation masters, and re-edit and pass that on to a production company who know what they're doing when it comes to restoring video. Keeping things "in house" just doesn't work with the people QPL employ. A single blu ray instead of a multi-DVD set to accomodate lossless surround sound, that won't impact on the quality of the video content.
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE] [So, maybe Video Hits 3 got shelved as Queen (Brian May, really) lost interest in doing 5.1 mixes, instead focussing on other projects like the collaboration with Paul Rodgers in 2005.[/QUOTE]
One of the side effects of Q+ - the real interesting stuff go shelved, 5.1 mixes, archive releases etc. Sad as Opera and Game sounded amazing. SO does the new Abbey road 5.1. mix. Awesome for a 50 year old record
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]MyHumanZoo wrote:[/b]
Thanks DTM, that makes sense. Too bad they have not finished out with a greatest hits 3 version. I just got the DVDs and am looking forward to listening to the mix.[/QUOTE]
They went the cheap route and only released this shameful GReatest Hits 3. There I started to think "what are they thinking" for the first time really. Too bad that was just the beginning......
runner_70 · Member since
[QUOTE]
QPL need to obtain as many rushes for all their promo videos as they can or in the absence of them - the lowest generation masters, and re-edit and pass that on to a production company who know what they're doing when it comes to restoring video. Keeping things "in house" just doesn't work with the people QPL employ. A single blu ray instead of a multi-DVD set to accomodate lossless surround sound, that won't impact on the quality of the video content.[/QUOTE]
DId you see the "Live Aid" restauration a fan did (I guess it was discussed here also) which is on youtube? ALmost looks like a HD from 2019. Awesome. And look what they put on the official DVD (Was it Milton Keynes right?) The same bad TV picture. The same guy did re encode the DOn't stop me now video. Awesome as well. HE should be hired. What a wasted opportunity.
They seem to have done a good job with the Freddie videos on the "Never Boring" Box. SOme are on yt as well - not as great as those "fan" versions but way better than the shitty official DVDs.
Live Aid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a87-SYfD0js&t=397s
DSMN https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gi6LINyYso
Queenman!! · Member since
[QUOTE] [b]Negative Creep wrote:[/b]
They clearly intended to release a 3rd DVD set, but presumably realised or were told by EMI that there wasn't enough quality content to justify it - you'd have thought they'd have figured that out prior to releasing the first DVD set.
Anyway, these DVDs are just poor. Poorly remastered (just look at the trees on the WWRY and SYW videos!!) and bizarrely cropped for widescreen. They even enlisted one of the video directors to re-crop for them! lol Imagine the cost involved in that pointless exercise! The lossless surround sound also resulted in reduced resolution of the video content - making the poorly remastered videos even worse.
QPL need to obtain as many rushes for all their promo videos as they can or in the absence of them - the lowest generation masters, and re-edit and pass that on to a production company who know what they're doing when it comes to restoring video. Keeping things "in house" just doesn't work with the people QPL employ. A single blu ray instead of a multi-DVD set to accomodate lossless surround sound, that won't impact on the quality of the video content.[/QUOTE]
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They also missed a few the orginal raw mastertapes tapes from the innuendo vids and the studio footage that is seen in the Headlong Video. All was shot by Doro and are makin dust in the doro archives. QP had to pay for using the footage which of course they won't do.
