The best bootlegs

bitesthedust 29 May 2005 15:50 · Member since January 2002

Golders Green 1973
Oxford 1973
Bristol 1973
Rainbow 31/03/1974
Rainbow 20/11/1974
Tokyo 01/05/1975
Hammersmith 1975
Osaka 29/03/1976
Himeji 1976
Earls Court 1977
New York 01/12/1977
Houston 1977
Copenhagen 1978
Dallas 1978
Chicago 1978
Montreal 1978
Osaka 20/04/1979
Sapporo 05/06/1979
Hammersmith 1979
Sao Paulo 1981
Frankfurt 1982
Montreal 1982
New Jersey 1982
Fukuoka 1982
Paris 1984
Mannheim 1986
Berlin 1986

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onevsion 05 June 2005 10:13 · Member since July 2004

I like these boots the most:

13.09.1973 London (quality is stunning)
17.11.1973 Liverpool (rare early show, nice version of hangman, nice quality)

31.03.1974 London (great quality, one of the first 'early' shows i ever heard)
04.05.1974 Waterbury (for great king rat)
06.12.1974 Cologne (for being a complete early show)

01.05.1975 Tokyo (great long show with a fantastic setlist)
24.12.1975 London (classic show in great quality!)

29.03.1976 Tokyo (cool that they did 2 fantastic shows that day!! nice quality)

30.05.1977 Glascow (I'm A Man is played. quality is great since Gypsy Eye release)
11.12.1977 Houston (great show in fantastic quality)

01.12.1978 Montreal (great show, great quality, one of the first boots i ever got)
07.12.1978 Chicago (fantastic sound! nice show)

24.04.1979 Tokyo (fantastic quality, great show)
26.12.1979 London (legendary concert, great quality)

27.11.1980 Leiden (the only show i have from this tour i guess)

27.02.1981 Tokyo (good to hear the Flash Gordon tracks;-) nice quality)
01.03.1981 Buenos Aires (legandary great long concert.)

12.04.1982 Drammen (great quality, rare show pitty it's cut at some places)
05.06.1982 Milton Keynes (best version of Somebody To Love i've ever heard)

14.09.1984 Milan (first Italian concert, superb quality, fantastic show)
29.09.1984 Vienna (fantastic quality, nice show)

15.05.1985 Osaka (last Japanese queen show, wonderful setlist, superb quality)
13.07.1985 London (Live Aid: legendary show; Freddie is in top form!)

12.06.1986 Berlin (Immigrant Song, great quality)
09.08.1986 Knebworth ( last queen show with Freddie...)

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Blue73 06 June 2005 08:51 · Member since April 2005

Don't forget Paris 1979! this is my favourite show, on the dvd Freddie looks like he is loving every second, the man could move!

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Serry... 06 June 2005 09:26 · Member since October 2004

Houston, Earls Court, Golder's Green, Chicago '78, Milan '84

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carboengine 06 June 2005 10:51 · Member since November 2004

Ducksoup wrote:
I like these boots the most:

13.09.1973 London (quality is stunning)
17.11.1973 Liverpool (rare early show, nice version of hangman, nice quality)

31.03.1974 London (great quality, one of the first 'early' shows i ever heard)
04.05.1974 Waterbury (for great king rat)
06.12.1974 Cologne (for being a complete early show)

01.05.1975 Tokyo (great long show with a fantastic setlist)
24.12.1975 London (classic show in great quality!)

I most certainly have never seen 99% of the footage you list (I'm jealous!), but I do have MK '82, and I agree that Somebody To Love is smashing!

I have seen a lot of photos with Freddie in black pants with red kneepads and in red pants with black kneepads. What tour/year/concerts were those?

29.03.1976 Tokyo (cool that they did 2 fantastic shows that day!! nice quality)

30.05.1977 Glascow (I'm A Man is played. quality is great since Gypsy Eye release)
11.12.1977 Houston (great show in fantastic quality)

01.12.1978 Montreal (great show, great quality, one of the first boots i ever got)
07.12.1978 Chicago (fantastic sound! nice show)

24.04.1979 Tokyo (fantastic quality, great show)
26.12.1979 London (legendary concert, great quality)

27.11.1980 Leiden (the only show i have from this tour i guess)

27.02.1981 Tokyo (good to hear the Flash Gordon tracks;-) nice quality)
01.03.1981 Buenos Aires (legandary great long concert.)

12.04.1982 Drammen (great quality, rare show pitty it's cut at some places)
05.06.1982 Milton Keynes (best version of Somebody To Love i've ever heard)

14.09.1984 Milan (first Italian concert, superb quality, fantastic show)
29.09.1984 Vienna (fantastic quality, nice show)

15.05.1985 Osaka (last Japanese queen show, wonderful setlist, superb quality)
13.07.1985 London (Live Aid: legendary show; Freddie is in top form!)

12.06.1986 Berlin (Immigrant Song, great quality)
09.08.1986 Knebworth ( last queen show with Freddie...)

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onevsion 06 June 2005 12:59 · Member since July 2004

Blue73 wrote:
Don't forget Paris 1979! this is my favourite show, on the dvd Freddie looks like he is loving every second, the man could move![/QUOTE

yes Paris great as well! Great raw sound.. i really love that!

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My Melancholy Blues 06 June 2005 14:36 · Member since July 2004

Ducksoup wrote:
I like these boots the most:

13.09.1973 London (quality is stunning)
17.11.1973 Liverpool (rare early show, nice version of hangman, nice quality)

31.03.1974 London (great quality, one of the first 'early' shows i ever heard)
04.05.1974 Waterbury (for great king rat)
06.12.1974 Cologne (for being a complete early show)

01.05.1975 Tokyo (great long show with a fantastic setlist)
24.12.1975 London (classic show in great quality!)

29.03.1976 Tokyo (cool that they did 2 fantastic shows that day!! nice quality)

30.05.1977 Glascow (I'm A Man is played. quality is great since Gypsy Eye release)
11.12.1977 Houston (great show in fantastic quality)

01.12.1978 Montreal (great show, great quality, one of the first boots i ever got)
07.12.1978 Chicago (fantastic sound! nice show)

24.04.1979 Tokyo (fantastic quality, great show)
26.12.1979 London (legendary concert, great quality)

27.11.1980 Leiden (the only show i have from this tour i guess)

27.02.1981 Tokyo (good to hear the Flash Gordon tracks;-) nice quality)
01.03.1981 Buenos Aires (legandary great long concert.)

12.04.1982 Drammen (great quality, rare show pitty it's cut at some places)
05.06.1982 Milton Keynes (best version of Somebody To Love i've ever heard)

14.09.1984 Milan (first Italian concert, superb quality, fantastic show)
29.09.1984 Vienna (fantastic quality, nice show)

15.05.1985 Osaka (last Japanese queen show, wonderful setlist, superb quality)
13.07.1985 London (Live Aid: legendary show; Freddie is in top form!)

12.06.1986 Berlin (Immigrant Song, great quality)
09.08.1986 Knebworth ( last queen show with Freddie...)

I almost totally agree with you especially about '70s ones. About each tour of '70s I've been keen on espcially, from ADATR tour Glasgow and Earls Court, from the NOTW tour Houston and Stockholm( or Copenhagen), from The Jazz tour Chicago and Montreal are my favorites although I think there are many stuffs circulated from those three tours. Of course Rainbow 20/11/'74, Hammy '75 and Hammy'79 are my favorites, too. And besides I also go for Tokyo 31/03/'76. I'd like to make a list which would show the best bootlegs of each tour if I can although little part of that have been already made in my mind...

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dfitz 15 June 2005 14:26 · Member since June 2005

So, where's the best source for the best of the bootlegs?

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Mr Fred 15 June 2005 16:45 · Member since September 2004

For the first. It is a difference between great shows and great sound quality.
But I will go for these, which is really good

Golders green 73
japan 29/4-75
Japan 29/3-76
Copenhagen 77
Berlin 78
montreal 78
hammersmith 79
Oakland 80
Buenos Aires 8/3-81
Frankfurt 82
stuttgart 84
Japan 9/5-85
Mannheim 86
and most of the early magicshows

This list could have been much longer, there are plenty more great Notw gigs and earlier gigs, but have o look on these, this will guide you well.

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chrisonnat 24 June 2005 21:02 · Member since May 2005

Can anyone tell me who sells the best lootlegs,I've bought a few over the net, some were pretty bad. I just want decent ones and it seem some of you have them can you direct me to the right site. This is the first time here and would appreciate the help. I love Queen and have many items but I'd like more concerts.
Thanks

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Cwazy little thing 25 June 2005 04:11 · Member since July 2004

chrisonnat wrote:
Can anyone tell me who sells the best lootlegs,I've bought a few over the net, some were pretty bad. I just want decent ones and it seem some of you have them can you direct me to the right site. This is the first time here and would appreciate the help. I love Queen and have many items but I'd like more concerts.
Thanks

Dont buy them at all - they're not official, and so should be free. Try using the ones you have to trade, or use the Queen hub (details on this site).
Otherwise you can just to what most people do and download em from the announce section of Queenzone, either from Rapidshare or on Bittorrent, and remember to thank whoever posted it up profusely. Then, when you have a few - share them with others!

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The King Of Rhye 25 June 2005 05:16 · Member since August 2004

the only one that I can think of that hasnt been mention here is Tokyo 4-4-76.....its an incomplete show, only about 53 minutes long I think, but the quality is STUNNING.....just about as good as the Xmas Eve 75 show.....and the BoRhap medley is awesome, too.....and any live performance of White Queen is usually fantastic :)

I dont know if this was mentioned but I'd also have to add the Milan 84 (first night) show as well...

and I know a few people mentioned this one....but that 12-8-80 Wembley show is great....one of the best versions of Save Me I've heard....

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