The reason they wont release this is in my opinion because they simply cant be bothered. Earls Court, Houston and Hammy'79 are all releasable but it would mean digging out the master video tapes and doing a full edit for the picture, aswell as cleaning them up, and doing a full audio mix in 2.0 and 5.1 from scratch.
Remember before MK was released Brian going on about how many problems they were having putting it together and how much of a bad state the masters were in, could you imagine the amount of whinging he would do if they deciced to work on Earls Court.
Look at Wembley, they stuck in the bits that were missing from the VHS and gave us the audio from the CD !!!!. They couldnt even be bothered to do a 5.1 mix, instead they 'expanded' the sound to give the illusion of 5.1.
And what are they talking about giving us next ?, Hammy '75 which will be taken straight from the BBC master tape with no audio mix because they dont have the multi-tracks, so that will be a nice easy job. And Budapest which will be another Wembley, another nice easy job.
I think it will be a looooong long time before we see any of the shows mentioned at the top of this post.
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Yeah, but Queens 70's output is highly rated (much more so than their 80's output) and any such release would get great reviews and WOULD sell extremely well. It probably wouldn't sell quite as well as Wembley as it is basically a greatest hits set and is the erm... image of Freddie QP like to promote these days for the benefit of the typically non music buying public who have little knowledge of Queen as a rock band. QP to some degree have decided that 80's Queen is the most saleable, which I don't believe is the case whatsoever. A 70's release would also go down a LOT better in the US.
Totally agree. I want something that does NOT have all the same old hits and 80's rehash stuff. Queen were at their artistic peak in the 70's and the Earl's Court setlist is fabulous, as is are the band's entire performances, the costumes, the sets, everything. It's WAY better than MK..and I love MK...
They can remix and correct any glitches. Just release the dam thing.. I'd bet the farm, it would probably turn out to be the best selling project QPL has put out to date...if they would think from a fan and artistic perspective...instead of a typical beancounting commercial perspective.
I love MK and Live At Wembley...but let's start seeing some definitive, artistic product now and stop repackaging the 80;s concerts over & over, which I love..but it's basically the same stuff, over and over.
Go back to the GREAT influential days/years of Queen...that defined them as one of music's most pioneering, innovative, and influential bands...in the 70's. Geez Louise!
For once, I agree 100% with you, Arlene.
Hey, feels good after all ;)
Yeah, but Queens 70's output is highly rated (much more so than their 80's output) and any such release would get great reviews and WOULD sell extremely well. It probably wouldn't sell quite as well as Wembley as it is basically a greatest hits set and is the erm... image of Freddie QP like to promote these days for the benefit of the typically non music buying public who have little knowledge of Queen as a rock band. QP to some degree have decided that 80's Queen is the most saleable, which I don't believe is the case whatsoever. A 70's release would also go down a LOT better in the US.
Totally agree. I want something that does NOT have all the same old hits and 80's rehash stuff. Queen were at their artistic peak in the 70's and the Earl's Court setlist is fabulous, as is are the band's entire performances, the costumes, the sets, everything. It's WAY better than MK..and I love MK...
They can remix and correct any glitches. Just release the dam thing.. I'd bet the farm, it would probably turn out to be the best selling project QPL has put out to date...if they would think from a fan and artistic perspective...instead of a typical beancounting commercial perspective.
I love MK and Live At Wembley...but let's start seeing some definitive, artistic product now and stop repackaging the 80;s concerts over & over, which I love..but it's basically the same stuff, over and over.
Go back to the GREAT influential days/years of Queen...that defined them as one of music's most pioneering, innovative, and influential bands...in the 70's. Geez Louise!
Queen were at their peak commercially here in the US in 1977 and the Earls Court or even the Houston Summit shows would do BIG BUSINESS here in the States. I say release Earls Court 1977 or Houston Summit December, 1977 next!
The actual audio quality is better than MK, as is the picture quality.
Really? I wonder then why they didn´t release Earl Courts instead of MK.. :/
Since they had sound problems and they sang false.
It has no more glitches than MK. Apparently theres a problem with the piano mics or something, so they just need to patch in the soundbaord recording. The actual audio quality is better than MK, as is the picture quality.
Every live release has been patched up somewhere, so where's the problem?
The second night at Earls Court must be better. The footage of Killer Queen from Rare Live is great!
The first night was probably more of a warm up for the film crew much the same as the first night at Wembley.
The first night was probably more of a warm up for the film crew much the same as the first night at Wembley.
The second night at Earls Court must be better. The footage of Killer Queen from Rare Live is great!
The first night was probably more of a warm up for the film crew much the same as the first night at Wembley.
It is. The second night is much better. No problems with mics or whatsoever. And they also played Sweet Lady during the second night.
I have parts of this show .. and by far its my favorite from what i have seen tho ive never seen hammy 75 .. i did see hyde park 76 and like it equally as much as i do the earls court performance ... but id much prefer Earls court ... the version of White Queen and Death on Two Legs and Orge Battle are just amazing and I loved the Prophet song .. along with White Man ... They would be stupid not to go thru the hard work to replenish this video .. they dont realize how much money they could possibly make from those who studied Queens entire catalouge im a 1991 fan and have become quite a bigger fan of thier non single 70s tracks rather that the singles themselves .. and i dont think im the only one that would think those songs stand out either ... as we would be the ones buying this.
Hammy '79 IS being considered as a release.
How do you know this ?.
"...and they sang false."
Glad you never heard me singing under the shower in the morning... I´m sure you would beg for Earls Court 1977 instead!!! :-))
Glad you never heard me singing under the shower in the morning... I´m sure you would beg for Earls Court 1977 instead!!! :-))
"...and they sang false."
Glad you never heard me singing under the shower in the morning... I´m sure you would beg for Earls Court 1977 instead!!! :-))
<Thijs mode> hehehe, okidoki <Thijs mode off>
Simple. Queen productions must be think in the really queen fans like us, and leave aside commercial stuf.
If this were officially realesed, sure we buy it, but Queen productions seems be blind. Come on guys, you (QPL) has a lot of money, you need realese this concert and forget it about the euros.
We, the really queen fans need it.
If this were officially realesed, sure we buy it, but Queen productions seems be blind. Come on guys, you (QPL) has a lot of money, you need realese this concert and forget it about the euros.
We, the really queen fans need it.
There's only the two Hammermith concerts from the 70s worth releasing on DVD.
EC and HP are poorly filmed IMO.
You'd be forgiven if you thought that that they were performing to an empty house at Earl's Court!
EC and HP are poorly filmed IMO.
You'd be forgiven if you thought that that they were performing to an empty house at Earl's Court!
There's only the two Hammermith concerts from the 70s worth releasing on DVD.
EC and HP are poorly filmed IMO.
You'd be forgiven if you thought that that they were performing to an empty house at Earl's Court!
Yes but, as mentioned before, you are judging EC from a bootleg with a rough video edit and probably no audio mix at all.
Same goes for Houston
Has anyone got a better Earls Court on dvd than Either the Silver Stallion or Pandora's Video Versions?
There's apparently a new Japanese dvd which is just about broadcast quality which I would really like to get hold of
Any info would be great!
There's apparently a new Japanese dvd which is just about broadcast quality which I would really like to get hold of
Any info would be great!