Earls Court 1977

craggsa wrote:

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

I have the Pandoras one which is also the Silver Stallion version.

As for the new Jap version, is that the one with the painting/drawing of Fred in his leotard with the blue background ?.

Not sure about the cover mate, but I was surfing around a little while ago at work and I stumbled on a Japanese collectors site and he/she had 2 versions with screenshots of each

One was the version we have (colour dropouts & stills between tracks) the other was stunning in comparison with perfect clarity and colour

The problem is I cant find the site again in the history and all the text was of course in Japanese,so I dont know the origin of it.

I presume it must be a new Japanese dvd release.

craggsa wrote:

Not sure about the cover mate, but I was surfing around a little while ago at work and I stumbled on a Japanese collectors site and he/she had 2 versions with screenshots of each

One was the version we have (colour dropouts & stills between tracks) the other was stunning in comparison with perfect clarity and colour

The problem is I cant find the site again in the history and all the text was of course in Japanese,so I dont know the origin of it.

I presume it must be a new Japanese dvd release.

If you ever do find the link, please post it. Perhaps this could be an upgrade... but it's a matter of how much of an upgrade it is. I've gone through 4 or 5 versions of this video already.

Well, I think a few shows are being CONSIDERED. Hammy '79 strikes me as an odd choice though, unless they release it as a double DVD with Hammersmith '75 and the Rainbow film.

Sir GH<br><h6>ah yeah</h6> wrote:

craggsa wrote:

Not sure about the cover mate, but I was surfing around a little while ago at work and I stumbled on a Japanese collectors site and he/she had 2 versions with screenshots of each

One was the version we have (colour dropouts & stills between tracks) the other was stunning in comparison with perfect clarity and colour

The problem is I cant find the site again in the history and all the text was of course in Japanese,so I dont know the origin of it.

I presume it must be a new Japanese dvd release.

If you ever do find the link, please post it. Perhaps this could be an upgrade... but it's a matter of how much of an upgrade it is. I've gone through 4 or 5 versions of this video already.

I'll have a scoot around at the weekend and see if I can find it again Bob

I would prefer Hammersmith 79 over Earls Court anyday. Much better performance by the band, not to mention the smaller venue adds to the atmosphere.

Kevo wrote:

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!

Earls Court is poorly filmed, okay. But Hyde Park? Naah, that's one of the best filmed Queen-gigs. You have some nice shots of the band, the members on its own and offcourse the audience. I like the way it was filmed, the performance is offcourse another story.

Rick wrote:

Kevo wrote:

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!

Earls Court is poorly filmed, okay. But Hyde Park? Naah, that's one of the best filmed Queen-gigs. You have some nice shots of the band, the members on its own and offcourse the audience. I like the way it was filmed, the performance is offcourse another story.

Indeed Hyde Park is tremendously filmed. Nice shots with the lighting and all. Budapest's also great filmed. Indeed Earls Court and also Japan '82 suck.

The problem with Hyde Prk is though- it's a very bad performance... Flick Of the Wrist and Sweet Lady are the worst versions of those songs I've ever heard...

Fenderek wrote:

The problem with Hyde Prk is though- it's a very bad performance... Flick Of the Wrist and Sweet Lady are the worst versions of those songs I've ever heard...

Hmm, I like Flick Of The Wrist and Sweet Lady during Hyde Park. Okay, Freddie's voice is not the best, but I like the harmonies of the 2 songs. And it is poorly recorded, so they sound a little weird, especially Freddie's voice and Brian's guitar. And they were very nervous, but there are also some very nice moments. I like '39, You Take My Breath Away, Liar and Keep Yourself Alive, those were very good.