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Post by beyondthemoon on Feb 4, 2021 16:07:39 GMT
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Post by shane on Feb 5, 2021 8:11:55 GMT
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 5, 2021 9:02:18 GMT
Some awesome notw shots. Anyone know the dates?    All of them are from Atlanta 12/8/77. Taken by Michael Mastro. |
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 5, 2021 19:29:56 GMT
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 5, 2021 19:34:25 GMT
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 5, 2021 19:38:50 GMT
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 5, 2021 19:55:50 GMT
Here's a link to a couple photo sets. They come from Cleveland 1975, Pittsburgh 1976, Richfield 1/23/77, Richfield 11/27/77, and Pittsburgh 1980. mega.nz/file/qNkQnK4Z#s-ISLgiF2jugJ5vlQdNZO0U-2iigpJA0FBVzjet6llYBelow is a sample of each set: Cleveland, February 8th 1975  Pittsburgh, February 20th 1976  Richfield, January 23rd 1977  Richfield, November 27th 1977  Pittsburgh, August 24th 1980  |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 5, 2021 20:53:06 GMT
Here's a link to a couple photo sets. They come from Cleveland 1975, Pittsburgh 1976, Richfield 1/23/77, Richfield 11/27/77, and Pittsburgh 1980. mega.nz/file/qNkQnK4Z#s-ISLgiF2jugJ5vlQdNZO0U-2iigpJA0FBVzjet6llYBelow is a sample of each set: Cleveland, February 8th 1975 Pittsburgh, February 20th 1976 Richfield, January 23rd 1977 Richfield, November 27th 1977 Pittsburgh, August 24th 1980 Nice ! Apart from a few out of focus shots and some dated superimposing and double exposures, there some pretty marvellous stuff in there.
I'm such a sucker for that analog grain - Pittsburgh 8-24-80:
A bunch of them are low res, but this one of Mercury singing Champions with an old man hat is unique:
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 5, 2021 21:06:34 GMT
Richfield 11-27-77 Great shots of '39: Not many shots of them doing My Melancholy Blues: Prophet's Song vocal/guitar solos - love the reflection and the spotlight: BoRhap - Mercury coming out of the trap door at the end of the opera section: Jailhouse Rock - Mercury going hog-wild, and Deacon in red, which is unusual: ...and this is why Billy Joel came up with the idea of sending his guys up to the nosebleeds to bring the hot ladies to the front rows  |
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 5, 2021 21:15:31 GMT
Richfield 11-27-77 Jailhouse Rock - Mercury going hog-wild, and Deacon in red, which is unusual:
I noticed that too, but I'm pretty sure the red is just an issue with the colours of the shots or the scans (maybe similar to red eyes in photos?). That's the same blue shirt he always wore on this tour. |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 5, 2021 21:16:48 GMT
Cleveland 2-8-75
Best shot of the bunch
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 5, 2021 21:23:33 GMT
Richfield 11-27-77 Jailhouse Rock - Mercury going hog-wild, and Deacon in red, which is unusual: I noticed that too, but I'm pretty sure the red is just an issue with the colours of the shots or the scans (maybe similar to red eyes in photos?). That's the same blue shirt he always wore on this tour. No way - it's definitely a red shirt. Looks like he changed during the guitar solo.
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 5, 2021 21:27:52 GMT
I noticed that too, but I'm pretty sure the red is just an issue with the colours of the shots or the scans (maybe similar to red eyes in photos?). That's the same blue shirt he always wore on this tour. No way - it's definitely a red shirt. Looks like he changed during the guitar solo.
Perhaps, but it has all the same rivets as his normal shirt too. Notice the brighter bits on the front are the same as here:  It's at least the same type of shirt, but I have serious doubts that it was actually red. And also note that the black bits of Fred's outfit also have a red tinge  |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 5, 2021 21:32:50 GMT
And also note that the black bits of Fred's outfit also have a red tinge Yeah, I noticed that too - so you may be right.
Analog photography had so many idiosyncrasies. That's the charm of it.
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Post by Chopin1995 on Feb 6, 2021 13:47:15 GMT
What a great collection. Thanks! I love these, from Richfield:   |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 6, 2021 19:45:03 GMT
What a great collection. Thanks! I love these, from Richfield: One of the best shots of the crown lighting rig. I can't imagine how pompously wonderful this must have been in person.
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 7, 2021 3:06:18 GMT
Fort Worth, December 10th 1977. Taken by Ricki Lindsay   |
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 7, 2021 3:55:15 GMT
MSG 11-17-78 by Rik Perry, during Tie Your Mother Down.
Most of the photos he lets out are scaled down and watermarked, but if there's one to have in its original glory, this is the one. There are few high quality full stage shots that truly capture the atmosphere of a Queen gig like this one does.
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Post by vh on Feb 7, 2021 21:40:23 GMT
What a great collection. Thanks! I love these, from Richfield: These are indeed great, but the above two show an important stage in the band’s production history. The first shows a band touring US indoor arenas with a stage production designed for UK and European theatre sized venues. The proscenium arch down stage truss and stacked PA ( not flown ) gives the stage a very closed in front only view. The second photo taken in the same venue on the next tour shows a wider down stage area a fully flown PA and lighting rig giving views of the stage from bottom tiered seats close to the stage and higher up at the sides. The raised platforms either side adding to the wide open feeling of the stage. It’s their first tour where the band are obviously thinking about the stage production in bigger venues. And the layout would prove to be repeated on every arena tour that followed. |
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Post by Chopin1995 on Feb 7, 2021 23:22:40 GMT
What a great collection. Thanks! I love these, from Richfield: One of the best shots of the crown lighting rig. I can't imagine how pompously wonderful this must have been in person.
With Brian & Freddie in the spotlight on the opposite sides of the stage, for the start with We Will Rock You. Must've been spectacular. |
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Post by 85guild on Feb 8, 2021 2:59:44 GMT
It was spectacular. Queen were LOUD in this days and when I saw them in Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens in November '77, NOTW hadn't hit Canada yet, so we picked it up in Buffalo the week prior. They opened with probably double the bars of the stomp/stomp/clap to build atmosphere and it was killer when they flipped from Freddie in solo spotlight to Brian on other side of stage. WWRY/WATC was released and was fairly new at the time of the concert, yet on Yonge Street, loads of people were singing we will, we will rock you on the way home. Powerful stuff considering I'm sure the bulk of people heard it for the first time that night. Again, I get they were bigger in the 80s and certainly even today, but man, on the News tour they were a sensational live band.
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Post by Chopin1995 on Feb 8, 2021 14:04:29 GMT
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Post by Mustapha Ibrahim on Feb 8, 2021 22:32:31 GMT
Toronto 11/21/1977 (photo on queenconcerts.com, supplied by photosets.net)  |
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Post by beyondthemoon on Feb 9, 2021 18:39:53 GMT
Cologne 80 Photos by Chris Predovic
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Post by The Real Wizard on Feb 9, 2021 21:29:09 GMT
Cologne 80 Photos by Chris Predovic
Fabulous ! Now Bremen is the only Euro 1980 gig without photos.
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Post by Chopin1995 on Feb 10, 2021 14:52:37 GMT
Could this be backstage of The LA Forum, December 1977?  The background looks very similar to the other pictures from this venue  |
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Post by Ryan Newton on Feb 10, 2021 16:26:45 GMT
Could this be backstage of The LA Forum, December 1977? The background looks very similar to the other pictures from this venue Perhaps, although if it's LA, then it was clearly taken against a different set of mirrors. the backdrops differ by a bit. |
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Post by jo on Feb 10, 2021 20:35:45 GMT
You can see in the far right mirror on both photos the refection of the wall that Freddie appears to be standing in front of on the photo in question.
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Post by emrabt on Feb 10, 2021 21:42:51 GMT
You can see in the far right mirror on both photos the refection of the wall that Freddie appears to be standing in front of on the photo in question.
What a great catch!
There is a diagonal line in the ceiling of both which pretty much confirms it.
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Post by Chopin1995 on Feb 10, 2021 23:21:31 GMT
You can see in the far right mirror on both photos the refection of the wall that Freddie appears to be standing in front of on the photo in question. That's right! Thanks  |
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