The Vault: What If...The dream comes true!

I'd probably go for the obvious, just to satisfy my curiosity, that being the Hangman acetate.

I would search for titles rumoured to excist. And of course the 1970 show which Brian claimed he found. And loads of demo's and outtakes like the ones for the Innuendo album especially the title track itself.

Away from fairytale land, one would have to think that Sony has been made aware of some very marketable unreleased recordings to throw their wallet around like they have.

I think we'll all get to see the inside of the vault very soon. This could also spell the end for a certain "organ grinder" who likes to pick fights with fellow fans given the access he's had for the last 24 odd years. This is especially so now that Brian, Roger, and Jim no longer possess the keys to the door having sold the crown jewels to the highest bidder.

hopefully abusing some other band's archive

Man in the Shadows!

Not this title giving me a heart attack.....

Anyway - any one of the gems from the Innuendo sessions, because I've been reading the write-ups about the Back to the Tapes 2017 event and just dying that I wasn't there. (It's been long enough now surely... no leaks? 🤭)

I was thinking the same! However if there is a Hangman acetate I might be tempted to search for the missing multitrack of the song! 😎

This.

I have some other ideas, but since it can be only one thing I'd join forces with Georg.

Didn't say I was assuming! Although honestly if they take him out before this (if they do) that's just needlessly cruel.



Also, wouldn't the same thing apply to anyone working in the crew now...?

business has no room for sentiment (or whatever we like to call it). when company X takes over/buys out company Y it's normal business practice for company X to replace folk with their own people.

The title of the topic is life sentence worthy. (Even though it's on us for even thinking something like this could be remotely possible).

My priority would be to get my hands on any demo in existence, and right after on any alternative vocal take... Who knows what they may be hiding? For example, before the NOTW boxset, did we have any indication that a Freddie take of All Dead, All Dead existed?

I don't think Sony will be replacing anyone. They will want to do as little work as possible, so will simply keep all the old staff. As I alluded to in another thread, I would like to see a complete change but I don't think it will happen.

To answer the main topic, I think I'd start by hunting for a soundboard recording of the infamous New Zealand show in 1985. Freddie was so drunk that the other three members of the band were "playing like trojans", according to Roger Taylor, to make up for Freddie's condition. I'd love to hear what that sounded like. It might be the best live instrumentation of the era, or it could be absolute chaos. Either way, I want to hear it.

I'd love to see if any more footage exists from their first performance at the Rainbow in March '74. If the 37 minute tape exists, I wonder if the *deleted stuff* does too. Unlikely if both Montreal and Budapest don't!

And if that didn't exist then maybe Tokyo '75 - maybe the whole gig is there...

Me as well...

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