Queen I Box Set Announced - Pre-Release Discussion Only

I think we need to seriously consider the possibility that no studio recording of Hangman exists, or has ever existed. I know JSS claimed to have an acetate of it, but that claim exists in a void: Roger and Brian don't remember recording it, it doesn't show up on any studio track sheet, no umpteenth generation recording ever circulated among even the most fanatical collectors.

There was one video a few years back on YouTube when a fan asked Brian about a recording of Hangman after a show and he responded with: "It might not be that great". This is something entirely else than saying "Sorry folks, we have never recorded it". Maybe the band was never satisfied with the final track? What is also interesting is that we are not getting any takes or demos of that song, only a live recording, so it's not possible to confirm or deny whether the song got any studio treatment at all back in the 1970s.

Maybe the early version "sucks", or maybe has racist lyrics, or may be a significantly different better version live several years later.

No matter, we will have an official live version in the coming weeks.

Maybe this is a USA only thing ? That search result isn't showing up on my end.

The original link I gave worked for me ... but it was from looking up my own purchase on my Amazon account.

Perhaps this direct link from Amazon.com - a "queen i collector mp3" search on Amazon.com will work?

www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGPQVLB6

"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DGPQVLB6"

Hopefully it is not a US only thing ...

just pre-ordered from Amazon UK

This is a terrible comment.  Think rationally about this-- they are both men in their mid-70s.  Brian has just suffered a relatively serious health issue and sounds weaker than I've ever heard him sound.  They're both still active and involved with their band, with both of them but especially Brian being involved in a lot of different projects other than music as well, being pulled every-which-way, and we don't even know what issues they may be facing in their private lives, not to mention wanting to spend time with family while they still can.  As someone else here mentioned, this video went thru a million different levels of approval before finally getting to them.  They're probably beholden to legal deadlines etc that we don't even know about.  I'm sure that perfecting a video that really, all things considered, won't have much impact on anything is not the highest thing on their priority list.  Could it have been better?  Yeah absolutely, I think so.  Is it a big deal?  No.

If you don't like they way they did something or didn't do something, fine.  I'm personally not happy about the use of pitch correction.  But anyone who has been following this band and thinks that they "dont care" about the music they put their heart and soul into as kids really has no idea what this band is about.  If they didn't care about the sound of the remix as well, it wouldnt have even gone thru remixing.  Really, guys. 

I thought I read somewhere on this site that Brian said that the video was completed the day before Sept 11th

To the man on the street, Queen is now Brian, Roger and John. John is out of the picture for 20 years, Roger is less involved so Brian is the face of Queen. For long time followers of the band, the quotes about their fights about what got into songs or albums were legendary. Brian one said something along the lines of "we don't know if little Mary from somewhere will hear the fifth harmony line at ten o'clock in the left headphone but we will" for the reason they did things to the level they did. This video is the aural equivalent of out of tune, out of time and no interest in the sound. If he's part of the project and saw that and was good with the video, Brian doesn't care, no shame in that but it is the truth. That is a calamity.

The production team clearly bit off more than they could chew with the video. Its concept was perfectly sound but they obviously didn’t give themselves enough time to do it justice.

That's what I meant in my comment. Nowadays they care about their health, families and other human worries... 
I don't believe Roger or Brian sat behind the desk with JSS, JJM and KS trying to find THAT drum or guitar sound...

A Night At The Odeon was a rather lazy and sub-par product. This is a very good product that is held back from being exceptional by minor flaws. I think you need to develop a sense of perspective: there are legitimate criticisms to be made - forcing people to get the vinyl if they want the box, the video that has obvious technical issues and looks rushed and already dated, the over-reliance on Rainbow for the live disc, only 2 tracks from the earliest show - there are some open questions (tracks that might be duplicated, we don't yet know, what did they do with the De Lane Lea disc that justifies getting it over the previous version on the Queen 2cd reissue, autotune and restoration issues that may be debatable), but overall, this box has more new stuff than anyone could have reasonably hoped for a year ago.

My only real issue is the price, which in absolute terms is very high. So I'll get the download and the 2cd for a very reasonable price instead, and will have precious little to complain about.

They've used a different take of the circular photo of Brian, a very very subtle difference but it's there ! Maybe the original was damaged in Brian's flood?