In The Beginning bootleg (De Lane Lea demo upgrades) found!

A couple of myths to dispel.
The studio master recording tapes for these sessions do NOT exist. They have long been erased. Whilst recording this session, Queen were not received with any notice or priority.
After the acetates were cut (which were only recorded as a show-case demo anyway), the studio master tapes were recorded over by other artists. Why would this not be the case (especially in the early 1970's when both studio time and tape were very expensive?). So no studio master survives. This was the case in '72 - and it cannot be "undone" since!
My high quality reel-to-reel came "almost instantly" from the direct recording of these newly-pressed acetates, (I believe ony four were cut, of which, only BM's & JD's survive) under studio conditions, and was the "cleanest" thing possible to a newly minted LP. (At that time - this would have been perceived as very high-tech). This tape was later hawked around the record companies as a demo tape - and was not intend for any other reason but to gain a record contract. It was never considered for publication.
Therefore; My tape is first generation from a mint condition acetate, preserving that "crisp" new sound. This was digitalised in the 1980's and although both the sound of the original acetate and tape have deteriorated during that period, the digitalised copy has not altered.
Queen's De Lane tracks come from a similar acetate, but my point is that their disc (or their LP if you like) is almost 40 years old now! It has obviously been played a few times - and it is also obvious that thier acetate has shown both ware and tare and a bit of "aging" during that interval. By the time QPL digitised their disc, my tape already had a twenty year start!
So although it can be argued that both Queen and I have produced their tracks from similar acetate masters - my acetate master was in a healthier state to begin with, and hence, I believe the better quality.
But, then again, my "older" preserved digitised copy of the tape - has not gone through any remastering, noise reduction or sonic engineering, so goodness knows what "could" have been achieved at the hands of a studio engineer.
But it is not my tape in question rather the topic is "QPL Vs. In The Beginning".
Also for the record; I agree with Peter. The quality of my tape is somewhere between the two.
Above the bootleg (in places better - or at least on a par with QPL), but a bit more hiss than the official release.
A very accurate description.
You pays your money - you takes your choice!