GiGinJapan Artwork of Japanese CDs (mostly) Queen / Earls Court 1977 Definitive Edition / 1DVDR / Non Label
Live at Earls Court, London, England 6th June 1977 PRO-SHOT
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From the “A Day at the Races” tour, on June 6, 1977, London recorded the professional shot footage of Earl’s Court’s first day performance in the highest quality ever. The final and highest quality version that dismisses all existing titles! Finally, a master quality version that surpasses the existing ones in terms of image quality and sound quality is now available. The improvement in image quality is obvious to everyone, and the colors that were previously blurred are perfectly expressed, and the overall brightness of the light and colors is completely different. The light emission and the appearance of white and red are perfect for this board, and fans can say that it is the definitive edition desperate for replacement. There is no doubt that we are using a version digitized directly from the master, which makes it easy to see that all existing takes were analog degraded in all respects overall. In addition, the voice quality has been greatly improved. The sound that had a slightly flat impression is recorded as an upgraded sound just like the master, with sufficient sound spread and sound pressure. However, the problems such as the vocals and the whole sound being turned off for a moment and the screen becoming black and white for a moment are still the same as the previous ones, and it can be seen that there is no version that improves this part at the moment. New songs of the time such as Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy, The Millionaire Waltz, You Take My Breath Away, Death On Two Legs played as a single piece instead of medley, early masterpiece Doing Alright, and white played continuously. The live arrangement of Man / The Prophet’s Song is also unique to this period, and everything is worth seeing and listening. In The Lap Of The Gods, which closes the main set, is also moving. Anyway, the definitive edition in the definitive edition full of overwhelming texture that convinces that there is no more. Enjoy with perfect image quality and sound quality! !!
★ This is a review summary of beatleg magazine vol.111 (October 2009 issue). For your reference.
It is a professional shot live video at Earl’s Court Arena on June 6, 1977, which is a classic among the classics. Boots of excellent quality such as “Definitive Earls Court (-)” and “Magnificent Court 1977 (DF-DVD-018)” featured in this magazine vol.89 have already been released, and this time as well, the image quality and sound quality are better than those. It is no exaggeration to say that it is exactly the same, and it is still the case that the image is distorted in front of “Stupid Cupid” and two places are missing. However, the deep meaning is hidden because it is re-released. Actually, the screens of the above two titles were not accurate in aspect ratio, and were slightly vertically long screens. It is obvious when you compare it with the official “Magic Years Volume Two” and “Rare Live” that are recorded in fragments, and you can see that this screen has the correct aspect ratio. Especially, it will be easier to understand if you compare it with “You Take My Breath Away”. So, the significance of this release is that the aspect ratio has been corrected.
「華麗なるレース」ツアーより、1977年6月6日、ロンドンはアールズ・コート初日公演プロショット映像を過去最高画質で収録。全ての既発タイトルを一蹴する最終決定版にして最高品質版！遂に、画質･音質、全ての面で既発を凌駕する、マスター･クオリティ･ヴァージョンが登場です。画質の向上は誰の眼にも明らかであり、これまでは、ぼけて発色していたカラーが完璧に出ており、全体も、光や色のブライト感がまるで違います。ライトの発光、白･赤の浮き出方が本盤はパーフェクトで、ファンは買い替え必死の決定版と言えます。マスターからダイレクトにデジタル化したヴァージョンを使用しているは間違いなく、これを見ると、全ての既発テイクは、全体的に全ての点でアナログ劣化していたことが容易に分かります。加えて音声の品質も大幅に向上。若干フラットな印象だったサウンドが、音の広がり･音圧十分な、まさにマスターそのままのアップグレードしたサウンドで収録されています。ただ、既発同様にボーカルや全体の音が一瞬オフになったり、画面が一瞬白黒になるなどの問題点は相変わらずで、この部分が改良されたヴァージョンは現時点、存在しないことが分かります。Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy、The Millionaire Waltz、 You Take My Breath Away などの当時の新曲は勿論、メドレーではなく単体として演奏されるDeath On Two Legs、初期の名曲Doing Alright、さらに連続して演奏されるWhite Man/The Prophet’s Songのライブアレンジもこの時期ならではであり、全て見応え・聴き応え十分です。メインセットを締めるIn The Lap Of The Godsも感動的。とにかく、これ以上はありえないことを確信させる圧倒的質感に満ちた決定版中の決定版。完璧な画質・音質でお楽しみください！！
★beatleg誌 vol.111（2009年10月号）のレビュー要約です。ご参考まで。
定番中の定番である1977年6月6日のアールズ・コート・アリーナにおけるプロショット・ライヴ映像だ。本誌vol.89で取り上げた『Definitive Earls Court (-)』,『Magnificent Court 1977 (DF-DVD-018)』といった既に優れた品質のブートがリリースされており、今回もそれらと比べて画質も音質も全く同じと言っても過言ではなく、「Stupid Cupid」の前で映像が乱れて2ヶ所の欠落が生じているのも相変わらずである。ところが、わざわざ再リリースされるからには深い意味が隠されているのだ。実は前述の2タイトルの画面は縦横比が正確ではなく、微妙に縦長な画面になっていたのである。断片的に収録されているオフィシャル『Magic Years Volume Two』や『Rare Live』と比べてみると一目瞭然であり、今回の画面は正しい縦横比であることが分かるというものだ。特に「You Take My Breath Away」で比べてみると分かりやすいだろう。ということで、今回のリリース意義は縦横比が正されたことに尽きる。
1. Procession 2. Tie Your Mother Down 3. Ogre Battle 4. White Queen (As It Began)
5. Somebody To Love 6. Killer Queen 7. Good Old Fashioned Lover Boy 8. The Millionaire Waltz
9. You’re My Best Friend 10. Bring Back That Leroy Brown 11. Death On Two Legs 12. Doing Alright
13. Brighton Rock 14. ’39 15. You Take My Breath Away 16. White Man 17. The Prophet’s Song
18. Bohemian Rhapsody 19. Keep Yourself Alive 20. Stone Cold Crazy
21. In The Lap Of The Gods… Revisited 22. Now I’m Here 23. Liar 24. Rock’n’Roll Medley
PRO-SHOT COLOUR NTSC Approx.120min.
