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QUEEN in 1977, which made a leap forward by folding “Brilliant Race” and
“Dedicated to the World”. A new recording that conveys the Toronto
performance appears! It is decided to release two types at the same time.
This work is the first in a series of two new recordings. It is a superb
audience recording of “February 1, 1977 Toronto Performance”. Both of the
simultaneous releases this time are “Toronto in 1977” and the venue is the
same, but the contents of the show are completely different. In order to
explain the meaning, let’s first look back at the activity summary at that
time.
●1977
“A DAY AT THE RACES TOUR”
・ January 13-March 18:
North America #1 (40 performances) ← Coco
・ May 8-June 7: Europe #1 (19
performances)
《October 28 “Dedicated to the World” released》
“NEWS OF THE WORLD TOUR”
・ November 11-December 22: North America # 2 (26
performances) ← * TORONTO NOVEMBER 1977
● 1978
・ April 12-May 13:
Europe #2 (20 performances)
《July-October Production of “JAZZ”》
This is the overall picture of the two world tours “A DAY AT THE
RACES Tour” and “NEWS OF THE WORLD Tour”. This work was recorded in “North
America # 1”, which is the beginning of the former “A DAY AT THE RACES
Tour”. It’s also a good opportunity, so let’s organize our “North America
#1” collection here.
● “North America #1” title
・ January 14 “MADISON 1977”
・
January 23 “RICHFIELD 1977”
・ January 30 “TOLEDO 1977 (gift)”
・
February 1: Toronto performance ← ★This work★
・ February 4 “COLLEGE PARK
1977”
・ February 5 “A DAY AT THE GARDEN (MSG)”
* February 9
“BREATHTAKING BEAUTY (Boston)”
* March 3 “L.A. FORUM 1977 2ND NIGHT”
*
March 13 “DEFINITIVE SEATTLE 1977”
* Note: “*” marks are permanent
preservation press titles.
“The above 9 titles.” This work was the first concert in Toronto for
the 14th performance of “North America # 1”. It was a show where no sound
record was found until now, but this work broke that history. Omoto, which
was excavated very recently, is also raised from the star cassette, and its
sound is fresh.
The last “Big Spender” and “Jailhouse Rock” caused the
battery to run out and the speed was crazy (in this work, it is corrected as
much as possible by mastering), “Now I’m Here” is a recording leak, etc.
Although it did not reach permanent preservation due to its shortcomings,
the basic sound is of the highest quality.
Especially Freddie’s
vocals are very strong with a strong core, and each word of the lyrics is
clear. Although there is a sense of space in the sonorous singing voice, it
boasts an easy listening experience that is far from the audience. The
instrumental sound is not on that far, but that doesn’t make me feel far
away. It is hard to say that “Maple Leaf Gardens”, an indoor stadium with a
capacity of 16,000 people, is never suitable for audience recording, but it
is incredibly vivid.
“A DAY AT THE RACES Tour” captures the full show
with such a beautiful fresh sound. Although it is standard in terms of set
and it is similar to the decision board such as “L.A. FORUM 1977 2ND NIGHT
(Wardour-407)” and “DEFINITIVE SEATTLE 1977 (Wardour-322)”, it is not
exactly the same. Let’s sort things out here.
A Night at the Opera (5 songs)
・You’re My Best Friend／Sweet
Lady（★）／’39／The Prophet’s Song／Bohemian Rhapsody
Brilliant race (5 songs)
・Tie Your Mother Down／Somebody To Love／The Millionaire Waltz／You Take My
Breath Away／White Man
● Others (10 songs)
・Sheer Heart Attack: Killer
Queen/Bring Back That Leroy Brown/Brighton Rock/Stone Cold Crazy/In The Lap
Of The Gods…Revisited
・Other: Keep Yourself Alive / Liar / Ogre Battle /
White Queen (As It Began) / Rock ‘n’ Roll Medley
* Note: “★” marks are
songs that cannot be heard on the press masterpiece “DEFINITIVE SEATTLE
1977”.
… and it looks like this. Compared to “L.A. FORUM 1977 2ND NIGHT”, it is
only less for “Now I’m Here”, which is a recording omission, but “Sweet
Lady”, which could not be heard in “DEFINITIVE SEATTLE 1977”, is shown. The
number of classic songs such as “Somebody To Love” has increased, and you
can enjoy a full show that has become more colorful.
“One step closer to
permanent preservation press.” With such quality, it is a new excavation
live album that reveals a full show that has never been heard before. 45
years after the show scene, such wonderful music revives … the real pleasure
of such audience recording itself. It is truly a gem that will become a
cultural heritage. Since it is the original cassette master, please enjoy
the scene that is revived realistically with this work.
★ Excellent audience recording of “February 1, 1977 Toronto
performance”. A new excavation master that conveys a show that has never
been recorded before, and its sound is superlative. Especially Freddie’s
vocals are very strong with a strong core, and each word of the lyrics is
clear. Although there is a sense of space in the sonorous singing voice, it
boasts an ease of listening that is separate from the audience. This is the
45th year shock excavation album that reveals the full show that has not
been known until now.
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