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Titolo: BBC session

- la session 1 e la 3 sono nel CD At The Beeb
- la 5 e la 6 le ho scaricate da internet
- della 4 mi mancano Modern Times Rock N Roll e The March Of The Black Queen
( se qualcuno le ha mi farebbe un grandissimo piacere!!!)
-- la session 2 è in circolo per internet?
Mi sono innamorato delle sessions :-))
-- 
Luca Grande
Cheers! Happy Birthday To You...Happy Birthday To You...Happy Birthday To
Freddie... Happy Birthday To You... - Dave Richards 07.09.03 -

> Mi sono innamorato delle sessions :-))
Sessions No. 1 and 3 have been officially released on the "Live At The Beeb"
CD (or "Live At The BBC" in USA). Only Ogre Battle has been released in
incomplete form - the tape was partially creased (destroyed) and the intro
was in worse quality than the rest of the song.[IO HO L'INTRO MANCANTE!] All
these tracks can be found on bootlegs with one exception - March Of The
Black Queen probably exists as well although nobody has ever heard it yet.
Note: Dates are in the usual format (day-month-year).
Session No. 1 - 5.2.1973 - Langham I Studio, London, UK (Live At The Beeb
CD)
(Broadcasted on John Peel show on BBC Radio 1, 15.2.1973)
4:06    My Fairy King - the "screaming" vocals are more silent than in the
album version (fortunately). Other differences are really almost impossible
to recognize.
3:47    Keep Yourself Alive - almost identical to the album version except
for the words "No I just think I'm two steps nearer to my grave" which are
sung in a different way.
4:11    Doing All Right - almost identical to the album version except for
the second verse which is sung by Roger instead of Freddie! The guitar part
in the end of the song is more silent here (fortunately). The album version
is IMHO too noisy.
6:28    Liar - some additional improvisation which is noticeable mainly in
the part after "Mama I'm gonna be your slave..." - Freddie sings some
improvised words (that's before the famous bass solo comes in). This part of
this song has been changed several times, just look at the De Lane Lea demo
tapes where it's completely different.
Session No. 2 - 25.7.1973 - Langham I Studio, London, UK [SI', GIRA E IO HO
TUTTE E 4 LE CANZONI DELLA SESSION]
(Broadcasted on Bob Harris show on BBC Radio 1, 13.8.1973 except for KYA
which was broadcasted on 24.9.1973)
4:20    See What A Fool I've Been - very similar to the live version (Queen
have played this song quite frequently in the early years). The bass is
unfortunately more silent than in the either live or album versions (which
is a pity). The ending misses the words "Thank you".
6:28    Liar - rather quiet vocals, few improvised words ("oh yes") and few
words missing at all.
5:59    Son & Daughter - instead of "...shovel shit" Freddie chose
compromise in the form of "...shovel shhhhh..." in the beginning and "shovel
it" in the end of the song. This version also offers a very nice Brian's
guitar solo which features many famous riffs which later appeared in
Brighton Rock. At 4:30 the music goes silent for a moment and Roger says
"steel yourself, this is valid".
3:41    Keep Yourself Alive - nothing special, very similar to the album
version.
Session No. 3 - 3.12.1973 - Langham I Studio, London, UK (Live At The Beeb
CD)
(Broadcasted on John Peel show on BBC Radio 1, 6.12.1973)
5:05    Ogre Battle - the Live At BBC CD misses the original guitar intro
where Brian is torturing his Red Special :-) The song actually begins after
more than a minute of the guitar sounds. Both vocals and instruments are
more silent than in the album version. Also we get an additional guitar solo
(approx. from 4:00 to 4:30). The full version of this song is not available
on any bootleg and is quite hard to find. Note: The Live At BBC version
lasts 3:56.
5:57    Great King Rat - the third verse misses the words "Now hear this".
The biggest difference against the studio version are in my opinion the
drums. At 4:40 also Brian tries to play quite a nice riff several times.
2:00    Modern Times Rock'n'Roll - a completely different lyrics at 0:46
(instead of "yeah listen to me baby, let me tell you what it's all about").
Also the ending of the song is different.
7:08    Son & Daughter - Freddie sings "shovel it" instead of "shovel shit".
Again, there's lot of time for Brian's improvised guitar solo with stereo
effects (this time only right-left channel instead of usual
right-left-middle). The guitar is less aggressive than in the previous
session.
Session No. 4 - 3.4.1974 - Langham I Studio, London, UK
(Broadcasted on Bob Harris show on BBC Radio 1, 15.4.1974)
2:37    Modern Times Rock'n'Roll - this version is available only in quite a
bad quality.
  ?      The March Of The Black Queen - nobody has heard it so far but it
probably DOES exist.
1:26      Nevermore - Different, heavier version, with drums
4:46    White Queen - beautiful piano version, very similar to the live
versions from 1975-1976. Slightly different vocals and above all, a lot of
additional piano, mainly in the middle part of the song.
Session No. 5 - 16.10.1974 - Maida Vale 4 Studio, London, UK
(Broadcasted on Bob Harris show on BBC Radio 1, 4.11.1974)
4:12    Now I'm Here - almost identical to the album version.
2:13    Stone Cold Crazy - almost identical to the album version.
3:12    Flick Of The Wrist - very similar to the album version except for
additional Brian's guitar solo which last from 1:50 to 2:20.
2:46    Tenement Funster - with strong Roger's vocals.
Session No. 6 - 28.10.1977 - Maida Vale 4 Studio, London, UK
(Broadcasted on John Peel show on BBC Radio 1, 14.11.1977)
5:18    Spread Your Wings - great version which is faster than the album
one. The ending is slightly improvised - and it's great. Strong piano and
heavy guitar, that's a superb combination and a typical Queen sound.
Certainly one of the best BBC tracks.
6:37    It's Late - the middle part of this version is compiled from various
"Get Down Make Love" sounds which wasn't a good idea in case of this hard
rock song.
3:10    My Melancholy Blues - great piano version. In the end Freddie sings
"meet my... ha ha ha ha" instead of typical "meet my melancholy blues".
4:20    We Will Rock You - this is a superb version, it's certainly one of
the best songs Queen have ever recorded and it has a typical Queen sound.
The beginning is similar to the classic version (Freddie sings the first
verse) but then comes the "final" guitar solo. After that a female voice
reads a few sentences from Herman Hesse's book "Siddhartha" and after some
two seconds of silence Brian starts playing his guitar riffs, then Roger
joins him and the band jumps into the so-called We Will Rock You fast
version which has been performed many times at the beginning of Queen
concerts. Freddie sings first two verses, then we get a short bass solo,
half a minute of the band's improvisation and then comes the last verse with
Freddie's final words "right on" (?).
spero di essere stato d'aiuto! ;-)
Leo'82 B.R.

 probably DOES exist.
Questa è l'unica che rimane un mistero......per avela bisogna rivolgersi
direttamente alla BBC o a Greg Brooks?
Luca

 direttamente alla BBC o a Greg Brooks?
esiste, esiste.. rivolgersi alla BBC o a Greg Brooks non servirà niente,
non le rilasciano (ammesso che la BBC le abbia ancora; cosa che dubito
fortemente in quanto mi risulta che distrussero i mastertapes relativi
alle session pre-Sheer heart attack).
alcuni collezionisti la hanno, difficilmente viene scambiata o se ne parla
in giro. Posso dire comunque che non è niente di sbalorditivo, è pressochè
identica alla versione studio.
Un "po'" di pazienza e TUTTE le BBC sessions saranno disponibili per
tutti, nel primo volume del box antologico.
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 non le rilasciano
LOL...la mia era una domanda non-sense, di tipico humor inglese....non andrò
di certo alla BBC o da GB per 3 canzoni......
Luca

 di certo alla BBC o da GB per 3 canzoni......
non č una cosa cosě stupida quella che hai detto, certa gente ha ottenuto
qualcosa domandando.. ovviamente in tempi e modi appropriati, con una
giusta dose di fortuna e una dote ricca...ma credo si parli di altri tempi
e soprattutto, come canta Gianni Morandi, "uno su mille ce la fa..."
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 qualcosa domandando..
altra anche rubando dagli archivi......
Luca