Best unofficial Queen live audio sources


Last updated: April 28, 2012



This page is my effort to provide a list of the definitive versions of the known unofficial recordings of Queen concerts. This list will certainly be continuously updated, since new audience tapes and bootleg CDs/DVDs will continue to emerge.

Click here for an introduction consisting of many necessary thoughts and facts regarding the search for the best recording(s) of each show.

The lengths of the recordings are rounded to the nearest minute.


Here is a quick guide to the sound quality ratings:

A+ Superb sound quality
A Great sound quality; minor flaws
A- Very good sound quality; some disturbance
B+ Reasonable sound quality; some instruments are not clearly heard
B Mediocre sound quality; rough but may be listenable
B- Mediocre sound quality; no longer listenable
C+ Poor sound quality; for die-hard fans only
C Very poor sound
C- Abysmal; one can barely tell which song (or even which artist) it is


Quick Jump:

1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978
1979 1980 1981
1982 1984 1985
1986



09-13-73 London - "Queen Will Be Crowned" (Digital Queen Archives) (38 mins, complete, A)
09-13-73 London - "Pop Spectacular" (Wardour); ~Liar (26 mins, A+)
09-13-73 London - alternate broadcast of 4 songs, with a slightly different introduction (24 mins, A-)
11-17-73 Liverpool - Ken Testi's Master > WAV > CDR (x) (32 mins, B+)
11-20-73 Oxford - "Supporting Mott The Hoople" silver (42 mins plus 21-minute soundcheck, B-)
11-20-73 Oxford - AUD > ? > CDR (x); from lower gen tape, but missing the last few minutes (38 mins, B-)
11-20-73 Oxford - "The Ultimate Rarities Collection" (FBCD); edited but better-sounding soundcheck (9 mins, B)
11-26-73 Manchester - "Opera House Rock" (Breakdown) (42 mins, B-)
11-27-73 Birmingham - "First Procession" (Gypsy Eye) (26 mins, B)
11-29-73 Bristol - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (43 mins, B-)

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03-31-74 London (pre-LP) - Soundboard Master (multi-track) > ? > TDK-D Cassette (normal bias) > WAV > CDR (1) (37 mins, A)
03-31-74 London - Soundboard Master (multi-track) > ? > reel-to-reel > WAV (GoldWave speed correction) > FLAC level 8 (24 mins, A+)

04-21-74 New Orleans - AUD > Freezer master tape > ? > CDR (x) > WAV > FLAC (43 mins, complete, B)
04-27-74 Providence - Master Cassette > Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction > M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 > CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files > Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) > CDWAV (track breaks) > FLAC Frontend (FLAC 8) (47 mins, B-)
04-28-74 Portland - AUD > Analog Master (Sony TC-110) > Standalone CDR (0) > WAV (EAC) > FLAC Level 8 (45 mins, complete, A-)
05-04-74 Waterbury - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (31 mins, B)
05-07-74 New York - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (43 mins, complete, B-)
05-07-74 New York - AUD > ? > MP3; from a slightly lower gen tape, but missing Procession and Liar (36 mins, B-)

10-30-74 Manchester - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (39 mins, C+)
10-30-74 Manchester - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (70 mins, C)
11-01-74 Liverpool - AUD > ? > Jonelle Standard C60 > Rotel RD-18F > Audacity > CDR (1) (54 mins, C+)
11-06-74 Bradford - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (73 mins, B-)
11-08-74 Glasgow - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (74 mins, C-)
11-19-74 London - Soundboard > Trident reel tape > pre-FM cassette > cassette > CDR (1) > FLAC level 8 (22 mins, A)
11-19/20-74 London - several silvers from official VHS (52 mins, A)
11-25-74 Helsinki - soundboard master (in possession of Finnish radio station, "YLE radio")
12-06-74 Cologne - Blaupunkt Cassette-Recorder plus Blaupunkt microphone (mono) > Master Cassette > Nakamichi Cassette machine > Philips CDR 770 Audio-CD-Recorder > CDR > Audiograbber > Tapers Little Helper (Flac level 6) (79 mins, complete, B)
12-08-74 The Hague - AUD > ? > streaming (1 min, B+)
12-10-74 Brussels - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (60 mins, C-)

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03-07-75 Milwaukee - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (78 mins, B+)
03-29-75 Santa Monica - "The Royal American Tour 1975" (Doctor); copy of LP (46 mins, B+)
03-30-75 San Francisco - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (11 mins, B)

04-19-75 Tokyo (source 1) - "A Beautiful Album" (Kings Road) (49 mins, B+)
04-19-75 Tokyo (source 2) - AUD > Master cassette > ? > MD > WAV > FLAC level 8 (101 mins, B-)
04-22-75 Nagoya - TC-1020 > Cassette > DAT > PCM-D50 > Samplitude > FLAC (18 mins, C+)
04-23-75 Kobe (source 1) - "Live In Kove" LP (38 mins, B)
04-23-75 Kobe (source 2) - "Dressed To Kill" (Wardour) (74 mins, B)
04-28-75 Okayama - AUD > ? > Cassette > WAV > FLAC level 8 (96 mins, B)
04-28-75 Okayama - "Fatal Attraction" (Uxbridge) ?
04-29-75 Kakegawa - "Seven Seas Of Tsumagoi" (Sweet Encore) (92 mins, A-)
04-30-75 Yokohama - AUD > Master Cassette > ? > YouTube (76 mins, B+)
05-01-75 Tokyo - "Young Nobles Of Rock" (Tarantura) (118 mins, complete, A-)

11-15-75 Liverpool - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (79 mins, B-)
11-16-75 Coventry - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (88 mins, B-)
11-26-75 Manchester (early show, 6pm) - Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > ? > WAV > CDR (x) > WAV > GoldWave speed correction (88 mins, B+)
11-26-75 Manchester (early show, 6pm) - "Rhapsody In White" (Uxbridge); EQ'd (88 mins, B+)
12-13-75 Dundee - AUD > Master Cassette > ? > CDR (x) > WAV (Goldwave speed correction) > CDR (0) (95 mins, B-)
12-16-75 Glasgow - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction, edits smoothened) > FLAC level 8 (77 mins, C+)
12-24-75 London - Westwood One CD > Apple G4 > Bias Peak (removed commercials, etc.) > FLAC level 8 (46 mins, A+)
12-24-75 London - "There Ain't No Sanity Clause"; predominantly from a different mix off Swedish Radio in '05, missing RnR medley (59 mins, A+)
12-24-75 London - merge of best sources (71 mins, complete, A+ / A / B+)

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01-29-76 Boston - Master Cassette
01-30-76 Boston - Master Cassette > Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction > M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 > CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files > Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) > CDWAV (track breaks) > FLAC Frontend (FLAC 8) (97 mins, A+)
02-06-76 New York - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (82 mins, B)
03-02-76 Milwaukee - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (87 mins, B-)

03-22-76 Tokyo - "Get Your Knickers Off" (Tarantura) (95 mins, A-)
03-23-76 Nagoya (source 2) - AUD > TC-1100 (Cassette) > PCM-D1 (WAV 44.1) > Samplitude (edit) > FLAC (97 mins, B+)
03-24-76 Himeji (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (99 mins, complete, B)
03-24-76 Himeji (source 3) - "Princess Road" (Tarantura) (98 mins, A)
03-26-76 Fukuoka (evening show - source 2) - "A Night At Q-Den" (Tarantura) (96 mins, A)
03-29-76 Osaka (afternoon, 2pm) - "Zoom" LP > Cassette (0) > CDR (1) (85 mins, complete, A-)
03-29-76 Osaka (afternoon, 2pm) - "Absolutely Rare" silver (7 mins, A)
03-29-76 Osaka (afternoon, 2pm) - "Queentessence" (Live Life) (13 mins, A)
03-29-76 Osaka (evening, 6pm) - "Zoom" (LLX); 1994 Japanese release (92 mins, complete, A-)
03-31-76 Tokyo (source 2) - "Operatic Ecstasy" (Wardour) (105 mins, B+)
04-01-76 Tokyo (source 1) - "Invite You To A Night At The Budokan" LP (47 mins, B+)
04-01-76 Tokyo (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (85 mins, C+)
04-02-76 Sendai - AUD > Master Cassette > Cassette > WAV > FLAC (97 mins, complete, B)
04-02-76 Sendai - "Listen To The Mad" (Wardour); speed corrected (102 mins, B)
04-02-76 Sendai - AUD > Master Cassette > MiniDisc (ATRAC compression) (99 mins) ?
04-04-76 Tokyo - "Lazing On A Sunday Evening" LP (53 mins, A-)

09-02-76 Edinburgh - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (89 mins, C+)
09-18-76 London - "Free In The Park" LP; missing 4 songs (62 mins, B)
09-18-76 London - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (82 mins, B)

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01-23-77 Richfield - Soundboard > ? > CDR (x) (90 mins, B-)
01-23-77 Richfield - "A Day At The Coliseum" (Breakdown) ?
02-04-77 Maryland - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (82 mins, B-)
02-05-77 New York - AUD > Master Cassette > Standalone CDR (0) (92 mins, B)
02-09-77 Boston - AUD > [(2) Maxell UD90 Master Cassettes] > Reel (Maxell UD35-90 7 1/2 ips) > WAV (channel dropouts fixed in GoldWave) > FLAC level 8 (81 mins, A)
03-01-77 Phoenix - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction on three tracks) (32 mins, B-)
03-03-77 Inglewood - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction in several places) (58 mins, B+)
03-11-77 Vancouver - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (83 mins, B-)
03-11-77 Vancouver - AUD > Master Cassette ?
03-13-77 Seattle - Master Reel @ full track mono (Tandberg Model 11) > Wavelab (wav24/96 1ch mono) > Flac (102 mins, A-)

05-08-77 Stockholm - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (94 mins, B)
05-08-77 Stockholm - "White Night At The Races" (Breakdown) ?
05-10-77 Gothenburg - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (108 mins, C+ / B+)
05-12-77 Copenhagen - "Invite You To A Night At The Warehouse" (Wardour); track listing corrected (100 mins, A-)
05-17-77 Rotterdam - AUD > Master Cassette > 3rd Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (112 mins, B)
05-17-77 Rotterdam - "A Day At Ahoy Hall" (Breakdown) ?
05-23-77 Bristol - "Medieval Queen" (Uxbridge) (109 mins, B+)
05-30-77 Glasgow - AUD > Master Cassette > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) (116 mins, complete, B+)
05-30-77 Glasgow - "A Day At The Apollo" (Gypsy Eye); most likely from master tape, two cuts (108 mins, B+)
05-30-77 Glasgow - merge of both versions (116 mins, complete, B+)
06-03-77 Liverpool - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (58 mins, B)
06-06-77 London - Miracle Express VHS > PC (Soundblaster Audigy 2ZS) > WAV > FLAC level 8 (119 mins, complete, A)
06-07-77 London - "A Night At The Court" (Tarantula) (11 mins, B+)

10-06-77 London - "Champions Shoot" (Wardour) (65 mins, B+)
10-06-77 London - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (79 mins, C+)

10-28-77 (Alan Freeman BBC session) - several silvers with fake audience noise are to be avoided, sometimes labeled as San Diego '77 or Middlesex '78

11-23-77 Philadelphia - AUD > Master Cassette > 3rd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction) > FLAC level 8 (123 mins, B-)
12-01-77 New York (source 1) - AUD > Master Cassette > Standalone CDR (0) (117 mins, B)
12-01-77 New York (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1); cut between songs, ~Bohemian Rhapsody cut (93 mins, B+)
12-01-77 New York - merge of both sources (123 mins, B+ / B)
12-02-77 New York - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > FLAC level 8 (113 mins, B)
12-05-77 Chicago - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (104 mins, B-)
12-11-77 Houston - "Houston 1977" (Wardour)

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04-12-78 Stockholm (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > GoldWave speed correction > CDR (0) (111 mins, B+)
04-12-78 Stockholm (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV (Wavelab) > CDR (x); ~Bohemian Rhapsody (80 mins, B)
04-13-78 Copenhagen - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (112 mins, complete, A-)
04-19-78 Rotterdam (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (74 mins, B)
04-19-78 Rotterdam (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (115 mins, B-)
04-19-78 Rotterdam - merge of two sources (122 mins, B-)
04-20-78 Rotterdam - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (123 mins, B-)
04-23-78 Paris - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > GoldWave speed correction > CDR (0) (120 mins, B+)
04-26-78 Dortmund - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (89 mins, B-)
04-26-78 Dortmund - AUD > Master Cassette (C-90) ?
04-28-78 Berlin - "Berlin '78" (Trial) (124 mins, complete, B+)
04-28-78 Berlin - "Her Majesty's Secret Service" LP (30 mins, B+)
04-30-78 Zürich (source 1) - AUD > [(2) Audiogramm C60] Master Cassettes > WAV > FLAC Level 8; many cuts (108 mins, B+)
04-30-78 Zürich - merge of both sources, speed correction (117 mins, B+ / B / B-)
05-02-78 Vienna - AUD > Master Cassette > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (117 mins, complete, B+)
05-06-78 Stafford - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (59 mins, C+)
05-11-78 London - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (120 mins, complete, C+)
05-13-78 London - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (79 mins, B-)

10-28-78 Dallas disc 1 - AUD > AMPEX 90 normal bias cassette > cassette > PC > EQ > CDR > FLAC level 8 (73 mins, B+)
10-28-78 Dallas disc 2 - AUD > AMPEX 90 normal bias cassette > PC > EQ > CDR > FLAC level 8 (31 mins, B+)
11-16-78 New York - "All That Jazz" (Uxbridge) (115 mins, complete, B)
11-17-78 New York (source 3) - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (71 mins, A-)
11-17-78 New York - "All That Jazz" (Uxbridge); merge of three sources (117 mins, complete, A- / B+ / B)
11-19-78 Uniondale - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (114 mins, complete, C)
11-20-78 Philadelphia - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (114 mins, complete, B)
11-25-78 Richfield - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (61 mins, B-)
12-01-78 Montreal - AUD > ? > CDR (x); speed correction (118 mins, complete, A)
12-03-78 Toronto - AUD > ? > Cassette > WAV (GoldWave speed correction) > FLAC level 8 (121 mins, A-)
12-07-78 Chicago - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (0) > FLAC (115 mins, A)
12-14-78 Vancouver - AUD > Master (Maxell UD90 cassettes) > Maxell XL II 90 cassettes > WAV > FLAC level 8 (115 mins, A-)
12-16-78 Oakland - "Oakland Jazz" (Uxbridge) (116 mins, B)

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01-21-79 Dortmund - AUD > ? > CDR (78 mins, B)
01-24-79 Berlin - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (119 mins, B+)
01-26-79 Brussels - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (110 mins, complete, C+)
01-29-79 Rotterdam - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (111 mins, complete, C+)
01-30-79 Rotterdam (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); ~It's Late (75 mins, B-)
01-30-79 Rotterdam (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (1); ~Brighton Rock cut (83 mins, B-)
02-01-79 Cologne (source 1) - "Save Me" LP (90 mins, A-)
02-01-79 Cologne (source 1) - pre-LP/pre-silver tape (two songs cut) (118 mins, B+)
02-01-79 Cologne - merge of best sources (120 mins, complete, A- / B+ / B)
02-02-79 Frankfurt - AUD > ? > CDR (x); last few tracks are worse quality (111 mins, A- / C+)
02-02-79 Frankfurt - AUD > ? > CDR (x); slightly longer (111 mins, C)
02-04-79 Zürich - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > WAV > GoldWave speed correction > CDR (0) (86 mins, B+)
02-04-79 Zürich - "Absolutely Rare" silver (7 mins, A-)
02-19-79 Barcelona - AUD > ? > CDR (x)
02-19-79 Barcelona - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > FLAC level 8 > WAV > GoldWave (speed correction, tape flaws fixed) (62 mins, B-)
02-20-79 Barcelona - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (101 mins, B)
02-28-79 Paris - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (118 mins, B+)
02-28-79 Paris - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (117 mins, A-)
03-01-79 Paris - AUD > ? > WAV > FLAC level 8 (140 mins, B-)

04-14-79 Tokyo (source 3) - "Bootleg Race" (Tarantura) silvers (119 mins, A)
04-19-79 Osaka - "Zoom 1979" (LLX); runs slow (124 mins, complete, A-)
04-19-79 Osaka - "Ultimate Dreamer" (Wardour); speed corrected (118 mins, complete, A-)
04-20-79 Osaka - "Zoom 1979" (LLX); runs slow (125 mins, A-)
04-20-79 Osaka - "Ultimate Dreamer" (Wardour); speed corrected (120 mins, complete, A-)
04-21-79 Kanazawa - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (117 mins, complete, A-)
04-23-79 Tokyo (source 1) - AUD > Analog Master > DAT (clone-2) > CDR > EAC > FLAC (121 mins, complete, B+)
04-24-79 Tokyo (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (116 mins, B)
04-24-79 Tokyo (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > CDR (2) > FLAC (99 mins, B)
04-25-79 Tokyo (source 1) - "Dreamers Ball" (Wardour); ~We Are The Champions (105 mins, B)
04-28-79 Nagoya (source 2) - TCM-100B > Cassette > PCM-D1 > Samplitude > FLAC (122 mins, B+)
04-30-79 Fukuoka - "Memorial Gym" (Uxbridge) (112 mins, B)
04-30-79 Fukuoka (source 1) - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) ?
05-01-79 Fukuoka - "Memorial Gym" (Uxbridge)
05-02-79 Yamaguchi (source 1) - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (115 mins, complete, B+)
05-02-79 Yamaguchi (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); slightly better quality (88 mins, B+)
05-05-79 Sapporo - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (50 mins, C+)
05-06-79 Sapporo - "Jazz Final" silvers > CDR (x) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction, It's Late relocated) > CDR (0) (127 mins, complete, B+)

08-18-79 Saarbrucken - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x)

12-01-79 Glasgow - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (81 mins, C+)
12-01-79 Glasgow - AUD > Master Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (81 mins, C+)
12-03-79 Newcastle - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (108 mins, complete, C+)
12-04-79 Newcastle - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (107 mins, B+)
12-26-79 London - "Complete Kampuchea Concert" (Gypsy Eye) (114 mins, complete, A)

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07-06-80 Phoenix - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (54 mins, B+)
07-12-80 Inglewood - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (107 mins, complete, B)
07-14-80 Oakland - AUD > Master > 3rd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (0) (84 mins, A)
07-14-80 Oakland - "Look Back In Anger" (Trial) ?
08-20-80 Hartford - AUD > Master Cassette > Standalone CDR (0) (104 mins, B)
08-20-80 Hartford - "Perfect Game" (Uxbridge); speed corrected, EQ'd (102 mins, B)
08-26-80 Providence - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (81 mins, B)
08-26-80 Providence - AUD > Master Cassette > ? > Reel-to-reel > Cassette > WAV > FLAC level 8 (79 mins, B+)
08-29-80 Montreal - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) (78 mins, B-)
08-29-80 Montreal - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (hiss reduction, speed correction) > CDR (0) (72 mins, B)
08-30-80 Toronto - AUD > Master Cassette > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) (85 mins, B-)
09-10-80 Milwaukee - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (0) (97 mins, A-)
09-19-80 Rosemont - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (0) (108 mins, A)
09-28-80 New York - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (110 mins, B)
09-29-80 New York - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > Standalone CDR (0) (111 mins, complete, B-)
09-30-80 New York - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > Standalone CDR (0) (108 mins, complete, B-)

11-23-80 Zürich - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (98 mins, complete, B+)
11-25-80 Paris - "Hello Paris" (Breakdown) (96 mins, B)
11-25-80 Paris - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) ?
11-26-80 Cologne - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (88 mins, B)
11-27-80 Leiden (source 1) - "Gamemania" LP (55 mins, B+)
11-27-80 Leiden (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); much higher generation (93 mins, B-)
11-27-80 Leiden (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (92 mins, B)
11-29-80 Essen (source 1) - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x); missing 2 songs (90 mins, A-)
11-29-80 Essen (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (100 mins, complete, B+)
11-29-80 Essen - "Flash To The Show" (Breakdown) ?
11-30-80 Berlin - "Berlin Hero" (Uxbridge) (105 mins, complete, B)
12-05-80 Birmingham - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (73 mins, C+)
12-06-80 Birmingham - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (109 mins, B)
12-08-80 London - "Flash Alive" LP (104 mins, complete, A-)
12-08-80 London - "Standing On The Arena" (Gypsy Eye) (110 mins, complete, A-)
12-09-80 London - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (94 mins, B-)
12-10-80 London - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (97 mins, B+)
12-12-80 Brussels (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > FLAC (104 mins, B-)
12-13-80 Brussels - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (101 mins, complete, A-)
12-13-80 Brussels - "The Battle Of Brussels" (Luxor) ?
12-14-80 Frankfurt - AUD > ? > CDR (x); two songs missing (92 mins, A-)
12-18-80 Munich - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (59 mins, C+)

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02-12-81 Tokyo (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (102 mins, complete, B+)
02-13-81 Tokyo (source 1) - AUD > Analog Master > DAT (clone-2) > CDR > EAC > FLAC (106 mins, A)
02-16-81 Tokyo (source 2) - "The Miracle Game" (Tarantura) (112 mins, A)
02-17-81 Tokyo (source 3) - "Teo Torriatte" (Tarantura) (112 mins, A-)
02-18-81 Tokyo (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > WAV > (clicks removed) > FLAC Level 8; (105 mins, B)
02-18-81 Tokyo (soundcheck) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (7 mins, B)

02-28-81 Buenos Aires - Soundboard > Radio Rivadavia stereo 1-inch reel master > 'Gogo' Safigueroa 90-min cassette (with fades) > TDK SA90 Cassette > MOTU 24 I/O -> WAV (24-bit/96 kHz); stereo (89 mins, A)
02-28-81 Buenos Aires - Soundboard > Reel-to-reel > Cassette (mono); complete
02-28-81 Buenos Aires - Soundboard > Mono 120-min cassette > ? > Rock & Pop 2001 FM Special > WAV (24-bit/48 kHz) > FLAC level 8; includes Now I'm Here reprise (25 mins, A)
03-01-81 Buenos Aires - TV > VHS > ? > CDR (x); better quality than video, commentary cut (88 mins, A)
03-04-81 Mar Del Plata - Radio > ? > MC tape > WAV > FLAC (58 mins, B-)
03-04-81 Mar Del Plata - merge of audience/radio (86 mins, C+ / B-)
03-06-81 Rosario - AUD > ? > MP3 (89 mins, B)
03-08-81 Buenos Aires - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) > WAV > GoldWave (edits smoothed) > FLAC frontend (level 8) (86 mins, A-)
03-08-81 Buenos Aires - Radio Rivadavia live broadcast > ? > WAV > CDR (x) (91 mins, complete, B+)
03-20-81 Sao Paulo - Radio Bandeirantes live broadcast > Chrome Cassette > PRO Audio CD > WAV > FLAC level 7 (96 mins, A)
03-20-81 Sao Paulo - Radio Bandeirantes 1984 rebroadcast > Cassette > CDR (1) (97 mins, A)
03-20-81 Sao Paulo - "Morumbi Stadium 1981" (Pablo); best sound quality (76 mins, A)
03-20-81 Sao Paulo - "Brazilian Flashes" (GoodFellas); copy of Pablo silver (76 mins, A)
03-21-81 Sao Paulo - from radio broadcast (13 mins, B-)
03-21-81 Sao Paulo - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (109 mins, C-)

10-09-81 Monterrey (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (96 mins, C+)
10-09-81 Monterrey (source 3) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (76 mins, B-)
10-09-81 Monterrey - Radio Universal > ? > FLAC level 8 > WAV (GoldWave speed correction) (49 mins, B)
10-17-81 Puebla (source 1) - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > ? > FLAC level 8; Let Me Entertain You and CLTCL cut (83 mins, B+)
10-17-81 Puebla (source 2) - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) (85 mins, complete, B)
10-17-81 Puebla - merge of both sources (86 mins, complete, B+ / B)
10-17-81 Puebla (soundcheck) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (3 mins, B)
10-17-81 Puebla - "Mexican Gluttons For Punishment" (Breakdown) ?
10-18-81 Puebla (source 1) - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (Need Your Loving Tonight and guitar solo cut) (91 mins, B)
10-18-81 Puebla (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (1) (95 mins, complete, B-)
10-18-81 Puebla - merge of both sources (96 mins, complete, B / B-)

11-24-81 Montreal - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (92 mins, B)
11-24/25-81 Montreal - several silvers from official VHS/DVDs

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04-10-82 Stockholm - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (114 mins, B+)
04-12-82 Drammen - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (105 mins, A-)
04-16-82 Zürich - "Long Life To The Queen" (QN); copy of LP (94 mins, A-)
04-17-82 Zürich (source 2) - AUD > Master > 2nd generation tape > Aiwa Tape Deck TC-WE475 > Audiophile 2496 Soundblaster > HD > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6) (91 mins, complete, B+)
04-19-82 Paris - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (101 mins, C+)
04-20-82 Lyon (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (90 mins, B+)
04-22-82 Brussels (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); ~We Are The Champions cut (90 mins, B-)
04-22-82 Brussels (source 2) - AUD > Sanyo TRC-2300 > Master Cassette > WAV > FLAC; Love Of My Life is cut (96 mins, B+)
04-23-82 Brussels (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (78 mins, B+)
04-23-82 Brussels (source 2) - AUD > Sanyo TRC-2300 -> [BASF FeCr90] Master Cassette > WAV > FLAC; includes encores (17 mins, B)
04-24-82 Leiden (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (96 mins, B)
04-25-82 Leiden - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (87 mins, B+)
04-28-82 Frankfurt - "When You Don't Wanna Hear It..." (Hard Working Sisyphus); plays too fast (99 mins, A-)
04-28-82 Frankfurt - "Dominates Germany" (Trial) ?
04-28-82 Frankfurt - "Hot Frankfurt Space" (Breakdown) ?
05-01-82 Dortmund - "Action This Night" (Gypsy Eye), (94 mins, A-)
05-03-82 Paris - "Play At Paris" (Breakdown) (90 mins, B+)
05-03-82 Paris - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x)
05-06-82 Cologne - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (90 mins, C+)
05-07-82 Cologne - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (85 mins, C+)
05-09-82 Würzburg - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (86 mins, C+)
05-12-82 Vienna (source 1) - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x); Mustapha intro cut (95 mins, A)
05-13-82 Vienna - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (97 mins, complete, A-)
05-15-82 Berlin - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (86 mins, B)
05-15-82 Berlin - AUD > ? > CDR (x); missing Save Me (80 mins, B+)
05-16-82 Hamburg - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) > WAV > FLAC level 8 (93 mins, B)
05-18-82 Kassel - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (91 mins, B+)
05-21-82 Munich - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (82 mins, C)
05-29-82 Leeds - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (99 mins, A-)
05-29-82 Leeds - "Hottest Leeds" (Uxbridge); speed corrected (102 mins, A-)
06-01-82 Edinburgh - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction) > CDR (0) (96 mins, complete, A-)
06-02-82 Edinburgh - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction) > CDR (0) (98 mins, A-)
06-02-82 Edinburgh - "Crazy Space" (Breakdown) ?
06-05-82 Milton Keynes - several silvers from 1983 MTV broadcast
06-05-82 Milton Keynes (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > ? > FLAC level 8 (105 mins, B+)
06-05-82 Milton Keynes - "Moët & Chandon" LP ?

07-21-82 Montreal (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); missing Tie Your Mother Down (85 mins, A-)
07-21-82 Montreal (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); includes Tie Your Mother Down (66 mins, A)
07-21-82 Montreal - merge of both sources (90 mins, complete, A- / B+)
07-21-82 Montreal - "Flash In Space" (Breakdown) ?
07-23-82 Boston (source 1) - AUD > Master Cassette > Standalone CDR (0) (86 mins, A-)
07-24-82 Philadelphia - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (82 mins, B+)
07-27-82 New York - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > Standalone CDR (0) (90 mins, B)
07-28-82 New York - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (95 mins, complete, A-)
07-28-82 New York - "Crazy For Madison" (Breakdown) ?
08-02-82 Toronto - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (85 mins, B-)
08-06-82 Detroit - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (99 mins, C+)
08-09-82 East Rutherford - "Life Is Real" (Gypsy Eye) (100 mins, B)
08-09-82 East Rutherford - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (99 mins, B)
08-13-82 Chicago - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) (92 mins, A-)
09-07-82 Oakland - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (85 mins, A-)

10-19-82 Fukuoka - "Hot Space Tour '82" (HST); copy of 3-LP (disc 3 includes 6-5-82 and 10-20-82 material) (103 mins, A-)
10-19-82 Fukuoka - "Live USA" (Imtrat); only Calling All Girls is from this show (5 mins, A-)
10-19-82 Fukuoka - "Live USA (vol 2)" (Imtrat); tracks 8-11 are from this date (15 mins, A-)
10-19-82 Fukuoka - "Live USA (vol 3)" (Imtrat); (42 mins, A-)
10-19-82 Fukuoka - "Queen" box (PR Records); disc 2 tracks 8-11, disc 3 (57 mins, A-)
10-19-82 Fukuoka - "Play The Game" silvers; disc 2 tracks 8-11, disc 3 (57 mins, A-)
10-20-82 Fukuoka - "Live USA (vol 2)" (Imtrat); tracks 1-7 (26 mins, A-)
10-20-82 Fukuoka - "Queen" box (PR Records); disc 2 tracks 1-7 (26 mins, A-)
10-20-82 Fukuoka - "Play The Game" silvers; disc 2 tracks 1-7 (26 mins, A-)
10-24-82 Osaka (source 2) - "Stadium Rock" (Wardour) (114 mins, complete, A-)
10-26-82 Nagoya - "Firedance" (Wardour); runs slightly too fast (99 mins, complete, A-)
10-26-82 Nagoya - Sony WM-D6 (with DSM HM-7 Mics) > Master Cassette > DAT (2) (104 mins, complete, A-)
10-29-82 Sapporo - "Live In Japan 1982.10.29" (BGS) (74 mins, A-)
10-29-82 Sapporo - "Got The Power" (Uxbridge) (complete, A- / B+)
11-03-82 Tokyo - several silvers from official VHS/laserdisc
11-03-82 Tokyo (source 2) - "Space Boogie" (Wardour) (110 mins, complete, A-)

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08-24-84 Brussels (source 2) - AUD > Sanyo TRC-2300 > [(2) BASF CR-II C90] Master Cassettes > WAV > FLAC (103 mins, B+)
08-28-84 Dublin - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (102 mins, B-)
08-31-84 Birmingham (source 1) - AUD > Master Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (106 mins, complete, A-)
09-01-84 Birmingham (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (103 mins, complete, A-)
09-01-84 Birmingham (source 3) - AUD > ? > FLAC level 8; closer to the stage (83 mins, A-)
09-02-84 Birmingham (soundcheck) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > WAV (GoldWave speed correction) > FLAC level 8 (38 mins, complete, B+)
09-02-84 Birmingham - AUD > Master Cassette > ? > CDR (x); last 6 tracks are worse quality (105 mins, complete, A / A-)
09-02-84 Birmingham - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV (mono) > CDR (1) > WAV (Nero Toolbox EQing) > CDR (0); mono transfer, last 6 tracks still sound better than above (105 mins, A)
09-04-84 London (source 1) - "Not Fade Away" (Gypsy Eye) (106 mins, complete, A-)
09-05-84 London - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (103 mins, B)
09-07-84 London (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette (TDK D120) > DAT (0) > WAV > FLAC level 8; ~Jailhouse Rock cut (107 mins, A-)
09-07-84 London (source 3) - AUD > Sanyo MG-4 > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette (TDK D90) > Audacity > FLAC Level 8; (B+)
09-08-84 London (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) > WAV (EQ) > FLAC level 8 (107 mins, complete, B+)
09-08-84 London (source 1) - "Last Show At The Arena" (Breakdown) ?
09-08-84 London (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > DAT (0) > WAV > FLAC level 8 (111 mins, complete, B+)
09-10-84 Dortmund - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (111 mins, B)
09-14-84 Milan - "The Jewels" (Insect) (106 mins, complete, A)
09-15-84 Milan - "Especially Milan" (Wardour); merge of best sources (A)
09-16-84 Munich - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (103 mins, complete, B+)
09-18-84 Paris - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (103 mins, complete, B+)
09-20-84 Leiden (source 1) - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (108 mins, complete, B+)
09-20-84 Leiden (source 2) - AUD > Sony Walkman (w/ stereo mic) > Master Cassette > Reel To Reel Tape > MiniDisc (w/ EQ) > WAV > CDR (0) > WAV > FLAC level 8 (66 mins, A-)
09-21-84 Brussels (source 1) - "King's Favourite" (141 RC) (100 mins, A-)
09-21-84 Brussels (source 2) - AUD > Sanyo TRC-2300 > [(2) TDK SA-90] Master Cassettes > WAV > FLAC (102 mins, A-)
09-21-84 Brussels (source 1/2) - "Right, This Is For You" (Uxbridge) (102 mins, A-)
09-22-84 Hannover - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > ? > FLAC level 8 (83 mins, complete, C+)
09-24-84 Berlin (source 1) - AUD > Master Cassette > 2nd Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) (102 mins, B+)
09-26-84 Frankfurt - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (89 mins, C+)
09-27-84 Stuttgart - Aiwa CM30 > Aiwa HS-F1 > Compact Cassettes (2 x TDK SA C90) > Aiwa HS-F1 > Zoom H2 > SD-Card Reader > harddisc > Soundforge 9.0d (track splitting, fades) > TLH (flac level 8, sb aligned); merged with alternate source (112 mins, A-)
09-29-84 Vienna - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (102 mins, A)
09-30-84 Vienna - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x); missing Machines intro (106 mins, A-)
09-30-84 Vienna - AUD > ? > CDR (x); slightly more complete (106 mins, B)
10-19-84 Sun City - Soundboard > ? > Maxell XLII Cassettes > MiniDisc > PC (Audacity) > MP3 (47 mins, A+)

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01-12/19-85 Rio de Janeiro - several silvers from official VHS
01-19-85 Rio de Janeiro - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (118 mins, B)

04-19-85 Melbourne (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (102 mins, A-)
04-20-85 Melbourne - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (102 mins, B)
04-28-85 Sydney - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (102 mins, B-)

05-08-85 Tokyo (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (101 mins, B-)
05-08-85 Tokyo (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (53 mins, A-)
05-08-85 Tokyo (source 2) - "Final Budokan Nights" (Uxbridge); identical to above (53 mins, A-)
05-09-85 Tokyo (source 2) - "At Last Budokan" (Wardour) (108 mins, A)
05-11-85 Tokyo - FM > Cassette (0) > WAV > CDR (including DJ intro) (93 mins, A+)
05-13-85 Nagoya - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (115 mins, B)
05-15-85 Osaka (source 1) - "Queen's Last Stand 1985" (ETS) (102 mins, A)
05-15-85 Osaka (source 2) - "The Last Concert In Japan" (Masterport) (108 mins, A+ / A)
05-15-85 Osaka (source 2) - "Last Concert In Japan" (Wardour); parts of 2 tracks are better than the Masterport version (109 mins, A / A+)

07-13-85 London - many silvers of audio from TV broadcast, but now officially released

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06-07-86 Stockholm (source 1) - AUD > Master > 2nd Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (102 mins, complete, A-)
06-11-86 Leiden (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (110 mins, complete, B+)
06-11-86 Leiden (source 4) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); best quality, but mono (105 mins, B+)
06-12-86 Leiden (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); digital errors in a couple songs (116 mins, B)
06-14-86 Paris - AUD > Master Cassette > 1st Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (99 mins, A-)
06-14-86 Paris - "Spectacular" (Wardour) (99 mins, A-)
06-17-86 Brussels (source 2) - AUD > Sanyo TRC-2300 > Master Cassette (104 mins, A-)
06-19-86 Leiden (source 2) - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV (hiss/noise reduction) > CDR (1) (105 mins, B-)
06-21-86 Mannheim - "Done Under Pressure In Germany" (Gypsy Eye); from two sources (106 mins, complete, A+ / A)
06-21-86 Mannheim - FM > Cassette (1) > WAV > FLAC level 8 (102 mins, complete, A)
06-21-86 Mannheim - many other versions, generally excellent quality
06-26-86 Berlin - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (102 mins, A-)
06-26-86 Berlin - "Immigrant Magic" (Gypsy Eye); EQ'd (102 mins, A-)
06-28-86 Munich - "A Day In Munich" LP (103 mins, B)
06-29-86 Munich - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (101 mins, B / B+)
06-29-86 Munich - AUD > ? > CDR (x); 8 songs missing (63 mins, A-)
07-02-86 Zürich - AUD > ? > CDR (x); ~Hammer To Fall (73 mins, B)
07-02-86 Zürich - AUD > Master > 3rd Gen Cassette > ? > CDR (x) (possibly same source as above) (102 mins, complete, B)
07-05-86 Slane - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (1); missing Tutti Frutti (99 mins, A-)
07-05-86 Slane - AUD > ? > CDR (x); missing Now I'm Here (98 mins, B)
07-05-86 Slane - merge of both versions (104 mins, A- / B)
07-05-86 Slane - "Irish Magic Castle" (Uxbridge) ?
07-09-86 Newcastle - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) (107 mins, complete, A-)
07-11-86 London (audience) - "Wembley Stadium 1986" (Wardour) silvers (108 mins, A-)
07-12-86 London - several silvers from official VHS/CDs
07-12-86 London - "A Day At The Stadium" (Kiss The Stone); from radio broadcast (77 mins, A+)
07-12-86 London (audience source 2) - "Wembley Stadium 1986" (Wardour) silvers (109 mins, A-)
07-16-86 Manchester (source 2) - Sony mic > Sony D6c > Unidexter - FUJI FR METAL 60s > NAK CR-7A (manual az) > PCM R500 > WAV > FLAC (103 mins, complete, A-)
07-16-86 Manchester - "Trick Master" (Trial) ?
07-19-86 Cologne (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (107 mins, B)
07-19-86 Cologne (source 2) - AUD > Master > 1st Gen Cassette > WAV > CDR (x); ~Hammer To Fall (85 mins, A-)
07-19-86 Cologne (source 3) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); Crazy Little Thing Called Love cut (96 mins, B+)
07-19-86 Cologne - "Køln Open Air 86" (Uxbridge) ?
07-21-86 Vienna - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (1) (105 mins, complete, A)
07-22-86 Vienna - AUD > Master Cassette > WAV > CDR (x) > WAV (EAC) > FLAC Level 8 (TLH) (101 mins, complete, A)
07-27-86 Budapest - several silvers from official VHS
07-27-86 Budapest - Video master > ? > CDR (x); uncut soundboard (103 mins, complete, A)
07-30-86 Frejus (source 4) - AUD > Master cassettes > 2nd gen cassettes > Technics RS-B66W > Edirol R-09 > 16 bit/48 kHz > xAct > FLAC level 8 (107 mins, complete, A-)
08-01-86 Barcelona (source 1) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); We Will Rock You cut (100 mins, A-)
08-01-86 Barcelona (source 2) - AUD > ? > CDR (x); Under Pressure and Radio Ga Ga cut (C)
08-03-86 Madrid - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (101 mins, A-)
08-03-86 Madrid - "En Concierto" (Breakdown) ?
08-05-86 Marbella - AUD > ? > CDR (x) (108 mins, complete, B+)
08-09-86 Stevenage - "Thank You All" (Wardour) (114 mins, A)

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