Queen/ME,USA 1974 Upgrade & more

The shocking masterpiece that shocked the world has been reprinted with a brush-up. The true nature of the shock is the super-excellent audience recording of “April 28, 1974: Portland Performance”. Yes, this is an upgrade album of “HAIL TO MAJESTY” that conveyed the scene of “QUEEN II TOUR 1974”. “HAIL TO MAJESTY” was a truly shocking piece. Although records of this show have been known for a long time, all of them are at the level of “I’m just grateful to be able to listen to it”. They were all of a quality that could be said semi-commonly, “This is what an early audience would do…”. However, “HAIL TO MAJESTY”, which appeared 10 years ago, completely overturned this common sense. The original master, who everyone believed did not even exist, was discovered, and the sound that was directly digitized from it was hard to believe to be the same as the recordings I had been listening to. The core roars with no sense of distance, and even the details are vivid… no, even more than that. There is a sense of closeness in the details of each note produced by the four members. Of course, if you listen closely with headphones, you will notice the acoustics of the venue, but unless you do that, it is no different from a sound board. The lyrics are clear, not just one word, but even one syllable, and the beautiful chorus doesn’t come together in a lump. On top of that, it’s extraordinarily stable. Even when the youthful hard rock that LED ZEPPELIN has been cited for is roaring at full throttle, they don’t freak out, and the microphone doesn’t even seem to shake. Each and every beat of the rough early beats is captured beautifully from the beginning to the end of the sound, and the meandering bass line is also clear. “HAIL TO MAJESTY” received rave reviews from QUEEN enthusiasts around the world, and was sold out and out of print in an instant. It has been difficult to obtain for a long time. This work is a polished master transfer with the latest and meticulous remastering. Having said that, we do not do anything that would pollute the master sound with unscrupulous gain in sound pressure. The main points are the balance of each range and the three-dimensional feel. The original sound had super high sound quality like a soundboard, but it was also a little flat. Therefore, the outline of each note is highlighted and the separation is emphasized. As a result, we have achieved a sound that allows you to feel the gaps between the four members. What is depicted with such sound is the young QUEEN’s fierce performance. In order to know the mood of the show, let’s check the position from the schedule at that time. ・March 1st-4th: UK #1 (4 performances) [“QUEEN II” released on March 8th] ・March 8th-April 2nd: UK #2 (18 performances) ・April 16th -May 12th: North America (20 performances)←★Here★《Production of “SHEER HEART ATTACK” starts in July》 This is “QUEEN II TOUR” 1974” overall image. The Portland performance of this work was the 9th concert of the “North American” tour. This is important. In fact, this tour was QUEEN’s first US tour. Until then, they had performed several shows in West Germany and Luquemburg, but almost exclusively in their home country of England. They crossed the ocean and witnessed the rumored new continent. Soaring from the culture shock, he began performing his own songs in a frenzy. His crazy high energy cannot be explained simply by his young age. The beat is violently intense, and Freddie’s voice, which is beautiful even when he screams, is at an unusual level. “Son And Daughter” and “Keep Yourself Alive” have explosive momentum that doesn’t matter even when the guitar solos are about to collapse… We also have to introduce some rare songs such as “See What A Fool I’ve Been,” which was the B-side of a single, and Little Richard’s “Bama Lama Bama Loo,” which pops out as a rock’n’roll medley. But even that is forgotten. There’s so much energy coming out of the speakers that I thought it would continue playing at such a high volume even if the CD player was unplugged. The main Portland performance alone is overwhelming, but this work also includes a superb bonus track like the original “HAIL TO MAJESTY”. It was an FM broadcast of the “London performance on March 31, 1974,” which was about to go to America for the first time. This is the soundboard master of the traditional analog masterpiece “SHEETKEECKERS”. It is a symbolic sound source of 1974 that has produced countless previous releases, but this work is its highest peak version. It has a glossy sound with no needle cracks, and even the slightest noise left in “HAIL TO MAJESTY”, which is said to be the best ever, is treated. It has been reprinted with a balance that does not feel strange even if you listen to it consecutively with the main Portland version. Of course, it has already become the official work “LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ’74”, but the sense of the times that resides in the traditional sound is irreplaceable. Fans at the time felt in their rooms that a new hero would appear on this broadcast, and enthusiasts all over the world learned about the wonderful world of “QUEEN II TOUR” through traditional analog discs…such legendary sounds. It just flows out. This is also a “1974 reality” that is different from the stage. This work permanently preserves the recordings that are imbued with the feelings of such fans at the highest quality. Truly a masterpiece among masterpieces, a masterpiece among masterpieces. QUEEN has just taken off into the new world with the creation of the wonderful “QUEEN II”. This is a transcendent live album that allows you to witness the scene with the quality of a sound board. A timeless great album that stood before Freddie Mercury’s eyes at the age of 27. A piece that updates its highest peak. Exposition Hall, Portland, ME, USA 28th April 1974 TRULY PERFECT SOUND (79:57) Live at Exposition Hall, Portland, ME, USA 28th April 1974 1. Procession 2. Father To Son 3. Ogre Battle 4. Son And Daughter 5 See What A Fool I’ve Been 6. Liar 7. Keep Yourself Alive 8. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll 9. Big Spender 10. Bama Lama Bama Loo Bonus Tracks Live at Rainbow Theatre, London, UK 31st March 1974 11. Procession 12. Father To Son 13. Ogre Battle 14. Son And Daughter 15. Keep Yourself Alive 16. Seven Seas Of Rhye 17. Modern Times Rock ‘n’ Roll 18. Liar