QUEEN WILL BE CROWNED  

1 CD
Label:  Original Queen Archives  Q 005  
Country:  Japan 
Released:  September 2004
Recorded:  Golders Green Hippodrome, London  September 13th. 1973, + 2 mo re.  
Sound:  Excellent stereo soundboard recording. BBC FM broadcast.  
Comments:   Great bootleg cd. For first time we can hear the full Rock'n Roll medley. 
 Bonus tracks, "Doin' Alright" is listed as alternative version. I can't  
 confirm this, but, piano opening is longer than on original album.
 "Ogre Battle" listed as live rehearsals. Might be thru. 
Roots:  Not sure. Might be from a re-broadcast etc.... NOT from any other boot.
Time:  


Front cover
 Intro: Procession  (taped) 
 Father To Son
 Son And Daughter
 See What A Fool I've Been  
 Ogre Battle
 Band Introduction
 Liar
 Medley: Jailhouse Rock   
                   Stupid Cupid
                   Be Bop A Lula
                   Jailhouse Rock   (reprise)
 Big Spender
 Bama Lama Bama Lou 
 (Golders Green Hippodrome, London  Sept. 13th. 1973) 
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  Doin' Alright  (alternative version)   
  Ogre Battle  (live rehearsals or sound check 1973) 

Review by Collectors music reviews
The Golders Green Hippodrome broadcast is the most well known and widely circulated early Queen show in the collecting community.  
This new release on Digital Queen Archives is the third in the past two years and fourth since 1998 (Master of Sheetkickers, First Procession 
on Gypsy Eye and Complete BBC on Digital Queen Archives).  Six songs have circulated:  “Procession”, “Father To Son”, ”Son & Daughter”,
 “Ogre Battle”, ”See What A Fool I’ve Been”, and ”Liar”.  There was no consensus on the proper order of the show either.  In the spring of 2002 
the rock and roll medley (”Jailhouse Rock/Stupid Cupid/Be Bop A Lulu”) surfaced (and Gypsy Eye missed the opportunity to release it on their 
autumn 2002 release First Procession).  All that remained in the BBC vaults was the “Big Spender/Bama Lama Bama Lou” encore.

When Queen Will Be Crowned was announced last month it promised the complete and uncut broadcast for the very first time, even the final encore 
still sitting in the BBC vaults.  The verdict:  Digital Queen Archives have delivered in a BIG way.  This makes all previous copies obsolete and might 
be the release of the year for Queen fans.  Not only is the set list complete, but all of the commentary is complete too.  Present is the initial comments 
about “Keep Yourself Alive” not being played this evening.  Before “Son & Daughter” the announcer speaks about Brian May’s special guitar.  
Queen’s upcoming tour is discussed before “See What A Fool I’ve Been” (the track is also restored to it’s proper position), and Queen’s concert 
presentation is mentioned before “Ogre Battle”.  The brand new material “Big Spender/Bama” features heavy echo on Freddie’s vocals.

The bonus tracks feature an alternate version of “Doing Alright” which sounds like the officially released version but with the guitars mixed a bit higher.  
It looks like something DQA left off In The Beginnings.  Nothing much is gained with this.  The live rehearsal of “Ogre Battle” really sounds like a poor 
broadcast of the Queen II track and nothing more.  I don’t recall them ever singing in harmony live.  This release is all about the BBC broadcast and this 
is a superlative release.  One point is deducted because the vocals are still mixed a bit lower than desirable.  That is an issue with how it was initially 
recorded and nothing can do about that.  The overall sound is much better than all previous releases too:  better stereo separation, more crisp and enjoyable.  (GS)

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