 Queen’s new archival live album and home video, A Night at the Odeon, hit stores today in a variety of configurations.
Queen’s new archival live album and home video, A Night at the Odeon, hit stores today in a variety of configurations.
The release, which documents a special Christmas Eve concert the band played at London’s Hammersmith Odeon in 1975 that was broadcast live on British television and radio, is available as a CD, a two-LP vinyl package, a DVD, an SD Blu-ray disc, a Super Deluxe box set and a digital download.
Queen’s set at the concert included select songs from its first four studio albums, including such classics as “Killer Queen,” “Keep Yourself Alive” and “Bohemian Rhapsody.”
The band also performed a rendition of Shirley Bassey’s hit “Big Spender” and a medley featuring Elvis Presley’s “Jailhouse Rock,” Connie Francis’ “Stupid Cupid” and Gene Vincent’s “Be Bop a Lula.” Two encore performances, “Seven Seas of Rhye” and “See What a Fool I’ve Been,” are only included on the audio discs.
The Super Deluxe version of A Night at the Odeon contains the CD, DVD, SD Blu-ray disc, a 12-inch single, a 60-page hardcover book featuring rare photos from the show, and a collection of replica concert memorabilia. The single boasts “Bohemian Rhapsody” on side A and an unreleased soundcheck recording of “Now You’re Here” on the side B.
In addition to the concert footage, the DVD and Blu-ray offer a 22-minute documentary featuring Queen guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor reminiscing about the Odeon concert, and video of three songs the band played at a May 1975 show at Tokyo’s famed Budokan.
A Night at the Odeon features a new audio mix in stereo and 5.1 surround sound, and a high-quality video restoration.
You can watch a clip from the release featuring a full performance of the song “White Queen” at Queen Online.
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