Queen - Seven Seas of Rhye - first Top of the Pops performance
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- This is a test encode of a project I've been working on for some time now. As most of you know the original recording of this show was deleted many years ago. Queen Productions probably managed to get a full colour copy, but most of the fans have only a black and white copy plus a couple of full colour snippets. I have tried to join all available videos together, but I'm not sure about the result. Please let me know what you think about merging colour and B&W footage, especially in the parts where you can see the colour version and the black & white version at the same time
I recall at the end of this performance, during the "I do like to be beside the seaside" outro, a woman with an apron came on sweeping the stage. I was aged 13 and this performance blew my tiny mind. Next day I went into school and was raving about this great band. All my friends told me I had really weird taste in music! I skimped on my school lunches to get the money to buy the single for 50 pence from our local record shop later that week.
What a great story Maria!!! I was 12 then, so I'm in your cohort. My friends told me I had weird taste in music too. They liked Bay City Rollers. I rest my case! ;)
That's a awesome story!
Fuck your friends
School has always been annoying like that. Glad I'm long passed it.
Sadly, people still think I have a weird taste in music, with the occasional 'Queen?! Bohemian Rhapsody is the best!'. I wish people could appreciate their other songs as well. :,((
I had just turned 15 and this was the moment I fell for Freddie Mercury. I always preferred early Queen and Freddie's androgynous look at that time. Thanks for posting.
This was recorded a month before I was born but for as long as I can remember I loved Queen and Freddie was one of my all time heroes. 30 years later and I still get upset over his death, a diamond that was taken away too soon ♦️😢👑❤️
My babies 😍😍😍 how is it possible not to fall immediatly in love with them ???
Thank you so much for this, I remember it so well and it's so great to see it again. I was 13, a huge pop/rock music fan (still am) and within seconds I was bowled over - it was 100% clear that Queen were a huge new talent, and I love their music now, in late 2024, as much as ever.
Colour and black and white combined look good ❤
I think it’s great to have footage of their first appearance on top of the Pops even if it’s not perfect material.
You've made a great job out of that chief. Top marks.
I remember this song not just because it's great, but because of my introduction to it. My mate Roger Blanchard brought his recently-purchased 45 of this into a music lesson once, after the teacher allowed us to bring stuff from home. It blew me away, and I've been a bit of a fan ever since. I saw them at Bingley Hall 4 years later, in '78, and I still have purple blotches on my retina after the bands re-entrance on stage towards the end of 'Bohemian'... "So you think you can stop me and spit in my eye?" _You'd better spit in my eye mate, because it's on bloody fire after that magnesium flare!_
Nice work, it looks a bit crude from time to time, but I don't think that can be fixed (different sources, framing etc.) :)
I bet you QP has a full colour copy of this particular version, which I would have preferred on the Days of Our Lives extras instead of the compilation we ended up with.
IDEM.
Simon Christensen I just wanted to say I love your videos. Thanks for uploading your Live Aid video :)))
The goat himself
I think you did a damn good job on it 👍
Wow love it
Thanks for restoring this material !!!
Even as early as this was, Freddie Mercury was the most brilliant frontman and Queen were fantastic
Early Queen was sort of like a unique mix of Zeppelin, Genesis, and T-Rex
ACETYGRA,you`re right and 3 awesome bands too.They never quite reached the heights of Zep or had the acclaim of them and early Genesis,mainly because they became a pop group.But,at the time here they were a force to be reckoned with,and were certainly on apar with T Rex.
They are not a pop group, and are more popular than zeppelin
Exactly. What they did was fuse hard rock, prog, and glam.
@@m1losk1 Yes and no. Queen have more mainstream popularity, especially in the UK. But Zeppelin have sold more records worldwide.
@@marktaylor6491 Led Zeppelin was really big in America, and Queen was big in Europe. Queen have sold around 270 mil albums and Led Zeppelin have sold around 204 mil albums around the world. Queen were also big in other places around the world such as South America and Southern Africa. Queen is actually the second best selling band behind The Beatles. You can google, best selling artist on chartmasters. They have the most accurate numbers. And speaking of going pop, Genesis went far more pop then Queen ever did.
IT LOOK 100% GREAT
Awesome!
FANTASTIC!
The Perfect Colours !!.... Thnk u. !!
Yes, remember a similar situation, being blown away by something completely new.
2:18 - 2:24 WHAT ARE THEY DOING OH MY GOD SJDBSHHSBD
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hey its great remaster what about second source restoring thanks my dear cheers to you !!!!!!!!!
The BBC had a top of the pops special "Queen At The BBC" and this clip was part of it. They mentioned it was from UA-cam. So much 70's performances have been lost. Was Killer Queen thought to be lost but the found?
2 performances of Killer Queen were deleted. We have now one of them thanks to a person recording it during the broadcast, from the second version we only have a few still photographs.
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Saw Queen at the Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park London on their Seven Seas Of Rhye tour which must have been 1974 so that would have made me 16. Had forgotten how heavy they were, and with those "descending to your earth from the sky" lyrics just how well they fitted the Flash Gordon movie... and if you're a Brit/Pom, what can you say about TOTP that hasn't already been said? How about The Who from 1973? ua-cam.com/video/FlL-FFQZd2I/v-deo.html
1:20 and 1:38 are literally the best parts
Just finished watching the "Bohemian Rap" movie and noticed that in the movie they have Queens 1st TOTP performance as being 'Killer Queen' and I knew for a fact that this is nonsense ! I remember vividly watching Queen play '7 Seas of Rhye' as TOTP was essential watching as an early teen and was blown away by the track and their performance, thinking that this was an amazing new band on the scene...
Just proves that movies are always stretching the truth ! Suffice to say I didn't dig the rest of their material as I sank deeper into Floyd and Genesis, absolutely hated Bo Rap when it seemed to be stuck in the charts for fucking ever that Xmas, and then had to suffer taking a girlfriend to see them play at Wembley (longest and most tedious few hours of my life, and don't ask about Brian Mays insufferable guitar solo slot !) but having said that I truly respect Freddie, he was a genuine star and sadly missed by millions I'm sure.
Thanks for posting the vid, a real trip down memory lane !
2:15 tamten drugi jest lepszy ale tutaj też mają essę
Może bardziej chodzi mi o 2:17
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Fun fact: you may know it already, but this was Queen’s breakthrough (no pun intended) the song shot to number 10 after this appearance. However, they weren’t actually meant to perform it. This slot was for David Bowie. The problem was, he couldn’t appear, and it was meant to be his music video playing, which was not ready in time. There was a strike on at the time and, literally, the only band that could make it and were close enough was Queen. The rest, as they say, is history.
@@luhswagceo Queen's breakthrough - "I Want To Break Free"
Yeah, and they this this on the weather studio
@@luhswagceo Breakthru from the Miracle album.
@@seitanman *Breakthru
THEY LOOK SO PRETTY
Good work. I remember this like it was yesterday. My brother shouted me over to see the size of Freddie Mercury’s mouth. But we were hooked immediately. Talent like that is undeniable
Lmao
Oh Freddie!
He was an absolute genius!
It was so much more than a rock star!
Educated and charismatic
His music is the music of beauty and freedom.
Freddie is never replaceable, unsurpassed, unforgettable.
Even with it being playback, Freddie still oozes charisma! #Legend
freddie is so beautiful and magnetic.
Considering what the available footage is like, this is gold-dust. It's great to see just how good Queen were before they became megastars. You've done a splendid job.
when the camera showed Roger my jaw dropped right to the floor
are you saying he made you slide off your chair?
the same thing happened to me the first time I saw this video, I really thought he was a woman
deaky's so cute
Jhon siempre es tierno :U
i met him he's cool
Went back and watched this a second time. It was even better than the first time. Of course it does help to have such a mesmerizing vocalist. I prefer Freddie this way. See his glove on his hand, on just one hand? Wonder who liked that idea?
Love it! I'd prefer it was all colour and no shakes, but I'll take it! Awesome to see any good close ups of Freddie from then. Such a gorgeous, cutie pie.
Its lost footage. How can it all be colour if most of it was found but not the rest
Roger so cute!
Freddie with long hair 😍😍😍😍
omg Roger at that age 😍😍😍 so cuteee ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Black Queen Muser Oh please! Roger Taylor at every age... 😉🥰😍💖
Amazing.. Freddie Mercury.. his eyes are so deep and beautiful. I think he really suited his teeth even though he felt insecure about them. They added to his beauty. He was beautiful
Fear me you lords and lady preachers
I descend upon your earth from the skies
I command your very souls you unbelievers
Bring before me what is mine
The seven seas of rhye
Can you hear me you peers and privvy counsellors
I stand before you naked to the eyes
I will destroy any man who dares abuse my trust
I swear that you'll be mine
The seven seas of rhye
Sister I live and lie for you
Mister do and I'll die
You are mine I possess you
I belong to you forever
Storm the master marathon I'll fly through
By flash and thunder fire I'll survive
Then I'll defy the laws of nature and come out alive
Then I'll get you
Be gone with you, you shod and shady senators
Give out the good, leave out the bad evil cries
I challenge the mighty titan and his troubadours
And with a smile
I'll take you to the seven seas of rhye
1:39 he's not even trying bahaha
If you watch Brians face throughout the video, you can see he is seriously pissed off!
On almost every video with TOTP Roger has a cool face. I can't help but smile😂.
This is precious artwork
I remember watching this at the time. I quite liked the music but what stuck in the memory was the amazing stage presence of the lead vocalist.
Probably like many, this was my first exposure to Queen. My thoughts were something like "Wow! What the hell is this?" They were so different from anything else on offer at the time and I was immediately hooked.
Freddie, pure magnetism.
And Roger, 1:03, being so cute should be punished.
Freddie was so cute omg
this song makes you hair stand on end , i felt it then as a young kid seeing this on tv, I turned to my sister and said this band will be massive , this will still be cool in 200 years time
I appreciate what you've done here. It looks contemporary and archival all at once; makes the years melt away. Takes me back to my flamin' youth.
Flamin' youth?
Is that a KISS reference?
Freddie looks unbelievably beautiful here
Like a heavy rock Beach Boys, they were at their best when the rhythm section got revved up to support layers of angelic vocals.
Queen black and white 🤔
ANY early videos of Queen at their genesis are priceless! Thank you for the work put into this and sharing!
I remember watching this and a friend said, this band are going to be big. God she was right.
Beautiful restoration!!! 💖💜
Thanks!!!
Simply: better with Queen.
In retrospect.....the greatness is obvious.
I like in this way, it's cool to see them in b/w, as a fly back in the time, and then return to present. Excelent work. Thank you very much.
Fantastic debut performance on Top of The Pops - I wonder whatever did happen to the band ?
This is a gem
00:47 esa mirada si te atrapa
Thank you for sharing!
Best footage i've seen for this Queen performance! Lovely stuff.
Great song 🙂
Thank you for upload and sharing ❤️
It is awesome! Love It!
Hardly any footage of Roger. Poor guy he must have been disappointed considering it was their first time on television He said it was lame and underwhelming anyway but still. Thank you for this I LOVED IT!
Does anyone know the exact day Queen went on Top of the Pops?
love it!!
Los chicos de Queen ay son los mejores ❤️😌
This was their first appearance on TOTP...where they learned they had to use "playback," and not perform live. Starting at :56, does it not look like Brian is rolling his eyes and is completely pissed? Roger doesn't look very happy either! They hated it, but they went on the show again and again, because it was like our American Bandstand, where a lot of bands got attention and recognition!
Could you please send me a higher bitrate version of the video?
Thanks for posting this. I remember this first Queen TOTP performance well because it was so striking. I must've been 16.
Good to see an early version. Think I saw them on OGWT. Have this in my singles collection. My husband had the same single but different 'b' side. Think we have Sheer heart attack and Night at the opera in album's. Good band, good songs.
When Queen still was a heavy metal band, heavier than Judas Priest.
Astounding
0:30 Freddie looks sick!
I never went to the concert..but this video is more than enough, enough is enough to describe it. This is super fantastic !
Que bakan esa parte hermosa 1:20 💯
You are chilean !!!
QUEEN FOREVER!
Nice work, Awesome performance and sound, theres only so much you can do with bad footage, but itf it's all there is, well that's all there is :D
So what is Rhye beyond a “figment of his imagination”? I kinda want to know
He said it was an imaginary place that him and his sister would play in as kids.
In a boarding school without his parents, he escaped to a fantasy country.
I remember this first performance on TOTP. The next act after them were The Wombles. Don't know how I remember that, I just do. What a contrast lol.
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es impresionante y increíble 🤩❤👑
Si no hubiese sido por qué Bowie cancelo su actuación en este programa, la carrera de queen hubiese sido distinta, ya que está actuación fue la que les dio el impulso, y la hicieron por qué el programa necesitó alguien que reemplazará a Bowie... Pequeños detalles pueden cambiar muchas cosas
Sure they were on Sunday neet at the london palladium singing this before they appeared on TOTP....
This is the official video as well I think, but wow that is nice that you restored it man. 👍
Great work.
Could be doing without the web address at the bottom of the screen.
Great performance and register vocals
If only Deaky could sing...=)
Did they lip sync this performance?
Yes everything on top of the pops was lip synced
Yes, and watch it again, paying only attention to Brian...he was NOT HAPPY.
esto es musica verdadera, unica y compuesta por ellos. que pena que hoy en dia no haya musica tan buena
Te equivocas si hay buena musica hoy en día te recomiendo el disco treinta y tres de julian calvarero
@@writerbeatle8761 buena lo voy a escuchar 👍
Exacto. Sólo hay música mala. Como el k-pop.
Where it all began
Wow it's the firs time I see this reliquie :)
One day this video will actually be seen