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'MAKING OF A NIGHT AT THE OPERA' DVD

May also be pre-ordered from amazon.co.uk Now fairly widely advertised on merchant sites it seems that The Making of A Night At The Opera DVD has an expected release date of Monday 20 March for the UK. It also seeme likely that there are two versions in the pipeline - a one-disc issue 99 minutes duration and a two-disc Special Edition 2hrs 23 minutes running time.

Synopsis from makers: Eagle Rock website:

If ever there was an album worthy of inclusion in Eagle Vision’s Classic Albums series it is Queen’s breakout release A Night At The Opera. Released in 1975, this was not only the band’s first platinum album, but also the one that catapulted them into the spotlight as one of the biggest rock acts in the world. Now for the first time, fans are offered an in-depth look at one of rock music’s seminal records with the Classic Albums DVD Queen — The Making Of A Night At The Opera.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:
• BRAND NEW INTERVIEWS with guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor.
• COMMENTARY by original producer Roy Thomas Baker.
• ARCHIVAL PERFORMANCE and INTERVIEW FOOTAGE with late lead singer Freddie Mercury.
• INTERVIEWS and GUEST COMMENTARY by guitarists Joe Perry (Aerosmith), Nuno Bettencourt (Extreme), Ian Hunter (Mott The Hoople) and many more.
• NEW ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES of ’39 and Love Of My Life by Brian May.
• DRUM and ACOUSTIC DEMONSTRATIONS of I ’m In Love With My Car from Roger Taylor.
• ANALYSIS OF THE RECORDING PROCESS of all 12 tracks on the album.

Artwork opposite from Eaglerock website

Featuring excerpts from: Death on Two Legs (Dedicated to...) • Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon • I'm In Love With My Car • You're My Best Friend • '39 • Sweet Lady • Seaside Rendezvous • The Prophet's Song • Love Of My Life • Good Company • Bohemian Rhapsody • God Save The Queen

The two-disc Special Edition, it appears, will have the following content:

Special Features
Additional interviews and analysis of tracks
Exclusive live performances of '39' and 'Love Of My Life' by Brian May
Previously unreleased full live performance of 'Sweet Lady' from the Hyde Park free concert in 1976

Review
'Queen: The Making Of A Night At The Opera' tells the track by track story of the album through new interviews with Brian May, Roger Taylor and producer Roy Thomas Baker along with archive interviews with Freddie Mercury and contributions from photographer Mick Rock, Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry and Ian Hunter from Mott The Hoople amongst others. Illustrated by classic live footage, much of it from the Hyde Park free concert in 1976, and in depth studio analysis the film gives an intimate portrait of the making of a true classic album and is a worthy addition to our acclaimed and highly successful Classic Albums series.

Track Listing:
Disc One
1. Death On Two Legs
2. Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon
3. I'm In Love With My Car
4. You're My Best Friend
5. '39
6. Sweet Lady
7. Seaside Rendezvous
8. Good Company
9. Love Of My Life
10. Bohemian Rhapsody

Bonus Disc (screen format 4:3):
The entire original studio album re-mixed into Dolby Digital (5.1) and DTS Surround Sound, with the original videos for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' and 'You're My Best Friend', newly created visuals for all the other tracks and a commentary on each track made up from archive and new interviews with all four band members.

Technical Details
Certificate - Exempt from Classification
Screen - 16:9
Languages - English - Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo
Subtitles - English ; French ; German ; Spanish ; Italian ; Dutch ; Portuguese
Duration - 2 hours 23 minutes (approx)
Region - Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.

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Eagle Rock have today kindly confirmed to us that in the USA they are only releasing the single DVD of 'The Making of A Night At the Opera'/

For the rest of the world they will be releasing a single DVD and a double DVD Premium Edition.

They are also releasing the single DVD on UMD for the PSP worldwide.

All release dates are March 20/21.


Definition of UMD and PSP:
Short for Universal Media Disc, it is a proprietary optical disc format developed by Sony for use with the Playstation Portable game console. At only 60mm in diameter, it can store 1.8GB of digital data. It is currently being used for holding Playstation Portable compatible games or movies. Sony had announced plans to open the format to third party developers and companies.

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