''Live at the Rainbow '74'' is a

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by the British

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released on 8 September 2014.

Release and content

The album was released in single CD, double CD,

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, SD Blu-ray and quadruple

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formats, as well as a deluxe box set including reproduction tour memorabilia. The single disc and video editions contain a concert from the band's

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, recorded live at the

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on 19 & 20 November 1974, while the double CD and vinyl releases include this material plus a concert recorded at the Rainbow earlier in the year, on 31 March, as part of the Queen II Tour. The DVD and Blu-ray also include four bonus tracks from the earlier Queen II concert. The video footage was previously released as ''Live at the Rainbow'', a half-hour film containing footage from both November shows. It was shown in cinemas in the 1970s and 1980s as an opener to films, including longer concert films by

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and

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, as well as the release of ''

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'' in British cinemas. More footage from the November shows was later released on VHS as part of the '' Box of Tricks'' box set in 1992, though this footage was heavily overdubbed. Althugh not to the same extent, the November concerts on this release are also overdubbed, however they also employ pitch correction in some areas. This extends to the March concert as well, however there are no overdubs on that concert. One song from the album was previously available as audio. "

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" was released as a b-side to " The Miracle"

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in 1989.

Track listing

Single CD/DVD/SD Blu-ray (November concerts)

DVD/SD Blu-ray Bonus (March concert)

Double CD/Quadruple vinyl

Disc one (Queen II tour)

Disc two (Sheer Heart Attack tour)

2-LP Vinyl Edition

LP 1 (Queen II tour) LP 2 (Sheer Heart Attack tour)

Personnel

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– lead vocals, piano *

Brian May Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Fredd ...

– guitar, backing vocals, ukulele on "Bring Back That Leroy Brown" *

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– drums, percussion, backing vocals *

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– bass guitar, backing vocals on 8, 12, 14, 19, 20, triangle on "Killer Queen"

Charts

Release history

References

External links

Press Release
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