Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Queen - Live at Cobo Hall, Detroit, MI, USA (18/11/1977)
*2025 REMASTER*

The original plan was to upload a remaster of the 1st New York show from 1978, but after the incredible new Queen shares over the last couple weeks, I think it's safe to say we've all had our fill of the Jazz tour for now. Will keep that one saved for a later date. Instead, we pivot from one stellar show (with average tape quality) to another 👀

This is currently the earliest recording in circulation from the News Of The World tour, and to say it's a treat is an understatement! It's the earliest time we get to hear We Will Rock You (slow and fast), It's Late, I'm In Love With My Car, Get Down Make Love, Spread Your Wings, Love Of My Life, My Melancholy Blues and We Are The Champions played live 🤯 A lot of these would go on to be staples of their live set for years to come! Truly a historic recording.

Now, to the tape itself. I think it was recorded very well! However, the process of digitizing it wasn't too kind. I've heard a few different stories as to what might've happened here, but whatever the case, the show ended up being shared and circulated with primitive and extremely harmful noise reduction, causing irreparable damage to frequencies from the 5KHz mark upwards. And for reasons out of anyone's control, the chance of ever getting a fresh transfer of the tape are slim to none 😔

Anyways, what we have is what we have (which I'm still incredibly grateful for). And there was still enough room for improvement on this tape to deem a remaster worthwhile. A show of this caliber deserves to be heard in its best form possible, which is what I've set out to do. Despite the limitations, you'll still notice a reasonable difference between the original and this 2025 remaster 🙂

The low frequencies were very buried on the original, but brought to their full potential, it actually sounds beautiful 🙌 The closer I got to the high frequencies, the more carefully I had to tread. Giving that area a full boost results in an overwhelmingly harsh and unnatural sound due to all the damage. In the end though, I was still able to salvage some of these details while keeping the unwanted artifacts to a minimum 👌

On the plus side, it appears the damage from the noise reduction wasn't quite as severe after the first tape flip (before Liar) up until the end of Keep Yourself Alive. You'll notice a subtle improvement in quality during this portion of the show. We'll take our wins when we get them 😉

Thanks to Bob (aka The Real Wizard) for the original speed corrections 🙏

1. We Will Rock You (Intro) - 0:00
2. We Will Rock You (Fast) - 1:48
3. Brighton Rock - 5:15
4. Somebody To Love - 9:09
5. It's Late - 15:14
6. Death On Two Legs - 22:25
7. Killer Queen - 25:23
8. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - 27:22
9. I'm In Love With My Car - 29:48
10. Get Down, Make Love - 31:55
11. The Millionaire Waltz - 35:29
12. You're My Best Friend - 38:44
13. Spread Your Wings - 41:34
14. Liar - 46:54
15. Love Of My Life - 55:49
16. '39 - 59:38
17. My Melancholy Blues - 1:03:11
18. White Man - 1:07:27
19. Vocal Solo - 1:12:23
20. Guitar Solo - 1:17:10
21. The Prophet's Song - 1:25:23
22. Keep Yourself Alive - 1:27:37
23. Bohemian Rhapsody - 1:32:22
24. Tie Your Mother Down - 1:37:47
25. We Will Rock You - 1:42:17
26. We Are The Champions - 1:44:30

DISCLAIMER:
Regarding this and the other remasters yet to be featured, I've made a concerted effort to keep a reasonable balance between the time/effort being spent and the actual payoff. Using this show as an example, I could've potentially spent so many more hours/days/weeks finding and obsessing over any other miniscule artifact which could be present, but at a cost too significant to be deemed worthwhile. Time that could (and has) been spent focusing on a wide range of different shows to share with you over the remainder of 2025 instead 😃

In more simple terms, I'll never claim these live remasters are 100% perfect. But if I can reach 90%+ within a reasonable timeframe and is a noticeable improvement, I absolutely feel it's a worthwhile addition to the community. And hey! If any of you feel strongly enough about a certain show and have the urge to add your own final touches, you're more than welcome (with credit of course) 👍

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