EOTR Question for QI...

Hey gerh,

That is a very poor copy of a 'Rough Edit' that Keef. Co put together. I am assuming the person that uploaded it had some affiliation with Alan, as there's loads of video footage on there of Alans various bands over the years that only came about after his passing. It is certainly not a master copy, as proclaimed in the video description. The title card is missing, and it's in very bad shape.

I think the actual master tape was held in the Trinifold Archives, along with the Channel 5 edited masters. Either that, or it was in Rossis home archive.

There is nothing other than the 1hr 39min "Rough Edit".  The uploader said "watch this space" to a few people that asked to see more, and is yet to live up to that because there is no more.

The audio is a live mix, as instruments fluctuate throughout the show, as do the crowd mics - hence the ridiculous delay on the vocals at the start of Dirty Water.

Here's the missing title card, and a photo of the genuine article.

I've had a lower res copy of the master since 2020, roughly. 

I time-corrected the bootleg audio using this, and calculated roughly how much of the show is missing from the Rough Edit. It was hard to calculate Forty Five Hundred Times - Big Fat Mama due to the fact there was a tape switch at some point restarting the timecode.

Caroline - Roll Over Lay Down (03m34s, cut track; Paper Plane)

Roll Over Lay Down - Whatever You Want (20m:50s, cut tracks; Backwater / Just Take Me,
Little Lady, Don't Drive My Car)

Whatever You Want - Mystery Medley (24s)
Hold You Back - Rockin' (48s)

Rockin' - Dirty Water (05m56s, cut track; Over The Edge)

Roadhouse - What You're Proposing (04m07s)

What You're Proposing - Down Down (06m05s, cut track; Rain)

Down Down - Bye Bye Johnny (02m57s)

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Full time for cut material = 40m34s

Cut material + Rough Cut running time = 02h18m05s Approx.

40,000+ people in the crowd, and not a single one bothered... selfish bastards

All this begs the ‘eternal question’… will we ever hear the full gig audio?
Hope so, I’m getting older and more crocked by the day (honestly), not holding my breath tho, hafta save that for living 🫣
In an ideal world that ‘Back of the bowl’ audio could be ripped and cleaned up, crappy and all as it is, but at least it seems to be the whole thing!