Bohemian Rhapsody by Sixpence 1976
Sixpence plays Bohemian Rhapsody October 3, 1976 at the Bastille in the Maryland suburbs of Washington DC. Here s the entire setlist of videos they recorded that day: A few commenters have questioned its authenticity, but I can assure you this video is not fake. I was there and at age 30 and played piano with Inner Light, the other band that recorded the same day. Back in 1976 video cassettes were not yet in wide production, and VHS, Beta standards had not been widely adopted, so the tape could only be played back on the same make, model machine. This machine was made by Panasonic for only one year (1974). In 1977 I purchased the 1inch open reel tape for 25, but it took 38 years before I found someone who could convert the obsolete format so it could be viewed once again. During that time it was stored in garages and basements, so the ensuing mold had to be scraped by hand from each frame. The audio came through pretty good, but the video
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