Spread Your Wings - Promotional Video

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The band's next video, 'Spread Your Wings' (a minor hit in February 1978) was recorded on a monumental day in Queen's history - the day they chose to manage themselves (with some assistance) after signing severance agreements with then managers John Reid Enterprises in the back of Freddie's Rolls-Royce.
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[[Image:spreadyourwingsvid.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Screenshot from the video]]
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The video itself was recorded in the grounds of Roger's newly bought home, which was still housing it's previous owners at the time, purely and simply because the band couldn't think of anywhere else to film. It was a cold January afternoon in Surrey, as is apparent from both the snow on the ground and the redness of the band's noses and the fingers of Brian and John! Roger and Freddie wisely wore gloves, Freddie's pair belonging to Ratty, his roadie at the time.
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'[[Spread Your Wings]]', a [[John Deacon]] ballad from the '[[News Of The World]]' album was a minor hit in February 1978.  The video for the song was recorded in the grounds of Roger's newly bought Surrey home, which was still housing it's previous owners at the time. According to the commentary on the [[Greatest Video Hits 1]] dvd, the band only shot there purely and simply because the band couldn't think of anywhere else to film!
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The video was also interesting as the first appearance of the John Bird copy of Brian's famous Red Special guitar, which later met an unfortunate end on an American tour, when Brian threw it off stage only for nobody to catch it! The video was included on the 'Greatest Flix' vhs and the 'Greatest Video Hits 1' dvd.
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It was a cold January afternoon in Surrey, as is apparent from both the snow on the ground and the redness of the band's noses! Roger and Freddie wisely wore gloves, Freddie's pair belonging to Ratty, his roadie at the time, while Brian and John had to suffer the winter chill on their bare hands in order to 'play' guitar convincingly!
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The video was recorded on a monumental day in Queen's history - the day they chose to manage themselves (with some assistance) after signing severance agreements with then managers [[John Reid Enterprises]] in the back of Freddie's Rolls-Royce.
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It also marked the first appearance of the John Bird copy of Brian's famous Red Special guitar, which later met an unfortunate end on an American tour, when Brian threw it off stage only for nobody to catch it! The video was included on the '[[Greatest Flix]]' vhs and the '[[Greatest Video Hits 1]]' dvd.
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==Credits==
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|-
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| '''Version'''
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| '''Name'''
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| '''Artist'''
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| '''Recorded'''
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| '''Format'''
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| '''Length'''
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| '''Director'''
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| '''Filming Location'''
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| Standard Version
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| Spread Your Wings
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| Queen
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| October, 1976 [studio scenes], 18th September 1976 [live scenes]
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| Video
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| 4.35
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| Rock Flicks
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| Millhanger House, Surrey
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|}
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==Availability==
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* Standard Version - [[Greatest Flix]] VHS, [[Box Of Flix]] VHS, [[Classic Queen]] VHS, [[Greatest Video Hits 1]] DVD

Revision as of 18:29, 9 May 2007

Screenshot from the video

'Spread Your Wings', a John Deacon ballad from the 'News Of The World' album was a minor hit in February 1978. The video for the song was recorded in the grounds of Roger's newly bought Surrey home, which was still housing it's previous owners at the time. According to the commentary on the Greatest Video Hits 1 dvd, the band only shot there purely and simply because the band couldn't think of anywhere else to film!

It was a cold January afternoon in Surrey, as is apparent from both the snow on the ground and the redness of the band's noses! Roger and Freddie wisely wore gloves, Freddie's pair belonging to Ratty, his roadie at the time, while Brian and John had to suffer the winter chill on their bare hands in order to 'play' guitar convincingly!

The video was recorded on a monumental day in Queen's history - the day they chose to manage themselves (with some assistance) after signing severance agreements with then managers John Reid Enterprises in the back of Freddie's Rolls-Royce.

It also marked the first appearance of the John Bird copy of Brian's famous Red Special guitar, which later met an unfortunate end on an American tour, when Brian threw it off stage only for nobody to catch it! The video was included on the 'Greatest Flix' vhs and the 'Greatest Video Hits 1' dvd.

Credits

Version Name Artist Recorded Format Length Director Filming Location
Standard Version Spread Your Wings Queen October, 1976 [studio scenes], 18th September 1976 [live scenes] Video 4.35 Rock Flicks Millhanger House, Surrey

Availability

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