Hangman
This discussion of Hangman was contributed to the QMS by someone, but I can't
remember who. Thanks anyway.
Hangman is a song that was almost certainly never recorded in the studio and
was only played live. All of the bootleg copies come from either the late 1973
tour of England or the 1975 tour of Japan.
They are:
- 20 Nov 1973, Oxford New Theatre, UK (bootleg tape)
- 22 Nov 1973, City Hall, Newcastle, England (bootleg CD) A Night at the Court
- 26 Nov 1973, Manchester Opera House, UK (bootleg tape)
- 27 Nov 1973, Birmingham Town Hall, UK (bootleg CD) A Cry of Screamin' Pain...
- 29 Nov 1973, Colston Hall, Bristol, UK (bootleg tape)
- 1 May 1975, Budokan, Tokyo, Japan (bootleg LP) Stunning Live in Tokyo
- 31 Mar & 1 April 1976, Japan, (bootleg LP) Mercury Poisioning
- 1976, Japan (bootleg CD) Year of the Opera
All other versions are just copies of these (Ultimate Collection etc). All
feature different lyrics, about the only constant is Mr C and his Pork Pies :)
Probabily the easiest way to get this is via A Night At the Court 2CD
(its a nice copy too) or Year of the Opera.