End of Another Live and Loud! Season

We're now done for a month or two. :-) I have to say thank you to those of you who have taken an interest in the shows and enjoy them as much as I do - especially those who take the time to get in touch and send me their thoughts or thanks. I don't suppose many of you enjoy every show (I do, oddly!) but its been great to get feedback from people who appreciate the work that goes into these.

The show is now taking a short break but Live and Loud! WILL return in 2015. There are still shows outstanding I've not had chance to do, as well as new ones of course that surface from time to time. I have to say that most recent gig recordings I've heard are decent quality already - so probably won't feature on here. The whole point of Live and Loud! was to resurrect and make listenable older recordings that might otherwise disappear.

As I say - loads still to do. So keep an eye on this site - I'll be updating it with the latest news as and when I know its returning, and which shows are being done.

Still on the lookout for good soundboard and FM radio recordings - so if you have any that might be of interest - please do GET IN TOUCH! Some of the shows I've done so far have been listeners who have sent in recordings from their own collections.

To all listeners - Merry Christmas. Have a peaceful holiday season and I wish you only good things for 2015.

See you soon :)

Show 57: Ultravox - Hammersmith Odeon, London - 7 June 1984

A bit of a special gig for me as the first time I saw Ultravox was by attending all 5 nights at the Hammersmith Odeon in June 1984. This is by far the best recording from that tour that exists - but sadly its not complete. Taken directly from the soundboard in stereo on the night, the recording stopped after One Small Day - just as they segued into Hymn. Also missing are The Voice, and the encore songs Lament, Dancing With Tears In My Eyes and All Stood Still.

That said, what IS here is superb and remastering has really paid dividends, sorting out the majority of noises, clicks, tape deterioration, with EQ to bring the best out of the sound.

UPDATE 2018
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago.

UPDATE 2024

This gig has been released officially, in full, as part of the Lament 40th Anniversary reissue box set - as such, it is no longer available here. The free version was downloaded over 3500 times. Pretty pleased with that, given this was also a bootleg I originally had on cassette back in 1984, bought at Camden Market in London. Nice to see the whole thing finally released (and presumably cleaned up - I haven't been able to buy it yet). Thanks to all who grabbed it and enjoyed it over the last 12 years.

Playlist:
Man of Two Worlds
Passing Strangers
We Stand Alone
New Europeans
I Remember (Death in the Afternoon)
Visions in Blue
Heart of the Country
Western Promise
Vienna
Reap the Wild Wind
We Came To Dance
White China
One Small Day

Show 56: The Beach Boys - Memorial Auditorium, Sacramento, California - 1 August 1964

This was quite a show - The Beach Boys on their first national tour of the USA. 2 shows on 1 August were performed and recorded, the best bits were combined and overdubbed later to form the "Concert" album. This remaster is of the afternoon performance and is a great historical record of The Beach Boys live, in front of an audience of screaming teens! Perfect overdubbing is replaced by the odd missed cue and bum note here and there but it doesn't detract - you hear the raw excitement of the gig. Which is really what live performance is all about, isn't it?! :-)

As a bonus, part of the rehearsal for the shows was recorded as well and this is presented at the start of the show.

This is stored HERE as a 320kbps MP3 file. 

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist:
Rehearsal
Louie Louie
Little Honda
Surfin' U.S.A.
Wendy
Wendy
Wendy
Don't Worry Baby 
Little Honda
Little Honda 
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena / Don't Back Down


Gig 
Introduction
Little Honda  
Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow 
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
Hushabye
Hawaii
Let's Go Trippin'
The Wanderer
Surfer Girl 
Monster Mash
Graduation Day
Be True To Your School
Surfin' U.S.A.
Don't Back Down
Don't Worry Baby
Wendy
I Get Around
Fun, Fun, Fun

 

Show 55: Depeche Mode - Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, Japan - 8 April 1985

Depeche Mode are one of the few bands of the early 1980s still to be together and releasing material today.

This show features the classic line up of Dave, Martin and Andy with Alan Wilder, with Depeche Mode on their world tour in support of their 4th album Some Great Reward. The tour started in September 1984 in the UK around the time of the album's release date, and ended some 10 months (and 83 shows) later in Poland after taking in the UK, Scandinavia, Europe, Japan and North America.

In April 1985, Depeche Mode were in Japan and that’s where we catch up with them tonight, on the second of 4 dates. Depeche Mode, live from the Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, from 8 April 1985...live and loud!

UPDATE 2019
While preparing this older show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2019) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file. 

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Something to Do
Two Minute Warning
Puppets
If You Want
People Are People
Leave in Silence
New Life
Shame
Somebody
Ice Machine
Lie to Me
Blasphemous Rumours
Told You So
Master and Servant
Photographic
Everything Counts
Encore:
See You
Encore 2:
Shout
Just Can't Get Enough

Show 54: The Police - Roxy Theatre, San Diego, USA - 16 May 1979

The Police were one of the biggest bands of the early 1980s - but this show captures them in concert just before they hit the bigtime.

They had released their first album, Outlandos d’Amour in November 1978 and initially it didn’t do too well - the first two singles from the album, Roxanne and Can’t Stand Losing You, having flopped some months earlier. In early 1979 however, Roxanne was released in the USA and met with some success - The Police duly set off on a low budget tour of the USA, driving themselves around in a van - and that success led to Roxanne being re-issued and making the UK top 20. After this tour they finished recording their 2nd album, Regatta de Blanc. The 1st single from that, Message In A Bottle (played on this tour for the first time), got to #1 in the UK and...well, the rest is history.

UPDATE 2018
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Can't Stand Losing You
Truth Hits Everybody
So Lonely
Fall Out
Born in The 50s
Hole In My Life
Sally
Message In A Bottle
Peanuts
Roxanne
Next To You
Landlord
Can't Stand Losing You

Upcoming Shows News

Tonight (4th November) sees a show by The Police in San Diego from 1979 - very nice remastered FM recording.

Coming up in 2 weeks time (18 November) is Depeche Mode from 1985 in Japan - full remastered Soundboard recording from Tokyo.

The show after that (2nd December) will be a real history piece - The Beach Boys, live in 1964 - again that's a full remastered soundboard recording. That show will be uniquely preceded by a recording of them in rehearsals for that very show, which should be interesting in itself.

Shows coming up after that will be announced on here shortly but will include XTC, from Philadelphia in 1981, Ultravox from their 1979 tour of the USA with Midge Ure newly installed as front man, Elvis Presley from 1970 in Las Vegas, The Rolling Stones from 1973, and...well, loads more still to come. Every fortnight, Tuesday evenings at 8pm (UK time) on Radio Happy. Stay tuned!

Show 53: ABC - Live at The Musikhalle, Hamburg - 2 February 1983

ABC's debut album, The Lexicon of Love, reached number 1 in the UK in 1982 and featured 3 hit singles, all in tonight’s set. They released their second album, Beauty Stab in November 1983 but tonight we’re in February 1983, where we find ABC playing live in Germany. While the original recording I found wasn’t in the best condition - the source was a lower bit rate MP3 than I would normally use, with a couple of tracks fading out early - I’ve done what I can to spruce it up and I hope you’ll agree that its worth an airing.

This is stored HERE as one 320 kbps MP3 file.

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Show Me
Many Happy Returns
Tears Are Not Enough
Date Stamp
Look of Love
I Wish I Were In Love Again
Poison Arrow (piano version)
Theme From "Man Trap"
All Of My Heart
St Valentine's Day
4 Ever 2 Gether
Poison Arrow
Introduction

Show 52: Kate Bush - Manchester Apollo - April 1979

 

A great show to kick off the latest series of Live and Loud! Until 2014, Kate Bush hadn't toured since her Tour of Life in 1979. So why not find a show from that tour, polish it up and bring it to you? This show takes you back to 1 of the Manchester Apollo dates on that tour in April 1979.  The tour was a lavish affair, featuring multiple costume changes, poetry, magicians and back projections - none of which we can bring you of course! But what we CAN bring you is a polished up and (apart from a few brief parts where the tape was degraded) great sounding soundboard recording. This is the full show, running to nearly 2 hours a great set of songs which has cleaned up nicely - I hope you enjoy it.

UPDATE 2018
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Moving
Saxophone Song
Room For The Life
Them Heavy People
Man With The Child In His Eyes
Egypt
L'Amour Looks Something Like You
Violin
The Kick Inside
In The Warm Room
Fullhouse
Strange Phenomena
Hammer Horror
Kashka From Baghdad
Don't Push Your Foot On The Heartbrake
Wow
Coffee Homeground
In Search Of Peter Pan
Symphony In Blue
Feel It
Kite
James & The Cold Gun
Oh England My Lionheart
Wuthering Heights

Show 51: Devo - The Walker Centre, Minneapolis - 3 November 1978

Devo, at a point in their history before they jumped fully into the synthpop pool and wrote hits like "Whip It". Back in 1978 they were still primarily an edgy, quirky guitar band with synths. Its a great soundboard recording which has polished up really well and sounds first rate.

UPDATE 2018
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
General Boy Intro
Wiggly World
Pink Pussycat
Satisfaction
Too Much Paranoias
Praying Hands
Uncontrollable Urge
Mongoloid
Jocko Homo
Smart Patrol / Mr DNA
Sloppy
Come Back Jonee
Gut Feeling / Slap Your Mammy
Devo Corporate Anthem
Red Eye Express
Words Get Stuck In My Throat

Show 50: Marilyn Manson - Docklands Arena, London - 24 January 2001

Marilyn Manson, from the 11 month long Guns, God and Government world tour, captured at the Docklands Arena in London on the first UK leg of the tour.

Its an FM radio broadcast originally so sadly isn't the full set - but what's here is pretty damn good! It responded well to some remastering; I hope you enjoy it!

This is stored on mixcloud HERE, where it can be streamed at any time, and there's also now a download link HERE as 1 MP3 file.

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Irresponsible Hate Anthem
The Death Song
Disposable Teens
Tourniquet
The Fight Song
The Nobodies
My Monkey - Lunchbox
Rock Is Dead
The Dope Show
Cruci - fiction In Space
Sweet Dreams
Valentine's Day
The Love Song
The Beautiful People

Show 49: Siouxsie and The Banshees - Janus Landing, St Petersburg, Florida - 22 August 1987

After the release of their 8th album, Through The Looking Glass, the Banshees went on tour to the USA and Canada. This gig is the penultimate gig from that tour. It's a soundboard recording of the full gig and includes tracks from right through their career to that point. It's responded well to a bit of tweaking.

UPDATE 2018
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
1. Overground
2. The Hall Of Mirrors
3. Christine
4. Melt!
5. 92 Degrees
6. Slowdive
7. Swimming Horses
8. Take Me Back
9. This Wheel's On Fire
10. Suburban Relapse
11. I Promise
12. Red Light
13. Cities in Dust
14. Spellbound
15. Hong Kong Garden
16. Israel
17. Monitor

Show 48: The Human League - Kant Kino, Berlin - 23 November 1980

A show that proved very very popular on broadcast, and afterwards. There are very few quality live recordings of The Human League and almost nothing from their early days. This one in particular is one of those where the historical value of the gig makes it worth presenting, even if the sound quality is less than perfect. This took a lot of tweaking, to say the least - but its popularity I guess means that people enjoyed it! I think its the best you'll hear them from this time.

Please note that unfortunately the last encore track, Empire State Human, wasn't present in the files I received and is therefore missing from this set.

UPDATE 2018
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Take On The World
The Path Of Least Resistance
Only After Dark
Dreams Of Leaving
Austerity Girl
I Am The Law
Boys & Girls
Morale
Life Kills
The Word Before Last
Crow And A Baby
The Black Hit Of Space
Almost Medieval
Marianne
Circus Of Death

Show 47: Eurythmics - Night Moves, Glasgow - 25 Feb 1983

Just as they were hitting the big time, shortly after the release of the "Sweet Dreams" single, this is an interesting listen to a band who, of course, went pretty global not long after.

This was originally an FM recording and so is an excerpt of the full gig. Once again its been remastered - the original recording I had was actually at the wrong speed, which made Annie Lennox sound a bit like she was on helium! So a bit more work on this one but I hope you enjoy it!

UPDATE 2019
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2019) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Incidentally, the setlist has been corrected a bit from what was included with the original bootleg. The radio show setlist as written differed a bit from the complete setlist as noted on Setlist.fm - hopefully correct now but I've left the full setlist here for info.

Radio Setlist
I've Got An Angel
Never Gonna Cry Again
The Walk
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of This
I Could Give You (A Mirror)
Satellite Of Love
Invisible Hands
Love Is A Stranger
Somebody Told Me

Full gig setlist taken from Setlist.fm
This Is the House
Never Gonna Cry Again
The Walk
Love Is a Stranger
I've Got an Angel
This City Never Sleeps
Satellite of Love
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)
Invisible Hands
I Could Give You (a Mirror)
Somebody Told Me
Wrap It Up
Jennifer
Tous les garçons et les filles
Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

Show 46: A Flock of Seagulls - Top Rank, Brighton, UK - 1 May 1983

Captured on tour ahead of the release of their 2nd album "Listen", this was originally an FM radio recording which captures excerpts from their gig that night in Brighton - featuring plenty from the first album, and a few from "Listen".

UPDATE 2019
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording back in 2014. You can now download this new version (as of 2019) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

Or, if you would like to support the site with a small donation towards storage subscription and internet costs, in return you can have the remastered show as separate, properly tagged MP3s or even lossless files in FLAC format; head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can do this.

Either way - enjoy the show!

Setlist
Messages
Standing In The Doorway
The Traveller
Committed
The Fall
Space Age Love Song
D.N.A.
Electrics
Man Made
You Can Run
Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)
I Ran (So Far Away) / Outro

Show 45: Depeche Mode - Hammersmith Odeon, London - 3 November 1984

From early on in their world tour following the release of their 4th album, Some Great Reward, this was originally an FM radio broadcast and so only contains part of the tour set, rather than the whole gig. It responded well to EQ and mastering and sounds excellent.

The show is available for download HERE as 1 MP3 file. 

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Something to Do
Puppets
If You Want
People Are People
Leave in Silence
Somebody
Ice Machine
Lie to Me
Master and Servant
Photographic
Everything Counts
See You

Show 44: Ultravox - Hot Club, Philadelphia, USA - 23 February 1979

Another show from Ultravox now - from their very last tour of the USA just before singer John Foxx and guitarist Robin Simon decided to leave and Ultravox were effectively put on hold until Midge Ure joined later on that year and they reinvented themselves.

A clear soundboard recording, this has responded brilliantly to some EQ and mastering and sounds crystal clear. Enjoy!

2018 Update
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
The Man Who Dies Everyday
Slipaway
Slow Motion
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Artificial Life
Just for a Moment
He's a Liquid
Quiet Men
I Can't Stay Long
Someone Else's Clothes
Blue Light
My Sex

Show 43: Japan - Their Final Concert - Nagoya, Japan - 16 December 1982

From the same tour that produced the Oil On Canvas list album, listen to this gig and compare it with the show from the Polaroids tour taken from the year before. Here they sound like a band worn out by their differences, keen for the adventure to end. And this night, it did. This is the very last gig Japan ever played together.

This is a soundboard recording but the quality isn't quite A1 - however, its responded pretty well to the fairy dust I've sprinkled on it so I hope you agree its more than listenable. The occasion was recorded and deserves to be heard.

Incidentally, die hard Japan fans will know 2 tracks are missing from the setlist here. There is an unofficial vinyl double album bootleg of this gig which is the only place you can find the final 2 tracks  played on the night - "Life In Tokyo" and "Fall In Love With Me". If anyone has a copy of that, do let me know!

The show is available for download HERE as 1 MP3 file. 

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Sons Of Pioneers
Alien
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Swing
Cantonese Boy
Visions Of China
Nightporter
Canton
Ghosts
Still Life In Mobile Homes
Methods Of Dance
Quiet Life
European Son
The Art Of Parties

Show 42: The Police - The Budokan, Tokyo, Japan - 2 Feb 1981

The Police went mega, I guess, with the release of their 3rd album, Zenyatta Mondatta in 1980. This show captures them on their world tour early the following year, following that album's release, at the famous Japanese venue.

This was a soundboard recording which has scrubbed up really and sounds very clear and punchy.

2018 Update
While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Don't Stand So Close To Me
Walking On The Moon
Deathwish
Fall Out
Man In A Suitcase
Bring On The Night
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
Truth Hits Everybody
When the World Is Running Down...
Bed's Too Big Without You
Driven To Tears
Message In A Bottle
Roxanne
Can't Stand Losing You
So Lonely

Show 41: Pet Shop Boys - Wembley Arena, London - 9 June 1991

Coming towards the end of their Performance world tour of 1991, this gig captures the Pet Shop Boys with just a couple of gigs to come, at Wembley Arena in London.  An FM radio recording featuring tracks from the full set, this has scrubbed up nicely.

2020 UPDATE
This show has now been tweaked to sound better than ever! Download it for free as 1 320kbps MP3 file HERE.  Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
This Must Be the Place I Waited Years to Leave
It's a Sin
What Have I Done to Deserve This?
My October Symphony
Suburbia
So Hard
Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)
Where the Streets Have No Name
West End Girls
Jealousy
Always on My Mind

Show 40: The Beatles - Live in Sweden 1963 and Japan 1966

Two recordings for the price of one - from Swedish radio on 24 October 1963, recorded (as you'll hear) in front of a live audience the Karlaplan Studio, and from 30 June 1966 at the Budokan Hall, in Tokyo.

Rather than me waffle on and repeat information already elsewhere, there's a web page about the performance on Swedish radio here. Suffice to say, John Lennon apparently thought it was the best live recording there ever was of the Beatles.

The second recording from the Budokan was possibly a radio broadcast at the time - soundboard recordings are usually known for the audience being quiet and they're certainly not here! Featuring live renditions of "Yesterday" and "Nowhere Man" its an interesting snapshot of The Beatles just as they were about to give up live tours altogether a couple of months later.

The shows are available for download HERE contained in 1 MP3 file. 

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist - Sweden 1963
I Saw Her Standing There
From Me To You
Money (That's What I Want)
Roll Over Beethoven
You Really Got A Hold On Me
She Loves You
Twist and Shout

Setlist - The Budokan Hall, 1966
Rock and Roll Music
She's a Woman
If I Needed Someone
Day Tripper
Baby's in Black
I Feel Fine
Yesterday
I Wanna Be Your Man
Nowhere Man
Paperback Writer
I'm Down

Show 39: Yazoo - The Dominion Theatre, London - 22 November 1982

From their 1 and only tour while they were together originally, comes this recording of Yazoo with the full and complete set from their gig at The Dominion with the instrumental, "Chinese Detectives" restored into the set after "Midnight". Slightly lesser sound quality than the rest of the gig but better its there I think, than not!

This one probably took the most amount of work to restore. I had 2 versions of this - 1 being better quality than the other, but the poor quality one had more tracks in it! And the better quality one was actually at the wrong speed! Anyway, all that work means Yazoo fans finally get a complete gig in decent sound quality. Its turned out pretty well and I think sounds far better than the originals I worked from. I hope you enjoy it.

While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
01 Situation
02 Too Pieces
03 Goodbye 70s
04 Winter Kills
05 Bad Connection
06 Tuesday
07 Bring Your Love Down
08 Midnight
09 Chinese Detectives
10 In My Room
11 Don't Go
12 The Other Side Of Love
13 Ode To Boy
14 Only You
15 Situation (12 inch version)

Show 38: Adam And The Ants - Sun Plaza Hall, Tokyo, Japan - 8 October 1981

This is taken from the world tour which took up much of 1981, which followed on the back of the successful release of the "Kings of The Wild Frontier" album in the Autumn of 1980. I think this was also the soundtrack to a long deleted VHS video of the gig. It still needed a bit of work to bring out the sound quality but really responded well to some studio magic.

Its a great record of the Ants live, driven by the powerhouse of 2 drummers, and complete with screaming audience!

While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording back in 2013. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

Ignore the links given on the audio at the end of the show, which are long out of date - as you know you can see a list of all shows that are available, right here on this website.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs. They are available in cloud space now, so can be delivered to you far more quickly.

Setlist
Stand and Deliver
Magnificent Five
Antmusic
Don't Be Square (Be There)
Ants Invasion
Killer In The Home
Never Trust A Man (With Egg On His Face)
Kick
Press Darlings
Christian Dior
Los Rancheros
Car Trouble
Dog Eat Dog
Kings of The Wild Frontier
Physical (You're So)

Show 37: Elvis Presley - Robinson Auditorium, Little Rock, Arkansas - 16 May 1956

The earliest recording its been my pleasure to come across so far. Clearly its not comparable to an FM radio or soundboard recording as such but is a wonderful snapshot of a historic moment in musical history. Elvis Presley live in concert after the release of his huge hit single Heartbreak Hotel. Recorded by a radio DJ (who you can hear on the recording here and there), the recording was rather muddy and DJ Fontana on drums was almost unheard - I've done what I can to bring out the instruments and reduce noise and its certainly very listenable.

As you can see Hound Dog appears twice, once as the normal speed version and once as a slower reprise - which was probably an excellent excuse for Elvis to gyrate his hips, judging by the amount of screaming from the girls in the audience! As a bonus, the recording closes with a brief interview with Elvis backstage after the show - hardly in depth but certainly an interesting historical piece.

The show is available for download HERE as 1 MP3 file. 

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Incidentally, when I originally broadcast this show, a listener sent me this photo which was actually taken at the same show. Helps bring the recording to life a little!

Setlist
Heartbreak Hotel
Long Tall Sally
I Was The One
Money Honey
I Got A Woman
Blue Suede Shoes
Hound Dog (fast version)
Hound Dog (slow version)

The Little Rock Interview

Show 36: Simon and Garfunkel - The Hollywood Bowl, California - 23 August 1968

They released their 4th album "Bookends" in March 1968 and spent a lot of time gigging that year. Clearly, playing the Hollywood Bowl, they were a big deal by 1968 and they deliver a superb set in this recording.

A wonderful performance full of energy and good humour. The performance was recorded by Al Kooper, and was possibly intended for an official live album. A few recording anomalies (the guitar hitting Paul's mic stand and tape saturation) likely commanded a veto from the CBS Records executives. It's a shame, because, aside from a few recording baubles, the show is certainly worth an official release. I hope you enjoy this version instead! Of special note are the performances of "Overs," "At The Zoo," "Leaves That Are Green," "The Dangling Conversation," and "Old Friends / Bookends."

I'm told this recording was released as a bootleg entitled "Voice of Intelligent Dissent" in its original form. I hope those of you who know that enjoy what I've done with it. Its a soundboard recording of the full gig and with some noise reduction and light tidying up, it sounds superb. I hope you enjoy it.

The show is available for download HERE as 1 MP3 file.

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Mrs. Robinson
Homeward Bound
April Come She Will
Fakin' It
Overs
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
America
A Most Peculiar Man
I Am A Rock
At The Zoo
Scarborough Fair/Canticle
Bye Bye Love
Cloudy
Leaves That Are Green
Punky's Dilemma
Benedictus
The Dangling Conversation
For Emily Wherever I May Find Her
A Poem On The Underground Wall
Anji
The Sound Of Silence
Richard Cory
Old Friends
He Was My Brother

Show 35: Bauhaus - Larry's Hideaway, Toronto, Canada - 4 December 1982

From a month long tour of the USA and Canada shortly after the release of their 3rd album "The Sky's Gone Out".

Pretty sure this is a soundboard recording - in any case, it was a good quality recording which responded really well to remastering - its superb now. If you like Bauhaus, you may have heard this gig before - but not like this. Enjoy!

While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Third Uncle
Silent Hedges
In Fear of Fear
A Spy In The Cab
Terror Couple Kill Colonel
She's In Parties
Rosegarden Funeral of Sores
Antonin Atraud
Passion of Lovers
The Three Shadows Part III
Night Time
Hair of The Dog
Kick In The Eye
In The Night

Show 34: Spandau Ballet - Rotterdam, Netherlands - 30 September 1983

This features Spandau Ballet at the height of their popularity after the release of "True", which became a big hit in the Netherlands and when the follow single "Gold" had just broke into the top 5.

I'm pretty sure this was an FM radio recording - it originally came to me from 1 of my listeners, who asked me to have a go at remastering it for broadcast. If you're a fan of Spandau, I think you'll agree it was worth the work.

While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Foundation
Communication
Pleasure
Code of Love
Gold
The Freeze
Glow
Lifeline
Heaven Is A Secret
True
Paint Me Down
Instinction
Chant No.1
To Cut A Long Story Short

Show 33: Squeeze - Montego Bay, Jamaica - 26 November 1982

Squeeze make their debut on Live and Loud! with this set from an annual festival held in Jamaica. They appeared on the same bill on this night as Aretha Franklin and...The Beach Boys, believe it or not. Featuring a set including hits and a couple of interesting covers, Squeeze show what a good live band they were.

This is a soundboard recording which has responded really well to polishing and sounds fantastic. Hope you enjoy!

While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
01. Another Nail In My Heart
02. In Quintessence
03. Cool For Cats
04. Annie Get Your Gun
05. Take Me I'm Yours
06. Out Of Touch
07. I Can't Hold On
08. Tracks Of My Tears
09. Is That Love?
10. Tempted
11. Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
12. I Heard It Through The Grapevine
13. Time Is Tight
14. Messed Around

Show 32: Gary Numan - Max Bell Centre, Calgary, Canada - 12 November 1980

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.

The Show

***UPDATE 2022***

Well...back when I did this it was believed the last night of the tour - which this gig clearly IS - was in Calgary. But following someone commenting below that that the last night was actually in Edmonton, Canada on 12 November 1980, I started doing some detective work. THIS is that gig. So the date is RIGHT but the venue is WRONG.

Mislabeled as Calgary back in 2013 when I found this (or was sent it, I forget which). I am pretty sure back then, online sources also had the last night of the tour as being Calgary but that has been corrected in several places since. Apparently the 2 dates were transposed when the tour was originally announced but later changed so Edmonton came at the end.

I am indebted to the poster in the comments for bringing this to my attention, and also a good friend of mine, Jeff Tolva, for helping to clear this up, and also providing the 2 images below as proof that THIS gig is actually from the Kinsmen Field House, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 12 November 1980, and is definitely the last night of the tour - as you can hear Gary telling everyone that before the final encore.

***UPDATE ENDS***

Numan released his second solo album "Telekon" in the Autumn of 1980 and embarked on his second major tour in 12 months - and his second in the USA and Canada in 7 months. This recording features the full set from the very last night of the Teletour, after he'd already made up his mind that he would retire from touring. The show gets better through the set I think, and the last song in the set, We Are Glass, is especially exciting with lots of analogue synths squawking away.
 

What Was Done

This is a soundboard recording and had deteriorated with age a bit. EQ'ing and remastering has brought out the best of it I think and it's now far more listenable - it certainly proved popular with Numan fans.

UPDATE 2019: While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording back in 2013. 

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Setlist
This Wreckage
Remind Me to Smile
Complex
Telekon
Me! I Disconnect From You
Cars
Conversation
Airlane
M.E.
Everyday I Die
Remember I Was Vapour
Are 'Friends' Electric?
The Joy Circuit
I Die:You Die
I Dream of Wires
Down in the Park
Tracks
We Are Glass

 

 

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Show 31: Kraftwerk - Captain Video, Paris, France - 6 July 1981

EDIT: Since this page (and the remaster) were done, its come to light that the recording is NOT from 7 June, but from 6 July! The gig is still in Paris, at a venue called Captain Video - which also is referred to as Studio Gabriel on more than 1 source on the internet. Copies of a ticket and advert from the gig are shown below. And I must also give thanks to Arnaud, from a Kraftwerk group on Facebook for helping identify this gig properly.

Kraftwerk embarked on their Computerworld tour after the release in May 1981 of the album with the same name. They ended up on tour until the end of the year. This gig is from the early part of the tour and for me provides an interesting contrast to the Kraftwerk of today, where everything is note perfect, ordered, clinical, sterile. Back in 1981 there was an awful lot of synths being played manually and so timing errors and bum notes are clearly evident! And also towards the end of the gig, it does actually sound like they're really into it and excited! This is the Kraftwerk I prefer, if I'm honest. They may not be perfect but it does make for a more interesting and less predictable performance.

I think this was a soundboard - the quality really wasn't very good however and went through a few generations I think before I got it. There was a good amount of restoration and remastering on this one; so while its not quite as clear as some of the shows in this archive, I think its been worth it.

While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Numbers
Computerworld
Home Computer
Computer Love
The Model
Neonlights
Radioaktivity
Die Stimme der Energie
Uranium
Die Sonne, Der Monde, Die Sterne
Ohm Sweet Ohm
Autobahn
The Hall of Mirrors
Mitternacht
Les Mannequins
Trans-Europe Express
Le Mini Calculateur
The Robots
Its More Fun To Compute


An advert for the gig:

  

And also a ticket:

 

Show 29: The Undertones - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands - 15 March 1980

The Undertones had just finished recording their 2nd album, Hypnotised, then embarked on a tour of Ireland and Europe. This particular gig is taken from a gig recorded for Dutch radio at the time. I'm guessing its not the complete show as its only about 36 minutes long but despite that, they crammed in 14 songs!

Being an FM radio broadcast, the mix was ok but the copy I had wasn't the greatest and needed quite a bit of work to restore. That said, it sounds very listenable now - and certainly better than the original.  I hope you enjoy it.

2020 update: While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2020) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
I Wanna Be A Male Model
Tearproof
Teenage Kicks
Jimmy Jimmy
The Way Girls Talk
There Goes Norman
Get Over You
Whizz Kids
Family Entertainment
True Confessions
Here Comes The Summer
She’s A Runaround
Girls Don’t Like It
Rock And Roll

Show 28: OMD - Kant Kino, Berlin, Germany - 8 December 1980

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it, and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it and take the credit (you know who you are). Thanks.

 

A short tour of the UK and Europe followed the release of their 2nd album "Organisation" in the Autumn of 1980 and this soundboard recording is taken from that tour. The crowd were so enthusiastic that night the band were forced to come back on for a second encore - and as Andy McCluskey had to admit, had run out of material, so several songs were played twice! Its a great performance; a great gig by a band still in the early stages of their career.

The soundboard recording needed a bit of work - being over 30 years old - but has polished up well and responded to some remastering. I hope you agree; this one certainly proved popular with many OMD fans.

While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

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Setlist
I Betray My Friends
Stanlow
Pretending To See The Future
Almost
Messages
Annex
Mystereality
Julia's Song
Motion and Heart
The More I See You
Promise
Statues
Dancing
Red Frame/White Light
Electricity
Bunker Soldiers
Enola Gay

Waiting For The Man
Electricity

Julia's Song
Enola Gay

Show 27: Japan - Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK - 7 February 1981

From the tour in support of their 4th album, "Gentlemen Take Polaroids", comes this FM radio recording featuring a selection of tracks from their live set. Its interesting to compare this performance with the later Japan show I did, from their last tour before splitting up. They have far more vibrancy and enthusiasm here, I think.

The recording needed a bit of repair but responded well to remastering and has proved very popular among Japan fans.

UPDATE: And now in 2018, I've made it sound better! While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. 

You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Swing
Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Alien
Rhodesia
Quiet Life
My New Career
Taking Islands In Africa
Methods Of Dance
Ain't That Peculiar
Halloween
European Son

Show 26: Queen - The Summit Arena, Houston, Texas, USA - 11 December 1977

From their News of The World tour - which started with a warm up gig in London in October 1977 and ended there in May 1978 - comes this powerhouse of a show from early on in the tour while they were in the USA. Its a fantastic soundboard recording which it was a pleasure to work on and improve - this version sounds really excellent.

UPDATE: And now in 2018, I've made it sound far better! While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. 

You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

 

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
We Will Rock You
(Slow/Fast)
Brighton Rock
Somebody to Love
Death on Two Legs
Killer Queen
Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
I'm in Love with My Car
Get Down, Make Love
The Millionaire Waltz
You're My Best Friend
Liar
Love of My Life
'39
My Melancholy Blues
White Man
The Prophet's Song
Now I'm Here
Stone Cold Crazy
Bohemian Rhapsody
Keep Yourself Alive
Tie Your Mother Down

We Will Rock You
We Are the Champions
Sheer Heart Attack
Jailhouse Rock
God Save the Queen

Show 25: Teardrop Explodes - Guildford Civic Hall, UK - 18 June 1981

A show from their UK tour at the height of their popularity - with their debut album released the previous year and 2 hit singles in 1981. Including tracks from that album and their second, due to be released a few months later - including Passionate Friend, which would be their next hit single.

This was an FM radio broadcast and has responded well to remastering - plenty of punch to this show.

UPDATE: And now in 2018, I've made it sound better! While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. 

This show was in mono and has been upgraded further to sound better. At the same time I've created a simulated stereo one as well. 

You can now download this new mono version version HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file 
or the new simulated stereo version version HERE.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Read It In Books
Thief of Baghdad
Sleeping Gas
Passionate Friend
Just Like Leila Khaled Said
Suffocate
The Poppies Are In The Field
Culture Bunker
Reward
Went Crazy
Screaming Secrets
When I Dream
The Great Dominions
Treason

Show 24: Mike Oldfield - The Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany - 2 November 1982

Please note: I originally did this in early 2013. Since then, this gig - without Platinum Pts 1 and 2 and Ommadawn Pt 1 but with the addition of Guilty - has been remixed, remastered and released officially now as extras on the reissue of the Five Miles Out album. BUY THAT. I have it and it's superb - the quality more than surpasses this recording. So if you like this, buy that (if you don't have it already).

The Five Miles Out world tour kicked off in April 1982 in Brooklyn, USA and didn't finish until December that year in Munich, Germany. The tour took in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, Scandinavia, the UK and many dates in mainland Europe. 

This was a good soundboard recording that has appeared on a few bootlegs over the years; it was a real pleasure to remaster this - it really does sound superbly clear now and captures a great performance in superb detail.

UPDATE 2019: While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording back in 2013. You can now download this new version (as of 2019) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

Or, if you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Tubular Bells, Part 1
Platinum, Parts 1 and 2
Ommadawn, Part 1
Sheba
Mirage
Family Man
Taurus II
Mount Teidi
Five Miles Out

Show 23: Devo - The Orpheum Theatre, Boston, USA - 11 November 1982

A gig from their groundbreaking tour after the release of their "Oh No Its Devo" album in 1982, which featured them performing against live video synchronised alongside the songs. Not something that was generally undertaken back then when equipment was far more primitive then than now. There are a couple of songs faded out where they had been cut off in the original recording - but this is still the best record of this tour (that I've found, anyway)

This is a soundboard recording and has responded really well to remastering - as a Devo fan myself I might be a bit biased but I think it sounds really really good.

UPDATE: And now in 2018, I've made it sound better! While preparing this old show as separate files for a donator to the site, I found I could now improve the sound quality further, over what I’d originally done to the recording several years ago. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.

If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.

Setlist
Time Out for Fun
Patterns
Speed Racer
Big Mess
Peek-a-Boo
Out of Sync
That's Good
Freedom Of Choice Theme
Whip It
Girl U Want
Planet Earth
Deep Sleep
Jocko Homo
Uncontrollable Urge
Gates of Steel
Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA
Gut Feeling (Slap Your Mammy)
Beautiful World