Welcome - About Live and Loud!

Live and Loud! began as a fortnightly internet radio show in 2012 taking old unreleased live concert recordings I could find and working to repair and improve them - fixing tape hiss, noise, tape drop out, clicks, speed variations, defects - before improving the sound quality by EQing the sound to bring out the instruments as clearly as possible. These are now made directly available to download for free to reach as many fans of the music as possible.

Depending on the quality of the original recording, these can often be made to sound almost like commercial recordings - but of course I can't guarantee that for every show. What I can guarantee is it will sound far better than the original files available which have been floating around the internet and on bootleg recordings for many years.

Almost all are either "soundboard" recordings (taken directly from the mixing desk used at the gig on the night) or old FM radio recordings. A few gigs, if they are of special historical importance, make an appearance even if they were recorded from the audience - these can also be made to sound better than ever.

Do your ears a favour and listen on headphones or good speakers to get most benefit - laptop speakers will always sound pretty poor by comparison.

All shows still available are listed, including a link to download the remastered show for free. If you want to support the site with a small donation, you can receive the shows as either separate MP3s or FLACs (your choice) - head over to the Rewards for Donations page and see how you can get a lot for very little!

If you want to email me, an email link is in my profile in a link in the side panel.

And finally... These are great fun to listen to but DO NOT replace original releases - support these artists and buy their music. There is nothing you can go and buy in a regular record store here. If a gig is made available as a regular release, then it will be removed (as a couple have been already).

Saturday, 20 December 2014

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

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6 comments:

  1. Ade24 August 2015 at 14:52

    Just downloaded ;)

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  2. Anonymous25 August 2015 at 10:40

    Darn Tootin' I'll download that! Thank you so much. I just bought their reunion show, and have been enjoying it lots, this will be a treat.

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  3. dogbreath9 September 2015 at 03:41

    Nice job. Many thanks!

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  4. Anonymous6 December 2016 at 00:09

    I too went to one of those nights, the first time I had ever seen Ultravox...I was blown away!. They were great concerts, I soon after bought this recording on cassette...now well worn. It was fantastic quality for the day, as the majority of bootlegs in the 80's were recorded on Sony walkman's and of fairly poor quality. Your remaster captures the raw energy and pace of this amazing live band at their creative best...Thanks Ian G

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  5. Anonymous2 July 2017 at 20:50

    I love the Midge Ure era Ultravox....greatest band ever! Big lifetime regret that I never got to see them live! This is a great set..thank you!

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  6. Anonymous2 July 2017 at 20:55

    I love the Midge Ure era Ultravox....greatest band ever! Big lifetime regret that I never got to see them live! This is a great set..thank you!

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