This show is Big Country from their tour of the USA in early 1984. They’d released their debut album The Crossing, in July 1983 and their latest single, Wonderland, had just been released a couple of months before this date in January 1984. You’ll hear that and most of The Crossing in this set, originally recorded for NBC radio in the USA. They spent over a month in America and then played a few dates in Japan before heading home and recording what became their first number 1 album, SteelTown, released in October 1984.
Most people would be happy with the original recording as it was - it was in pretty good condition apart from a few vinyl scratches and pops (most of which I hope I caught and removed). But with some EQing and a sprinkling of some studio magic, its improved it in a big way - more space, improved bass and...well "oomph" really! It sounds really excellent now; I was very pleased with how this one turned out.
The show is available for download HERE as one 320 kbps 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
1000 Stars
Angle Park
Close Action
Balcony
Lost Patrol
In A Big Country
Porrohman
Chance
Inwards
Fields of Fire
Wonderland
Harvest Home
Tracks of My Tears
In A Big Country
I recorded this show on cassette that night. As a HUGE Big Country fan, I’d love to have a remastered edition of it!
ReplyDeleteWell you can download it from the link above, free of charge. :) Or if you want separated files, just click on the donations tab and that will fill you in. Either way, its a great performance - enjoy!
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