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Friday, 1 March 2019

Show 131 - Talk Talk - Live At The Paris Theatre, London - Early 1982



FREE DOWNLOAD OF SEPARATED, TAGGED MP3s

Exactly a year since we returned from a Winter break with a new season of shows, we return with a special commemoration to mark the sad passing of Mark Hollis this week, the singer and creative force behind the band Talk Talk who tragically died after a short illness aged 64.

By way of a tribute, we've remastered this short set broadcast on 10 April 1982. This is a lively, if short set from the original four piece lineup of Talk Talk, showcasing songs from their 1st album, The Party's Over. The original recording I had access to was very bass heavy - so much work was done reducing that; so you can turn this up a bit without hurting your ears! It now sounds clear and punchy, with all vocals and instruments being heard.

To avoid any accusations of cashing in on the sad death of Mark Hollis, this show is available for free as separated, tagged 320kbps MP3s in a zip, here - no donation required for this one.

If you still wish to just download the show as the usual regular free single 320kbps MP3 file, you can do so here.

Setlist
Talk Talk
Another World
Have You Heard The News?
My Foolish Friend
Hate
The Party's Over
Today
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10 comments:

  1. Alan Theodore E Rex1 March 2019 at 12:08

    Thanks again for this - excellent as always.

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  2. Anonymous4 March 2019 at 11:17

    Hello Flip Many Thanks for This Fantastic Talk Talk Recording, Yes a little bit Short But Still Very Superb...With all these Magic tracks from Theirs Debut Album , Pure Magic And Also Right Year 1982, Very Sad news about Mark Hollies passed away So we will rerember how TALK Talk Sound this year 1982 ,Just Fantastic Tune..Also Welcome Back Flip / So Good to see and hear new tunes here / Regards Tomas

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    1. Flip Martian5 March 2019 at 14:14

      Thanks Tomas. Glad you enjoyed this one - and of course plenty more music to come this year. Thanks for your comments!

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  3. Anonymous17 March 2019 at 12:35

    Thank you so much for this! Do you happen to know on which date it was recorded? I found a concert at Paris Theatre on YouTube with a different set list. And it's titeled 19th April 1982. Regards, Tonia

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    1. Flip Martian18 March 2019 at 14:41

      Hi Tonia. Glad you enjoyed this one! Yes, I've just found that one too. The files I had were marked "Radio 1 In concert 1982 (April 10th, 1982)" - but I took that to mean the broadcast date (shows at the Paris Theatre were all for the BBC as you probably know) so could have been recorded 1 or 2 months prior. That one on YT sounds quite different - and as you say, different set. Not many relevant google results but 1 from the BBC in 2011 backs up that this was the setlist from the BBC broadcast. Maybe the YT one is from a different venue? Wouldn't be the first live bootleg to be labeled wrongly. Thanks for listening! :)

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  4. sewer rat7 August 2019 at 14:24

    I've got this show but it's missing 'Hate', so thanks for this Flip...BTW, it was recorded on the 10th april 82.
    cheers
    SR

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    1. Flip Martian8 August 2019 at 10:50

      Thanks for that, I'll update the page. Cheers!

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  5. Unknown1 February 2021 at 01:16

    Thanks.....
    Great sound.
    Greetings
    Paul
    From
    The Netherlands


    A great Talk Talk fan

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