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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.

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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).

Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Show 145: Ultravox - Live at Jaap Edenhal, Amsterdam, 16 June 1981


A rare but energetic and powerful set from Ultravox this time - at least, excerpts from one. I think this must have been a radio broadcast as the source was in stereo. I thought with it being only 6 tracks, it would be quick and simple! I never learn - it rarely works out that way... :-)

The recording was too fast to start with, so needed slowing down a bit.

There was also a lot of hum and noise - took quite a while to remove as much of that as possible without damaging the sound quality.

Then a few tape dropouts and the usual 30 band EQ to bring the sound up to scratch and make it clearer.

For one track on the source, the intro was slightly incomplete so I fixed it (I challenge you to spot which song that was).

For All Stood Still there had already been done some editing to fade in the song, missing off the beginning altogether But quite by chance I found a Dutch TV broadcast online with 4 songs from this set in it (albeit in the wrong order), including a complete version of the song in question (a link to the video is below, it's really good)! The only problem was that the video was in mono...so I grabbed the video soundtrack and messed about with it a lot to make it more closely match the other songs, then put it all together with the other 5 songs I'd already done. When you listen now, or watch the video, you will notice Chris Cross's bass synth intro is in the wrong key! Midge Ure goes over to him and tells him what the correct key is...I guess for radio, they decided to cut that out and fade it in from where it was ok...Me, I like the mistakes - makes it all sound far more human and imperfect.

This recording, therefore, is unique to Live and Loud! Shows - until other bootleg sites take it, change the artwork and call it theirs, anyway.

You can safely download all of this improved recording for free HERE as one 320 kbps MP3 file with no nasty pop ups or ads getting in the way.

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Either way - enjoy the show!

Setlist
Passing Strangers
Mr X
Western Promise
Vienna
New Europeans
All Stood Still


Oh yes, that video link! It contains a short interview with the band and then 4 songs (not in the right order). You can view that right HERE.
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8 comments:

  1. Anonymous28 April 2020 at 10:09

    Hello Flip

    What can i say !! Again a most fantastic Recording With Ultravox, This Recording Made my Day in these Strange Corona Times... I am always so very impressed of Midge Fantastic Voice

    So more Ultravox from this Area 1980 to 83 84 When Midge is Singer is so always more then ever welcome Flip

    Many thanks again Flip

    Regards

    /Tomas

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  2. iiRachelMadness28 April 2020 at 10:53

    WOW! I am very happy to find that the full set is available!!!! I was the one who uploaded the video to YouTube and I assumed it was in the correct order. Because of how it faded into the different songs. I guess that is how it was when they broadcasted it! So I apologize! Thank you for finding it ! Will definitely have a listen :)

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    1. Flip Martian28 April 2020 at 15:15

      Hey, thanks for connecting! Really appreciated you posting the video clips online! Yeah I figured the tv broadcast had them in that order for some reason. Do you know if other bands were playing at the event? Seemed strange to have a TV and a radio broadcast for Ultravox, and with only a few songs...so I wondered if more bands played. Anyway, hope you like this restoration!

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    2. Luis Ramirez 1720 June 2024 at 14:38

      They already removed them from YouTube! :',c

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  3. iiRachelMadness28 April 2020 at 10:56

    Hi! I'm the one who uploaded the video and I apologize for it not being in the correct order. I just assumed that it was correct by the way the songs fade into each other. Or maybe that was the way it was broadcasted all the way in 1981. THIS IS A VERY GOOD FIND!!!! So thank you for finding it! Will definitely have a listen! :)

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  4. Crash The Driver29 April 2020 at 16:13

    Always excited to hear a new episode of L&L and broadcast quality, Vienna-era Ultravox is a real treat!

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