Show 210 - A-ha - Live At Hammersmith Odeon - 16 Dec 1986

 

 

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The Show
Considering A-Ha have been playing for almost 40 years it seems crazy there aren't more live recordings by them - but there really aren't that many; this is the earliest I could find. An audience recording from the time, featuring a very excited female audience (by the sounds of it)! This one was taken from 1 of many gigs over 2 months in the UK, roughly half way through their world tour (that seems to have lasted over 12 months).

What Was Done
There were some random gaps, tape dropouts and a glitch - all those got fixed so the gig flows without interruptions. Then I removed some of the venue reverb (the ambience) that's always present in audience recordings, so there was more of the band's sound to work with, then started EQing and tweaking to make the band and vocals clearer and more "present", and the bass and drums more audible. Then I mastered the results to finish off. The band now are rather louder than the screaming girls and it's far more listenable as a result. A very decent gig and performance and a good representation of the band live at that time!

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Setlist
Train Of Thought
Love Is Reason
Living A Boy's Adventure Tale
Cry Wolf
The Blue Sky
The Sun Always Shines On TV
Driftwood
Here I Stand And Face The Rain
We're Looking For The Whales
And You Tell Me
Hunting High And Low
I've Been Losing You
Scoundrel Days
Take On Me

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