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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. You can now download this new version (as of 2018) HERE as 1 new 320kbps MP3 file.
If you would like to have separate tagged MP3s, or even lossless files in FLAC format of the new version, head on over to the Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs.
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
Just downloaded ;)
ReplyDeleteDarn 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.
ReplyDeleteNice job. Many thanks!
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteI 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!
ReplyDeleteI 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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