Show 188 - New Order - Live In Oakland, California - 20 Aug 1985

 

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The Show

A debut on the site for New Order. This was a soundboard recording from their US tour and was in good shape overall apart from the kick drum being overloaded. It was also sounding a bit flat, lifeless and dry as most soundboards do.

What Was Done

Noise reduction was done, a few pops removed and the occasional loss in volume in places. Once that was done I got to work with EQ, compression and the usual studio toys to bring some clarity to the sound mix, and just...well make everything much clearer, more powerful and generally more LIVE sounding, with more separation. The original sounded like it had been worked on at some point but the kick drums all the way through were overloaded and a bit distorted, so I dialled that back too. The final result sounds far more balanced now (and less likely to give you a headache). I also improved the stereo imaging a bit during the mastering process.

The All Important Download Link

You can now download this repaired, restored and remastered version of this show exclusively for FREE by clicking right HERE and grabbing it as one 320kbps MP3 file. 

Setlist

Your Silent Face
Love Vigilantes
Confusion
Sunrise
As It Is When It Was
Sooner Than You Think
5 8 6
The Village
Ceremony
Age Of Consent
The Perfect Kiss

Encore
Blue Monday
Sister Ray

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