Show 226 - The Birthday Party - Live At Paris Theatre Sydney - 28 Nov 1980

 

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The Show
A recording of The Birthday Party during their first tour of Australia under that name. This recording was originally a digital copy of a recording from 2JJ FM radio from the time and was passed to me by a listener to the website. 

What Was Done
There were a few dropouts and spots where the audience noise calling for an encore were cut and spliced - I fixed all those and got to work on the sound. It was a mono FM recording and sounded pretty muddy but with not too much damage. I got to work with EQ and the usual things I use to bring a lot more clarity to the sound mix, and then mastered to make it clearer and more powerful overall, and a bit wider. The result is much clearer, powerful and more listenable. 

The All Important Download/Stream Link

As always, the restored and remastered show is available to download or stream for free as a single 320kbps MP3. Just hit the link:

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Setlist
King Ink
Happy Birthday
Guilt Parade
Yard
Mr Clarinet
Figure Of Fun
The Friend Catcher
Waving My Arms
Nick The Stripper
Safe House
Cat Man
Cry
The Hair Shirt

Encore:
Riddle House

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