Welcome - About Live and Loud!

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.

Do your ears a favour and listen on headphones or good speakers to get most benefit - laptop speakers will always sound pretty poor by comparison.

All shows still available are listed, including a link to download the remastered show for free. If you want to support the site with a small donation, you can receive the shows as either separate MP3s or FLACs (your choice) - head over to the Rewards for Donations page and see how you can get a lot for very little!

If you want to email me, an email link is in my profile in a link in the side panel.

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).

Friday 18 October 2024

Show 211 - The Cars - Live at El Mocambo Toronto - 14 Sept 1978

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
A recording of an FM broadcast from the time. In mostly good condition but needing a few things fixing and the sound was rather flat and muddy.

What Was Done
There were a couple of dropouts fixed but nothing major, for once. I then got to work with a 30 band EQ and the usual studio toys to wash away the mud and bring some clarity to the sound mix, make the drums more impactful (they were pretty quiet) and then mastered to make the whole thing more even and powerful overall. The result is a really, really nice record of the band playing live from early in their career.


The All Important Download/Stream Link

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

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Setlist
Intro
Good Times Roll
Bye Bye Love
Night Spots
My Best Friend's Girl
Moving In Stereo
Since I Held You
Take What You Want
They Won't See You
Don't Cha Stop
Just What I Needed

Encore:
Candy-O
You're All I've Got Tonight

Be sure to check out all gigs from The Cars I've restored HERE - all similarly downloadable for free.


Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site. There is NO OBLIGATION to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and helps me do more shows and update some of the software I use as time goes by. Either way, enjoy the show.

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And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, X, Threads, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Friday 4 October 2024

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

 

 



A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


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!

The All Important Download/Stream Link

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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


Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site. There is NO OBLIGATION to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and helps me do more shows and update some of the software I use as time goes by. Either way, enjoy the show.

Subscribe And Share

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER (spam free) so you never miss news on which new gigs are going to be restored and uploaded here; any news will be delivered to your inbox. And your email address won't be sold on by me as a result.

And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, X, Threads, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Friday 30 August 2024

Show 209 - Jean Michel Jarre - Live In Houston Texas - 5 April 1986

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
I spent months (actually years, on and off) looking for a recording of this broadcast and only came across very low bit rate MP3s, or a recording that sounded like the FM Tuner wasn’t 100% tuned in correctly when the recording was made. Recently however, I swapped some files with a collector and finally had a half way decent recording of the broadcast.

What Was Done
It was in stereo, which was a good start. But the sound quality was variable; I am sure someone at some point had tried to work on this - it may well be more than 1 recording that’s been used to make the source I received as the sound varied a few times throughout. Several days of work then ensued - the usual tape dropouts and odd clicks, really loud tape noise in places, gaps, random volume drops on just the left or right channel and the quality of the sound also changing several times… All eventually sorted, as best I can. There were also a few seconds missing during Rendez-Vous 2 - I ended up fading that out and back in, so it was less jarring.

Once all the repair work was done, I worked on the sound quality and then mastered it (to cut a long story short!). And then after mastering I still tweaked it a little more. Normally I remove radio voiceovers where I can but this time I left in the original intro, just for a bit of "history". Anyone local to Houston around that time may well recognise the voice.

This one has taken quite a while - but I think it was worth it. Unless someone has a great quality recording they're keeping to themselves, I think this will be the best available anywhere. I hope you enjoy it!

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
Ethnicolor Part 1
Oxygène Part 1
Oxygène Part 2
Oxygène Part 4
Equinoxe Part 7
Souvenir of China
Equinoxe Part 4
Equinoxe Part 2
Equinoxe Part 5
Rendez-Vous 3
Rendez-Vous 2
Oxygène Part 5
Last Rendez-Vous (Ron’s Piece)
Rendez-Vous 4

Be sure to check out the other recordings from Jean Michel Jarre I've restored HERE - all similarly downloadable for free.

Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site. There is NO OBLIGATION to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and helps me do more shows and update some of the software I use as time goes by. Either way, enjoy the show.

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And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, X, Threads, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Friday 16 August 2024

Show 208 - The Shamen - Live At The Waterfront Norwich - 24 April 1992

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
Originally an FM broadcast in the UK but re-broadcast in full at some point in Germany - I had to remove both German and the original English voice overs.

What Was Done
It was in reasonable condition - apart from a couple of tape dropouts and tidying up the start of the recording, the only repair portion was removing the voiceovers and fading out the end - originally the recording cut off Make It Mine as the German broadcast segued into a Kraftwerk track. Once that was done, I got to work with EQ and the usual studio toys to make the recording clearer, then mastered to really make the recording sound bigger and more powerful. The result is more like what (I guess) it would have been like to hear them live.

The All Important Download/Stream Link

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

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD OR STREAM

And don't forget to turn up the volume!

Setlist

Move Any Mountain
Possible Worlds
Comin' On
Hyperreal
LSI
Make It Mine


Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site. There is NO OBLIGATION to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and helps me do more shows and update some of the software I use as time goes by. Either way, enjoy the show.

Subscribe And Share

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER (spam free) so you never miss news on which new gigs are going to be restored and uploaded here; any news will be delivered to your inbox. And your email address won't be sold on by me as a result.

And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, X, Threads, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Friday 2 August 2024

Show 207 - OMD - Live At Imperial Hotel Blackpool - 27 July 1979

 


 A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
An audience recording - the earliest known of OMD, or Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark as they were more commonly referred to at the time. It was fairly clear but distant. I guess someone had at least applied some noise and hiss reduction. But it was quite "middly" soundwise with no bottom end at all, and not particularly easy to hear most of the sounds.

What Was Done
There were a few dropouts to fix, and VCL XI unfortunately is incomplete - it cuts off abruptly in the first 2 minutes and there was a big gap before the recording cuts back in before the next song starts, so that was faded out and back in so the sound flows better. Volume was a bit up and down in places - fixed that. Once that was done, I got to work with EQ and the usual studio toys to bring some clarity to the sound mix, smooth out the rough edges, make everything more audible, and then mastered to make it clearer and more powerful overall, and a little wider (remember this is a mono recording from the audience). The sound is now far better though, and I think makes the gig all the more listenable. 

The All Important Download Link

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Setlist
Messages
Bunker Soldiers
Julia's Song
VCL XI
Almost
Red Frame/White Light
Mystereality
Electricity
Waiting For The Man

Be sure to check out the other gigs from OMD (as they're more commonly known nowadays) I've restored HERE - all similarly downloadable for free.


Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs. There is no obligation to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and helps me do more shows and update some of the software I use as time goes by. Either way, enjoy the show.

Subscribe And Share

Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE TO THE FREE EMAIL NEWSLETTER (spam free) so you never miss news on which new gigs are going to be restored and uploaded here; any news will be delivered to your inbox. And your email address won't be sold on by me as a result.

And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, Twitter, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Friday 19 July 2024

Show 206 - The Jam - Live At Pinkpop Festival, Netherlands - 26 May 1980

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
Most of this was a radio broadcast I was sent. I realised after a bit of research that 2 songs were missing, so looked around the web for another recording. And there was another one, which included those missing tracks - but omitted some of Start!. And it was quite inferior in quality - it was in stereo but sounded more like it was from the audience, not a radio broadcast, although it was still in stereo, at least.


What Was Done
I worked on the main recording first of all and got that to a state I was happy with, then worked on the missing tracks. I had to remove a lot of ambience on those to make the band sound louder, then I noticed the stereo image was reversed from the radio broadcast - the bass and guitars were on the opposite side. So I turned those around, then worked on the sound a lot to make it blend better with the rest of the gig. Then I worked on blending in the songs at the right time, so it didn't sound like too jarring a change each time. Then I mastered everything. 

This is now the complete show. And it sounds pretty awesome, as do the band themselves. There are actually 3 parts of this recording that have been brought in to make the complete gig - see if you can spot them all...


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Setlist

Thick As Thieves
Saturday's Kids
To Be Someone (Didn't We Have A Nice Time)
Burning Sky
Start!
Going Underground
Mr. Clean
Private Hell
Smithers-Jones
Little Boy Soldiers
But I'm Different Now
The Eton Rifles
Down In The Tube Station At Midnight
The Modern World
'A' Bomb in Wardour Street
All Mod Cons
David Watts


Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs. There is no obligation to do so of course - you can stream or take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and helps me do more shows and update some of the software I use as time goes by. Either way, enjoy the show!

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And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, Twitter, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Friday 5 July 2024

Show 205 - U2 - Live at The Lyceum, London - 7 Sept 1980

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
Originally sent to me on cassette by a listener to the site. This was an audience recording and not a terribly clear one. I have had several attempts to improve this since he sent it to me over the last 3 years and recently had another go - and finally, I got to a point where I was happy for it to go on the site. Bear in mind it doesn't compare to, say, a restored FM or soundboard recording but the rarity of the recording, with it being from just before they released their first album, makes it worthwhile I think.

What Was Done
I took away some of the reverb first of all to give me more of the sound of the band to work with. There were gaps and clicks here and there - fixed those. Noise reduction was done (it was very hissy). Lots of filtering and EQ to stop the overly loud guitar piercing ear drums and bring back some bottom end and the drums. Finally I was able to master to make it clearer and more powerful overall, and wider. I hope you enjoy the result.

The All Important Download Link

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Setlist

11 O'Clock Tick Tock
I Will Follow
Stories For Boys
An Cat Dubh
A Day Without Me
Twilight
The Electric Co.
11 O'Clock Tick Tock

 

Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs. There is no obligation to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and helps me do more shows and update some of the software I use as time goes by. Either way, enjoy the show.

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And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, Twitter, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Friday 21 June 2024

Show 204 - Magazine - Live At Festival of Fools, Melkweg, Amsterdam - 8 June 1980

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
A short high quality set from Magazine, recorded from a stereo FM broadcast from the time. I think from the same broadcast that the Human League restoration of their set at the same festival came from (albeit a very different taper source).

What Was Done
There were quite a few dropouts to fix on the left and right channels (and never on both at the same time!). The right channel was rather louder than the left too, so that got fixed too. Fixed the start and end so they faded in and out gently, then go to work with the EQ and the usual studio toys to bring some clarity to the sound mix. Finally, I mastered to make it clearer and more powerful and less flat. The result is a nice and clear recording, very enjoyable to listen to.

The All Important Download Link

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Setlist
I'm A Party
Permafrost
The Light Pours Out Of Me
You Never Knew Me
Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin
Shot By Both Sides
Song From Under The Floorboards (fades out early)


Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs. There is no obligation to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation helps helps me do more shows. Either way, enjoy the show.

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And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, Twitter, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Wednesday 5 June 2024

Show 203 - China Crisis - Live at Malibu Nightclub - Long Island- 16 July 1985

 

A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
An FM stereo recording from a local station at the time. As such it's probably not the whole show but what is here was in pretty good shape.

What Was Done
A few volume drops, tape dropouts fixed but overall nothing major to repair. Most of the work this time was on improving, not so much "fixing". EQ and the usual studio toys brought clarity to the sound mix, tightened up the drums and bass, and then I mastered to make it clearer and more powerful overall. Twice. I did it once, left it a couple of days, realised I didn't like it, so went back and did it again. The result is a really clear show though; I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

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Setlist

Wall Of God
Gift Of Freedom
Tragedy And Mystery
Wishful Thinking
Black Man Ray
You Did Cut Me
Bigger The Punch I'm Feeling
Strength Of Character
Seven Sports For All
King in a Catholic Style
African And White
Highest High

 

Supporting The Site

If you want to support the work I do on these recordings, and the site, and (if you wish to) obtain separate, fully tagged 320kbps MP3s of this restoration for less than the price of a coffee in return, or lossless FLACs or even a lossless copy on CDR, head on over to the Rewards For Donations tab to see how you can obtain these for a very small donation towards the site costs. There is no obligation to do so of course - you can take the file on this page absolutely for free - but every single donation does go towards this site and domain/storage costs, and helps the site stay open, and helps me do more shows. Either way, enjoy the show.

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And if you like this recording, please spread the news and share the page link to anyone you think might be interested - Facebook fan groups, web forums, Mastodon, Twitter, Instagram are a great way of spreading the word - that way, I always find out which bands are popular and can do more shows by them in the future. So please tell ya mates about the site and this page! Many thanks.

Saturday 4 May 2024

Show 202 - Adam And The Ants - Live At Cleopatra's Huddersfield - 6 June 1980


A quick request. If you plan on downloading this and putting it on your YouTube channel or your own bootleg page - I don't mind. But a credit to this website where you found it and a link back to this page would be really appreciated. It helps me gauge which artists are popular - ie more chance of other restorations coming. Don't just steal it, cut out the intro and outro and take the credit. Thanks.


The Show
Most of a soundboard recording of a gig from towards the end of the Ants Invasion tour that ultimately got them signed to CBS immediately after.

Most gigs on this tour started with Physical (You're So) - the version of that song on this tape I think was probably from a different night, as the quality was quite different, and in mono. I prefer recordings all from the same night at least, so I took it off, and this recording starts with Kings.... "Crowd Trouble" is exactly that - a fight kicked off with football hooligans and for a while it looks like the gig was going to be abandoned. You can clearly hear Adam shouting at them, then the venue staff making announcements, before the band come back on and play Cleopatra. 

The regular encore on this tour was Zerox and Fat Fun - they're not on the recording, so maybe after the crowd trouble, Adam and the band perhaps didn't come back for an encore.

What Was Done
The recording I found had apparently already had some work done on it - very little tape hiss for starters. I don't know what else as I haven't heard the original but thanks to whoever did some work on it first. There was still plenty I could do though. Kings... is a bit over saturated but the rest is ok, although some songs got much quieter later, so I focused on making the gig as clear and powerful as possible, and all the songs a consistent volume. I got to work with EQ and the usual studio toys to bring some clarity to the sound mix, and then mastered to make it tighter clearer and more powerful overall. The result sounds great, and shows just what a tight band the yet to be signed Ants were. And with the crowd trouble, an authentic audio record of what many club gigs were like back then.

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Setlist
Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Ants Invasion
Beat My Guest
Fall In
"Crowd Trouble"
Cleopatra
Car Trouble
Kick!
Killer In The Home
Press Darlings
Table Talk

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