U2
Civic Auditorium
San Francisco, CA
December 15, 1984
RECORDED BY JP (in association with JEMS)
Master Aiwa CM-30 > Sony WM-D6 > Master Cassette > Nakamichi CR-7A (1/07 transfer) >
Peak 5.2 (normalize and index only) > FLAC
*correction as noted by JP himself in his upload of the same transfer, but slightly
different edit (i.e. shorter intro and outro)
01 Intro
02 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (glitch removed)
03 I Will Follow
04 Seconds
05 MLK
06 The Unforgettable Fire
07 Wire
08 Sunday Bloody Sunday
09 The Cry/The Electric Co.
10 A Sort of Homecoming
11 Bad
12 October
13 New Year's Day
14 Pride
15 Party Girl
16 Gloria
17 40
Take two. About a year and a half ago, I torrented this show here from JP's master
which he had transferred and converted to CD using Adobe Audition. But JP himself was
never totally happy with the transfer and I remembered the tape being better than the
resulting CD. When JP recorded this he was using the identical rig that we'd eventually
issue to Brother KM for his legendary (if I may) early '87 Tempe-LA run, powered by the
shockingly good Aiwa CM-30 mic. I don't think there's ever been a mic that retailed for
less than $50 and had this kind of low-end response. JP was positioned on the front row
of the balcony at the Civic and pretty much nailed the show. There are a couple of very
minor glitches and a brief gap to flip during "Bad," otherwise it's all here.
So last week JP gave me the master tape and suggested I give it a fresh spin on the
azimuth-adjusting CR-7A. The results are here and I think we've got a significant upgrade.
Sample provided and if I can find a sample of the old one I'll post that too but don't
count on it. Sounding very nice indeed.
Butterking for JEMS