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  1. ...the info comes from the original info file of the 1stGen :

    Setlist:
    Gloria (Missing)
    Another Time, Another Place (Missing)
    1. I Threw A Brick Through A Window 3:44
    A Day Without Me (Missing)
    2. An Cat Dubh 5:20
    […]
    ...but I already said, "Pretty sure "A Day Without Me" was not played after ITABTAW..."

  2. Originally posted by BigGiRL:[..]
    ...the info comes from the original info file of the 1stGen :

    [..]
    ...but I already said, "Pretty sure "A Day Without Me" was not played after ITABTAW..."

    I know. I'm just wondering who decided to call ADWM as "missing" instead of just assuming that if it wasn't on the recording, well, it just wasn't played
    I guess it had to be someone who had only heard I Threw A Brick followed by A Day and thought that all versions had to be like that, and if ADWM wasn't present it was "missing" from the recording.
  3. A little recap on some recent updates:

    1987-05-29 & 1987-05-30 - Modena, Italy - Stadio Comunale Braglia

    I've already said something about the first show in the "Collectibles" thread (see comment under spoiler tag)…

    Spoiler (click to toggle)
    Originally posted by BigGiRL:One of my two U2 vinyl bootlegs...

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    It is from the first Modena 1987 show and I always assumed that this was the Fabio Minotti recording. But since I have been sorting out the various recordings of this date, I discovered it is neither the Minotti recording, nor the 38f source.

    Check out the samples on the show page / audio tab: just before Bono starts singing the first line of Running To Stand Still, a guy in the audience says something in Italian. I have no idea what he says, but it is definitely not heard in those two known sources mentioned!

    Anyway...always loved this concert as it was one of the few Joshua Tree live shows I had access to back in those 80-ies days
    Listening back I still feel the love, but I don't think it was their best European show...

    PS: The Godfatherecords bootleg "Modena 1987" is to be found on both Modena pages as "Part 1' and "Part 2" ...the flacs are new to U2start

    The second Modena show is not as well known as the first one. Probably because the recordings aren't very strong and therefore not as interesting to bootleg on vinyl. Godfatherrecords released a set of the two shows in 2011 with remasters on both nights.

    For the first night the Fabio Minotti recording was used (which is not the one on the Portfolio vinyls!), and for the second Modena show the took the recording made by 38f. The result is not bad, but especially Modena 2 comes with a whole bunch of surface noise (aka "white" noise).

    There is however also a second source in circulation (Sony WM D6 + Sennheiser 412K) by an unknown taper. I think this is potentially the best source, although it probably needs some TLC to make it really shine (and although it misses Party Girl and WOWY...)

    ...
  4. A little recap on some recent updates...continued:

    Then on with the European Tour 1987.

    1987-06-02 - London, U.K. - Wembley Arena

    The first U.K. show was in the Wembley Arena. Not the big stadium that they would play 10 days later, but the smaller indoor venue not far from it. I personally had the pleasure of seeing no less then three Rolling Stones shows in that old building in 2003. Until 1978 it was known as the Empire Pool and perhaps the most famous Rock 'N Roll building in England (even the Grateful Dead have played there!). Shortly after 2003 it was renovated and reopened in 2006.

    Anyway, U2 played the Wembley Arena three times. Twice in 1984 and once on June 2nd, 1987. This last show has, I think, no less than three different recordings, but none of them truly excellent. Perhaps the best is the one recorded by @boggle. It's a bit distant, but claps are not really intrusive and one could get easily accustomed to the warmish sound.

    Then very confusingly, there are two recordings circulating under the same title of "Maggie's Farm". The first (or the "oldest") is only available as mp3. "Not so good mp3" I should add, because the mp3 compression is quite noticeable.
    A second "Maggie's Farm" bootleg/recording was edited by @u22utoo. The sound is a bit unbalanced and it runs a tat too fast I think. But potentially it might be the best recording. I haven't added it to the database though.
  5. ...recent updates...continued:

    1987-06-03 Birmingham, U.K. - National Exhibition Centre

    Another indoor JT show from the summer of 1987 is the one from Birmingham. There are two recordings, and both very good to excellent (3,75 stars ). On top of the show page / audio tab stands the "Back Home With You" bootleg by ZOOStay Records. It's a very pleasant listen although just a bit too thin of a sound for me to rate it with 4 stars (but you might beg to differ!).

    The other one is the "Ready For The World" vinyl bootleg, which might be the one more familiar. I like the sound better than "Back Home With You" recording, but the transfer runs too fast and that spoils a lot of fun for me. But potentially the "Ready For The World" source is excellent (I will try to upload a speed corrected version soonish...but otherwise somewhere latish... )



    Cheers
  6. UPDATE (vintage audience recordings):

    'The Joshua Tree' Tour - Europe 1987

    Next up is 1987-06-06 Gothenburg, Sweden - Eriksberg Shipyard

    Until very recent this recording was only available from various vinyl bootlegs, such as "The Party Begins", "Rain",
    or "Higher Ground" and a few remastered vinyl transfers.
    But early February this year out of the blue a transfer of the master appeared on dime. The taper (K.K.) acknowledged
    that his (or her?) recording was used for the vinyl bootlegs. He, or she, didn't had much pleasure of it though, as
    he/she claims to have been "ripped-off" ...

    Anyway, comparison confirms indeed that that there is only one source for all known bootlegs out there. The vinyl
    bootleggers however did remaster the recording before pressing the records. And in all honesty they did quite a
    good job making the recording sound great...hence the success of these vinyl boots...

    Next to the master I have made one vinyl transfer available. It goes by the name "The Party Begins", but it is not
    what was tagged as such in our database
    Those old mp3's do however have some (unidentified) vinyl source somewhere down their lineage but the "boot"
    was uniquely cut into 20 tracks, whereas most (if not all!) vinyl transfers have 18 tracks.

    NB: I have added the "stereo" version, and not the "Party Begins - Remastered Vinyl" because that one is rendered mono...

    Cheers

  7. Originally posted by BigGiRL:UPDATE (vintage audience recordings):

    'The Joshua Tree' Tour - Europe 1987

    Next up is 1987-06-06 Gothenburg, Sweden - Eriksberg Shipyard

    Until very recent this recording was only available from various vinyl bootlegs, such as "The Party Begins", "Rain",
    or "Higher Ground" and a few remastered vinyl transfers.
    But early February this year out of the blue a transfer of the master appeared on dime. The taper (K.K.) acknowledged
    that his (or her?) recording was used for the vinyl bootlegs. He, or she, didn't had much pleasure of it though, as
    he/she claims to have been "ripped-off" ...

    Anyway, comparison confirms indeed that that there is only one source for all known bootlegs out there. The vinyl
    bootleggers however did remaster the recording before pressing the records. And in all honesty they did quite a
    good job making the recording sound great...hence the success of these vinyl boots...

    Next to the master I have made one vinyl transfer available. It goes by the name "The Party Begins", but it is not
    what was tagged as such in our database
    Those old mp3's do however have some (unidentified) vinyl source somewhere down their lineage but the "boot"
    was uniquely cut into 20 tracks, whereas most (if not all!) vinyl transfers have 18 tracks.

    NB: I have added the "stereo" version, and not the "Party Begins - Remastered Vinyl" because that one is rendered mono...

    Cheers

    [image]
    That Göteborg bootleg is often overlooked but it's a great document from the only Scandinavian gig of the tour.
  8. Hello everyone! The 2 missing audios of the 2009-07-07 Milan 1 recording have been found! Yesterday I stumbled across this website called http://onlineonthehorizon.com and it is really cool! Its up to date and has nearly every recorded concert of the 360 Tour. I will submit more of these recordings in the future. In the mean time, enjoy the 2 Italy boots!
  10. They're not an improvement over the excellent-and-widely-shared Alysha recording, right?
  11. No. Not by a long shot. But it is good to have the sources available for reference, especially the Godfatherrecords silver boot.
    If only as an example of how an audience recording can be butchered...
  12. That should be Godfather records tagline...
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