Boston 14-11-1981 Pre-FM remastered

Orpheum Theater

Boston (Massachusetts), USA.

14 - November - 1981.

Attendance: 2.000 (sellout) - Support: David Johansen

Disc 1 (67:07)

01. - WBCN announcement for the show -

02. Gloria

03. Another Time, Another Place

04. I Threw A Brick Through A Window

05. An Cat Dubh

06. Into the Heart

07. With a Shout

08. Rejoice

09. Cry / The Electric Co.

10. I Fall Down

11. October

12. Stories for Boys

13. I Will Follow

14. Twilight

15. Out of Control

16. Fire

17. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock

18. The Ocean

Recording Equipment - History

Pre-FM CD > EAC > WAV > CDWAV > MKW > SHN > remastering process (by Fradoca) > FLAC (level-6)

Transfer from Pre-FM: pvtuniverse - I'm sure many of you have this show in your collection, but I do believe this to be a significant upgrade to any version I have heard before. First, this is from a pre-FM source: a CD pressed solely for station-use by the radio station that originally recorded the concert, WBCN in Boston. Second, this version of the show is in stereo. All other versions I've heard (including the Darren Glenn remaster as well as the King Biscuit Flower Hour edited broadcast of this performance) are in mono.

Remastering process: Fradoca - Here it is my remastered version of the Boston 81 Pre-FM. I have mainly solved the bad phase problem occured
on the original recording. Then I have balanced the stereo image and the eq. I have applied a light dynamic compression to enhance the sound. All I can say is that the Pre-FM needed a remaster for sure. As I always say I do this only for pleasure and passion so everybody can enjoy the listening of this gig in their car, with their home stereo or with their headphones without having to mess up with the equalizer or the sound balance. To tell you the truth it seems that the original tape is cut in the high frequencies range... if it comes from a promo cd... if they made a proper recording at least they used 1/4 of inch analog stereo recorder... those tapes if well preserved they last long and do not present clear problems in the high frequencies range... it seems to me that the cd was made from a high generation tape made of the master tape... but who knows! By the way the same recording on the 'Wolfgang's vault' does not have any phase problem and sounds better than the source posted here days ago.

Comments

Supposedly sourced from a Pre-FM CD (by WBCN radio-station in Boston), this stereo recording sounds phenomenal. The output is very solid and clean. Music and vocals sound quite full and upfront, so the overall capture is absolutely clear. It's not that clear it comes from a Pre-FM source as stated above by Fradoca due to the lack of some ranges and frequencies, but after his remastering process, this one sounds stunning.

The band put on a show full of energy, with a strong performance.