Cologne 31-01-1985

Sporthalle

Cologne, Germany.

31 - January - 1985.

Attendance: 8.000 (sellout) - Support: Belfegore

Disc 1 (41:35)

01. - 4th of July (intro over PA) -

02. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock

03. I Will Follow

04. Seconds

05. MLK

06. The Unforgettable Fire

07. Wire

08. Sunday Bloody Sunday

09. Cry / The Electric Co.

10. A Sort of Homecoming

Disc 2 (56:35)

01. Bad

02. October

03. New Year's Day

04. Pride (In the Name of Love)

05. Gloria

06. Party Girl

07. Two Hearts Beat As One

08. "40"

09. - Harry's Game (PA outro) -

Recording Equipment - History

Aiwa walkman + stereo microphone > Analog Master (TDK SA C-90) > WAV > FLAC

Taper: minimax

Location: recorded from a seat about 15 meters from the stage on the right side

Comments

Excellent sounding recording considering how old is the mastertape. I can state that both recordings I have from this concert are legitimately from only one source (taped by 'minimax'). It sounds solid with a very powerful capture of music and vocals. The sound really comes very close, so it is quite clean, and it brings great sharpness. A few minor edits can be found, with no loss of music. The real drawback here is the amount of crowd noise with cheering and clapping near the taper. This one sounds more 'thin' than 'Unforgettable Firecrackers', as it seems the latter suffered some kind of enhancing or remastering process.

The show is fantastic, and the highlight is the long version of "40", with the band returning to the stage to resume it a few times, and superb crowd participation on it.