Joshua Tree Worcester (3)

Centrum

Worcester (Massachusetts), USA.

04 - May - 1987.

Attendance: 12.494 (sellout) - Support: Lone Justice

Disc 1 (59:14)

01. Stand By Me

02. Pride (In the Name of Love)

03. MLK

04. The Unforgettable Fire

05. Bullet the Blue Sky

06. Running to Stand Still

07. Sunday Bloody Sunday

08. Exit

09. In God's Country

10. Trip Through Your Wires

11. The Electric Co.

12. October

13. New Year's Day

14. Gloria

Disc 2 (45:17)

01. Bad

02. Where the Streets Have No Name

03. I Will Follow

04. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

05. With or Without You

06. "40"

Recording Equipment - History

Analog 2nd > Nakamichi CR-7A transfer > Peak 5.2 (nip, tuck, speed correct) > FLAC

Transfer: JEMS

Additional comments (JEMS): This version is likely second generation (sorry, my notes are incomplete), and the sound quality is very good though the incredibly boisterous audience does overwhelm in several spots, especially at the start. In fact, the tape runs very hot as the crowd's zeal peaks to distortion on my copy though the actual music never distorts. When the yelling lessens, the underlying recording is quite appealing, clear and full. I obtained these tapes in 1988. The performance is excellent and the set list topsy turvy (it opens like an UF tour show), which is probably the result of this being the third night of three in the Boston area.

Comments

Very good sound in this strong concert. The only blemish here is that crowd noise is really loud, with clapping, whistling and cheering near the taper. But the sound output is very clear and crisp, so when people calm down the tape sounds quite sharp, in the borderline between "very good" and "excellent" rating. To me, amazing renditions of Bad and With or Without You in this concert.

There are a pair of edits that don't affect to the music. The first one appears after In God's Country, and the second after Bad.