Soundcheck Melbourne 08-10-1989

 

National Tennis Centre

Melbourne, Australia.

08 - October - 1989.

Soundcheck

 

 

Disc 1 (31:46)

 

01. - soundchecking -    -01:31-

02. Desire / All I Want is You / All Along the Watchtower / Where the Streets Have No Name / Bad   -10:53-

03. Unreleased Song    -04:16-

04. When Love Comes to Town    -01:53-

05. - dead air -    -01:40-

06. Desire    -01:03-

07. - soundchecking -    -07:42-

08. Desire    -02:48-

 

 

Recording Equipment - History

Sony WM-D3 + PC-62 microphones > Analog Master > Analog 1st > Yamaha K-540 deck > Soundforge 9.0 > CDWave Editor > WAV > FLAC

 

Taping location: hiding at the top of some scaffolding

Transfer: Stadtfelder

 

Additional notes (by Stadtfelder): The taper got caught after half an hour. You can hear some talking between the security guy and the taper. The walkman and the tape was not confiscated.

 

Comments

Very good sound quality in this recording that documents an afternoon soundcheck. Track 2 offers mostly guitar parts of the songs remarked above, although some drum beats are included, too. The band also rehearsed an unreleased song (track 3). Both renditions of Desire are instrumental.