Dortmund 15-12-1989 / Sony ECM-155

Westfalenhalle

Dortmund, Germany.

15 - December - 1989.

Attendance: 16.500 (sellout) - Support: BB King

Disc 1 (51:02)

01. The Star Spangled Banner / Bullet the Blue Sky

02. Desire

03. All Along the Watchtower

04. All I Want is You

05. Where the Streets Have No Name

06. I Will Follow

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

08. MLK

09. One Tree Hill

10. Help

11. Bad

Disc 2 (39:57)

01. Van Diemen's Land

02. New Year's Day

03. Pride (In the Name of Love)

04. Angel of Harlem / Suspicious Minds

05. People Get Ready

06. When Love Comes to Town

07. Love Rescue Me

08. "40"

Recording Equipment - History

Sony WM-D6c + Sony ECM 155 (double) > Analog Master (Maxell MX) > FLAC

Taper: J.E. (Rasensteine) - At the U2 show the tape machine not working partly correct. 7 min lost. So I added the lost parts from a first gen tape. These tracks are changed:

Track 03: Master 0:29 - 1st Gen 4:24
Track 04: 1st Gen 1:43 - Master 3:21
Track 11: 1st Gen 0:04 - Master 9:03
Track 15: Master 2:25 - 1st Gen 0:10 - Master 2:29
Track 16: Master 2:46 - 1st Gen 2:07 - Master 0:19

Comments

The band put on an outstanding show for the second night in Dortmund, with band and crowd in high spirits. Again, a very solid tape with a very clear sound, just tiny distant. Crowd noise is audible, mostly between songs, and they add a fantastic participation. "40" fades out at 5:45. A dutch girl came onstage to play guitar during People Get Ready with U2, BB King and his band.

In my opinion, sound is slightly more harsh in this recording than in the other tapes I have of this show. Moreover, compared to the other two nights in Dortmund taped by Rasensteine, this probably is the rawest sounding of them all.