New York 29-08-1992

Yankee Stadium

New York (New York), USA.

29 - August - 1992.

Attendance: 52.050 (sellout) - Support: Primus, Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy

Disc 1 (55:38)

01. George Bush Rap (PA)

02. Zoo Station

03. The Fly

04. - Bono's speech -

05. Even Better than the Real Thing

06. Mysterious Ways

07. One

08. Unchained Melody

09. Until the End of the World

10. New Year's Day

11. Wild Rover

12. Tryin' to Throw Your Arms Around the World

13. Angel of Harlem

14. New York, New York

15. When Love Comes to Town

Disc 2 (64:53)

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

02. All I Want is You

03. Sunday Bloody Sunday

04. Bullet the Blue Sky

05. Running to Stand Still

06. Where the Streets Have No Name

07. Pride (In the Name of Love)

08. - Intermission -

09. Desire

10. - Mirrorball Man phone call to the White House -

11. Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

12. With or Without You

13. Love is Blindness

14. Can't Help Falling in Love

15. - Can't Help Falling in Love (outro over PA) -

Recording Equipment - History

Sony ECM 929 + WM-D6 master (T.W.) > CDM > EAC Secure > CEP 1.2 (removing tapeflipgaps and added fade-in, fade-out, see also "notes") > CDWAV (Track Index) > MKW > SHN > CDR

Notes taken from U2 MLK Trading Page (taken from Georg Nigsch site):

The original CDs were too hot on the levels, I did "Clip Restoration" on CEP 1.2 to make the Wavs 'listenable':
- "Restore Lightly Clipped" , Input attenuation: -4db
- "Overhead" : 1%
- "Minimum Runsize" : 1

Comments

Overall sound is quite loud and good, but also somewhat flat and muddy, as it lacks a bit more of crispness. This issue makes the sound to be a bit rough and harsh at some moments. I'd say this is because of equipment levels were set a bit high. Audience noise is audible, but not overwhelming, usually placed between songs. Anyway, note that minor clapping and talking can be heard near the taper in a few occasions. All instruments and vocals are clearly audible, featuring a nice mix. However, the muddy sound makes the recording to need a bit of overall cleaning. The show begins a little muffled, but during The Fly quality improves a bit, becoming a little clearer. There are very slight blips between some of the tracks, which are not very distracting.

To sum up, very good sound and clarity with instruments and vocals very audible, but there is a lack of crispness and overall cleanness, as it is a somewhat muddy and harsh in a few spots. Unfortunately, a tape flip occurs between Angel of Harlem and New York, New York, so the latter is missing the first part of the song. The phone call to the White House is also missing the first part, as it cuts in after Desire. Finally, a noticeable skip occurs at 01:14 in Love is Blindness.