Soundcheck Clemson 16-05-1997 (Datfly master)
Frank Howard Memorial Coliseum
Clemson (South Carolina), USA.
16 - May - 1997.
Soundcheck
Disc 1 (77:43)
01. - dead time / no playing - [00:12]
02. Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me [01:27]
03. - dead time - [00:31]
04. Staring at the Sun [02:01]
05. - dead time - [00:57]
06. Staring at the Sun [01:51]
07. - dead time - [00:40]
08. Staring at the Sun [01:51]
09. - dead time - [00:45]
10. Staring at the Sun [04:48]
11. - dead time - [01:06]
12. Mofo [02:41]
13. - dead time with occasional 'Mofo' à-capella singing) - [01:34]
14. Mofo [04:25]
15. - dead time - [01:25]
16. Discothèque [04:43]
17. If You Wear That Velvet Dress [00:52]
18. With or Without You [03:04]
19. - dead time - [00:59]
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20. - warming up with small stretches of songs - [05:54]
21. Last Night on Earth [04:57]
22. - dead time - [02:57]
23. Staring at the Sun [06:29]
24. - dead time - [00:35]
25. Staring at the Sun [01:11]
26. - dead time - [01:22]
27. Staring at the Sun [01:36]
28. - dead time - [01:05]
29. Mofo [03:30]
30. - dead time - [02:24]
31. Discothèque [03:13]
32. If You Wear That Velvet Dress [00:50]
33. With or Without You [01:37]
34. - dead time - [04:17]
Recording Equipment - History
Sonic Studios DSM-6p mics > Neumann bettery box > Sony TCD-D8
Taper: Datfly
Transfer: Sony DTC-A6 DAT > toslink digital cable > Wavelab 4 > 44.1k sample rate > FLAC frontend (compression) > FLAC > Nero 6 w/verify > Taiyo Yuden CDR (verified w/ Nero test option) > copy to HD via NEC ND3500A > FLAC frontend (decompression) > WAV > CDWave v1.95 (tracking) > FLAC frontend level 6 (compression)
Comments
Very interesting soundchecks from the first leg of the PopMart Tour (North-America outdoors). Quality varies on every rehearsal, but mostly are quite enjoyable. There are some inconveniences (such as tape hiss, street noises, low or far sound) but nothing really very detracting. They were recorded outside the stadium. These are the right dates:
* Tracks 01-19: May 14th, 1997. Memphis (TN, USA) at Liberty Bowl. Good aud. Volume level begins quite low, but it increases drastically from track 8 (and the background noise / hiss, too). Again, it's decreased on track 12. Total soundcheck length: 35:44.
* Tracks 20-34: May 16th, 1997. Clemson (SC, USA) at Frank Howard Memorial Coliseum. Very Good aud. Quite good sound, closer than the Memphis soundcheck, and levels up. Total soundcheck length: 42:01.