Sunday 2 February 2014

Gang Of Four - The Edge, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - 25.08.1979 (Flac)


OK Dave Sez, we get it, you need your GOF dose, here it it, enjoy it, just take care because it's a double dose.

Thanks to the original uploader.

Created from a first generation cassette copy of an audience recording (recording equipment uncertain), as follows :-

Known lineage :-

Unknown mic(s) -> Sony TC-D?? Walkman Professional portable tape recorder -> Type II cassette (unknown brand) -> TDK-SA (Type II) cassette tape

Conversion to FLAC :-

Traded 2nd gen TDK-SA source tape -> Aiwa ADF770 Cassette Deck -> SB Extigy soundcard -> CoolEdit Pro 2.1 -> WAV -> TLH -> FLAC 8 + .ffp


Setlist:

    1st set:
 1. I Found That Essence Rare
 2. Contract
 3. 5 45
 4. Love Like Anthrax
 5. Damaged Goods
 6. Not Great Men
 7. Ether
 8. Natural's Not In It
 9. Return The Gift

    2nd set:
 1. Armalite Rifle
 2. Glass
 3. 5 45
 4. Love Like Anthrax
 5. It's Her Factory
 6. Damaged Goods
 7. Natural's Not In It
 8. (At Home He's A) Tourist
 9. Guns Before Butter
10. Not Great Men
11. Return The Gift
12. Ether
    1st encore:
13. Rosanne
14. Can't Stand My Baby
    2nd encore (start missing):
15. I Found That Essence Rare (fades in)

Total length of 2 shows: 80 minutes (1st set = 31 mins) approx

This was recorded by the same person using the same equipment as the other later Gang Of Four Toronto 1979 show; as such, this has exceptional sound quality for an audience recording from this period.

Bc7bPabnM

2 comments:

  1. Yesyesyesyesyes! Thanks a million, circle, for thinking of me and putting this up - can't wait to hear it! Once my current Au Pairs megaposting and the previous Television one (http://floppybootstomp-ii.blogspot.com/search/label/Television) are completed, I'll be moving on to the big one - the Gang of Four megapost, and hope to have some good crunchy stuff for you. Cheers and thanks again, Dave Sez.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I hope that the downloads of this are ripping apart the server, because they should be: an essential early Go4 recording, and in top notch quality. All honour paid to this most excellent taper - very few audience recordings rate an A-, and this is indeed exceptional sound and also performance. Worthy of note: the ska guitar on Contract (the only track from Entertainment dropped by the original line-up when reforming in 2005), and the keyboard effect of the guitar (again) for the unique opening to Anthrax. On top of that, the version of Damaged Goods is just simply blazing - raw, rough and rauque, the best live version I have ever heard. Miss this gift at your peril! Musical heaven, circle, ta muchly, cheers indeed, Dave Sez.

    ReplyDelete