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"Analogue Soundboard Recording (UAG)"

Origins: Soundboard
Credits: Bonoman66 (Recording transferer)
Lineage: [analogue master] > Maxell UDI90 [UAG] > Sony Micro HiFi > SoundBlaster Live Platnium > [PC] > .wav > .flac [ > fre:ac > mp3]
Quality based on reviews:
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"Analogue Soundboard Recording"*

TAPE TRANSFER (see details below)#: bonoman66 (aka Trevor)

LINEAGE: [analogue master] > Maxell UDI90 [Unknown Analogue Generation]
> Sony Micro HiFi > SoundBlaster Live Platnium > [PC] > .wav > .flac

TRACK LISTING:

CD1
Where The Streets Have No Name
I Will Follow
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
MLK
The Unforgettable Fire
Bullet The Blue Sky
Running To Stand Still
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Exit
In God's Country

CD2
Trip Through Your Wires
People Get Ready
Bad
October
New Year's Day
Pride (In The Name of Love)
Party Girl
Gloria
With Or Without You
"40" [cut]

*Almost Fully Complete (Last Track - "40" only approx 60 secs long)

#TAPE TRANSFER details:

- WAV file edited to chop off non relevant parts at start & end
- Volume brought up
- Hiss Reduction gently applied - Its still a bit hissy, but I didn't want to apply too much
noise reduction as it would have destroyed too much top end.
- No Eq was applied to the recording, no frequencies were enhanced - just some mild hiss filteing
- Wav file split into individual tracks for 2 CDs etc..
- Fades added to relevant tracks at start & end of them so they'd suit 2 CDs
- Wav converted to FLAC (Level6)

ORIGINAL NOTES:
"Thanks so much for your patience, support, kind comments & for giving me the time to work
on this without being pressured. Its finally here!! This may well be a WORLD PREMIERE for
U2Torents - The First Soundboard recording from a U2 Wembley Stadium Joshua Tree Tour
Concert ;-))

Like my last torrent (The Montreal Forum Soundboard Upgrade), I received this tape the on
Feb 27th 1988. I hadn't though about it much at the time as I wasn't very familiar with U2
& this tape , along with the Montreal one, were the ones that gave me my initiaion to the
band & their music. I was given the tape by a close friend at college, told it was a
'special' tape & asked to keep it to myself, which I've done for approx 19 years.

I recently came across this tape again during the midst of a 'clear out' of my attic at home.
On listening to it again, it brought a smile to my face & I thought the very generous people
on this site (U2 Torrents) in particular might like to have it. I verified with my friend that
it was ok for me to share this now & was told it would be ok - so my conscience is clear ;-)

I hope you all enjoy this recording. Please bear in mind its far from perfect, its an old
analogue recording that was thrown in an attic & is approx 19 years old etc.etc etc Saying
that, I've spent some time trying to digitally clean it up as much as I could without
emphasizing any frequencies, adding any digital artifacts or masking out what's left of the
higher frequencies. I've used some 'gentle' hiss reduction to try ensure as much of the music
takes prominence but I chose not to over do it. Its still a little hissy as you might expect
but I think people might like it.

There is a small amount of vocal repitition on Bono's mic for the first 3 songs - approx 12mins
total duration. I guess its some effects processig or delay to the PA towers being adjusted as
the concert starts. The tape was almost complete, the last track "40" is only approx 60secs long.
There are also some very small edits on the tape that I did not make myself - it was that way
when given to me. This is a live soundboard so you might hear some imbalances in the soundmix,
bonos vocal effects switching on or being changed & since its not heavily compressed - watch out
for Larry on occasion (some parts of Bad!)

[...]
Feel free to share this with others but don't attempt to charge anyone for it, don't ebay it etc..
Please only convert to MP3 if using for your own ipod, zen, personal device etc..

Please don't forget to rate it, so others will know if its worth downloading etc.. Thanks to all
the other seeders/uploaders for their generousity with some of the excellent material recently
posted on U2 Torrents.

Regds,

bonoman66

NB: possibly the soundboard was recorded by nickh97, but I have not been able to verify this,
nor do I know where the information came for (it was tagged at a previous U2Start entry).
BIGGIRL 2019

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"Stories Of Boys (Part One)"

Origins: Vinyl
Credits: Amazing Stork Records (Manufacturer)
Lineage: 2xLP [Amazing Stork Records 7487 A-D] > Original vinyl LPs (Side A & B) > AT-LP60-USB Turntable > Audacity > .wav > TLH > .flac > fre:ac > mp3
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U2
Wembley Stadium
London, U.K.
June 12, 1987

"STORIES OF BOYS (aka STORIES OF THE BOYS)" - PART ONE

SOURCE: 2xLP [Amazing Stork Records 7487 A-D]

Lineage: Original vinyl LPs (Side A & B) > Audio Technica
AT-LP60-USB Turntable > Audacity > .wav > TLH (8) > .flac

TRACK LISTING:

01-[PA intro: Stand By Me]
02-Where The Streets Have No Name^
03-I Will Follow
04-I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For / Exodus
05-MLK
06-The Unforgettable Fire
07-Bullet The Blue Sky
08-Running To Stand Still
09-Sunday, Bloody Sunday
10-Exit / Gloria
11-In God's Country
12-Trip Through Your Wires
13-People Get Ready

^ WTSHNN has two small skips, one at 2:07 and the other at 4:32

Vinyl tracks:
Side A: T01-T07
Side B: T08-T13

ORIGINAL NOTES:
This recording is a curious one to me. I purchased these vinyl LPs at my local
record shop some years ago with the hope of digitizing them someday. (This despite
the fact that I did not own a turntable at the time!) Unfortunately, I didn't get
around to purchasing a USB turntable until very recently. Once I did that, I listened
to this recording for the first time. This generated more questions that it answered.
When I purchased the set, I naturally assumed that this was a complete recording from
a single show on The Joshua Tree tour. Part of my reason for this assumption was that
the spine of the LP sleeve identifies the show as coming from "Wembly 87". And yes,
Wembley is misspelled on the spine. (The spine also identifies the title as
STORIES OF THE BOYS) whereas the front labels it as simply STORIES OF BOYS.) I had also
hoped that this recording was a soundboard recording. But upon listening to the albums,
it became apparent that at least two different shows were sourced, and both were audience
recordings. My best guess (and I've listed several clues below that will hopefully help
to positively identify the sources) is that Sides 1 & 2 are taken from the show at
Wembley Stadium on 12 June 1987, and Sides 3 & 4 are taken from the show at The Sports Arena
in Los Angeles on 20 April 1987. If I am correct, then that makes this an incomplete concert
and therefore probably only of interest to collectors and fans of vinyl bootlegs.
I hope someone out there gets some enjoyment out of it.

[...]

NB: Sides C & D (The 1987-04-20 Los Angeles) show are omitted.

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"With Or Without You"

Origins: Audience microphone
Lineage: unknown low gen > CD-R > [...] .flac > TLH (sbe's fix) > .flac > fre:ac > mp
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"Camden Market Tape"

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: Mauxworld (Recording transferer)
Lineage: [UAG (TDK-D)] > JVC Tape deck > Tascam DR-2D > SanDisk > HDD-PC > Adobe Audition > CD Wave Editor > .flac

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"Stereo Recorder - Build in Mic"

Origins: Audience microphone
Credits: Mauxworld (Recording transferer)
Lineage: [UAG] > JVC Tape deck > Tascam DR-2D > SanDisk > HDD-PC > Izotope RX > .flac

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"Burning Down Love"

Origins: Soundboard, CD Silver
Credits: The Godfatherecords (Silver Manufacturer)
Lineage: [The Godfatherecords (2006) – G.R. 161/162 - barcode (fake): 29092006161]

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Here you can find and post reviews of this show. We encourage everyone that either attended or listened to this show to write a review. Currently we have 6 reviews for you to read.

review by nickbibby

14 years ago

Performance

Everyone seems on top form, especially Adam. Bono at times seems half-way between being the bravado front man I've come to know and love and possibly being over-awed by the venue - remember the last time they played Wembley was Live Aid and he thought they'd really messed it up.

Sound

I know this is classed as 5 stars, and it is a soundboard recording, but there's a few niggles with me. Firstly, as the other 2 reviewers have pointed out, there is a massive delay/echo on Bono's voice during the first few tracks. Secondly, the audience is hardly heard throughout. Now I love soundboard recordings, but one with no audience is a little weird to listen to, especially in Pride. Also, at times the balance between the instruments isn't quite right. Adam can be heard clearly throughout. Sometimes Larry sounds too heavy (especially in Bad) and sometimes too quiet. I think Edge needs cranking up all the way through.
Recording: "Analogue Soundboard Recording (UAG)" - 4 stars

Audience

I'd love to be able to review them, but they are barely audible!

Overall

Obviously a massive gig for the band - the first time back at Wembley after Live Aid, and the bootleg is well worth a listen.

Sunday Bloody Sunday is the highlight of the set for me. I love it when they start off with just Bono and Edge and then Larry and Adam crank up the power later in the song.

However, because of the issues I have with the sound it won't keep me coming back and back again for a JT show like "Rock's Hottest Ticket" at Rosemount, Chicago does.

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habs2009
nickbibby
KieranU2
patou2
DanielLikeAlbum

1987-06-12 - London, England - Wembley Stadium

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