Originally posted by haytrain:

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Originally posted by bandspace:

Excellent. Thanks. I had a cassette of it back in the early 80s, but the recording I had was incomplete, only the left channel had recorded properly (problem with my recording equipment at the time), and I have since lost it. From what I remember the songs being, it would have to have been from a tour between the release of War and the release of The Unforgettable Fire. I have 2 reasons to believe it was an "official" recording, even though I have not been able to find proof of its existence since. 1. I had recorded it off the radio (WTUE in Dayton, OH). 2. At some point, Bono says something along the lines of "This is for Radio One". I don't know if that means it was an official Radio One broadcast, or if Bono was making a statement along the lines of "I don't like about Radio One, and here we are having fun broadcasting music without them." It could go either way in my mind. Another thing I remember being said is, I believe between "October" and "New Year's Day", Bono says something like, "I make a prediction. I believe this non-stick wall paper music is finished, and I believe that fashion is out of fashion." Unfortunately, the thing I remember most about the show is something that won't help. It was the sound of the guitar. The general mix was big and powerful, but Edge's guitar in particular had a great sound to it. "An Cat Dubh/Into the Heart" was absolutely incredible. I remember picking up Under a Blood Red Sky years later and being extremely disappointed in how thin everything sounded in comparison. I have looked through the archives here, and the 2 possibilities that jumped out at me were the Manchester and London radio broadcast quality shows from the War tour. I downloaded the 1982-12-02 Manchester show, and that wasn't it. I didn't get a chance to listen to the London show yet, but it seemed unlikely do to what was listed as missing songs and snippets. However, the set lists seem to match up close to what I remember (things like "New Year's Day" coming right after "October"). If anyone can help, I would really appreciate it. It has been a real frustration over the years not being able to find a show that I would think would be so easy to find (like calling up WTUE and saying, "It's the Radio One broadcast you aired from the War tour about 2 weeks ago. You played the show in its entirety on a Saturday evening," and WTUE saying, "We've never heard of it."). Thank you in advance. If you need any additional information, Let me know, and I'll try to rack my brain for more details. bandspace