PARADISO OCTOBER (AMSTERDAM '81) October 30, 1981 Amsterdam, Netherlands. Paradiso excellent audience - Pitch Corrected Master (2018 redux) - TRACK LISTING: 01. Gloria [4:59] 02. Another Time, Another Place [4:03] 03. I Threw A Brick Through A Window [4:03] 04. An Cat Dubh [4:30] 05. Into The Heart [2:56] 06. Rejoice [3:26] 07. Cry-The Electric Co. [4:41] 08. I Fall Down [3:03] 09. October [2:19] 10. Stories For Boys [2:59] 11. I Will Follow [3:41] [fades (tape flip)] 12. Twilight [3:50] 13. Out Of Control [5:30] 14. Fire [3:32] 15. ["Happy Birthday Larry"] [0:48] 16. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock [5:41] 17. The Ocean [3:28] Total Running Time: [63:29] NB: Track 12 ("Twilight") slightly joined in progress & Track 16 ("11 O'Clock") missing one or two syllables only from Bono's introduction of the song. TAPER: A. Verhoeven SOURCE: SONY WM D3 with (most likely) standard supplied SONY mics (external) Lineage: TRANSFER (2012): TDK SA C90 (master) > Technics RS-TR474 > Audacity > .wav (16/48)> [X-Wave MP3 Cutter Joiner 1.1 > FairStars Audio Converter > .flac]# REDUX/REMASTER (2018)* > fre:ac > .wav (16/48) > Nero WaveEditor (pitch correction)* > iZotope RX 05 (De-Click, Spectral Repair & EQmatch)* > Adobe Audion (re-sample to 16/44.1) > PristineSounds (edit, level adjustments + track split) > .wav > Frontend FLAC (7) > .flac Tape transfer 2012 by A. Verhoeven #2012 FLAC conversion by nunomoreira1 *2018 redux/remaster by BigGiRL (see notes below) *BigGiRL redux/remastering notes: This recording by A. Verhoeven was transferred back in 2012 by Verhoeven himself and this "raw" transfer was shared by nunomoreira1 on u2torrents (id=8603) as "1st Gen/ master analog tape" with incomplete lineage (see below). I contacted Verhoeven recently as to request if I could do a "redux" of his transfer. The reply was very positive and in the following conversations we could retrieve the complete lineage for this master recording. Nuno's hesitations (perhaps) with labelling this unambiguously as “master” are understandable because there is quite some tape noise present that could suggest a 1gen copy. However, electrical hum is completely absent (not necessarily a “tell” for first gen’s – or higher – but certainly “typical”) and, most importantly, we have Verhoeven’s word for it that this is a transfer straight from the master! Upon first listen of this "raw" transfer I noticed the recording running too slow. Pitch correction was done in parts taking both the "Lost Broadcasts Vol.2" and the 1989 re-broadcast as reference. Unfortunately those two source aren't identical in pitch. In fact the pitch seem to vary from track to track (I suspect the re-broadcast has some studio edits). This, then, with having only a selection of tracks to match to since both broadcast weren't complete. But roughly the pitch correction needed was about a half semitone with a variation of 1/10th semitone across different parts. I treated the recording in four parts and trusted my ears as well as the information from the Lost Broadcasts Vol.2 cd (Foam Head FH007). With the iZotope RX05 I performed a De-clap operation using the De-Click and removed the most intrusive screams with Spectral Repair. But not so much I felt was needed, or could be done without having unwanted side effects: the idea is that you won't notice when and where something was taken out. The EQmatch was used to obtain a neutral sounding recording taking the "Lost Broadcasts Vol.2" as reference. It gave such a good result that I couldn't bring myself to withhold this. Some minor edits and fades were applied to let this show play as natural as possible. I believe the result is quite pleasing. #nunomoreira1 notes: "This recording was given to me by A.V. and it was asked to be uploaded. This is an unreleased recording with 31 years (amazing!), so here it is, this is for him and for every U2 fan to enjoy this early performance from U2 at the Paradiso." "recording provided by: A.V trackmarks/wav files converted to flac/uploaded by: nunomoreira1"