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Ian Hiaring's Collection

U2   11/14/1984

Wembley Arena, London, England
Source Unknown recording device > 3rd generation tape > Aiwa Tape Deck AD-WX828 > Creative Audigy SE > HD >
SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)
Media FLAC
Tech Notes LDB Special Series #405

Out of my 7,000+ shows and radio broadcasts, I have many concerts that were special for some reasons: the setlist, the
musicians, the venue or unexpected events. These are the ones I'd like to propose you. Most of these come from my
cassettes collection, so they will be released at a slower pace than my Master Series! But you won't be disappointed!
I will try to gather the most unusual things I have in my collection and, as always, your feedback and comments will be my
reward for all the work involved in this project.

DO NOT share this music on mp3, just convert it for your own use. Sharing mp3's is the right way to make me stop sharing
music here.

Finally, some notes about your truly ldb: I have been a fan of live music since I was 9 years old (that is where
I attended my very first show, a PFM/De André gig at Milano's Palalido) and my first taped show was at 11 using
a crappy portable cassette player with embedded microphone. I become more serious about taping in 1983 when I
started to record every show. In 1991 I acquired my first Sony Professional and in 2000 I moved to MiniDisc to
finally settle on R-09 in early 2008.

I have seen over 500 shows in my career. Most of them were taped but for others bad luck struck and I could not
record it: on top of my mind there's a Paul McCartney show in 1993 in Milano where I was caught by the security or
Porcupine Tree in Roma in March 1999 when the DAT machine would seem to work but listening back to the tape there
would just be a long bunch of silence. Or during a Y.Malmsteen show where I got so annoyed that I left halfway
through the show and erased the tape and finally on a PFM show in Milano in 2007 where I had to leave before the
encore because the baby-sitter had to leave early that evening. Some other times I was very close not to tape or
had to do it in extremely difficult situations: for the four Peter Gabriel shows at Earls Court in 1987 security
was checking tapers with metal detector; at the David Gilmour comeback show in London in 2001 at RFH I had the
security guy sitting next to me but I managed to tape the show without checking one single time my MiniDisc!

There was a time I was travelling anywhere in Europe to see shows, especially if there was no touring in Italy: I
remember Rush in Paris in 1992 when the trio did not even know what Italy was. I have seen shows at stadiums
(Genesis at Wembley) and in places with 30 people (Porcupine Tree in Milano in 1997); bands that would later
become huge (Pearl Jam in a free show for 150 people) and masters of jazz (Miles Davis or Sarah Vaughan). Shows
I will never forget (Pink Floyd at Versailles castle) and some I would rather forget (no comment...).

I truly believe that live music is what keeps music alive, what make us enjoying it together, what allow us to
have deep feelings and transmit it to others. Studio records are nowadays 'commodities': you can buy online as
anonymous wav files and listen in your iPod or at home. Live music will always imply an effort to buy the tix,
travel to the venue, see the show, think about it when coming back home.

U2
London, Wembley Arena
November 14, 1984

01. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
02. I Will Follow
03. Seconds
04. Sunday Bloody Sunday
05. The Cry / The Electric Co. / Amazing Grace (snippet)
06. A Sort Of Homecoming
07. MLK
08. The Unforgettable Fire
09. Wire
10. Bad
11. October
12. New Year's Day
13. Pride (In The Name Of Love)
14. Gloria
15. Party Girl
16. Two Hearts Beat As One
17. 40

TT 78:51

Lineage: Unknown recording device > 3rd generation tape > Aiwa Tape Deck AD-WX828 > Creative Audigy SE > HD >
SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

Bono - vocals, guitar
The Edge - guitar, piano, backing vocals
Adam Clayton - bass
Larry Mullen Jr. - drums

I was browsing in my collection to check if there was anything good to upload here. I am not really that present
in this tracker but the mods have always been so kind to me that I thought I would have a go. Also, this is a highly
specialised tracker where everything that circulates on U2 is there, so it is not easy to find something appealing
for you guys!

This one is very good soundwise and from the description I read from the same show posted here: http://u2torrents.com/t?id=8258
this does not seem to be the same source. This comes from a bunch of U2 tapes I traded in the mid-80´s. So I hope
this will be a good addition to all die-hard fans.

I have in the planning to retrieve my DAT master of Milano 1992 and make a fresh transfer, but this will take a bit of time.
But for sure it will happen one day.

For now, enjoy U2 in a very pleasant gig at Wembley Arena!

ldb
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Owned by Ian Hiaring · Last Updated May 23, 2023