EC & The Attractions & Full Orchestra Jan 7 1982 Alb

[martinfoyle]

http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/sho ... hp?t=18371

From what I've seen and heard, all tapes of this are alike and came from one source, and his reception wasn't very good. The only differences come from analog generations that have passed in the interim. All I can say is if you don't have this, it's essential. If you do have it, maybe mine is better. If yours is better, please post it or IM me!

Oh yes, and John McFee is on pedal steel on some tunes.

Elvis Costello, the Attractions, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Albert Hall January 7, 1982
327 MB

FM>unknown transfer>cdr(x)>eac>cooledit>flac

1. Shot With His Own Gun
2. Accidents Will Happen
3. Sweet Dreams
4. Just a Memory
5. Too Far Gone
6. I Can't Stand Up For Falling down
7. Watching the Detectives
8. New Lace Sleeves
9. Brown to Blue
10. Town Cryer
11. Alison
12. Good Year for the Roses
13. I'm Your Toy (deleted)
14. Peace, Love, & Understanding

[MichaelM]

I have a 2 disc set from this recording, don't remember what it sounds like:

Here's the text file that came with it (probably from STG)

Elvis Costello and the Attractions
January 7, 1982
Royal Albert Hall, London, England


First Set
(with John McFee)
01. Steve Nieve Introduction / Big Tears
02. Strict Time
03. Secondary Modern
04. Green Shirt
05. Kid About It
06. Watch Your Step
07. Shabby Doll
08. Almost Blue
09. Success
10. Tonight The Bottle Let Me Down
11. Colour Of The Blues
12. How Much I Lied
13. The Long Honeymoon
14. Clowntime Is Over
15. Big Sister’s Clothes

Source: audience tape > unknown > EAC > Sound Forge 6.0 > CD Wave > flac/cd-da

Sound quality: Not good although serious Elvis traders will find it listenable
(mostly because it is the only known recording of a famous show and the performance
and set list are excellent). I did what I could to improve the sound quality and it
does improve after the first few songs.


Second Set
(with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and John McFee)
01. Shot With His Own Gun
02. Accidents Will Happen
03. Sweet Dreams
04. Just A Memory
05. Too Far Gone
06. I Can’t Stand Up (For Falling Down)
07. Watching The Detectives
08. New Lace Sleeves
09. Brown To Blue
10. Town Cryer
11. Alison
12. Good Year For The Roses
13. I’m Your Toy
14. (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?

Source: Source A + B > EAC > Sound Forge 6.0 > CD Wave > flac/cd-da

Source A: Previously uncirculated soundboard
Source B (patch for beginning of "New Lace Sleeves"): Previously
circulated soundboard with significant digi-noise (a clean copy of
this version does not exist)

Sound quality: Very good soundboard.


Comments: This legendary concert has always been a legendary source of
frustration for Costello traders. The previously available version of
this show (the second set only) is plagued with a background static that
can’t be removed. This version is a combination of three sources and is,
at this time, the best available error-free version of this show.

This concert was taped and filmed for eventual release by Elvis so a better
version of this show may surface one day. Some sort of dispute with the
Philharmonic’s union prevented its release. Elvis has spoken about this
concert in interviews and has basically said he could not afford to pay all
the musicians. To date, only "I’m Your Toy" has been commercially released.

ALS, August 2004