Summer 1981 Intro
The 'Summer 1981 Intro' is an instrumental concert intro confirmed to have been played at concerts between 1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England, UK and 1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England, UK. The instrumental resembles a slowed down version of Shout. It is possible that this intro was also played at the following concert, 1981-08-05 Rafters, Manchester, England, UK, but the only available recording begins about thirty seconds into 'Television Set', so it cannot yet be determined whether it was played on this date.
The next two concerts, 1981-08-06 Warehouse, Leeds, England, UK, and 1981-08-07 Nite Club, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, do not currently have any available recordings. The next concert, 1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK only has three FM broadcast tracks available, plus it was something of a "festival" gig, so it can't be determined whether there was an introduction played at that concert. By 1981-09-26 Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the next available concert with a full recording, 'Any Second Now' becomes the concert introduction. It can be assumed that the prior two concerts (1981-09-19 The Venue, London, England, UK and 1981-09-25 Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany) also have 'Any Second Now' as the concert introduction due to the approximately one and a half month break between official concert dates. 'Any Second Now' would be used as the intro for the remainder of the tour.
There are three dates that have recordings of the Summer 1981 Intro:
- 1981-07-23 The Venue, London, England, UK
- 1981-07-25 Zuiderpark, The Hague, The Netherlands
- 1981-08-02 Jenkinsons, Brighton, England, UK
Of those, Brighton has the best quality and a complete recording. You can listen to the track below (track includes the intro and Television Set):
