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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:Tape-1981-08-26-A.jpg|thumb|right|x150px|The source tape, A-side.]]
A very good quality FM broadcast recording of three tracks. Bass can be a little boomy and overpowering, and the high frequencies extend out to about 13khz, but as this was recorded on a portable radio, this is not unexpected.


A very good quality FM broadcast recording of three tracks, previously uncirculated until now. This FM broadcast provides another soundboard-quality source for the tracks  [[The Price Of Love]] and [[Dreaming Of Me]]. The only other source for these tracks in such quality is [[1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK/Source 1|the soundboard recording from 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK]]. [[Boys Say Go!]] has several soundboard or FM sources available (see [[Boys Say Go!#1981 Tour|the 1981 section of the "Boys Say Go!" page]]). [[Dreaming Of Me]] has a somewhat different arrangement and sound, more closely resembling the single version compared to the version played at Crocs. I prefer this version over Crocs, to be honest - something about that specific performance's sample choices irritates me a little.
2020 revision for the concert's 39th anniversary: transfer once more on a superior deck, yielding better sound quality and correct speed.


[[Boys Say Go!]] and [[The Price Of Love]] fade in and miss the first few seconds, which is why I deem the broadcast as an incomplete recording. [[The Price Of Love]] and [[Dreaming Of Me]] are a fair bit more muffled than [[Boys Say Go!]]. [[The Price Of Love]] has sort of a "pumping" effect to the audio, causing the audio to become more clear and then more muffled, especially at the beginning of the song. The stereo balance was off, as you can hear [[#Samples|in the YouTube version below]], but automatic phase correction took care of that.
The original copy of this recording was a MiniDisc copy of this cassette that sounded considerably worse than this transfer from the original master cassette. This audio is significantly clearer overall, with the second and third tracks no longer having an unusual "pumping" effect nearly as audible as with the old transfer, and there are no fades or cuts that do not appear on the original tape. A million thanks to the original taper John for taking the time and effort to locate his master tape and ship it to me! The resulting upgrade in sound quality speaks for itself.


The taper of the broadcast confirmed that this version was sourced from a MiniDisc transfer of the original tape. One of his friends currently holds the original tape and the taper has requested it back, so if all goes well I will retransfer the tape using high-end equipment at some point.
This FM broadcast provides another soundboard-quality source for the tracks [[The Price Of Love]] and [[Dreaming Of Me]]. The only other current source for [[The Price Of Love]] in such quality is [[1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK/Source 2|the soundboard recording from 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK]]. [[Boys Say Go!]] has several soundboard and FM sources available (see [[Boys Say Go!#1981 Tour|Boys Say Go / 1981 Tour]]). [[Dreaming Of Me]] has a somewhat different arrangement and sound, more closely resembling the single version compared to the version played at Crocs.


If you have a Facebook account, you can see some photos from this concert at [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.188064844671511&type=1 this page], thanks to [https://www.facebook.com/groups/depechemodeclassicfansphotosandvideos/ Depeche Mode Classic Photos and Videos].
Note that this concert was reported by a local newspaper's review to have been video taped. DM Live has contacted the Institute of Contemporary Arts to inquire whether the supposed video recording or any sort of audio recording exists in their archives, but the response was that the material no longer exists. Read the newspaper review and ICA's response at [[1981-08-26 Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, England, UK|the main page for this concert.]]


== Listen ==
== Listen ==


You can listen to a high-quality stream of this entire recording below:
You can listen to this entire recording below.


<html5media height="40" width="300">https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.1.flac1644/complete.mp4</html5media>
<html5media>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.0.flac1644/complete.m4a</html5media>


== Track list ==
== Track list ==


#[2:26] <sm2>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.1.flac1644/01.mp4</sm2> [[Boys Say Go!]]
#[2:30] <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.0.flac1644/01.m4a</sm2> [[Boys Say Go!]]
#[4:09] <sm2>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.1.flac1644/02.mp4</sm2> [[The Price Of Love]]
#[4:08] <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.0.flac1644/02.m4a</sm2> [[The Price Of Love]]
#[3:32] <sm2>https://media.depechemode-live.com/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.1.flac1644/03.mp4</sm2> [[Dreaming Of Me]]
#[3:31] <sm2>https://media.dmlive.wiki/stream/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.0.flac1644/03.m4a</sm2> [[Dreaming Of Me]]
*Total time: 10:07
*Total time: 10:08


== Lineage ==
== Lineage ==
 
[[File:Tape-1981-08-26-B.jpg|thumb|right|x150px|The source tape, B-side.]]
*Lineage: Capital Radio FM broadcast, sometime during the week after the concert -> unknown FM tuner -> Toshiba portable stereo radio / cassette recorder (unknown model) -> unknown tape type -> MiniDisc (unknown equipment) -> WAV (16/44) -> in Adobe Audition CC 2014: automatic phase correction (most accurate settings), normalized to -0.1dB, manual click removal -> FLAC 16-bit 44.1khz using FLAC 1.3.0 64-bit (level 8 compression), tracked using cuesheet
*Complete FM broadcast recording, incomplete concert recording
*Capital Radio FM broadcast spanning August 25-30, 1981 -> unknown FM tuner -> Toshiba portable stereo radio / cassette recorder (unknown model) -> Memorex 90-minute normal bias cassette (master) -> Nakamichi MR-1 professional discrete head cassette deck (pitch and playback azimuth adjusted to match these tapes) -> Mogami 2534 XLR to TRS cables -> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen USB audio interface -> WAV (32/88.2) -> in Audacity: normalized to -0.1dB and any DC offset removed, track splits -> WAV (32/88.2) -> downsampled to FLAC level 8 (16/44) using foobar2000 v1.5.5, FLAC 1.3.3 64-bit, and foobar2000's Resampler (SoX) component v0.8.3 (best quality), dithering enabled
*Taper: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk706smM4aU John Gates]
*Taper: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kk706smM4aU John Gates]
*Generation: 1st
*Generation: master
*auCDTectTaskManager log included
*Transfer: DMLiveWiki
*Cassette photos and auCDTectTaskManager log included


== Download ==
== Download ==


*[https://depechemode-live.com/torrents/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.1.flac1644.torrent Download via torrent] - FLAC 16-bit 44.1khz - 55.1MB
*[https://media.dmlive.wiki/downloads/dm1981-08-26.fm.johngates.0.flac1644.zip Download ZIP] - FLAC 16-bit 44.1KHz - 65.61MB
**[http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=502868 DIME link]


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Revision as of 19:58, 25 August 2020

Notes

The source tape, A-side.

A very good quality FM broadcast recording of three tracks. Bass can be a little boomy and overpowering, and the high frequencies extend out to about 13khz, but as this was recorded on a portable radio, this is not unexpected.

2020 revision for the concert's 39th anniversary: transfer once more on a superior deck, yielding better sound quality and correct speed.

The original copy of this recording was a MiniDisc copy of this cassette that sounded considerably worse than this transfer from the original master cassette. This audio is significantly clearer overall, with the second and third tracks no longer having an unusual "pumping" effect nearly as audible as with the old transfer, and there are no fades or cuts that do not appear on the original tape. A million thanks to the original taper John for taking the time and effort to locate his master tape and ship it to me! The resulting upgrade in sound quality speaks for itself.

This FM broadcast provides another soundboard-quality source for the tracks The Price Of Love and Dreaming Of Me. The only other current source for The Price Of Love in such quality is the soundboard recording from 1981-06-27 Crocs, Rayleigh, Essex, England, UK. Boys Say Go! has several soundboard and FM sources available (see Boys Say Go / 1981 Tour). Dreaming Of Me has a somewhat different arrangement and sound, more closely resembling the single version compared to the version played at Crocs.

Note that this concert was reported by a local newspaper's review to have been video taped. DM Live has contacted the Institute of Contemporary Arts to inquire whether the supposed video recording or any sort of audio recording exists in their archives, but the response was that the material no longer exists. Read the newspaper review and ICA's response at the main page for this concert.

Listen

You can listen to this entire recording below.

Track list

  1. [2:30] Play Boys Say Go!
  2. [4:08] Play The Price Of Love
  3. [3:31] Play Dreaming Of Me
  • Total time: 10:08

Lineage

The source tape, B-side.
  • Complete FM broadcast recording, incomplete concert recording
  • Capital Radio FM broadcast spanning August 25-30, 1981 -> unknown FM tuner -> Toshiba portable stereo radio / cassette recorder (unknown model) -> Memorex 90-minute normal bias cassette (master) -> Nakamichi MR-1 professional discrete head cassette deck (pitch and playback azimuth adjusted to match these tapes) -> Mogami 2534 XLR to TRS cables -> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen USB audio interface -> WAV (32/88.2) -> in Audacity: normalized to -0.1dB and any DC offset removed, track splits -> WAV (32/88.2) -> downsampled to FLAC level 8 (16/44) using foobar2000 v1.5.5, FLAC 1.3.3 64-bit, and foobar2000's Resampler (SoX) component v0.8.3 (best quality), dithering enabled
  • Taper: John Gates
  • Generation: master
  • Transfer: DMLiveWiki
  • Cassette photos and auCDTectTaskManager log included

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