1985-03-22 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, USA/Source 1

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Notes

Cassette spine.

A good audience recording overall, and the first one to circulate from this concert. There is some mild hiss and infrequent speed fluctuation. "Shout" and "Just Can't Get Enough" were not recorded.

The original file set has a stereo phase offset of approximately 20 samples. This was corrected by DMLiveWiki for a noticeable improvement in sound.

Here are RyanJ's notes from the original info file:

This comes from the Aadam Jacobs live recording collection that is being digitized by a handful of people from across the globe.[1] This is the only tape that Aadam recorded of Depeche Mode and the first recording to circulate from this date! A decent tape especially for being the Aragon which imo, is not one of the best sounding venues. Aadam wrote on the J-Card that he did not record See You. But I was pleasantly surprised to see that it indeed was. The last encore of Shout and Just Can't Get Enough were sadly not recorded.

To note from the Depeche Mode Live Wiki - because DM were not a huge draw in the States. The promoter made this show a 'Dance Festival' with local bands on the bill. As well as Henry Lee Summer, The Way Moves and Book of Love.

Read more about Aadam Jacobs' live recording preservation efforts here: Chicago Reader: A private collection of 10,000 Chicago show tapes finds a public home

Many thanks to Aadam Jacobs for taping and working to preserve his recordings, Brian Emerick for the digitization, and Ryan for his edits.

Both the 24/48 file set and a 16/44 downsample are available to download below.

Track list

Cassette J-card.
  1. [1:45] Intro
  2. [3:59] Something To Do
  3. [4:37] Two Minute Warning
  4. [3:55] Puppets
  5. [5:10] If You Want
  6. [4:12] People Are People
  7. [5:00] Leave In Silence
  8. [4:11] New Life
  9. [4:43] Shame
  10. [5:00] Somebody (*)
  11. [3:44] Ice Machine
  12. [5:27] Lie To Me
  13. [5:22] Blasphemous Rumours
  14. [4:40] Told You So
  15. [5:12] Master And Servant
  16. [4:19] Photographic
  17. [6:17] Everything Counts
  18. [4:46] See You
  • Total time: 1:22:19

Lineage

  • unknown microphones + likely a Maxell master cassette -> Yamaha K-340 cassette deck -> Tascam DR-40 (24/48) -> WAV -> Audition (normalize to -0.1db, apply fades) -> Fission (track) -> xACT -> FLAC -> REAPER: stereo phase correction -> Audacity: track splits -> FLAC level 8 (24/48) using FLAC 1.5.0 64-bit
    • 16/44 file set downsampled to FLAC level 8 (16/44) using foobar2000 v2.25.3, FLAC 1.5.0 64-bit, and foobar2000's Resampler (SoX) component at "Best" quality, dithering enabled
  • Taper: Aadam Jacobs [1] [2]
  • Transfer: Brian Emerick
  • Editing: RyanJ [[email protected]] - www.ryanjonik.com - www.ninlive.com & DMLiveWiki
  • Original info file and cassette case photos included

Download

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicago Reader: A private collection of 10,000 Chicago show tapes finds a public home
  2. ↑ Aadam Jacobs Collection at the Live Music Archive
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