U2, le 1981-03-20 à San Francisco, CA (The Waldorf), USA
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1981-03-20 - San Francisco, CA - The Waldorf (Night 2)

Here's another rare, early one for the collectors. As per usual, I've listed it under the same title which came to me. It may or may not be same source listed on AchtungBootlegs as "Live From San Francisco 20.03.1981". Their info:

Tour : Boy Tour
Leg : Leg 2 - North America + Europe
Date : 03.20.1981
Country : USA
Town : San Francisco (2nd night of 2)
Place : Waldorf Hotel
Taper : Unknown
Source : Audience
Integral : Complete

Lineage: Unknown Gen Analog tape > CD-R > FLAC via xACT

Setlist (01:01:31):
1. The Ocean
2. Twilight
3. I Will Follow
4. 11 O'clock Tick Tock
5. An Cat Dubh
6. Into The Heart
7. Another Time, Another Place
8. The Electric Co.
9. Things To Make & Do
10. Stories For Boys
11. Boy-girl
12. Out Of Control
13. A Day Without Me
14. 11 O'clock Tick Tock
15. The Ocean
16. I Will Follow

For those who didn't live back in the cassette tape days, this is what an audience recording sounds like when made to tape with average early 1980's gear. The gear can't handle the volume so the very clear vocal and guitar at the outset of a track get pulled down into a slight muffle when the drums and bass come in. Any time the band breaks down, like just bass and guitar at end of a song, the slight muffle evaporates and it's about as clear as you could hope for.

Naturally, there is some degradation of the tape from age as well.

Thus, I think the "Fair" grade is accurate here but I find it thoroughly listenable. There is very little audience noise and Bono's speech ("…and San Francisco, this place of yours; whether you want it or not, it's gonna be a going to be a second home for us on this coast I think.") is clear as a bell. Kind of funny that the La Parra book has no detail from this show at all considering this source is out there and Bono talks plenty.

A very rare, complete bootleg of a solid early show!!

Enjoy but please do not sell or convert to MP3!

-M