1982.08.30 The Venue, Blackpool [SDB]

New Order

The Venue

Blackpool

1982-08-30

taped by: somebody at the mixing desk!

transferred by: lammah

lineage:  cass->CD->CD->EAC (secure)->WAV->Nero Wave Editor (balancing, dc offset, volume, edits)->

          CD Wave (tracking)->FLAC

Tracklist:

01 - Procession 4:29

02 - Ceremony 4:46

03 - 586 6:08

04 - Truth 4:02

05 - We All Stand 6:18

06 - Hurt 7:45

07 - Everything's Gone Green 4:29

08 - Age Of Consent 7:07

09 - Ultraviolence 7:11

Flac Fingerprints:

01 - Procession.flac:2c34c3a31e0cf95de9bc8f3a7f446ec1

02 - Ceremony.flac:59e5f3392b65220be59b566855d56f3e

03 - 586.flac:fb226883bc85ecef27d2ff0cd476d75c

04 - Truth.flac:64f4ca63db53fa4171bc6dccd9c8581b

05 - We All Stand.flac:d3a603f0f2551c100611d45c63fd4bbd

06 - Hurt.flac:c952e269bcb245f7cec2e93e55daf30c

07 - Everything's Gone Green.flac:b72d4372e597121ea650f93758687fac

08 - Age Of Consent.flac:dd02bb171b1afe6e22aaaee4448ddfe9

09 - Ultraviolence.flac:ae7020c2501642d9e80880a1d03c05eb

Notes:

See http://www.new-order.net/no/gigs/nogigs82.html#NO-820830.html for more

This is a hitherto UNCIRCULATED soundboard recording of New Order's '82 Blackpool

appearance.  This is a MUST-HAVE for any fans of Joy Division/early New Order.

To quote Mark Johnson:

"Held on a windy, rain-swept evening near Blackpool's North Pier, this concert was

promoted and supported by Section 25, with an appearance by Kevin Hewick.  It was

one of the group's rare nationally-advertised concerts and one Portuguese fan travelled

all the way from Lisbon to see them.  Though New Order's digital sequencer had failed

the week before and could not be repaired in time for the concert, the band rented 

equipment for the event.  "Age Of Consent", written that month, was debuted and the

sell-out crowd of 1,000 gave New Order a tumultuous reception."

And indeed, this explains why the sequenced tracks sound so different, with "586" being

especially amazing.  *This* is simply the best version of that track ever, which shames

all later versions, with the opening guitar and ending synth and bass work being stunning.

And a version of "We All Stand" that's a keeper, though Hurt for some reason is a shambles,

as the sequencer mysteriously speeds up a bit after 3:00 in.

The sound quality on this is as good if not better than you could hope for.  I've done

very little except balance/dc offset/adjust volume and make a couple of edits to remove

long stretches of silence from various places, etc.