U2
"Children of the Revolution (The Early Demos)"
Manufacturer: UDEM
Records
Catalog: UDEM
CD 7882
Matrix: UDEM
7882
Source: Silver
CD
Conversion: CD
> Exact Audio Copy (v0.9 b4)
[Secure
Mode] > WAV > mkwACT (0.97b1) > SHN
Converted by: Anchoup
01 Street Mission
02 Shadows and Tall Trees
03 The Fool
04 Lost on a Distant Planet
05 Twilight
06 Another Time, Another Place
07 All in the Light
08 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
09 Touch
10 Another Day
11 The Dream is Over
12 Out of Control
13 Boy Girl
14 Stories for Boys
15 A Day Without Me
16 Boy Girl
17 Things to Make and Do
18 J Swallow
19 I Will Follow
20 Trash, Trampoline and Party Girl
21 Two Hearts Beat As One
22 Glad To See You
Source:
(1-3): April 1978. The first demo, Keystone Studios, Dublin.
(4-7): December 1978. The second demo, Eamon Andrews
Studios, Dublin.
(8-15): May 1979. The third demo, Eamon Andrews Studios,
Dublin.
(16): September 2,1980. Live at the Marquee, London.
(incorrectly dated 1979 on the cover). B-side.
(17): 1980. B-side.
(18): 1981. B-side.
(19): November 3, 1981. Riot Show, Hamburg.
(20): 1980. Outtake.
(21): late 1982. Alternate session.
(22): October 5, 1979. Cork Opera House, Cork, Ireland.
Sound quality:
(1-7): very good studio recording
(8-15): good studio recording
(16): live; soundboard
(17): good studio; but taken from old vinyl disc
(18): good studio
(19): live; probably soundboard
(20): very good studio
(21): excellent studio
(22): live; good audience
Comment:
The average quality is very good but you can hear
differences when the source changes.
This disc contains very interesting early demos, plus a
number of old B-sides.
The bonus tracks "I will follow" from Riot Show
concert is
definitely a plus, and now I miss the whole Riot Show
concert...
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CET Remaster
March 31 - April 1, 2003
Conversion: SHN > mkwACT (0.97b1) > WAV > Sound
Forge 6.0 > mkwACT (0.97b1) > SHN
Track 07 - All in the Light -- better fade at end
Track 09 - Touch - delete CD skip @ 1:20
Track 10 - Another Day - delete dead air near end
Track 14 - Stories for Boys - fade at beginning, delete dead
air at :30
Track 19 - I Will Follow - 5% speed increase
Track 22 - Glad To See You - 14% speed decrease
Almost all tracks have a few minor CD skips, static, etc. These were just some of the worst offenders. They should sound much cleaner now.
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Text from back-cover:
THE FIRST DEMO, KEYSTONE STUDIOS DUBLIN, APRIL 1978:
01 Street Mission (4:22)
02 Shadows and Tall Trees (4:38)
03 The Fool (4:17)
The band are still in search of their own distinctive style.
THE SECOND DEMO, EAMON ANDREWS STUDIOS DUBLIN, DECEMBER
1978:
04 Lost on a Distant Planet (3:52)
05 Twilight (4:42)
06 Another Time, Another Place (4:46)
07 All in the Light (2:22)
Produced by Barry Devlin, the band come closer to their
future musical
identity.
THE THIRD DEMO, EAMON ANDREWS STUDIOS DUBLIN, MAY 1979:
08 11 O'Clock Tick Tock (3:46)
09 Touch (3:31)
10 Another Day (3:44)
11 The Dream is Over (2:58)
12 Out of Control (3:59)
13 Boy Girl (3:29)
14 Stories for Boys (2:47)
15 A Day Without Me (3:44)
Again produced by Barry Devlin, this recording lead to U2's
first
recording contract, at that time with CBS.
BONUS TRACKS:
16 Boy Girl (3:26) Live at the Marquee, London 1979. Rare
B-side to an
exclusive irish 7".
17 Things to Make and Do (2:13) Rare 1980 B-side.
18 J Swallow (2:17) B-side to 1981 7".
19 I Will Follow (5:34) Recorded in the legendary "Riot
Show" 1981 in Hamburg.
20 Trash, Trampoline and Party Girl (2:32) Outtake 1980.
21 Two Hearts Beat As One (3:39) Alternate session late
1982.
22 Glad To See You (2:12) Only-ever live performance of this
Ramones-Classic recorded at Cork Opera House, 10.5.1979.
Total Time: 78:50 minutes
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