“My feeling is, that it is cool f or the people to share ourmusic - as long as no one is making money from the process. We tell the people who come to our concerts that they can tape the show if they want. I think, it is cool that people are so passionate about our music.”
-Bono on bootlegs .
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RIVERBOAT PRESIDENT
Tour: October - 3rd leg
Venue: SS President Riverboat
Opening Act(s): RZA
Manufacturer: Lords Of Archive
Catalog: L.A.R.-3
Matrix: MANUFACTURED IN ITALY BY OPTI.ME.S. 991950124353 2447-A
Barcode: None
Complete Show: Yes
Format: 1CD
Released: Unknown
(74:29)
Source: unknown gen>cdr
1. Gloria
2. Another Time, Another Place
3. I Threw A Brick Through A Window
4. A Day Without Me
5. An Cat Dubh
6. Into The Heart
7. Rejoice
8. Electric Co.
9. I Fall Down
10. October
11. Stories For Boys
12. I Will Follow
13. Twilight
14. Out Of Control
15. Fire
16. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock
17. The Ocean
18. New Year's Day
19. A Celebration
Source:
(1-17): February 11, 1982. New Orleans, LA. SS President Riverboat.
(18, 19): December 6, 1982. London, England. Hammersmith Palais.
Sound Quality:
Very good to excellent audience. We briefly lose the right channel on the first track.
Comments:
As far as I know, this is the first ever CD release of this material - quite unbelievable, considering the fantastic quality of both the recording and the band's performance. It was recorded before a crowd of around 1500 on a five-deck riverboat, The SS President, whilst cruising the Mississippi River. Although there is a tape edit between Tracks 12 and 13, this CD contains the complete energetic performance. The packaging is excellent. The cover features a black and white photo of the band standing in front of the ship's bridge, while the 12-page booklet features numerous shots of the band, some of which are claimed to have been shot during this performance. There are also a couple of shots taken during the filming of the "Gloria" video. It's incredible that material of this quality is still surfacing thirteen years later. It has rapidly become one of my favorite recordings. I highly recommended this. This is only the third release from this record label; apparently the others have been very high quality as well. They seem to take pride in the material they put out, and might be a good label to look out for in the future.
This is the original pressing on this label.