U2 /London, UK 1983

“WAR TOUR” took the ladder of success in one leap. The best live album from that era has been newly excavated. This work includes the “London performance on March 22, 1983”. The legendary first performance in Japan was also realized on this tour, but first let’s check the position of this work in the world tour. [1982] “WAR” production from September to October ・December 1st to 24th: Europe #1 (20 performances) [1983] “WAR” released on February 28th ・February 26th to April 3rd: Europe #2 (29 performances) ←★Here★ ・April 23rd to June 29th: North America (48 performances) ・July 2nd to August 21st: Europe #3 (5 performances) ・November 16th to 30th: Hawaii & Japan (7 performances) A ​​total of 110 performances. The London performance of this work is the 21st performance of “Europe #1”. It was a concert about one month after the release of “WAR”. The venue was the 2,000-seat “Hammersmith Palace”. Some enthusiasts may recall our press CD “WAR TOUR” when they hear “1983” and “Hammersmith Palace”, but this work is a different performance. “WAR TOUR” was “March 29th”, and this work was one week before that. The quality of this work is a wonderful audience recording that is close to the famous “WAR TOUR”. It was digitized directly from the master cassette that was recently excavated, and its freshness is so fresh that it is hard to believe it was 35 years ago. Not only is it fresh, but the recording itself is also excellent, and the musical sound is bold and vivid in detail, rather than “like a sound board”, it is “almost FM broadcast”. Bono’s singing voice has zero sense of distance, and The Edge’s guitar work is super clear even to the picking nuances. Adam Clayton’s bass is also clear to each grain. Even in this day and age when digital recording is at its peak, there are not many clear and direct recordings like this… it’s a masterpiece recording of such a dimension. The show depicted with such a sound seems to burn with youthful passion. As I mentioned earlier, the tour overview is posted, but although “Europe #1” of this work is Europe, the continental performance is only one in France on the final day. The remaining 28 performances are a carpet bombing tour that goes around small venues all over the UK. In fact, they also performed three times at the 2,000-seat “Hammersmith Palace”. As symbolized by such a tour schedule, U2 at this time was thoroughly live-filled. Not only the number of times, but each time, the band potential that created the masterpiece “WAR” is intact, and the passion of the early 20s is still boiling. The official work “UNDER A BLOOD RED SKY” was also produced from this tour, but this work also includes the full recording of “I Fall Down” and “Tomorrow” that are not included in the official version. Moreover, in “Tomorrow” and “Sunday Bloody Sunday”, Steve Wickham, who also participated in “WAR”, plays the violin. Hot performance, super masterpiece rush, and precious guest collaboration. It is a utopia of a live album that is depicted with superb sound. Who would have thought that there was another famous recording comparable to the great masterpiece “WAR TOUR”? Live at Hammersmith Palais, London, UK 22nd March 1983 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc 1(45:37) 1. Gloria 2. I Threw A Brick Through A Window 3. A Day Without Me 4. Seconds 5. Surrender 6. New Year’s Day 7. Sunday Bloody Sunday (with Steve Wickham) 8. The Cry / The Electric Co. / Send In The Clowns (snippet) 9 I Fall Down 10. October 11. Tomorrow (with Steve Wickham) Disc 2(36:07) 1. Two Hearts Beat As One / Let’s Twist Again (snippet) 2. Twilight 3. Out Of Control 4. Party Girl 5. 11 O’Clock Tick Tock 6. I Will Follow 7. 40