U2
Paradiso
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 30, 1981

"PARADISO OCTOBER (AMSTERDAM '81)"

- Pitch Corrected Master (2018 redux) -

TAPER: A. Verhoeven
SOURCE: SONY WM D3 with (most likely) standard supplied SONY mics (external)

Lineage:
TRANSFER (2012): TDK SA C90 (master) > Technics RS-TR474 > Audacity > .wav 
(16/48)> [X-Wave MP3 Cutter Joiner 1.1 > FairStars Audio Converter > .flac]#
REDUX/REMASTER (2018)* > fre:ac > .wav (16/48) > Nero WaveEditor (pitch 
correction)* > iZotope RX 05 (De-Click, Spectral Repair & EQmatch)* > Adobe 
Audion (re-sample to 16/44.1) > PristineSounds (edit, level adjustments + 
track split) > .wav > Frontend FLAC (7) > .flac

Tape transfer 2012 by A. Verhoeven

#2012 FLAC conversion by nunomoreira1
*2018 redux/remaster by BigGiRL (see notes below)

TRACK LISTING:

01-Gloria 
02-Another Time, Another Place 
03-I Threw A Brick Through A Window 
04-An Cat Dubh 
05-Into The Heart 
06-Rejoice 
07-Cry-The Electric Co.
08-I Fall Down 
09-October 
10-Stories For Boys 
11-I Will Follow
[fades (tape flip)] 
12-Twilight
13-Out Of Control
14-Fire 
15-["Happy Birthday Larry"] 
16-11 O'Clock Tick Tock
17-The Ocean 

NB: Track 12 ("Twilight") slightly joined in progress & Track 16 ("11 O'Clock") 
missing one or two syllables only from Bono's introduction of the song.

*BigGiRL redux/remastering notes:
This recording by A. Verhoeven was transferred back in 2012 by Verhoeven himself 
and this "raw" transfer was shared by nunomoreira1 on u2torrents (id=8603) as 
"1st Gen/ master analog tape" with incomplete lineage (see below).

I contacted Verhoeven recently as to request if I could do a "redux" of his 
transfer. The reply was very positive and in the following conversations we 
could retrieve the complete lineage for this master recording. Nuno's hesitations 
(perhaps) with labelling this unambiguously as “master” are understandable 
because there is quite some tape noise present that could suggest a 1gen copy. 
However, electrical hum is completely absent (not necessarily a “tell” for first 
gen’s – or higher – but certainly “typical”) and, most importantly, we have 
Verhoeven’s word for it that this is a transfer straight from the master!

Upon first listen of this "raw" transfer I noticed the recording running too slow. 

Pitch correction was done in parts taking both the "Lost Broadcasts Vol.2" and the 
1989 re-broadcast as reference. Unfortunately those two source aren't identical in 
pitch. In fact the pitch seem to vary from track to track (I suspect the re-broadcast 
has some studio edits). This, then, with having only a selection of tracks to match 
to since both broadcast weren't complete. But roughly the pitch correction needed 
was about a half semitone with a variation of 1/10th semitone across different parts. 

I treated the recording in four parts and trusted my ears as well as the information 
from the Lost Broadcasts Vol.2 cd (Foam Head FH007). With the iZotope RX05 I performed 
a De-clap operation using the De-Click and removed the most intrusive screams with 
Spectral Repair. But not so much I felt was needed, or could be done without having 
unwanted side effects: the idea is that you won't notice when and where something 
was taken out. 

The EQmatch was used to obtain a neutral sounding recording taking the "Lost Broadcasts 
Vol.2" as reference. It gave such a good result that I couldn't bring myself to 
withhold this. Some minor edits and fades were applied to let this show play as natural 
as possible. I believe the result is quite pleasing.


#nunomoreira1 notes: 
"This recording was given to me by A.V. and it was asked to be uploaded. 
This is an unreleased recording with 31 years (amazing!), so here it is, this is 
for him and for every U2 fan to enjoy this early performance from U2 at the Paradiso."

"recording provided by: A.V
trackmarks/wav files converted to flac/uploaded by: nunomoreira1"