David Bowie - 1978-11-24 - Sydney, AU (Audience FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

Digital transfer from bootleg double LP "Forever Yours" DB 6894, Audience recording

Rec. Info:
bootleg LP -> transfer via Thorens TD 146 and Magix Music Cleaning Lab to harddisk -> Magix Music Cleaning Lab (remaster/edit) -> FLAC (44,1 kHz, 16 Bit, Stereo) -> MWP 
This bootleg provides one of the best audience recordings from the Isolar II tour. Unfortunately it is not complete (the first track, Warszawa is missing)
and the sound is not consistent. Starting with track 10 the sound gets a bit dull which is intensified towards the end. 
There are several breaks between the tracks and Rebel Rebel is at the wrong position (between Alabama Song and Station To Station).
Also it has all the nasty side effects of a bootleg Lp like clicks and crackles.

To improve the sound I did the following:

1. EQ of all tracks from track 10 to track 21. I lifted mostly the treble to a diverse extent and partly also the bass at some positions
2. Remove most of the clicks with the help of Magix Music Cleaning Lab. This succeeded mainly for the high frequent clicks. There are still some low frequent clicks
   audible for instance in Sense Of Doubt (here it is a bit disturbing due to the "quietness" of the song). The crackle is still present whereas it is not so intensive.
3. The sound was balanced as there was a big difference between some tracks (even within some tracks).
4. Rebel Rebel was taken from its bootleg position to the correct position at the end.

The result is delivering a quite even sound now and all in all it's very listenable.
There have been several uploads to dime and MWP before but I think nobody was trying to improve the sound of the bootleg so far (with the exception of
speed correction which I did not find necessary here).  
Also there seem to exist a high number of bootlegs from the same concert, some of them with even lass tracks and I think also with inferior sound.
It would be great to see the original tape recording some time, maybe also with the missing track Warszawa.
You can find some simple CD-artwork in the artwork section.

Tour band Isolar II 1978:
David Bowie - vocals, chamberlain
Adrian Belew - lead guitar, backing vocals
Carlos Alomar - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
George Murray - bass guitar, backing vocals
Dennis Davis - drums, percussion
Roger Powell - keyboards, synthesizer, backing vocals (except 11–14 November 1978)
Dennis Garcia - keyboards, synthesizer (11–14 November 1978 only)
Sean Mayes - piano, string ensemble, backing vocals
Simon House - electric violin

01 - "Heroes"
02 - What In The World
03 - Be My Wife
04 - The Jean Genie
05 - Blackout
06 - Sense Of Doubt
07 - Breaking Glass
08 - Fame
09 - Beauty And The Beast
10 - Band Introductions
11 - Five Years
12 - Soul Love -> Star
13 - Hang Onto Yourself
14 - Ziggy Stardust
15 - Suffragette City
16 - Art Decade
17 - Moon Of Alabama
18 - Station To Station
19 - TVC-15
20 - Stay (corrected)
21 - Rebel Rebel (moved from original position on bootleg)

Tape length 100:40 min.