LOST BROADCASTS VOL. 2, THE

Manufacturer: Foam Head
Catalog: FH007
Matrix: TBZ604
Barcode: 04412-0007-2
Complete Show: No
Format: 1-CD
Released: 1998
(68:15)

1. An Cat Duhb
2. Into The Heart
3. Rejoice
4. Electric Co.
5. I Fall Down
6. October
7. Stories For Boys
8. I Will Follow
9. Fire
10. 11 O'clock Tick Tock
11. The Ocean
12. 11 O'clock Tick Tock
13. I Will Follow
14. An Cat Duhb
15. Into The Heart
16. With A Shout! (Jerusalem)
17. Twilight
18. Out Of Control

Source:
(1-11): October 30, 1981. Amsterdam, Holland. Paradiso.
(12-18): August 23, 1981. London, England. Paris Cinema Studio.

Sound Quality:
Very good radio broadcasts.

Comments:
This CD is worth the money if you enjoy the early U2. This one really stumps me. This bootleg is out of the norm, if not weird. As many of you know, Rev. Records' THE LOST BROADCASTS VOL. ONE is pretty good. This bootleg is made by Foam Head and not Rev. Records. Even though the title appears to be a continuation of the bootleg THE LOST BROADCASTS VOL. ONE, it is not. In fact, similarity between two is that both bootlegs are from the same era. This bootleg rips off cover art and designs from other bootlegs. The cover and the inside booklet are the same pictures as seen in and on the bootleg THE GIG IN PHILLY. What is even funny is that the pictures here are not as good as the original. The back inlay is ripped of from the bootleg PICTURES IN GREY, and again the quality is not as good as the original. Further, the back cover says that this bootleg was manufactured by Foam Head, but the CD its self says it is a Prontomagic Recording. The back cover gives the number FH007, but the CD says TLBZ604. Given the peculiarity of this, the recordings here are great! The concert from Holland is a great performance, however, it is not complete. The band and audience and band sing "Happy Birthday" to Larry after Track 9. At midnight Bono remarks, "Tonight is very special, because the last teenager, our drummer, has just become 20 years old." It is a great (partial) concert, with an especially good version of "11 O'Clock Tick Tock." The concert from London is also great. Don't pass this one up. It is definitely an bootleg oddity, but offers partial recordings from two great shows. The first track has a pause for about a second then it plays the rest of the CD just fine. According to 'U2 Live: A Concert Documentary,' the first show is missing "Gloria," "Another Time Another Place," "I Threw A Brick Through A Window," "Twilight," and "Out Of Control." The second show missing "Rejoice." Overall, it's a good disc and shows the type of performances U2 gave back in the day. I have not seen these shows elsewhere, which will allow for the minor edits on the CD. Overall, its a solid buy for $20-25 US. Color cover. Picture CD.
This is the original pressing on this label.