RIVERBOAT PRESIDENT

Manufacturer: Lords Of Archive
Catalog: L.A.R.-3
Matrix: MANUFACTURED IN ITALY BY OPTI.ME.S. 991950124353 2447-A
Barcode: None
(74:38)
From: J. Gareth Williams (jgwillia@novice.uwaterloo.ca)

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.