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Reading Festival, Reading

England · Sunday 26 August 1979 · China 1984

47 years, 2 months and 14 days ago

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Dream Ticket - 2002 Broadcast
54m total
FM
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1CD-R
Quality
A+
Rating ★★★★★ 9.0/10 (3 ratings)
7 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Radio 6 Intro01:02
  2. 1.2Biko07:11
  3. 1.3On The Air04:01
  4. 1.4D.I.Y.04:17
  5. 1.5Humdrum02:59
  6. 1.6I Don't Know How To Stop03:45
  7. 1.76 Music Commercial00:46
  8. 1.8White Shadow05:07
  9. 1.9Mother Of Violence05:13
  10. 1.106 Music Commercial00:28
  11. 1.11Modern Love04:41
  12. 1.12Moribund The Burgermeister04:58
  13. 1.13Perspective03:36
  14. 1.14Solsbury Hill05:42
  15. 1.15Radio 6 Outro00:41
Recording comments
BBC Radio 6 2002 broadcast - uncut. Includes tape fault in Mother Of Violence as broadcast
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Untitled recording
22m total
FM
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1CD-R
Quality
A+
Rating ★★★★★ 9.0/10 (4 ratings)
8 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Radio Intro02:10
  2. 1.2Biko07:08
  3. 1.3On The Air04:01
  4. 1.4D.I.Y.03:45
  5. 1.5Radio Announcer00:19
  6. 1.6Moribund The Burgermeister04:49
  7. 1.7Radio Outro00:40
Recording comments
Recorded from BBC 6Music on 09-May-07 via Sky Digital [Simon_Funnell]
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Untitled recording
1h 2m total
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FM
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1CD-R
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A+
Rating ★★★★★ 9.0/10 (3 ratings)
13 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Biko07:05
  2. 1.2On The Air04:00
  3. 1.3D.I.Y.04:18
  4. 1.4Humdrum02:55
  5. 1.5No Self Control03:48
  6. 1.6White Shadow05:01
  7. 1.7Mother Of Violence06:41
  8. 1.8Animal Magic04:17
  9. 1.9I Don't Remember05:31
  10. 1.10Modern Love04:36
  11. 1.11Moribund The Burgermeister04:56
  12. 1.12Perspective03:38
  13. 1.13Solsbury Hill05:49
Recording comments
A more complete version of this concert than was recently broadcast by BBC 6Music, compiled from the 6Music broadcasts in 2002 and 2003. Sky digibox > Audio CD-RW > WAV > FLAC
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Reading Rock '79
1h 17m total
FM
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1CD-R
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Catalogue #
Vanillag Remaster
Rating ★★★★★ 9.0/10 (3 ratings)
13 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Biko07:05
  2. 1.2On the Air04:01
  3. 1.3D.I.Y.04:19
  4. 1.4Humdrum02:50
  5. 1.5No Self Control03:56
  6. 1.6White Shadow04:58
  7. 1.7Mother Of Violence05:14
  8. 1.8Band Introductions01:29
  9. 1.9Animal Magic04:16
  10. 1.10I Don't Remember05:30
  11. 1.11Modern Love04:38
  12. 1.12Moribund The Burgermeister04:54
  13. 1.13Perspective03:40
  14. 1.14Solsbury Hill05:49
  15. 1.15Soul Rhythm (Bully For You)04:48
  16. 1.16Intruder03:30
  17. 1.17Games Without Frontiers06:22
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Untitled recording
1h 15m total
FM
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1CD-R
Quality
A+
Rating ★★★★★ 9.0/10 (1 ratings)
2 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Biko07:29
  2. 1.2On The Air04:02
  3. 1.3D.I.Y.04:19
  4. 1.4Humdrum02:58
  5. 1.5No Self Control03:48
  6. 1.6White Shadow04:56
  7. 1.7Mother Of Violence05:15
  8. 1.8Band Introductions01:27
  9. 1.9Animal Magic04:17
  10. 1.10I Don't Remember05:30
  11. 1.11Modern Love04:36
  12. 1.12Moribund The Burgermeister04:58
  13. 1.13Perspective 03:36
  14. 1.14Solsbury Hill06:06
  15. 1.15Here Comes The Flood03:45
  16. 1.16The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway08:00
Recording comments
Lineage:

FM -> Sky digibox -> Cooledit -> Audio CDR-WV -> wav -> Flac files seeded by pct62 at the Genesis Movement in 2007 -> SoundForge 10 (volume balance, clicks manually removed)

Audience tape -> (?) -> "Meeting at the Reading" CD boot -> EAC -> Flac files seeded by Rheno at the Genesis Movement in 2010 -> wav -> SoundForge 10 (volume balance, speed correction -50 cts)

Both sources merged on with SF10 -> wav -> SBE check (TLH) -> flac
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Dream Ticket - 2002 Broadcast
52m total
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1CD-R
Quality
A
Rating ★★★★☆ 8.3/10 (3 ratings)
9 people have this recording
  1. 1.1DJ Intro / Biko07:08
  2. 1.2On The Air04:04
  3. 1.3D.I.Y.04:17
  4. 1.4Humdrum02:55
  5. 1.5Don't Know How To Stop03:48
  6. 1.6Radio 6 Trailer00:45
  7. 1.7White Shadow05:01
  8. 1.8Mother Of Violence05:04
  9. 1.9Radio 6 Trailer00:28
  10. 1.10Modern Love04:41
  11. 1.11Moribund The Burgermeister04:58
  12. 1.12Perspective03:36
  13. 1.13Solsbury Hill05:47
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BBC Radio 6 Broadcast from 28-Oct-02. Originally due to be broadcast in 1979, but pulled because of Peter's dissatisfaction with the performance.
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Dream Ticket - 2003 Broadcast
41m total
FM
Media
1CD-R
Quality
A
Rating ★★★★☆ 8.0/10 (3 ratings)
10 people have this recording
  1. 1.1DJ Intro00:55
  2. 1.2Biko07:02
  3. 1.3On The Air04:02
  4. 1.4Radio 6 Trailer00:51
  5. 1.5Solsbury Hill05:42
  6. 1.6D.I.Y.04:19
  7. 1.7Moribund The Burgermeister07:06
  8. 1.8Animal Magic04:18
  9. 1.9I Don't Remember05:25
  10. 1.10DJ Outro01:57
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Untitled recording
23m total
Internet Stream
Media
1CD-R
Quality
A
Rating ★★★★☆ 8.0/10 (2 ratings)
7 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Intro / Biko / On The Air / D.I.Y. / Moribund The Burgermeister / Outro23:04
Recording comments
Recorded from BBC 6Music on 09-May-07 via Sky Digital Internet Stream [Simon_Funnell]
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Untitled recording
1h 14m total
Soundboard
Media
1CD-R
Quality
A
Rating ★★★★☆ 8.0/10 (1 ratings)
1 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Biko06:47
  2. 1.2On The Air04:16
  3. 1.3D.I.Y.04:15
  4. 1.4Humdrum02:52
  5. 1.5Don't Know How To Stop03:49
  6. 1.6White Shadow04:55
  7. 1.7Mother Of Violence05:18
  8. 1.8Band Introductions01:28
  9. 1.9Animal Magic04:13
  10. 1.10I Don't Remember05:30
  11. 1.11Modern Love04:20
  12. 1.12Moribund The Burgermeister04:56
  13. 1.13Perspective03:36
  14. 1.14Solsbury Hill06:05
  15. 1.15Here Comes The Flood04:23
  16. 1.16The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway08:01
Recording comments
JEMS Transfer: Low-Generation Cassette > Nakamichi RX-505 azimuth-adjusted playback > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity 3.1 capture > iZotope RX10 Advanced and Ozone 9 > FLAC
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PGWeeds04
1h 12m total
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1CD-R
Quality
A-
Catalogue #
PGW04
Rating ★★★★☆ 7.3/10 (11 ratings)
33 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Biko (Cuts In)06:06
  2. 1.2On The Air04:00
  3. 1.3D.I.Y.04:18
  4. 1.4Humdrum02:55
  5. 1.5Don't Know How To Stop03:48
  6. 1.6White Shadow05:01
  7. 1.7Mother Of Violence05:04
  8. 1.8Modern Love04:38
  9. 1.9Moribund The Burgermeister04:56
  10. 1.10Perspective03:38
  11. 1.11Solsbury Hill05:42
  12. 1.12Band Introductions (Audience Recording)01:26
  13. 1.13Animal Magic (Audience Recording)04:17
  14. 1.14I Don't Remember (Audience Recording)05:14
  15. 1.15Here Comes The Flood (Audience Recording)03:39
  16. 1.16The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Audience Recording)07:44
Recording comments
BBC FM B.CAST (Direct from radio, 50'12")
Biko (early version) - On the air - Diy - Humdrum - Don't know how to stop (no self control early v.) - White shadow - Mother of violence - Modern love - Moribund the burgermeister - Perspective - Solsbury hill

AUDIENCE SOURCE (2Gen, 22'24")
Band intro - Animal magic - I don't remember - Here comes the flood - The lamb lies down on broadway

TOTAL LENGHT: 72'36"
NOTE: Band intro, Animal magic and I don't remember were performed between Mother of Violence and Modern Love; The flood and The lamb as encores.
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Meeting At The Reading
1h 14m total
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Audience
Media
1CD-R
Quality
B+
Catalogue #
Ghost Records GHOST 0103
Rating ★★★☆☆ 5.8/10 (10 ratings)
24 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Biko08:31
  2. 1.2On The Air04:06
  3. 1.3D.I.Y.03:51
  4. 1.4Humdrum03:17
  5. 1.5Don't Know How To Stop03:46
  6. 1.6White Shadow05:00
  7. 1.7Mother Of Violence (With Phil Collins)04:02
  8. 1.8Band Introductions01:26
  9. 1.9Animal Magic04:20
  10. 1.10I Don't Remember05:22
  11. 1.11Strange Love04:13
  12. 1.12Moribund The Burgermeister04:43
  13. 1.13Perspective03:39
  14. 1.14Solsbury Hill05:41
  15. 1.15Here Comes The Flood03:48
  16. 1.16The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (With Phil Collins)08:29
Recording comments
There is a Ratpie version of this show that combines the best Audience source with the FM recording. It is known as PGW04. [colinnaisbitt]
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Phil Collins On Drums

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Radio 6 Dream Ticket

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PGWeeds 04

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Meeting At The Reading

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Phil Collins On Drums

Show memories · Dream Ticket - 2002 Broadcast

BBC Radio 6 Broadcast from 28-Oct-02. Originally due to be broadcast in 1979, but pulled because of Peter's dissatisfaction with the performance.