The Firm: 1985-03-21 Houston, TX (FLAC_SB_1 CD)

This is a great-to-excellent sounding The Firm recording of a show I was at 30 years ago today.  This was my first out of two The Firm concerts I saw in Houston with the second show being on 1986-05-2X (I'd have to look and see what the date was).

I really believe this is a monitor feed rather than a true soundboard recording.  But it has been shared and circulated as a soundboard, so I'll leave it that way.  The crowd in the Houston Summit can barely even be heard in between songs and that is another reason I question if this may be a monitor feed.

LINEAGE:
No lineage given > FLAC > me > TLH > WAV (to test for lossiness and align sector boundaries) > Audacity (to view waveform, embed metadata/track titles & info, and then to re-encode) > FLAC 8 > TLH (to check for SBE's and create and verify new ffp & md5 files) > you

DETAILS:
Artist: The Firm
Date: March 21st, 1985
Location: Houston, Texas
Venue: Houston Summit
Title: None
Label: Datfly (sharer)
Source: SB
Format: FLAC
CD's: 1
Artwork: No
Size: 296 MB
Length: 61:15:09

SETLIST:
01 .intro
02. Closer
03. City Sirens
04. Make Up Or Break Up
05. The Morning After
06. Together
07. Cadillac
08. Prelude
09. Money Can't Buy
10. Satisfaction Guaranteed
11. Radioactive
12. Live In Peace
13. Midnight Moonlight

LINK:
(1) 1985-03-21 Houston, TX (SB)

A special thank you goes to "Datfly" for making this recording available to us!

The sound in this recording is very clean but it also sounds like the high end frequencies have either been cut a little or compressed.  It in no way sounds bad and the mix is really good too.  Jimmy Page's guitar playing is really clean and up front as well as Paul Rodgers vocals.

This is not the complete show and is a little over an hour of the audio from it.  I'm really glad songs like "Money Can't Buy" and "Live in Peace" made the cut though because I like the Page solos in those songs (and others).

I hope you enjoy the show...
 
Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!

The Firm: 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonus Material (Pro Shot DVD)

This is an excellent pro shot dual layer/double layer DVD of an early concert from The Firm in London on their first tour.  All thanks for this DL DVD go to my friend D. Estrada for getting it to me when I was unable to locate a copy.

This copy has some excellent bonus material at the end too.  Some of this material I had never seen before the disc arrived too.  It was a nice bonus seeing something new to me that I was not even expecting.  See details below for the bonus material information.

SHOW DETAILS:
Artist: The Firm
Date: December 9th, 1984 + bonus dates
Location: London, England
Venue: Hammersmith Odeon
Label: AMS
Title: Joining Forces
Total Running Time: 232 minutes approximately (all videos)

DVD ATTRIBUTES:
Menu: Yes
Chapters: Yes
Source: Pre-broadcast pro shot (concert) & TV recordings (bonuses)
Artwork: Yes
DVD's: 1 DL DVD
DVD Size: 7.84 GB

VIDEO ATTRIBUTES:
Format: NTSC
Color/B&W: Color
Type: Pro Shot
Resolution: 720 x 480
Aspect: 4:3
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Bitrate: 7500 kbps
Codec: MPEG-2

AUDIO ATTRIBUTES:
Sample Rate: 48 kHz
Bitrate: 448 kbps
Codec: AC3
Channels: 2
Streams: 1

SONGS/CHAPTERS::
01. Closer
02. City Sirens
03. Make Or Break
05. Morning After
06. Together
07. Cadillac
08. Prelude
09. Money Can't Buy
10. Radioactive
11. Live In Peace
12. Midnight Moonlight
13. You've Lost That Loving Feeling
14. bass solo
15. The Chase
16. guitar solo
17. drum solo
18. Someone To Love
19. Full Circle
20. Boogie Mama
21. Everybody Needs Someone To Love

Bonus Materials:
23. Old Grey Whistle Test (1984)
24. Hammersmith Odeon (1984 backstage)
25. Hammersmith Odeon (1984 MTV edit)
26. Entertainment Tonight (1985)
27. These Arms Of Mine (1985 promo)
28. Les Paul Birthday Party (1985)
29. Five From The Firm MTV Special (1986)
30. Jimmy Page (1986 interview)
31. Page With The Beach Boys (1986-07-04)

LINKS:
(1) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)
(2) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)
(3) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)
(4) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)
(5) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)
(6) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)
(7) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)
(8) 1984-12-09 London, England + Bonuses (Pro Shot DL DVD)

I saw The Firm a few months after this December 1984 London show in Houston.  It was my first time seeing Jimmy Page perform live (as well as Paul Rodgers too).  It was a great concert and one I still have some memorabilia from at my house down in Houston.  I had climbed up a little and removed a big, bright lightbulb out of the roof of the Houston Summit :-)  Don't ask me why...it just seemed like the right thing to do at the time.

The Firm returned to Houston again one year later and I got to go see them a second time.  But after that, they were done.  And I soon afterwards discovered the world of live recordings and taping.  And that has led (or Led) me to posting this show for others to enjoy.

I hope you enjoy the concert and bonus materials...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!

The Firm: 1985-03-23 Austin, TX (FLAC_AUD Possible 1st Gen_2 CD)

Here's an excellent capture of the Austin The Firm show 29 years ago tonight.  This is a great show, excellent audience recording, but it is incomplete.  My guess is the taper ran out of tape?

I was going to go to this show myself but was unable to make it due to my job (and the 200+ mile drive from Houston).  I'm hoping to find a recording some day of the Houston show from an audience perspective too.  I was at that show but didn't have any taping equipment to record it myself at the time unfortunately.

LINEAGE:
Nak 680ZX > Edirol R-09 24/96 > SD Card > Mac HD > Audacity 1.3.12
(for downsampling to 16/44 & tracking) > xAct 1.71 (to fix SBE's, output as FLAC 7, & create ffp file) > Vuze 5.2 (for torrent creation)

DETAILS:
Artist: The Firm
Date: March 23rd, 1985
Location: Austin, Texas
Venue: Frank Erwin Center
Source:AUD (possibly 1st Gen)
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Artwork: No
Label: None
Title: None
Size: 575 MB

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. intro
102. Closer
103. City Sirens
104. Make Or Break
105. The Morning After
106. Together
107. Cadillac
108. Prelude > Money Can't Buy
109. Radioactive
110. Live In Peace
111. Midnight Moonlight
112. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

CD 2:
201. bass solo > The Chase
202. guitar solo & drum solo
203. I Just Want To Make Love To You (Foghat cover)
204. Full Circle

ADDITIONAL SONGS ON SB BUT NOT AUD VERSION:
205. Someone To Love
206. Cut Loose
207. Boogie Mama
208. Everybody Needs Someone To Love

FileFactory Links
Part 1 - http://www.filefactory.com/file/39931chgzxe9/
Part 2 - http://www.filefactory.com/file/38nlrdnhhl9t/

The person who recently shared this show on Dime mentioned they believe it may be a 1st generation copy from the master tape.  But they didn't know for sure.  It sounds very much like it could have been too.  It's obvious the taper didn't get the complete show (or at least share it).  I uploaded the superb soundboard of this show a while back and it has the the full, complete show and can be found here on my site.  This recording is one you should still enjoy even if you have the soundboard version too.  The soundboard version for this Austin 1985 show can be found here.

I was going to upload the partial Houston soundboard from the previous night last night, but I got busy and never got to do it.  If anyone wants that one too, just leave me a comment and I'll upload it when I get a chance (soon).

I hope you enjoy this night from 1985...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

 KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!

Jimmy Page After 1983-03-23 Austin, Texas Show

The Firm: 1985-03-23 Austin, TX (FLAC_SB_2 CD)

Here's an excellent soundboard recording of the 1985 Austin show of The Firm.  The previous show, two nights earlier, is also an excellent soundboard of that show.  It is not complete though.  But it is great too!  I'll upload it later.  I was at the 1985 Houston show, but since this Austin show is pristine and complete, I'll upload it first.

DETAILS:
Artist: The Firm
Date: March 23rd, 1985
Location: Austin, Texas
Venue: Frank Erwin Center
Source:SB
Format: FLAC
CD's: 2
Artwork: Yes
Label: Tarantura
Title: Smugglers
Size: 663 MB

SETLIST:
CD 1:
101. Closer
102. City Sirens
103. Make Or Break
104. The Morning After
105. Together
106. Cadillac
107. Prelude
108. Money Can't Buy
109. Radioactive
110. Live In Peace
111. Midnight Moonlight
112. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

CD 2:
201. band introduction
202. bass solo
203. The Chase
204. guitar solo
205. drum solo
206. I Just Want To Make Love To You (Foghat cover)
207. Full Circle
208. Someone To Love
209. Cut Loose
210. Boogie Mama
211. Everybody Needs Someone To Love

LINKS:
(1) 1985-03-23 Austin, TX (SB/Tarantura)
(2) 1985-03-23 Austin, TX (SB/Tarantura)
(3) 1985-03-23 Austin, TX (SB/Tarantura)
*4) 1985-03-23 Austin, TX (SB/Tarantura)

It's rather interesting that The Firm had a song released on their Radioactive LP, the one they were touring on, titled "Somebody To Love".  This is not the last song they play (as it may look).  Instead, it's the Led Zeppelin style, older song Zeppelin did during their medley in way too many shows to isolate just one.  It's definitely not the song off of The Firm's LP that they play on track 8 of CD 2!

I hope you enjoy this night from 1985...

Bootradr