Modepeche (Depeche Mode), Bridge House, London, 27-02-1982

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Modepeche (Depeche Mode), Bridge House, London, 27-02-1982

Messagepar Vince » 01 Jan 2013, 08:20

Hi,

la petite surprise du nouvel an ^_^

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-deta ... ?id=434032

See You

Vince

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Depeche Mode, The Bridgehouse, London, February 27, 1982 [AUDIENCE - FLAC]

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You will need one CD for this torrent.


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Structure of the torrent:

Main folder "DM Bridge House 1982"
17 tracks (FLAC level 8)
plus
Extra folder "Photographic (original)"
1 track (FLAC level 8)

> info file "DM Bridge House 1982"


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Depeche Mode

Dave Gahan: vocals
Martin Gore: keyboards, backing vocals
Andrew Fletcher: keyboards, backing vocals
Alan Wilder: keyboards, backing vocals


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Depeche Mode, Bridge House, London, (Saturday) February 27, 1982
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>>> Project coordinator: Robert P aka humanracer25 on www.dimeadozen.org
>>> Tape provided and at last reworked by Vince DOME aka discotraxxx on www.dimeadozen.org
>>> Tape transfer by Pierre aka broonzy on www.dimeadozen.org
>>> Remastering by Fage of www.toanend.blogspot.com
>>> Support and help by Terrence Murphy of www.thebridgehousee16.com, Matt aka ligushka on www.dimeadozen.org and Seth aka darkman on www.joydiv.org
>>> Info file by Robert & Vince

Lineage:
Unknown low generation tape > transfer by Pierre > 48 kHz [FLAC level 8] > 44.1 kHz [WAV] > reworking by Vince >
remastering by Fage > final reworking by Vince > 44.1 kHz [FLAC level 8] > torrent by Robert > you


Torrented on wwww.dimeadozen.org on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 by humanracer25.


01 Shout! * (4:30)
02 I Sometimes Wish I Was Dead (2:17)
03 Boys Say Go! (2:42)
04 Puppets (4:00)
05 See You (4:02)
06 Big Muff (4:06)
07 Now, This Is Fun (3:17)
08 Ice Machine (3:45)
09 New Life (3:59)
10 Tora! Tora! Tora! (3:06)
11 The Meaning Of Love (3:08)
12 Just Can't Get Enough (3:43)
13 What's Your Name? (3:19)
14 Photographic ** (3:42)
15 Dreaming Of Me (3:46)
16 I Like It *** (2:17)
17 Television Set **** (3:12)


>>> Incomplete gig (59:00)

* "Shout!" is missing 8 seconds at the start.
** "Photographic" is missing 33 seconds at the start, due to a 45-minute mark tape flip.
The original incomplete track and a complete version (patched with Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, March 25, 1982) are included in this torrent.
*** "I Like It" was originally written by Mitch Murray and performed by Gerry And The Pacemakers.
**** "Television Set", an officially unreleased song, was written by Jason Knott, a friend of Vince Clarke.


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The gig
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This gig from the "See You Tour" is an important one for many reasons:

- the band was launched by gigs at the Bridge House (like many other British bands from the 80's like Iron Maiden, U2 or Generation X).
Fad Gadget was playing at the Bridge House on November 12, 1980, and Frank Tovey was the first artist to sign with Mute Records,
the new label of Daniel Miller who just released his first single on the label.
Fad Gadget's first single was to be the second release of Mute Records. "Dreaming Of Me", the first Depeche Mode single, will the 13th release of Mute Records.
At the time, Daniel Miller was also the soundman of Fad Gadget. On November 12, Terence Murphy, the manager of the Bridge House,
proposed to Depeche Mode to open for Fad Gadget. The rest is history.
Despite already having offers from all the major labels, Depeche Mode and Daniel Miller finally made a verbal contract in late 1980.

For more information also check the extensive info on the website of Terence Murphy, the landlord of the venue.

http://thebridgehousee16.com

- the first confirmed audience recording of Depeche Mode was... at the Bridge House in late 1980 (around the 10th to 15th live show ever)

http://www.discogs.com/Depeche-Mode-Bri ... se/1929602

- in 1982, the Bridge House was starting to have financial problems so the band decided to play a secret gig to support Terence.
What made this gig even more special was that it was a secret gig.
Depeche Mode will play their only secret gig (ever!) under the alias of "Modepeche" on February 27, just before their last UK gig at the Hammersmith Odeon.
Please note that some listings list the secret name as "Modepeche Thin Men" however Terry Murphy confirmed that "Thin Men" were probably the support act.
He said "I would think it was a support band unless one of their tracks are named that... I thought if a support they would have played the place was jam packed from midday sensation gig regards Terry M".
Terry has fond memories of the gig saying it was a "great night".
He also stated the band refused to take any money. Terry stated "It was a secret gig ha ha and they would not take their fee so we sold plenty of beer and got the door taking as well".
Despite the success of the gig, the Bridge House closed later that year. A great institution had come to an end.

- With a new member (Alan Wilder, who will quit the band in 1997), Depeche Mode started a small UK tour to promote their recent single "See You",
which will be available on the first album written by Martin Gore without Vince Clarke (who left the band in late 1981), "A Broken Frame" in September 1982. This is one of the first gigs with Alan.

- The "banter" from the London crowd is hilarious. Dave gets annoyed when someone in the crowd keeps requesting "Shout!". Also "Television Set" is much in demand.
It is amazing to think that track was as popular back then as "Enjoy The Silence" and "Personal Jesus" is today.

Quality: 9 / 10


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The recording
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The so called master tape was bought by Vince on July 1, 2010 from a UK guy who was selling some CDRs on eBay.
He probably sold 10 to 20 CDRs, but I'm pretty sure that no one discovered the real value of the tape, which was mostly unsurfaced.
A fake tape (using the audience recording of the gig from Le Palais, Paris, April 2, 1982) was also available on trading circles but this tape was the real deal. Dave thanks Terry before "Photographic".

As you may see, it took us more than two years to finalize our project, but we were happy to find Fage who helped us a lot in late 2012.
Please note that the recording was not hoarded (or traded) in the meantime, we just lacked time and resources to work on it. Now we can provide you with the best version of this famous concert.

I'm not sure that this is the master tape, but the guy said that he taped the gig, and his recorder was on the side of the stage (or maybe the bar, check the sound on "Dreaming Of Me" and before "Television Set").
He sent the tape with a printed cover, so it is possible that the master was lost over the years, and that only a gen1 or gen2 was kept.
It is also possible that the guy was not the taper at all. However what we can be sure of is that the version presented here is the best and purest version of the gig available (unless another master appears).

Pierre did a Nakamichi transfer which sounds excellent. Many thanks to him.

The sound is quite good, but was in mono. One of the two channels has bad artifacts, so Vince used the right channel for both of them.
The intro is faded in, but is missing only 8 seconds (usually most of the intro of "Shout!", the opening track, was missing from the audience recordings of the tour...).
There is some hiss, and the dynamic is sometimes a bit painful on some of the tracks.
There are a few edits, maybe due to the taper switching of the recording during the encore cheers:
- at 45.45 (before "Photographic" the first encore)
- at 48.47 (before "Dreaming Of Me" the first track of the second encore)
- at 54.57 (before "Television Set" the third encore)

Unfortunately, the tape is missing around 33 seconds of "Photographic", probably due to the 45-minute mark tape flip.
All other copies out there of this show are taken from the same master as the cut appears in all of them.
To make the gig more complete sounding, the track was patched using "Photographic" from Ballroom Blitz, Hannover, March 25, 1982 (taken from the bootleg CD "Boys Are Boys").
For people who prefer the unpatched version, the original file will be provided in a separate folder.
Fage "Magic Hands" did some excellent work in making the patched version seamlessly fit into the show so many thanks to him.

Many thanks to Matt, Seth, and everyone else who helped out and gave their feedback regarding the recording.

We would rate this show as one of the best from the "See You Tour" along with BBC Paris Studio 1982 and the Glasgow Tiffany's 1982 radio show.

Happy New Year to everyone on DIME and Depeche Mode fans around the world. We hope this torrent will keep everyone occupied until the new album in 2013.


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Sources & links of interest
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DM: official website
http://www.depechemode.com

DM: official 2006, 2009 and 2010 live CDs
http://www.depechemodelive.com

DM comprehensive Discography
http://www.depmod.com

Bridge House website by Terrence Murphy
http://thebridgehousee16.com

Terrence Murphy interview by Pete of Home
http://www.depeche-mode.com/2006/11/03/ ... ry-murphy/


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See You

Vince & Robert
(with the help of Pierre and Fage)
Vince
 
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Re: Modepeche (Depeche Mode), Bridge House, London, 27-02-19

Messagepar armadawar » 01 Jan 2013, 21:52

c'est dommage, j'ai jamais rien compris a dimeadozen...
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Re: Modepeche (Depeche Mode), Bridge House, London, 27-02-19

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