U2/Scotland,UK 02.26.1983

A super rare live album full of "world premieres" and "last live performances" has appeared. The best master provided by researchers has been decided to be released. This work was recorded at the "February 26, 1983 Dundee performance". It is a superb audience recording recorded at one act of the "WAR Tour". The biggest point of this work is the extremely rare set list, but for that, the position information of the show is essential. Let's start with an overview of the activities at that time. 1982 (September-October: production of "WAR") ・December 1st-24th: Europe #1 (20 performances) ← *HAMMERSMITH PALAIS 1982 1983 ・February 26th-28th: ​​Europe #2a (3 performances) ← ★HERE★ ("WAR" released on February 28th) ・March 1st-April 3rd: Europe #2b (26 performances) ・April 23rd-June 29th: North America (48 performances) ← *DENVER 1983, etc. ・July 2nd-August 21st: Europe #3 (5 performances) ← *DUBLIN 1983, etc. ・November 16th-30th: Hawaii/Japan (7 performances) ← *SHIBUYA KOKAIDO 1983, etc. This is U2 in the "WAR" era. Among the masterpieces representing each leg, the Dundee performance of this work was the first day of "Europe # 2", the first concert of the new year. This "Europe # 2" has also been archived with as many masterpieces as possible, starting with the famous sound board "TIFFANY'S 1983". Let's focus on the dates and organize the collection. Details of "Europe # 2" * February 26: Dundee performance ← ★ This work ★ ・ February 27: Aberdeen performance * February 28 "EDINBURGH 1983" ・ March 1-21: UK (18 performances) * March 22 "HAMMERSMITH PALAIS 1983" * March 24 "TIFFANY'S 1983" ・ March 25-29: UK (5 performances) ・ April 3: Bourges performance (France) ... and so on. Perhaps because this show was the first day of the tour, the set list was trial and error. As a result, it was a one-of-a-kind live performance with a mixture of songs that were "premiered" and "last performed". Let's organize the full set while paying attention to how rare it is. WAR (7 songs) New Year's Day / Sunday Bloody Sunday / Two Hearts Beat As One (*) / Seconds (*) / Surrender / Like A Song (★ *) / 40 (*) Others (12 songs) Boy: A Day Without Me / Out of Control / The Cry-The Electric Co. / I Will Follow Irish October: Gloria / I Threw A Brick Through A Window / I Fall Down / October / Tomorrow / Fire (★) Single: 11 O'clock Tick Tock / Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl (*) *Note: * indicates songs that were premiered worldwide on this day. ★ indicates songs that were not played after this. The final performance of "Fire" is also valuable, but what's even more overwhelming is the large number of "WAR" numbers. Following the release of the album, a large number of new songs have been introduced, and seven of the 10 songs on the album are a big hit. Moreover, four of them are world premieres. Among them, the extremely rare song "Like A Song" catches the ear. As marked with "★＊" above, this was the premiere and the last. In other words, it is the only live performance in U2 history. This is not just about the rarity of one song. The fact that there is a one-time song means that this was the live performance with the highest concentration of "WAR". In other words, this is the live album that is most worthy of being called the "live version of WAR". Also, among the premiere songs, "Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl" is a bit interesting. After the song, Bono says, "This is the first and probably the last time we've performed this song," but as you know, it has been performed nearly 200 times since then. It was also performed at last year's Sphere Residency. Maybe I wasn't satisfied with the result, but this is a famous scene because it was a premiere. I completely missed writing about how precious it was, but this work, which conveys such a rare show, has a superb sound. The dense core reaches your ears without any sense of distance, and the details are delicate. There are some noises that seem to be poor contact in places, so I can't say it's "perfect!", but the basic quality is like a sound board... no, it's the best quality that deserves to be called "like an FM broadcast". It is a "live album that is closest to the live version of WAR" that contains a mixture of many premiere songs and final songs. It is an absolute work that will make the true value of the maniacs tremble. The best audience recording of the "February 26, 1983 Dundee performance". The dense core reaches your ears without any sense of distance, and the details are delicate. It is an excellent product like an FM broadcast. The show contents are extremely rare, with five world premieres and two final performances, and "Like A Song" in particular is a super rare song that was only performed once on this day. It is an absolute favorite work that will make you tremble with the true value of the more maniacal you are. Caird Hall, Dundee, Scotland 26th February 1983 TRULY PERFECT SOUND Disc:1 (47:04) 1. Gloria 2. I Threw A Brick Through a Window 3. A Day Without Me 4. New Year's Day 5. Out of Control 6. Sunday Bloody Sunday 7. The Cry - The Electric Co. 8. I Fall Down 9. October 10. Tomorrow 11. Two Hearts Beat As One Disc:2 (34:34) 1. Seconds 2. Fire 3. 11 O'Clock Tick Tock 4. I Will Follow 5. Trash, Trampoline and the Party Girl 6. Surrender 7. Like A Song...★★Super rare, performed only on this day 8. "40"