As many of you already know, I attended the first (14/10/81) Seattle Kingdome concert. Why were both filmed and recorded? Was it because I was there? ;`\

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

My first show as well. Well, let's see, they had the cameras rolling there because of the video screen - might as well tape the damned thing if you're gonna use cameras. sounds reasonable.

Boots are around in a fair quality. I had casettes as a copy, but the sound is mediocre.

lodge Wrote:
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> Boots are around in a fair quality. I had casettes
> as a copy, but the sound is mediocre.

Both shows are available as soundboards.

The Stones have recorded every single show they have ever done from 1971 onwards. So, all shows from every tour are in archives. At least 10 shows per tour were filmed for personal use (how does the show loo, is de lighting right, that kind of work), and of course all shows with video screens were filmed and archived. The only reason that we have so much of the 1981 tour is that the man responsible for the 1981 tapes (actually an old friend of Keith, also responsible for Welcome to New York) has decided to sell them to a Japanese bootlegger.

Mathijs

Mathijs Wrote:
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> The only reason that we
> have so much of the 1981 tour is that the man
> responsible for the 1981 tapes (actually an old
> friend of Keith, also responsible for Welcome to
> New York) has decided to sell them to a Japanese
> bootlegger.
>
> Mathijs

Hmm, always thought it was the son of Ron Wood who sold the tapes to the Japanese bootleggger.

That was Voodoo Brew/Stew.

Thanks

Gee - there's alot more years of collecting Stones boots if every show was recorded.....BRING IT ON !!!!

it's their pension sceme - we've spent ours on tickets.

I've never found a copy of 1st show without faults (dvd)

first show has awful sound, why if it was recorded for the band?

melillo Wrote:
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> first show has awful sound, why if it was recorded
> for the band?


? THe DVD I have of the first show (joint rip I believe) is excellent. Don't forget that tapes were being copied and copied and copied.

Mathijs

well the 15th has the dvd release i dont think the 14th
has been put out by any of the major dvd labels
i have the vhs of the 14th and the sound is very distorted
the 15th was released by empress valley on dvd and cd and it is great
they fixed the gaps in beast and star on both the cd and dvd

Mathijs Wrote:
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> melillo Wrote:
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> > first show has awful sound, why if it was
> recorded
> > for the band?
>
>
> ? THe DVD I have of the first show (joint rip I
> believe) is excellent. Don't forget that tapes
> were being copied and copied and copied.
>
> Mathijs

Yep, the DVD sound for the 14th is excellent. Although I was so smoked out on marijuana (my boyfriend had lots of it), I actually remembered a few things watching it again nearly 24 years later!

I think there is some sort of implication in U.S. law that has the effect of requiring an artist to record performances in order to show potential that they may be released. This is the only way an artist can claim a loss if someone bootlegs a show. If the artist did not record the show it is more difficult to stipulate that they are being harmed if someone else releases it. Therefore, you can count on every Stones show having been recorded, even though there may be no intention to ever release them.

If only they'd filmed EVERY '72 show!!!!!!!!! Oh, the humanity!

"The wonder of Jimi Hendrix was that he could stand up at all he was so pumped full of drugs." Patsy, Patsy Stone

so which label has released the 14th on dvd?

melilo, I just checked an indeed the good show I have is the 15th. The 14th has the distorted sound. BOBM's postage sounds realistic, but I never heard of it actually. BUt it could be true. All I know is that the Stones record all shows for them to listen to back in the hotels. The Australia 1973 tapes, El Mocambo 1977, the LA 1975 video, the 1981 SB's, all these were recorded for own use, but did find the way to bootleggers circles, mostly through Stones roadies and the like who are big bootlegs fans themselves.

Mathijs

The Australian 1973 Tapes....where ARE THEY !!!! ?????

In particular PERTH 1973 ! FULL SHOW !