CHRIS REA : LIVE IN SYDNEY '87

Disc One (62:15)

1. nothing's happening by the sea
2. stainsby girls
3. i can't dance to that
4. windy town
5. ace of hearts
6. candles
7. midnight blue
8. josephine
9. fool (if you think it's over)
10. on the beach
11. loving you again

Disc Two (60:39)

1. joys of christmas
2. gonna buy a hat
3. i can hear your heart beat
4. let's dance
5. i don't know what it is but i love it
6. steel river
7. it's all gone
8. september blue

Label : no label

Venue : Lyric Theatre, Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia

Recording Date : October 3, 1987

Quality : Pre-FM recording (A+)

Review (Uncle Harry) : I was at this show. I'm not a huge Chris Rea fan, but I have enjoyed his work over the years and a friend persuaded me to go along. I'm glad I did - it was great. The intimate Lyric Theatre mode of the Entertainment Centre was perfect for an artist like Chris. Maybe 1500-2000 or so people, very laid back and the sound mix was impecable. Radio station 2DAY-FM presented the show and while I was aware that they were recording it, I have a feeling it was never actually broadcast (I really don't know - I've never been a 2DAY listener). Anyway, in '87 I was still working in the industry and called in a favour with someone at 2DAY who provided me with a cassette copy from the unedited station master tape (pre-fm??). About five years ago I transfered that tape to cd-r, so lineage would be... Pre-FM master>cassette>wav>cdr>wav>flac No eq, noise reduction or any audio enhancement has been applied. Track splits were done with CD Wave Editor. I've only traded this with a couple of people - once with a fellow Aussie and another time to a really nice chap in the States. I don't know how widely circulated it's become, but I notice it's listed in the db.etree database thingy. What we have here is the complete show, split over 2 discs. D1 clocks in at 62:15 and D2 at 60:39