BOB DYLAN : NANTES 1984 SOUNDBOARD

 

Disc One (64:47)

  1. Intro
  2. Highway 61 Revisited
  3. Jokerman
  4. All Along The Watchtower
  5. Just Like A Woman
  6. Maggie's Farm
  7. I And I
  8. License To Kill
  9. I've Got To Use My Imagination (Greg Sutton)
  10. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall
  11. Girl From The North Country
  12. It's Alright, Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)
  13. Simple Twist Of Fate

Disc Two (67:27)

  1. Masters Of War
  2. Ballad Of A Thin Man
  3. Enough Is Enough
  4. Every Grain Of Sand
  5. Like A Rolling Stone
  6. Mr. Tambourine Man
  7. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll
  8. The Times They Are A-Changin'
  9. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
  10. Leopard-Skin Pill-Box Hat
  11. Blowin' In The Wind
  12. Tombstone Blues

Label : Zion Records

Venue : Stade Marcel Saupin, Nantes, France

Recording Date : June 30, 1984

Quality : Soundboard Recording (A+)

Review (GigInJapan) : The extremely valuable PA soundboards from the 1984 European tour, which have not been available among traders, are a series of shocking discoveries called “SLANE 1984 SOUNDBOARD” and “NEWCASTLE 1984 SOUNDBOARD.” Frankly speaking, if you are a Dylan mania, you would have been happy just to be able to listen to the entire live performance of these two performances with the ultra-clear sound quality of the PA sound board. However, the momentum of excavating the 1984 sound board does not stop. This time again, there will be a shocking soundboard that will make enthusiasts all over the world go wild. All of the PA soundboards that have been released so far have recorded stages from July, including those from Wembley Stadium released by other labels, but this time, a soundboard that captures the scenes from June has finally been discovered. It was. That was a live performance held at the soccer stadium in Nantes on the 30th. Not only has a good audience recording existed for a long time on this day, but the sound board this time was also leaked in fragments. In fact, it is also a regular sound source for the 1984 tour soundboard compilation CD. That’s why it was so shocking that the full-length version was suddenly discovered in 2023. In addition, there was a performance of a rare number only on this day, and it was also known among enthusiasts as a special day on the 1984 tour. By the way, the multi-track recording for the live album “REAL LIVE” started the next day in Paris, and until this day, the only records left are soundboard recordings with PA output. Therefore, it is more valuable, but as mentioned at the beginning, most enthusiasts should have been able to listen to the Nantes performance with audience recordings of good sound quality, and there are many enthusiasts who do not remember the leakage of fragmentary soundboards. There are probably more people. As the previous Slane and Newcastle soundboards have proven, the sound quality is perfect this time as well. No matter how good the sound quality of the previous audience recording is, the clearness of the sound board is on another level. In addition, Dylan’s 80’s PA output soundboard is loosely balanced but recorded in stereo, centering on the drums, which also adds to the ease of listening and familiarity. Even with this limited press CD release, apart from correcting the high pitch of the cassette master, only a few disturbances were adjusted, and the result was that I was overwhelmed by the outstanding clarity of the original PA sound board. Ta. I can’t believe I was able to listen to the Nantes performance with such excellent sound quality. And speaking of the Nantes performance, it is the next live in Barcelona, which is known as the best day of the 1984 tour and also known for the best audience album “THE BEST SHOW: BARCERONA 1984”. Furthermore, this is also the day before Paris, which is also known as a great performance. Given the show’s location, the performance on this day was truly amazing. The clear sound quality unique to the PA sound board clearly conveys that the rock-solid performance in the first half in particular is full of the strength typical of after Barcelona. However, in the middle of Greg Sutton’s Dylan break song “I’ve Got To Use My Imagination,” a problem arose in which his bass stopped playing. However, Sutton can’t stop playing and keeps singing hard, and Mick Taylor keeps playing to fill in the gaps between the sounds, which is hilarious! Although it is often overlooked as a passing song, this performance is worth a listen. Unfortunately, the PA trouble that occurred here did not subside during Dylan’s part, and in the middle of “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall”, a noise that sounded like firecrackers rang out twice in the venue. This was an incident that was also captured in the audience recording, but this excavation revealed that it was a noise emitted from the PA. Please be careful when listening with headphones as it is quite large. Undeterred by such incidents, Dylan’s encore rampage pattern, which he awakened to in Barcelona, continues to this day. Every song was played with real liveliness, and just when you thought you were singing “The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll” in a mesmerizing tone, you ended up singing “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to” I start “Cry”. It’s a monotonous blues song, so the band was able to adapt it to Dylan’s tune without any problems, but Taylor seemed to be the only one who wasn’t satisfied with it, complaining in front of the large audience, “This is a song that I was suddenly forced to play.” Even the skirmish within the band (lol), in which Dylan responds with a wry smile, “I’ve done it many times,” is captured in the clearest sound quality. The 1984 tour soundboard series has made Dylan maniacs all over the world amazed, but this time also an ultra-rare day has been discovered. A complete soundboard was discovered from the Nantes performance, which is famous for its happening performance of “It Takes a Lot to Laugh, It Takes a Train to Cry”!