A Double Beef Patty with
Bob Geldof and the
Boomtown Rats
(Part One in Boston)
Bob Geldof- vocals, sax
Johnny Fingers- piano
Garry Roberts- guitar
Gerry Cott- guitar
Pete Brisquette- bass
Simon Crowe- drums
Orpheum Theater
Boston, Mass. U.S.A.
March 17, 1980
performance quality: A (sharp, tight energetic show)
recording quality: A or close to it, nice clean sound
runtime: 90:22
setlist: (from etree guide, I think this is correct)
1: wind chill factor (minus zero) 3:55
2: like clockwork 4:38
3: nothing happened today 3:55
4: I never loved Eva Brown 4:27
5: nice and neat 4:38
6: having my picture taken 3:52
7: Joey's on the street again 9:00
8: I don't like Mondays 4:56
9: someone's looking at you 5:14
10: keep it up 4:28
11: rat trap 6:03
12: kicks 6:25 (not same song as by Paul Revere/Raiders)
13: Mary of the 4th form (with band introductions) 9:48
14: blind date 3:27
15: 1st encore break 2:17
16: she's so modern 3:27
17: looking after number one 3:45
18: second encore break :56
19: sleep (finger's lullaby) 5:02

source: master FM broadcast tape
lineage:
WBCN FM radio > Sansui 8 reciever >
unknown tape deck (dolby off) >
TDK-SA 90 min. cassette > played on Nak. 125 into
soundforge 4.5 (wav) > FLAC 6 > torrentially yours.
first seeded in 2008. reseeded in 2010 with song times and
a flac > wav > flac (sb's aligned) reconversion to remove the sbe's.
A this and that production.
Do not sell this recording.
Share freely, losslessly and gaplessly.
This is from live (not recorded) FM broadcast, complete except a couple of seconds to flip tapes.
The broadcast is joined in progress, but apparently only missing a few seconds there too.
If burning to Cd, this will fit on 2 80 min. discs with Seattle 81 being posted seperately at
same time)if you record 81 show with tracks 16-19 of this Boston one (before or after,
whichever you prefer, I recommend '80 end after the 81 show).
comments:
I first posted this and Seattle 81 show together, and the mods didn't like that idea,
fortunately that was the only thing it was banned for so as I was asked in my ban notice,
I am reposting them seperately. (although it was banned, not for content violation.
this one was for a technical reason, and I agree it is better to post these seperately.)
The 1st of Two very nice shows I have to offer from Bob Geldof with the band he first
became known by (to me), a few years before his most famous and visible contribution to
the rock consciousness (Live Aid in summer 1985, at the time the largest effort ever by
artists to help people suffering from lack of food, or illness related emergencies and
a very welcome help for many very needy people). When I recorded these 2 broadcasts I
didn't think much of the Boomtown Rats music at all, honestly, but upon further review,
there's alot of good intentions and actions of Bob Geldof and these 2 shows sound better
for both recording and the music than I remember. Obviously the Boomtown Rats are not a
Boston band (they're from Dublin, Ireland, sometimes that doesn't seem very different),
but it's hard to find a good Irish band that isn't warmly welcomed in Boston. The Boomtown
Rats were no exception. I didn't quite find this in time for St. Patty's, and felt
pretty dumb about it after noticing my only 2 recordings of the BT Rats are BOTH 3/17
shows, since I knew I had something just right for a Patty up. Just couldn't remember
who it was. A bit too late but still the intent was there. I was able to find out they have
6 studio albums out (on Ensign, Mercury and Columbia Record labels) but could not find any
sign of a live release of any kind from the Boomtown Rats (checking the wiki artists guide
and then the discography one). Since much like I, Bob Geldof believes in "openness" (his
music is quite expressive), I think he would appreciate this recording being circulated
because these are both good Rats shows here, and both from my 1st time ever torrented
Boomtown Rats FM masters. They're both even listed in etree which is unusual for me.
This Orpheum show sounds like a hometown gig for a Dubliner in Boston. The sound is clean,
the performance is edgy and very inspired. Seattle 81 will be posted seperately very soon.
We knew in Boston that the Boomtown Rats aren't a Boston band. We just treat them like they
are anyway, and they didn''t seem to mind in the least. They give a pair of very different
shows here, and both are good ones. They do the big hit about a very bad Monday twice, also
having my picture taken (Bob's had to get used to ALOT of that in later years) but the
rest is quite different material, not alot of overlap, and I put them together because Boston
is just over a Cd, Seattle just under an hour, so 2 shows, 2 CD's. Help keep our planet green,
conserve CD's/space when you burn your your DL's. This CD stuff eats up an incredible amount
of resources. This recording is as much a social awareness education as an entertaining
soundtrack. So I hope you enjoy it, and maybe even learn something from it. Bob is a very
intelligent fellow. Anyone could learn something important from him they don't already know.
Do not sell these recordings.
Trade freely and losslessly.
Some folks may not give a rat's a** about anything.
But these guys do bigtime. (especially Bob).
I tried to give you rats in the cellar, but a few of the rats got lost.
I've simplified my strategy, leave the cellar in the cellar this time.
Now I just give you rats.
(Not just the a**, or the leg, or the teeth,
or just some rats and not other rats.
that would be rat discrimination.
Only all naturally remastered whole rats)
that is a fact I am not at all ashamed of.
(these kind are 100% toxin-free.)