fools for beans
the Firm
Paul Rodgers: vocals
Jimmy Page: guitar
Tony Franklin: bass
Chris Slade: drums

Boston Garden
Boston, Mass.
April 1, 1986
touring their 2nd album, "Mean Business"
master audience recording
runtime: 111:19 (minutes/seconds)

setlist:
1: intro music > fortune hunter 6:14
2: closer 3:58
3: make or break 4:54
4: someone to love 5:37
5: band intros :29
6: prelude > money can't buy 7:14
7: satisfaction guaranteed 4:23
8: drum solo 1:52
9: radioactive 4:30 (end applause spliced, tape flip)
10: live in peace 5:36
11: all the king's horses 3:36
12: bass solo 2:00
13: purple haze tease > the chase 4:56
14: page solo 5:56
15: Cadillac 6:59
16: midnight moonlight 11:21 (end applause spliced, tape flip)
17: you've lost that lovin' feeling 5:20
18: tear down the walls 5:06
19: the spirit of love 5:21
20: encore break 5:00
21: somebody to love 3:36
22: encore break 2:32
23: somebody to love 4:46

if burning to CD, there are a few options
for the disc split of this seamless recording.
if disc 2 starts with track 11 (king's horses)
disc 1 is 44:48, disc 2 is 66:32
if disc 2 starts with track 12 (bass solo)
disc 1 is 48:25, disc 2 is 62:54
if disc 2 starts with track 13 (the chase)
disc 1 is 50:25, disc 2 is 60:54
if disc 2 starts with track 14 (Page solo)
disc 1 is 55:21, disc 2 is 55:58
if disc 2 starts with track 15 (Cadillac)
disc 1 is 61:17, disc 2 is 50:01
if disc 2 starts with track 16 (midnight moonlight)
disc 1 is 68:16, disc 2 is 43:03
12 and 14 are the most recommended places to start disc 2.
16 will work fine too, 13 and 15 not as well.

lineage:
Realistic mini mikes >
Sony WMD-6 cassette recorder (dolby off) >
Maxell XLII-S 90 min. master cassettes >
played on tascam 112 cassette deck into soundforge (wav) >
flac (sb's aligned) > torrentially yours.
a this and that production.
do not sell this recording.
share freely, losslessly and gaplessly.

12th show of 1986 USA tour, accourding to etree.
the opener was in Tampa, Fla. March 14,
the last one was in Seattle on May 28.
this was the 1st appearance by Jimmy Page
in Boston since 1973 wih Led Zeppelin.