John Hiatt
Ohne Filter
Baden-Baden, Germany
1986-04-xx

Source: SBD (TV Broadcast?) > ? > DAT
Transfer: Fostex D-15 > Tascam DA-3000 > WAV @ 16/44

01. Have A Little Faith In Me
02. I'm Gonna Go Out And Love Somebody
03. MC Banter + Interview
04. Come A Long Way

The provenance of this recording is unclear. The DAT was labeled "Sweden 1986-05-13" but it was recorded for Ohne Filter TV, evidently on May 13 according to this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHrfSeGsUVY. On May 12, however, Loudon was in Sydney Australia, according to setlist.fm, and Hiatt was in New Haven, CT on May 16, so that date seems suspect. The pair toured Europe in April 1986 and played the Göta Lejon in Stockholm on April 11. So April seems more likely than May. Perhaps May 13 was the broadcast date?

As for the location, Sweden also seems unlikely. The stage in the video has the Onhe Filter background, and the announcer / interviewer speaks German, not Swedish (although he speaks German with a Dutch accent). Maybe that's not surprising for a German TV broadcast, but it does suggest a German venue, and Baden-Baden would be the obvious choice. Hiatt also says "danke" at the beginning of the first track. The interview segment could have been done in a studio or elsewhere, though, as was common on Ohne Filter broadcasts. The announcer sounds like Frank Laufenberg but without video it's hard to tell.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2025-02-04