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Sportshalle, Cologne

Germany · Saturday 17 October 1981 · Abacab

45 years and 23 days ago

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Master Of Cologne
1h 54m total
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Media
2CD-R
Quality
A
Rating ★★★★☆ 7.9/10 (19 ratings)
42 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Behind The Lines06:03
  2. 1.2Duchess06:22
  3. 1.3The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway07:05
  4. 1.4Dodo / Lurker07:07
  5. 1.5Abacab09:09
  6. 1.6Carpet Crawlers06:55
  7. 1.7Me And Sarah Jane05:58
  8. 2.1Misunderstanding04:27
  9. 2.2No Reply At All05:59
  10. 2.3Firth Of Fifth11:14
  11. 2.4Man On The Corner04:33
  12. 2.5Who Dunnit?05:05
  13. 2.6In The Cage07:44
  14. 2.7Cinema Show / Slippermen04:10
  15. 2.8Afterglow04:24
  16. 2.9Turn It On Again04:57
  17. 2.10Dance On A Volcano / Drum Duet06:13
  18. 2.11Los Endos06:38
Recording comments
Blows away previous recordings [Simon_Funnell]

It certainly does ... Vocals are a bit low in the mix, which subtracts from an overall excellent sound, but still this audience recording is so well-balanced in all ends of the spectre that it's a true pleasure to listen to. [kaspergm]

Recorded from the audience by C.D. and this 2 CDR is coming straight from his TDK-SA Master tapes. Recorded with a Marantz Superscope 330 cassette deck with a hand held 20cm long Sony mic. [Felix Baerenz]

In my opinion except for the Nassau Coliseum, NY concert recording one of the best Abacab-show records available. My personal number one record from this tour because you can feel the live atmosphere much better than on the Nassau show. [felix.baerenz]

A worthy addition to anyone's collection.A real standout for this tour.This is the recording i have been waiting for. [yild4genesis]

100% the best audience recording from the Abacab tour.. Colin's "Master of Colonge" is simply "the master of them all"...An essential recording to have... [squonkendos]

I Really Like the TM Version of Frankfurt 81, but This Sounds nearly like Frankfurt 81 Soundboard and the Live Feeling is even better. That's why Im Going to put away the TM Version from my Mp3 Player and now using this Recording :) [chinwildchicken]
Show memories
This show is taken from the European leg of the first part of the Abacab tour.

It's actually the second night in a row in Cologne, Germany. After Phil's usual

chat with the audience after the third song, the people 'boo' a bit when Phil

tells them they will play new songs. Since the Leiden incident was only two weeks ago,

Phil quickly reacts: "Ahh, shut up". After Firth of Fifth, the crowd screams for

"Supper's ready" and Phil does his own shortened version of the song in 12 seconds.

The usual last encore "I know what I like" was played but is missing here since the

recording device was malfunctioning shortly before the last song.

[Felix Baerenz]
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Fires Are Burning In Another Land
1h 26m total
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Audience
Media
2CD-R
Quality
B+
Rating ★★★☆☆ 6.0/10 (2 ratings)
13 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Behind The Lines05:27
  2. 1.2Duchess06:18
  3. 1.3The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway05:37
  4. 1.4Dodo08:15
  5. 1.5Abacab08:36
  6. 1.6Firth Of Fifth10:12
  7. 2.1Me And Sarah Jane08:16
  8. 2.2In The Cage Medley16:37
  9. 2.3Turn It On Again04:45
  10. 2.4Dance On A Volcano / Drum Duet / Los Endos12:31
Recording comments
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Untitled recording
1h 59m total
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Audience
Media
2CD-R
Quality
B
Rating ★★★☆☆ 5.2/10 (6 ratings)
27 people have this recording
  1. 1.1Soundcheck (16th October 81)08:29
  2. 1.2Behind The Lines12:15
  3. 1.3The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway05:41
  4. 1.4Dodo - Lurker09:00
  5. 1.5Abacab08:55
  6. 1.6Me And Sarah Jane07:41
  7. 1.7Misunderstanding04:40
  8. 1.8No Reply At All05:15
  9. 2.1Firth Of Fifth10:32
  10. 2.2Man On The Corner06:50
  11. 2.3Who Dunnit?03:39
  12. 2.4Turn It On Again05:07
  13. 2.5In The Cage Medley18:10
  14. 2.6Dance On A Volcano / Drum Duet / Los Endos13:31
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Master Of Cologne

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Notes

Show memories

This show is taken from the European leg of the first part of the Abacab tour. It's actually the second night in a row in Cologne, Germany. After Phil's usual chat with the audience after the third song, the people 'boo' a bit when Phil tells them they will play new songs. Since the Leiden incident was only two weeks ago, Phil quickly reacts: "Ahh, shut up". After Firth of Fifth, the crowd screams for "Supper's ready" and Phil does his own shortened version of the song in 12 seconds. The usual last encore "I know what I like" was played but is missing here since the recording device was malfunctioning shortly before the last song. [Felix Baerenz]