NO: 06 AUG 1985 Bismarck Theatre - Chicago, Illinois
Source is a tape from my archives. Sound is a bit hissy and the vocals are echoey, but this is otherwise OK. Except for the speed, which is a semitone fast on my tape (which I've fixed for CD mastering). Glitches noted. A better copy (a first generation version sourced directly from the master recording) has since been uncovered.
This recording has the intro pieces, as can be most commonly heard on PFD.
One of the longest sets they had played to date, probably brought on in part due to the equipment failures during their '83 Chicago performance, if I'd had to guess.
New Order open with State Of The Nation, about the fourth time they've played it.
Ends with some Hooky chords.
BS: "Thank you very much."
Your Silent Face
Between-song gap has a couple of tinkles.
Confusion and Sooner Than You Think follow.
At the conclusion of the latter, Bernard makes the following quip.
BS: "Thank you very much. That's the professional part of the show... over with. We can get drunk now...fuck it all up."
Hah!
As It Is When It Was
BS: "Thank you very much."
Let's Go
At the end, Bernard mutters an interrogative about hoping, ending with "this one?". Hard to make out.
Thieves Like Us
PH: "You don't believe it... are the saints still listening? I must be stumbling in blood."
Very hard to make out, so this may not be accurate.
A/B split.
The Perfect Kiss
BS: "Terry, where is the guitar?"
I think this is what he says, anyway, it's hard to make out.
PH: "This is the, er, Emulator loading time...by the way, this is more intelligent than you...or we are, actually."
I am not totally sure of the wording, especially the last part, but I think it is correct.
There's an internal cut at about 7:32.
Face Up
BS: "Andy, don't turn the lights down, we'll make a mistake, please."
(at the end)
BS: "I want to thank you very much."
Some guitar strumming.
Temptation
PH: "What do we do when we got that started?" [again, not sure on wording]
Bernard's "thanks very much" is obscured by the guitar intro to _Ceremony_.
The last lines of the first stanza aren't regulation...all I can make out is "as much as you can" and "...to free them."
BS: "Thanks a lot."
PH: "Thanks."
BS: "Woooo, woooo. Terry, Terry, I need a strap, please."
PH: "Man, this is way more than we planned to be playing at the start of the set."
Age Of Consent
Bass intro stops. False start. Then comes a very strange pronouncement, which I can somewhat make out:
BS: "We have age of consent...little longer(?)...just thought I'd tell you to take the surprise away from you...I am...I enjoy specing(?) away it all, you see. It's part of my personal philosophy in life. It's a good time to tell you about my life story. I was born in 1956. My mother...was a jukebox. Whatever she's [unknown?], with a guitar."
PH: "Don't look at me...greatest over..." (best I can do, sorry)
The song is subsequently played all the way through, followed by Blue Monday.
Hooky sneaks in a couple notes to LWTUA when the machine drums start up.
During the later portion of the song Barney can be heard to say "eighty-six" and "idiot", at 4:50 and 5:00 respectively.
BS: "Thank you very much."
Synth blares out before the venue backing tape can be heard.
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