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The Clash - Copenhagen 14 May 1981 (1981)

Track listing:
  1. Intro 1:35
  2. London Calling 3:25
  3. Safe European Home 3:22
  4. The Leader 1:46
  5. Somebody Got Murdered 4:21
  6. White Man In Hammersmith Palais 4:23
  7. The Guns Of Brixton 3:51
  8. Lightning Strikes 3:34
  9. Complete Control 4:22
  10. Corner Soul 2:56
  11. Ivan Meets GI Joe 3:09
  12. This Is Radio Clash 5:12
  13. Charlie Don’t Surf 4:13
  14. The Magnificent Seven 5:08
  15. Bankrobber 4:54
  16. Wrong ‘Em Boyo 2:58
  17. Train In Vain 4:17
  18. Career Opportunities 2:14
  19. Clampdown 4:13
  20. Applause 2:19
  21. Jimmy Jazz 4:20
  22. Spanish Bombs 3:58
  23. One More Time 4:20
  24. Street Parade 5:44
  25. Janie Jones 3:28
  26. Armagideon Time 6:04
  27. Brand New Cadillac 2:14
  28. London’s Burning 2:22

Notes

The Clash
Idrottshuset
Copenhagen, Denmark
14 May 1981
Impossible Mission Tour

CD1
01. Intro
02. London Calling
03. Safe European Home
04. The Leader
05. Somebody Got Murdered
06. White Man In Hammersmith Palais
07. The Guns Of Brixton
08. Lightning Strikes
09. Complete Control
10. Corner Soul
11. Ivan Meets GI Joe
12. This Is Radio Clash
13. Charlie Don’t Surf
14. The Magnificent Seven

CD2
01. Bankrobber
02. Wrong ‘Em Boyo
03. Train In Vain
04. Career Opportunities
05. Clampdown
06. Applause
07. Jimmy Jazz
08. Spanish Bombs
09. One More Time
10. Street Parade
11. Janie Jones
12. Armagideon Time
13. Brand New Cadillac
14. London’s Burning

Lineage
Aud? > CDR Trade > EAC > Soundforge 8 > FLAC 8
From: BMC
The best recording in circulation is from a very good audience source, and must be very close to the master. However the sound on the first 4 songs is markedly worse than on the rest of the concert. The sound on these suffers significantly from distance to the stage and a resulting lack of clarity and detail.

Into the start of White Man in Hammersmith Palais thankfully the sound improves with vocals, drums and Joe’s guitar becoming very clear and detailed. Lead guitar is good too but less upfront in the mix, bass though is very low in the mix and unfocussed. Overall though it is a very enjoyable sound if a touch too bright with some big hall echo.

It is stereo miked with some stereo separation and the position of the taper to the stage is apparent with the band sounding more in the right channel and audience sounds more in the left. Indeed the recording captures the audience enthusiasm and atmosphere very well.