Live Aid coming to DVD

I was over at a friend's place most of the day during Live Aid. Howard was one of the first people I knew who had a satellite dish. We dialed around and found a raw BBC feed, so we were able to watch most of Wembly live. Up here in Canada, Much Music was running the that crappy indie feed out of the U.S. that was just a compilation of various performances, most not live.

In 1995, Much Music replayed the complete concert to the day, or the weekend it originally ran. Unfortunately my wife (now ex) wouldn't let me near the TV or VCR that day, as we were preparing for our first open house/house warming party. Very happy to hear it will be released on DVD soon, as up to now I was still cursing her once in a while for not letting me tape the concert that day. My original tapes are a dub of a dub of an EP/SLP tape, very poor quality. My favourite performances of the day were mostly the Wembly stuff, Ultravox, U2, Queen, Bowie. Prince's acoustic video of "For The Tears In Your Eyes" was another highlight for me.

 

Well, it's about bloody time!!

Wall-to-wall music is what I always remember -- what an awesome concert. I lived in Tucson, Ariz., at the time and had to get up real early to catch the opening act. So I turned the TV on, sporting a killer hangover, and there's Ozzy Osbourne reunited w/Black Sabbath!

 

My main memory was, having spent most of the day hanging towards the back, watching the screens more than anything, and trying to stay hydrated, I finally borrowed a friend's binoculars. I looked towards the stage, and got my first in the flesh look at Mick Jagger. He was actually there, it wasn't an image on TV or on the radio. It was the first time I've ever associated the word "human" with the guy, he always seemed like a hologram or something like that. Same reaction a few minutes later with Dylan.

 

I was at the Philly show. Looking forward to the DVD. Among many things, I remember the crowd exploding for the Zep reunion and 90,000 people waving their arms back and forth in unison to David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks.

Other than snippets of the performances on news shows, etc., I've never seen any of the footage. And to this day, other than what was shown on the big screens at JFK that day, I've never seen any of the Wembley show...period.

 

Bittersweet time in my life. I remember it way too well.

The most annoying thing was the announcers... the second most annoying thing was the constant flip-flop from Philadelphia to Wembley once the U.S. show started.

Lots of other assorted memories:
-- Phil Collins taking the Concorde so he could play with Genesis in England and then sit in with Led Zeppelin in the U.S.
-- The mike cutting out on Paul McCartney
-- Tina Turner and Mick Jagger's way hot duet! Yowsah!
-- The Hooters, Philadelphia's hottest band, got to be one of the first acts to appear at JFK Stadium, and Bill Graham's reply when asked if they could appear: "Who the f*** are they??"
-- Also in Philly, if I remember, some unsigned local singer actually appeared first
-- In 1986, there was a kind of snack food called Quaker Granola Dipps that inserted cardboard records inside specially marked packages. One of these was called "Live Aid," and it was basically the story of the concert in four minutes. Several short clips of music from the concert also appeared on the record.


I was living in South Bend, Indiana in the basement of a house; each room except the common rooms were rented out to different people separately. A hundred and ten bucks a month and I still had a hard time affording it. One of my housemates had cable, and he knew I was a big music fan, so he left his MTV on all day so I could pop in and out watching things. I also found a radio station that had picked up the MTV feed.

Two days later, I was taking my first-ever plane trip, on a DC-10 from O'Hare to Philadelphia International Airport. I had received an urgent phone call. "Come home now! Your brother is dying!" I knew he was sick, but I had no idea HOW sick; it had largely been kept from me. One of my sisters made the plane reservation; a friend who just happened to be going to Chicago that day drove me to O'Hare from South Bend; I packed so lightly and so hurriedly that I forgot to pack underwear... The next morning, I got to see him one last time before he left. He died on July 16, 1985, eight days short of his 22nd birthday.

As you can see, a bittersweet time in my life.

I'd hope that any DVD kept the two gigs separate, so you could watch either Wembley or Philadelphia as if you were really there and not have to go through "Meanwhile, back at the ranch..." syndrome as you did if you were watching on TV that day. And no bloody announcers please!

Plus, the two videos done for broadcast that were not part of Live Aid itself -- the Prince number and the Bowie/Jagger "Dancing in the Street" -- should definitely be separate from the concerts.

 

I believe Phil Collins played some of his solo stuff at Wembley then came over to Philly for the Led Zep set. He's a helluva drummer but that Concorde stunt seemed a bit much....

 

Don't forget Tony Thompson drumming with Zep at Live Aid. He seemed rehearsed, Phil did not.

 

The night before Live Aid Robert Plant was playing live at the Joe Loius Arena in Detroit and the big buzz around town was that Zep was gonna reunite in Detroit to practice for the next day. So my buddies and I went anticipating this great reunion. But it never happened.

 

I just talked to my friend that I went to Live Aid with and he reminded me about the moment in that show that put it in it's place. David Bowie introduced a video and the music was The Cars "Drive". The images of those starving and dying children brought Wembley to tears. Did they show that video on TV???

 

Didn't Phil Collins sing "Against All Odds" in London and Philadelphia both?

 

I seem to recall Collins doing a solo version of "In the Air Tonight" at JFK. If memory serves me, the crowd went "da-dum, da-dum, da-dum, da-dum, dum-dum" where the drum break was supposed to be. Quite amusing at the time.

 

Collins played with Clapton as well...Collins had produced his then current album Behind The Sun.

Hearing Clapton open with "White Room" was quite a thrill. I don't think he'd played it solo previously.

 

It was the FM feed.

 

I have CD's of the show. What an amazing day it was. I still listen to this three or four times a year. I saw some questions on who performed what, so here is the setlist:

CD# 01
Track1=Introduction 01:25:34
Track2=Stage Introduction 00:21:58
Track3=Rockin' All Over The World / Status Quo 03:54:20
Track4=Caroline / Status Quo 04:34:47
Track5=Don't Waste My Time / Status QUo 04:34:53
Track6=BBC intermission 03:52:44
Track7=Stage Introduction / The Style Council 00:24:74
Track8=You're The Best Thing / The Style Council 04:59:74
Track9=Big Boss Groove / The Style Council 03:55:42
Track10=Internationalists / The Style Council 02:50:00
Track11=Walls Come Tumbling Down / The Style Council 03:36:52
Track12=BBC intermission 07:28:57
Track13=Stage Introduction 00:21:28
Track14=I Don't Like Mondays / The Boomtown Rats 05:17:28
Track15=Drag Me Down / The Boomtown Rats 04:03:65
Track16=Rat Trap / The Boomtown Rats 05:37:11
Track17=Intermission 01:31:55
Track18=Stage Introduction 00:55:28
Track19=Adam Ant Vive Le Rock / Adam Ant 03:26:40
Track20=BBC Intermission 00:54:71
Track21=Oz For Afrika Link Up 00:41:37
Track22=What You Need.wav / INXS 03:29:44
Track23=Don't Change.wav / INXS 05:11:25
Track24=Baby Don't Speak No Evil.wav / Dragon 04:20:15
DiscTime=77:50:27


CD# 02
Track1=Overkill / Men At Work 03:50:09
Track2=Night Owl / Little river Band 04:58:31
Track3=Solid Rock / Gowana 05:39:68
Track4=Oz For Afrika Link Out 01:18:61
Track5=Reap The Wild Wind.wav / Ultravox 02:58:40
Track6=Dancing With tears in My eyes.wav / Ultravox 05:09:39
Track7=One Small Day / Ultravox 03:49:20
Track8=Vienna / Ultravox 04:46:01
Track9=BBC Intermission 00:26:18
Track10=Gotta Fight / Loudness 01:56:26
Track11=Endless Nights / Off Cause 01:58:08
Track12=Take It Time / Eikichi Yazawa 01:51:02
Track13=Shame / Motaharu Sano 03:07:70
Track14=BBC Intermission 02:44:45
Track15=Stage Introduction / Spandau Ballet 00:32:14
Track16=Only When You Leave / Spandau Ballet 05:22:17
Track17=Virgin.wav / Spandau Ballet 04:40:11
Track18=True.wav / Spandau Ballet 05:52:54
Track19=BBC Intermission 00:47:01
Track20=Bill Graham Introduciing Jack Nicholson 00:45:61
Track21=Jack Nicholson Introducing Joan Baez 01:19:05
Track22=Introduction Speech / Joan Baez 01:15:49
Track23=Amazing Grace / Joan Baez 01:55:23
Track24=We Are The World / Joan Baez 02:33:51
Track25=BBC Intermission 04:26:73
Track26=Stage Introduction 00:24:49
Track27=All You Need Is Love / Elvis Costello 03:41:67
DiscTime=78:12:13


CD# 03

Track1=BBC intermission 00:26:29
Track2=Austria Introduction 00:52:07
Track3=Warum / Austria Fur Afrika 04:31:66
Track4=Chase & Piscopo Stage introduction 00:24:09
Track5=The Hooters Stage Intrduction 01:30:60
Track6=The Hooters And We Danced / The Hooters 04:43:33
Track7=The Hooters All You Zombies / The Hooters 05:43:19
Track8=The Hooters Stage Outro / The Hooters 00:24:24
Track9=BBC Intermission 04:57:24
Track10=Stage Introduction 00:39:27
Track11= Wide Boy / Nik kershaw 03:25:45
Track12=Don Quixote / Nik kershaw 04:48:20
Track13=The Riddle / Nik kershaw 04:13:17
Track14=Wouldn't It Be Good / Nik kershaw 05:12:31
Track15=Shake Me, Wake Me (When It's Over) / The Four Tops 02:42:17
Track16=Bernadette / The Four Tops 01:43:27
Track17=It's The Same Old Song / The Four Tops 01:20:69
Track18=Reach Out I'll Be There / The Four Tops 01:36:27
Track19=I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) / The Four Tops 02:28:70
Track20=Holland Link Up 00:16:44
Track21=Holland Introduction 00:40:62
Track22=end of unknown track / BB King 00:27:60
Track23=Why I Sing The Blues / BB King 03:21:38
Track24=Don't Answer The Door / BB King 05:01:62
Track25=ABC Intermission 01:01:03
Track26=Caribbean Queen / Billy Ocean 04:08:27
Track27=Loverboy / Billy Ocean 03:38:21
Track28=ABC Intermission 00:54:16
DiscTime=71:14:54


CD# 04
Track1=BBC Intermission. 03:17:55
Track2=Why Can't We Live Together / Sade 03:22:22
Track3= Your Love Is King / Sade 04:34:18
Track4=Is It A Crime / Sade 06:10:61
Track5=ABC Intermission 00:06:72
Track6=Children Of The Grave / Black Sabbath 04:18:29
Track7=Black Sabbath Iron Man / Black Sabbath 07:44:67
Track8=Black Sabbath Paranoid / Black Sabbath 03:18:34
Track9=ABC + BBC Intermission 00:33:07
Track10=Yougoslavia Introduction 00:11:12
Track11=For A Million Years / Yu Rock Mission 04:42:43
Track12=BBC Intermission 04:20:26
Track13=Jam-Master Jay / Run DMC 01:31:03
Track14=BBC Intermission 00:45:33
Track15=Noel Edmunds Stage Introduction 00:07:43
Track16=Sting and Phil Collins Stage Introduction 02:26:26
Track17=Roxanne / Sting 03:38:68
Track18=Sting Driven To Tears / Sting 03:17:71
Track19=Against All Odds / Phil Collins 03:25:56
Track20=Sting Message In A Bottle / Sting 04:32:65
Track21= In The Air Tonight / Phil Collins 04:45:36
Track22=Long Long Way To Go / Phil Collins + Sting 03:30:09
Track23=Every Breath You Take 03:12:59
Track24=BBC Intermission 01:21:02
DiscTime=75:16:17


CD# 05
Track1=Stage Introduction 00:10:04
Track2=Love Somebody / Rick Springflied 03:37:08
Track3=State Of The Heart / Rick Springflied 04:04:37
Track4=Human Touch / Rick Springflied 02:32:14
Track5=Kevin Kronin Interview. / Reo Speedwagon 00:37:25
Track6=Can't Fight This Feeling / Reo Speedwagon 05:25:56
Track7=Roll With The changes / Reo Speedwagon 04:41:36
Track8=ABC and BBC Intermission 00:33:30
Track9=Stage Introduction 00:47:70
Track10=Hide And Seek / Howard Jones 03:56:41
Track11=BBC Intermission 00:32:25
Track12=Unknown Song Number 1 / Autograph 05:19:69
Track13=Hello From the Soviet Union 00:38:38
Track14=Unknown Song Number 2 / Autograph 04:01:28
Track15=BBC Intermission 03:15:58
Track16=Stage Introduction 00:06:30
Track17=Sensation / Bryan Ferry 04:31:15
Track18=Boys and Girls / Bryan Ferry 04:31:05
Track19=Slave To Love / Bryan Ferry 03:43:68
Track20=Jealous Guy / Bryan Ferry 04:48:71
Track21=BBC and ABC Intermission 00:57:58
Track22=Southern Cross / Crosby Stills & Nash 04:57:69
Track23=Teach Your Children / Crosby Stills & Nash 03:13:33
Track24=Suite Judy Blue Eyes / Crosby Stills & Nash 08:05:57
DiscTime=75:10:45


CD# 06
Track1=Germany Link Up 00:18:63
Track2=Germany Introduction 04:13:70
Track3=Nack Im Wind / Germany Fur Afrika 04:03:20
Track4=Es Geht Voran / Germany Fur Afrika 02:29:27
Track5=MTV Intermission 01:40:52
Track6=Livin' After Midnight / Judas Priest 04:01:66
Track7=The Green Manalishi / Judas Priest 03:42:68
Track8=You've Got Another Thing Comin'. / Judas Priest 07:16:30
Track9=MTV and BBC Intermission 04:53:20
Track10=Stage Introduction / Paul Young 01:01:09
Track11=Do They Know It's Christmas / Paul Young 00:53:57
Track12=Come Back and Stay / Paul Young 07:10:52
Track13=Paul Young and Alison Moyet That's The Way Love Is / Paul Young 04:51:04
Track14=Paul Young Everytime You Go Away / Paul Young 06:52:61
Track15=Bob Geldof Welcomes America 00:25:73
Track16=Stage Introduction / Brian Adams 00:16:71
Track17=Kids Wanna Rock / Brian Adams 02:59:19
Track18=Summer Of 69 / Brian Adams 04:26:19
Track19=Tears Are Not Enough / Brian Adams 04:12:71
Track20=Cuts Like A knife / Brian Adams 05:34:56
Track21=Stage Outro 00:32:32
DiscTime=71:58:40


CD# 07
Track1=Stage Introduction from JFK 00:29:21
Track2=Stage Introduction from Wembley 01:10:18
Track3=Sunday Bloody Sunday / U2 05:20:17
Track4=Bad / U2 12:37:03
Track5=Marilyn Mc Coo Stage introduction 00:10:71
Track6=Stage Introduction 00:53:09
Track7=California Girls / The Beach Boys 02:31:28
Track8=Help Me, Rhonda / The Beach Boys 03:07:27
Track9=Wouldn't It Be Nice / The Beach Boys 03:02:57
Track10=Good Vibrations / The Beach Boys 04:46:17
Track11=Surfin' USA / The Beach Boys 02:40:12
Track12=Stage Outro 00:26:39
Track13=BBC Intermission 03:27:56
Track14=Stage Introduction 00:52:52
Track15=Money For Nothing / Dire Straits 07:26:66
Track16=Sultans Of Swing / Dire Straits 11:16:53
Track17=17_BBC Intermission 06:01:69
DiscTime=66:21:15


CD# 08
Track1=Who Do You Love / George Thorogood 05:34:57
Track2=Tuning / George Thorogood 00:59:26
Track3=The Sky Is Crying / George Thorogood 06:03:66
Track4=Madison Blues / George Thorogood 05:10:33
Track5=Stage Outro 00:10:72
Track6=Stage Intermission 00:55:70
Track7=Stage Introduction 02:11:57
Track8=Bohemian Rhapsody / Queen 02:22:21
Track9=Radio Gaga / Queen 04:00:57
Track10=Hey Ho / Queen 00:40:50
Track11=Hammer To Fall / Queen 04:46:18
Track12=Crazy little Thing Called Love / Queen 03:37:62
Track13=We Will Rock You / Queen 01:16:64
Track14=We Are The Champions / Queen 03:41:24
Track15=Dancing In The Streets Stage Introduction From JFK 00:34:62
Track16=Dancing In The Streets / Bowie & Jagger 02:44:59
Track17=BBC Intermission 03:18:57
Track18=Stage Introduction / Simple Minds 00:24:06
Track19=Ghost Dancing / Simple Minds 05:50:66
Track20=Don't You Forget About Me / Simple Minds 06:56:36
Track21=Promsie You A Miracle / Simple Minds 02:09:21
Track22=Feed Lost BBC Intermission 01:32:28
DiscTime=65:04:37


CD# 09
Track1=Stage Introduction 00:26:64
Track2=TVC 15 / David Bowie 03:35:02
Track3=Rebel Rebel / David Bowie 03:13:25
Track4=Modern Love / David Bowie 03:31:72
Track5=Heroes / David Bowie 06:41:60
Track6=Introduction to Famine Video 00:40:72
Track7=Famine Video 03:45:37
Track8=BBC Intermission 00:36:39
Track9=Time The Avenger / The Pretenders 03:35:44
Track10=Message Of Love / The Pretenders 03:15:26
Track11=Stop Your Sobbing / The Pretenders 02:00:18
Track12=Back On The Chain Gang / The Pretenders 03:35:20
Track13=Middle Of The Road / The Pretenders 04:02:72
Track14=BBC Intermission 00:28:74
Track15=Stage Introduction from JFK 01:13:70
Track16=Stage Introduction from Wembley / The Who 01:07:13
Track17=My Generation / The Who 01:40:47
Track18=Pinball Wizard / The Who 03:02:54
Track19=Love Reign O'er Me / The Who 04:47:08
Track20=Won't Get Fooled Again / The Who 09:25:23
DiscTime=60:47:15


CD# 10
Track1=Stage Introduction 00:09:24
Track2=Brotherhood / Santana 03:22:09
Track3=Primavera Invasion / Santana 02:11:28
Track4=Open Invitation / Santana 05:14:33
Track5=By The Pool / Santana 01:04:17
Track6=Right Now / Santana 06:27:30
Track7=BBC Intermission 00:21:12
Track8=Norway All Of Us / Norway 04:45:73
Track9=BBC Intermission 04:48:12
Track10=Stage Introduction 01:07:51
Track11=I'm Still Standing / Elton John 03:20:17
Track12=Bennie And The Jets / Elton John 04:40:32
Track13=Rocket Man / Elton John 04:44:60
Track14=Band Presentation / Elton John 00:34:40
Track15=Don't Go Breaking My Heart / Elton John 04:51:20
Track16=Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me / Elton John 05:35:10
Track17=Can I Get A Witness / Elton John 03:42:09
Track18=Intermission 00:14:56
Track19=Solid / Ashford And Simpson 04:56:18
Track20=Reach And Touch Somebody's hand / Ashford Simpson and Teddy Pendergrass 06:05:72
Track21=ABC Intermission 00:29:25
Track22=Stand Up And Sing / Kool and The Gang 02:01:06
Track23=Cherish / Kool and The Gang 03:11:01
Track24=BBC Intermission 02:55:07
DiscTime=76:53:62


CD# 11
Track1=BBC Intermission 00:27:07
Track2=Stage Introduction / Bette Midler 00:17:48
Track3=Stage Introduction / Madonna 01:24:42
Track4=Holiday / Madonna 06:19:73
Track5=Into The Groove / Madonna 06:29:67
Track6=Love Makes The World Go Round / Madonna 05:16:74
Track7=ABC and BBC Intermission 00:31:33
Track8=Stage Introduction 00:35:25
Track9=Is This The World We Created / Mercury and May 02:57:57
Track10=Intermission 00:34:06
Track11=Let It Be / Paul Mc Cartney 04:51:52
Track12=Intermission 00:57:08
Track13=UK Finale / All Star 03:41:64
Track14=Wembley Link Up to Jfk 00:24:30
Track15=Stage Introduction / Tom Petty 00:10:21
Track16=American Girl / Tom Petty 04:07:30
Track17=The Waiting / Tom Petty 04:46:09
Track18=Rebels / Tom Petty 05:41:70
Track19=Refugee / Tom Petty 03:43:74
Track20=Stage Outro 00:18:65
Track21=BBC Intermission 09:03:68
Track22=Footloose / Kenny Loggins 04:14:09
Track23=Stage Outro 00:16:00
Track24=BBC Intermission 04:47:09
DiscTime=71:59:41


CD# 12
Track1=You Might Think / The Cars 03:02:65
Track2=Drive / The Cars 04:04:16
Track3=Just What I Needed / The Cars 03:26:19
Track4=HeartBeat City / The Cars 05:11:42
Track5=Stage Outro 00:19:56
Track6=BBC Intermission 05:15:50
Track7=Sugar Mountain / Neil Young 04:45:27
Track8=The Needle and the Damage Done / Neil Young 02:30:52
Track9=Helpless / Neil Young 04:22:40
Track10=Nothing Is Perfect / Neil Young 04:42:41
Track11=PowderFinger / Neil Young 04:49:39
Track12=Stage Outro 00:07:00
Track13=BBC Intermission 08:28:67
Track14=Stage Introduction 00:17:38
Track15=Murderess / Power Station 04:19:68
Track16=Station get It On / Power Station 06:00:20
Track17=Stage Outro 00:14:29
Track18=Jeff Bridges Intermissioon 01:17:09
Track19=BBC Intermission 14:27:44
DiscTime=77:43:47


CD# 13
Track1=Annoncement / Tom Bailey 00:12:22
Track2=Stage Introduction 00:15:41
Track3=Hold Me Now / Thomsons Twins 07:59:41
Track4=Revolution / Thomsons Twins 04:47:42
Track5=BBC Intermission 00:47:55
Track6=Famine Video 03:45:05
Track7=BBC Intermission 00:37:01
Track8=White Room / Eric Clapton 05:13:61
Track9=She's Waiting / Eric Clapton 04:44:29
Track10=Layla / Eric Clapton 06:43:54
Track11=BBC Intermission 06:35:27
Track12=Stage Introduction 01:06:64
Track13=Against All Odds / Phil Collins 03:44:63
Track14=In The Air Tonight / Phil Collins 04:35:68
Track15=Stage Introduction 01:36:61
Track16=Rock And Roll / Led Zeppelin 04:43:56
Track17=Whole Lotta Love / Led Zeppelin 05:20:04
Track18=Stairway To Heaven / Led Zeppelin 09:19:40
Track19=Stage Outro 00:35:22
Track20=BBC Intermission 05:40:13
DiscTime=78:25:19


CD# 14
Track1=ABC intermission 00:20:12
Track2=Only Love Can Break Your Heart / Crosby Stills Nash & Young 03:29:62
Track3=Tuning / Crosby Stills Nash & Young 00:43:51
Track4=Dayligth Again / Crosby Stills Nash & Young 02:25:28
Track5=Stage Introduction 00:15:16
Track6=A View To A Kill / Duran Duran 04:06:59
Track7=Union Of The Snake / Duran Duran 04:41:50
Track8=Save A Prayer / Duran Duran 06:43:50
Track9=The Reflex / Duran Duran 05:59:52
Track10=BBC Intermission 00:29:10
Track11=A World Of Difference / Cliff Richard 02:45:60
Track12=BBC Intermission 05:41:61
Track13=Stage Introduction 00:32:28
Track14=New Attitude / Patti Labelle 02:51:13
Track15=Imagine / Patti Labelle 04:44:29
Track16=Forever Young / Patti Labelle 05:53:51
Track17=Steer It Up / Patti Labelle 02:20:14
Track18=Somewhere Over The Rainbow / Patti Labelle 02:42:51
Track19=Why Can't I Get It Over / Patti Labelle 02:44:43
Track20=Stage Outro 00:08:20
Track21=BBC Intermission 09:36:68
DiscTime=69:17:03


CD# 15
Track1=Stage Introduction / Diane Warwick 00:07:67
Track2= Stage Introduction 00:43:45
Track3=Out Of touch / Hall & Oates 04:27:62
Track4=Maneater / Hall & Oates 05:27:11
Track5=Get Ready / Hall & Oates 02:34:39
Track6=Ain't Too Proud To Beg / Hall & Oates 02:49:14
Track7=The Way You Do The Things You Do / Hall & Oates 02:41:47
Track8=My Girl / Hall & Oates 03:40:72
Track9=BBC Intermission 03:18:66
Track10=Stage Introduction 00:29:48
Track11=Lonely At The Top / Mick Jagger 03:25:21
Track12=Just Another Night / Mick Jagger 05:27:20
Track13=Miss You / Mick Jagger 05:09:71
Track14=State Of Shock / Mick Jagger 02:34:25
Track15=It's Only Rock And Roll / Mick Jagger 02:54:53
Track16=Stage Outro 00:12:69
Track17=BBC Intermission 05:53:36
Track18=Stage Introduction 01:09:42
Track19=The Ballad Of Hollis Brown / Bob Dylan 04:33:53
Track20=When The Ships Comes In / Bob Dylan 03:36:24
Track21=Bob Dylan Blowin' In The Wind / Bob Dylan 04:35:51
Track22=Intermission 00:39:30
Track23=US Finale / All Stars 08:57:17
Track24=BBC Intermission 01:27:49
Track25=Famine Video 02:58:27
DiscTime=79:57:09

 

If you recall, the power went out in the middle of the first or second song of The Who's set, that couldn't have helped any momentum they were trying to build for their performance. I don't think they really wanted to be there, but how could they say "no"?

 

I taped it on VHS (in mono, SLP). The quality is about as good as I can expect from that time period (the VHS tapes are much heavier, better stock) using my Dad's top-loading Panasonic Omnivision (remember the Reggie Jackson ads: "Omnivision? No, Reggie-vision" ).

I have about 9-hours of the broadcast. Most of the daytime broadcast from Wembley and Philadelphia was shown on MuchMusic, here in Canada (I'll have to check if long-haired J.D. Roberts was vee-jaying that day; he, of course, is now known as the mostly-graying John Roberts on CBS News). The problems started when ABC began broadcasting and MuchMusic stopped. Truncated performances galore. No Zeppelin doing Whole Lotta Love or Madonna doing Into The Groove ("I ain't gonna take **** off today", in reponse to the recent Playboy and Penthouse releases).

I've been meaning to transfer this tape to perhaps several DVD+RW's (along with the 1988 "Mandela: Freedom At 70" concert from Wembley, of which I have the whole concert). I guess I'll wait to see if the ENTIRE concert (or even anything close to it) is being released.

Favourite memory: the reunited Black Sabbath with a "Fat Elvis" Ozzy stalking around the stage, with his gut _literally_ hanging out (he was shirtless, I think). I was also able to purchase a nice large coffee-table style book in the late eighties with some great colour photography from the shows (with performance times etc). Sade looked most delicious .

Cliff

 

Mike,
This is not entirely correct. I taped MuchMusic's 1995 broadcast hoping to finally have a nice hi-fi stereo copy of the show. It actually ran about 8 hours (including commercials). However, it did include some performances that were neither included on MuchMusic or ABC back in 1985.

Cliff

 

This will especially be bittersweet, as they have both passed on (Ruffin quite sadly in a Philly crackhouse).

Cliff

 

this concert also had the comment from Bob Dylan which I belive prompted the whole Farm Aid concerts. He said something like: It might be nice if you could take a tiny bit of that money and give it to the farmers who are loosing their farms.

 

...which was probably the most coherent thing to come out of Mr. Dylan's mouth that day, if I recall correctly


I am going to have to break down and buy a DVD player. I haven't seen any Live Aid footage since that day. I remember going nuts when Led Zep reunited - it was the height of my high-school Zeppelin obsession. I would like to see the U2 performance as well - I missed it the first time around. Then there's Mick Jagger and Tina Turner - Justin and Janet can't hold a candle to those two.

 

On the subject of resurrected concert video on DVD I'm wondering whatever happened to the Bob Dylan NYC anniversary concert from 1992?

As far as I know it was issued on a VHS set by Sony shortly after but never made it to DVD for some reason. Why wouldn't Sony be interested in a DVD release?
-wolf

 

Sony probably is interested but Bob and his crew make all final decisions on what comes out. According to Dylan author Tim Riley, Bob imposed some strict camera rules before the show (no closeups) and also wasn't pleased about having to re-record some vocal parts for the CD/Video release (My Back Pages).

I'm sure it will be out on DVD one of these years. Clapton, Neil and George really cook in this show!

 

I have the Dylan thing on LD, and it is worth it just for the NY "All Along the Watchtower". Sounds like NY wrote it. Of course, the rest of the stuff is great too. I wondered why there was no DVD.

 

I'm interested.

But what about NO NUKES on DVD?