The Who @ Tempe, AZ 1982-10-31

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The Who
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe, AZ
October 31, 1982
Master tape from the ML Archive via JEMS

Recording Gear: Aiwa CM-30 stereo microphone > Sony D6 Walkman

JEMS 2019 transfer: master cassettes > Nakamichi CR-7A azimuth-adjusted transfer > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.3.2 (24/96) capture > iZotope RX MBIT+ resample 16/44.1 FLAC > Audacity 2.3.2 (tracking and finishing)

Run time: 2:04:44

Musicians:

Roger Daltrey (vocals, guitar, harmonica, tambourine)
John Entwistle (bass, vocals)
Kenney Jones (drums)
Pete Townshend (guitar, vocals)

with Tim Gorman (keyboards)

01_Intro
02_Substitute
03_I Can’t Explain
04_Dangerous
05_Sister Disco
06_The Quiet One
07_It’s Hard
08_Eminence Front
09_Behind Blue Eyes
10_Baba O’Riley
11_I Can See For Miles
12_Drowned
13_Tattoo
14_Cry If You Want
15_Who Are You
16_Pinball Wizard
17_My Generation
18_See Me, Feel Me
19_Five-Fifteen
20_Love Reign O’er Me
21_Long Live Rock
22_Won’t Get Fooled Again
23_encore break
24_Young Man Blues
25_Summertime Blues
26_Naked Eye
27_Twist and Shout (incomplete)

The Who's 1982 Halloween performance in Tempe, Arizona, marks the fourth installment from the ML Archive, a collection of master recordings made by one of Jared’s oldest taping friends. Newly transferred and torrented, these stereo recordings neatly complement Jared’s own (which he made that year in mono). Already, we've shared ML's work from Orchard Park, Pittsburgh, and Indianapolis.

Tempe sounds great: made within a short distance from the PA, it plays clean and hasn't much in the way of distractions. And even though Tempe wasn't a top-tier '82 show — after 25 dates, the band was surely looking forward to a month-long break — the performance gets better as it goes along. After a few miscues in the first half, the pacing tightens up considerably; by the end, a superb encore closes the show on a series of strong notes.

Moreover, the set features several numbers that appeared as the tour's first leg unfolded. Which fan or collector wouldn't want to hear a broadly representative '82 performance in outstanding quality, especially when it features "I Can See For Miles," "Tattoo," and "Young Man Blues"?

If Tempe has circulated in the BitTorrent age, its stealth is remarkable: a recent list of 1982 dates showed ISO ("in search of") for this one. Its appearance fills in one of the last pieces of the '82 puzzle — "for completists only" in the best sense.

Thanks to my friends at JEMS, and once again BK for serving as executive producer. Another hat tip to ML for this terrific series — muchas gracias! 

And of course, we salute Jared, a friend whose impact on our taping thing was overshadowed only by his kindness and wit. He'd send envelopes full of master tapes in the mail — "just get them back to me in one piece," he'd say. Pretty amazing stuff for a 15-year-old kid back then. Still is, in fact.

Share it freely, and for free!

 - slipkid68

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