MY RATING SYSTEM:
---8-9: Good-Excellent Audience. The average audience recording i usually give between 8.5 and 9. If the volume is quiet I'll give it an 8.5 but if they are good quality and reasonably loud I will give it a 9.
---7-8: Fair-Good Audience. Bootlegs that are listenable, but not by much. I try to stay away from anything less than an 8 unless it is super rare (i.e., DM - Brighton 86 w/ Here is the House)
---Below 7: Trash. Sounds like a fart with strings. I don't think I have anything this bad in my collection, but if I do, remember this rating.
RECORDING SOURCES:
---Excellent Soundboard: Very close to the above, maybe a radio broadcast. Excellent and perfect are basically the same, but I have to reward perfection when I see it :)
---Very Good Soundboard: Shows where maybe some instruments are hard to hear. I usually give these to older shows (because of technology or newer ones done poorly). These are just shows that aren't as loud or clear as the excellent and perfect soundboards. May be difficult to tell that it is a soundboard the first time you listen.
---Fair or Good Soundboard: The soundboards that are either really quiet or unclear, maybe because of being a poor broadcast on the radio, or a few of the instruments/vocals are not heard easily or even at all. The birmingham 86 portion of DM's 'See the Stars' is a perfect example of this.
---Excellent or Outstanding Audience: Very clear, could be mistaken even for soundboard at times. Hardly evident that it is an audience, very listenable.
---Good or Very Good Audience: Obvious that it is audience because of distortion or absence of some sounds (bass is too low or too heavy), but still sounds good and very tolerable.
---Fair Audience: Barely tolerable, sound is distorted and hard to listen to. One or two vocals or instruments cannot be heard at all.
---Poor Audience: Like I said above for the "Below 7" rating, a fart with strings. This you can barely even hear any music over the crowd, or all your hear is people singing instead of the band.
---9-10+: Excellent Audience - Perfect soundboard recording. Soundboards are usually 10, 10+ means they are definitely soundboard and in my opinion, perfect. They can be less than 10 however, depending on the generation or clarity of sound. Similarly, Audience recordings can be 10 but never 10+, if they are spectacularly clear and crisp sound picking up all of the instruments, I will give it a 10. DM's Anaheim '98 show is a perfect example of this.
---Perfect Soundboard: Could've been released officially it's so good. Crisp sound and you can hear all of the instruments perfectly. These don't come around too often.
Updated:
11/04/2001 - new exciter shows posted and u2 shows as well
CURE:
Name |
Place |
Date |
Format |
Quality (1-10) |
The 19th Strike |
Manchester |
11/03/81 |
Cd-r |
8.5 |
Paris Radio Show 1981 |
Paris |
??/??/81 |
Cd-r |
9 |
Toys |
Glasgow |
02/21/82 |
Cd-r |
10 |
Tomorrow's Dance |
London |
10/25/82 |
Cd-r |
9.5 |
Amsterdam 83 |
Amsterdam |
12/06/82 |
Cd-r |
9.5 |
BBC Transcription Disc |
London |
10/06/83 |
Cd-r |
10+ |
New Life |
Amsterdam |
12/06/83 |
Cd-r |
9.5 |
On The Crest Of A Wave |
Milan |
03/06/84 |
CD |
9 |
Hysterika |
Milan |
03/06/84 |
CD |
9 |
Live in Ludwigshafen |
Ludwigshafen |
06/02/84 |
Cd-r |
10 |
A Quick One |
London |
11/03/84 |
Cd-r |
10+ |
A Supergig In Lund |
Lund |
11/17/84 |
2Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Performance |
Basle |
11/30/84 |
2 Cd-rs |
10 |
Live in Hamburg |
Hamburg |
12/09/84 |
2 Cd-rs |
10+ |
Tears In My Eyes |
Bobligen |
12/11/84 |
1 Cd-r |
8 |
Westwood One |
Hollywood |
03/29/85 |
CD |
10 |
Perfect Pop |
Torhout |
07/06/85 |
Cd-r |
7.5 |
Live in Brighton |
Brighton |
03/31/86 |
Cd-r |
7.5 |
Birmingham FM |
Birmingham |
04/10/86 |
1 Cd-r |
10 |
Landscape |
Stuttgart |
05/02/86 |
CD |
9 |
Black Celebration |
Bruxelles |
05/10/86 |
Cd-r |
8.5 |
Celebration Night |
Ludwigshafen |
05/13/86 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5 |
Begging You To Adore Me (REMASTERED) SUPER RARE!!! |
St. Paul |
06/24/86 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Begging You To Adore Me |
St. Paul |
06/24/86 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Valby 86 |
Copenhagen |
08/16/86 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Palasport 87 |
Rome |
10/27/87 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5 |
See The Stars |
Newport, Birmingham |
01/09/88, 04/10/86 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5, 9.5 |
Eternal Glory |
San Francisco, New York |
04/29/88, 12/17/87 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5, 8 |
Live In Minneapolis |
Minneapolis |
05/18/88 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Topless |
Houston |
07/06/90 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Houston Night Volume I |
Houston |
07/06/90 |
Cd-r |
7.5 |
With Half Closed Eyes |
Los Angeles |
08/05/90 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5 |
Swiss Made |
Zurich |
10/12/90 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
A Nice Surprise |
Paris, Southend |
10/23/90, 11/14/80 |
2CD |
8.5 |
Une Nuit A La Mode |
Milan |
11/11/90 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
As Time Goes By |
London |
11/20/90 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Mode On The Road |
Lille |
05/19/93 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5 |
Devotional Tour '93 |
Zurich, San Diego |
05/21/93, 07/31/90 |
2CD |
9 |
Halo |
Lausanne |
06/03/93 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Looking In Your Eyes |
Milan |
06/04/93 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Believe In Your Faith |
Manheim |
06/12/93 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Higher Love |
Paris |
06/30/93 |
2CD |
8.5 |
We Feel You |
Paris |
06/30/93 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5 |
Sold At A Sacrifice |
Cologne |
07/22/93 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Devotional Soundtrack |
Various |
Various |
2 Cd-rs |
10+ |
Enjoy The Rumours |
London |
07/31/93 |
Cd-r |
10+ |
I Feel You |
London |
07/31/93 |
Cd-r |
10+ |
Johannesbourg '94 |
Johannesbourg |
02/14/94 |
2 Cd-rs |
7.5 |
Our Favorite Darkness |
Sydney |
03/12/94 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Oblivion |
Hong Kong |
03/16/94 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Santiago FM |
Santiago |
04/10/94 |
2 Cd-rs |
10 |
Rated PG |
San Francisco |
05/14/94, 04/10/86 |
2 Cd-rs |
10+ |
Every Now And Then |
San Francisco |
05/14/94, Various 80-82 |
2 Cd-rs |
10 |
Walking In My Boot |
San Francisco |
05/14/94 |
2 Cd-rs |
10+ |
Live In David Gahan's Pants |
Irvine |
05/20/94 |
Cd-r |
9 |
Jones Beach |
New York |
06/16/94 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Moscow '98 |
Moscow |
09/05/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
I Found Heaven In Helsinki |
Helsinki |
09/09/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Live In Gothenburg |
Gothenburg |
09/12/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Singles in Stockholm |
Stockholm |
09/13/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Faith, Hope, And Depravity |
Prague |
09/15/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Berlin '98 |
Berlin |
09/18/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Berlin '98 (2nd night) |
Berlin |
09/19/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5 |
Brussels '98 |
Brussels |
09/22/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Live In Stuttgart |
Stuttgart |
09/23/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Live In London 98 |
London |
09/30/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Live in Paris DeBercy |
Paris |
10/07/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Singles In Hannover |
Hannover |
10/09/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Live In Leipzig |
Leipzig |
10/10/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Live In Barcelona |
Barcelona |
10/16/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.9 |
Worchester '98 |
Worchester |
10/27/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Live In New York |
New York |
10/28/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Live In Philly '98 |
Philadelphia |
11/01/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Miami '98 |
Miami |
11/13/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Bong Hits In Chicago |
Chicago |
11/24/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Boise '98 |
Boise |
12/02/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Vancouver '98 |
Vancouver |
12/04/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Live In Seattle |
Seattle |
12/07/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Heavenly Surrender |
Sacramento |
12/09/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Oakland 98 |
Oakland |
12/11/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
KROQ Acoustic XMas |
Los Angeles |
12/12/98 |
Cd-r |
10+ |
Live In Phoenix |
Phoenix |
12/14/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
8.5 |
LA '98 |
Los Angeles |
12/18/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Los Angeles '98 |
Los Angeles |
12/19/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.0 |
Live In Anaheim |
Anaheim |
12/22/98 |
2 Cd-rs |
10 |
Exciter In Quebec |
Quebec City |
06/11/01 |
2 Cd-rs |
8 |
Exciter Philly '01 |
Philadelphia |
06/30/01 |
2 Cd-rs |
9 |
Exciter In Boston |
Boston |
07/01/01 |
2 Cd-rs |
9.5 |
Eighties Live Mode 1+2 |
Various |
Various 82-88 |
2 Cd-rs |
10 |
Martin L Gore Studio Tapes |
STUDIO |
STUDIO |
Cd-r |
9 |
Martin Gore Piano CD (In Cologne) |
Cologne?? |
N/A |
Cd-r |
10 |
Place |
Date |
Quality (1-10) |
Ultratech Proshot (B&W) |
12/14/82 |
8.5 |
* Birmingham Proshot (VERY COOL!) (b/w) |
02/03/84 |
8 |
* Hamburg Proshot Official release UK version w/ 6 extra songs |
12/09/84 |
10 |
London Proshot |
04/16/86 |
9.5 |
Stuttgart Proshot |
05/02/86 |
9 |
Cologne |
11/06/87 |
7 |
101 (UK Version without the extra BS, just the concert) |
06/18/88 |
9 |
Philadelphia |
06/13/90 |
9 |
Brussels (inc. Something to do) |
05/25/93 |
9.5 |
* Devotional Proshot Official Release UK version w/ 4 extra songs |
Various |
10 |
London |
7/31/93 |
9.5 |
Philadelphia |
09/18/93 |
8.5 |
Miami |
10/02/93 |
9.5 |
Philadelphia (2nd generation) |
09/28/94 |
9.5 |
Cologne MTV Proshot (VCD in mpg format 9 songs) |
10/05/98 |
10+ |
Cologne MTV Proshot (9 songs) |
10/05/98 |
9 |
New York |
10/28/98 |
9.0 |
Philadelphia |
11/01/98 |
10 |
Seattle |
12/07/98 |
9.5 |