Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 7 minutes ago

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Listen to the full remastered show here:
youtu.be/4n7cSGJ1MEk

I'd go as far as saying this tape is an essential listen, as it offers a number of performances which didn't end up being featured on the official release of 'Rock Montreal' (most of which sound undoubtedly better than the performances they opted to include). I'm sure a lot of the decisions for the release were based purely on visuals and camera angles. As we know from the stories, the 1st night wasn't quite as smooth as the 2nd in that regard. But on that note, even the performances which DO feature on the release are still worthy listens here, as we get to hear them free of overdubs 🙌

Performances aside, something this audience recording captures much better than the official release was the atmosphere! You'd assume the Montreal crowd was dead and uninterested, but this recording says otherwise! Can only imagine what it must've felt like being there 🤯

Talking more about the tape, the fixes I've made are mostly the general. Speed correcting, Azimuth, EQ and Level matching. One area I felt compelled to work on more carefully was Somebody To Love. The right channel loses a lot of detail from the guitar solo onwards, so I opted to make it mono from 2kHz upwards during the affected area. This isn't a seamless fix, as switching from stereo to mono in any capacity will be jarring, but it's a lot better than it was 👍