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I have a Dictaphone tape of 15 minutes of a concert I went to at the Royal
Albert Hall on the 29th March 1993. The tickets cost £17.50 each.

If anyone knows how I can transfer this on to something else I would be
grateful. I am listening to it at the moment and it is strong recording except
the batteries were going in my Dictaphone and I lost concentration at the end
because I was listening to the man instead of concentrating on the recording.
I was in the very front row and could have touched him so the recording is very
loud and includes a couple of anecdotes.

When he sings "I was born like this I had no choice I was born with the gift of
a golden voice" the place erupts.

The tape is not 100% but if you have never heard a concert live you could almost
be there. It is bitty and the tape slows a bit at one point.

Any of you good people know how I can transfer the small Dictaphone tape on to
audio tape/C D

Before the tape peters out just after a shaky "Democracy" my fault I am afraid.
There is a little interaction with the audience calling out songs.

Some one shouts out "sing another songs boys" and L C says say that again so he
shouts it out again and Leonard says "I'm gonna sing so many songs both boys and
girls are gonna be singing. Then someone shouts out "Closing Time" and he says
"Yes closing time will be upon us soon enough". Then someone shouts out
something indecipherable and he says "that one too yes and then we will all have
to go back to our civilian lives back to whoever it is in those narrow beds
nursing their wrath to keep it warm. Sir Harry Lauder said that but you don't
remember him. Sir Harry Lauder used to sing here 150 years ago my father played
his records all the time, ah it doesn't matter". "It just matters between me
and Sir Harry Launder and thats all that counts"

Those of you out there who police where postings should go I am aware this might not be in the correct section but I put it here because it was a question as well as live recording - oooooops

You only have to ask friends or whatever. I mean if you lived close to me ie in the same town I could transfer it onto cd for you. If you want to send machine and tape to me then ok I can do it. But there must be someone closer; its quite straightforward.

Hi Glyn, I know I can record it if I play it out loud and record it from that but is there any other way as I think you would lose the feel. What town do you live in. I have a vauge feeling you live north of Watford

Hi Paula,
concerts from Royal Albert Hall are already available on CDRs, but it were on May 10 and 11, 1993. Tour started in April in Skandinavia. To me uknown "Harry Lauder Rap" is on third CDR from May 11th, so I guess that's the one. I don't have that recording, but maybe you can find it somewhere... Tom

Here is all data, from JF's I'mYourLiveMan site:

London 93/05/11
Royal Albert Hall - London, England (May 11, 1993)
Disc 1 - 69:55
1. Dance Me To The End Of Love (7:18) - contains one click
2. The Future (7:07) - contains one click
3. Ain't No Cure For Love (6:05)
4. Bird On The Wire (6:23)
5. Everybody Knows (6:35)
6. Anthem (6:09)
7. First We Take Manhattan (6:12)
8. Avalanche - solo (4:12)
9. Suzanne (4:32)
10. Tower Of Song (7:02)
11. Democracy (8:15)
Disc 2 - 46:39
1. Waiting For The Miracle (9:15)
2. Harry Lauder Rap (1:50)
3. I'm Your Man (5:33)
4. Joan Of Arc (partial) (5:32)
5. Closing Time (8:07)
6. Sisters Of Mercy (7:42)
7. Take This Waltz (8:38)
Disc 3 - 43:29
1. So Long Marianne (7:31)
2. Hallelujah (7:38)
3. First We Take Manhattan (2) (6:27)
4. I Tried To Leave You (12:56)
5. One Of Us Cannot Be Wrong (8:55)
Source: AUD > Cassette-M > MD1 > CDR

This forum has crazy idea to turn every number eight into smile:-
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This post is largely irrelevant to the subject matter of the original, but I was attracted by the title, so here goes:
Harry Lauder was born a few hundred yards from where I live. There is a plaque on the wall of the cottage, and a road named after him.
His concerts were hugely popular, both here in Britain and in North America/Canada. I wonder if Leonard's dad saw him live?
Harry's "Keep Right On To The End Of The Road" remains one of my favourites.
Yours, Andrew.
P.S. Paula, it sounds like your taping problem will soon be sorted out.

Tom I might be wrong about the date I will have to check the ticket again the RAH at the time printed light pink tickets with light gold lettering on them so it has faded with time. I know the feeling.

I bet Leonard didn't know he could rap - see he and Eminem have something in common. By the by did anyone see the MTV Awards or Marshal Mathers III film debut. I think he will be a force to be reckoned with in years to come.

I went on to Sir Lauder's website and I was surprised a Candian would be taken by such an obviously Scottish performer. I sometimes struggle with a broad Scottish accent. Is there some Scottish ancestory in Leonard's history?

My son is gonna try and put my little tape on to a big tape. I knew I had kids for some reason.

Yeh. last night I hadn't taken not of the date Paula had put in. I went on the 10th May that year. Towards the end of the concert he sang a tiny part of 'You take the high road and I'll take the low and I'll be in Scotland before you...' Is this what you are referring to Paula. I live in Teignmouth Devon.
and if tom is correct this recording does exist will someone please contact me if they have it. It is the Holy Grail. This is the concert I want. Please please.
Glyn x