Ayla’s Birthday Party - Boston 6/9/01
Elevation Boston, Massachusetts
09 June 2001
(68:04)
(63:27)

Disc 1:
1. Elevation
2. Pride (In the Name of Love)
3. Until the End of the World
4. The Fly
5. Even Better Than the Real Thing
6. Mysterious Ways
7. In My Life - Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out Of
8. Kite
9. Gone
10. New York
11. Out of Control
12. Sunday Bloody Sunday

CD 2:
1. Band Intros - Desire
2. Party Girl
3. Stay (Faraway, So Close!)
4. Bad
5. Where the Streets Have No Name
6. Beautiful Day
7. Intermission - Charlton Heston Speech - Bullet the Blue Sky
8. With or Without You
9. One - She's a Mystery to Me
10. Walk On

Source: Sony D-8 DAT > Sound Pro Cardioids > Panasonic SV3800 > Marantz CDR630 > cdr
Taper: Mellow Recordings
Location: 1st row balcony,Sec 324 (behind the stage)
 

NOTE:  This bootleg was produced by Mellow Recordings and sold as part of a four volume set documenting the entire four night stand in Boston during the first leg of the Elevation Tour.  From what I understand, the bootleg was sold individually for $25.00 or the entire four volume set could be purchased for $80.00.

Opinions regarding these bootlegs vary considerably, but I think that  a lot of the negative views can be attributed to a strong anti-selling contingent among U2 collectors.  These bootlegs could be flawless and members of this faction would still have something bad to say about them because these bootlegs were produced with one thing in mind: a profit for Mellow Recordings.

Don't get me wrong, this recording isn't on the same level as the many EX+ AUD Elevation bootlegs out there.  However, sound quality is quite good and there is virtually no audience noise.  Given the taper's location (front row of the balcony behind the stage), this recording sounds surprisingly good.  The volume fluctuates a bit during "Elevation" as the taper adjusts his recording levels, but the sound evens out from that point on.