Here is the detail of the Live Aid's 10th anniversary special broadcast by VH1 in 1995 :
Included are some BBC chatters, and Geldof's famous language abuse ;-). The quality of the tape is the same as what
was originaly shown (which was not excellent compared to today's standards).
VH1 has decided not to make just a complete replay, but turned this in a "Best of". Some artists are ignored (Dylan's
infamous performance) and all the major anecdotes are commented by either artists or producers, directors ...
Note that the US broadcast had lots of commercial breaks.
But the real "plus" of this broadcast are very interesting reports done back in Ethiopia 10 years after, with Geldof comments
about the situation. These are really well done and deserve a full inclusion in any Live Aid release.
Of course, the sound is in stereo.
Here is the detail :
- 02:15 : Anthony De Curtis (from VH1 news) : Live Aid History
- 04:18 : Opening ceremony + Status Quo : Rockin' All Over The World
inc : Bob Geldof ; Rick Parfitt ; Francis Rossi (Status Quo) comments
- 01:07 : Interviews with Rick Parfitt & Francis Rossi (Status Quo) ; Paul MacCartney ; Midge Ure : Bob Geldof
- 05:16 : Style Council : You're The Best Thing (inc, Stage Intro)
- 00:24 : interview with Bob Geldof
- 05:30 : Boomtown Rats : I Don't Like Mondays (inc. Stage Intro) inc : Bob Geldof
- 00:20 : Remebering Live Aid
- 01:40 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 01:00 : Itw with Bob Geldof ; Midge Ure about recording of "Band Aid" single
- 03:57 : Adam Ant: Vive Le Rock (inc. Stage Intro)
- 00:30 : Itw with Harvey Goldsmith
- 00:30 : Presentation by Molly Meldrum in Australia
- 03:35 : INXS : What You Need
- 00:29 : Itw with Midge Ure (About idea of having bands introdued from the Space Shuttle)
- 04:53 : Ultravox : Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
- 06:18 : Spandau Ballet : True (inc. Stage Intro)
inc. Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) about wearing a leather coat in the sun (Anything for fashion)
- 00:26 : Itw with Andy Zweck (Prodution Manager) About the rotating stage
- 00:16 : Itw with Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
- 04:10 : Elvis Costello : All You Need Is Love
inc Elvis Costello comment about the choise of this song
- 03:48 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 04:12 : Nik Kershaw : Wouldn't It Be Good (inc. Stage Intro)
- 03:25 : BB King : Everybody Wants to Know Why I Sing the BSlues (inc. BBC intro)
- 00:24 : iwt with Mike Appleton (BBC Executive Producer)+D88
- 00:11 : Itw with Bernard Dohert (Press Office)
- 02:35 : Sade : Why Can't We Live Together
- 04:31 : Sade : Your Love Is King
- 01:10 : Itw with Sue Garron about her desire to see Phil Collins (and how she didn't because he was too far behind the stage)
- 00:16 : Stage Intro by Noel Edmonds for Phil Collins and "First of all : Sting".
inc. Noel Edmonds comment about his mistake
- 04:42 : Sting : Message In A Bottle
- 00:19 : Itw with Sue Garron (idem)
- 03:33 : Phil Collins : Against All Odds, In The Air Tonight
- 05:07 : Phil Collins : In The Air Tonight
- 04:30 : Itw with Noel Edmonds about the crowd warmth & Phil Collins Concorde Stewart requesting Phil Collins' Passport images not seen in original broadcast
- 02:15 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 05:05 : Howard Jones : Hide And Seek
inc. Howard Jones comment about Freddie Mercury Piano being a bit sticky & warmth of the crowd &
how the crowd waved at the Concorde when it flew over Wembley
- 02:36 : Avtograph.
inc.Phil Chilvers (BBC Tv Director) about the cherry pickers at the start of the USSR feed & Mike Appleton about satellite facilities running smooth
- 02:54 : Snipets of foreign contributions : Loudness / Off Cause / Take It Time / Austria / Yougoslavia / Köln / Norway
- 04:07 : Bryan Ferry : Slave to Love
- 03:51 : Bryan Ferry : Jealous Guy
- 03:55 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 07:40 : Paul Young : Come Back And Stay
inc. Sue Garron ; Bob Geldof comments
- 03:47 : Paul Young/Alison Moyet : That's The Way Love Is
- 00:30 : Bob Geldof : "Hello America" annoucement
- 02:23 : Bryan Adams : Summer Of '69
inc Hal Uplinger (Tv Executive Producer) & Mike Mitchell (Tv Executive Producer) comments
- 17:17 : U2 : Sunday Bloody Sunday / Bad
inc. Robert Fitzpatrick about Bono Picking a girl in the crowd ; Melaine & Elaine Hills (two girls picked by Bono) & Midge Ure about U2 performance
- 01:32 : Itw with Mike & Jon Cropton who won the auction for two "All Access Tickets" paying a total of £700,000
- 04:41 : Beach Boys : Good Vibrations
- 01:05 : Itw with Mike Apleton about Bod Geldof language during a certain found call ("Fuck the Address, give the numbers")
- 07:00 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 10:35 : Dire Straits/Sting : Money For Nothing
- 00:25 : Memories of Live Aid (Street Itw)
- 11:00 : Dire Straits : Sultans of Swing
- 04:55 : George Thorogood & The Destroyers + Albert Collins : Madison Blues (in progress)
- 01:10 : Smith & Jones : Stage intro for Queen
- 00:40 : Itw with Pete Smith (Worldwide Event Coordinator) about the band being asked to play their hits : "Not exactely what they shoudl have done, but exactely what we needed"
- 02:00 : Queen : Bohemian Rhapsody
- 04:56 : Queen : Radio Ga Ga
- 01:29 : Queen : We Will Rock You
inc. Tony Hadley ; Rick Parfitt & Francis Rossi ; Howard Jones
- 03:35 : Queen : We Are The Champions
- 04:18 : Memories of Live Aid (Street Itw)
- 06:46 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 03:52 : Bowie/Jagger : Dancing In The Street
inc. Bernard Dohert (Press Officer)
- 02:52 : Bob Geldof found Call + Short extract of Bod Gelodf talking with Margareth Thatcher (as related in Bob's book)
inc. Rick Parfitt & Francis Rossi ; Paddy Coulter (Head of media office) comments
- 07:16 : Simple Minds : Don't You (Forget About Me)
- 03:27 : David Bowie : Rebel Rebel
- 06:46 : David Bowie : Heroes
- 03:30 : David Bowie Introduces the "Famine Video" => Famine Video
inc. Colin Dean (video tape editor) ; Robert Fitzpatrick comments
- 04:35 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 02:08 : Pretenders : Stop Your Sobbing
- 02:29 : The Who Stage Intro + Start of My Generation
inc. Phil Cleron (BBC Tv Director) ; Mike Appleton (BBC Executive Producer) about the power failure
- 05:10 : The Who : Won't Get Fooled Again
- 01:50 : itw with Steve Blackmill & Phil Collins on the Concorde
- 05:36 : Elton John : Bennie And The Jets (inc. Stage intro by Bill Connolly)
- 00:31 : itw with Noel Edmonds about Elton John arriving at Wembley loosing his hair ;-)
- 04:46 : Elton John : Rocket Man
- 00:25 : Memories of Live Aid (Street Itw)
- 04:18 : Elton/Kiki Dee : Don't Go Breaking My Heart
- 03:57 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 06:10 : Elton/George Michael : Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- 01:05 : Itw with Tony Hadley ; Marsha Hunt (PA to Bob Geldof) ; Rick Parfitt & Francis Rossi ; Midge Ure ; about artists meeting for the first time
- 06:15 : Madonna : Into The Groove (inc. Bette Midler stage intro)
- 05:50 : Paul McCartney : Let It Be
inc. Paul McCartney ; Andy Zweck ; Bob Geldof comments about microphone failure on McCartney performance
- 04:15 : Wembley Finale : Do They Know It's Christmas ?
- 03:50 : The Cars : Drive
inc. Shots of Concorde's arrival in Philadelphia
- 04:50 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 02:38 : Thompson Twins : Hold Me Now (in progress)
- 03:15 : Eric Clapton : Layla
- 01:28 : itw with Harvey Goldsmith ; Bob Geldof ; Marsha Hunt comments about having both Pepsi and Coca-Cola as sponsors
- 03:57 : Phil Collins : Against All Odds (second show)
- 05:50 : Led Zepplin : Whole Lotta Love (inc. Stage Intro by Phil Collins)
- 04:02 : Tom Petty : Refugee The only act not in the original running order …
- 03:17 : Duran Duran : A View To A Kill
inc. Adam Russ ; Simon Lebon (Duran Duran) comments. (The last about loosing his voice on the highest note of the song)
- 05:13 : Hall & Oates : Maneater
- 04:35 : Mick Jagger : Miss You
- 05:25 : Mick Jagger & Tina Turner : State Of Shock + It's Only Rock and Roll
inc. John Taylor (Duran Duran) comments.
- 00:30 : Bob Geldof interview on BBC (not seen on original broadcasts)
- 04:33 : Bob Geldof African Tales
- 05:30 : US finale : We Are The World
inc Noël Edmonds ; Andy Zweck ; Howard Jones ; Midge Ure ; Paul McCartney ; Bob Geldof ; Mike Apelton comments
- Credits.
