> From: Alan Fraser 
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: Re: A silly question...
> Date: 13 Oct 1998 23:50:06 -0700
> Message-ID: <701hiu$2qe@drn.newsguy.com>

> > There are two available boots now of the November 10, '81 show in New
> >Orleans: "stadiums of the damned", and "the child's balloon" and I would
> >like to know:
> > Do they have the same track listing?
> > Which one has the best sound?
> > Is any of them the fabled Lanois '89 mix?

> I have Stadiums, but Child's Balloon has just come out, and I'm told it is
> in much better quality. AFAIK the track listings are the same. I hadn't
> heard that Lanois had been involved in any of these!



> From: rberg51@aol.com (RBERG51)
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: I take issue with review on DEEP BENEATH THE WAVES!!!
> Date: 5 Dec 1998 22:54:48 GMT

> I recently went out and purchased "Child's Balloon" after reading the review
> below. . .  I already had "Stadium Of The Damned" on KTS.  
> 
> CHILD'S BALLOON  2CD  (No Label) New Orleans, LA  10 Nov 1981
>  Tracks: 20  Time: 52/52   Source: Soundboard    Quality: Excellent
>  
> No need to hold onto "Stadiums of the Damned" now, as this set raises the
> "sound" bar considerably and renders it obsolete, IMO. It is somuch better, in
> fact, that any attempts at comparison are ludicrous.
> 
> Well, I did a comparison. . .   Granted Child's Balloon is better.  BUT ONLY BY
> A FRACTION.  The Deep review is what should be considered ludicrous.
> 
> The difference between Stadiums and Balloon is one gen at best.  So don't waste
> you hard earned cash.

> From: branchtoon@aol.com (Branchtoon)
> Newsgroups: rec.music.dylan
> Subject: Re: I take issue with review on DEEP BENEATH THE WAVES!!!
> Date: 6 Dec 1998 21:49:49 GMT
> 
> To my ears,"The Child's Balloon" version of the 1981 New Orleans show is
> sonically superior  to "Stadiums of the Damned" in every way.The sound is more
> detailed,has more depth,and has none of the wow and flutter problems of the KTS
> issue.
> I'll have to agree with Moe on this one.This is one of my all-time favorite
> Dylan performances, and IMHO the upgrade is well worth it.
> John