A couple months back, someone from the Savage Grace fb group asked me to put this up. I am glad he did, because when I went to search the RAID for this show, it wasn’t there. I somehow did not digitize the tape or accidentally deleted the file. So, I re-digitized it and here it is, for Tour Manager Doug Tuesday. Doesn’t sound too bad.
Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Equipment used: Sony Walkman WM-R2
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s a lesson in the value of a good sound man. I was able to EQ the Exodus set from this night and it sounds pretty good. I don’t know what happened with the slayer set, but I can’t get it to sound even close to the same quality. I even tried to use the same EQ settings as the exodus set but no. So, I EQ’d the best I could and ran it through Izotope.. meh. I might take another swing at this later. It sounds like they were pushing a lot of guitar volume from the stage.
Is this the (in)famous show where the crowd yells at slayer to take off the eye makeup? I think it might be. I tried googling it and could not find much.
Anyway, more slayer from Doug. Thanks Doug.
Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Namakichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony SOund Forge
Reblance in Izotope Rx8 (Guitar and Bass +4, Drums +2)
Let’s kick of the work week in a good way- here is the mighty Exodus with a pre-1st LP set from Tour Manager Doug’s collection. Man, I love these early sets with songs from BBB along with some pre-LP songs.
I really pushed the EQ on this one and I think it sounds really good. I am enjoying the hell out of it. Doug was the man when it came to finding a venue’s sweet spot.
Some low end noise in between songs because I cranked up the bass a bunch. I think it’s a good tradeoff.
Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Equipment used: Sony Walkman WM-R2
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge
It’s Tour Manager Doug Thursday! Just kind of rolls off the tongue. Here is one with on of the funniest flyers ever… Hmmm.. I wonder which band was in charge of making this one? And the 1980s computerized “Slayer” at the bottom just kills me. Haha.
Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Equipment used: Sony Walkman WM-R2
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge (EQ settings in fb comments)
Here is a really great recording from Doug. He sent me this ticket picture, and followed it up with a story about how he had an unused ticket signed by Tony and Ian. He was in line for the show and he saw a limo go around the arena– a bunch of people followed the car but Doug went the other way around the arena. Long story short, doors were open, security was nowhere to be found, so Doug walked right in and found a room with food… and Ian Gillan/Tony Iommi. He was offered a sandwich by someone, but he declined and got these autographs and left. He realized after that it was Geezer Butler offering him the sandwich. D’oh!
So, Doug went up to the box office and bought another ticket for the show (remember those times? ahhh, the good old days) and has this one as a keepsake. What a story!
As for the show, it sounds pretty damned good for that place. I have never heard a Sabbath live set with Gillan, and it’s pretty good. He absolutely kills on Ozzy’s songs, and Dio’s are…interesting. They had radically different vocal styles, so they are pretty different interpretations.
Doug mentioned that the band got there very late, and it sounds like they may not have had an adequate soundcheck. It takes a bit to get the mix right in the room.
Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge 10
More goodness from TM Doug. Man, the early 80s were a different time. There were none of these sub-genres of metal. There was just metal, and bands like Ratt would open for Black Sabbath at the Cow Palace… I even owned the first 2 Ratt albums. Then in 85-86, the hair metal peeps went one direction, and I (and Doug and others) went the other.
This one sounds remarkably good for the cavernous Cow Palace. Good taping location.
Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Equipment used: Sony Walkman WM-R2
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
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Flyer scan by Ken Doose
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This Tour Manager Doug tape is a bit of a mystery. The tape only shows “Slayer 1/19/84” and searches for flyers, setlists or any proof of activity on that date come up empty. If you know what Slayer were doing on 1/19/84, let me know.
I don’t think Doug taped this one- this does not sound remotely like one of his master recordings- this one lacks high end but is heavier on bass.
Update: Confirmed to be 1/21 84- thanks everyone!
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Doing these “on this day in history” posts can be tough- I need to check through my lists for something that happened on that day and then look around youtube, live music archive, etc to ensure that the show has not circulated…
Well, this one HAS circulated, but I don’t think it is out there in this quality. The great thing about being one of the early DAT traders was that you were able to get things like this in pristine quality with a well defined lineage (Deadheads would get bored I guess lol). Other posts online of this one are unknown lineage. I have had people tell me “this sounds better than the bootleg cd out there” about other shows and I am like “damn right, this is a clone right off of the DAT master”. That probably applies here.
OK, enough nerding. Here’s a NICE echo and the bunnymen board tape from Nakano Sun Plaza in 84. Enjoy.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
As promised, here is the Terry O’Reilly bonus post for the day. I never thought I would be able to see this band play since I missed them by about a year back in the 80s. I know the term gets overused, but they were a legendary band. Just amazing that video exists after all this time.
Band members:
Nick Kappos (aka Big Nick Slurb), guitar
Tharon Knight, bass
Vince Voodoo, vocals
Ronnie Burns, drums
Recorded by: Terry O’Reilly
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