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Manslaughter- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca 2/29/86 xfer from low gen audio cassette thrash metal MITFR

Collections post from Chris Eng’s cassette collection today. This is the Manslaughter set, opening for Forbidden Evil. This date has to be wrong- there was no leap year in 1986.
I put out a public plea for help in identifying Manslaughter. Here is what Vincent Charles Reese knows: Mark Merjil on drums, Don Griggs on bass, Dennis Rock on vocals. Guitarist is unknown. I don’t see any of the members in other bands, according to discogs.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Soundforge 10

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Red Hot Chili Peppers- Open Air Theater, San Diego Ca 9/13/85 xfer from ? Gen cassette

Big thanks to Angelo Bertini for telling me what to do- Angelo wanted this RHCP tape digitized… aaand it’s not very good. Sorry. I processed the heck out of it to make it listenable. EQ, Rebalance, Dehum, and here it is. It’s no longer awful.

My tape is marked as 2/22/86, but a search on newspapers dot com and the RHCP live website shows that the only time they played this venue at the time was on 9/13/85 when they opened for X. So, I’m listing both dates as possibilities.

Recorded by: Someone with a cheap recorder
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge 10
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Bass +11, Drums +4, Guitar +5
Dehum in Izotope Rx8

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Weirdos- Stardust Ballroom, Los Angeles 2/22/86 Best of Flipside Video No. 6 xfer from VHS master

Here’s another one that was not on YT in any decent quality, so I digitized it with one of the JVC VCRs with time base correction, then ran it through the enhancement process with neat video. Happy to get decent 1080p versions of these out these, vs. the 240p crap that was up there before.
BIG props to the flipside guys for doing these multicamera videos live. That isn’t easy, and it is great that they captured them.

Recorded by: The flipside crew
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9800 and Canopus ADVC300
Noise reduction via Neat Video/Adobe Premiere

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Dead Kennedys- Freeborn Hall, Davis Ca 02/21/1986 Audio

The final show! Sound is good. Improves after the usual first 5 minutes of old warped cassette.
Setlist:
1) Goons Of Hazzard
2) Hellnation
3) Terminal Preppie
4) When Ya Get Drafted
5) Rambozo The Clown
6) This Could Be Anywhere
7) Soup Is Good Food
8) Chemical Warfare
9) Man With The Dogs
10) MTV Get Off The Air
11) Triumph Of The Swill
12) Kill The Poor
13) A Child And His Lawnmower
14) Jock-O-Rama
15) Chicken Farm
16) Holiday In Cambodia
17) A Commercial / Bleed For Me
18) Too Drunk To Fuck
19) Moral Majority
20) We’ve Got A Bigger Problem Now
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D.R.I.- Sherwood Hall, Salinas Ca. 2/21/86 xfer from 1st gen audio cassette tape full show DRI

Since I posted the Slayer set yesterday, I figured that I would post DRI’s opening set today. I was so pumped for the D.R.I. set as they had quickly become my favorite band at the time. The crowd did not appreciate them- you can hear Kurt mention that they were getting harassed a bit. They were great and the set is a great mix of Dirty Rotten and Dealing with it. Ricky always did a nice job recording shows, he was a good guy.

Recorded by: Ricky Miramontes
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audi Audiophile 2496 card

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Slayer- Sherwood Hall, Salinas Ca 2/21/86 xfer from 1st or 2nd gen audio cassette

I usually don’t worry about posting on the anniversary of a show, but I see people posting and commenting on this show more often than most, so I figured I’ll pull it out and digitize it for you.
This show was memorable for a few reasons. First, after watching that life-changing D.R.I. opening set at Club Can’t Tell the previous August, I bought every D.R.I. thing (LP, 7″) and wore them out in 6 months. This would be the first show I saw of D.R.I. after being converted to a massive fan. Second, this was the first show I went to in a few months- I had lost my job in December (only time I was ever fired!) and was at a low point in life, in general. Me, Matt Polish and a bunch of friends piled into my 1985 Tbird and made the 3 hour drive there. Third, this was the first time that I was invited to hang backstage before the show- I had ended up back there afterwards, but Matt had become very good friends with the band so he (and friends) were invited to hang out… and I almost spilled the nails out of Kerry’s wristband right before the show. Who knew they weren’t in there securely?

Recorded by: Ricky Miramontes
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakmichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Soundforge 10

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RKL- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 2/21/86 xfer from band archive cassette R.K.L. Rich Kids on LSD

It’s mediocre Monday! I thought this one qualified because the quality is not great at the start of the set, but it improves dramatically. I wonder if this comes from 2 different sources- the 1st part of the set sounds like a rough audience tape, and the 2nd part is clearly a board tape. Great set.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi 670ZX and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
From Barry Ward’s collection

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7 seconds- Freeborn Hall, Davis Ca. 2/21/86 Audio only xfer from master tape

With the news of Freeborn Hall getting torn down, I thought I would digitize this old audio recording. Between the non-professional equipment used + the volume + the acoustics of freeborn, this sounds like ass but what a great set. Early 1986 is definitely my favorite 7 seconds era- right after Walk Together and about the time of the DC Sessions from New Wind.

Opening for (the real) Dead Kennedys last show

Recorded by: Mark Martin
Equipment used: Consumer Panasonic Recorder

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7 Seconds- Rock on Broadway, San Francisco Ca 2/20/86 xfer master audio cassette Hardcore Full Show

Here’s another one from Wayne Vanderkuil’s vast collection of tapes- we are just getting started with his stuff! I am about 20 tapes in of hundreds, if not a thousand. Now if work would stop sucking all my time, I could get them done…
Here is one that he did from the Rock On Broadway of 7 Seconds. I never tire of them, and was so happy to finally see them in September after a 6 year hiatus.

Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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