It’s been a while since I posted an RKL thing, but I digitized this one from Wayne Vaderkuil’s collection a while back. This set sounds a bit better than the Christ on Parade from the same show a few weeks ago, but the Farm was not known as a great sounding venue and you can tell here.
There is also a soundboard tape of this set that also doesn’t sound great. Maybe we can mash them together and make one good sounding tape out of the 2.
Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card EQ in Sony Soundforge 10
Wayne Vanderkuil’s 1980s punk recordings are usually on the better side of average for the era. This one is nice and clear, but it sounds like the mix in the club was lacking since there was no snare or bass anywhere in this recording. There is also a soundboard tape of this show, maybe we should matrix them together someday.
Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card EQ in Sony Sound Forge 10
This is another one of the 3 shows that were on the same tape and dubbed after Wayne Vanderkuil’s Christ on Parade 4/25/87 Gilman soundboard master. Could be one of the times he raided Tim Yo’s collection, or maybe Chris Dodge. Can’t remember. I did my best to rebalance this one, it was mostly vocals. It still starts out rough, but guitars come in a bit stronger at about 7min and continue to get better throughout the set. From Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection
Recorded by: ? Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Bass/Guitar +5, Drums +7
It’s mediocre Monday again– and I am definitely mediocre today. I went to sleep at about 12:15am (my usual time)… and woke up at 4:15am and could not go back to sleep. So, I am running on fumes today. This is another classic set from Verbal Abuse- they opened for The Descendents and it sounds like the crowd wanted them off the stage so they could see the headliner… so VA played FOREVER. Gotta love ’em. This one sounds pretty decent for a 1980s punk audience recording.Thanks Wayne! Bonus interview with (I think) Fred Cotton at the beginning about Harald O… and Scotty’s intro to the crowd kinda foreshadows how this night is gonna go. Haha.
Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Happy Mediocre Monday everyone. This one is only mediocre because the board mix was not good… not good at all. I had to rebalance it and it is still only so-so. The tape’s rarity and source make it pretty damned cool actually. This was from an amazing Day at the Farm with 6 of my favorite bands at the time- what a show!
Recorded by: ? (from Barry Ward’s soundboard tape) Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card Rebalance in Izotope RX8 (guitar and bass +8!)
Here’s another nice sounding board tape from Eric Mcintire’s collection. The band plays a killer set and they even played a couple Zero Boys songs at the end- apparently they had one of the members of the band touring with them. Great set. By the way, there are over 30 of Eric’s tapes that I am working now. I am posting the shows that sound good enough right now, without the need for post production. Expect more later- possibly even enhanced versions of stuff I have already posted.
Alright, since the Exodus Bonded by Blood 40th anniversary show happened last night, I figured that I would post a couple metal related things this weekend for On This Date in History. Oh, semi-pro tip for folks who bought the Exodus live stream- I noticed that they broadcast Exodus live last night, but if you go to the replay, there is about 15 minutes of Blind Illusion at the very start of the replay. I am screen capping it now (for my own personal use of course), but there is no Death Angel. I wonder why… Anyway, how about that tribute to Paul? Those audio clips of him were classic!
Here is a really interesting one. WRTN was a left of the dial FM station out of New Rochelle NY that existed from 1953-2006. They had an underground metal show on friday night/saturday morning at midnight each week. I am a sucker for these independent underground radio shows. So cool. Anyway, it sounds like King Diamond actually came in studio with them and sat for an hour-long interview. Lots of Mercyful fate history is discussed. It’s a really fun listen to fans of the king.
This one was either heavily traded or the FM signal was not great because there was a lot of noise on the tape. I use Izotope Rx8’s Spectral Denoise to take the edge off without affecting the sound quality.
Recorded by: ? Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card Spectral Denoise in Izotope Rx8
Huge thanks to Jozef Becker for letting me borrow and digitize his Thin White Rope videos. This one appears to be a 1st gen VHS dub- the quality is really nice. The audio is not as distorted as most TWR videos!
As I was digging through Wayne’s box of tapes, I came across this one. I knew that there were other soundboard recordings from this night, but I had never even heard about Suicidal being recorded. All of the board tapes from that night were recorded in 1 channel but it is pretty easy to fix that with software now. Not much drums in the mix, so I pushed that and the bass up a bit. Sounds a lot fuller now. from Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection
Recorded by: ? Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Bass +5, Drums +6
Here’s a unique set by AC- the biggest Chilton fan/collector I know (Ross Weyman) had never heard him perform the Canned Heat or Professor Longhair covers before. That club looks tiny.
Setlist: intro Sick & Tired Bangkok In The Street The Letter B.A.B.Y. Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo Take It Off Let Me Get Close To You Honking Down The Highway The Gavotte September Gurls Lonely Weekends Lost My Job Rubber Room On The Road (Canned Heat) Shake It No Sex Go To The Mardi Gras (Professor Longhair) Underclass Unbangi Stomp Kizza Me The Look Of Love
Recorded by: ? Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
