In the last box of goodies that James R Edmonds sent over, he sent me an MDC soundboard master tape to digitize… and this happened to be on the end of the tape. I couldn’t believe it, but it does appear to be an uncirculated Bam Bam recording. Bam Bam were the forebearers of grunge by some accounts, forming in 1983 with Matt Cameron (Pearl Jam) on drums. They put out some material on cassette and released a highly sought after 7″ in 1984. They finally got at least some recognition with a posthumous vinyl release in 2022 along with some press. Check them out, it’s pretty interesting.
So I raved to James about having this tape, and how much the PNW archive folks will appreciate it, so don’t let me down!

Recorded by: James R Edmonds
Transfer by Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8 (Vocal and guitar +3)