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Neurosis- Own’s Pizza, Berkeley Ca 5/30/86 xfer from master cassette 2nd show ever

Hi Everyone! It is a very special episode of Mediocre Monday today.
A couple of weeks back, I drove to SF and had lunch with Wayne VanderKuil. He brought his tapes along so I could start digitizing his collection. Wayne was one of a small handful of people who were taping back in the early days of Bay Area thrash/punk/crossover. He started in the early to mid 80s and is responsible for a bunch of the master tapes from Ruthie’s Inn, Rock on Broadway, Gilman and many more. Big thanks to Wayne for trusting me with his collection!
It’s a mediocre Monday post only because of the quality- none of us had professional equipment back then, so some recordings lacked dynamic range or were distorted. This is one that is super rare, but a bit distorted. Here is the 2nd show ever from Neurosis. The flyer had no address, so he had to drive around and listen for the noise. Thankful he found the place. 🙂

Recorded by: Wayne VanderKuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Photo (from the show) by Murray Bowles

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Christ on Parade- The Farm, San Francisco Ca 5/24/86 xfer from master Soundboard Audio tape remixed

I am checking the view stats for Sac Music Archive and I have to say, not enough people are checking out these Christ on Parade shows. I’ll just keep posting them until you see the light, or one of them gets at least 100 views…

This is an xfer from Eric Mcintire’s master tape of this show. I didn’t know (or remember) that this was a master tape until he reminded me yesterday! The mix was super vocal heavy, but it gets better after about 15min. As a general rule, I based my board remixes on the last half of the show, as the board mix tends to stabilize then. So the first part might be less than perfect, as this one is. I boosted guitar and bass(and decreased vocal) as much as I could to this mix without making it sound weird.

Recorded by: Eric Mcintire
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon/M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance

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Alex Chilton- Kir, Hamburg Germany 5/19/86 xfer from unknown gen audiotape cassette Big Star Live

Here’s another show by Alex Chilton, from a small club in Hamburg. I have more AC coming up. This one seems to be the first half of the set only. We can’t identify a track, so if anyone has any idea, please let me know.

Setlist:
intro
Sick and Tired
Bangkok
It’s All Your Fault
Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo
B.A.B.Y.
Rock Hard
Take It Off
My Rival
Forbidden Love
(Unknown)
Rubber Room
Lost My Job….

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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English Dogs- Rock on Broadway, San Francisco Ca 5/16/86 xfer from master cassette tape

Following yesterday’s post (Heathen’s opening set), here is the English Dogs headlining set. I have heard a couple of people talk about the venue losing power and a poor performance, but I don’t hear that.
The taper is not a fan of the English Dogs. I edited out the 5min of trash talking before the show starts, but there may be some chatter between songs.

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

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Heathen-Rock on Broadway, San Francisco Ca 5/16/86 xfer from master cassette tape thrash metal MITFR

Mediocre Monday is back! I wanted to remind everyone that MM is for mediocre quality recordings. The actual recorded content may (or may not) kick ass.
This is another one from Wayne Vanderkuil’s killer collection of tapes. One of the things that I enjoy while listening to these tapes is the banter between him and friends (John Scharpen, Chris Dodge, Chris Wilder etc) before the show starts. I edited some out, but you may hear some banter.
I never understood why Heathen never achieved the popularity of bands like Exodus or Testament. They were in the scene at the very beginning, they were incredibly talented, and the songs were strong. Just unlucky I suppose.
Here they are, opening for the newly metalized English Dogs on their “Forward into Battle” tour. Not sure how I missed this show, that ED album was a huge favorite of mine at the time.

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

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White Flag- WFMU, E. Orange NJ 5/15/86 xfer from 1st gen audio cassette Adrenalin O.D.

I wore this recording out when I got it from George Norton back in 1986. This and the AOD set from this broadcast were both great. Bruce and Dave, what is the background on this one? Did White Flag just jump in on your guys’ equipment and play before heading to the airport to go to Europe. This definitely has a similar guitar tone to the AOD set.

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

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