Today’s audio collections post is from Scott Capizzano’s box of goods. The Mimes started in Sacramento in the late 80s and then moved to Los Angeles and had quite a bit of momentum/publicity before hanging it up. Scott played drums in the band and he still drums to this day. I think he might be on the road with Handsome Dick Manitoba again…
A bunch of Sacramento folks should enjoy this one- they had a big fan base here before they moved away.
Recorded by: The recording studio Transfer by: Shayne stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
This one from Scott Davey’s collection is the final edit of the JC Burris video that he created. I posted some of the raw footage from one of the Umatic master tapes a couple months back- this is his finished product. The edit gear he used caused quote a drop in quality unfortunately.
I still have a few other raw umatic tapes that I can post if there is interest.
Recorded/produced/edited by: Scott Davey Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
Here’s an interesting one from Radley Hirsch’s collection. This disc was just labeled “Operation Ivy” with no other info. 4 tracks on this CD- There were 2 short tracks on the CD to start, then a long 30 minute track that seems to be a combo of live tracks and studio outtakes. 4th track seems to be all outtakes. “Hangin’ Out” from the Floyd comp makes an appearance at the 36 minute mark, and that is the only one identified as an officially released track.
Please don’t release this on bootlegs, you freaks. Who the hell would want a ripped-off-youtube-pressed-on-vinyl monstrosity anyway? Thanks.
Recorded by: Radley Hirsch Transfer by: Radley Hirsch Equipment used: One of those tascam commercial tape deck/cd burner units
Collections post from @bootlegcowboys today. It’s the last of the MRNR tapes in the box, so that means more variety from this collection next month, haha. Lots of good stuff on this one, including stuff from the Creamers (check it out RJ) and lookout records’ own Plaid Retina.
Recorded by: @bootlegcowboys Transfer by: Shayne stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Collections time, and another one from Ken Doose’s box of videos. He got this VHS tape from the band, so it is most likely 1st or 2nd gen.
This one made me chuckle because there is almost no guitar in the studio mix. Even when playing for TV, Bill has his amp cranked to 11 (louder stage volume=lower board levels for the uninitiated). LOL, just kidding Bill. You owe me a text btw.
I don’t know which community cable this was filmed with- probably Roseville or Sacramento. Lighting was so dim that I had to bump up the brightness and exposure before denoising.
Recorded by: Community cable Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
I want to be sure that everyone knows that Ken Doose has a LOT of really great quality Sacramento area stuff in his collection. High quality master audio and video tapes. So, why did I decide to post this as the very first thing from his collection? It’s because Jeff Arellano has been asking me if I had this damned video for like 15 years. HERE. haha. Also, The Mine Shaft was a legendary teen hangout in the 80s and this is the only video I have ever seen from there. This video was so dark that you could not see anything at all. I was able to fix it up so you can see the band and denoise all of the graininess. Still sounds awful though. I promise you- great stuff coming from Ken’s collection! R.I.P. The mine Shaft.
Recorded by: ? (from the band’s collection) Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
Wayne V traded with a member of Haywire back in the late 80s, and they sent him this tape. These guys were on We Bite Records (same label as Attitude) and consisted of Billy Rubin, John Bruce, Rick Greeno, and Vadim Rubin. They sound like they were part of the early alternative/grunge sound, before it was coined “grunge”.- Discogs has them down as a crossover band, which this recording could be considered.. but not the album I heard. Regardless, really good stuff and worth a listen.
From Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection
Recorded by: the band Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Wayne V traded tapes with a member of the band Haywire from L.A. for a stretch, and they sent a tape of their band (nice recording) from the late 80s. At the beginning of the tape, there was this rollins spoken word. I was unsure if this was an official release, so I tried to Shazam it and no results. So, let’s run with it. 8 min of Rollins today
From Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection Transfer by: Shayne Stacy Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
This one is going to be long. I’ll let Laura Levy give the detail: The Del Montes were the “alter ego״ band of the Gin Blossoms, playing covers and originals several night a week in 1988/1989 often at Long Wongs, a long gone and much missed Tempe institution on Mill Ave. This particular night was “pirate night”, the band members at this point were Doug Hopkins (Otis Del Monte r.i.p) on lead guitar, Bill Leen (Soup Bone Del Monte) on bass, Jesse Valenzuela (Pablo Del Monte), Dan Henzerling (Ishmael Del Monte) on drums and Robin Wilson (Biff Del Monte). I shot this show with a hand held Sony camera that was quite literally purchased from the trunk of a car at a Circle K. The sound is dreadful, but it’s a document of an era. Great moments, silly interludes, friends called up to the stage, and drunken mayhem. Many thanks to Shayne Stacy who encouraged me to share this tape, and spent hours cleaning it up. Laura Levy Track list below.
Long wongs “Pirate night”
Ruby ruby Dead flowers Angels tonight Dream with you Brown eyed girl I can sleep Seven days Pipeline mashup with Munsters Theme A little bit o’ soul Movin on up (Jefferson’s Theme) -Break at 38m- Lost horizons (Jesse on vocals) Found out about you Dead skunk Cigarette shack “Chico Del Monte” called up, real name Chico Chism How long how long blues Fireworks -break- Solitary man – Robin solo My lonely sad eyes I can feel so bad (Cajun song) Wizard of Oz bit – Robin I think this is supposed to be La Grange? Jailbreak Still the night (Bodeans cover) Something wrong Something that we can talk about (G song?) -Break- Peggy Sue Space and time song (Robin) Gloria (Jim Swafford vocals) Roadrunner “Elvis” Del Monte (Frank Martinez) Little Sister Kelli Richards
Recorded by: Laura Levy.. but we are not sure if this is the master tape or a 1st gen Transfer by Shayne Stacy Equipment used: JVC HRS-9900U- Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub (lossless xfer) Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video. This video was super dark so I had to do some unnatural things to make it visible, hence the “1990s surveillance camera” look
