I was trying to post last night’s show, but YT has decided to take its sweet time to process that one. I think this is a pretty decent consolation prize. This one comes from Radley Hirsch’s generous archive of tapes that he digitized, and I don’t see it anywhere on the internet. They sound really great here.
Recorded by: Radley Hirsch
Transfer from tape to CD with one of those pro tascam CD recorders.
Huge thanks to Alfie Kulzick for sending this tape my way. Here are the 6 minutes of RKL that was at the end of the Twitch show. This thing was ALL drums so I did my best to boost the low end in soundforge and the guitars as much as possible without making it sound weird in Izotope. I’m happy with it.
Recorded by: The chatterbox
Transfer by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Soundforge 10
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8
I was planning on posting something from Barry Ward’s audiotapes, but then a package from Alfie Kulzick came in the mail so I decided that this one needed immediate attention.
The tape was labeled RKL at the Chatterbox, but the majority of the recorded show was the opening band Twitch. I can’t find much on a San Francisco based band named Twitch- if anyone has info about members/official releases, let me know.
EDIT: Thanks to Jules Worsley, this is the same band as the Twitch on the Eggplant Gilman soundboard tape I did a while back. “Twitch(16) on discogs and they have the guitarist(Jules Worsley) and bass player(Eban Schletter) from early Gilman band Kwik Way. Alex Bromley and Mike Moreira round out the band. Fun fact- David Immergluck (Ophelias, Camper van Beethoven, Counting Crows) recorded and mixed their only 7″ release.”
Thanks Alfie for sending the tape!
Recorded by: The chatterbox
Transfer by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s a request from Carl Sylvester- this was a legendary show amongst music fans in LV.. and I can see why. It looks like they were playing this tiny club that had cool shows in the late 80s. CVB played for over 85 minutes, which is unusual for that era.
The board tape was heavy on drums and vocals, so I tried to boost up the bass and guitar/keyboard. Unfortunately, Izotope stuck the keyboard and guitar together into one “channel”, so I had to crank the keyboard to get some guitar in the mix. Still, not bad and a killer show.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 Card
Rebalance in Izotope: +5 bass, +5 “other”, flat drums and vocals.
Live sound by Woody Nuss
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Here is one from Gary Shurtleff’s collection (check out his excellent “fromthenosebleeds” channel for mostly arena rocking coolness)- an uncirculated 1st gen VHS tape of RKL at covered wagon in SF in 1988. I think that 1988 run is peak RKL- they were so amazing back then.
I think this was filmed by the drummer of a band called M.A.R. who lived in the area- Stockton, I think. I forgot his name and lost his contact info, but he filmed RKL A LOT, and I don’t think much has gotten out. Wonder where he is now.
Filmed by: I can’t remember
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9800U and Canopus ADVC300
Brightness/contrast/exposure/denoise via Adobe Premiere and Neat Video
These guys were friends of mine, and this show was a huge deal at the time. They were the opening act for Kreator and D.R.I. for a Stewart Katz (Clear and DIstinct) show. Look at young Stew. Awww.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
So after filming IGD, I tried to sneak some video of Kreator and hopefully DRI. Nope. I was shut down after 12 minutes. I can’t remember if Stew stopped me, or if the band did. I vaguely remember Stewart telling me to get down with that camera.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
D.R.I., Kreator, Holy Terror, I.G.D.
Danceteria
Sacramento, CA
07/21/88
Flyer scan by Ken Doose
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