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D.R.I.- Numbers or Axiom,Houston Tx 10/30/88 xfer f/1st gen VHS tape Complete Dirty Rotten Imbeciles

I have mentioned Mike Elias(sp?) before- he is/was a character who we traded videos with- he used to blatantly film bands without permission- and if he got caught/shut down, he would write me “those guys are essholes”(he would send me letters with these grievances). He definitely had a unique approach. If anyone knows where he is now, please let me know.

I have found 3 different references regarding the venue for this show- Mike’s info and newspapers dot com show it as a venue called numbers. metallipromo has a hand written flyer that shows Axiom. I am going with Numbers.

Jim Utz and I both traded tapes with Mike, and this one comes from Jim’s collection. Clearly audience shot with a bunch of heads in the way. At least it sounds good.

Recorded by: Mike Elias(sp?)
Equipment used: One of the JVC’s (HR-s9800 or 9911U) – Canopus ADVC300

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Naked Raygun- AJZ, Bielefeld, West Germany 10/29/88 xfer f/soundboard cassette rebalanced Complete

It’s been a while since I posted anything from the mighty Naked Raygun, so this one seemed good for today’s On This Date in History… until I listened to it. Yikes, this mix had some issues. The vocals were a bit over saturated, there was no bass and the guitar was low. There is some high end phasing issue later in the set as well. I did what I could to fix it up.

If you want a better quality example from the Jettison tour, check out the one that Radley and I taped from 924 Gilman in May of 88 on this channel/website. This one isn’t that bad and it is the only recording I have ever seen from Germany of NR.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8- Vocal -1.5, Bass +6, Guitar +4.

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Mr. T Experience- Aggie Hotel, Davis Ca. 10/22/88 xfer from master tape!

This continues the project of posting videos from as many old sacramento area venues as possible. I tried taping at the Aggie a couple of times, but this is the only one that turned out somewhat watchable. I tried videotaping Screaming Trees in there, but there was basically no lighting. Was this place a legal venue? It seemed sketchy. Filmed with the Aiwa CV80 and stock mic. Audio is pretty awful- sorry about that.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy

Equipment Used: Aiwa CV80

 

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MCM and the Monster- Cotati Cabaret, Cotati Ca. 10/18/88 xfer from 8mm master Live Video

Stubbs McGinty asked for this one. Here is MCM & the Monster’s set from the Beatnigs/Bomb bill. I didn’t have enough tape or battery for Bomb and I am kicking myself for not taping them now. This is probably my best MCM video. Lighting was great at the cabaret.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV-80 with stock mic

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Jane’s Addiction- Club Xcess, Houston Tx. 10/11/88 xfer from 1st gen VHS Tape Perry Farrell Complete

This video is similar to the one I posted 9 months ago for one of the very first “On This Date” posts I made. It’s a Janes Addiction show from Houston, comes from Jim Utz’ collection and was filmed by Mike Elias(sp?). It’s odd that Janes would play 2 shows 3 months apart in Houston, but I guess that’s how it rolls when you are blowing up in popularity and you get to open for Iggy Pop.

Recorded by: Mike Elias
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9911U/9800 and Canopus ADVC300

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Redrum- Old Town Saloon, Fresno Ca 10/1/88 xfer from 8mm Master Video Tape Sacramento Thrash Metal

For today’s On this Date in History, let’s revisit the first time I ever traveled for a concert (meaning, stayed overnight). I went with the band to Fresno for this show at Old Town Saloon. I remember being stunned at the pace of life in Fresno at the time- it was like everyone was moving in slow motion. The venue was large and it was not even close to being full.

This 8mm capture was done with the old setup with no enhancements- you can really see how grainy the old Aiwa could be with this one. The old stock microphone was garbage as well, and this is probably the worst sounding video ever shot with that setup. No other audio exists for this show either. Ugh. Still a good candidate for a recapture, denoise and some type of audio repair.

Camerawork is pretty shaky until I get on stage.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 and stock mic
Transfer equipment: Sony DCR-TRV270 firewire into Dell workstation

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Operation Ivy- Rough Master Tracks f/ Aborted first session 1988 Engineer Archive master-CDR Rancid

I got a late start today because I had a couple of appointments this morning, and I sit down at the desk and nothing is working right. The On This Date post stuck in “processing is taking longer than usual” on youtube- ya think? 12 hours is about 11 and a half hours longer than usual. So, tear that one down and redo. Looks like it will be done in an hour and then I start upload.

I have not forgotten about the Patreon “voter’s choice” winners from last week. the first one is coming up today as a bonus post. It took me days to figure out a vegas freezing issue. That’s right- 3 posts today, all afternoon/evening time frame.

Speaking of Patreon voters, they are currently voting on a soundboard from legendary Gilman soundman’s Radley Hirsch’s collection. If you want in on this action, I will add the Patreon link below as well. You can also “tell me what to do” for a bit more $.

This one is also from Radley’s binder of goodies. I took pictures of the discs in the binder a few years ago but I just spent way too much time looking for them. Here’s a temu photo- it looked like this with “operation ivy rough master” written on it. use your imagination, I am tired of looking. I know that some of these were dubbed to cassette by Radley for us back in the late 80s, but I assume that these are more complete and lower gen. Enjoy.

Plus I am battling a migraine. Thank science for Imitrex!

Recorded by: Radley Hirsch
Transfer by: Radley Hirsch
CD Rip and prep: Shayne

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Sweet Children- Complete Demo 1988 xfer from low gen audio cassette pre- Green Day HBD Billie Joe

Today is Billie Joe Armstrong’s birthday, so let’s pull something extra special out of Arica Pelino’s suitcase of gold here.
Some tracks from this have been out on youtube for some time, and I thought I saw the complete thing somewhere but I can’t find it now. Regardless, this is the first time that this has been transferred with the Nak Dragon and the capture chain over here. Wow, it sounds really good. This is on a normal bias tape so I didn’t have high expectations, but it sounds excellent!
Track list is in the image – just the Sweet Children demo in the upper left there.
Highlight for me is during the end of the instrumental- it just cuts off and Billie Joe recorded over the end on this tape and says Never Mind. LOL.

Recorded by: 924 Gilman (not sure which engineer- Radley? Marshall?)
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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