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Drive Like Jehu- Great American Music Hall, San Francisco 9/16/94 xfer from DAT SBD Master Clone

A bunch of friends have been paying tribute to Rick Froberg after his passing- 55 is way too young to pass from natural causes. Tragic.
I didn’t know Rick, I think I talked to him once to ask if I could video his band (Pitchfork at Gilman). That Pitchfork video is already posted on the website- not the greatest lighting, sound or performance unfortunately.
This one was taped by Marcus Winfree- he taped Jehu at least 4 times, that’s how many DAT board tapes I received from him back in the 90s. I happened to meet Marcus a few years back at a Grand Champeen show in Austin- we had traded in the mid/late 90s but never met. Small world.
Anyway, I hope fans of Rick’s work and fans of Jehu enjoy this.

Recorded by: Marcus Winfree
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Pavement- Cadillac Club, Fresno Ca. 9/16/94 DAT Master Soundboard xfer Rebalanced Live band

Here’s one that I taped with the DAT machine a little over 27 years ago. I missed the first 4 songs, and I can’t remember exactly why. I recall being super tired(I went to both Palace shows the 2 nights before and went to work during the day) and getting stuck in bad L.A. weekend traffic. It was a long drive- it would have been 3.5 hours with no traffic and I think it took me about 5hrs to get ther. I must have come in late. Shoutout to Remko for plugging me right in to the soundboard.
It was an odd show. I remember it being very loose- to the point that the band were having a “make your instrument fart” contest between songs. The DAT machine I used to record the show was out of alignment (they would break down about every 6 months) and it had some static when I had played it in the past, but I don’t hear it on this transfer. Sony PCM-R500 for the win!
I rebalanced this in Izotope to bring up vocals and guitar. I thought about re-doing it, but the vocals come up later in the set. Good enough.
Oh, and check out that ticket stub. $10 with a $3 fee, and I bought the ticket less than 2 weeks before the show. That’s quite a bit different than buying $100 tickets a year in advanceā€¦

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCD-D7
Transfer equipment: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope RX7: Vocals +4, Guitar +5, everything else flat.

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The Geraldine Fibbers- KCRW Brave New World, SANTA MONICA CA. 9/11/94 xfer f/DAT Clone

The Geraldine Fibbers- KCRW Brave New World, SANTA MONICA CA. 9/11/94 xfer f/DAT Clone

Remember about a month back, I mentioned that I digitized a bunch of tapes for the KCRW archivist? Here is another one of them. You will see a post from each collection about once a month at this point, I think.
This was the introduction to one of my favorite bands. My friend Michael Pemberton told me about this band that I would love and he sent this to me, and he was right. Lifetime fan from this point on. Luckily, I lived in L.A. at the time and I was able to catch one of their shows before moving back to Sacramento in 1995.
If you have never heard the band before, forward to 5:03 and listen to Lilybelle. It was the lead track to their first album and a great representation. George Jones cover at 14:50 if that’s more your thing.

Recorded by: RG
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Integrity- Alano, Long Beach Ca 9/10/94 xfer from 1st gen VHS tape enhanced hardcore punk

Here’s the last set from Wayne Triggs’ VHS tape with Avail, Strife, Earth Crisis etc. This is a partial set from Integrity- it runs until the VHS tape cuts. I wonder if the full set (and the master tapes) are still out there somewhere.

Recorded by: Wayne’s friend
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9800 and Canopus ADVC300
Enhance and degrain in Adobe Premiere/Neat Video

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Strife- Alano, Long Beach 9/10/94 xfer from 1st gen VHS enhanced Complete Show Hardcore

Late post today- it’s been a rough day. Here is another one from Wayne Triggs’ collection. His friend filmed some mid-90s hardcore shows. This weekend, I am posting sets from (I think) the same show. Here is Strife with an EARLY set. They talk about their upcoming LP, One Truth. Cool to see them in their home area in such a small place.

Recorded by: Wayne Triggs’ friend
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S9800 and Canopus ADVC300
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere and Neat Video (Brightness, Contrast, Noise reduction)

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Stereolab- KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic, Santa Monica 9/8/94 xfer from DAT Master Clone Interview

Here’s an interview with Chris Douridas and Letitia/Tim from stereolab. Unfortunately no live performance, includes some album tracks. From Kevin Haynes’ collection- he taped it off KCRW on DAT, this is from a clone of the master.

Recorded by: Kevin Haynes
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Smashing Pumpkins- Lollapalooza, Cal State Dominguez Hills 9/5/94 DAT Master Audio Nakamichi CM300

OK, this is going to be short. I just got back from skiing and I got back in time to see Kepi/Kevin/Jonah’s Christmas show. It always fell on the 24th in the past so I could never see it due to family conflicts.
Anyway, this one would have been good for mediocre Monday. It’s incomplete (battery packs finally conked), it has a little diginoise, and it’s the Smashing Pumpkins. Sorry.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCD-D3 & Nakamichi CM300 mic
Transfer with Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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The Breeders- Lollapalooza, Cal State Dominguez Hills 9/5/94 xfer DAT Master Audio Nakamichi CM300

Memory is a strange thing- I have a memory of watching the Green Day and 2nd stage sets pretty vividly and I remember being bored with Smashing Pumpkins, but I do not recall seeing the Breeders at all. I know that doesn’t sound like a nice endorsement of their set, but the performance is good and it sounds fine. Don’t know why I can’t recall a thing. It was my first ( and only) time seeing them and I was a casual fan. Hm. Cuts in during the set, so we must have just come from the 2nd stage or something.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCD-D3 & Nakamichi CM300 mic
Transfer with Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Stereolab- Lollapalooza, Cal State Dominguez Hills 9/5/94 xfer from DAT Master Audio Nakamichi CM300

On with the Lollapalooza 94 postsā€¦
Here is another band that I was pumped to see at the show. This was the only time I ever saw Stereolab. It was good, but they seem best suited to be performing in the clubs with a light show to accompany the drone. They played in the middle of the afternoon here. Another “clear but thin” second stage recording.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCD-D3 & Nakamichi CM300 mic
Transfer with Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Shonen Knife- Lollapalooza, Cal State Dominguez Hills 9/5/94 xfer DAT Master Audio Nakamichi CM300

TLDR version: Forward to 3 minutes if you want to hear how it really sounds.

People were asking for more posts from this show, so I guess I’ll keep it rolling. After the Green Day set, we headed over to the 2nd stage for 2 bands- this was the first. I think I was more excited about the 2nd stage bands than the main stage ones- I was a huge Shonen Knife fan at this point and had never seen them.
As you can tell, the sound quality on the 2nd stage was different. Smaller area/smaller PA so the audio much clearer but not much low end. This one is muffled for the first 3 minutes or so since they started right when we got over there and my mic was buried under the flannel. After the set, I headed over to the TAANG! records tent and got my DAT case signed by the band. Cool šŸ™‚

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCD-D3 & Nakamichi CM300 mic
Transfer with Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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