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Jeff Ott- House Show, Pomona Ca. Spring 2000 xfer from VHS-C Master Enhanced Fifteen 15 Crimpshrine

Man, am I glad to finally get this one posted. This tape was the hardest tape I have ever transferred. It took me unscrewing the screws in the tape’s shell, trying 4 VCRs, a VHSC camcorder(bought and returned 3 cables for this one), and 2 VHSC to VHS adapters. I will attach a pic of the pile of gear to my FB posts, so you can laugh along with(at?) me. Thank to Jordan Wolfe for unknowingly letting me borrow his battery-powered VHSC to VHS adapter- the one that actually worked.
Thanks to Donald Todd Reilly Jr. for trusting me with his tapes for longer than expected.

Recorded by: Don’s mom
Equipment used: VHSC Camcorder
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HR-S7800U and Canopus ADVC300
Enhanced (brightness/contrast/noise reduction) in Adobe Premiere Elements

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Fifteen- 924 Gilman, Berkeley Ca 12/17/93 xfer f/1st gen soundboard cassette rebalanced Crimpshrine

It’s Eggplant Monday and boy is this a nice one. I have so many questions- why did they play so long? Was this a normal set length for the band? I don’t know if I have ever seen an 85 minute set at Gilman. And, why are there no Gilman flyers for any shows after 1990? I checked all the usual places- nothin’
The mix and clarity on this one was excellent, but the vocals were buried just a few minutes into the show. Izotope did remarkably well in bringing them up in the mix without sounding odd and processed.

Recorded by: Tall Tim(from Robert Eggplant’s collection)
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8- Vocals +7(!)

Hm. Listening to it again, it almost sounds like the first 35min is one show/set, and the last 50 is another.

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