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Dio- Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento Ca 7/21/84 xfer from master audio tape Ronnie James Rainbow

I grabbed another 10 pack of tapes from Doug’s box and there were 2 tapes that held very special memories for me. This is the first of those 2. When we(our circle of friends) would go to concerts, we would rarely get everyone on board due to differing music tastes… but when Dio came to town, EVERYONE showed up. Everybody loved Dio, and it was such a good time for all of us to get together to party and see the show. There were about 10 or more of us at this one- I will try to tag everyone I remember.
If you haven’t watched the new Dio documentary, I recommend it. It’s really great.
Huge thanks to Doug for taping this one- it sounds pretty decent after the EQ work.

Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Image “borrowed” from Killerwolf13 on Concert Archives. Looks like a Met Mania photo with ticket stubs and picks on top.

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Whitesnake- Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento Ca 7/21/84 xfer from master audio tape

This might be an all- “Tour Manager Doug” audio week. I don’t think I will have time to prep anything else except for Doug stuff. Good news for you all!
Here is Whitesnake’s opening set for that Dio show that I posted a couple months back. Sounds as good if not a little better than the Dio set. Less crowd noise on this one.

Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge 10
Facebook post photo from the show courtesy of Lizz Fisher

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Y & T- Cal Expo Amphitheatre, Sacramento Ca 7/21/84 xfer from master cassette Yesterday and Today

Following yesterday’s Whitesnake opening set, here is Y & T’s set from the same night. It’s funny, I was at this show and I do not remember this set at all. I remember being pretty wasted and trying to climb onstage during Dio, and having security threaten to punch me in the face if I did it again. I was a bit of a mess during the mid 80s tbh. So glad that Doug was able to document these shows so I could hear what I missed.

Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Transfer by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge 10

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