Excel- Big Frank Memorial, Garden Amp, Garden Grove Ca 6/22/25 4K Multicam w/Schoeps Audio Crossover

OK, since nothing continues to work properly with the video capture setup, let’s start these. I have been holding off on posting anything multicamera from the Big Frank Memorial because I was told that there was multitrack audio and I would be getting access to it… possibly sharing angles/footage.. but it has been 8 months and no word so let’s get moving on them.

This show was extremely chaotic. The main stage was fine- plenty of seating and great sight lines. The issue was the tiny “Locker Room” which seemed to be the venue’s green room that was repurposed as a tiny music venue. It was constantly a cluster F in there- you could not get in unless you arrived early. Pair that with the fact that there was no set break in between bands (main stage would end, locker room would start immediately), and you were gonna miss some sets.

So that’s why this Excel set is only 2 camera. 2 of my gopro angles were moved/bumped/dead when I left the Locker Room and came back out to the main stage to see Excel. They were starting their set so there was no way to fix anything. Given all that, it still turned out pretty good. This and Farside were probably my 2 favorite bands I had not seen before. They were both amazing. Wish I had more Excel guitar shots, but good enough. Is the guitarist still the same baby-faced guy from the 80s? He looks super different.

Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic Lumix G9ii w/Panasonic Leica DG Vario-Elmarit 12-60mm F/2.8-4 ASPH lens and gopro hero 7 black; Audio from Schoeps CCM4 mics, Naiant Tinybox preamp, Sony A10 digital recorder
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8 to boost guitar
Edit by Punksnotdeadgr
Huge thanks to Sammy Siegler for the help with access

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Excel- Balboa Theater, Los Angeles Ca 6/25/88 xfer from 3rd gen VHS tape uncirculated balcony angle!

After video cameras became affordable (below $1k) in the late 1980s, I bought my camera and started filming as many shows as I could. I would make friends with people who did the same in other cities and trade copies of videos. Every once in a while, requests for trades would come from unusual places. This is one of those odd ones- I never traded with the guy who we got tapes from, but my good friend Anonymous knew him well. He was the intermediary, even though he didn’t really trade videos.
Another thing that just kills me about this video is that I threw out my 2nd gen copy of the show in the great divorce purge of 2005, thinking that is was common. Well, it wasn’t common- that happened more than once. Thankfully, Gary Shurtleff got a copy from me, so this is still watchable. This is a different angle than Louis Elovitz’ stage angle. In fact, his angle and this one would probably edit together nicely, if we could locate the master tape of this angle.

Recorded by: David?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9900U and Canopus ADVC300

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Excel- Fender’s Ballroom, Long Beach Ca 7/18/87 Xfer f/1st gen VHS Tape Enhanced Crossover Thrash

It’s Friday! Here’s another video from Todd Nakamine’s bins o’ tapes. After checking the tape, it looks like this one was filmed by a guy named Pat. We don’t have his last name. Pat, if you are out there, please reach out so you can be recognized. Thanks for filming!
1987 Excel shows are just awesome. You have the 12 year old looking guitarist just riffing like hell, and the vocalist with the long hair thrashing around, and the crowd going ape shit. They were so impactful to us crossover kids when the demo came out- so good. This show took place at about the same time as the debut LP was released, but we all knew the songs.

Recorded by: Patrick Vergara
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video (denoise)

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