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Government Issue- Alternative, Lubeck, West Germany 10/14/86 xfer f/2nd gen VHS tape G.I. John Stabb

It’s finally time for the Patreon Voter’s Choice! Supporters voted this in last week. They also voted for one of my masters the week before that is still going to happen- it will tape some work.
I traded with a guy in Columbus who got a ton of punk shows from the person who taped them- mostly from Neely B’s from Columbus. But the filmer also went on a european tour with Government Issue and filmed a ton of shows. This is 1 of about 6 that I have. I had more than 10 from that tour at one point but I lost some in the great purge of 2008. Ugh, big regret.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – ATI TV Wonder 600 USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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Government Issue- Graystone, Detroit Mi. 9/13/86 lossless xfer from master beta tape enhanced

Here is another one from the Russ Gibb archive. I bought a hi-band super beta machine from Japan to play these (and other tapes) back. I start with this tape and the machine dies after playing the tape. The tape is stuck in the unit and this is all I have to show for it. Shout out to the Ebay seller for taking care of the problem. I just received the same model (US version) yesterday, so the beta transfer party will continue.
Anyway, this is just amazing footage of GI. The only downside is that they played so loud, you can’t hear Stabb’s vocals from the stage. The cameraman moves to the back of the room at the end of the set and it sounds much better. They keep losing power to the stage as well. Typical punk show.

Recorded by: Russ Gibb and crew
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used- one time only!: SONY SL-HF900 – Datavideo TBC-100 – Tevion capture unit – Virtualdub
Enhanced (denoise) in adobe premiere/neat video

Live Concert Video