Recorded by: Jesse Davis
Tag: Kennel club
Billy Goats Gruff- Kennel Club, Sacramento Ca 6/2/06 xfer from band VHS tape Enhanced
I was going to post an IGD video today but there appears to be an audio synch issue. Odd. Anyway, here is one of the other BGG videos from Mike Parisi’s collection. They had Billy Haggard on guitar, Mike Parisi on drums, and Nino Luna on Bass. They played a mix of covers and originals. Billy also achieved recognition as the kid from the mattress commercials who would say “tell ’em Billy sent ya!”.
Camera does not move, so it is a better listen than a watch.
Recorded by: The band
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1960 – Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video
Pavement- Kennel Club, San Francisco 5/20/92 SILENT FOOTAGE 8mm master Enhanced R.I.P. Gary Young
We met Gary when my friends’ band (The Boon) went to Louder Than You Think studios in Stockton to record their “A Swell Revenge” demo. I think that they chose LTYT at the recommendation of Scott K (Spiral Stairs)- Scott worked with Mike Yoas for a stretch in the late 80s. It wasn’t the first time that I had been in a studio, but it was definitely the first time I met an engineer like Gary. I remember knocking on the door to his home studio and knocking with no answer… then after about 15 minutes, he answered the door. “Sorry, I was sleeping”. Drink in hand during the session, talking about Scott and his new band called Pavement (who at the time had just been a studio project and we had not even heard them) and talking about classic rock. He was unforgettable, if my brain can remember these small details, 30+ years later.
Anyway, on to the video. My DAT audio recording of the Cattle Club from 5/19/92 has been well circulated for 30 years.. but this one has never been shared. In fact, I had no idea that this much footage survived! I took my video camera to the Kennel Club show the night after Cattle, and we were blown away. The place was packed for Pavement! It was unreal- Slanted and Enchanted was released 1 month before and they were relatively unknown. A favorable cover story in SF Weekly packed the place- it was stunning to see all these people- where did they come from? It was an indication of things to come I guess.
Since I was up until 2-3am the night before (cattle shows ran late) and woke up at 7ish for work, I was deliriously tired… and that is the excuse I am using for plugging in my mic and not turning it on.. so this footage is slient. Audio from this show never turned up either. To add further insult to injury, I ended up recording my sister’s softball game over part of the show. They played about 90min!
R.I.P. Gary. What a character.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 camera and Sony ECM-909 (powered off)
Transfer equipment: Sony EV-S2000 – Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced (brightness/degrain) in Adobe Premiere Elements and Neat Video
Naked Raygun- Kennel Club, SF. 3/20/91 8mm master transfer!
Equipment used: Aiwa CV80 & Sony ECM909 mic. All songs credited to Camilo Gonzalez have been edited out of this video, so no copyright claims from Camilo are relevant here.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV80, Sony ECM909 mic
Naked Raygun- Kennel Club, San Francisco 3/20/91 xfer from master tape enhanced w/ soundboard audio
I debated whether to do the enhance/audio/video synch on this one, but the degrain worked so well I figured what the hell. The reason I waffled was because of the soundboard tape- this is the strangest board tape I have ever heard. The mix is all over the place, and about halfway through the set, the guitar gets so loud that it bleeds over everything else. I cut the audio from the show into 4 pieces so I could rebalance the mix differently when the mix changed. There is about a 10min spot where side “A” of my board tape ended and the tape flip didn’t happen (from 51:00 to 60:00ish).
It sounds funny at times (especially in the 2nd half of the set, I really had to push the rebalance) but it was the best I could do. Huge thanks to Kingbean for synching all of the little pieces together.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Video Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 and Sony ECM-909 mic
Audio Equipment used: Marantz PMD-430 through soundboard
Video enhancements in Adobe Premiere/Neat Video
Audio rebalance in Izotope rx7
Audio/Video synch by kingbean
Monks of Doom- Kennel Club, San Francisco Ca 022691 w/Soundboard Audio xfer from master tapes Enhanc
I’m late to post today, but trust me, this is one to watch. The video was pretty well- lit so all I had to do was degrain/denoise and it came out great. The audio is fantastic- there was this guy in SF named Adam Blinn who would plug a mixer into the soundboard and remix the show live and this one sounds amazing. I tried to reconnect with him or a couple years after that and eventually lost contact. I wonder where he is now…
Anyway, enjoy. Between the performance and the audio and video quality, this is probably the best video I have seen of the early days.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 (Video), Marantz PMD430 (Audio)
Enhanced with Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
Synch by King Bean
Audio mix by Adam Blinn
Buffalo Tom- Kennel Club, San Francisco Ca. 2/13/91 xfer from 8mm master LIVE
Thanks to John Conley- he introduced me to Buffalo Tom by taking me to this show, and they ended up being one of my favorite bands. This video is DARK, but they intended it to be dark as there was a psych light show happening behind them. I can ask my friend Jim Mclain to brighten this, but I kinda like it as is.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Buffalo Tom- Kennel Club, San Francisco Ca. 2/13/91 Live Xfer from master Brightened
So, remember that ultra-dark video of Buffalo Tom that I posted a few months ago? Well, Jim McLain came by last weekend and helped me get started on improving the brightness and contrast of my old videos- thanks Jim! A LOT of my old stuff will now be posted, or re-posted and you’ll actually be able to see them!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Aiwa CV-80 & Sony ECM909 mic
Post Production by Shayne: Adobe Premiere Elements 2018 & Neat Video Noise Reduction to brighten/contrast and denoise.
Dinosaur Jr.- Kennel Club, San Francisco Ca 2/4/91 xfer f/ master cassette Marantz PMD430 Nak CM300
I pulled a pretty good one for today’s On This Day in History, I think. For a short time, I had a really nice analog audio taping setup. I bought a used/demo Marantz PMD430 from Circuit City (it is like a Sony D5- the nicest portable cassette recorder) and 2 Nakamichi CM300 mics. Some of the tapes from this time frame turned out really nice- in fact, I had a youtube commenter ask me if the Siouxsie show from lollapalooza was a soundboard.. nope, not even close.
Dinosaur Jr. Played a show in SF in early 1991. It was a Monday night, so we expected it to be not too crowded- the 1989 show had a decent amount of people but not a ton. We get there late and the place is PACKED. I was only able to squeeze in front of the bar toward the back of the venue.
The show sounds ok. The CM300 is a shotgun mic which is intended to be held still on a stand, but I had to hand hold it, which is why this has an odd swirling sound. I was able to use Izotope to boost guitar and vocals, and I am pretty happy with it now.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Marantz PMD430, 1 Nakamichi CM-300 mic
Transfer equipment: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Vocal +6, Guitar +3.
Monks of Doom- Kennel Club, San Francisco Ca. 7/25/90 xfer from 8mm master enhanced
The kennel had those psychedelic light show guys at a lot of their shows in 1990. It’s cool to see, but it makes the stage darker. I was finally able to enhance this one so it is a bit more watchable. Greg was super dark before.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Aiwa CV-80 & Sony ECM909 mic
Enhanced with Adobe Premiere (Exposure/brightness) and denoised with neat video.