This was a special show. How often do members of Camper van Beethoven come to the tiny Old Ironsides? The answer was 2. They came twice.

Magnet van Beethoven were Chris Xefos and Mark Goodman(Magnet), and Jonathan Segel/Victor Krummencaher (Cammper van Beethoven). This show is so loose and fun, it’s a great listen!

Back in the late 1990’s/early 2000’s, I adopted a peer’s method of mixing shows live. I bought a roland MX-5 battery powered mixer and had some custom cables made that tapped into the soundboard signals for each channel. I would then put on these HUGE headphones to listen to the mix either inside the club, or outside on the sidewalk in the case of Old I and Press Club. What a nerd.

Anyway, this one is pretty decent. Old I was a challenge because the PA was so small that there were not much of the instruments to mix in. Not only that, but the vocals tend to brickwall/distort because of the small PA issue- the vocals would be pushed HARD, just to make them audible. Still a fun listen.

Recorded by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Roland MX-5 Battery powered mixer into Sony TCD-D7 DAT
Transfer equipment: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card