It’s Monday! I was going to post another aftershock video until I realized I screwed up and missed 1 part of the 10 step workflow and need to fix and re-upload, so you might get that tomorrow or Wednesday.
This one is more appropriate for a Monday anyway. I enjoy relaxing and listening to these Hitchcock shows and this one sounds great. Surprised that this one isn’t online somewhere already.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s another one from my collection today- it’s a fun one from Warner Brothers’ archive. The set has a bunch of guests including Peter Buck from REM, Scott McCaughey from Young Fresh fellows, and at least 1 Egyptian.
It really gets good about 45 minutes in when all guests get on stage and they play a full-band set. This is probably the most aggressive rock I have ever heard Robyn perform.. at least since the Soft Boys. Wow!
Even though the bottom of the J-Card say 7/17/97, that might be when they dubbed this off. It may not be the exact date of the show.
Recorded by: Warner Bros
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I used to love getting these cassette copies from WB’s and Elektra’s archives. Thanks to the unnamed A&R guys for sending them my way. Let’s do one of them for today’s On This Date in History.
Robyn & Tim toured (at least through Calfornia), as I taped his show at Melarkey’s in Sac around this time. Actually, I think I secured permission, then left and my friend Jim Hoffman actually taped it. I have a funny story around that one once it gets posted.
I really enjoy listening to Tricia Halloran’s interviews with artists. The conversations seem to flow naturally.
Recorded by: The Label
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s a short one to ease yourself into the 4 day workweek. It was at the end of the Belly tape that Joel Gershon sent me. Unfortunately, it cuts off. It sounds really great, what a bummer. I heard that someone was given Joel’s collection, but I have never seen anything surface since he left.
Recorded by: Joel Gershon off FM
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Someone from KCRW asked me for some tapes, so you’re gonna get some KCRW things in the weeks to come. When I lived in L.A. for a few years (1992-1995), I got to be friends with a few cool record company folks- people who became life long friends like Todd Nakamine, friends who I had NO IDEA had such amazing old school punk cred (Tom Desavia), Rick (mentioned in the session here), Terry Tolkin (who I cold called at his desk to ask permission to video Luna) and more. For every A&R business weasel I met, there were cool folks like these guys to restore hope in the industry.
Every once in a while, I would get a box full of tapes like this- I would tape one of the label’s bands and give them a copy and they would send these to me as a thank you. The gool ol’ days! I am almost positive this didn’t come from Rick- I think it was from another WB dude whose name escapes me. He gave me all kinds of cool stuff.
Recorded by: Warner Brothers
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I (once again) had planned another post for the “on this day” series- it was a Henry Rollins spoken word set from Maxwell’s in Hoboken. After spending the 2 hours digitizing, burning to disc, and then working it up in Izotope I discover that it is one of the MacKenzie tapes! D’oh!
So I was up late last night trying to figure out what to post. I came across this and realized that this was probably part of an event for Bill Clinton’s presidential inauguration. It’s the same date, and it is at a fancy grand ballroom in Washington DC. I can’t seem to find ANY info about this show happening. No flyers, no entries on newspaper.com (thanks Dan for access). So, let’s go back to when our favorite bands played a presidential inauguration. So cool.
I woke up this morning to folks doom watching and doom scrolling current events. Please take care of yourselves and turn it off and do something good in honor of Dr. King today… or do something good for yourself. We together can make great things happen if we focus and act.
Oh- one last thing. This sounds odd for the first 2-3 minutes. It sounds like the radio station engineer left the crowd mic on. Then he fixes it.
Recorded by: I can’t remember, but he taped it off the radio that day
Transfer by: Shayne stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I wish I remembered more about this show- it was the 2nd show of a 2 night run, and they only repeated 1 song between the 2 shows. This one must have been added on after the first one sold out, because it clearly sounds better which means a better seat from which to tape. I like this set better- any set with an acapella version of Kung Fu Fighting automatically wins!
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCD-D3 and Nakamichi CM-300 mic
Transfer with Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile2496 card
Live sound by Woody Nuss
I don’t know if anyone has noticed, but I am back to uploading my DATs in order. Here is D25, Robyn Hitchcock at GAMH. I thought this one sounded awful when I first taped it, but it isn’t that bad. I was bummed because I had expected to be on the floor to tape the show, but that was reserved assigned seating only (I think I am remembering this right). I taped from the balcony which isn’t nearly as good of a location. It sounds fine.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCD-D3 and Nakamichi CM300 Mic
Transfer with Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Live sound by Woody Nuss
Here is another Chuck Erb recording that I got way back in 1992, right when I started DAT trading. In fact, I need to check- this may be my first DAT trade. I think this recording sounds better than my GAMH shows that I posted from last week, but I like that 2nd night GAMH set better.
Recorded by: Chuck Erb
Equipment used: Portable DAT and (I think) Audio Technica mics
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Transfer Equipment: Sony PCM-R500 and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Live sound by Woody Nuss
Starting early today. Thanks to Adam Dristle for telling me what to do! He picked this Robyn Hitchcock Loveline show. If you ever wanted to hear Robyn give love advice, well here you go. Morris and Andy are there to help him out. Thanks Adam for supporting the archive!
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Removed tape hiss in Izotope Rx8
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