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Attitude Adjustment- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 6/6/86 Soundboard Audio Hardcore

I tried to post this yesterday since it was 30 years to the day… So this is one of those tapes that got me totally hooked on taping and tape trading. It sounds kinda awful at the beginning, but it is more listenable about midway through. AA only had their demo out and they played a headlining set at Ruthie’s. They ended up playing the longest set I am aware of, for this era of AA. Crazy between song banter with Andy and the crowd. It sounds like the band has a fight around “Streetwise”, 2/3 of the way through. I listened to this tape so much, I broke it and had to ask for another copy from Mark. I think Wayne Vanderkuil might have taped this one. Man, I wish he would loan me his stuff so I could transfer it.

Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil

 

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RKL- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 4/4/86 xfer from band archive cassette R.K.L. Rich Kids on LSD

It’s mediocre Monday everybody! Gotta love work stress. This show is definitely mediocre quality, but it is so funny. The flyer shows a Beer Drinker’s Night promotion, where you get admission and a drink ticket for $6. It was pretty clear that the people around the recorder were pretty hammered- it was like listening to a party with RKL playing in the background.
Still awesome due to the rarity- from Barry Ward’s archive.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi 680ZX and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Vomit- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 4/4/86 xfer from master cassette tape bay area thrash metal

Hey kids, how about a little Vomit for lunch? This one is a (relatively) nice sounding tape from Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection. I looked through all of the Vomit bands on discogs and I can find nothing about this band. I can’t imagine this being the Greek band Vomit which were active at the time- I don’t think they would come from Greece to open a show at Ruthies. If anyone has info about who does what in the band, please let me know.
It’s not bad! Vocalist sounds like Andy Andersen at times.

Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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RKL- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 2/21/86 xfer from band archive cassette R.K.L. Rich Kids on LSD

It’s mediocre Monday! I thought this one qualified because the quality is not great at the start of the set, but it improves dramatically. I wonder if this comes from 2 different sources- the 1st part of the set sounds like a rough audience tape, and the 2nd part is clearly a board tape. Great set.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi 670ZX and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
From Barry Ward’s collection

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Sacrilege B.C. – Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 12/26/85 Audio only xfer low gen audiotape Thrash Metal

I was asked to digitize a Violent Coercion demo (which kicks ass btw), and there were a couple of Sacrilege Ruthies shows on the tape as well. These were received in trade in 1986- I don’t have a record of who recorded the show, but this is likely a copy right off the master. Non-professional recording equipment was used, so the quality isn’t great.
I don’t have a flyer image for this show, so you get a pic of the Ruthie’s location as it looks today. Hey, maybe someone can rent out the hall and recreate one of these classic bills!

Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 24965 card

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Suicidal Tendencies- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca 10/12/85 xfer from master audio cassette

Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection delivers the goods again! This one sounds pretty decent for a non-pro recording from 1985. I EQ’d it do bring the mids down and bass up, but it was clean enough to make sound ok. Wow!
I’ve got the Beowulf tape on my desk, so I’ll get that one done soonish

Recorded by: Wayne Vanderkuil
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sount Soundforge 10

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D.R.I.- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 9/20/85 xfer from low gen cassette Audio Only

Here is a really cool show from Eric Mcintire’s archive. I went over to his house and borrowed about 30 tapes, then the Nak Dragon died right when I got them home. Sounds pretty good for a 1985 punk tape. I wonder if this is one of Verne Inhel’s pro walkman recordings… anyway, huge thanks to Eric for letting me borrow these tapes.
This is my favorite era of DRI, and within a month of when I saw them for the first time. That was a life changing show.

Recorded by ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon/M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card.

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D.R.I.- Ruthie’s Inn, Berkeley Ca. 7/14/85 Audio Soundboard xfer from low gen tape remastered

This is going to be a TL/DR. Sorry.
Josh Pappe passed away. I did not know him well, but I met him a few times and partied with him at the infamous Discharge Club Can’t Tell show. He was a nice guy. My friend Matt Polish was friends with him. He was the bass player responsible for my favorite D.R.I. era.
A lot of punk musicians/fans my age have been hit with health problems lately, with Reed and now Josh passing away. It makes me think about my own mortality and my place in life now, especially since I didn’t take great care of myself in my teenage years. Hoping I am around for a while for my kids, especially the 9 and 4 year old.
On to the details about the recording. This comes from Eric Mcintire’s collection- thanks for trusting me with the tapes. I worked on this for about an hour in Izotope RX to boost guitar/bass/drums and to remove hiss. Eric, that’s why it is taking me so long! If you all heard the original version, you would be shocked at the difference.
Izotope RX is an unbelievable tool- it takes audio and allows you to rebalance the instruments. I can’t believe something like this exists, and now I am going to be busy for YEARS remixing my old DAT soundboards. Haha.
HUGE thanks to Carl Sylvester for telling me about the app.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon, M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Remaster in Izotope rx7, boost bass/drums/guitar & remove hiss

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