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The Posies- OK Hotel, Seattle Wa 1/6/91 xfer f/2nd gen audio cassette complete

Man, this was a tough day to find something for On This Date in History. I digitized a pristine Willie Nelson BBC session off DAT only to discover that it took place on 6/1. Damned european date formats!

Back in 1991, the posies were incredible. I got to see them in Sacramento 3 months after this and they blew us all away. They were LOUD for the type of music they played. Maybe that’s why this tape had very little guitar- I think the taper “stack taped” the set, so they got mostly what was being run through the soundboard. That resulted in a lot of drums and vocals with this one. I did my best to fix it up in Izotope, but any more guitar boost added harsh high end annoyances.

An 85 minute set (w/killer covers) in 1991 is a real treat.

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Guitar +5, bass +1.

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Fastbacks- Off Ramp Cafe, Seattle Wa 1/6/91 xfer from 4th gen audio cassette Subpop Punk

I miss the Fastbacks- I even emailed Kurt to see if there was any chance they were going to play anytime soon. I didn’t hear back :-). Oh well, it was worth a try.
This is a decent audience recording of the band. Sounds like a Sony D3 recording to me. Very listenable but not perfect.

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

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Chumbawamba- Barricades, Seattle Wa. 9/21/90 xfer from uknown gen soundboard tape anarcho-punk

Ah, what a day so far. It appears that hackers have accessed my facebook account and I cannot get it back (bots don’t waste your time with your automated comments). So, I get to start over on my personal facebook account… if they let me. So, if you see a new friend request come through on facebook, it’s really me. Merry Christmas!
A minor inconvenience like losing my FB account won’t stop me.. Anyway, it’s Wayne V’s turn for a post today. I will always love this band- an anarcho punk band that infiltrated the “big music business” to spread their message, encourage people to steal their album (I am sure EMI loved that) and then use the money made to fund their anarcho-punk ideals. Well done!
Even though I had never heard of this tape existing, it does appear to be a well circulated. The tape has a good amount of hiss in the quiet parts. If you want a clean tape, check out the Gilman 9/15/90 show- that one is stellar. Happy to have found this one though.

Recorded by: ? (from Wayne Vanderkuil’s collection)
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Exodus- Mountaineers Lodge, Seattle Wa 8/3/85 xfer f/unknown gen audio cassette

I just finished digitizing another handful of Chris Eng’s audio cassettes and this one was in the stack. Since Exodus is playing The Mab tomorrow, I guess now is a good time to post it. I hope they come out and play a circa 1984 set. Oh, my friend needs a ticket in case anyone has an extra. Hopefully that’s buried enough in the text to keep the scam bots out of comments, haha.

Chris doesn’t recall who he got this from, but it does sound decent and there is not much tape hiss. Did they really have Megadeth opening this show? Odd flyer billing. Flyer courtesy of Hector Kirckwood

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

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Wild Dogs- Mountaineers, Seattle Wa 6/29/84 xfer from master audio tape PNW Power Metal

Back to Doug’s archive of tapes for today. This one needed no EQ at all- it is the best sounding Doug tape so far. Doug traveled with Slayer up to their shows in Portland and Seattle in 1984- I have some awesome tour photos to share with the upcoming Slayer posts of these shows. Thanks Doug!
Back in the early 80s, these guys had a decent amount of buzz going- that first album on Shrapnel was listened to a bunch in my circles. They put out 3 records from 83-87 then fizzled out, reuniting in 2004.

Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Equipment used: Sony Walkman WM-R2
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card

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Metal Church- Mountaineers, Seattle Wa 6/29/84 xfer from master audio tape

Here is another nice sounding Doug tape. Man, it is awesome to hear how these old shows are coming out. Some people were asking about MC’s opening slots when I posted the Slayer show.. here it is…
I can’t put my finger on why I loved this band so much, but they were one of my favorites. I think the lyrics hit me more so than a lot of bands at the time.. and was probably an early gateway into those anti-nuclear punk bands like Crucifix and Discharge.
Some folks were complaining about someone clearly using a stolen image from a Baron Rojo album for this flyer- I didn’t make it, I just use it for the post. It’s been 39 years, so maybe the statute of limitations has run out on flyer image theft.

Recorded by: Tour Manager Doug
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
EQ in Sony Sound Forge 10

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