Recorded by Tom Zappas.
From the Joie Armstrong Benefit Show. This is the second half of the show. Thanks to Bill DeBlonk for identifying this tape.
Tag: Slim’s
Donner Party- Slim’s, SF 4/12/00 Sam Coomes from Quasi’s early band!
Have you ever been “late to the party” with a band? Well, Donner Party became one of my favorite bands in the early ’90s because I saw them play at UC David Coffeehouse in 1989. They blew me away. I had my video camera there and did not film because I was worried about running out of batteries (D’oh!)… so I figured I would just catch them next time. Then they broke up and I was to never see them again, or so I thought. In 2000, Innerstate records released their discography in a 2-CD set and they played a one-off show for it’s release. This was the only show they did, 10 years later. I know, because I approached Sam about doing a show in Sac and he politely declined. 🙂 This is my Sony TR-81 video mixed with Jason Sherrett’s Sonic Studios DAT recording. For Melanie Clarin DeGiovanni and anyone else who still loves and remembers the band.
This is part 1 only- you can find the rest of the show on Youtube
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Sony TR-81, Sonic Studios DAT Audio
Additional help by: Jason Sherrett
Mother Hips- Slim’s, San Francisco Ca 10/22/1999
Recorded by Tom Zappas.
Soundboard Aydio by Craig Wright. Audience/soundboard mixing by Jim McLain. Video transfer and enhancement by Jim McLain.
Son Volt- Slim's, San Francisco Ca 12/8/95 xfer from Master DAT Soundboard Rebalanced
OK, I lied yesterday. I have 2 more Slim’s posts. Here’s the first one.
My memory is fuzzy on this show. I can’t remember how I made it happen, but I did get permission to record this show through the board. I was almost always told “no” by SV. I think it was because Slim’s had a nice sound system.
One funny point about this show- SV’s notoriously grumpy (to me at least) soundman back then, Gary Scheppers, told me to squeeze behind him to plug into the board. He is a big guy, and I was deceptively big back then. We both got wedged in between the back wall of the booth and soundboard. flailing around trying to get unstuck. HAHA, it was funny. He moved to let me in after that.
I was plugged into the output of the cassette deck, which is why you hear the cut at 45min. It was for the tape flip.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment Used: Sony TCD-D3
Rebalance in Izotope (drums -5, bass +6)
Polkacide- Slim’s, San Francisco Ca 10/31/94 xfer from master soundboard cassette
This one is to make up for that 2 minute long “Voter’s Choice” Sweet baby jesus post this morning. this was one of the 2 that came in tied for 2nd place in last week’s voting. If you want to get in on the voting action, hit up the patreon link below!
This one is really nice quality. It must have been difficult to get all of those instruments in a balanced mix. Thanks Radley!
Recorded by: Radley Hirsch
Transfer by Radley with one of those commercial tascam cassette/CD decks
Uncle Tupelo- Slim's, San Francisco Ca. 11/11/93 Audio Only xfer from DAT Master Soundboard
I had 2 of my best concert experiences ever at Slim’s. One was the Donner Party video I posted the other day– so excited to see them, and knowing it was their one and only reunion show made it even more exciting.
The other one was this show. At this point, I had followed Uncle Tupelo for a week of shows through the midwest, for a run of shows in February of 2013 in california, and then this run in California. They would never let me plug into the soundboard. Luckily, Jake Roberts (early UT collector) secured permission ahead of time as part of a KZSU Stanford deal, so I was able to plug in as well.
The mix is excellent- no izotope required for this one. The soundman made a huge mistake and left the house music on during the first song of the set! I don’t think I ever saw that happen before or since.
Recorded by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony TCDD3
Xfer via Sony PCMR500/M-Audio audiophile 2496 card.
Tiger Trap- Slim’s, San Francisco CA, 10/19/93, Full Set
Recorded by: Tomzero, using Sonic Studios DSM-6 mics into a Sony WM-D6.
Transferred by: Tomzero, using his Nakamichi 682ZX, I’ve merely tracksplit and sharing as lossless 24 bit/48kHz FLACs.
Setlist
For Sure
(same as 3:59 on Middle East Cambridge upstairs vid)
Don’t Ask
Hiding
(same as 31:12 on the Middle East Cambridge downstairs vid)
Sour Grass
Puzzle Pieces
unknown ‘one of our newest songs’
Words & Smiles
Alien Space Song
Treasure
You’re Sleeping
‘Take Me Away’
I Hate You
(same as song 15 on 1993-08-10 Slim’s)
Their penultimate SF show, they would only go on for a month or two more before calling it quits. Rose Melberg went onto play in Go! Sailor, The Softies, and her own acoustic projects. Heather continued on in music, but the other two seemed to have bee less active.
Several tracks remain unreleased, and others only have id’s based on Matt Hartman’s efforts in annotating the video performances.
This is a group that my friends loved back in the day and have passed this onto me, so hoping others also derive pleasure from hearing. Unfortunately, neither could make their final SF show in December 1993.
Tiger Trap- Slim’s, San Francisco CA, 8/10/93, Full Set
Recorded by: Tomzero, using Sonic Studios DSM-6 mics into a Sony WM-D6.
Transferred by: Tomzero, using his Nakamichi 682ZX, I’ve merely tracksplit, performed some slight edited, and presented this as lossless 24 bit/48kHz FLACs.
Setlist
Don’t Ask
Carrie’s Song
Tore A Hole
Hiding
You’re Sleeping
Baby Blue
(same as 31:12 on this Middle East Cambridge video)
Sour Grass
For Sure
Treasure
Words & Smiles
Cheater
Puzzle Pieces
I Hate You
? (same as song 15 on this August 10th Slim’s recording)
Supreme Nothing
A few songs on here that merit IDs…but don’t think have been released… enjoy! I’ll flesh this out with whatever observations Tom has about this particular show, don’t think Mike went with him for this.