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Metallica- Hemisfair Arena, San Antonio Tx 1/22/92 Xfer f/ VHS Master Rock the World Cable Broadcast

I wasn’t planning on posting this today- I was going to do a Four Eyes multicam from a recent show but I could not find it in my youtube drafts, so I filtered on them.. holy crap, there is some stuff that I meant to post a LONG time ago, including 1 last Tour Manager Doug tape! Expect some of that next week.

This one is from a VHS tape that my friend Craig Hilmer sent me over 30 years ago. He taped a few segments off of the local San Antonio community cable show back then and mailed them over. Even though it was broadcast on community cable, it seems that this one is not out there- at least not on youtube. Don’t get too excited- even though it sounds good, most of the video is shot off the video screen so quality ain’t great.

Stay tuned for more from this tape. There is even a cool segment with some local San Antonio bands from around that time.

Recorded by: Craig Hilmer
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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Luna and Babes in Toyland- San Antonio Community Cable 1992 xfer f/master VHS tape Interview & Live

My video transfer setup is still giving me trouble, so let’s pull this one out for today. You should get a Chris Eng video tomorrow- and it is a rare one! I hope I can keep up with this “collections video every day” thing. Lossless capture has been finicky and it is time consuming when it goes well… I think it is time to stand up a 2nd lossless capture setup.

Craig Hilmer taped this off TV when he lived in San Antonio and mailed it to me back in 1992. Really neat interview and live footage. Are there any other video interviews of Luna from this time frame? I don’t recall seeing one.

Recorded by: Craig Hilmer
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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Rock the World San Antonio Cable- Pitbull Daycare, Blues and more xfer f/low gen VHS tape

Another video collections post from my VHS tapes, by way of Craig Hilmer. This was the last segment on that San Antonio Cable tape. It might be a master, but it doesn’t look like a master. Must be Rock the World’s high production values, heh heh.

If anyone can help me make out the names of the blues performers, I would appreciate it!

Recorded by: Craig Hilmer?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video

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Lucinda Williams- KGSR Live in Studio, Austin Tx 12/3/91 xfer f/low gen audio cassette

This one is from Tony Philputt’s tape collection, donated to the archive by Phil Go. This is an amazing performance. If current events are stressing you out, give this a listen.
I think this is a 1st gen cassette. The tape has 3 KGSR live in studio sessions and there is pretty much no tape hiss. Quite a range os music in Tony’s collection- from Half Life and the Gynecologists to this. lol.

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

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7 Seconds- Fitzgerald’s, Houston Tx. 9/27/91 xfer from 4th gen VHS tape punk hardcore

Here’s another one from the old 1980/90s VHS collection. Usually when you trade for a 4th gen VHS tape, you would expect pure garbage quality.. but this one isn’t that bad. The camera guy did a good job with the closeups and it sounds good as well. It’s watchable.
And look at that hair! Well done, Kevin! 🙂

Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: JVC HRS9811U and Canopus ADVC300

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The Feelies- Liberty Lunch, Austin Tx 4/18/91 transfer from master audio cassette Complete Set

More cool Liberty Lunch stuff from Craig Hilmer’s collection. This time it’s The Feelies headlining the Austin stop of the US tour w/Firehose.

The midrange was pretty harsh and noisy so I trimmed that off a bit and I think it sounds quite a bit better.

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

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Alejandro Escovedo- KGSR Live Acoustic in studio, Austin Tx 1990s xfer f/low gen audio cassette

This was at the end of Phil Go/Tony Philputt’s KGSR tape. Lucinda (posted 2wks ago), Loudon, and this. The other 2 are from 1991, but I am not sure of the time frame of this- 1991 would have been very early in Alejandro’s solo career.

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

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Loudon Wainright III- KGSR Live in Studio, Austin Tx 1991 xfer f/low gen audio cassette Folk

Last one from this KGSR tape, from Tony Philputt’s collection (via Phil Go). This is the longest session on the taps, so if you are a Loudon fan, you are in for a treat! It still amuses me that The Gynecologists and this is in the same collection. Diverse!

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

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Poi Dog Pondering- Kerrville Folk Festival, Texas 6/2/90 transfer from master audio cassette

This is one that Craig Hilmer taped. It had a really harsh Vocal/PA midrange sound which had to be from the festival’s sound system because his tapes generally sound good. I did my best to EQ out as much of that midrange distortion as possible along with boosting bass and the like. PDP fans will like it still I think. Craig is a big fan.

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

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fIREHOSE- Liberty Lunch, Austin TX 4/7/90 xfer f/Master audio cassette Complete Show Mike Watt

It has been a long day so I’ll keep this short. This one is from Craig Hilmer’s collection and sounds pretty good. I didn’t need to do much to it- no EQ or rebalance.

This was my favorite tour of theirs- the fromohio tour which is probably my favorite fIREHOSE album. So glad I got to see them so much.

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

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