Here’s another amazing gift from Steve Rogers. As I mentioned in earlier posts, Steve worked for American Recordings, which meant he got a level of access that most of us would love to get. In this one, Steve recorded a good amount of Long Fin Kille’s set, then some clips of the Ramones and DEVO. Sweet.
Recorded by: Steve Rogers
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony DCR-TRV340 and Canopus ADVC300
Enhanced (degrain) in adobe premiere elements/neat video
This one is an audience tape, but it sounds pretty decent so I figured I’d post it. There was a guy in the northwest who taped on DAT back in the 90s, but his recordings were usually a little more bass-heavy. Regardless, sounds like a pro walkman tape at minimum.
From Jason Ross’ collection
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
I don’t usually post commercially released stuff, but a) This was a fan club only limited edition release and 2) It doesn’t seem to be on youtube, which is kinda unbelievable.
Fan Can is/was a fan club-only product that usually gave some rare audio on a CD, rare video, and extras. This can had a door hang for example.
This is the VHS tape only from Fan Can 2. I found this and 1 other Fan Can VHS tape at a thrift store for 99 cents each! I went to pull one of them out to play and discovered that part of the VHS shell was damaged and the tape needed a complete reshell. I spent WAY too much time reshelling the tape to make it like new. Can’t remember if it was this tape or the other one, but this one plays great!
I didn’t have room in the description, but this is a lossless transfer done with my usual gear.
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Panasonic AG-1980 — Datavideo TBC1000 – Tevion USB Adapter — Virtualdub
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video (very light denoise)
Here is a fun one from Craig Babb. I hope he doesn’t mind me sharing his recollection of the show:
“This was on my 30th birthday, a legendary show! At a
bowling alley in Bellingham. I didn’t get much band footage, but the lineup was Poison 13 reunion, The Makers, Satan’s Pilgrims, Galaxy Trio. An Estrus records showcase, and one of my greatest shows ever!”
I think this is only the Galaxy Trio set, it sure looks and sounds like them.
Recorded by: Craig Babb
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony DCR-TRV340 firewire into workstation
Enhanced (degrain) in Adobe Premiere elements/Neat video
We are getting to the end of Craig Babb-filmed shows. I think I have 2 or 3 more. Thanks again, Craig!
This one sounds pretty good- I am surprised that a garage punk band like The Mono Men did not play at a pure distortion volume. Good.
If anyone has any info on the venue/city, please let me know.
Recorded by: Craig Babb
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony DCRTRV340 firewire into Dell workstation
Enhanced in Adobe Premiere Elements/Neat Video
Let’s do another one of these regional live FM broadcasts for today’s On This Date in History. This one sounds quite a bit better than the Son volt one the other day. The early 90s were such a great era for Matthew- this is the Altered Beast tour, so you get a lot of that and a lot from the classic Girlfriend album.
Complete 80 minute set- sounds great and the band is ripping! Enjoy.
Thanks KXRX FM !!
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Sony PCM-R500 and M-audio Audiophile 2496 card
Here’s today’s On This Date in History. I can’t remember who I got this from, but he claimed that he taped it off the board. The guitar was buried in the mix so I popped it in Izotope and it did a pretty nice job with it. You never know how Izotope will behave with imperfect board tapes, especially ones on cassette but an impressive job this time. Between the lack of hiss, Izotope’s ability to repair, plus a few minutes of intro music (trimmed out), I guess it really is a 1st gen board. Cool. In fact, it might be the best unreleased Ruby Sea-era recording I have heard.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
Rebalance in Izotope Rx8: Vocals +3, Bass +1, Guitar +9.
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.
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
The Skull post was supposed to be yesterday’s post, but youtube has been horrible in rendering videos into HD and 4k. I have had a 4k video in “processing HD version” status since Saturday night! This is today’s post.
Anyway, Eric McIntire gave me a box of stuff that had a bunch of Seattle stuff that seems uncirculated. Here’s the first- you’ll be getting these audio posts over the next week or so. Not the greatest quality, but you can still hear what’s going on.
Recorded by: ?
Transfer by: Shayne Stacy
Equipment used: Nakamichi Dragon and M-Audio Audiophile 2496 card
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