Monday, December 21, 2009

Dave Mason: Boston 1976 (Dan Lampinski Aud Master) FLAC (fixed)

this was the headline act to the Rory Gallagher concert posted a week ago
Dave Mason 1976-12-04 fr v2
Boston Music Hall
Boston, MA
4 December 1976
Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski

01 Every Woman
02 Give Me A Reason Why
03 Take It To The Limit
04 World In Changes
05 Show Me Some Affection
06 Takin' The Time To Find
07 Goin' Down Slow
08 Let It Go Let It Flow
09 Pearly Queen
10 Look At You Look At Me
11 All Along The Watchtower
12 Feelin' Alright *
13 Gimme Some Lovin'*

* Fast speed due to dying batteries
Sony TC-152SD Tape Recorder
Sony ECM-99 Stereo Microphone
Maxell cassettes
Mastered and FLAC'ed by Carl Morstadt

Master Cassette -> Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction -> M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 -> CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files -> Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) -> CDWAV (track breaks) -> dBpowerAMP Audio Converter (24-bit/96-KHz wav files converted to 16-bit/44.1 KHz wav files) -> FLAC Front End (FLAC 8 with sector boundary alignment)
FLAC files tagged with Foobar2000 Live Show Tagger
No EQ'ing.

Dan Lampinski recorded over 100 concerts in the Providence/Boston area, mostly between 1974 and 1978. His earliest recordings were made with an internal microphone deck, and though they are somewhat lo-fi compared to his later work, some very great moments in rock history were captured for posterity. In late 1974 he bought a Sony TC-152SD tape recorder, a Sony ECM-99 stereo microphone, and began using Maxell cassettes. He was also fortunate enough to have a friend who provided excellent taping seats for many shows, resulting in high quality recordings. In 1977, he switched over to a Nakamichi 550 tape recorder, two Nakamichi CM-300 microphones, and continued using Maxell cassettes.
He recorded many of the major 70's bands: Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP, Kiss, Black Sabbath, The Who, Al Stewart, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Supertramp, Jean-Luc Ponty, Moody Blues, Neil Young, The Faces, Rush, Rick Wakeman, Kansas, as well as several "under the radar" acts.
Since Dan never traded copies of his recordings, they are all essentially uncirculated. Some copies were made for friends, but these releases are the first time most of these recordings have ever seen the light of day, and are direct from his master cassettes. No EQ'ing has been done to any of the transfers. Feel free to EQ, matrix, patch, etc and re-post if you like, just give Dan credit for the original recording.
Dan was very meticulous about taking good care of his tapes and is very pleased that these recordings will now circulate among the trading community. Please honour his kindness and generosity by sharing these recordings freely.
Always remember - the more generous you are with your music, the more it comes back to you.
Kev & Carl June 2009

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Comments welcome.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looking forward to this...the opening Rory Gallagher performance was fabulous...thanks Dave!!!

Anonymous said...

Thanks so much Dave. I love Traffic and Dave Mason & I can't believe you released this on a Sunday instead of a Monday or a Wednesday. Another-words thanks for the twofer!

Anonymous said...

Just finished listening to the back to back with the Rory Gallagher set...fantastic! However, it is a shame Dan's batteries were wearing out towards the end of Dave Mason's performance; major speed correction needs done to the last two tracks. If I have the time I think I might play around with these last two tracks and do the speed correction, because other than that problem this is a really great sounding show from an amazing musician. Thanks again!!!