Orpheum Theatre
Boston, MA
25 February 1977
Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski
01 The Runaway/Experience
02 On Reflection
03 Just The Same
04 Playing The Game
05 Memories of Old Days
06 For Nobody (end cut)
07 Funny Ways (spliced)
08 Free Hand
Nakamichi 550 Tape Recorder
Two Nakamichi CM-300 Microphones
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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7 comments:
Wow - this one is huge. Thank you so much for posting this show. Many lesser bands seemed to always have someone in the audience with a mic and recorder. Sadly, not Gentle Giant although there were no other acts doing anything close to what they were flawlessly playing night after night. Can't wait to hear this one and thanks again Dan and Dave - Tom.
I second that emotion. Better sounding than most GG boots I have come across. A "Giant" thank you to QBz and Mr. Lampinski for this one.
Wow, a Lampinksi Gentle Giant recording, very cool. While GG doesn't come up in my playing rotation very often, it is always an enjoyable surprise when they do. Adding a Lampinski recording of one of their concerts is a welcome addition to my collection. As always though, the problem of finding an hour or two where I know I'll be uninterrupted is the stumbling block (and then within the 2-3 days that it takes to find that time, Dave has added a half dozen more shows that could easily fill that time block as well - aaaargggh - ;-) ...).
Many thanks though to both Dave and Dan for this addition to my collection. It will be enjoyed whenever that rare quiet time finally arrives.
WOW! This is truly a listening revelation. I agree with the other comments as to the lack of quality GG boots...this is certainly one to be treasured!!!! You have outdone yourself Dave...many many many thanks!
Great recording ! This is really a must have! Not only an awesome sound quality, but an interesting setlist with a couple of songs added for this tour. Thanks a lot to Dan and Dave !
Thanks so much for this. Bought 'Octopus'(my first GG) when it had just come out!
Tony
Just listened to this, and yes, it is excellent. Thank you so much for this! I would have to say, as others have, this is of better quality, sound-wise, than most of the GGs out there (even for sale!).
Tony
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