1978-07-25 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, Maryland, U.S.A.
(Eeklair enhanced, corrected, repaired, etc...)
Taper: bpthree
Taping Gear: Sony TC-1100T with Sony ECM-16 condenser microphone
Lineage: Maxell UD master cassettes> Teac A-550RX cassette playback> TASCAM CDRW-700> Trade CD-R> (wav) EAC (secure mode)> (flac) Trader's Little Helper level 6 (align on sector boundaries) > Eeklair Tweak > Flac 5 > you
Quality: VG+/Ex-
Length: 139:59 minutes
Set List:
Disc One (Time: 76:28m):
01 Eleventh Earl Of Mar
02 In The Cage
03 Burning Rope
04 Ripples
05 Deep In The Motherlode
06 The Fountain Of Salmacis
07 One For The Vine
08 Squonk
Disc Two (Time: 63:31m):
01 Say It's Alright Joe (Intro fixed (eeklair))
02 The Lady Lies
03 Phil's story: Romeo and Juliet
04 The Cinema Show
05 Afterglow
06 Follow You Follow Me
07 Dance On A Volcano/Drum Duet
08 Los Endos
09 I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Phil Collins - lead vocals & drums
Mike Rutherford - guitar & bass
Tony Banks - keyboards
Chester Thompson - drums
Daryl Stuermer - guitar & bass
OU Notes:
There's not much more that I hate more than large venues, and Merriweather Post Pavilion was certainly at the top of my list as one of the more loathsome venues I ever attended. Despite their claims to the contrary, the sound sucked. If you were close, you were blown away, and further back it sucked. On the lawn, forget it. In the few times I attended this hole, I always paid the money to sit in the Pavilion. It used to be a little more mellow, but in the late 70's, an outfit called Nederlander took over running the place. Surly security guards, no blankets, no umbrellas, no food or drink, no nothing, and no fun allowed!
This was the only time I saw Genesis, and it was likely near the end of their Prog era. I liked them as a Prog act, and hated them as a pop act, so it was lucky I saw them here. I had a good seat (Center Section, Row G, Seat 122), and it was pretty loud, which was likely better than being in the back, where the sound would suck. Very impressive performance, light show/effects. My ticket cost $8.50!!! I'm certain I'd have to add at least a hundred dollar bill to that ticket price today! Enjoy!
bpthree
Eeklair's Notes: Well, this is probably the most near and dear to my heart recording of any band/artist/musician. I spent every waking hour July 25 and 26 of 1978 stalking the whereabouts of this band. Finding them often, bugging them for backstage passes - probably, and having them sign magazines and napkins and hanging around their hotel waiting to see them, etc... I was 15 and obsessed with the band. I'm 46 and not much has changed. The opportunity to stalk them has diminished, i have only the internet left to feed my insatiable appetite for all things genesis - rekindled now with the availability of this show!
This is a great recording. It's a pity it's only 1.0 - that is to say, a monoaural recording. Well, at least, IT WAS a mono recording... but no more!!!
First I EQ'ed it out of the depths of the mud in which it was stuck. Brigtened it up ALOT. This introduced a ton of hiss. You guessed it, I shaved off the top layer of hiss, and left the ambient hiss so as not to interfere with instruments and natural reverb and ambience... It's the eeklair way...
Next I re-indexed just about everything... Including fade ups and outs where appropriate.
I fixed the broken, "Say It's Alright, Joe," by using a patch of the 2nd verse.. Rather brilliant maneuver I thought..
Now then, Merriweather really does sound like sh*t between the front row and about 10th row, then from about row FF and back to the lawn. But there's that small window where the place really rocks! This tape was captured in that window. That said, it was a little dry. So I added stereo reverb to it to really expand the image. So in techie terms, i wet it down 24% against 100% of the original. Listening to a mono recording dry under headphones makes my head hurt...
That's about it. From a VG to an EX-... It now breathes... Crank it, it's a powerhouse.
Enjoy
eeklair
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