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10,000 Maniacs – Geneso, NY (03/13/89)

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10,000 Maniacs
Kuhl Gymnasium
State University of New York at Geneseo
Geneseo, N.Y.
March 13, 1989

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Source: audience recording > ? > 1st generation cassette > recorded to hard drive > CoolEdit
(track separation) > burned to CD > tracks extracted using iTunes > Trader’s Little Helper >
you

Sound quality: B+ / B

Tracks:

Disc 1:

  1. What’s the Matter Here?
  2. A Campfire Song
  3. Poison in the Well
  4. Eat For Two
  5. Gun Shy
  6. Please Forgive Us
  7. My Sister Rose
  8. You Happy Puppet
  9. Trouble Me
  10. Cherry Tree
  11. Headstrong

Disc 2:

  1. Dust Bowl
  2. Like the Weather
  3. Don’t Talk
  4. Hey Jack Kerouac
  5. The Lion’s Share
  6. The Painted Desert
  7. Jubilee
  8. Verdi Cries
  9. Scorpio Rising
    soundcheck
  10. What’s the Matter Here? (instrumental)
  11. You Happy Puppet
  12. The Painted Desert

Notes:

This is the first 10,000 Maniacs concert that I ever attended, and this recording was made by one of my friends and is a transfer from my first generation cassette. I tried recording this show as well, but security caught me during the second song and confiscated my tape. No worries, though – my friend’s recording was better than mine anyway.

This concert was part of the band’s “Blind Man’s Zoo” pre-tour (the album wasn’t released until May 16), and Natalie actually announces the album title for the first time at the end of “Dust Bowl”. The show is almost entirely comprised of “In My Tribe” and “B.M.Z.” tracks, with the closing song “Scorpio Rising” being the only pre-“I.M.T.” song of the night.

I can’t remember how my friend got into the soundcheck, but he was able to record the band rehearsing three songs. The sound quality of the soundcheck songs is noticably worse, and includes some loud and annoying chatter from someone standing next to the taper.

10,000 Maniacs’ “The Wishing Chair” L.P. will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year (original release date – September 23, 1985). Since it seems apparent that the Maniacs are not being given the remaster / bonus tracks / box set treatment that they so richly deserve, I’ve decided to upload all of my 70+ live and rare 10,000 Maniacs recordings during the coming weeks. Although many of these recordings will be re-seeds of previous Dime torrents, a substantial number have never appeared on the Dime (and many others haven’t been shared since the Dime’s previous incarnation as “easytree.org” circa 2005).

Enjoy!

10,000 Maniacs – London, England (07/31/88)

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10,000 Maniacs
Sadlers Wells
London, England
1988-07-31

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Source: soundboard recording > ? > CD received in trade > extracted from CDR using iTunes > FLAC > you

Sound quality: A+

Tracks:

  1. Hey Jack Kerouac
  2. Gun Shy
  3. Planned Obsolescence
  4. City of Angels
  5. Cherry Tree
  6. Lilydale
  7. My Sister Rose
  8. Verdi Cries
  9. Like the Weather
  10. What’s the Matter Here?
  11. Don’t Talk
  12. Scorpio Rising
  13. Among the Americans
  14. Poison in the Well

Description:

This is almost certainly the most commonly-circulated 10,000 Maniacs live recording, and for good reason – the sound quality and performance are both excellent. In my opinion, this recording includes the definitive live version of “Planned Obsolescence” (mis-identified as “Blind Faith” on the silver CD pressing, which was titled “Cool White Stare”).

10,000 Maniacs’ “The Wishing Chair” L.P. will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year (original release date – September 23, 1985). Since it seems apparent that the Maniacs are not being given the remaster / bonus tracks / box set treatment that they so richly deserve, I’ve decided to upload all of my 70+ live and rare 10,000 Maniacs recordings during the coming weeks. Although many of these recordings will be re-seeds of previous Dime torrents, a substantial number have never appeared on the Dime (and many others haven’t been shared since the Dime’s previous incarnation as “easytree.org” circa 2005).

Enjoy!

10,000 Maniacs – New York, NY (07/22/88)

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10,000 Maniacs
July 22nd, 1988
Pier 84
New York, NY
USA

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Source: possible soundboard or FM, or even very good audience recording > ? > cassette received in trade >
recorded to hard drive > CoolEdit (track separations) > burned to CDR > extracted from CDR using iTunes > FLAC > you

Sound quality: B / B+

Tracks:

  1. stage intro.
  2. Hey Jack Kerouac
  3. Maddox Table
  4. Gun Shy
  5. City of Angels
  6. Peace Train
  7. A Campfire Song
  8. Like the Weather
  9. Don’t Talk
  10. ABC Lullaby (unreleased – Natalie solo)
  11. Verdi Cries

Description:

This is a recording of unknown origin – it’s either a moderate-to-high generation soundboard or FM recording, or a very good audience recording. It’s possible that the band was opening for someone else, or that they were playing as part of a festival, since the set is fairly short. If they were headlining this show, then the recording must be considered to be incomplete – this could not possibly be the entire headlining set.

The setlist seems fairly standard for this era, with the exception of the unreleased “ABC Lullaby” which is a very pretty piano-based song in the style of “Verdi Cries” or the similar unreleased song “After Talking to Myself” (see Chicago 4-14-88, uploaded separately).

10,000 Maniacs’ “The Wishing Chair” L.P. will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year (original release date – September 23, 1985). Since it seems apparent that the Maniacs are not being given the remaster / bonus tracks / box set treatment that they so richly deserve, I’ve decided to upload all of my 70+ live and rare 10,000 Maniacs recordings during the coming weeks. Although many of these recordings will be re-seeds of previous Dime torrents, a substantial number have never appeared on the Dime (and many others haven’t been shared since the Dime’s previous incarnation as “easytree.org” circa 2005).

Enjoy!

2015 re-seed

10,000 Maniacs – Minneapolis, MN (04/19/88)

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10,000 Maniacs (Natalie & Rob acoustic)
Let It Be Records (in-store appearance)
Minneapolis, MN
1988-04-19

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Source: audience recording > ? > cassette received in trade > recorded to hard drive > CoolEdit
(track separations) > burned to CDR > extracted from CDR using iTunes > FLAC > you

Sound quality: B

Tracks:

  1. What’s the Matter Here? (acoustic)
  2. Don’t Talk (acoustic)
  3. A Campfire Song (acoustic)
  4. Scorpio Rising (acoustic)

Description:

This is an audience recording of Natalie and Rob performing a short acoustic set (either minimally amplified, or entirely unamplified) at Let It Be Records in Minneapolis. If you’ve ever wondered what an acoustic version “Scorpio Rising” sounds like, this is probably your one and only chance to find out.

10,000 Maniacs’ “The Wishing Chair” L.P. will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year (original release date – September 23, 1985). Since it seems apparent that the Maniacs are not being given the remaster / bonus tracks / box set treatment that they so richly deserve, I’ve decided to upload all of my 70+ live and rare 10,000 Maniacs recordings during the coming weeks. Although many of these recordings will be re-seeds of previous Dime torrents, a substantial number have never appeared on the Dime (and many others haven’t been shared since the Dime’s previous incarnation as “easytree.org” circa 2005).

Enjoy!

10,000 Maniacs – Chicago, IL (04/14/88)

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10,000 Maniacs
“Budweiser Sunday Night Concert”
WXRT Broadcast
Vic Theater
Chicago, IL
1988-04-14

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Source: FM > ? > cassette received in trade > recorded to hard drive > CoolEdit
(track separations) > burned to CDR > extracted from CDR using iTunes > FLAC > you

Sound quality: A / A-

Tracks:

  1. WXRT radio intro
  2. Hey Jack Kerouac
  3. Can’t Ignore the Train
  4. My Sister Rose
  5. Planned Obsolescence
  6. Gun Shy
  7. Just As the Tide Was a’Flowing
  8. City of Angels
  9. The Christian Polka
  10. Peace Train
  11. Like the Weather
  12. What’s the Matter Here?
  13. Don’t Talk
  14. Scorpio Rising
  15. Jamestown, My Hometown
  16. Poison in the Well
  17. After Talking to Myself (unreleased – Natalie solo)
  18. Verdi Cries

Description:

This is an excellent-quality FM broadcast of a complete “In My Tribe” concert. The setlist is fairly standard for the era,
although the inclusion of a short piano-based original song informally referred to as “After Talking to Myself” is noteworthy.
In most other respects, this recording is very similar to the commonly-circulating Sadlers Wells (London) show from July 1988.

10,000 Maniacs’ “The Wishing Chair” L.P. will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year
(original release date – September 23, 1985). Since it seems apparent that the Maniacs
are not being given the remaster / bonus tracks / box set treatment that they so richly
deserve, I’ve decided to upload all of my 70+ live and rare 10,000 Maniacs recordings
during the coming weeks. Although many of these recordings will be re-seeds of previous
Dime torrents, a substantial number have never appeared on the Dime (and many others
haven’t been shared since the Dime’s previous incarnation as “easytree.org” circa 2005).

Enjoy!

10,000 Maniacs – San Francisco, CA (02/23/88)

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10,000 Maniacs
City Nights
San Francisco, CA
February 23, 1988

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I have two sources for this show. Click here to read them.

  1. Hey Jack Kerouac / The Wind, The Wind (a cappella)
  2. Maddox Table
  3. A Campfire Song
  4. My Sister Rose
  5. Gun Shy
  6. Can’t Ignore The Train
  7. Planned Obsolescence
  8. Lilydale
  9. Cherry Tree / Abraham Lincoln (a cappella)
  10. Peace Train
  11. City Of Angels
  12. Like The Weather (cuts)
  13. What’s The Matter Here?
  14. Don’t Talk
  15. Scorpio Rising
  16. Among The Americans
  17. The Painted Desert / I’m Beginning To See The Light (a cappella)
  18. Just As The Tide Was A Flowing
  19. piano solo
  20. Verdi Cries
  21. My Mother The War
  22. Drift Away
  23. Cotton Alley

10,000 Maniacs – Philadelphia, PA (12/17/87)

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10,000 Maniacs
Chestnut Cabaret
Philadelphia PA
December 17, 1987

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Hey Jack Kerouac
A Campire Song
Maddox Table
My Sister Rose
Gun Shy
Can’t Ignore the Train
Planned Obsolescence
The Painted Desert
Like the Weather
What’s the Matter Here
Don’t Talk
Scorpio Rising
Children Go Where I Send Thee
Cherry Tree
Lilydale
Peace Train

a ‘teddy ballgame’ cassette master

recording info:
sennheiser 441 > sony tcd5m
-maxell mx90

processing:
cassette master > nak rx505 > edirol r09HR (@24/48) > adobe audition > cdwav > r8brain (16/44.1) > tlh flac 8

these are 16bit/44.1kHz flac files

10,000 Maniacs – Portsmouth, England (11/11/87)

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10,000 Maniacs
Basins
Portsmouth, England
November 11, 1987

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Source: this is an audience recording, graciously sent to me by fellow Dime member “cre001”. Per his description:

“Cassette Transferred using a Yamaha KX-480 tape deck. Dolby off and playtrim at the neutral position.
The transfer was direct into Audacity using the internal 16 bit audio card. Recorded as 32/96 into Audacity and then
exported as 16/44 flac. No processing such as normalising or splitting performed.”

Additional source notes: “Cre001” provided this recording to me as one long file, transferred to me losslessly. I then
used Audacity to separate the recording into individual tracks, and then converted the files to FLAC using Trader’s Little
Helper.

Sound quality: A-

Tracks:

  1. Hey Jack Kerouac
  2. Maddox Table
  3. A Campfire Song
  4. Planned Obsolescence
  5. Can’t Ignore the Train
  6. 1-A in the Army / Gun Shy
  7. What’s the Matter Here?
  8. Don’t Talk
  9. Scorpio Rising
  10. Among the Americans
  11. The Latin One
  12. Cherry Tree
  13. Verdi Cries
  14. Go Song Go (unreleased instrumental)

Description:

First and foremost, all credit for this upload goes to fellow Dime member “cre001”, who graciously contacted me and offered
to send his copy of two live shows that he had purchased at a U.K. record fair in the late 1980s (photos included). His
detailed transfer information is listed under “source”, above. It’s also worth mentioning that cre001’s audio expertise
greatly outstrips my own, and I appreciate his high-quality transfer and thorough source notes.

The Maniacs only played 6 shows on this short November 1987 tour of the U.K., and they seem to have made some interesting
song choices (at least based on the two shows provided by cre001). Of greatest significance, this show includes a late-era
version of “The Latin One” and a performance of the unreleased instrumental “Go Song Go”

The Wishing Chair Anniversary flood is coming to an end!

I’m in the process of uploading a few additional recordings
that weren’t in my collection when I began uploading
the “flood”. Three recordings were generously provided
by fellow Dime member “cre001”, and two more were obtained
from another site.

10,000 Maniacs – Leicester, England (11/09/87)

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10,000 Maniacs
University of Leicester
Leicester, England
November 9, 1987

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Source: this is a soundboard recording, graciously sent to me by fellow Dime member “cre001”. Per his description:

“Cassette Transferred using a Yamaha KX-480 tape deck. Dolby off and playtrim at the neutral position.
The transfer was direct into Audacity using the internal 16 bit audio card. Recorded as 32/96 into Audacity and then
exported as 16/44 flac. No processing such as normalising or splitting performed.”

Additional source notes: “Cre001” provided this recording to me as one long file, transferred to me losslessly. I then
used Audacity to separate the recording into individual tracks, and then converted the files to FLAC using Trader’s Little
Helper.

Sound quality: A-

Tracks:

  1. Hey Jack Kerouac
  2. Maddox Table
  3. A Campfire Song
  4. Planned Obsolescence
  5. Gun Shy
  6. Just As the Tide Was a’Flowing
  7. Can’t Ignore the Train
  8. City of Angels
  9. Like the Weather
  10. What’s the Matter Here?
  11. Don’t Talk
  12. My Sister Rose
  13. Cherry Tree
  14. Verdi Cries
  15. My Mother the War

The Wishing Chair Anniversary flood is coming to an end!

I’m in the process of uploading a few additional recordings that weren’t in my collection when I began uploading the “flood”. Three recordings were generously provided by fellow Dime member “cre001”, and two more were obtained from another site.

Description:

First and foremost, all credit for this upload goes to fellow Dime member “cre001”, who graciously contacted me and offered to send his copy of two live shows that he had purchased at a U.K. record fair in the late 1980s (photos included). His detailed transfer information is listed under “source”, above. It’s also worth mentioning that cre001’s audio expertise greatly outstrips my own, and I appreciate his high-quality transfer and thorough source notes.

This particular show was unidentified, aside from “November 1987”. However, due to the avalanche of 10,000 Maniacs information provided by Dime member “PaleSun” (who has enough Maniacs info. to fill a small book), I was able to identify this show as being from Leicester on November 9. It’s from the soundboard (not FM), and though it’s certainly several generations from the master source, it still sounds great. That being said, it’s clear that some edits have been made between songs, probably just to eliminate longer stretches of audience noise.

The Maniacs only played 6 shows on this short November 1987 tour of the U.K., and they seem to have made some interesting song choices (at least based on the two shows provided by cre001). Of greatest significance, this show includes a late-eraversion of “Just As the Tide Was a’Flowing”, which was played very infrequently after the end of the “Wishing Chair” tour.

10,000 Maniacs – Milan, Italy (09/15/87)

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10,000 MANIACS
ELEKTRA CARAVAN 87 – ROLLING STONE CLUB
MILANO, ITALY
SEPTEMBER 15TH 1987.

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  1. HEY JACK KEROUAC
  2. MADDOX TABLE
  3. PLANNED OBSOLESCENSE
  4. A CAMPFIRE SONG
  5. LIKE THE WEATHER
  6. GUN SHY
  7. CITY OF ANGELS
  8. WHAT’S THE MATTER HERE
  9. DON’T TALK
  10. CAN’T IGNORE THE TRAIN

REGARDING THE SET LIST IS IT AN ATTEMPT TO A CORRECT SET LIST…
SOME TITLES ARE CERTAIN 100%, OTHERS ARE NOT, SO IF YOU CAN HELP
TO HAVE A DEFINITIVE ONE IT WOULD BE GREAT….

Really good uncirculated master audience recording.

Master cassette > eq > cd > plextor tool pro e. > wav > flac

10,000 Maniacs’ “The Wishing Chair” L.P. will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year
(original release date – September 23, 1985). Since it seems apparent that the Maniacs
are not being given the remaster / bonus tracks / box set treatment that they so richly
deserve, I’ve decided to upload all of my 70+ live and rare 10,000 Maniacs recordings
during the coming weeks. Although many of these recordings will be re-seeds of previous
Dime torrents, a substantial number have never appeared on the Dime (and many others
haven’t been shared since the Dime’s previous incarnation as “easytree.org” circa 2005).

Enjoy!

2015 re-seed – originally combined with The Call’s set in addition to 10,000 Maniacs

Torrent: 61367
Title: THE CALL/10.000 MANIACS – Elektra caravan 87 pt. 2, rolling stone, milano, italy 9.15.87
Size: 548.18 MB
Category: New Wave
Uploaded by: 38f