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John Prine – San Luis Obispo, CA (09/15/96)

John Prine
9/15/96
Cuesta College Auditorium
San Luis Obispo, CA

4th Row Center: Nakamichi CM-300 CP-1’s (On T-Bar) >Sony TCD-D7
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 Via Analog i/o
Master CDs >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.37.

[AUG 2024 Remaster]

FLAC >WAV >Audacity (Combine Tracks To A One-Track File, De-Amplify Close-Proximity Hand Claps By 3 To 6 db, Amplify By 2.7db, Re-Track On Original Index Points, Minor Edits [Mic Bumps]) Fix SBEs >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

Recorded / Transferred, Audacity, FLAC, Tags, & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Disc I:

  1. //Spanish Pipedream
  2. Six O’Clock News
  3. Fish And Whistle
  4. Picture Show
  5. You Got Gold
  6. The Late John Garfield Blues
  7. New Train
  8. Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody
  9. Angel From Montgomery
  10. Let’s Talk Dirty In Hawaiian
  11. The Bottomless Lake
  12. One Red Rose
  13. All The Best
  14. Grandpa Was A Carpenter

Disc II:

  1. It’s A Big Old Goofy World
  2. Donald And Lydia
  3. Space Monkey
  4. Sam Stone
  5. Please Don’t Bury Me
  6. That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round
  7. Quit Hollerin’ At Me
  8. Band Intros
  9. The Sins Of Memphisto
  10. Humidity Built The Snowman
  11. Lake Marie
  12. Hello In There

Encore:

  1. Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone
  2. Storm Windows
  3. Daddy’s Little Pumpkin
  4. Paradise
  5. Taper Outro

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
This was the second time that I had the pleasure of recording John Prine in concert, after catching his show at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz six months previously. That show had some problems, as we got there late and had to stand on the floor among the loud rowdy crowd.
The Cuesta College show was nice because it was in the old Cuesta Auditorium and we had reserved seats. The theater, built back during WWII, is located on the old Cuesta campus and was previously part of the Camp San Luis National Guard army base. The theater, now condemned and slowly falling into ruin, had great acoustics though it looked like hell with pealing paint and a leaky roof. It was deemed not worthy to be retrofitted for earthquake safety. It’s been vacant since the mid 2000s, but I was fortunate to have seen and recorded many great shows there over the years.

I always seem to miss the opening of ‘Spanish Pipedream’, as Prine runs on stage and starts the song when the lights drop. It took a minute to load the DAT in the machine and start recording. (The Sony D7 and D8 recorders did not have a power switch, but would go into a sleep mode after a period of inactivity once the tape was loaded. I had problems on more than one occasion of the recorder mis-loading a tape when I tried to start recording from sleep mode, so I always started the recording directly after loading. Knowing when to start was always the biggest question.)

This show had a great set list. I really enjoyed hearing ‘The Late John Garfield Blues’, ‘Let’s Talk Dirty In Hawaiian’, ‘The Bottomless Lake’, and ‘Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone’. I don’t know if I’ve heard ‘Sabu’ since. It’s a great song. I like the story that John tells on the ‘John Prine Live’ CD from the mid 80s.

John still had his voice back in the 90s. It would get worse as time went on, a victim of cigarettes I imagine, until he would have to have throat surgery. I wish I would have been able to record him earlier, back in the 80s.

The last track is a taper outro. I liked to let the recorder run when I left the venue. Sometimes the stories from friends were funny. There is a one or two second break between the last encore song and the outro. Feel free to omit the last track if you so desire. This one is kind of funny because directly after the show As we were about to leave the auditorium my I turned to my friend Dave’s friend Wayne and asked if he wanted one. He said, “Want What? You’ve got a TAPE? I’d Love it! You are getting very very proficient!”

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Arlo Guthrie – San Luis Obispo, CA (10/23/98)

Arlo Guthrie
10/23/98
Cuesta College Auditorium
San Luis Obispo, CA

5th Row Center: Nyquist Omnis >SBM-1 >Sony TCD-D7
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog i/o
CD Masters (HHb Gold) Extracted As One-Track WAV Files Via xACT 2.37 >Sound Forge Pro 10.0a [iZotope RX2 Advanced Plugin (Declick); Sony Wave Hammer Plugin (Lower Loud Screams, Whistles, And Laughter); Normalize] >Audacity (Track Splits) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.37

Recorded, Transferred, Audacity, FLAC’d, Tagged, & Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr
Soundforge Pro, Sony Wave Hammer Post Production By Dennis Orr

Set I
Disc I:

  1. Chilling Of The Evening
  2. My Front Pages
  3. Arlo Story
  4. Ring Around The Rosy Rag
  5. Arlo Story
  6. Percy’s Song
  7. 1913 Massacre
  8. Arlo Story/Mooses Come Walking (Poem)
  9. Alice’s Restaurant

Set II
Disc II:

  1. Ocean Crossing
  2. When A Soldier Makes It Home
  3. Arlo Story
  4. Wake Up Dead
  5. Key To The Highway
  6. Arlo Story
  7. The Sinking Of The Reuben James
  8. Orphan Girl*
  9. Arlo Story
  10. The City Of New Orleans
  11. The Motorcycle Song
  12. This Land Is Your Land

Encore:

  1. Goodnight Irene

Arlo Guthrie – Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Abe Guthrie – Keyboards
Sara Guthrie – Lead Vocal*

OldNeumanntapr Notes-

The Cuesta College Auditorium was a neat old shoebox-type theater, built back during WWII on the old Cuesta campus which was part of the Camp San Luis California National Guard army base. (The New campus, built in the early 70s fronts Highway 1, the Pacific Coast Highway.) The auditorium looked like hell, with peeling paint and a leaky roof with a water-stained ceiling, but had really nice acoustics. Alas, it was deemed not worthy to retro-fit for earthquake standards, so it is slowing decaying and has been boarded up and condemned since the middle 2000s. It was sad, because Arlo remarked during the show how wonderful the sound was in the old theater. He said that they had played some brand new houses that didn’t sound half as good, and he implored the audience to try and preserve the old building. Sadly, that didn’t happen. I have recorded at the old auditorium a lot, and made my first recording there in the late 1980s when I was working part time for the Cuesta College Music Department while I was going to school. I gave a patch to my friend TaprRon at this Arlo show and he laughed, because it was the first time he’d gotten a patch at a stealth show! I got my ticket signed at this show, and My ex wife Nikki and I brought our daughter Lucy to see Arlo play. She was seven years old, and the last time that we saw Arlo, Nikki was pregnant with Lucy.

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David Lindley – San Luis Obispo, CA (03/08/01)

David Lindley & Wally Ingram
March 8, 2001
Cuesta College Auditorium
San Luis Obispo, CA

Neumann AK-40s (x/y) >LC3 >KM-100s >Beyer MV-100 >SBM-1 >Sony TCD-D7 (16/44.1),
Transfer: DAT(m) > Sony PCM-R500 > S/PDIF > Tascam HD-P2 > CDWave > FLAC (16/44.1)
Mastering: WAV >iZotope RX3 Advanced v3.00.695 (declick) > Sound Forge Pro 10.0a (Minor Edits And Normalize) >
WAV >Audacity (Track Splits) >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.37.

Recorded, Audacity, Tags (Via xACT 2.53), & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Master DAT Digital Transfer By Terry Watts
iZotope RX3 Advanced v3.00.695 (declick) > Sound Forge Pro 10.0a (Minor Edits And Normalize) By Dennis Orr

Recorded 15th Row, Center
2015 Remaster

Disc I:

  1. Intro By KOTR FM DJs
  2. King Of The Bed
  3. The Meat Man
  4. Jah Raggae
  5. National Holiday
  6. Well Well Well
  7. Jody

Disc II:

  1. Young Man Who Wouldn’t Hoe Corn
  2. Little Green Bottle
  3. Sport Utilities Suck
  4. Cat Food Sandwiches
  5. Her Mind Is Gone
  6. Medley: New Minglewood Blues > .45 Pistol Blues

Encore:

  1. Methlab Boyfriend
  2. Pay Bo Diddley

David Lindley – Guitars, Vocals
Wally Ingram – Percussion, Backing Vocals

Peter Case Opened

OldNeumanntapr Notes-
This was the last time that I was able to record David Lindley at the old Cuesta College Auditorium, as it closed down in the mid 2000s. The building is located on the old Cuesta campus which was formally a part of the CA National Guard Camp San Luis Obispo complex. The auditorium, which is a ‘shoebox’ type with the stage at the narrow end, was constructed during WWII and is an unreinforced wood frame building. It was deemed not worthy for earthquake retrofitting, so it has been slowly sinking into decay for the past 10 years or so. The auditorium looked like hell, with pealing paint and a leaky roof, but has excellent acoustics. The performers who played there really enjoyed the sound inside the building.

This is a remastered version of my DAT master, done in July of 2015. The master had loud crowd noise (applause) between songs and detracted from the listening enjoyment of the recording. I believe that I had someone upload the previous version before to another tracker. I think this remaster sounds much better, now that Dennis worked his magic on it. The music sounds much more prominent and the crowd applause, while still present, is not overpowering. Thanks also to Terry Watts for digitally transferring my DAT master, as my DAT recorders have all given up the ghost and are unusable.

I last recorded David and Wally at the Cuesta Auditorium in 1998, with Neumann KM-184 cardioid microphones. The SKM-140s have the same capsules as the KM-184s but offer the use of active cables which make recording covertly so much easier! (AK-40 capsules + LC3 active cables + KM-100 amplifier stages = SKM-140s)

Mr. Dave and Wally always put on a good show and this was no exception. Lindley’s stories are always very entertaining. Sometimes I think I collect his shows, not only to her his slide playing, but also for his witty and imaginative stories.

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Bela Fleck – San Luis Obispo, CA (04/10/01)

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
4/10/01
Cuesta College Auditorium
San Luis Obispo, CA

Neumann AK-40’s (x/y) >LC3 >KM-100’s >Beyer MV-100 >SBM-1 >Sony TCD-D7,
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog i/o,
CD Masters >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.35

(Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, Tagged (Via xACT 2.53) & Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr)

Set I
Disc I:

  1. Imagine This
  2. Scratch And Sniff
  3. New Waltz
  4. Bil Mon
  5. Victor Wooten Solo
  6. Throwdown At The Hoedown

Set II

  1. Futureman Solo

Disc II:

  1. Sherpa
  2. Puffy (Is Free)
  3. Two Horny Blues
  4. A Moment So Close
  5. Béla Fleck Solo (Costa Brava, Classical)
  6. Bela Solo (Linus & Lucy, More Classical)

Encore:

  1. Throwdown At The Hoedown (Reprise)

OldNeumanntapr:
This was another Bela Fleck show at the old Cuesta College Auditorium, which was located on the old campus behind the creek and once a part of the National Guard army base. The theater was built back during World War II and had amazing acoustics and a lot of charm but was a real eyesore and was eventually deemed to be not worthy for earthquake retrofitting and was abandoned in the late 2000s. Again, because of the cramped spaces in the aisles, the theater would not allow microphone stands so I had to hand-hold the Neumanns on a T-Bar. After the show I got my ticket stub signed by Bela.

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Elvin Bishop – San Luis Obispo, CA (03/12/99)



Elvin Bishop
03/12/99
Cuesta College Auditorium
San Luis Obispo, CA

Recorded 2nd Row, Mid Center

Neumann AK-40’s (x/y) >LC3 >KM-100’s >Beyer MV-100 >SBM-1 >Sony TCD-D7

DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 Via S/PDIF Coax >HHb CDR 800 PRO
CD Masters >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC, Tags, + Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Disc I:

  1. Stealin’ Watermelons
  2. Blues Instrumental
  3. Holler And Shout
  4. Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey
  5. Middle Aged Man
  6. The Skin They’re In
  7. Rock My Soul (Hallelujah)
  8. Country Blues

Disc II:

  1. Slow Down
  2. Mellow-D >
    Fooled Around And Fell In Love >
  3. Goin’ Fishin’
  4. I’m Gone
  5. Travelin’ Shoes
  6. Instrumental
  7. Instrumental (with Band Intros)

Encore:

  1. Instrumental

Elvin Bishop – Guitar And Vocals
Ian Lamson – Guitar
Ed Early – Trombone
Joel Rudinow – Keyboards
Evan Palmerston – Bass
Bobby Thompson – Drums

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
I loved the old Cuesta College theater. It was a shoebox-style theater with the stage at the narrow end, and was built back during World War Two in the 40s. It had a leaky roof, peeling paint, and looked like hell (Leo Kottke remarked when he played there that it looked like the place where Hank Williams died!) But…it had amazing acoustics and a lot of charm. Sadly, it was not deemed suitable for earthquake retrofitting and was abandoned in the late 2000s. I’m thankful that I got to see so many concerts there when I did, and I actually recorded there back in the 1980s when I had a part-time student job working for the Cuesta College Music Department when I was in school. I thought this recording came out especially well. I ran the Neumann AK 40 capsules on an x/y bar on my collar (stealth) and had all the recording gear in a pack. I have seen Elvin a bunch of times and he always puts on a good show.

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David Lindley – San Luis Obispo, CA (12/06/98)

David Lindley & Wally Ingram
12/06/98
Cuesta College Auditorium
San Luis Obispo, CA

[Feb 2016 REMASTER]

2nd Row Center:
Neumann KM-184’s (ORTF On T-Bar)>Custom XLRs >PSC Phantom Supplies >TCD-D7

Master DAT Transferred: Sony PCM-R500 >S/PDIF >Tascam HD-P2 (16 Bit/48khz) >
WAV >Audacity (Track Splits, Downsample To 16 Bit 44.1k, Minor Edits, Normalize) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

Recorded, Audacity, FLAC’d, Tagged, & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr
Master DAT Transferred By Terry Watts

  1. Old Coot From Tennessee
  2. Cat Food Sandwiches
  3. The Meatman
  4. Do You Want My Job?
  5. Tijuana
  6. Well Well Well
  7. I Am A Patriot
  8. New Minglewood Blues >.45 Pistol Blues
  9. Pay Bo Diddley
  10. Bon Temps Rouler

Encore:

  1. Quarter Of A Man

OldNeumanntapr Notes-
My second attempt at stealth with the Neumann KM-184’s, the first being two nights previously at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara. I loved the acoustics of the old Cuesta Auditorium. I was the first person to but tickets for this show, and I wanted 2nd row center, so that the first row of people would help hide the microphones from view. Mr. Dave and Wally both talked a lot about the previous night’s show in Santa Cruz when they had to suffer through a power failure and play by candle light without the benefit of a PA. As usual, this show has lots of good music and good stories. (The old Cuesta Auditorium, on the old campus of the CA National Guard army base, has been shut down since the mid 2000s because it was not deemed worthy to retro fit to California earthquake standards. It had peeling paint, a leaky roof, looked like hell but had awesome acoustics.)

Feb. 2016 ONT Notes- This is a complete remaster, starting with a fresh digital transfer of the master DAT by Terry Watts. Dennis Orr initially did some post processing on this one, but there was some kind of anomaly in the processing that we couldn’t iron out, which sounded like a channel imbalance going on, so I chose to work on the transfer that I got from Terry. Thanks for your efforts Dennis. I think this remaster still sounds better than the previous version. This version has no CD generation, so split into discs as you see fit.)

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Bela Fleck – San Luis Obispo, CA (05/10/98)

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
5/10/98
Cuesta College Auditorium
San Luis Obispo, CA

Nakamichi CM-300s w/CP-1 Cardioid Capsules (On T-Bar)->Sony TCD-D7,(7th Row Center)
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-30 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog i/o,
CD Masters >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.35
FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.48
(Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, Tagged, & Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr)

Disc I:

  1. Intro
  2. Zenergy
  3. Labyrinth
  4. Almost 12
  5. Huckleberry Row
  6. My Life *
  7. Throwdown At The Hoedown
  8. Futureman Solo
  9. Big Country

Disc II:

  1. Commonality
  2. Communication (no lyrics)
  3. Flight Of The Cosmic Hippo
  4. Sleeping Dogs Lie (Bela Solo)
  5. Shanti ~
  6. Over The Wall ~

Encore:

  1. Sinister Minister

~ Acoustic tracks, Vic on Cello & Futch on percussion box

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
Taping was allowed at this show but I asked not to bring in my microphone stand, so the Nakamichi’s had to go on a T-Bar and be hand held throughout the show. The old Cuesta College Auditorium had such great acoustics, having been built on the old campus during World War Two.
Sadly, it was deemed not to be worth retrofitting for earthquake standards and is slowly falling into decay. I included a photo that i took of the building in 2018.

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