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Paul Thorn – San Luis Obispo, CA (01/24/16)

Paul Thorn
01/24/16
Fremont Theater
San Luis Obispo, CA

10th Row, Center Right Aisle: Neumann KM-140s (ORTF) >Canare Star Quads >Beyer MV-100 >Tascam DR-100mkII (24 bit / 48 khz)

Microphones On A Seven-Foot Stand.
WAV >Audacity (Amplify, Track Splits, Minor Edits, Down Sample / Dither To 16 bit /44.1khz) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

(Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, & Tagged By OldNeumanntapr)

Disc I:

  1. Intro
  2. Something Out There
  3. Half The Folks I Love
  4. All About People
  5. What Kind Of Roof
  6. Pimps And Preachers
  7. Love Scar
  8. Way Beyond Midnight
  9. What Do You Take Me For
  10. Double Wide Paradise
  11. Rob You Of Your Joy

Disc II:

  1. Old Stray Dogs And Jesus
  2. Mediocrity Is King
  3. Snake Farm
  4. Band Intros
  5. Starting Line
  6. Long Way From Tupelo
  7. If I Can Get Over Her
  8. Rose City
  9. Everybody Needs Somebody
  10. Weeds In My Roses
  11. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright

Encore:

  1. Get You A Healin’

Paul Thorn – Lead Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
Bill Hinds – Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals
Michael Graham ‘Dr. Love’ – Keyboards
Ralph Friedrichsen – Bass
Jeffrey Perkins – Drums/Percussion

Derek Senn Opened
The Historic Fremont (Movie) Theater Was Built In 1942

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
This was a great show. I had mentioned to Todd Newman, one of the former owners of SLO Brew and now strictly a concert Promoter, that I had received permission from Billy Maddox, Paul Thorn’s manager and sound technician, to record the show in San Luis Obispo. I used to mount the Neumanns to a little shelf that I built and hang it on the concrete front center ceiling post at SLO Brew. This made for an excellent ‘mic stand’, and got the microphones up off the floor about 10 feet. Now that SLO Brew is slated for demolition, Todd is booking shows at the old Fremont Theater, which is an old art-deco movie theater. I had planned on setting up the Neumanns onstage, but…

Well, you know what they say about the ‘Best laid plans’. When I arrived at the Fremont Theater just before sound check, I found out that yes, I could set up anywhere I chose to, including onstage, BUT…. The band’s instruments were all DI (no onstage amps), AND they were using in ear monitors, so the only sound they had on stage was some side fill wedges that were not full range. Ryan, the house soundman, suggested that I set up against the far back wall of the theater, near the board. I didn’t like that idea because it was too far from the stage. I asked Todd, the promoter, where he had chosen for me to sit and he said 10th row center, on the right aisle. Hey, that was looking pretty good, but I was a little concerned about setting up a stand. I asked him if I could set up my stand there and he said no problem. As it turned out, the theater, which holds just under 1,000 people, was only 1/3rd filled and there was only two other people in my row. I had brought two stands with me in the hopes of setting up near the stage and in front of the PA stacks, but I couldn’t have raised the stands up high enough, and there was no room on the sides up front. (Paul remarked during the show that the theater, with patches of open seats scattered throughout, looked to him like ‘mange on a dog.’)

I ran my stand about seven feet high, and my ‘worry-wort’ friend Dave was Certain that someone would complain about the microphones, but…no one did. Ryan walked by as I was setting up and asked if Todd had OK’d the stand and I said yes so he said, ‘Oh, Alright’. I wasn’t sure if the seat next to me had been sold, so I set up my preamp and recorder at the base of the stand in the aisle. Everything went fine. I had to answer a lot of questions from confused inquisitive patrons about the recording gear but I’m used to that. The crowd was fairly quiet and polite, and only applauded between songs.

Billy Maddox, as always, was really helpful to me and repeatedly asked if I needed anything and if I was OK. The band is very taping friendly but Billy would like tapers to go through him for permission and he requires you to send him an electronic copy before sharing so he can check it. I’m trying to convince him to allow Paul to be included on the Live Music Archive but he said that he is still thinking about it. The recording sounds pretty good, though I miss being able to hang my Neumanns from the concrete ceiling post at SLO Brew.

The Fremont, a historic movie theater built in 1942, has its own recording challenges because I now have to deal with the crowds. Maybe I will try running a stand near the back wall at a future date, especially if I can record a band that would be agreeable to a soundboard / audience matrix. It’s an interesting old building, with curved interior walls, an ornate ceiling, and has nice acoustics. They don’t build theaters like that anymore.

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Paul Thorn – San Luis Obispo, CA (02/15/15)

Paul Thorn
2/15/15
SLO Brewing Company
San Luis Obispo, CA

Neumann KM-140s (ORTF) >35 ft XLRs >Beyer MV-100 >Tascam DR-100 (24bit /48k)
WAV >Audacity (Track Splits And Down Sample / Dither To 16 bit / 44.1k) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, Tagged, & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr
Microphones Hung On Front Center Ceiling Post, 10ft high, 9 ft From Stage.

Disc I:

  1. Everybody Looks Good At The Starting Line
  2. Burn Down The Trailer Park
  3. Pimps And Preachers
  4. Too Blessed To Be Stressed
  5. Shelter Me Lord
  6. Resurrection Day
  7. Everybody Needs Somebody
  8. Love Scar
  9. Long Way From Tupelo
  10. Band Intros

Disc II:

  1. Living Without You (false start)
  2. Living Without You
  3. Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
  4. What The Hell Is Going On?
  5. Doctor My Eyes*
  6. Every Little Bit Hurts
  7. Sister Ruby
  8. Mediocrity Is King
  9. Get You A Healin’
  10. Bull Mountain Bridge
  11. Accept My Love
  12. Mission Temple Fireworks Stand

Encore:

  1. Take My Love With You

Paul Thorn – Acoustic And Electric Guitars, Vocals
Bill Hinds – Acoustic, Electric, And Slide Guitars
Michael Graham – Piano, Organ, And Synthesizer
Ralph Fredrichsen – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Jeffrey Perkins – Drums And Percussion

*Jackson Browne Cover

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
A little more than a month before the show I emailed Billy Maddox, Paul Thorn’s FOH sound engineer and asked about audio recording. I was told that Paul Thorn allows audience, but not soundboard recording. I arrived at soundcheck, about 5 pm, and received permission to hang my Neumanns. Billy asked me if I could send him the recording after the show before it was uploaded, and I said sure. He emailed me that he was amazed with the clarity of the recording and also of the accurate stereo separation. He thanked me and said that the recording would help him to better mix the band live. This was the first time that I have seen Paul Thorn and I thought he put on a really great show. I particularly liked the songs ‘Burn Down The Trailer Park’ and ‘Long Way From Tupelo’. I met Paul after the show, thanked him for allowing live recording, and told him that my friend Brad Foster, also from Tupelo MS, works in the same bank where Paul’s sister Deborah works.

Tapers: Please contact Billy before hand for recording permission. He was very friendly and helpful to me, and supplied me with a set list after the show which Paul signed for me. His email is:
billy@paulthorn.com

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B.B. King – San Luis Obispo, CA (03/05/01)

B.B. King
3/5/01
Christopher Cohan Center
Cal Poly University
San Luis Obispo, CA

5th Row Center:
Neumann AK-40’s (x/y) >LC3 >KM-100’s >Beyer MV-100 >Sony 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

FLAC >WAV >Audacity (De-Amplify Close-Proximity Hand Claps Track By Track) >FLAC + Tags Via xACT 2.53 [August 2024 Remaster]

Recorded, Transferred, Audacity, FLAC, Tags, & Front Cover Artwork Photo + Layout By OldNeumanntapr

Disc I:

  1. Blues Band #1
  2. Blues Band #2
  3. B.B. King Introduction Jam
  4. Let The Good Times Roll
  5. I’ll Survive
  6. Bad Case Of Love
  7. Piece Of Mind
  8. Caledonia

Disc II:

  1. All Over Again (Instrumental)
  2. Early In The Morning
  3. Just Like A Woman
  4. You Are My Sunshine
  5. How Blue Can You Get
  6. Three O’Clock Blues
  7. Key To The Highway
  8. Thrill Is Gone
  9. I Know
  10. You’ve Got To Love Somebody
  11. Guess Who
  12. Making Love Is Good For You >
  • Band Introductions
  1. Fanfare Outro

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
As I write these notes, early in the morning of May 15, 2015, I’m remembering my one and only time recording the ‘King Of The Blues’, after now just reading of his passing. I’m glad I was able to record this show, at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center at Cal Poly. This was a difficult show because I attempted to both record and photograph from the 5th row. (You can hear the shutter of my Nikon FM on the recording.) This was the last time I attempted to do both at the same show, as it was just too difficult. Enjoy!

[August 2024. I just finished going through this show track by track and lowering the levels of the obnoxious close-proximity hand claps in Audacity. I think it makes for a much better listening experience, especially with headphones. There are some that I might of missed, and I didn’t even try to remove the noise of the shutter clicking from my Nikon FM, (Oh the joys of recording and doing photos at the same time!), but as I used to say in college; ‘It was Late, and I was TIRED!’]

Photos:
Nikkor 85 f/1.4 w/Black Body Nikon FM. 1/125th @ f/2 (Fuji 1,600 Print Film)
Shot From 5th Row Center.

He was quite the show man. RIP B.B.!

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Dick Dale – San Luis Obispo, CA (12/02/10)

Dick Dale
SLO Brewing Company,
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 2, 2010
Acoustic show with Jimmy Dale.

Source: Neumann AK-40’s (x/y) >LC3 >KM-100’s >Beyer MV-100 >TCD-D8
Transfer: Tascam DA-P1 >S/PDIF >HHb CDR 800 PRO
Master CDs >FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.41

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, Tagged, & Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr
Location: FOB, left (8′ from stage, next to front center ceiling post)

Disc One:

  1. opening rambles
  2. Nitro
  3. The Eliminator
  4. Taco Wagon
  5. Blues Riff
  6. Hey Bo Diddley >
  7. What’d I Say
  8. House Of The Rising Sun
  9. Hot Links: Caterpillar Crawl > Rumble
  10. Peter Gunn >
  11. California Sun > Surf Beat
  12. Let’s Go Trippin’ (intro)
  13. Let’s Go Trippin’ > Bony Maronie
  14. Shake And Stomp >
  15. Ghost Riders In The Sky > Smoke On The Water
  16. Nitro (Reprise)

Disc Two:

  1. Harmonica Boogie
  2. Ring Of Fire
  3. Fever
  4. Belo Horizonte
  5. The Wedge
  6. Amazing Grace
  7. Misirlou

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
This was the only time that I have ever seen Dick Dale play a complete acoustic show, and he had his son Jimmy with him as well! (The last time, I believe, that I saw ‘little Jimmy’ was at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz in January of 1995 when Jimmy had just turned three-years old.)
I searched online for a concert photo of Dick Dale with an acoustic guitar and all I could find were pics when he was holding ‘The Beast’, his gold Fender electric guitar. I guess this was the only time that he did a tour entirely acoustic. (Dick would play a couple of songs acoustic at some of his shows, but it was always in the middle of an electric set.) I thought it was cool, but I’ve NEVER had much interest in this recording because it wasn’t the typical Dick Dale electric show. I’ve seen and recorded Dick Dale a number of times and I thought this show was different and special. My fiend Steve from work saw this show with me and we stood just to the left of the front center ceiling post about eight feet from the stage. RIP Dick! You were amazing!

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Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones – San Luis Obispo, CA (01/21/15)

Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones
1/21/15
SLO Brewing Company
San Luis Obispo, CA

Matrix: Soundboard + Neumann KM-140s >35ft XLRs >Beyer MV-100 >Mackie 1202-VLZ PRO Mixer >XLR >Tascam DR-100mkII (24/48)

Microphones Hung From Front Ceiling Post, 8ft High (ORTF)
WAV >Audacity (Track Splits, Minor Edits And Down Sample / Dither To 16/44.1) FLAC (Level 8) Via xACT 2.35, FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.53

(Recorded, Transferred, FLAC, Tags, & Front-Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr)

Kip Stork – FOH Sound

  1. All By Myself
  2. I Feel So Good
  3. Key To The Highway
  4. You’ve Changed
  5. How You Want It Done?
  6. Southern Flood Blues
  7. Border Radio
  8. Johnny Ace Is Dead
  9. The Stuff They Call Money
  10. Truckin’ Little Woman
  11. Ashgrove
  12. Trouble Bound
  13. What’s Up With Your Brother
  14. Dry River
  15. One Bad Stud

Encore:

  1. Marie Marie
  2. Band Intros / So Long Baby Goodbye*

Dave Alvin – Guitar, Vocals
Phil Alvin – Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals
Chris G Miller – Guitar
Brad Fordham – Bass
Lisa Pankratz – Drums

*Instrumental

Taper Notes-
This was the first matrix recording I attempted to make at SLO Brew. Thanks to Bill Gaines for the loan of the Mackie mixer and the 35 ft XLR cables. Thankfully I was able to monitor the mix correctly because of the mixer’s decent headphone amp along with my closed Beyer 770 headphones. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to set the balance between the soundboard and audience sources correctly. (I didn’t have the option of using a multitrack recorder.) I wanted the Neumanns to add just enough audience noise and stage fill to blend nicely with the board to give a nice ‘live’ sound. I think it sounds pretty decent, though there is a glitch or two in the first song that I think happened when Kip was adjusting the house mix.

I had heard that Dave Alvin was really accessible and friendly. I thought it was funny that when I asked him about recording, he said, ‘Sure, as long as we don’t suck.’ I said, ‘Hey, you guys are great. You Never suck.’ He and Phil were sitting in one of the side booths stringing their guitars.

I knew that Dave Alvin’s guitar would be really loud on stage, so I asked Kip if he could turn it up a bit in my mix. This worked out really well for Mother Hips in November.

I was happy with the matrix, though it is a lot more work than just plugging into the board. You can really notice it when the performer says something on stage and the audience reacts to it, like when Dave said ..’ a menthol ciga……’ and someone in the audience cried out ‘cigarette!’ It really gives you the sense of being there.

My friend Dave, who has been to mammoth amounts of shows since the early 70s, has been seeing Dave Alvin for years. When we talked with the band in the alley, when Dave was getting his LP signed, he mentioned the Blasters at the Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara in the early 80s. (That show was a disaster. The crowds trashed the place and the band did little to stop it.) Dave Alvin cringed and said, ‘yeah, we were responsible for bringing rock music to a halt there for many years’.

My friend Dave said that he was on stage that night, and I asked him if he was shooting. (He used to be a photographer for some of the clubs, like the Spirit in SLO.) Dave said no, and Dave Alvin laughed and said it was a good thing, because the photos could have been used against them in court!.

We went to Taco Bell after the show and after we ordered, Dave turned to me and said, ‘Look who is in line.’ Yep. It was Dave and Phil Alvin. We talked with them a bit more and when they left, Dave told me about the only other time that he has ever seen the performers at a restaurant after the show. He said it was the night of the Blondie / Kinks show at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium in July of 1978.

SLO Brew is a nice intimate club and is a great place to see and record a show such as this.

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Richard Thompson – San Luis Obispo, CA (02/27/22)

Richard Thompson
February 27, 2022
Fremont Theater
San Luis Obispo, CA

12th Row DEAD Center:
Neumann AK 40s (x/y) >LC3 >KM100s >Tascam DR100mkII (24bit/48kHz)
WAV > (iZotope RX8 Advanced) >Audacity (Tracking, Down Sample To 16bit/44.1kHz) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.50

Recorded, Audacity, FLAC, & Tags by OldNeumanntapr (Along With Inside Cover Art Photo Of Theater)
Processed by Flying -M- (iZotope RX8 Advanced)

Solo Acoustic

Richard Thompson – Guitar, Vocals
Zara Phillips – Backing Vocals (from “Wall of Death” through the end)

Disc One:

  1. Stony Ground (not recorded)
  2. If I Could Live My Life Again (starts in progress)
  3. Genesis Hall
  4. Turning Of The Tide
  5. Woods Of Darney
  6. Johnny’s Far Away
  7. Uninhabited Man
  8. Walking On A Wire
  9. Walking The Long Miles Home
  10. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

Disc Two:

  1. Who Knows Where The Time Goes?
  2. Wall Of Death
  3. Singapore Sadie
  4. The Rattle Within
  5. As I Hold You
  6. The Fortress
  7. Keep Your Distance
  8. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Encore :

  1. Beeswing
  2. Tinker’s Rhapsody
  3. She Was Lost In The Crowd

The Historic Fremont (Movie) Theater Was Built In 1942

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
This was the first concert that I recorded since 2019, which by the way, was also Richard Thompson (Electric Trio) at the Fremont Theater. I’m always telling myself, ‘This is the LAST show I’m going to record’, but then my friend in SLO will contact me about another show coming up and I will relent.
I didn’t have much choice these past two years because of the pandemic. No one was seeing any live music. For this show I had planned on bring in my Beyer MV100 microphone preamp but when I got to the show and took a photo of the front of the theater from across the street I noticed that they were using a wand to go over people before they entered. Damn! It takes all the fun out of it when I have to resort to subterfuge to get my gear inside. So, I decided to leave the preamp in the car and run the Neumanns directly into the XLR jacks of the Tascam recorder. The sound inside was really good and I couldn’t really tell much of a difference in the recording after using the internal preamp compared to the Beyer. I’m still kicking myself that I missed the two opening songs, but I was under the assumption that there would be an opening act and I was late getting in. Also, I had forgotten to switch on the phantom power on the back of the Tascam (which powers the microphones) because usually I use the phantom power that the Beyer preamp supplies. So it threw me at first when I wasn’t getting any levels on the recorder when I DID start to record. I guess I’m a little rusty after not recording anything these last two years.

Thanks (as always) to Flying M for the outstanding job he does in post production by reducing loud clapping and cleaning things up to make a more enjoyable listening experience, and thanks to Ethiessen for the great cover artwork and graphic arts design! Thanks also to Dave for persuading me to go to see another great show.

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Richard Thompson – San Luis Obispo, CA (01/29/19)

Richard Thompson Electric Trio
January 29, 2019
Fremont Theater
San Luis Obispo, CA

Recorded By OldNeumanntapr, 9th Row, Just Right Of Center:
Neumann AK 40s (ORTF) >LC3 >KM 100s >Beyer MV-100 >Tascam DR100mkII (24bit/48khz)

Post Production By Flying -M-
Har-Bal 3.0 & iZotope RX6 Advanced (Prep & 16/44.1)

Tracking & Tagging By OldNeumanntapr
Audacity (Track Splits) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.47

Disc I:

  1. Intro/Tuning
  2. Bones Of Gilead
  3. Her Love Was Meant For Me
  4. Take Care Of The Road You Choose
  5. Tale In Hard Time
  6. Guitar Heroes
  7. The Storm Wouldn’t Come
  8. They Tore The Hippodrome Down*
  9. Dry My Tears And Move On*
  10. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning**

Disc II:

  1. The Rattle Within’
  2. Can’t Win
  3. Genesis Hall
  4. I’ll Never Give It Up
  5. Wall Of Death
  6. Put It There Pal
  7. Tear Stained Letter

Encore 1:

  1. Beeswing**
  2. Waltzing’s For Dreamers**

Encore 2:

  1. Pride
  2. Take A Heart

Richard Thompson – Guitars, Vocals
Taras Prodaniuk – Bass
Michael Jerome – Drums, Percussion

Ryley Walker Opened

  • Acoustic
    ** Solo Acoustic

The Historic Fremont (Movie) Theater Was Built In 1942

OldNeumanntapr Notes:
I’d wanted to see Richard Thompson for a long time, but until recently it has never been convenient. I’ve loved his music since first hearing ‘1952 Vincent Black Lightning’. I think he is a very gifted song writer and guitarist, and paints wonderful stories with his music. I love seeing shows at the Fremont because it is such a cool old building with so much history, and has really good acoustics because of its curved interior walls. The Art-Deco style theater also has a really ornate inlayed ceiling. Formally a movie theater that was built during WWII, the new concert promoters are morphing the historic Fremont into a performing arts theater which, to me, draws parallels to the fabled Fillmore East in New York. However, the Fremont, which seats just under 1,000, doesn’t have a balcony. I have seen many films at the Fremont starting in 1977, and first recorded there in 1992 when I was front row on the left side for Los Lobos, before they allowed open recording. Thanks to Mike as always for his awesome post production skills, and thanks to my friends who supplied me with some band / theater photos from the night. I hope everyone enjoys this, and appreciates the efforts required to reap the benefits of the superior Neumann sound in the midst of the dark ages of gun violence that this country is currently saddled with that necessitates the added security presence of metal detectors. Here’s to the continued pursuit of the archival of live music throughout these dark times.

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Merl Saunders – San Luis Obispo, CA (07/30/92)

Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band
7/30/92
Loco Ranchero
San Luis Obispo, CA

Soundcraftsman Soundboard; Sony WM-D6C Master (Maxell MX-S w/Dolby C)

Master Cass Transferred: *WM-D6C (Dolby C Engaged) >HHb CDR 800 PRO
CD Masters >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.37

Recorded, Transferred, FLAC’d, Tagged, & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

*Original Record Deck

Disc I:

  1. Expressway (To Your Heart)
  2. Lovely Night For Dancing
  3. Lay-Back Baby
  4. Built For Comfort
  5. Blues From The Rainforest

Disc II:

  1. The System
  2. Run River Run
  3. Confusion >
  4. You Can Leave Your Hat On
  5. Sugaree//
  6. Wondering Why
  7. Finders Keepers

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
This was the second time that Merl played Loco Ranchero in San Luis Obispo, CA, the ‘Club On The Hill’. I once agin was there with my D6 to plug into the board. At least this time it went a little easier since I had met both Merl before, as well as Kip the Loco soundman. Carol Jo, ‘The Wood Nymph’, from KOTR FM introduced Merl at the start of ‘Expressway’. Sorry that the ending of ’Sugaree’ is cut. I probably wasn’t watching the deck closely enough. (I think I was outside partaking in a friend’s joyful Indica!) This was a good weekend, with three shows in two days. I went to the Ventura Fairgrounds the next day for the Jerry Garcia Band, and Merl Saunders that night at the Brew House in Santa Barbara.

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John Hiatt – San Luis Obispo, CA (11/09/24)

John Hiatt
Nov 9 2024
Fremont Theater
San Luis Obispo, CA

Solo Acoustic

12th Row, Near Left-Side Aisle;
Neumann AK40s >LC3 >KM100s >Tascam DR100mkII* (24bit/48kHz)
*w/Internal Preamp and Phantom Power

WAV >Audacity (Track Splits, Downsample To 16bit/44.1kHz) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.53

Recorded, Audacity Track Splits, Downsample, FLAC, Tags, Front Cover Artwork, And Photos Other Than Front Cover By OldNeumanntapr

Front Cover Photo By A Friend

Har-Bal 3.7 Post Production & iZotope RX8 Advanced (Flying -M-)

Disc I:

  1. Introduction
  2. Before I Go
  3. Your Dad Did
  4. Long Time Comin’
  5. The Tiki Bar Is Open
  6. Crossing Muddy Waters
  7. Tennessee Plates
  8. What Do We Do Now
  9. Master Of Disaster
  10. Drive South

Disc II:

  1. Terms Of My Surrender
  2. Cry Love
  3. Perfectly Good Guitar
  4. Weightless In My Arms
  5. Real Fine Love
  6. Slow Turning
  7. Feels Like Rain
  8. Memphis In The Meantime
  9. Riding With The King
  10. Have A Little Faith In Me

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
When I heard from my ‘partner-in-crime’ that his friend Brian’s wife couldn’t make the show I couldn’t pay him for the ticket fast enough. I love John Hiatt and especially enjoy hearing him play solo acoustic. As usual, John tells some funny stories between songs and does a few requests. There was one guy who kept asking for ‘Feels Like Rain’. The Fremont is a beautiful theater and has wonderful acoustics and it is always a real pleasure to see a live performance there. The Fremont was built in 1942 and was one of San Luis Obispo’s two art-deco movie theaters, the other being the Obispo, which was built in 1911 and burned to the ground in late 1975. Though the Fremont still has provisions for showing films, the SLO Film Festival is held there every spring, it has since been converted to a performing arts theater. Thanks so much to Flying M for his wonderful job at post production fairy dust. 🙂

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Los Lobos – San Luis Obispo, CA (03/08/13)

Los Lobos
March 8, 2013
SLO Brewing Company
San Luis Obispo, CA

50-Year Anniversary Show

Source: Neumann KM-140s (ORTF) > 50 ft. XLRs > MV-100 > SBM-1 > Sony TCD-D8
Transfer: DAT Master > Tascam DA-P1 > coax > HHb CDR 800 PRO, using a Y cable to sum the left channel to mono > AIFF > .WAV (via xACT 1.73)
Mastering: .WAV’s > Sound Forge Pro 10.0a (fades, minor edits, normalize, left channel copied over the missing right channel with a 25 millisecond delay) > CDWav (tracking) > Trader’s Little Helper (level 5) >FLAC >

Location: FOB, mics bungee-corded to the front ceiling post 10′ high, 8′ from the front of the stage
Taped & transferred by: OldNeumanntapr
Mastered by: Dennis Orr
FLAC Tags Via xACT 2.53 & Front Cover Artwork By OldNeumanntapr

Setlist:

  1. Dream In Blue
  2. Maricela
  3. Reva’s House
  4. Chat & Tuning
  5. That Train Don’t Stop Here
  6. Evangeline
  7. Chat & Tuning
  8. Chuco’s Cumbia
  9. Red House
  10. Papa Was A Rolling Stone >
  11. I Can’t Understand >
  12. Exodus >
  13. Crossroads
  14. Tears Of God
  15. Wicked Rain (1)
  16. Chat & Tuning
  17. Maria Christina
  18. Chat & Tuning
  19. Anselma
  20. Let’s Say Goodnight >
  21. Volver, Volver
  22. Bertha
  23. Encore Break
  • Encore –
  1. Don’t Worry Baby
  2. What’s Going On (2)

(1) DAT change at end of song, no music missed
(2) with Jonah Smith on vocals

Louie Perez – Drums, guitar, percussion, vocals
Steve Berlin – Saxophone, percussion, flute, midsax, harmonica, melodica
Cesar Rosas – Vocals, guitar, mandolin
Conrad Lozano – Bass, guitarron, vocals
David Hidalgo – Vocals, guitar, accordion, percussion, bass, keyboards, melodica, drums, violin, banjo
Enrique “Bugs” Gonzalez – Drums/percussion

Notes:

  • A bad cable rendered the right channel unusable
  • A huge thanks to Kip Stork, SLO Brew’s sound man, and Mando Tavarez, Los Lobos’ sound man ,for all of their help

OldNeumanntapr Notes;
This was a special show in an intimate venue to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of Los Lobos as a band. SLO Brew was a small club in downtown San Luis Obispo on Garden Street where I have been fortunate enough to record many shows over the years. I ran two DAT recorders at this show, one off the board and one from my Neumanns hung from the front center ceiling post. As per the band’s policy I am not allowed to release the soundboard recording, so the public gets the audience tape. I had borrowed a set of 50ft XLR cables from Bill Gaines Audio in SLO and unfortunately one of the XLR connectors didn’t seat completely into the jack on one of my microphones. By the time I realized that I was only getting one channel it was too late to fix the problem, as the mics were mounted on a little portable shelf I had made to hang high above the crowd’s head on the front center post. Fortunately Dennis Orr had a fix for that which would make the recording into a ‘faked’ stereo image. SLO Brew held a maximum of 500 people so it was a nice intimate venue to record in. Thanks to the Wolves Of East LA for their generosity in recording their band, and thanks so much to Dennis Orr for the awesome job he does at post production.

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