Donna Jean & The Tricksters

Donna Jean Band

Donna Jean Godchaux Band

Ghosts/Heart of Gold Band

Heart of Gold Band

Donna Jean

THE GHOSTS
Keystone
Berkeley, CA
08 May 1980


Set 1
01 Showboat
02 It Takes Alot To Laugh
03 Easy Living
04 Gomorrah
05 I'll Do It All Again

Set 2
06 tuneup
07 Lonesome and Long Way From Home
08 I Wish I Could Say
09 Sweet Inspration
10 Scarlet Begonias
11 Short Time Fever
12 Stir It Up
13 Like A Thief In The Night
14 All I Know Is I've Got To Go


The Players:
John Cipollina - guitar
Keith Godchaux - piano, vocals
Donna Godchaux - vocals
 - bass
 - drums
maybe another guitarist


NOTES:
Master recording and transfer by John Levene
Source: AUD (master) TDK SA-C90
Transfer: Yamaha K-1020 > Sony SBM-1 > Nomad JB3 > Creative Play Center > Soundforge v6e > CDWav
Creative Play Center software used to copy to laptop.
Soundforge used to prep file for tracking.
CDWave used to track and flac at level 8 compression.
Some song titles maybe incorrect
tape flip was after S2T2 (44:27.508)

Tapers Memories: (a little hazy :-)
While in college in California a few friends and I used to traveled to various music venues.  This day found us in Berkeley.  We showed up mid-day, and eventually went to the Keystone to check out the scene.
The doors were open so in we went; started drinking beers and playing pool.  A little while later John Cippolina asked to join us at the pool table.  We chatted, drank and shot pool.  Eventually I asked if it was okay to record.
He introduced me to the soundman, who recommended I not patch as the mix was way off balance and certain instruments and vocals might come out too weak or too strong.
Instead he let me set up my friends boom box with built in mics on the front edge of the soundboard.  I recall the soundboard was in the front of the balcony, but I might be wrong.
On the master tape's cover, I have a cut out from the SF Chronical's Pink Section that notes: THE GHOSTS with Keith and Donna Godchaux.  Plus: The Edge w/ Ozzie Ahlers, Lorin Rowam, Mark Stein.
The cost of the show was $3.50.  I also have a ticket stubb for a performance on 27-APR-1980 at the Old Waldorf in SF.  Cost of that show was $5.00
= enjoy =






The Ghosts
May 16, 1980
The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA

Source: Alan Bershaw's 2nd generation audience cassette

Lineage: unknown taper and equipment-> cassette master -> Bob GurmanÕs Reel Maxell UD 35-90 @ 3.75ips-> Alan BershawÕs Cassette Maxell UDXL2 C90 with Dolby B (playback on Nakamichi Dragon with Dolby B)-> Lexicon Lambda-> Logic (smooth out cuts between songs and tracking only)-> wav 16/44.1 ->xAct (sbd correction) -> wav  16/44.1 -> flac

Personnel:
Keith Godchaux -piano, vocals
Donna Jean Godchaux - vocals
Steve Kimock - guitar, vocals
Steve Wolf - bass, vocals
Greg Anton - drums

Tracklist:
1	//Showboat					02:45
2	It Takes A Lot To Laugh, A Train To Cry		05:57
3	Easy LivinÕ					05:20
4	Gomorrah					08:55
5	Stir It Up->					06:17
6	Maybelline					06:43
7	Lonesome And A Long Way From Home		06:24
8	Who You Gonna Run To?				04:51
9	Sweet Inspiration				08:32
10	Scarlet Begonias ->				08:23
11	Sumerian Woman					02:42
12	IÕll Do It All Again				05:42

Notes:
A relatively good stereo audience recording in a small venue. The only other May 1980 Keith & Donna band show in the etree database is listed as by The Heart Of Gold Band, but Bob GurmanÕs first generation reel copy is notated as The Ghosts.  IÕm sticking with that notation until the master or an advertisement surfaces that indicates otherwise.  The first song begins in progress.

This show is new to circulation as of January 2021 - Alan Bershaw



SHNID	Artist	Date	Venue	City	State
165080	Ghosts/Heart of Gold Band	1980-05-08	Keystone	Berkeley	CA
Flac16 Aud Master recording and transfer by John Levene TDK SA-C90 > Yamaha K-1020 > Sony SBM-1 > Nomad JB3 > Creative Play Center > Soundforge v6e > CDWav Creative Play Center software used to copy to laptop. Soundforge used to prep file for tracking. CDWave used to track and flac at level 8 compression.
151650	Ghosts/Heart of Gold Band	1980-05-16	The Catalyst	Santa Cruz	CA
Flac16 unknown taper and equipment-> cassette master-> Reel Maxell UD 35-90 @ 3.75ips-> Maxell UDXL2 C90-> Lexicon Lambda-> Logic-> wav 16/44.1-> xAct-> wav 16/44.1-> flac

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