The Avalon Allstars

January 25, 2003
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA.

Line up:
Napoleon Murphy Brock (Sax, Flute, Vocals) - [Frank Zappa Band, Project
Object]
Ike Willis (Guitar & Vocals) [Frank Zappa Band, Project Object]
Melvin Seals (Keys & Vocals) [Jerry Garcia Band, Melvin Seals Melting Pot]
Tal Morris (Guitar) [Big E, Alan Hertz and Friends]
Dennis Smith (Bass) [Melvin Seals Band]
Stephen Hund (Drums).[Melvin Seals Band]

Source - "The Spanish Armada" (credit for the moniker to Jimmy Stefiel)-
multi-track super rig:

AKG 414 > Lunatec V3 > Benchmark Audio AD2K+ > RME Hammerfall Multiface

Schoeps mk4v capsules > KC-5 (actives) > CMC6 >  Lunatec V2 > RME Hammerfall
Multiface

Neumann SKM140 > LC3 KA (actives)> Lunatec V2 > RME Hammerfall Multiface

SBD Main (analog XLR) > Lucid 2496  > Tascam DA-P1 > RME Hammerfall
Multiface

RME Hammerfall Multiface > Laptop > Samplitude Studio V6

Mic Placements:

AKG C414 B-TL II - Omni > ORTF Split 12' on stage 24" in and 16" up
placed in front of the monitiors (Napi on left and Ike on right) to the left
& right of the drum kit

Schoeps CMC6/MK4V's > ORTF on the stage 6' in from lip - DFC 12" up

Neumann SKM 140's > directly in front of each stack


Recorded by "Super Dave" Haaf and Larry Narachi "Taperachi"

Special Thanks to Larry for the lift, and kickin down the killer analog
Schoeps > V2 source!

Samplitude Studio 6.0 Mixdown > CD Wave Splits > Soundforge V5.0 Fades >

Audio CD's: Feurio V1.63> Plextor 48/24/48A

SHN Files: MKWact > SHN (seek tables appended) > Feurio V1.63 > Plextor
48/24/48A

Remastered by Larry Narachi and "Super Dave" Haaf:
narachi@narachi.com, davehaaf1@earthlink.net

Mastering notes:
Mostly Schoeps/AKGs mixed with SBD.
A little emphasis was placed on the files with EQ (Samplitude Studio)

SET 1 / Disc One - 47:25

Track 01 - Carpenter             13:26:39
Track 02 - Take your clothes off 02:37:50
Track 03 - What's the Uglyest    02:54:49
Track 04 - Summer Jam            22:18:07
Track 05 - Watermelon            06:08:59


SET 2 / Disc Two - 64:17

Track 01 - Cosmic Debris         05:01:28
Track 02 - Dark Star*            13:41:26
Track 03 - Chamelion             13:52:40
Track 04 - Advanced Romance      07:04:41
Track 05 - That's What Love      09:01:62
Track 06 - Hey Joe               06:25:47
Track 07 - Slime                 09:10:15


* with Jerry Brown on vocals (Shady Groove)

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