Fairport Convention

Fairport Convention
1974-04-27
Clark University,
Worcester, MA

source: sbd 1st gen cassette
taperchuck's copy

lineage: sbd (pre fm) > reel master > cassette, no nr

nak dragon > hd-p2 24/96 compact flash >
pc > cd wave > adobe audition 2.0 > flac
transferred & seeded by Rob Berger May 2012

disc one: 47:24
01 - Matty Groves
02 - Sloth
03 - It'll Take a Long Long Time
04 - Hens March >
05 - 4 Poster Bed
06 - Bring 'em Down
07 - Tokyo

disc two: 39:53
01 - Like an Old Fashioned Waltz
02 - Solo
03 - Rosie
04 - Ballad of Ned Kelly
05 - Dirty Linen
06 - Something You Got
07 - John the Gun
08 - Sir B. McKenzie

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Fairport Convention   May 10, 1974
Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA

Source: Jerry Moore's Maxell XL-1 35-90B Reel @ 7.5ips 
(recorded on a TEAC A23300S with Dolby B on February 5, 1984)

Lineage:: Soundboard Direct Stereo Line Feed > ? -> cassette (played back on Sony D5) -> Jerry's Maxell XL-1 35-90B Reel with Dolby B @ 7.5ips  (played back on a Technics RS-1506 with a TEAC AN-180 outboard Dolby unit)->PC 24/96-> CDwav 16/44.1 -> Logic Pro (speed correction, silence/dropout editing, track indexing - NO additional processing)-> wav 16/44.1-> xAct-> flac (Total Time: 89:08)

Transfer and mastering by Rob Berger and Alan Bershaw on October 16 and 17, 2011

Personnel:
Sandy Denny - vocals, piano, guitar, tambourine
Trevor Lucas - vocals, guitar
Dave Swarbrick - vocals, violin 
Jerry Donahue - lead guitar
Dave Pegg - bass, vocals
Dave Mattacks - drums

disc one: (show) 71:32

1	Matty Groves						07:45
2	Solo								05:13
3	Sloth							14:13
4	It'll Take A Long Time //			03:51*
5	--Trevor intros next song & tuning	00:44
6	Dirty Linen						04:41
7	Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle	04:14
8	--Trevor intros Sandy				00:33
9	Like An Old Fashioned Waltz			04:57
10	Rising For The Moon				04:36
11	--Sandy and Trevor monologue		02:16
12	Ballad Of Ned Kelly				04:09
13	--Swarbrick monologue (joke)		03:01*
14	John The Gun //					00:32*
15	--Sandy intros next song & tuning		00:32
16	Down In The Flood					03:35
17	--Trevor intros last song & tuning		00:51
18	Sir B McKenzie's					05:44

disc two: (encores) 17:34

1	--1st encore applause				01:29
2	--Sandy intros next song & tuning		01:07
3	Who Knows Where The Time Goes	06:52
4	Six Days On The Road				03:24
5	--2nd encore applause 				00:29 *
6	Unidentified Instrumental			04:11

Flaws:
There are four uninterupted sequences on Jerry's reel. The * after timings indicates that track as being the end of one of those sequences.
Intermittent equipment buzzing on stage.  It primarily effects the quiet parts between songs during the first half of the set. 
The opening number, "Matty Groves," begins shortly in progress just before Sandy sings the first verse. 
"It'll Take A Long Time" and "John The Gun" are incomplete. 
"Hexamshire Lass" is introduced by Swarbrick during track 13, but was apparently not recorded.

Notes:  
Although not without issues, this is superior quality to all circulating copies of this recording and is more complete than most.  Unlike many versions making the rounds, "Like An Old Fashioned Waltz" is complete and the second encore is included. The second encore is an instrumental, but is not one of the standard Swarbrick fiddle medleys common to this era.  If anyone can better identify that last track, please do.

SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
120275	1974-04-27	Clark university	Worcester	MA
sbd (pre fm)reel master>cassette
116448	1974-05-10	Sanders Theatre, Harvard University	Cambridge	MA
sbd unk gen reel @ 7.5 ips, Jerry Moore's copy, transfer/mastering by Rob Berger, pitch/seed by Alan Bershaw

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