Mermen

The Mermen
Inn of the Beginning
Cotati CA
January 30, 1998 (Friday)

Source: SBD feed + Microtech Gefell M300s  (8í stand, behind SBD) > Mackie 1202-VLZ > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (48K)
Transfer: DAT > Sony R500 > G5 Dual Mac (Peak/xACT) > FLACs (level 8)
Recording and mastering by Michael Zelner


CD1 (74:39)
1 Abalone Daze >
2 Quiet Surf
3 100-Foot Lemon
4 Ocean Beach
5 Emmylou Rides Clarence West Then South
6 (banter/tuning)
7 With No Definite Future. . .
8 Intro > Walking The Peach
9 Scalp Salad
10 Sponge Cookie
11 Raglan
12 Intro > Curve

CD2 (29:02)
1 Slipping The Glimpse
2 (tuning/banter)
3 The Goodbye
4 Miki's Lush Beehive
5 Honeybomb

total time: 1:43:41

11:15pm-1:00am


Jim Thomas: electric guitar
Allen Whitman: electric bass
Martyn Jones: drums

http://mermen.com
http://mermen.net




Mermen
Cubberly Community Center  
Palo Alto, CA  
03-20-98

Source: Onstage mics Soundfield ST-250 + vocals mics > Nagra D,ReelMaster > EQ > DAT > CDR
Taped by Jeff Silberman and Steve Brown
encoding: EAC(secure) > mkwact(seekable) mvernon54@attbi.com

shntool supplies track times and confirms tracks cut on sector boundaries

source disks via Michael McCarthy & Jeff Silberman

Disk 1 [60:47]
Set 1 
01. [07:08] Madagascar, 
02. [07:22] Varykino Snow, 
03. [07:04] Emmylou Rides Clarence West Then South, 
04. [10:54] 100 Foot Lemon, 
05. [04:10] Ocean Beach, 
06. [07:12] Pulpin' Line, 
07. [06:56] With No Definite Future..., 
08. [01:17] Attempt at Raglan
09. [08:40] Silly Elephany Who Stomps To Tea, 

Disk 2 [60:34]
Set 1 continued
01. [05:47] Sponge Cookie, 
02. [08:55] Curve, 
03. [08:06] Slipping The Glimpse, 
04. [08:15] To Be Naked And French Is Always Hard, 
05. [05:56] Miki's Lush Beehive, 
06. [11:14] My Black Bag 
E: 
07. [07:39] The Whales > 
08. [04:38] Jack The Ripper 

notes - 
no flaws detected

Band
Jim Thomas - Guitars
Allen Whittman - Bass
Martyn Jones - Drums

The Mermen
Todos Santos Plaza
Concord CA
June 10, 1998 (Wednesday)

Source: SBD (stereo feed) + MG M300s (front of stage) > Mackie 1202-VLZ > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (48K)
Transfer: DAT > Sony R500 > G5 Dual Mac (Peak/xAct> > FLACs (level 8) [May 2008]
Recording and mastering by Michael Zelner


CD1 (68:07):
 1. intro (MC)
 2. Quiet Surf
 3. Varykino Snow
 4. Emmylou Rides Clarence West Then South
 5. 100-Foot Lemon
 6. With No Definite Future...
 7. Dragonfly 
 8. Sponge Cookie
 9. intro > Curve
10. Pull Of The Moon

CD2 (23:37):
1. Miki's Lush Beehive
2. Abalone Daze
3. Honeybomb > Jack The Ripper
4. Splashin' With The Mermaid


total time: 1:31:44


Jim Thomas: electric guitar
Allen Whitman: electric bass
Martyn Jones: drums


- City of Concord "Music At Noon" (free concerts in the park)
http://www.ci.concord.ca.us/RECREATION/events/musnoon.htm


The Mermen, June 25, 1998, The Edge. Palo Alto CA

SOURCE: SBD feed + Soundfield ST250 (on stage, presuably Blumlein> Reference Audio Design mic preamp) > Mackie 1202-VLZ > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (48K) > Lucid PCI24 > Mac (Peak/Jam) > CD-R
DAT recording and CD-R mastering by Michael Zelner
Recording assistance by Jeff Silberman and Steve Brown

Tranfer: CD Masters > EAC (see log files for configuration) >
Shntool> Flac by Bill Gardner, b.gard@comcast.net

--CD1 64:04--
T01. Intro 1:26
T02. Quiet Surf 3:51
T03. 100-Foot Lemon 10:28
T04. Ocean Beach 4:08
T05. Emmylou Rides Clarence West Then South 6:36
T06. Varykino Snow 7:31
T07. To Be Naked And French Is Always Hard 5:27
T08. Dragonfly 7:00
T09. Honeybomb / Jack the Ripper 10:19
T10. With No Definite Future And No Purpose Other
T11. Than To Prevail
T12. Somehow. . . 7:12


--CD2 58:26--
T01. Slipping The Glimpse 7:12
T02. Intro / Curve 8:31
T03. banter/tuning 1:59
T04. Raglan 5:05
T05. Adventures In Paradise 2:57
T06. Slo Mo HVO 3:26
T07. Intro / Casbah > 3:51
T08. Latina 4:03
T09. The Whales Are Coming & Boy Are They Pissed 9:23
T10. banter/tuning 1:05
T11. [new song] 4:21
T12. banter/tuning 1:09
T13. The Goodbye 5:16

Total time: 2:02:26

Jim Thomas - guitar * Allen Whitman - bass *
Martyn Jones - drums
(Martyn's "last official show")

Special thanks to Michael for the discs.  This show smokes. 

Enjoy, 
Bill Gardner


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Mermen 
07/29/98
The Beach Chalet 
San Francisco, CA 
Benefit for the Rainforest Action Network. Billed as "The Little Mermen"

Source: SoundField ST250 > Nagra D > CDR
Taped and mastered by Jeff Silberman via Mike McCarthy

Encoding: EAC > mkwact > SHN (seekable) by mvernon54@attbi.com

Band:
Jim Thomas guitar 
Allen Whitman Bass
Martyn Jones Drums

Disk 1 [73:50]
Set 1
01. Abalone Daze
02. Latina
03. [untitled]
04. Run Don't Walk
05. Sukiyaki
06. Theme From Endless Summer
07. Brahms 3rd Symphony 3rd Movement
Set 2
08. Raglan
09. 100 Ft Jack Lemon
10. Splashin' With The Mermaid
11. Le Jizz Hot
12. Adventures In Paradise
13. Scarborough Fair 

Disc 2 [73:03]
Set 2 continued
01. Penetration
02. Ocean Beach
03. The Intractable Boy
Set 3
04. [untitled]
05. Krill Slippin'
06. Gulch Of Spleens
07. To Be Naked And French Is Always Hard
08. Quiet Surf
09. Between I And Thou
10. Bikini Beach
11. Bumble Bee
12. There Is A Tear
13. What Am I Always Waiting For
14. Joni Mitchell's House 

Disc 3 [17:03]
Set 3 continued
01. Sand
02. Pull Of The Moon
03. The Goodbye


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Mermen
12/31/98  
The Beach Chalet  
City San Francisco  
State CA  

Source: Soundfield ST250->Nagra D->DAT->CDR taped by Jeff Silberman and Steve Brown
Encoding: EAC > Cool Edit > shntool > mkwact > shn (seekable) by mvernon54@attbi.com

Thanks to Mike McCarthy for the disks!

Disk1 [66:06]
Set 1
01. Merry Go Round
02. 100 Foot Lemon
03. Ocean Beach
04. Varykino Snow
05. Emmylou Rides Clarence West Then South
06. With No Definite Future...
07. Unto The Resplendent
08. Honeybomb
09. Be My Noir

Disc 2 [67:53]
01. Latina >
02. Casbah
03. Raglan
04. Splashin' With The Mermaid
05. Le Jizz Hot
06. Gulch Of Spleens >
07. Auld Lang Syne
08. [untitled]
09. Sponge Cookie
10. White Trash Raga >
11. Curve >
12. Slipping The Glimpse
13. Adventures In Paradise
14. Theme From Endless Summer

Disc 3 [69:07]
01. Silly Elephant Who Stomped To Tea
02. Quiet Surf >
03. Madagascar
04. Unknown >
05. Penetration >
06. Bikini Beach
07. Here Kitty Kitty
08. Krill Slippin'
09. The Intractable Boy
10. [untitled]
11. The Goodbye
12. Pull Of The Moon

Band
Jim Thomas Guitar
Allen Whitmore Bass
Martyn Jones Drums
Comment 
The Mermen played one three hour set. The Beach Chalet had an New Year's Eve package costing $100 per couple. 
The package included a sit down dinner, dessert and champagne toast. About 10:30 the Mermen began and played 
and didn't stop until 1:30 or 1:45am 

flaws
d2t14 ~ 3:16 brief drop out removed
d3t1 ~ 9:04 diginoise, unrepairable
d3t6 ~ 3:07 gap with some audio lost
d3t12 ~ 6:22 mics bumped
the left channel looks to be clipped/limited occasionally though I didn't hear any impact from this

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SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
99196	1998-01-30	Inn of the Beginning	Cotati	Ca
Source: SBD feed + Microtech Gefell M300s (8Ã stand, behind SBD) > Mackie 1202-VLZ > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (48K) Transfer: DAT > Sony R500 > G5 Dual Mac (Peak/xACT) > FLACs (level 8) Recording and mastering by Michael Zelner
13392	1998-03-20	Cubberly Community Center	Palo Alto	CA
Onstage Soundfield ST-250 + vocals mics > Nagra D,ReelMaster > EQ > DAT > CDR. Taped by Jeff Silberman and Steve Brown via Michael McCarthy, encoded by Matt Vernon
92274	1998-06-10	Todos Santos Plaza	Concord	CA
Source: SBD (stereo feed) + MG M300s (front of stage) > Mackie 1202-VLZ > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (48K) Transfer: DAT > Sony R500 > G5 Dual Mac (Peak/xAct> > FLACs (level 8) [May 2008] Recording and mastering by Michael Zelner
19472	1998-06-25	The Edge	Palo Alto	CA
SOURCE: SBD feed + Soundfield ST250 (on stage, presuably Blumlein> Reference Audio Design mic preamp) > Mackie 1202-VLZ > Tascam DA-P1 > DAT (48K) > Lucid PCI24 > Mac (Peak/Jam) > CD-R DAT recording and CD-R mastering by Michael Zelner. Recording assistance by Jeff Silberman and Steve Brown Tranfer: CD Masters > EAC (see log files for configuration) > Shntool> Flac by Bill Gardner
16442	1998-07-29	Beach Chalet	San Francisco	CA
SoundField ST250 > Nagra D > CDR taped and mastered by Jeff Silberman via Mike McCarthy encoded by Matt Vernon
15545	1998-12-31	The Beach Chalet	San Francisco	CA
Soundfield ST250->Nagra D->DAT->CDR taped by Jeff Silberman and Steve Brown via Mike McCarthy encoded by Matt Vernon

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