Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band

Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band
2/16/95
The Zephyr Club
Salt Lake City, UT

Mono Soundboard / Audience Matrix: Sony TCD-D7 (Unknown Microphones)
DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-P1 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog Y Cables
CD Masters >Audacity (Minor Edits) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.37

Recorded By Jack Hunt
DAT Master Transfer, Audacity, FLAC, & Tags By OldNeumanntapr
Master Was Borrowed For Transfer

Set I
Disc I:
01. Crowd/Tuning/Intro
02. Finders Keepers
03. Tellin' My Friends All About You
04. The Harder They Come
05. I Put A Spell On You
06. Sugaree
07. Blues From The Rainforest
08. The System

Set II
Disc II:
01. Happy Birthday To Merl
02. Expressway
03. Boogie Lil' Bit
04. Talk/Band Intros
05. My Funny Valentine
06. Such A Lovely Night For Dancing

OldNeumanntapr Notes-
This show was recorded by Jack Hunt, my friend and taping partner from Salt Lake City, UT. Jack sent me a box of his DATs that he wanted transferred when his last DAT recorder died, and fortunately mine were still working. Sadly that is no longer the case, as all my DAT machines have given up the ghost, so I’m glad I was able to transfer it when I did. This recording came to me
as a two-channel matrix, with the board mix in one channel and the signal from the audience microphones in the other. It was very unsettling to listen to that way, so I used RCA Y cables to combine both channels, creating a monaural 50/50 matrix blend. I think the resulting recording is infinitely more listenable now than it was before. If I had a good mixer I could have panned each channel a bit to better simulate a wider simulated-stereo separation, and been able to give something other than a 50/50 split matrix, but alas I had no mixer available. Jack told me that the signal at the show was mixed in the way hence described, and he wanted me to put it on CD for him and make it easier to listen to, so I decided to combine the channels. I’m not sure if his D7 was the lead deck or he patched from another DAT recorder.

DO NOT Convert To MP3!
Enjoy! Share freely, don’t sell, play nice, don’t run with scissors, etc. ;)



Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band
Fox Theater
Boulder, CO
1995-08-09

DAT/SBD 16bit/44.1Khz

Set II

01. Tuning
02. Finders Keepers
03. Wonderin' Why
04. I Feel Like Dynamite
05. Banter
06. My Funny Valentine
07. After Midnight
08. Nostalgia
09. Fire On the Mountain
10. Moment of Silence... NFA Chant

BAND:
Merl Saunders - Keyboards/Vocals
Michael Hinton - Guitar/Vocals
Michael Oliver Warren - Bass/Keyboards/Vox
Vince Littleton - Drums/Percussion

Road Crew:
"Boots" Jaffe - Manager
Edwin DeShazo - Sound
Dan McGonagle - Drum Tech/Stage

This is Darkstar Dan's transfer of his DAT of set II of Merl's show on the night that Jerry died.  Here's one moment of silence that won't be edited out before sharing.

Enjoy this piece of history!

--mhg :: 2023-03-21


Merl Saunders & The Rainforest Band
The Ritz
Raleigh, NC
September 21, 1995

DISC 1:
01 Imagine
02 Sugaree >
03 The Harder They Come
04 Positively 4th Street
05 Finders Keepers

DISC 2:
01 Sunrise Over Haleakala >
02 Blues From The Rainforest
03 Funky System
Encore:
04 Dark Star

Source:  SBD DAT

Transfer by Robbie Dunn

MERL SAUNDERS & THE RAINFOREST BAND
October 21, 1995
Great Smoky Harvest Fest (Private Party)
Clinch Mountain, TN

Source:  SBD > MAC > C > C > SHN > CD

Disc 1
Set 1: (78:19 min)
1.	Welcome to the Basement
2.	Harder They Come
3.	My Funny Valentine
4.	Dark Star
5.	Boogie On Reggae Woman
6.	Paris Blues ->
7.	It's In The Air
Disc 2 (56:20 min)
1.	Blues from the Rainforest//
2.	//Space ->
3.	Fire on the Mountain ->
4.	Let's Go Get Stoned ->
5.	Bertha
6.	[Dead Air]
Encore:
7.	Dynamite

Notes:  ?The What's In This Box? Project 
	(TWIT Box #2 - 12/03)
	SFrosch (scott.frosch@gte.net)

SpinDoctor was used to convert incoming analog signal to a 44,100 Hz/16-bit stereo wave file.  SoundForge 5.0 was used to normalize volume levels of each ~45 min cassette side to -1.5dB and to add fade in/outs.  CoolEdit2000 was used to remove tape hiss and to boost treble.  CDWav was used to insert track markers.  The finished tracks were then converted to shn with mkwACT.  shntool len *.shn function was used to verify lack of sbe's and overall file quality.

Thanks to all involved with this special evening (especially Merl).  Ain't nothing like a party !  I still can't believe Merl agreed to play this gig.  The stage was on a deck built off of the back of a little cabin HIGH in the Smokies.....  Those lucky few of us in attendance were dancin' on the back lawn.  What a night !!.   -SF

merl saunders & the rainforest band
private party - clinch mountain, tn
1995-10-21

one set (122 min.)

disc 1
Welcome to the Basement, Harder They Come, My Funny Valentine, Dark Star, Reggae Woman, 
Paris Blues > It\'s In the Air

disc 2
Blues From the Rainforest, Space > Fire on the Mountain, E: Let\'s Go Get Stoned > Bertha

source: dsbd, DAT(1) provided by shawn c.
transfer: DAT(2)>cd(1)>eac>flac>you, by john m 2007-05-28


Merl Saunders - October 21, 1995
Clinch Mountain Harvest Festival
Steve and Tad’s House - Luttrell, TN

Recording Info:
SBD > DAT Master (Sony 59-ES/48k)

Transfer Info:
DAT Master (Tascam DA-40) > Tascam DA-3000 > Samplitude Pro X5 Suite > FLAC/48k
(2 Discs Audio / 1 DVD FLAC)

All Transfers and Mastering by Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
October 19, 2020

Notes:
-- Recorded by Alfred Millikan
-- Master tapes provided by Jack Wade
-- https://www.facebook.com/Clinch-Mountain-Harvest-Festival-October-21-1995-103151001591469

Setlist:
01 - Introduction
02 - Welcome To The Basement
03 - The Harder They Come
04 - My Funny Valentine
05 - Dark Star
06 - Boogie On Reggae Woman
07 - Paris Blues
08 - It's In The Air
09 - Blues From The Rainforest
10 - Fire On The Mountain
11 - Let's Go Get Stoned
12 - Bertha

Encore:
13 - Encore Break
14 - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)
15 - I Feel Like Dynamite


SHNTOOL OUTPUT:
   length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
    1:20.102      15379700 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.3356  01 Introduction.flac
   10:49.945     124789484 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5613  02 Welcome To The Basement.flac
   10:21.902     119405176 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5172  03 The Harder They Come.flac
   11:01.757     127057424 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.4581  04 My Funny Valentine.flac
   12:39.603     145843772 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.4832  05 Dark Star.flac
   11:03.539     127399556 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5232  06 Boogie On Reggae Woman.flac
    7:35.109      87380968 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5360  07 Paris Blues.flac
   12:28.111     143637368 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5517  08 It's In The Air.flac
   15:51.284     182646584 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.4912  09 Blues From The Rainforest.flac
   16:07.456     185751556 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5485  10 Fire On The Mountain.flac
    4:38.933      53555184 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5238  11 Let's Go Get Stoned.flac
    7:26.122      85655436 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.6430  12 Bertha.flac
    1:38.855      18980252 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.3865  13 Encore Break.flac
    2:38.838      30496884 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5811  14 Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).flac
    4:10.123      48023752 B   cxx   --   ---xx   flac  0.5794  15 I Feel Like Dynamite.flac
  129:51.679    1496003096 B                            0.5254  (15 files)



merl saunders &amp; the rainforest band
steve and tad's house, private party
clinch mountain, tn
1995-10-21

one set (2:01:46)
01- intro &gt;
02- welcome to the basement &gt;
03- harder they come
04- my funny valentine
05- dark star
06- boogie on reggae woman
07- paris blues &gt;
08- it's in the air
09- blues from the rainforest
10- space &gt; fire on the mountain
11- let's go get stoned &gt;
12- bertha

source: DSBD
transfer: DAT(2)/sony pcm r500&gt;marantz pmd661&gt;cdwave&gt;tlh(flac) 16b/48khz by john m 2013-01-23



Merl Saunders and The Rainforest Band - November 8, 1995
The Paragon - Tucson, AZ

Source: SBD > VHS Master (Audio Only)

Transfer: VHS Master (Audio Only) > Mastering 12/11 > FLAC/16

FOH Mix: Edwin DeShazo

Recorded and Mastered by: Jim Blackwood

Set 1

t01 - Sister Sadie
t02 - Who's Been Talkin'
t03 - Imagine >
t04 - Space
t05 - Dark Star
t06 - Sugaree
t07 - I Put A Spell On You
t08 - Ain't Nobody's Business
t09 - It's in the Air (Konfusion)
t10 - Fire On The Mountain

Set 2

t11 - After Midnight
t12 - Dance Of The Pink Dolphins
t13 - Happy Birthday..
t14 - Boogie Lil' Bit
t15 - Do I Move You?
t16 - Forest Dance
t17 - Dynamite


Merl Saunders - hammond b3 organ, synthesizer, vocals
Michael Hinton - guitar, background vocals
Michael Warren - bass, background vocals
Vince Littleton - drums, percussion, background vocals
Mariana - vocals, background vocals

FLAC and 1st seeding on 12-30-11 by Jim Blackwood

This was recorded for broadcast on the radio program 'Dead Air' - 91.3 FM KXCI Community Radio in Tucson, AZ - with portions broadcast on November 11, 1995.

http://www.kxci.org/deadair

Merl Saunders 1934-2008 - RIP


SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
134991	1995-02-16	Zephyr Club	Salt Lake City	UT
Soundboard / Audience Matrix: Sony TCD-D7 (Unknown Microphones) DAT Master Transferred: Tascam DA-P1 >HHb CDR 800 PRO Via Analog Y Cables CD Masters >Audacity (Minor Edits) >FLAC (Level 8) + Tags Via xACT 2.37
164063	1995-08-09	Fox Theater	Boulder	CO
DAT/SBD 16bit/44.1Khz
103349	1995-09-21	The Ritz	Raleigh	NC
Source: SBD DAT Transfer by Robbie Dunn
40150	1995-10-21	Private Party	Clinch Mountain	TN
Source: SBD > MAC > C > C > SHN > CD
95225	1995-10-21	Private Party	Clinch Mountain	TN
source: dsbd, DAT(1) provided by shawn c. transfer: DAT(2)>cd(1)>eac>flac>you, by john m 2007-05-28
152730	1995-10-21	Private Party	Clinch Mountain	TN
Recording Info: SBD > DAT Master (Sony 59-ES/48k) Transfer Info: DAT Master (Tascam DA-40) > Tascam DA-3000 > Samplitude Pro X5 Suite > FLAC/48k
136047	1995-10-21	Private Party	Clinch Mountain	TN
source: DSBD transfer: DAT(2)/sony pcm r500>marantz pmd661>cdwave>tlh(flac)
151481	1995-11-08	Paragon	Tucson	AZ
Source: SBD > VHS Master (Audio Only) Transfer: VHS Master (Audio Only) > Mastering 12/11 > FLAC/16

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