Melvin Sparks Band

Melvin Sparks Band
3/31/06
Mexicali Blues Cafe'
Teaneck,NJ

Source:Neuman Skm 140's->Lunatec V2->Sony SBM1->Tascam DA-P1
Transfer:Tascam DA-20 mkII->HHB CDR-850->EAC->Flacfrontend

mastered and transfered by Frank D'Auria


d1
t01.
t02.
t03.
t04.
t05.
d2
encore
t01.
t02.



Melvin Sparks Band
5-20-06
Springfest
Rivers Edge Campground
Connelsville, Pa

Source: Sennheiser K/6 ME66's> Denecke AD-20> Sony PCM-M1
Lineage: Fostex D-5> Audiophile 192> Sony Soundforge 7.0> CD Wav Editor> Flac (level 8)
Mics: DFC, PAS, 40' back 10' high
Taped & Transferred By Jim Mimna

1. Check!
2. Gator Boogaloo
3. Fire Eater
4. Charlie Brown
5. Pick Up The Pieces
6. Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself
7. Funky Good Time> Midnight Hour w/ Drum Solo

Notes: Some missing audio during the end of the first track and into the second due to bad digital interconnect.  The lost time has been removed, with the track fades between track 2 & 3.
These guys smoke!


Melvin Sparks Band
Big Easy
Portland, ME
October 21, 2006

Source: Master DSBD >24 bit mod. SBM1 > Tascam DA-PI recorded by Jim Ratner
Transfer: Casio DA-7 > M-Audio Audiophile 2496 @ 24 bit / 48 kHz >
WaveLab 5.0 (L3 Multimaximizer) > dithered to 16 bit / 44.1 kHz > CD Wave > Flac
Transfers, Mastering and Seeded to bt.etree.org by Bill Koucky March 2007

Band 
Melvin Sparks � Guitar
"Big" Paul Wolstencroft - B3� Hammond Organ
Shawn" doublefoot" Hil l-Drums

Disc 1		63:04
1.	 
2.	 
3.
4.	Band Intros 
5.	Pick Up The Pieces
6.	Les Brers in A Minor

Disc 2 		42:51
1.	 
2.	- Enter Nigel Hall horns
3.	Funky Good Time
4.	

Melvin Sparks Band
October 27, 2006
Thunderbird Cafe
Pittsburgh, PA

Source: SBD>Tascam DA-P1(44.1k)
Transfer: DAT(m)>Sony DTC-A6>Audiophile 2496>Soundforge 6.0>CD Wave Editor 1.71>FLAC Frontend 1.7.1

01. intro
02. Alligator Boogaloo
03. Fire Eater
04. Miss Riverside
05. Midnight Creeper
06. Thank You
07. Funky Good Time

Taped & Transferred by: Gil Galdieri



Melvin Sparks Band
October 27, 2006 (Friday)
Thunderbird Cafe
Pittsburgh, PA

Recordist	: Jay Gould
Location	: bungeed to the soundboard, slightly right of center, ~8' high
Mic Config	: A|B, pointed at speakers
Source		: Neumann KM184 > Sound Devices MP-2 > Sony SBM-1 > Sony TCD-D8 > DAT Master
Recorded Format	: 16 bit, 44.1 kHz
Conversion	: DAT Master > Tascam DA-20MKII > Tascam CD-RW700 > CD-R Master > Exact Audio Copy v0.99 prebeta 4 > .WAV > FLAC
Editing		: none
Final Format 	: 16 bit, 44.1 kHz
Tracking	: tracked in real time with the Tascam CD-RW700
Compression	: FLAC v1.1.2, FLAC Frontend v1.7.0.1, Level 8, Sector Boundaries Aligned

 DAT > CD-R transfer performed by Jay Gould.
 CD-R > FLAC transfer performed by Tim Burke (tburke@upstatetapers.org) on January 23, 2009.

 79m 16s
 t01.
 t02. 
 t03.
 t04. 
 t05.
 t06. 
 t07.

Personnel:
 Shawn Hill - drums
 Judd Nielsen - Hammond B3 organ
 Melvin Sparks - electric guitar, vocals
 
FLAC Fingerprint
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msb2006-10-27t02.flac:e16fc3698925005d997729596d0ed552
msb2006-10-27t03.flac:3488be42fff565220518a1d61eb78ff4
msb2006-10-27t04.flac:52e28fc8ce27c52a52ba5cc50357c34b
msb2006-10-27t05.flac:d3cab2fe14cd30d8dd95bd0cb1e1619b
msb2006-10-27t06.flac:7b7a09a29a29fc4091e1261c71acb528
msb2006-10-27t07.flac:b1c7bd2d0ac672c033b30147c7727937

SHNID	Date	Venue	City	State
35020	2006-03-31	Mexicali Blues Cafe	Teaneck	NJ
Source:Neuman Skm 140's->Lunatec V2->Sony SBM1->Tascam DA-P1 Transfer:Tascam DA-20 mkII->HHB CDR-850->EAC->Flacfrontend mastered and transfered by Frank D'Auria
125937	2006-05-20	Springfest @ Rivers Edge Campground	Connelsville	PA
Source: Sennheiser K/6 ME66's> Denecke AD-20> Sony PCM-M1 Lineage: Fostex D-5> Audiophile 192> Sony Soundforge 7.0> CD Wav Editor> Flac (level 8) Taped by: Jim Mimna Transferred by: Jim Mimna
83840	2006-10-21	The Big Easy	Portland	ME
Melvin Sparks Band 10-21-2006 Big Easy, Portland, ME DSBD
80200	2006-10-27	Thunderbird Cafe	Pittsburgh	PA
Source: SBD>Tascam DA-P1(44.1k) Transfer: DAT(m)>Sony DTC-A6>Audiophile 2496>Soundforge 6.0>CD Wave Editor 1.71>FLAC Frontend 1.7.1
97130	2006-10-27	Thunderbird Cafe	Pittsburgh	PA
Source: Neumann KM184 > Sound Devices MP-2 > Sony SBM-1 > Sony TCD-D8 > DAT Master Lineage: DAT Master > Tascam DA-20MKII > Tascam CD-RW700 > CD-R Master > Exact Audio Copy v0.99 prebeta 4 > .WAV > FLAC

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