| J-Card Comment | Mark Hollis: Vocals
Paul Webb: Bass & Vocals
Lee Harris: Drums
David Rhodes: Guitar & Vocals
Danny Cunmmings: Percussion
Phil Reis: Percussion
Ian Curnow: Keyboards
Rupert Black: Piano
Mark Feltham: Harmonica
This is not the official release from the same venue and tour, it has different tracks,
and I also have compared the tracks which are duplicated, they are definitely different versions.
It does not appear to be the same as the other Hammersmith 1986 show either, which I torrented a couple of months ago.
I have seen two dates listed as Hammersmith 1986 shows, but have no more information on if they did more performances,
or which ones were recorded, broadcast, or formed the official release.
Lineage:
FM broadcast > cassette tape > CDR > trade x? > EAC used to extract the .wav files > Soundforge (tracks 1 & 8 only)
When this was transferred to CD the record levels were slightly too high, so the peaks do clip a little,
but not so that the recoding is marred by this. The definition in the levels suggests that the original tape
recording was done with the record levels set correctly.
I have done some repair work to track 8 which had a tape flip in the end section. A couple of bars from the other
Hammersmith 1986 recording I have are spliced in. When the recording started again, it was initially in one track
only, and the levels started to distort for a second, then another gap.
I have kept all of the original recording, and done my best to equal out the levels and sound. It sounds as though
the tape may have been a bit worn at the start.
The source was so distorted, or changed in sound quality so much that a clean, unnoticeable patch could not be achieved,
but since this was in the harmonica solo, I wanted to keep as much of the performance true to that nights performance,
rather than dub in a clean section, but with a different performance.
I have also included the unedited version of this track, in case you wish to use that instead.
I have tidied out a short half word from the start of track 1, ' ...alk', and added a short fade in. |
