| Tech Note | Bob Dylan
DAR Constitution Hall
Washington, DC USA
1989/10/17
vg to vg+ (w/ flashes of ex-) aud,
UNCIRCULATED MASTER
IMHO, this is very rare
(but I could be wrong)
Setlist & Fingerprints:
Track 01 - To Be Alone With You.flac:7fb51b82d0a9894dd93cf27ea2eb6faf
Track 02 - Man In The Long Black Coat.flac:14446ab64913e68c50140fb5a4f14dca
Track 03 - Man Of Peace.flac:7166ea2b6378e40fd8e5a9c7b481941a
Track 04 - I Want You.flac:ad3647e2a5dc62a14f9c15128c24ebbc
Track 05 - Ballad Of A Thin Man.flac:0be2da94891b9efb0f3f6dc56f7e8b7c
Track 06 - Highway 61 Revisited.flac:7ec8e04cfb31840df315a26fa223bca9
Track 07 - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue.flac:9027897030366d93cdcb8442e46efc32
Track 08 - Gates Of Eden.flac:1a83f3aeb66453475f7e2106544e9de3
Track 09 - Ode To Barbara Allen.flac:5d5d5eddf4123e9f50e3cffbc0afeaf5
Track 10 - Boots Of Spanish Leather.flac:6632905fef27728aa31eab275e909630
Track 11 - Everything Is Broken.flac:0a314b355a974186f7253da4f14f1b12
Track 12 - ITALTL, ITATTCry.flac:4a7bac738dbf0c7f03f68f3cecb7e1d8
Track 13 - Precious Memories.flac:a08b7823293d6eb5ddd357bfcc519f5c
Track 14 - In The Garden.flac:b157833a251f982b7f8d3fe7a10c648f
Track 15 - Like A Rolling Stone.flac:13e931fafaf91c52e3498c18fd4bdade
Track 16 - Most Of The Time.flac:831ed58ceb7a9c3a570ad9b17f470c54
Track 17 - All Along The Watchtower.flac:573e1f7bf88717f4681dbfc6a31aa2d5
ITALTL, ITATTCry = It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry.
CD one: 8 tracks, 43:19
CD two: 9 tracks, 43:36
TT: 86:55
This is the COMPLETE show : I was there, I know.
Sound quality:
very good to very good plus, 7.5-8.5/10 IMHO, as always.
Lineage:
Stereo tie mic > Sony Walkman WM-F46 analog tape recorder >
Maxell UDS-I 90 high-quality normal bias master tape >
JVC TD-W505 stereo double cassette deck >
AIWA XC-RW700 CD/CD recorder (created tracks here) >
Memorex Cool Colors 80 min. music CD-Rs >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (ripped CD-R to HD here) >
Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (retracked and edited wav files here) >
Trader's Little Helper (encoded wav to flac, level 8,
aligned on sector boundaries)
I WAS at this show with the taper so this description will be
a little longer than usual. Pretty clear instruments, usually
indistinct vocals. No distortion, no speed problems, virtually
no hiss, mild audience talking. I still have my Ticket Center
ticket stub from almost 20 years ago and here is what it says:
TIER-D ROW A SEAT 1. This was taped pretty close to the stage.
I do remember being on the left side of the stage, looking at the
audience from the stage. Check out the DAR Constitution Hall's
website for a seating chart and you'll see exactly where we were.
Herewith some random reminisences from that day so long ago:
It was a very nice fall evening right around the corner from the
White House. There was no security so no problem getting the gear
inside. Jason and The Scorchers opened for Bob and (no offense to
any readers) we both thought that they sucked. They were NOT recorded.
After a short intermission, Bob took the stage and the crowd went wild.
Bob seemed to be stumbling around the stage and the sound quality of
the show was not the greatest. Amazingly, what we heard with our own
ears is almost exactly what you'll hear on the recording. The vocals
were subdued but the instruments for the most part were very clear.
I don't think that the venue was to blame because I saw ABWH there
~ 5 months later and the sound was crystal clear. I have no logical
explanation for the vocal quality that night so perhaps we can blame
it on the sound man and be done with it. The crowd was psyched and there
was a small amount of talking going on but the music drowns almost all
of it out. The setlist is interesting and it was a good show.
Finally, this recording to my knowledge has never been released. I debated
about uploading this because it's not as good as the ones that I usually
upload but if you listen to this on headphones, I think that you'll
be somewhat impressed. Listening to this show initially on a car stereo
might be a mistake. There is one flaw: there was a tape flip towards the
end of Ode To Barbara Allen. The other side of that weld is very quiet and
then it quickly gains volume. That is an idiosyncrasy of the WM-F46 and there's
little that one can do about it. I upped this because I'm very sure that this
recording is extremely rare. I've never seen it ANYWHERE. There are experts
in the Dime congregation who can tell me if I'm right about the rarity of
this so please let me know if I'm right or wrong. This show was reviewed in
Rolling Stone a few weeks after the concert and the review was none too
flattering to Uncle Bob. If this is a rare show, I'm upping it in the hopes
that more people will open their personal vaults like I have and share the
wealth. I used to be a hoarder a long time ago and then it dawned on me that
hoarding is pretty senseless. You could sell the stuff and risk legal problems
down the line or you could just give it away for free and hope that others will
do the same. Dime et al. have increased my personal collection to the point of
idiocy and I'm just trying to pay back all the wonderful people who've given
me and us so much already. That's about all that I have, so let's wrap this up.....
No buy, no sell, no mp3. Please seed this as long as you can.
I will post a sample to help people decide if they want this
but trust me, it's a very good to very good plus quality
show (with flashes of ex minus !). Listen to this on headphones
for an enjoyable experience! If you have a better rendition of
this show, up it by all means. If you know what you're doing and
would like to remaster this, do it with my blessing.
Well, thanks for reading this and Mr. Natural would like to add
these few comments: have fun, don't freak out and by all means,
enjoy the concert!!!
jojogunne 3/20/2009 (March 20, 2009)
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