| Identifier | 8401117 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | 2 CD |
| J-Card Comment | 9 November 1983 Elliot Mazer Demos Rhythmic Studios San Francisco, CA tracks recorded: 01 That Beat 02 Walter's Theme 03 Walter BBQ Ad 04 Cushy Tush 05 Burning Down 06 All The Right Friends 07 Windout 08 Femme Fatale 09 Burning Hell 10 The Lion Sleeps Tonight 11 Skank 12 All The Right Friends 13 So. Central Rain 14 Letter Never Sent 15 Little America 16 Camera 17 Second Guessing 18 Harborcoat 19 Seven Chinese Brothers 20 Just A Touch 21 Pretty Persuasion 22 Pale Blue Eyes 23 Time After Time (Annelise) 24 Ages Of You ---- 25 Jazz Lips (from 4 October 1981 - Drive-In Studio, Winston-Salem, NC) I recorded this into Adobe Audition from a cassette deck and applied a noise filter, which in some cases, may have been excessive. I have no idea how many generations my cassette is from the master, but if you don’t have it, you won’t want to pass this up. The last song, “Jazz Lips” is usually tacked onto the end, though it was recorded on October 4, 1981, the day after their initial Chronic Town sessions commenced. Excerpt from Adventures in Hi-Fi by Rob Jovanovic and Tim Abbott: On 9 November, the group were on the other side of the country in San Francisco for a one-day trial recording session with Elliot Mazer, known for his production work with Neil Young. They recorded a staggering twenty-three songs in that one day at Rhythmic Studios, many showing off their, sometimes hidden, humor. For a ridiculous version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” Michael sang at the top of his voice and Mike and Bill sang the “Wimowehs”. Other oddities included “Cushy Tush”, a mock commercial for an invented brand of toilet tissue (“Your family deserves the best in asswipe!”), and “Walter’s Theme”, an ad for Walter’s Bar-B-Q, a regular Athens haunt of the band, especially Peter. The rest of the material recorded was mostly newer compositions that were definites for the next album (“Letter Never Sent”, “Camera” and “Second Guessing”) along with some older songs (“Just A Touch”, “All The Right Friends” and “Pretty Persuasion”) which had yet to take their place on a commercial release. The band enjoyed working with Mazer and were more than happy with his results, though they still wanted to work with Mitch Easter and Don Dixon. To make a compromise, they invited him to work with Mitch and Don for the next album, though later everyone agreed that having three producers might complicate things, so the original pair were once again booked for the new album. |
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Performance
| R.E.M. 1983-11-09 Rhythmic Studios, San Francisco, CA | |
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| Set 1 | That Beat Walter's Theme Cushy Tush Burning Down All The Right Friends (Take 1) Windout Femme Fatale Burning Hell The Lion Sleeps Tonight Skank (Marble Table) All The Right Friends So. Central Rain Letter Never Sent (Take 2) Little America Camera Second Guessing (Take 1) Second Guessing (Take 2) Harborcoat 7 Chinese Brothers Just a Touch Pretty Persuasion Pale Blue Eyes Time After Time |
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| Comment | Excerpt from Adventures in Hi-Fi by Rob Jovanovic and Tim Abbott. "On 9 November, the group were on the other side of the country in San Francisco for a one-day trial recording session with Elliot Mazer, known for his production work with Neil Young. They recorded a staggering twenty-three songs in that one day at Rhythmic Studios, many showing off their, sometimes hidden, humor. For a ridiculous version of “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” Michael sang at the top of his voice and Mike and Bill sang the “Wimowehs”. Other oddities included “Cushy Tush”, a mock commercial for an invented brand of toilet tissue (“Your family deserves the best in asswipe!”), and “Walter’s Theme”, an ad for Walter’s Bar-B-Q, a regular Athens haunt of the band, especially Peter. The rest of the material recorded was mostly newer compositions that were definites for the next album (“Letter Never Sent”, “Camera” and “Second Guessing”) along with some older songs (“Just A Touch”, “All The Right Friends” and “Pretty Persuasion”) which had yet to take their place on a commercial release. The band enjoyed working with Mazer and were more than happy with his results, though they still wanted to work with Mitch Easter and Don Dixon. To make a compromise, they invited him to work with Mitch and Don for the next album, though later everyone agreed that having three producers might complicate things, so the original pair were once again booked for the new album." |