| Identifier | 9810123 |
| Created At | Tue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) |
| Media Type | FLAC |
| Sound Rating | B |
| Note | A Little Rough But Listenable. Some Overload / Bass Distortion Throughout.
Taper Paused Tape Between Many Songs. ************************************************************** ::: Warts: Tapes in great shape overall. Taper shut off deck 'tween many trax. SLIGHT overload/bass distortion thruout but NOT a problem except #6 when master levels were likely too high. #9 cuts (after 7&1/2 minutes!). #10 starts late (tape flip?), has 2 ~1 second splice/glitches & 1st 1&1/2 mins had some extreme volume fluctuations, now fixed(!) but left a bit of xtra hum/hiss in places. Completely fixed most dropouts&dullspots but surely missed a few. ::: JOYFUL sounds, mind-boggling performance, sublimely psychedelic. The INTENSE almost 12(!) minute (incomplete!) "Hall Of The Mountain King" is a FIRST CLASS tutorial of what Bay Area psychedelic music was all about, including ragas & feedback dimentia. Let yr hair down! ::: These "exact dates unknown" recordings came as a set titled "Avalon Shows Late 1966". ::: More volumes forthcoming assuming they're all really unissued & don't duplicate other common ROIOs. Quality varies. ::: NOT the same Avalon late 1966 version of "Down On Me" as on the "Blow All My Blues Away" collection. ::: Janis Joplin debuted live with Big Brother & The Holding Company either June 10 or 24, 1966. ::: Possible set change between 6&7 (or recording level reduction) but clearly seems the same source & location. ::: I'd be happy to see an upgrade surface, however, this remaster fixes a lot of the recording's issues. ::: VERY detailed comparison notes to commercially released (OTHER!) versions of these songs noted below. ::: Nothing found duplicating any other NON-commercially released sources online or in my collection. If you know different, do tell. ::: This one goes out to who offer their thanks and/or upload. Hats off to you. Recording Information ::: unknown mono recording equipment -> master mono AUD (almost certainly a reel) -> unknown analog generations (not many!) -> unknown (low) generation Maxell MX-90 cassette, Dolby B on. Playback 2014-01-06 ::: unknown (low) generation Maxell MX-90 cassette on Nakamichi 680ZX cassette deck, Dolby B on, azimuth & speed adjusted (pitched!) for individual recording, heads cleaned & demagnetized -> Sony Linear PCM Recorder PCM-M10 (96kHz/24bit WAV files) -> computer -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, further speed fix -%1.8 single pass after spectral analysis & with pitchpipe verification, very light EQ applied to increase a bit of high end only], dithered down to 44.10kHz/16bit WAV files (CD-R burnable) -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2014-04-12. Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline. Line-up ::: Janis Lyn "Pearl" Joplin - vocals // Sam Houston Andrew III - electric guitar // "Saint" James Gurley - electric guitar // Peter Albin - electric bass // David Getz - drums. DimeTravel 041 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders! ::: Corrections welcome ::: This is one MIGHTY fine ball o' fiery, hallucinatory, experimental, tripped out, consciousness-expanding, psychoactive Big Brother, with Janis shining gloriously like some shimmering star over psychotomimetic layers of stupendous musical exuberance. It should shiver some of Mr. Natural's timbers, lay some pedal to some easy rider metal & leave some drooling, half-crazed hippies with their roaches smoldering on their clips while they gaze at brilliant rainbow-colored explosions in far-off never-never-lands in other galaxies well beyond the physical explorations of humankind. ∞X∞X∞X∞X∞X∞X∞ Some music notes made during mastering... "It's A Deal" REALLY sounds a lot like the pre-Dead Warlocks! The RIPPIN'(!) "Combination Of The Two" has some lovely, VERY demented psychedelic guitar (and great vocal barking noises about 3:50 in). The version of "Hall Of The Mountain King" is TRULY EPIC & mind-blowing (more notes above) & is almost twice as long as the commercial CD version from another show. "All Is Loneliness" has a very cool FULL MINUTE intro before the lyrics with a couple of unusual parts. "Blow My Mind" has an extremely fun, heavy guitar jam & is MUCH longer, slower & far more interesting & psychedelic than the issued, different show, version on "Cheaper Thrills". Overall this material leaves the commercially released "Cheaper Thrills" wallowing in the proverbial dust for performance intensity. This is Big Brother at Mach 1000 acid speed. Be sure to install new window wipers, charge yr batteries, suspend yr cognitive mind & have yr guide channel a little of Leary's ghost before the trip. Remember, "You can not grow a tree, only plant a seed." What'd he say? His noodles are on fire, his ears are inside out, his fingers are fish sticks on parade, he ain't travelin' on no sanity highway. It's the cosmic feather for that headcase & this is just what should tickle his fancy. I done walked over the Golden Gate Bridge & do you remember which SF 60s musician was flyin' a LITTLE too hIgH at 3AM goin' home from a gig & tried to order a hamburger at the tollbooth? Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Knees |
| Source Info | Audience Reel |
| Traded From | Obie's Treasure Chest |
| Trades Allowed |
Performance
| Big Brother & The Holding Company 1966-??-?? Avalon Ballroom, San Francisco, CA | |
|---|---|
| Set 1 | I Know You Rider It's A Deal Call On Me Combination Of The Two Farewell Song Coo-Coo Easy Rider Down On Me All Is Loneliness// Hall Of The Mountain King Blow My Mind Harry Ball & Chain |
| Set 2 | |
| Set 3 | |
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