Thursday, April 7, 2011

PF - 1972-05-18 - Berlin (REC2 - Master - rev A)


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Dr. Forrester said...

Berlin 1972-05-18 (REC 2 - Master - rev A)


Label -.-
Date & Place Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany, May 18th 1972
Sound Quality EX/EX-
Source Audience (recorder 2 + recorder 1 for fills)
Generation cass[Master] > CDR(4) > SHN > WAV > Cool Edit Pro (remaster + 2nd source fills) > SHN

Additional lineage: SHN > SBE fix > FLAC level 8

Disc 1 (48:56)
1. SPEAK TO ME (2:18)
2. BREATHE (2:47)
3. ON THE RUN (jam) (5:24)
4. TIME / BREATHE (reprise) (6:54)
5. THE MORTALITY SEQUENCE (3:54)
6. MONEY (7:14)
7. US & THEM (7:29)
8. ANY COLOUR YOU LIKE (6:28)
9. BRAIN DAMAGE (4:00)
10. ECLIPSE (2:25)

Disc 2 (68:11)
1. ONE OF THESE DAYS (10:53)
2. CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE (13:24)
3. ECHOES (29:32)
4. SET THE CONTROLS FOR THE HEART OF THE SUN (14:21)


I came across this killer Dark Side concert recording, labeled simply (MASTER rec2) as an alternate to another lower quality source I already had (Lord of the Universe.) What an upgrade! Nice clear EQ, and mostly intact with few faults overall (rated at Ex/Ex-, and I think I'd agree.) However, this source did have a few annoying issues which tended to detract from the overall enjoyment of such a fiery show. Some of this faults included odd indexing, a few missing pieces, a number...a very, very _large_ number, actually...of mic taps, the odd electrical/digital crackle and spots of distortion here and there.

The quality of the recording nonetheless inspired me to put some time into whatever restoration plans I could muster. Here are some notes on the changes I've made:

- "MASTER rec2" source used for the main body, with "The Lord of the Universe" (rec 1) source serving to fill in gaps
- properly re-indexed the entire Dark Side show
- shifted the lead-in to the partial recording of One of These Days from the end of disc 1 to the beginning of disc 2, where it belongs
- joined the two parts of Any Colour You Like and two parts of Careful... seamlessly, deleting and smoothing out any gaps
- combined and re-indexed the 2nd disc titles, so as to include the intros with the title tracks for smoother flow
- used rec 1 source to fill missing sections of Us and Them, Echoes (small gaps), Set the Controls... and One of These Days (big gaps); concert now complete
- deleted several repetitions of the last minute or so of what was recorded during Set the Controls... on rec 2 source, hence the final time is not much longer than the original, but most of the end from rec 2 was just repeated filler, anyway
- attenuated and filtered a huge number mic taps/bumps, crackle, and odd noise incidents
- patched a fair number of drop-outs by amplification or cross-channel filling
- performed heavy EQ on filler source to brighten the sound for smoother transitions
- filtered rec 2 source very, very lightly for hiss
- faded in and out the start and end of disc 2 instead of abrupt cuts (disc 1 already had acceptable fades)

April 7, 2011 at 3:49 AM

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