Yes Jai Alai Fronton (or The Sportatorium) Miami, FL 1974-11-28
TheTooleMan edition, 2008
This recording is most notable for being the only capture of Yes playing "Siberian Khatru" on the 1974 Relayer tour. It's Patrick Moraz's first outing with the song, as far as I know, and he doesn't fuck it up too badly.
This torrent is a combination of two copies of the show from my collection. One is Highland's "Full of Nightmarish." The other copy is a set of SHN files of just the five tracks on disk one. The SHN files sound better than the two-disk audio set, which is recorded too loud and has a very dull sounding right channel.
Sound quality is definitely in the "OK" category, with a lot muddy bass. Most of the chatter by Jon was cut either during the taping or in the process of copying it for trading. I don't think any of the music is cut, though.
I didn't do any EQ work on the sound, but leveled out the volume between the left and right tracks and between the two sources so you can listen to the whole thing without destroying your speakers. So it's not what I'd call a "remaster," just a "tweaking."
Cha cha cha!
TheTooleMan July, 2008
Yes (at the time): Jon Anderson Chris Squire Steve Howe Alan White Patrick Moraz
Tracks:
Disk 1 - Sound Chaser (no Firebird) - Close to the Edge - To Be Over - The Gates of Delirium - And You And I
I listened to the 1st disc and thought it was an AUD B+ (quite worthwhile) then listened to the second disc and changed my grade to AUD B+/B. Now I see the Tooleman's notes and see that the first disc is a different, better source, so I'll grade D1 as AUD B+ and D2 as AUD B. Thanks Doc!
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Yes
Jai Alai Fronton (or The Sportatorium)
Miami, FL
1974-11-28
TheTooleMan edition, 2008
This recording is most notable for being the only capture of Yes playing "Siberian Khatru" on the 1974 Relayer tour. It's Patrick Moraz's first outing with the song, as far as I know, and he doesn't fuck it up too badly.
This torrent is a combination of two copies of the show from my collection. One is Highland's "Full of Nightmarish." The other copy is a set of SHN files of just the five tracks on disk one. The SHN files sound better than the two-disk audio set, which is recorded too loud and has a very dull sounding right channel.
Sound quality is definitely in the "OK" category, with a lot muddy bass. Most of the chatter by Jon was cut either during the taping or in the process of copying it for trading. I don't think any of the music is cut, though.
I didn't do any EQ work on the sound, but leveled out the volume between the left and right tracks and between the two sources so you can listen to the whole thing without destroying your speakers. So it's not what I'd call a "remaster," just a "tweaking."
Cha cha cha!
TheTooleMan
July, 2008
Yes (at the time):
Jon Anderson
Chris Squire
Steve Howe
Alan White
Patrick Moraz
Tracks:
Disk 1
- Sound Chaser (no Firebird)
- Close to the Edge
- To Be Over
- The Gates of Delirium
- And You And I
Disk 2
- Ritual
- Roundabout
- Siberian Khatru
I listened to the 1st disc and thought it was an AUD B+ (quite worthwhile) then listened to the second disc and changed my grade to AUD B+/B. Now I see the Tooleman's notes and see that the first disc is a different, better source, so I'll grade D1 as AUD B+ and D2 as AUD B. Thanks Doc!
It was the Fronton. I was there. Comfortable place, unlike the Sportatorium which was like Altamont every weekend.
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