Although I already have a pretty nice copy of this show (AUD B+ maybe B+/A-), I downloaded the show because it is a Lampinski. Note that this was not one of the first batch of released shows, but is instead a later release categorized as an early recording. I think the implication is that the quality of the early recordings is not quite as good. I converted and sampled a track and it is quite listenable, but probably not as good as his later recordings. It was a very quick listen and I haven't graded the quality yet. I am looking forward to doing that. My initial recommendation would be to download this show as it is from a great "recording" artist. Thanks Doc!
I haven't compared this version with the other version I have, the Tooleman Boston Tea-FTO Party, but I checked my list and I graded the Tooleman as an AUD B+/A-, and this one is a straight AUD B+. The quiet parts sound great here but during the loud portions it is different to distinguish the instruments. I'm glad I listened to this one though, it is a great show. Thanks Dr. F!
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ReplyDeleteBoston Garden
Boston, MA
26 February 1974
Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski
CD1
01 Firebird Suite
02 Siberian Khatru
03 And You And I
04 Close to the Edge (spliced)
05 The Revealing Science of God (spliced)
CD2
01 The Remembering
02 The Ancient (spliced)
03 Ritual (spliced)
04 Roundabout
unknown model dictation style Tape Recorder
External Mono Microphone
Scotch cassettes
Mastered and FLAC'ed by Carl Morstadt (dantalion8@yahoo.com)
Master Cassette ->
Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction ->
M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 ->
CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files ->
Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) ->
CDWAV (track breaks) ->
dBpowerAMP Audio Converter (24-bit/96-KHz wav files converted to
16-bit/44.1 KHz wav files) ->
FLAC Front End (FLAC 8 with sector boundary alignment)
FLAC files tagged with Foobar2000 Live Show Tagger
No EQ'ing.
Although I already have a pretty nice copy of this show (AUD B+ maybe B+/A-), I downloaded the show because it is a Lampinski. Note that this was not one of the first batch of released shows, but is instead a later release categorized as an early recording. I think the implication is that the quality of the early recordings is not quite as good. I converted and sampled a track and it is quite listenable, but probably not as good as his later recordings. It was a very quick listen and I haven't graded the quality yet. I am looking forward to doing that. My initial recommendation would be to download this show as it is from a great "recording" artist. Thanks Doc!
ReplyDeleteI haven't compared this version with the other version I have, the Tooleman Boston Tea-FTO Party, but I checked my list and I graded the Tooleman as an AUD B+/A-, and this one is a straight AUD B+. The quiet parts sound great here but during the loud portions it is different to distinguish the instruments. I'm glad I listened to this one though, it is a great show. Thanks Dr. F!
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