notes:
Tape Labeled: 1977 March 17 - Empire Pool, Wembley, Middlesex, England
generation: ?
original ? Gen.cassette label = Maxell XL II High Position 90x2
transferred by me in March 2005 from borrowed cassette tapes:
my playback deck = Philips (FCD485)
my audio card = Sound Blaster Live
recorded into HD via Cool Edit Pro
Maxell XL II High Position 90x2 > playback deck Philips (FCD485) > SoundBlasterLive > CEP > wav@48Khz
tape1:
SideA: Sheep / Pigs On The Wing p1 / Dogs / Pigs On The Wing p2 / Pigs
approx tot length: 46:24m
+ filler pig grunts (????)
SideB:
SOYCD 1-5 / Welcome To The Machine / Have A Cigar / Wish You Were Here
approx tot length: 32:45m
+ filler The Wall from Radio from ???
tape2:
SideB: (side A is 77.3.16) SOYDC 6-9 / U&T
approx tot length: 27:41m
total length of side ABC without fillers = 106:46m (runs fast)
notes:
This tape is a real upgrade to my other version. It's not any EX tape of course, sound quality varies from VG- to VG if you're in the right mood, but here the singing is clearly audible on the first set (on my other version is was almost impossible to catch the singing) and it's also crispier and brighter. Side B maybe has a less distinct difference in sound quality compared to my other version, cause in my other version the second set sounds better than the first, here in this tape I'd say the opposite.
What makes this a real upgrade to my other version (that's the version that circulated widely in the CD-traders circuit) is that here there's the genuine SOYCD 6-9 and U&T (In the common version they were from 77.3.18).
Speed is a bit fast, so I corrected it.
No post-processing have been done though I chose to set the stereo equalizer in a quite peculiar position for this transfer, to avoid the hiss to be too present in the recording and cover the performance.
substantial differences in contents between this tape and the version I had on CD are:
- 1 minute of soundscape intro less than on my other version (just audience talking is audible in that minute of recording more though there should be the sheep bleatings in the back if you're able to catch it)
- little tapeflip between POTW part 1 and Dogs, but nothing is missing, this is not in my other version (may have been corrected/patched?) .. I've left it as it's on the tape.
Due to problems indexing the files I left one big track per disc.