notes as they came with the files:
Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski
Nakamichi 550 Tape Recorder
Two Nakamichi CM-300 Microphones
Maxell 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) ->FLAC Front End (FLAC 8)
FLAC files tagged with Foobar2000 Live Show Tagger
No EQ'ing.
A 16-bit/44.1-KHz flac16 version of this recording is also available.
Dan Lampinski recorded over 100 concerts in the Providence/Boston area, mostly
between 1974 and 1978. His earliest recordings were made with an internal
microphone deck, and though they are somewhat lo-fi compared to his later work,
some very great moments in rock history were captured for posterity. In late
1974 he bought a Sony TC-152SD tape recorder, a Sony ECM-99 stereo microphone,
and began using Maxell cassettes. He was also fortunate enough to have a friend
who provided excellent taping seats for many shows, resulting in high quality
recordings. In 1977, he switched over to a Nakamichi 550 tape recorder, two
Nakamichi CM-300 microphones, and continued using Maxell cassettes.
He recorded many of the major 70's bands: Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Queen, Blue
Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP, Kiss, Black Sabbath, The Who, Al
Stewart, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Supertramp, Jean-Luc Ponty,
Moody Blues, Neil Young, The Faces, Rush, Rick Wakeman, Kansas, as well as
several "under the radar" acts.
Since Dan never traded copies of his recordings, they are all essentially
uncirculated. Some copies were made for friends, but these releases are the
first time most of these recordings have ever seen the light of day, and are
direct from his master cassettes. No EQ'ing has been done to any of the
transfers. Feel free to EQ, matrix, patch, etc and re-post if you like, just
give Dan credit for the original recording.
Dan was very meticulous about taking good care of his tapes and is very pleased
that these recordings will now circulate among the trading community. Please
honour his kindness and generosity by sharing these recordings freely.
The transfers are available as 16bit/44.1KHz flac files suitable for CD burning,
and also as 24bit/96KHz flac files for those who prefer the higher resolution.
Always remember - the more generous you are with your music, the more it comes
back to you.
Kev & Carl
June 2009
words from the taper: "The Pink Floyd legend had grown to
historical and hysterical proportions by 1977. I was incredibly pumped up for
this concert...about as excited for any show I'd ever attended. While I'm not
responsible for the fireworks (never quite got that fan mode of response for
Floyd)...I am responsible for numerous outbursts of sheer joy and amazement over
what we were experiencing. The mighty Floyd performing Wish You Were Here and
Animals. It just could not be any better for an avowed proghead such as myself!
I usually was quite reserved while recording...well not on this night...as I was
determined to have a good time...and I certainly did. If I was holding one of
the Nak mics...if I was monitoring the levels and tape flips...if I even carried
the heavy Nak deck on my puny shoulders (actually I think I floated into the
Garden that evening)...well I recall none of that. I just recall a fabulous
show! Given my euphoric state of mind I was fortunate to get any kind of
recording; albeit a good one. This one is quite personal for me...as it captures
the way I felt about seeing all the great performance bands of the 70's. It
outwardly expresses the inner joy of many other concert experiences (where I
normally concentrated on capturing a good recording.) I trust others will relate
to an excited twenty-two year old being exactly where he wanted to be...in that
space and time." -
Dan Lampinski
