From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V19 #358 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Sunday, August 9 2015 Volume 19 : Number 358 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Fwd: NEW on DIME: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1984-09-29 Islington, UK Hope & Anchor (REAL fine, up close, stereo M2-AUD. UPGRADES previously DIMED versions. 1st-ever Egyptians gig & 1st Robyn public gig after Soft Boys breakup. Many unique arrangements [] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 19:24:47 -0400 From: lep Subject: Fwd: NEW on DIME: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1984-09-29 Islington, UK Hope & Anchor (REAL fine, up close, stereo M2-AUD. UPGRADES previously DIMED versions. 1st-ever Egyptians gig & 1st Robyn public gig after Soft Boys breakup. Many unique arrangements - ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: DIME Date: Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 2:53 AM Subject: NEW on DIME: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1984-09-29 Islington, UK Hope & Anchor (REAL fine, up close, stereo M2-AUD. UPGRADES previously DIMED versions. 1st-ever Egyptians gig & 1st Robyn public gig after Soft Boys breakup. Many unique arrangements To: DIME A new torrent has been uploaded to DIME. Torrent: 536353 Title: Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1984-09-29 Islington, UK Hope & Anchor (REAL fine, up close, stereo M2-AUD. UPGRADES previously DIMED versions. 1st-ever Egyptians gig & 1st Robyn public gig after Soft Boys breakup. Many unique arrangements) DimeTravel Size: 432.83 MB Category: Psychedelic Uploaded by: kneesfudd Info hash: beabdf771403a92cee3280c48ef8ee68f5a3f1e8 Description - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians 1984-09-29 _ Islington, London, England _ Hope & Anchor _ (M2-AUD ~ UPGRADE) First-ever live Egyptians* gig. Robyn's 1st live concert in over 2 years! ~*~ Meticulously remastered removing blemishes, without EQ ~*~ ! Believe this upgrades most commonly circulating versions ! 01. Sometimes I Wish I Was A Pretty Girl 02. Where Are The Prawns? 03. Acid Bird 04. Brenda's Iron Sledge 05. I'm Only You 06. -- talking & tuning -- 07. Flavour Of Night 08. -- talking -- 09. I Often Dream Of Trains 10. -- talking -- 11. The Cars She Used To Drive 12. America 13. Egyptian Cream 14. -- band intros -- 15. Only The Stones Remain 16. Face Of Death First Encore ::: 17. -- talking -- 18. Yodelling Hoover 19. Love Poisoning Second Encore ::: 20. Listening To The Higsons 21. Goodnight I Say Total Time ::: 1:11:28 ::: REAL fine up close stereo AUD. Check samples to decide if you need to join the fray. ::: Warts: Bit of AUD talk/noise here & there but it ain't a problem. Few mike bumps, mostly repaired. Surely missed a dropout or dullspot but healed most. Bit of clapping in #13. ::: * Show billed as 'Robyn Hitchcock & Chums', but was the first live gig with The Egyptians. ::: Robyn's first public gig in more than 2 years & the first post-Soft Boys one. ::: Sometimes circulates as 1984-09-19, but the gig was on a Saturday night & the 29th is confirmed. ::: CONTRAST CLAUSE: This is a known generation, quality upgrade, & 4+ minute longer version of http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=502942 ::: Robyn mentions the gig was a benefit, but not sure what the occasion was. Recording Information ::: unknown stereo cassette recorder -> master cassette -> 1st generation cassette -> 2nd generation Maxell UDS-II 90 cassette, Dolby B. Playback 2014-05-30 ::: 2nd generation Maxell UDS-II 90 cassette on Nakamichi 680ZX cassette deck, Dolby B on, azimuth & speed adjusted (pitched!) for individual recording, heads cleaned & demagnetized -> Sony Linear PCM Recorder PCM-M10 (LPCM 44.10kHz/16bit WAV files) -> computer -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, -.7 pitch (speed) fix with single pass after spectral analysis & with pitchpipe verification, NO equalisation] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2015-08-08. Line-up ::: Robyn Hitchcock - electric guitar, vocals // Roger Jackson - - keyboards // Andy Metcalfe - electric bass, keyboards, vocals // Morris Windsor - drums, vocals // Guest on some songs: James Fletcher - - saxophone. Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline. DimeTravel 149 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders! ::: Corrections welcome ::: SIMPLY SWELL, unique, early Egyptians tape with QUITE different arrangements of many songs, especially due to the Roger Jackson keyboard parts. Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Knees Support the artists! www.robynhitchcock.com Do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool! - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- You can use the URL below to download the torrent (you may have to login). http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=536353&hit=1 Take care! dimeadozen.org ### Mail queued to EzTorrent v0.6.6r393 async outbound mailer on 2015-08-08 at 06:51:14 GMT ### Mail forwarded to MTA by EzTorrent v0.6.6r393 async outbound mailer on 2015-08-08 at 06:53:03 GMT - -- "people with opinions just go around bothering one another." -- the buddha ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V19 #358 ********************************