Friday, February 18, 2022

David Bowie Hunky Geordie Tapes Volume 14 (Rev A)

HUG111CD AN AGELESS HEART

DAVID BOWIE - Toronto 1983-09-03

Canadian National Exhibition Grandstand, Toronto, Canada

Audience recording
Lineage: TDK SA90 tape x 1½ (Arcorman)
           Transfer (100PCB): Nakamichi CR7 > Benchmark ADC1 > Marantz digital recorder to SD card > FLAC
           Processing (steve23yh): iZotope RX2 denoiser tool for light hiss removal > Goldwave for track splits etc > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 2
Artwork: included
Total running time: Disc 1: 52:37; Disc 2: 60:22

Tracks:

Disc 1

1. Introduction
2. Look Back In Anger
3. Heroes
4. What In The World
5. Golden Years
6. Fashion
7. Let's Dance
8. Breaking Glass
9. Life On Mars?
10. Sorrow
11. Cat People
12. China Girl
13. Scary Monsters
14. Rebel Rebel
15. White Light/White Heat

Disc 2

1. Station To Station
2. Cracked Actor
3. Ashes To Ashes
4. Space Oddity
5. band introductions
6. Young Americans
7. Fame
8. TVC 15
9. Star
10. Stay
11. The Jean Genie
12. Modern Love

Notes

Light hiss removal with iZotope RX2 denoiser tool
Volume boost throughout (200%)
Running ridiculously fast (like chipmunks) - speed corrected with factor of 92%
Does seem to be residual noise from probable previous recording - only audible on quiet bits.

Fade out between Life On Mars? and Sorrow - removed, clean.
Fade out between China Girl and Scary Monsters - removed.

Tape flip between Scary Monsters and Rebel Rebel.  Affects the join, repaired as best as I could.
Fade and gap between TVC 15 and Star (encore break).  Crowd noise only.
Tape flip between Star and Stay - simple join in crowd noise.
Gap between The Jean Genie and Modern Love removed, clean.
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 1983
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015





HUG112CD THE MASTER DEALERS

Tin Machine - Hamburg 1989-06-22

The Docks, Hamburg, Germany

Audience recording
Lineage: Sony SA90 Tape (Arcorman MASTER) >
           Transfer (100PCB): Nakamichi CR7 > Benchmark ADC1 > Marantz digital recorder to SD card > FLAC
           Processing (steve23yh): iZotope RX2 denoiser tool for light hiss removal > Goldwave for track splits etc > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 1
Artwork: included
Total running time: 66:08

Track listing:

1. Introduction
2. Amazing
3. Sacrifice Yourself
4. Heaven's In Here
5. Working Class Hero
6. Tin Machine
7. Sorry
8. Country Bus Stop
9. Bus Stop
10. Run
11. Maggie's Farm
12. I Can't Read
13. Baby Can Dance
14. Pretty Thing
15. Crack City
16. Under The God

Fix Notes:

iZotope RX2 denoiser to remove light hiss

Tape flip between Maggie's Farm and I Can't Read.  Mostly crowd noise, also clips some of David's chat.
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 2013
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015






HUG113CD PRINCESS IN STONE

TIN MACHINE - Florence 1991-10-08

Palazetto dello Sport, Florence, Italy

Audience recording
Lineage: Maxell XLII C90 tape (AndreF - first/second gen)
   Transfer (100PCB): Nakamichi CR7 > Benchmark ADC1 > Marantz digital recorder to SD card > FLAC
           Processing (steve23yh): iZotope RX2 denoiser tool for light hiss removal > Goldwave for track splits etc > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 2
Artwork: included
Total running time: Disc 1: 50:06; Disc 2: 45:54

Track listing:

Disc 1

1. Tin Machine
2. Goodbye Mr Ed
3. I Can't Read
4. You Belong In Rock & Roll
5. One Shot
6. Betty Wrong
7. Stateside
8. Amlapura

Disc 2

1. Baby Universal
2. Go Now
3. Sacrifice Yourself
4. You Can't Talk
5. Sorry
6. Debaser
7. If There Is Something
8. Heaven's In Here
9. Pretty Thing
10. A Big Hurt

Fix notes:

iZotope RX2 denoiser tool for light hiss removal.
Volume boost - 200%.

Small gap in crowd noise after Stateside removed - seamless.
Tape flip between Amlapura and Baby Universal - seamless
Gap between Heaven's In Here and Pretty Thing (encore break) removed
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 2013
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015






HUG114CD WHAT'S YOUR GAME?

DAVID BOWIE - Edinburgh 1973-01-06

Empire Theatre, Edinburgh

Audience recording
Lineage: Maxell UD90 tape (Noggin) > Denon DRM-500 tape deck > direct wire > iZotope RX2 denoiser to remove hiss > Goldwave for track splits > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 1
Artwork: included
Total running time: 59:08

Tracks:

1. Introduction
2. Let's Spend The Night Together
3. Hang On To Yourself
4. Ziggy Stardust
5. Changes
6. The Supermen
7. Five Years
8. The Width Of A Circle
9. Life On Mars?
10. John I'm Only Dancing
11. Moonage Daydream
12. The Jean Genie
13. Suffragette City
14. Rock'n'Roll Suicide

Notes

iZotope RX2 denoiser used to remove hiss
Volume reshaped across the piece

Gap in crowd noise between The Width Of A Circle and Life On Mars?  Fade-out/in to rectify.  Small sound flaw (tape pause?) also removed from here.
Gap at start of The Jean Genie.  Fade-out/in.
Gap @ 1:49 in The Jean Genie: removed.  Small amount of music lost.
0.4-14 seconds peaks readded with iZotope RX2 declipper tool, to address oversaturation.
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 2013
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015






HUG115CD GOOD GOD! SHE'S THERE

DAVID BOWIE - Frejus 1990-08-13

Les Arenes, Frejus, France

Audience recording
Sony Chrome C90 (AndreF, first gen)
           Transfer (100PCB): Nakamichi CR7 > Benchmark ADC1 > Marantz digital recorder to SD card > FLAC
           Processing (steve23yh): iZotope RX2 denoiser tool for light hiss removal > Goldwave for track splits etc > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 1 (90 minute disc)
Artwork: included
Total running time: 89:31

Tracks:

1. Ode To Joy intro
2. Space Oddity
3. Rebel Rebel
4. Ashes to Ashes
5. band introductions
6. Life On Mars?
7. Stay
8. Pretty Pink Rose
9. Blue Jean
10. Let's Dance
11. Sound+Vision
12. Ziggy Stardust
13. China Girl
14. Station To Station
15. Young Americans
16. Suffragette City
17. Fame '90
18. Heroes
19. Changes
20. The Jean Genie
21. Gloria

Notes

iZotope RX2 denoiser to remove light hiss

Tape flip between Ziggy Stardust and China Girl - seamless.
Gap between Station To Station and Young Americans (presume taper's tape flip).  Removed, broadly only affecting crowd noise (end of the fade after Station To Station is also lost).
Gap (encore break) between Heroes and Changes.  Removed - crowd noise only.
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 2013
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015






HUG116CD THE KISS OFF

DAVID BOWIE - Brussels 1983-05-16

Vorst Nationaal, Brussels 1983-05-18

Audience recording
Lineage: TDK SA90 tape x 1½ (Arcorman) > Denon DRM-500 tape deck > direct wire > Goldwave for track splits > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 2
Artwork: included
Total running time: Disc 1: 69:19; Disc 2: 58:25

Tracks:

Disc 1

1. Right Now Right Now (Alan Freed Orchestra)
2. The Jean Genie
3. Star
4. Heroes
5. What In The World
6. Look Back In Anger
7. Joe The Lion
8. Wild Is The Wind
9. Golden Years
10. Fashion
11. Let's Dance
12. Red Sails
13. Breaking Glass
14. Life On Mars?
15. Sorrow
16. Cat People
17. China Girl
18. Scary Monsters
19. Rebel Rebel
20. I Can't Explain
21. White Light/White Heat

Disc 2

1. Station To Station
2. Cracked Actor
3. Ashes To Ashes
4. Space Oddity
5. band introductions
6. Young Americans
7. Soul Love
8. Hang On To Yourself
9. Fame
10. TVC 15
11. Stay
12. The Jean Genie
13. Modern Love

Notes

Running a little fast: speed correction with a factor of 98%.
Small amount of reshaping of volume on first songs.

Right Out Right Now cuts out.  Faded out.
Tape flip @ 1:30 into Sorrow.  Small amount of music lost.  Fade-out/in.
Tape flip @ 1:34 into Young Americans.  Small amount of music lost.  Fade-out/in.
Join in crowd noise, 10 seconds before The Jean Genie - removed cleanly.
Another join @ 5:20 in The Jean Genie - removed cleanly.

Alternative source to the recording currently in circulation.
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 2013
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015






HUG117CD ENTRANCE

DAVID BOWIE - San Diego 1978-03-29

Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, USA

Audience recording
Lineage: TDK D60 tapes x 2 (Noggin) > Denon DRM-500 tape deck > direct wire > iZotope RX2 denoiser to remove hiss > Goldwave for track splits > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 2
Artwork: included
Total running time: Disc 1: 50:19; Disc 2: 53:22

Tracks:

Disc One

1. Warszawa
2. Heroes
3. What In The World
4. Be My Wife
5. The Jean Genie
6. Blackout
7. Sense Of Doubt
8. Speed Of Life
9. Breaking Glass
10. Beauty and the Beast
11. Fame

Disc Two

1. band introductions
2. Five Years
3. Soul Love
4. Star
5. Hang On To Yourself
6. Ziggy Stardust
7. Suffragette City
8. Rock'n'Roll Suicide
9. Art Decade
10. Station To Station
11. Stay
12. TVC 15
13. Rebel Rebel

Notes

iZotope RX2 denoised for hiss reduction.
Running too slowly.  Speed correction with factor of 104%.

Volume reshaping on The Jean Genie, where volume drops from half way on the source tape.
Tape flip between The Jean Genie and Blackout - crowd noise, reasonably clean
Join between Breaking Glass and Beauty And The Beast.  Crowd noise only, but not sure if the final "I never touch you" after the false ending is missing.

Tape flip between Five Years and Soul Love.  Seamless.
Gap removed at 48 seconds in Star.  Loss of a couple of beats.
Gap between Suffragette City and Rock'n'Roll Suicide - loses crowd noise - fade out/in

Join in tape during Station To Station @ 5:23 - left alone
Tape flip during Station To Station (6:44) - seamless
Encore break gap in crowd noise in Station to Station (8:35), removed
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 2013
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 15 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015





BONUS CONTENT

HUG105CD CRUMPLED WINGS (Ending Only)

DAVID BOWIE - Auckland 1983-11-26 (ENDING)

Western Springs Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand

Audience recording
Lineage: TDK SA60 tape (Arcorman) > Denon DRM-500 tape deck > direct wire > Goldwave for track splits > FLAC 4
Number of discs: 1 (disc 1 is included in HG13)
Artwork: included
Total running time: Disc 2: 57:51

Tracks included in this torrent:

7. Fame (tweaked to include join)
8. Star
9. Stay
10. The Jean Genie
11. doves of peace
12. Modern Love

Notes

Speed correction - too fast (factor of 96%)

It's not from the same source as the rest of the concert, so the join after Fame is audible.
Sector boundary errors resolved using TLH.

Torrent History:
Originally seeded to MWP by steve23yh as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 on 9th October 2013
Uploaded to Bowie Station as part of The Hunky Geordie Tapes, Vol 14 by steve23yh on 19th June 2015

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