The Smiths 1986-08-06 Pier 84 Hudson River Park New York City, NY

 

Smiths
Pier 84
Hudson River Park
New York City, NY
August 6, 1986
(TapeTyrant Master Series Volume 38)

Recording: NAK 300's > Sony TC-D5

Transfer: Master Cassette > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > iZotope RX 8 / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 How Soon Is Now? Instrumental (Soundcheck)
02 Instrumental (Soundcheck)
03 Introduction
04 How Soon Is Now?
05 I Want The One I Can’t Have
06 Still Ill
07 Frankly, Mr. Shankly
08 Panic
09 Never Had No One Ever
10 Stretch Out And Wait
11 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
12 Cemetry Gates
13 What She Said
14 Hand In Glove
15 Is It Really So Strange?
16 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
17 The Joke Isn’t Funny Anymore
18 Money Changes Everything
19 I know It’s Over
20 Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now
21 Bigmouth Strikes Again

Known Faults:
-None

Welcome to Volume 38 of our master series featuring the master recordings of dime member "tapetyrant". The series will predominately feature captures in the Northeast and Southern California areas. We will touch on multiple genres with a strong focus on Jazz Fusion, New Wave and Rock.

Tapetyrant was an active taper in the 1980's and much of the 1990's before, like many of us, hanging up the mics. What he captured during that time is uniformly excellent quality and his master tapes have been safely stored, the first batch are in pristine condition. Some shows may circulate from lower generation copies but most have remained uncirculated until now and have never circulated directly from the masters.

Prior to DAT, the heavy lifting was entirely done by a Sony D5 with NAK 300's and taping was serious business, acquiring the best seats possible and working to keep neighbors in check.

Another killer quality Smiths show from Tape Tyrant's master tapes, in the same top tier as our previous Smiths release, Volume 2.

Pier 84 was a friendly taping environment for Tape Tyrant having an acquaintance with an in with security resulting in early entry for the show securing the best seats and relative ease taping.

For this Smiths performance that resulted in 6 minutes of the soundcheck being captured and an excellent capture of the show.

Thanks as always to Goody for the pitch adjustment details, "on call" week after week ensuring you are getting these fantastic shows at the correct speed...it takes a village.

And of course to "tapetyrant" for doing such a great job capturing these important shows, for reaching out and entrusting me to present his excellent work for all to enjoy for decades to come. We are indebted to his generosity (tapers don't let those tapes and your hard work get lost to the ages, there are plenty of folks to get in touch with here to help get them out, we're all working to leave no tape behind).

Artwork and samples included.

mjk5510 and tapetyrant

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