Talking Heads
Paramount Theatre
Staten Island, NY
August 20, 1982
(Two Of Us Master Series Volume 190)
Recording: Shure Mic > Sony WM-D6C
Transfer: Two Of Us Master Tapes > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Audacity > iZotope RX 8 / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC
01 Psycho Killer
02 Love -> Building On Fire
03 Cities
04 Big Blue Plymouth
05 Once In A Lifetime
06 Mind
07 My Big Hands (Fall Through The Cracks)
08 Slink
09 Big Business
10 I Zimbra
11 Swamp
12 Houses n Motion
13 What A Day That Was
14 Life During Wartime
15 Take Me To The River
Known Faults:
-Psycho Killer: joined in progress
-Take Me To The River: start slightly cut, end cut during band introduction
Welcome to Volume 190 of the "Two Of Us" Master Series.
Between 1983 and 2002 there were not any tapers more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of two decades they taped over 250 artists with an array being taped multiple times.
If you collect Springsteen then you are already familiar with some of their work, "fmcleanboots" has posted a half dozen or so of their "Tunnel Of Love" tour shows but has decided to pass the baton
What you don't know is their passion was not just for Springsteen but for music and that passion runs deep. It is astonishing how many artists they taped.
They followed tours taping club shows, theater shows, arena shows, big artists, mid-level artists and local artists.
If they were following a tour and the tour had an off night they'd see who else was playing that night to tape. Always focused on enjoyment of the show as the priority,
tickets were for the most part acquired outside of the venue as they worked to obtain the best possible seats, continually trading up until the correct seats were acquired.
The results of this were the captures are uniformly excellent but on occasion the start of the show was sacrificed as a trade-off for the seats.
The heavy lifting was done by the Sony WM-D6C and an external Shure Mic before moving to DAT for the last couple of years. None of their masters have ever been circulated and
have been safely stored for the past three to four decades in a climate controlled environment. Tapes transferred so far are in pristine condition.
Though we may do some mini releases of a series of shows in order for one portion of a tour for the most part shows will not be released in order, there are just too many of them.
This will be a very exciting series and we hope along the way we upgrade existing circulating audio and offer up shows that do not have any circulating audio, enjoy the ride, this is definitely not a dark ride.
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Talking Heds @ Paramount Theatre - Staten Island, NY August 20, 1982
Volume 190 features a second source of Talking Heads 1982 stop in Staten Island.
By far the smallest of the 3 New York area shows at a capacity of around 2000, we are fortunate there were multiple decks rolling that night.
Two Of Us' capture is a solid recording and a highly recommended theatre performance.
Artwork and samples are provided.
A big thanks as always to "Two Of Us", their dedication to capturing all these legendary performers and shows many heard hear for the first time, the HOURS and HOURS spent waiting in line, traveling, money on tickets as well as trusting me to be the caretaker of their life's work, our little community is indebted to you both. Also, a big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for putting me in touch and laying the groundwork that has resulted in all these great releases...we've barely scratched the surface. The amount of completely uncirculated shows they taped and continue to get into my hands for release is staggering.
And as always thanks to Goody for his continuing support of this and all our other historic releases ensuring we are running in the correct pitch.
mjk5510 & Two Of Us
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