Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Yes 1974-02-26 - The Boston Tales Retold


Yes
Boston Garden,
Boston, MA.  USA
February 26, 1974  Tuesday

Source 1:Steve Hopkins
Lineage:  Sony TC-55 with built in condenser mic and auto level control >
              Nakamichi MR-1 > Tascam DA-20 > Tascam CD-RW900
              Master Cassette (Mono) > DAT > CD > EAC > FLAC 
              (Azimuth aligned; no noise reduction, processing or EQ )
              fresh transfer directly from the master tape (2008)

Source 2: The Boston Tea-FTO Party -Alternate source

Jon Anderson 
Steve Howe 
Chris Squire 
Rick Wakeman 
Alan White 

1.01 Firebird Suite (3.02)
1.02 Siberian Khatru (10.25)
1.03 And You And I (10.18)
1.04 Close to The Edge (21.36)
1.05 The Revealing Science Of God (22.17)

2.01 The Remembering (22.31)
2.02 The Ancient (20.37)
2.03 Ritual (23.49)
2.04 Encore Applause (3.46)
2.05 Roundabout (8.55)

Total Time 147:16 (2:27:16)

Remaster
1. Repair Click, pops and excessive audience claps/noise in each source.
2. Adjust frequencies/EQ in each source using dynamic filters where needed.
3. Correct/Match speed and pitch of each. comparing to references
4. Complete each source by using the other to patch missing sections.
5. Synchronize sources and blend to create stereo image.
6. Correct phasing.
7. Center sound and focus stereo image.
8. Adjust dynamics and correct peak suppressions
9. Track as continuous show, as performed.

Notes:
A few mistakes are made by Steve Howe during The Ancient.
Some whistles and yells can be heard in each source suggesting that the tapers were not too far from each other.


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