For this Baltimore show initially the plan was to rework Mossa's version
obtained from Dimeadozen years ago, this is
referred as S
ource #2 that has been de-clicked
and slightly amplified, both channels rebalanced on Track 1 and phase adjusted.
T
he outcome
was interesting, but the sound a bit muffled. A different version from an
Italian friend (Source #1) was initially abandoned because it seemed too
degraded. Fortunately, after another check, it was discovered that only the
first track was truly degraded: after improving the phase, the other tracks
sounded very high-pitched but listenable. After more adjustments, it appeared
that merging Source #1 with Source #2 could be very good. Only two tracks are
solely derived from Source #2: I Wonder Why (unrecoverable) and Can’t You Hear Me
Knocking (which was missing in the old version).
It was then decided to
upload here the merges, completed from the reworked version of the Mossa
source.
Mossa’s version
is on the left channel and is used as the speed reference; the old version is
on the right channel. The line-up consisted of Mick Taylor on guitar and
vocals, Blondie Chaplin on guitar and vocals, Joel Diamond on keyboards, Wilbur
Bascomb on bass and Eric Parker on drums. In particular I Wonder Why (source
#2) fades in as there were too many issues on source #1. On Laundromat
Blues-Rock Me Baby-Laundromat Blues (merged) the last 5 seconds come solely
from source #2, some drops are still present in the beginning, two short gaps
at 5’10 and 5’20 have been compensated; from 6’44 to 6’57 a segment had too
many issues, so a patch coming solely from source #2 was used.
Goin' South
(merged) fades out except for the last 8 seconds which come solely from source
#1, while Red House-Goin' Down Slow-Red House (merged) fades in. You Gotta Move
is merged
except for
the first 15 seconds which come solely from source #2. Can't You Hear Me
Knocking comes from Source #2.
Note that the
beginning of I Wonder Why is missing, there’s a fade in/out after Goin’ South
and a gap before the encore.
