Volume ten of this series is concert in Philadelphia, all versions for this
show were of poor quality, but fortunately Maidenlane provided a very good
alternative recording that he received from the taper in 1986, in which Mick
Taylor's guitar is very prominent.
This alternative version is very interesting but it lacks a bit of treble
and some passages have been edited, so it was decided to offer 2 versions:
Vol 10a which contains this ‘new’ source (source #2) reworked and Vol 10b
which contains a merged and combined version of the 2 sources to have the most
complete version as well and this is what is reviewed here. These merges are
rather unusual because the first source was saturated so it gave a sound that
some might dislike, but it lets Taylor’s guitar shine; this also allows to
enjoy the other instruments and Roger Troy's voice better. In the merges,
source #2 (focused on the guitar) is on the left channel when the source #1 is
on the right channel. As usual the recording has been de-clicked, equalized
(+40% to the right channel), the sound refocused and the speed synchronized in
source #1 (decelerated by-3,5%).
In detail: in the Introduction (rebuilt) the 23 first seconds are coming
solely from source #1, on I’m A Blues Man (merged) ) the 48 last seconds are
solely from source #2 while on Born In Chicago (merged) from 6’42 onwards it’s
coming solely from source #2. On The Stumble (merged)
except for the last 10 seconds which are coming solely from source #2, on Mama
Lion (merged)
except for the first 8 seconds which are solely from source #1 and the last
10 seconds solely from source #2. On the Band Introduction (rebuilt) except for
the first 37 seconds which are solely from source #1, it started with a fade
in: the beginning is missing. On Sweet Home Chicago (merged)
except for the last 7 seconds which are solely from source #2, on Have You
Ever Loved A Woman (merged) except for the first 15 seconds and the final
banter which are solely coming from source #2. Big Boss Man (merged) started
with a fade in: the encore break is missing, finally The Outro
comes solely from source #2. The output is rather good as well as Taylor’s
performance.
