NORTH AMERICA SUMMER TOUR 1986 VOL.10B

Sound 6.5 Packaging 9 Performance 10 Video

Label: StonyRoad
Source: Trocadero Club, Philadelphia 7 August 1986
Format: 1 downlioad cdr
Running time: 61.34
Sound / source: Audience stereo
Packaging: single slimline jewel case
Features
Video / source

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Review by RICCAR99 More articles by RICCAR99

Track list

1. Introduction, 2. I’m A Blues Man, 3. Born In Chicago, 4. Sweet Little Angel-Love Me Or I’ll Kill You Baby, 5. The Stumble, 6. Mama Lion, 7. Band Introduction, 8. Sweet Home Chicago, 9. Have You Ever Loved A Woman, 10. Big Boss Man, 11. Outro.

The review

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.