Re-worked FM (mono) recording

source : fm
taper : mystical crow
transfer : markp

01 Stage Intro
02 The Big Country
03 Warning Sign
04 The Book I Read
05 Stay Hungry
06 Artists Only
07 The Girls Want To Be With The Girls
08 Electricity
09 New Feeling
10 Pulled Up
11 Pyscho Killer
12 Take Me To The River
13 No Compassion

"Thank you, nice to be hear, never been to Texas!". And when you hear how he says that... :)

Once more, like with the LA 79 recording I recently worked on, there's some crazy vocals from David Byrne on this one.

This recording cropped up again recently, after some fans (including me) wanted to track it down...some felt it sounded rough. It wasn't as bad as I had remembered, and what also struck me was how solid the band sounded.

The recording was a little shrill here and there, and a little hissy. I have just down what I can to smooth off the rough edges a bit. Actually, like a later live broadcast of an Iggy Pop gig - LA 30.11.79 - it seems the problem with the recording is not the radio broadcast or tape, but the source recording. Listen to how clear or at least the stereo seperation on the radio outro is...I guess local radio stations were happy to use a professionally recorded tape of a top band even if it wasn't perfect.

I am aware that any 're-work' will seen by some as a dilution, that ultimately any attempt to improve a recording without working from mastertapes is not possible. However there's a much better ambience, in my opinion, on this version. I feel the positives outweigh any negatives and for me, in headphones this is now a more enjoyable listen.

The original recording was a little right channel biased...I've done my best to deal with that, while widening the sound image too (listen in headphones and you will hear what I mean). If you are not sure about this just download a track, just like I do with many a torrent I'm not 100% sure about.

This is a a great show, very good to excellent (depending on your viewpoint) quality overall, and yet another showcase of the Talking Heads on top form in 1978.