Assembly Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington IN

DGY remaster of SAB02

A modest improvement over 'Blooming In Bloomington'. Both versions of this show seem to run too fast in parts (notably the 'Cage' solo!) [LivingForever]

Possibly 3rd gen soundboard, but information on Bloomington is hazy.

Previously dated as 03-Apr-78. [Simon_Funnell]

I find this recording too hissy and rough to really enjoy. If this is truly a soundboard, I can't understand why I am not able to detect any stereo separation. [pablo]

since phils voice is very noticable and very high in the mix, I think this is a monitoring mix from maybe phil's monitor... [santibanks]

Best version. Unfortunately, and according with the other comments here, the hiss and the voiceleading mix are the weaky points of this tapes... anyway, another show to enjoy. G. [Gigio67]

Interesting to read everyone's 'somewhat' negative comments about this recording. Here's some of my impressions: this is definitely a stereo soundboard: even though the stereo separation is very minimal. It does not sound like a monitor feed to me. Yes, the instruments and vocals in the upper mid high-range seem to be emphasized with this particular board recording--therefore Phil's vocals and Tony's keyboards are especially prominent. But with some slight EQ'ing this becomes a very good listen. The bass frequency is on the tape: just need to be EQ'ed a bit to bring it out better--for instance just listen to the bass pedals(i think?) at the beginning of Eleventh Earl Of Mar (at the very beginning of the song). Even Chester's bass drum pedal can be heard clearly in certain spots: very rare for a soundboard!! This has become my favorite live version of Down And Out in terms of sound quality and performance. Phil's vocals were really strong this night!! It is strange that all the applause and pre-song intros have been removed from this tape (maybe it fit it all on a 90 min. cassette?) but the performances of all the songs found here are very strong indeed!!! Finally, this SAB 02 version (and probably all the others, though i've only heard this one) runs slightly too fast. A speed/pitch correction of -1.0% is required to get it sounding correct. But i really like this one even though it is incomplete and edited (on the master tape). This is early enough in the tour that everything still sounds 'fresh'; Phil's vocals are spot-on and the band plays extremely well this night--no noticeable 'clams' (that i heard anyway). I like it! [syncopatico]

Bit of a strange one this. Some tracks are more hissy than others. I'm not convinced as to it's origin. Latest theory says that it was edited to fit onto a C90 or something.

Bloomington 78 was my first attempt at digital mastering. It came to me from a trader back in 1999 who sent me several things to commit to digital. It is a 4th Gen of a Monitor Mix 90 Min cassette taken stright off the monitor desk. Not the mains mind, the monitors. This was done often for Phil to keep tabs on his vocal performance. Thus no attention paid to the 11th Earl intro...Plus, the source that sent me his master copy (again, 4th Gen) told me it came from a roadie that ran monitors. This explains perhaps why the mix is so poor - total lack of Bass in spots, etc.. The hiss, ah yes the hiss.. Well, it being my first go at ripping cassettes to my hard drive and doing any kind of cleanup.. Well I felt funny about applying too damn much noise/hiss reduction.. So I used hiss removal in spots I felt it needed it and left the music alone in the louder bits where the noise was more or less cloaked. That's why it's like that. [Eeklair]

Previously dated as 03-Apr-78. [Simon_Funnell]

Remastered version - quite tinny

Previously dated as 03-Apr-78. [Simon_Funnell]