Bela Fleck & The Flecktones
Glenora Wine Cellers
Dundee, NY
1993-07-18

Source: Unknown AUD > DAT > C(3) via Bruce Barnum
Transfer: C (TDK SA-90)> Nak Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam HRE > PCM @ 2496
Recorded w/ Dolby B on; playback with Dolby off
Master: Wavelab 10 (levels, tracking, DDI Codec / Dolby B (-33.6 dBFS), EQ, resample, Lin dither) > FLAC 2496

Thanks to Mitch Wittenberg for help with the song titles.

Set I
01. MC Intro - South
02. Lochs Of Dread
03. Vic's 9
04. band intros + solos
05. The Longing
06. Spunky & Clorisa
07. Spain
08. unknown

Set II
09. Monkey See
10. Spain
11. Celtic Melody
12. Ballad of Jed Clampett >
Ground Speed >
Flint Hill Special
13. Royal Garden Blues
14. Sinister Minister //

Date confirmed by the Ithaca Journal, July 15, 1993, https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/255758118/

There is a discontinuity during the band introductions, but no music seems to be missing. An abrupt volume change in Sinister Minister has been softened. The first set was recorded on side B of the cassette, which suggests that something may be missing after Sinister Minister, which fades out as well.

The recording has some issues but appears to be uncirculated. It sounds like the mics were worn on a hat or glasses, and from time to time the stereo field changes, and there are movement noises from the taper. The audio also sounds processed, both too bright and also a bit thud-y. It sounds like there was some digital processing somewhere, perhaps misapplication of Dolby NR or DBX. (There is also has an NTSC transformer signal at 15.734 kHz, too, probably from duplicating cassettes near a television.) But don't be too put off. It just takes a little getting used to. Some EQ helped to bring back the high end and tame the thud, although in some very quiet portions, raising the levels also brought up the hiss and rumble. But at least you can hear the music.

Bruce Barnum was a Deadhead and an avid taper from the early 1980’s until his death in 2017 at age 48. Over the years, he taped dozens of Dead shows throughout the Northeast, as well as other concerts, some of which have not been heard since then. After his death, about 60 of his master cassettes turned up in a used record store in Hudson, NY, where some had been bought by random people nostalgic for the days of cassettes. The rest were purchased by a fellow Deadhead and archivist. Bruce’s daughter, Jessica, had more, and was kind enough to lend them to be digitized. Many of these recordings sound excellent for their age. They are Bruce's legacy.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2022-01-16