LDB Master Series #362

Welcome to my Master Series which started way back in November 2005. This series is only about masters, concerts I
recorded myself either from audience or from radio/TV broadcasts. Occasionally I could also share masters that have
been kindly given to me by many friends and fellow tapers I have been meeting during my long career of live taping
(30 years this year!)

Please DO NOT share this music on mp3. if you want to listen to these shows on your own iPod, feel free to convert
the files in lossy format for your own use and enjoyment. Do not put lossy sources in blogs or sites for downloading,
always use the lossless FLAcs which will ensure that the quality I have put in these recording is preserved. Sharing mp3
is the right way to make me stop sharing music here.

Also, please do not SELL these concerts. These have been recorded and shared by me with the only purpose to give it
absolutely free of charge and no profit should be made by those who took these files for free. I am quite picky and
do regular checks on websites to see if any of this series are being sold. I have been quite successfull in having
them removed from sale and even to shut down the site (don�t ask me how :-)

Finally, some notes about your truly ldb: I have been a fan of live music since I was 9 years old and my first taped
show was at 11 using a crappy portable cassette player with embedded microphone.
I become more serious about taping in 1983 when I started to record every show. In 1991 I acquired my first Sony
Professional and in 2000 I moved to MiniDisc to finally settle on R-09 in early 2008.

I have attended over 500 shows in my career. I really like the live spirit because you can really test if a band is just
a fake in studio or if they are really a shining star in concert. capturing the moment by recording it means being able
to listen to it once again and have a sort of "re-play" of the moments I enjoyed during the show.

Some of the best shows I have attended were Pink Floyd in Chantilly 1994, Miles Davis Paris 1991, Porcupine Tree Milano 1997,
Marillion Bologna 1985, Paul McCartney Milano 1989, Pearl Jam Milano 1992, Rush Stuttgart 1992, Mercury Rev Milano 2001,
Dream Theater Paris 1992, Genesis Milton Keynes 1992, Magma Paris 2009, Pat Metheny Group Milano 2005, Radiohead Verona 2001,
Santana Milano 1984, Peter Gabriel Paris 1983, Supertramp Paris 1983, U2 Milano 1992 and many more

I truly believe that live music is what keeps music alive, what make us enjoying it together, what allow us to
have deep feelings and transmit it to others. Studio records are nowadays 'commodities': you can buy online as
anonymous wav files and listen in your iPod or at home. Live music will always imply an effort to buy the tix,
see the show, think about it when coming back home.

BRYAN FERRY & ORCHESTRA
Paris, Grande Halle de la Villette
September 3, 2013

01.Do The Strand *
02.Avalon *
03.Just Like You *
04.Slave To Love *
05.Virginia Plain *
06.Love Is The Drug +
07.The Only Face +
08.Reason Or Rhyme +
09.The Same Old Blues +
10.Re-make/Re-model +
11.Oh Yeah +
12.Intro / New York City +
13.Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues +
14.Knocking On Heaven's Door +
15.Can't Let Go +
16.Jealous Guy +
17.I Thought *
18.This Island Earth *
19.Smoke Gets In Your Eyes +
20.Crazy Love +
21.Casanova +
22.Don't Stop The Dance +
23.A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall +
24.Let's Stick Together +
25.Hold On I'm Coming +
26.Editions Of You +

TT 99:27

Lineage: SP-CMC-8 > CA-9100 > Edirol R-09 > HD (via USB) > Sony SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave (FLAC plugin - level 6)

* instrumental, orchestra only
+ full band with vocals

Bryan Ferry - vocals, harmonica, keyboards
Enrico Tomasso - Trumpet
John Sutton - Drums & Percussion
Colin Good - Piano
Malcolm Earle Smith - Trombone
Richard White - Bass Saxophone
Robert Fowler - Saxaphone
Martin Wheatley - Guitar & Banjo
Tom Wheatley - Bass
Cherisse Osei - Drums
Oliver Thompson - Guitar
Ian Dixon - Sax & Keyboards
Jodie Scantlebury - Backing Vocals
Bobbie Gordon - Backing Vocals

Two sources already available:
- http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=476417
- http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=468636

both are from radio broadcast. This is from my master recording AND this is the full show.

It was a really challenging show to record. First, I arrived at the very last moment at the venue and when I entered, the
lights were turned off and the musicians started to enter the stage, which gave me a few more seconds to set the Edirol.
The music started when I still was looking for a seat. Second, the venue does not have numbered seats so "first come, first
serve" which meant that I had to go up and distant from the stage. Third problem: it was the first time I was using the
SP-CMC-8 and had no clue about its sensitivity and how to set the recording level. That�s why during the first track you
will note a bit of messing around the levels in order to find the right setting. Also, the show was quite tricky to capture
because it had very different music volume, spanning from the jazz orchestra to hard rock & roll.

Luckily, la Grande Halle has an excellent sound regardless from where you are sitting, so the end result is much better than
what I expected!

Musicwise this was an interesting experiment. having seen Ferry and/or Roxy Music a number of times, it was good to listen to
the old classics in a different form. For some of them, I did not even recognize the song in such a different arrangement!

Anyway, for those who liked the radio broadcast and wants to listen to the whole thing...

ldb