CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS
- June 19, 1998 - Musikwerkstatt, Neustadt a.d.W., Germany
** SOUNDBOARD DAT-master, MWM 0116 **
>> members of BANGLES, COWSILLS, The dB's, DREAM SYNDICATE & STEVE WYNN BAND - UNCIRCULATED << with samples
Preliminary remark 1:
On May 1, 2009 @ Carrollton Station in New Orleans, LA the Continental Drifters
reunion show with the 'Vermilion' line-up took place, 7 or 8 years after their split...
SADLY no recording showed up here on DIME, so far! BUT I'M STILL HOPING...
Here are about 70 pictures, must have been a blast:
http://thecompletebangles.com/Bangles/Photos/Vicki/NOLA/NOLA.htm
Mr. Holsapple's comments & roadtrip-stories are here:
http://halfpearblog.blogspot.com/2009_05_01_archive.html
Knowing that there are not so many Drifters live tapes around, i've checked our
archive and came up with another fine show here, hoping for some interest...and
MORE uploads (check your vaults, cellars & countless shoeboxes...) !
Preliminary remark 2:
As far as i know NONE of this recording was ever used commercially.
This recording here comes directly from the "Men With Microphones" archive.
"MWM" started in the 70ies in South Germany with analog recording equipment,
and at least two of them are still recording sometimes (since the 90ies on DAT,
and, lazy as we are, since lately with small, handheld WAV-recorders on SD-cards).
The "MWM" startet as a project of friends sharing their hobbies together. But by
reason of jobs, partners and other interests the circle of all involved shrinked.
If you like to read more about the Drifters,
please check out my other uploads here on DIME.
About this concert:
The first Blue Rose Supergroup...
and it seemed that nearly nobody outside Germany or Europe noticed...anything.
Released as Blue Rose #3 (after Kate Jacobs and Peter Wells...) in Autumn 1996 by Blue Rose,
their first CD "Continental Drifters" was/is a timeless masterpiece and testified the excellent
musical taste of BR-Edgar ("TGH"). Six incredible musicians, all multiinstrumentalists and gifted
songwriters, all with their own history in music...
Their first short European tour 1996 confirmed their uniqueness with intimate shows, creating
goosebumps all over...a few recordings are circulating.
As eyewitness we could not wait for the next record, the next tour...especially
after we've seen a couple of their SXSW-appearances in Austin, TX. 1998.
And their second CD "Vermilion" crowned it all...musically, songwise and with CD-sales.
This concert here was recorded during their second European tour, Summer 1998.
They performed, with an incredible joy of playing, a wide selection of their own songs,
and also the coversongs - The Hollies, Alive And Kicking, Richard Thompson, and finally
The "5" Royales (better known versions by The Shirelles or The Mamas and The Papas...) -
showed their fine taste - and they changed their setlist EVERY NIGHT.
The master DAT for this torrent here comes directly from Godfather's good old Tascam DA-30,
the only machine linked to the board that night - and i've found no other recordings, no audience.
FOR THE FIRST TIME OUT OF OUR ARCHIVE,
CAREFULLY RESTORED, SLIGHTLY MASTERED
AND TRANSFERRED - OTHERWISE UNALTERED - PLEASE ENJOY!
CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS
Musikwerkstatt,
Neustadt a.d.W., Germany
June 19, 1998
"Neustadt a.d.W." is the abbreviation for "Neustadt an der Weinstrasse" ,
and "Weinstrasse" has nothing to do with weeping, bawling or crying, it
simply comes out of the enology, concerning the vineyard cultivation,
and means something like "tartaric street" - in vino veritas... ;-)
lineage:
recorded by 'The Godfather Himself', soundboard to DAT
Soundboard > Analog Cable > Tascam DA-30 markII (16 bit, SP 48 kHz) >
> DAT (Maxell HS-4/60s, Helical-Scan 4mm Data Cartridge, 60 meter tape)
DAT (master) > Tascam DA-20 II, S/P-DIF out > Digital Cable (coax) >
> Behringer Ultramatch SRC 2000 (Sample Rate Converter & Jitter Remover) > Digital Cable (coax) > Soundcard, S/P-DIF in >
> CD Wave (recording) > Harddisc > lonetaper's secret box of miracles > CD Wave (tracking) > Traders Little Helper (SB aligned/level 6) > FLAC > DIME
the complete concert:
NEED HELP with song CD 2, track #08 (calrust did a fantastic job last time...please try again)
CD 1 (54:19.29 mins)
1-01. Get Over It * 2:13.51
1-02. -> Christopher Columbus Transcontinental Highway 4:29.42
1-03. Invisible Boyfriend 4:07.72
1-04. Spring Day In Ohio 4:33.08
1-05. Darlin' Darlin' 5:12.17
1-06. Watermark 4:06.74
1-07. Meet Me In The Middle 4:32.08
1-08. Heart, Home 4:34.18
1-09. Don't Do What I Did 3:41.35
1-10. Mixed Messages 4:13.11
1-11. I Want To Learn To Waltz With You 5:27.03
1-12. The Rain Song 4:19.43
1-13. I Can't Let Go 2:48.22
CD 2 (52:10.26 mins)
2-01. Daddy Just Wants It To Rain 9:03.20
2-02. Way Of The World 4:27.03
2-03. -> Tighter, Tighter 5:10.08
2-04. Who We Are, Where We Live 9:13.50
encore 1: +
2-05. You're Going To Need Somebody 4:30.51
2-06. Drifters 6:37.51
encore 2: +
07. Anything 4:43.64
encore 3: +
2-08. ?? Counting Backwards ?? 4:10.47
2-09. Dedicated To The One I Love 4:13.32
total: 54:19.29 + 52:10.26 = 106:29.55 mins
marks:
* fades in...first ~2 minutes missed (always the soundguy...) & some digital noises carefully removed
+ applause muted (the soundguy...you remember) and cutted, spliced together during the mastering
musicians:
Peter Holsapple - keyboards,accordion, mandolin, 6 & 12 string acoustic guitar, vocals
Susan Cowsill - acoustic & electric guitar, mandolin, shaker, vocals
Robert Maché - mandolin, acoustic & electric guitar, vocals
Vicki Peterson - acoustic & electric guitar, vocals
Mark Walton - electric bass
Russ Broussard - drums, vocals
Please support the artists, visit their concerts and BUY their CDs...
Check out their websites...
http://www.continentaldrifters.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Drifters
http://www.bluerose-records.de/main.asp?mode=artist&id=3617
THIS TORRENT IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS...
All @ Musikwerkstatt, EDGAR, BERNIE and all involved...
Big thanks to my wife, Mrs. Leo, for supporting
and taking an active part in all my crazyness...
No animals were harmed in the making of this
recording or during the mastering and transfer.
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HERE IS MORE LIVE STUFF FROM THIS FANTASTIC BAND, OUT OF OUR VAULTS:
CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS
- June 27, 1998 - Odeon im alten E-Werk, Göppingen, Germany
** SOUNDBOARD DAT-master, MWM 0109 **
>> members of BANGLES, COWSILLS, The dB's, DREAM SYNDICATE & STEVE WYNN BAND - UNCIRCULATED <<
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=242613
CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS
- July 01, 1998 - Alte Maelzerei, Regensburg, Germany
** AUDIENCE DAT-master, MWM 0089 **
>> members of BANGLES, COWSILLS, The dB's, DREAM SYNDICATE & STEVE WYNN BAND - UNCIRCULATED <<
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=206128&page=0
PM me, if you need it, and i'll give a seed......as long as they are on the tracker...
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Please write your comments to show your interest in this kind of music.
You know, our friend Dave T says: "There's always more to come..."
And i'll promise you to keep MY tapes coming...
Leo
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Absolutely no selling! Do not alter (remix/remaster etc...) this recording in any way, repost
it to other sites or even reseed it here on DIME without my permission - please feel free to
ask me priorly. DON'T convert it to mp3 or other lossy formats except for your own personal use.
And PLEASE do not share the content via rapidshare, mega-upload or similiar sites...by no means!
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Mastered, transferred & finally uploaded by lonetaper on Dime, May 07, 2009. This is "MWM 0116"