Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Pacific Amphitheatre
Costa Mesa, CA
October 1, 1989
Mike Millard First-Generation Tapes via JEMS
The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 162
1644 Edition

Recording Gear: AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid capsules) > Nakamichi 550 Cassette Recorder

JEMS 2022 Transfer: Mike Millard Master Cassette > Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1 azimuth-adjusted playback > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity 3.1 capture > iZotope RX > iZotope RX9 Advanced and Ozone 9 > MBIT+ resample to 16/44.1 > Audacity > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 10,000 Angels
02 Mama Help Me
03 Black & Blue
04 Love Like We Do > Drums >
05 Keep Coming Back

Known Faults: First several songs missed; "10,000 Angels" joined in progress

Introduction to the Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Series

Welcome to JEMS� Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone series presenting recordings made by legendary taper Mike Millard, AKA Mike The Mike, best known for his masters of Led Zeppelin done in and around Los Angeles circa 1975-77. For the complete details on how tapes in this series came to be lost and found again, as well as JEMS' long history with Mike Millard, please refer to the notes in Vol. One: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=500680.

Until 2020, the Lost and Found series presented fresh transfers of previously unavailable first-generation copies made by Mike himself for friends like Stan Gutoski of JEMS, Jim R, Bill C. and Barry G. These sources were upgrades to circulating copies and in most instances marked the only time verified first generation Millard sources had been directly digitized in the torrent era.

That all changed with the discovery of many of Mike Millard�s original master tapes.

Yes, you read that correctly, Mike Millard�s master cassettes, long rumored to be destroyed or lost, have been found. Not all of them but many, and with them a much more complete picture has emerged of what Millard recorded between his first show in late 1973 and his last in early 1993.

The reason the rediscovery of his master tapes is such a revelation is that we�ve been told for decades they were gone. Internet myths suggest Millard destroyed his master tapes before taking his own life, an imprudent detail likely concocted based on the assumption that because his master tapes never surfaced and Mike�s mental state was troubled he would do something rash WITH HIS LIFE�S WORK. There�s also a version of the story where Mike�s family dumps the tapes after he dies. Why would they do that?

The truth is Mike�s masters remained in his bedroom for many years after his death in 1994. We know at least a few of Millard�s friends and acquaintances contacted his mother Lia inquiring about the tapes at the time to no avail. But in the early 2000s, longtime Millard friend Rob S was the one she knew and trusted enough to preserve Mike�s work.

The full back story on how Mike�s master tapes were saved can be found in the notes for Vol. 18 Pink Floyd, which was the first release in our series transferred from Millard�s original master tapes:

http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=667745&hit=1
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=667750&hit=1

Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Pacific Amphitheatre, Costa Mesa, CA, October 1, 1989

Our run of 1989 shows and new artist additions to the Lost and Found series continues with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians opening for Don Henley in Costa Mesa.

The Dallas-raised Brickell and her band broke through the year prior with their debut album Shooting Rubberbands At The Stars, which spawned her biggest hit, "What I Am."

As we've written many times before, Mike Millard was not in the habit of recording opening acts albeit with rare exceptions. Brickell's set is joined in progress, which means either Mike was late in arriving or heard what he liked of her performance and decided to record the rest.

Unfortunately, the late start meant Mike the Mike missed "What I Am," though interestingly the portion of the set he does capture includes three songs ("10,000 Angels," "Mama Help Me" and "Black And Blue" from Ghost Of A Dog, Brickell's follow-up album which was still a year away from release, eventually coming out in October 1990.

As was often the case in Costa Mesa, Mike is in an ideal spot to tape and the 23+ minutes he did record sound close-up and excellent. Samples provided.

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JEMS is proud to partner with Rob, Jim R, Ed F, Barry G and many others to release Millard's historic recordings and to help set the record straight about the man himself.

We can't thank Rob enough for reconnecting with Jim and putting his trust in our Millard reissue campaign. He kept Mike's precious tapes under wraps for two decades, but once Rob learned of our methods and stewardship, he agreed to contribute the Millard DATs and cassettes to the program. Our releases would not be nearly as compelling without Jim's memories, photos and other background contributions. As many of you have noted, the stories offer an entertaining complement to Mike's incredible audio documents.

Given the Big D connection to Edie, we'll lead this week with thanks to mjk5510, the backbone of the Lost and Found series. Shoutout as well to Professor Goody for his steady support on pitch checks.

Finally, here's to the late, great Mike the MICrophone. His work never ceases to impress. May he rest in peace.

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