Frank Zappa
Palladium
New York City, NY
1978 10 27, late show
~~ Master clone with patches from 1st gen tape ~~
While the last two of the Halloween '78 shows are often deemed as the most excellent shows of the run, N.Y. #2 is definitely not far behind. No Watermelon or Packard Goose epics here, but we do get one of FZ's finest guitar solos ever (Persona Non Grata a.k.a. Sinister Footwear, 3rd mvt), the amazing "Improvisations In Q", plus astonishing versions of Thirteen and Yo Mama. Heck, even Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? becomes a mini-monster here.
This is supposedly a clone of the master, even though it's not traceable back to the taper. However, comparing it to circulating 1st gens makes it reasonable to believe this is from the master.
I used to believe there were lots of sources for this show - for instance I thought I had 5 different ones. Upon checking them closely, I realized I had only three. My so-called SBD of the complete show turned out to be an NR'ed version of this source, and I've also received it labeled as "monitor mix". It's also the source for our previous seed by walk, and for the "1st gen Stage" and "1st gen Floor" versions in The Shoebox.
There's one little flaw in this version, a buzzing noise which disappears 17 seconds into track 03. I considered replacing this portion with material from one of the 1st gens, but I decided to leave it as it is. The buzz is rather easy to ignore, I think. Also, a digital flaw in the MC was fixed using a micro-patch taken from a 1st gen from the same master, kindly provided by SH-Drew51.
The tape flips were patched with the second audience source, taped by John S., but my patches are taken from a 1st gen provided by Steve B. I'm not 100% happy with the patches - the difference in ambience is too big - but it gives us a chance to hear this fantastic show in its entirety.
FZShows entry:
1978 10 27 - Palladium, New York, NY
With L. Shankar (*).
Late show
125 min, Aud, A-
Persona Non Grata [incl. Theme From The 3rd Movement of Sinister Footwear, YAWYI], Dancin' Fool, Easy Meat [H], Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me?, Keep It Greasey, The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing, City Of Tiny Lights, A Pound For A Brown, Thirteen* [violin solo on YCDTOSA6], Suicide Chump, Improvisations In Q*, Why Does It Hurt When I Pee?, Magic Fingers [parts on H], Yellow Snow Suite, Yo' Mama, Strictly Genteel
This version: 126:56 min, Aud, A-
Main source:
Lineage: Audience master > CDR > CDR > wav > flac > SoundForge 10.0 (speed correction, editing, patching in fills, tracking) > Trader's Little Helper (flac level 7)
Taped by: Hank B. (?)
Transferred by: ?
Collected and contributed to Zappateers by: Hot Rats
Edited by: Yojimbo
Fill source:
Recording gear Info: Sony TC 152-SD deck / Sony ECM-23F
Lineage : Audience master > cassette > CDR > EAC > wav > SoundForge 10.0 (speed correction, level adjustment)
Taped by: John S.
Transferred by: Steve B.
Edited by: Yojimbo
Setlist:
01 crowd noise~Revenge Of The Knick Knack People
02 Persona Non Grata
03 band intros
04 Dancin' Fool
05 Easy Meat
06 Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
07 Keep It Greasey
08 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing
09 City Of Tiny Lights
10 Pound For A Brown (x-fade to fill source @ 3:09-3:11, back to main source @ 3:17-3:19)
11 Thirteen (w/ Shankar)
12 Suicide Chump
13 Improvisations In Q (w/ Shankar)
14 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? (x-fade to fill source @ 3:11-3:13, back to main source @ 3:21-3:24. Micro-patch from SH-Drew51 @ 5:18-5:19)
15 Magic Fingers
16 Don't Eat The Yellow Snow
17 Nanook Rubs It
18 St Alfonzo's Pancake Breakfast
19 Father O'Blivion
20 Rollo
21 Yo' Mama (x-fade to fill source @ 8:06-8:09, back to main source @ 8:14-8:16)
22 Strictly Genteel
Unpatched tracks in separate subfolder:
10 Pound For A Brown unpatched
14 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? unpatched
21 Yo' Mama unpatched
Thanks to Hot Rats for contributing this show to Zappateers.
Thanks to John S. and Steve B. for the alternate source.
Thanks to flambay for additional speed advice.
Thanks to Steve H & Drew51 for the micro-patch
Samples history:
3 versions from Yojimbo (including this one): http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14217
JWB-pbuzby: http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=14243
SH-Drew51: http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=17283
JS MC vs. SB 1st gen: http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=17058
Walk & WIU2B: http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=9924
Previous seeds:
Walk (this source): http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=2190
In Shoebox: Doctorzap Stage & Floor (this source x 2, NR'ed): http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=17077
In Shoebox: JS MC: http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=17047