1980 12 08
Frank Zappa
Arlington Theatre
Santa Barbara, CA
AUD (fzmoi69-doctorzap-CW-flambay-mudsharknyc)

EDIT 2011-10-19 : Although, brand new in FZ Shows, this show will have yet another upgrade available in the next day or so, due to a new patch source discovered and unearthed by BobM.-doctorzap. This new upgrade to the patch source will bring the patch grade into B- territory, will have slightly less hiss and was only made available after this entry was up. Since this is a fresh entry, it is best to upgrade immediately after speed/pitch correction is determined and new edits performed. I thought it imperative to note this at the very moment the patch upgrade was realized.

SOURCE INFORMATION:
The main body of this excellent audience capture is from a source previously unavailable here at Zappateers, thanks to the kind tape contribution of fzmoi69 and the professional raw transfer and SB entry by doctorzap found here:

1980 12 08 Santa Barbara 1st (fzmoi69 doctorzap) DR-1
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=21312

Although incomplete, the fzmoi69-doctorzap source does document the majority of the first portion of the show with a solid A- punch. At times when prominent audience chatter is present, it could be considered by some as B+ territory though overall it easily weighs into A- territory and delivers a fun listen. There are a few notable missing parts on this tape as well including the first song entirely, a fade in to Panty Rap Introduction, a fade out cut toward the end of Magic Fingers, a fade in cut toward the beginning of The Blue Light.

The second portion of this show existed previously as a stand-alone entry in FZ Shows from 2005 found here:

1980 12 08 Santa Barbara CA 52 Aud (ZTLS#166 pt2of2-CW)
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1359

The SQ for this portion is drastically reduced and offers an abundance of hiss. Although previously rated as a B territory recording, it really is more so a C territory recording (possibly nearing the B border for some). This portion is used herein to provide fills and to near complete the show. It also has a missing segment of music during the last song, Illinois Enema Bandit, where there is a tape flip fade in fade out cut.

With these sources combined, they provide a close to complete FZ Fall Tour 1980 concert experience.
Speed correction advice on both sources provided by flambay.

For those interested, the Samples & Fills thread is located here:
1980 12 08 Santa Barbara CA AUD Samples
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=22491

MAIN SOURCE LINEAGE (fzmoi69-doctorzap): Maxell XLII low gen > Nakamichi DR-1 > Realtek HDAudio pentium i7 24/96 > Soundforge 10 Pro Highest quality setting Izotope MBIT+dither,64 bit src downsampling > TLH > Peak > speed correction, patching, editing & retracking > FLAC (level8)

PATCH SOURCE LINEAGE (CW “ClancyWiggum”): Aud (unknown mics) > ? > CDR > EAC (secure mode) > Adobe Audition 1.5 (new wav file) > CDWave (new tracking) > shntool > flac frontend (Level 8, SBE correction) > WAV > PEAK > Speed Correction > retracking > FLAC (level8)

THIS COPY: 129.55 min, AUD, A- (main source) / C (patch source)

THE BAND:
FZ, Ike Willis, Steve Vai, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Mars, Bob Harris #2.

THE SHOW:
01 Panty Rap Introductions (2:27)
- incomplete, cuts in via fade
02 You Are What You Is (4:02)
03 Love Of My Life (2:15)
04 Flakes (4:33)
05 Magic Fingers (1:36)
- incomplete, cuts/fades out
06 The Blue Light (4:03)
- incomplete, cuts in via fade
07 Tinseltown Rebellion (4:46)
08 Pick Me Im Clean (10:07)
09 Dead Girls Of London (3:05)
10 Do We Take Ourselves Seriously? (1:38)
11 City Of Tiny Lites (10:43)
- incomplete, has cut during guitar solo @ 7:11
12 Goblin Girl (4:09)
13 Ain’t Got No Heart (1:59)
14 The Torture Never Stops (20:12)
- CW source patch during drum solo with CW source from 00:18:09.074-00:18:49.800
15 Heavy Duty Judy (8:42)
16 Broken Hearts Are For Assholes (3:38)
17 I’m So Cute (1:39)
18 Andy (7:03)
- CW source patch/takeover, where fzmoi69-doctorzap tape ends, with CW source @ 00:03:22.840 through the rest of the show
19 Brahm’s Lullabye (0:51)
20 Encore Preamble (1:06)
21 Joe’s Garage (2:13)
22 Dancin’ Fool (4:11)
23 Funiculi Funicula (1:10)
- audience fade out approx. 20 seconds after ending, no music missing
24 Encore Audience (0:23)
- fades in
25 Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow (2:23)
26 Illinois Enema Bandit (12:51)
- incomplete, has cut during guitar solo @ 7:53
- slight fade out applied to audience at end

Total time 121:56 min

THE FIXES HEREIN:
Speed correction of +10 cents performed from 00:08:33.782 of Pick Me I’m Clean through Andy on the main fzmoi69-doctorzap source tape.
Speed correction of -40 cents performed from Andy through Brahm’s Lullaby on the patch CW source.
Speed correction of -30 cents performed from Encore Preamble through 7:53 of Illinois Enema Bandit on the patch CW source.
Speed correction of -20 cents performed from 7:53 of Illinois Enema Bandit to end on the patch CW source.
All patch mix edits performed where listed in setlist.

TAPE CUTS/FADES NOTATIONS: All cuts/fades were kept ‘as is’ unchanged as provided from the sources herein, hence no fade-outs/fade-ins performed with the exception of the audience at the very end of the tape after Illinois Enema Bandit where only a slight fade was performed.

SUBFOLDER INCLUDED HEREIN:
unpatched
(both sound files interchangeable with the main FZ Shows entry)
14 The Torture Never Stops (unpatched) (19:35)
- untouched with tape flip cut @ 18:10 during drum solo
18 Andy (unpatched) (3:23)
- untouched with tape cut at end of source @ 03:23

CREDITS:
Thanks to FZ & the 1980 Fall Tour Band for yet another highly enjoyable performance
Thanks to the original tapers of the both sources used herein
Thanks to fzmoi69 for the main source tape contribution
Thanks to doctorzap for the NAK transfer & Shoebox entry
Thanks to CW “ClancyWiggum” and fredfox for providing the patch tape source
Thanks to flambay for speed correction advice.
Speed correction, patching, editing & retracking by mudsharknyc

Enjoy !!

-- mudsharknyc

www.zappateers.com/bb - October 2011