This file must accompany this package to preserve the complete incommensurable informations !
GRANFALOON BUS
- January 23, 1998 - FZW, Dortmund, Germany
** Audience DAT-clone, MWM 0124 **
>> ! FUNNY TO READ ! Not only for fans of PAVEMENT, SPARKLEHORSE and PALACE BROTHERS - UNCIRCULATED<< with samples
Preliminary remark 1:
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The opening act of this interesting night was "FINK", but as far as i know
it was not recorded (maybe the "SIR" can ask the taper...if there is interest)
The other part of this evening, the support act:
Torrent #254759
TODD McBRIDE solo & with Granfaloon Bus
- January 23, 1998 - FZW, Dortmund, Germany
** Audience DAT-clone, MWM 0123 **
>> ! FUNNY ! & UNCIRCULATED - from Athens, GA - member of LA DI DA's & DASHBOARD SAVIORS <<
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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 want to read more about Granfaloon Bus, check out my other recent upload:
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Torrent #247185
GRANFALOON BUS wsg. Todd McBride
- January 24, 1998 -
Underground, Cologne, Germany
** SOUNDBOARD DAT-master, MWM 0115 **
>> AWESOME NEIL YOUNG COVER "ALBUQUERQUE" - UNCIRCULATED<<
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About this concert/the tour:
Autumn 1996 was the start of an interesting experiment. Two German record labels and their
booking agency teamed together and started the first "double-headliner tour" with Blue Rose
act The Dashboard Saviors and Glitterhouse band Go To Blazes - and those concerts had been
very successful. The idea was simple: both bands played 70 to 90 minutes, and they alternated
the order of their appearance each night. A similar concept was used a few months later for
the "THE DESERT ROCKS"-tour 1997 with Rich Hopkins and the Luminarios and Granfaloon Bus in
January/February, and the same year during April with Chris Burroughs and Neal Casal.
The Dashboard Saviors separated early 1997, and Todd took the chance to record his solo-album
"Sketchy", again released by Blue Rose. Todd came back to Europe in December 1997 to promote
his album, this time as support act for Granfaloon Bus on their second big German tour 97/98...
All five musicians had lots of fun, they celebrated Christmas and New Years Eve together, and
soon there was a new band project, "Senior Deutschmark", 3/4th of Granfaloon Bus backing up
Todd after a few songs solo, and Todd came during the "headliner"-shows to help them with some
backing vocals, and sang lead vocals usually on one or two coversongs - BUT NOT THIS NIGHT...
About the recording:
THIS IS A MUST-HAVE ! DEFINITELY ONE OF THE BEST EVER EXISTING TAPES ;-)
Including all those things an EXCELLENT audiencetape should have:
- an band in their prime, full of emotions (and a little booze)...
- the bassplayer used a musical saw to enrich a song (track #02.)
- the drummer offered his skills on guitar on one song (track #14.)
- a rare recording of an (at least to me) unknown song "?down, down, down?" (track #11.)
- a rare recording of an (at least to me) unknown song "?falling out of my own tree?" (track #18.)
- a crowded room full of enthusiastic people...and a nearly perfect taping position...
- the best possible recording equipment you can afford for money...
- a considerate friend, taking care of the gear and the on-off switch (track #20.)
SOUNDS GREAT ? YEAH, IT'S REALLY AWESOME.......BUT.......SADLY.....
IT's also including all those things an EXCELLENT audiencetape should NOT have:
- missing nearly half of the first song of the show (reason ?)
- the "good friend" from the Todd McBride set talks about automobiles (mainly tracks #06. & #07.)
- a nervous finger on the on-off switch causing some troubles:
- missing the last 40 seconds of track #07.
- missing the first 130 seconds of track #08.
My dear friend Frizze was not able to attend this concert (but he did
the sound and the boardrecording the next night...it's here on DIME),
so he asked his buddy RO. And this buddy did a really fine job, the only
thing he should have done: KICKING his "good friend's" butt...HARD...
(plus maybe start the machine a bit earlier...not talking about the on-off switch...).
And if the informations are correct,
RO just had his decadal birthday this
month - so belated "Happy Birthday" !
This torrent here is from Frizze's 1st DAT-clone of the master...
FOR THE FIRST TIME OUT OF OUR ARCHIVE,
COMPLETELY UNTRADED, SLIGHTLY MASTERED,
AND OTHERWISE UNALTERED - PLEASE ENJOY!
GRANFALOON BUS
FZW,
Dortmund, Germany
January 23, 1998
"FZW" is the abbreviation for "Freizeitzentrum West": http://www.fzw.de
lineage:
recorded by RO, audience to DAT
Recording gear not exactly known, but according to Frizze "highclass mikes like Neumann"
> portable Sony TCD-D8 OR Sony TCD-D10 (16 bit, SP 48 kHz) >
DAT master (Maxell HS-4/90s, Helical-Scan 4mm Data Cartridge, 90 meter tape)
DAT cloned in the 'Tube Temple Studios', Solingen, Germany with Tascam DAT machines >
DAT clone1 (Maxell HS-4/60s, Helical-Scan 4mm Data Cartridge, 60 meter tape)
DAT (clone1) > 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:
01. 1/2 A Beer, 1/2 A Song § 1:28.51
02. Say Cheese # 4:23.09
03. Some Kind Of Other Love (WWII) 2:59.03
04. ...thanks to Fink, Germany's hidden treasure... 0:36.35
05. Miss Essmaker 3:38.43
06. -> Free Gold Halo % 5:46.07
07. -> Potboiler §§ 3:57.17
08. Queen Ann's Hill §§§ 1:28.62
09. We`re Sellin`Helen's Hearse 2:08.00
10. ...thanks for the beer/about Fink... 0:57.57
11. ?down, down, down? 4:36.38
12. Widows Weeds 4:27.74
13. ...thanks once more/the Schlagzeuger plays guitar... 1:05.70
14. Worldwar lovesong (WWII) & 2:07.57
15. ...thank you very much/crowd... 1:25.30
encore:
16. The Witchdoctors Are Sulking 3:01.73
17. ...es tut mir leid...mein Deutsch ist sehr schlecht... 0:46.37
18. ?falling out of my own tree? 4:16.43
19. Oyster Pirates 6:54.69
20. ...thank you/final applause/a considerate friend... 1:15.14
total: 57:22.39 mins
notes:
§ - song fades in...about 1:30 minutes missing...
§§ - song cuts out...missing ca. the last 40 seconds...
§§§ - song cuts in...missing ca. the first 130 seconds...
# - Jeff Stevenson introducing his musical saw
% - the "good friend" appears...the fun starts again...
& - Jeff Palmer on lead guitar, Ajax on drums
musicians:
Felix Todd Costanza - lead vocals, guitar
Ajax Green - guitar, banjo, backing & harmony vocals, drums on track #14.
Jeff "Johnny Safety" Stevenson - bass, pedal steel, musical saw, backing & harmony vocals
Jeff Palmer - drums, percussion, backing & harmony vocals, guitar on track #14.
PLEASE support the artist, visit his concerts and buy his CDs...
Check out the following websites:
http://www.myspace.com/granfaloonbus
http://www.sfweekly.com/2001-01-24/music/get-on-the-bus/
http://mimezinemusicsnob.blogspot.com/2007/07/great-dead-bands-granfaloon-bus.html
http://www1.gitarrebass.de/magazine/9906/bus.htm
Felix Costanza's new band - Okie Rosette:
http://www.myspace.com/okierosette
http://musicremedy.com/o/Okie_Rosette/album/Leap_Second-5768.html
THIS TORRENT IS DEDICATED TO GRANFALOON BUS and all his bandmembers...back then.
Special thanks to Todd McBride, Rolf & Frizze, and all involved at FZW...
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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More Granfaloon Bus & Todd McBride out of our collection:
Torrent #246864
Granfaloon Bus
- February 16, 1997 - Alte Maelzerei, Regensburg, Germany
**DAT-audience-master, MWM 0003**
lonetaper RESEED1 on request, with samples
Torrent #247041
TODD McBRIDE solo & with Granfaloon Bus
- January 24, 1998 - Underground, Cologne, Germany
** SOUNDBOARD DAT-master, MWM 0114 **
Torrent #247185
GRANFALOON BUS wsg. Todd McBride
- January 24, 1998 - Underground, Cologne, Germany
** SOUNDBOARD DAT-master, MWM 0115 **
>>Not only for fans of PAVEMENT, SPARKLEHORSE and PALACE BROTHERS...
AWESOME NEIL YOUNG COVER "ALBUQUERQUE" - UNCIRCULATED<<
Torrent #254759
TODD McBRIDE solo & with Granfaloon Bus
- January 23, 1998 - FZW, Dortmund, Germany
** Audience DAT-clone, MWM 0123 **
>> ! FUNNY TO READ ! & UNCIRCULATED - from Athens, GA - former member of LA DI DA's & DASHBOARD SAVIORS <<
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My dear buddy Ken TheCommish usually writes (and hey, he's damn right):
If you decide to download this show, won't you please consider posting a comment
on the show's board? It only takes a moment, and believe me, it takes A LOT longer
to prepare/upload a show for others to enjoy than it does to download and run...
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 23, 2009. This is "MWM 0124"
This file must accompany this package to preserve the complete incommensurable informations !