James Taylor (Debut Master Transfer) Live at Poplar Creek Music Theater Hoffman Estates IL USA * August 10th 1982 * 24b/192K ** POSTED BY ANALOG **


A Covid-19 quarantine release! :)
Hot Off The Heads Production! :)

Mics: Sony ECM-33F (9V round battery)
Recorder: 1981 TCD-5M Sony Cassette Pro Portable
Location: I can't remember. It was the pavilion.
Cassettes: Fuji Metal Bias C90: Dolby on but left off for this playback
Playback: Sony TCD-5M unit calibrated to this era (not same identical unit). Tape speed and head alignment
Chord Company Interconnect Cable (Naim Co.)
Run through the Naim Audio NAC-52 preamp to the Sound Devices-722 @ 24b/192kHz
Sound Forge just to track. NO OTHER BULLSHIT!


Another August 1982 show. Day before the Doobie's. I was never a big fan of JT but my good buddy Mark sure was. He sent me to every one of his shows. If it was up to him he would have sent me to record the entire tour. This is nice as Poplar was such a good acoustic venue. I sure do miss it. Your stereo should enjoy this one. Enjoy RB



***Everything I do for my stereo room and gear is carefully chosen for the finest of quality control. This means A to B comparisons for EVERYTHING! I leave no stone unturned. I decide if what I do will end up being a more musical experience and not the opposite like more processed sounding. I split hairs!! I have learned what is more musical from all the decades of listening to differences. Stereo and audio gear is not nearly as subjective as people make it out to be. It is either more musical or more processed sounding at the end of the day. One more thing I learned, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS THE SAME! Practically the same yes! The same, NO! So with this all said…..I thank all the people here for the great compliments since I came here in 2006. It means a lot to me after decades of sleepless nights and stressful days carrying in top shelve equipment every time out!***

PLEASE DO NOT COMMENT ON THE 24 BIT 192 KHZ RESOLUTION!!! IF YOU WANT TO UPLOAD A CD FORMAT GO KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. JUST PUT A COPY OF THE TEXT DESCRIPTION AND PUT THIS LINK IN THE FIRST FEW COMMENTS!

In this day and age, anyone in the trading world who cannot handle "with ease" a 5GB file is way beyond my comprehension. This is NOT an invitation for you to tell me why you won't/can't.

With every digital transfer the master tapes become obsolete. If you try any which way to transfer them again they won't sound as good. As long as there are ample backups of course there is no need for them.



SETLIST/TRACKLIST






01 - crowdtalk
02 - Sweet Baby James
03 - talk
04 - Get a Job
05 - talk
06 - Up on the Roof
07 - band intro
08 - Carolina in My Mind
09 - Rainy Day Man
10 - talk
11 - Pretty Boy Floyd
12 - talk
13 - Brother Trucker
14 - crowd
15 - Rock Me Baby
16 - Honey Don't Leave L.A.
17 - talk
18 - Secret o' Life
19 - You've Got a Friend
20 - talk
21 - Millworker
22 - Country Road
23 - talk
24 - Fire and Rain
25 - Stand and Fight
26 - How Sweet It Is
27 - Your Smiling Face
28 - talk
29 - Money Machine
30 - Shower the People
31 - talk
32 - Steamroller
33 - That Lonesome Road