Jeff Beck: Who Else! Tour
September 18th, 1999 (Saturday)
Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver, B.C.

"The Kevin Davie Memorial Series" - Release #86a

16 bit 44.1 khz CD Ready

Recorded by: Kevin Davie (R.I.P.)
Sony ECM-909 stereo condenser mic in hat > Sony WM D6C Professional Recording Walkman (Dolby off) > Maxell XL-II S 90

Transferred by: AudioArchivist (2023)
Master cassettes > Nakamichi BX-300 > R-09HR @ 24 bit 96 khz

Mastered by: LeifH (2023)
Raw tape sides > iZotope RX > Wavepad > TLH > FLAC 8

Setlist: 01:20:31
XX What Mama Said (missing)
01 Psycho Sam
02 Brush with the Blues
03 Star Cycle
04 Savoy
05 Blast from the East
06 A Day in the Life
07 Declan
08 THX138
-tape flip-
09 The Pump
10 Roll and Tumble Blues
11 'Cause We've Ended As Lovers
12 Rice Pudding > Going Down > Peter Gunn > Rice Pudding
13 Angel (Footsteps)
XX You Never Know (missing)
XX Sling Shot (missing)
-tape flip-
14 Where Were You
15 Big Block


Kevin started the tape at the beginning of the show, however after a short 2 second burst of applause, we are met with approximately 4 minutes of blank tape, which has been omitted. Kevin must have realized there were no levels coming in on the D6C and resolved the issue in time for the second song. Based on other setlists from this tour, What Mama Said was likely the opening number. Another technical difficulty caused the sound to disappear following the end of Angel (Footsteps), and two full songs were missed, based on other setlists. Several minutes of blank tape, followed by a quick burst of audience applause is at the end of side B, just before Kevin changed tapes for the encore, which leads us to believe the microphone cable is what caused these issues.

Aside from the missing songs, this is a pretty nice recording. A few minor mic bumps have been repaired, and some nearby yelps from an audience member have been removed using spectral editing.


The Kevin Davie Memorial Series

This series is in memory of Kevin Davie who died suddenly 31 March 2016. Kevin was an avid taper & recorded many concerts mainly in Vancouver, Victoria & Toronto. All these recordings have been sourced directly from Kevin�s master cassettes. With thanks to Mary Davie, Kevin�s Mother for allowing us access to all of Kevin�s masters. This is a joint venture between DGB, Dennis Orr, Seth Meister, Leif H & John MacMillan. Kevin was a dear friend of mine & helped me greatly when I first moved to Canada in June 1994 for which I will forever be grateful. He had a great sense of humour. He was always happy to remind me of Ray Cooper�s percussion solo that I had to endure at the end of all the Eric Clapton shows I went to in the 90s (there were many!). He did an excellent job in impersonating Mr. Cooper! Kevin had a great taste in music & shared my love of the blues. We hope that you enjoy these releases & that we can continue Kevin�s legacy for many years to come. You left this world way too soon. Rest in peace my friend.

DGB


Kevin and I had plans to post some of his shows himself. After downloading and seeding torrents for a while, he needed the ratio boost! haha. He had taped and traded for years through the mail, but hadn't gone digital with his own collection yet. We had begun to work on some of his shows and had plans to do more, when we had a bit of a dust up over something silly. Sadly, we never had the chance to mend fences together before he passed. He was a good friend and I miss him a lot. Hopefully, through this series of shows, Kevin's memory can be properly honoured and that he can continue to leave a lasting legacy with the recordings that he left behind. I also hope that when I go beyond this world that my master cassette collection that I haven't gotten to will find a similar new home with trader's and collectors and fans everywhere, too...

Audioarchivist


Please see the included "Kevin Davie info" folder for obituaries, etc.

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