John Lee HOOKER Paris, theātre de l'Empire, 1979 otober 5, aud and TV SM masters, FLAC


In the end of the 70's, A2 french channel was recording live music at le theātre de l'Empire in Paris for the "Chorus" TV show.
On each saturday afternoon, i used to go there carrying a recorder machine (no security problems) to see two groups and tape them from the balcony, beeing not disturbed by cameras moving and enjoying splendid seats.

I used 3 Sony machines in my early recording days : TC 150, TCD5 M and the one i used that day, the bigger : i don't have it anymore and i don't remember what TC model it was, sorry for the lineage precision.
The mics used were the first correct couple i had : cardioid condenser Phonia UMC70.

On 1979 oct 5th, i taped a John Lee Hooker 55 mns set ; the recording is OK for 1979.

This torrent features the complete show as an audience recording and also 4 tunes broadcasted on TV a few days later (recorded on a Akai reel machine using the line out of my TV - phone plug - to connect the recorder).

My setlist attempt:

01 Boom Boom (by the band)
02 Serves me right to suffer
03 Boom boom
04 Crawling king snake
05 Rock steady
06 I gambled all your love
07 Put o your red dress baby ?
08
09 Feel so good
10 Crowd
11 (funky encore)

12 Put on your red dress baby ?
13
14 Feel so good
15 (Funky encore)

01-11: complete audience
12-15: partial TV broadcast

Cassette played on Marantz SD4061 deck (pitch adjusted), reel played on AKAI machine, to ZOOM H4, wav to PC, audacity editions, FLAC

Samples in comments.