Jonathan Edwards
Ultrasonic Studios
Hempstead, NY
11/07/1972

Source: Unknown SBD (likely WLIR FM > Reel or FM > Reel > C)
Transfer: MC > Nak CR7-A (azimith adjust) (or MR > SBM-1 (s/pdif)) > Lynx Studio Technology One (soundcard) > SoundForge 4.5 > CD Architect 4.0f > Red Book CDR

Re-Master: CDR > WAV > Wavelab 6.10 (tracking; fades; cleanup) > FLAC

One Set / One Disc

1. Intro by Ken Kohl (WLIR-FM)
2. Travelin' Man
3. King of Hearts (JE, Joe Dolce; appears on Have a Good Time for Me (1973).
4. Someone Better Listen (Eric Lilljequist; appears on Everyone Lives To Sing by Orphan (1972))
5. banter about Dr. Pepper, LSD and electric fences
6. Upsy Daisy (Joe Dolce) (song from former guitarist for Sugar Creek)
7. My Home Ain't In The Hall Of Fame
8. Sometimes
9. Morning Train
10. Ken Kohl interview re: May Day 1970 and Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy
11. Stop And Start It All Again
12. Rolling Along
13. Angelina (Malcolm McKinney)
14. Jump's Breakdown (from the movie Jump a/k/a Fury on Wheels)
15. Jesse
16. Shanty
17. Train of Glory
18. Everybody Knows Her
19. banter about Athens County
20. Athens County

Jonathan Edwards - guitar, vocals, harmonica
Stuart Schulman - piano, violin
Richard Davis(?) - bass

A fine performance from Ultra-Sonic Recording in Hempstead, NY (thanks to Bill Stahl, the owner), most likely in late 1972. This was recorded for the WLIR Tuesday Night Concert Series, which was always broadcast on a Tuesday night, usually live but occasionally not. Michael Tapes, who directed the WLIR Concert Series, has this performance listed as "12/07/74," which is likely wrong. For one thing, there is a snapshot of the show (included in this fileset) on a slide with a processing date of "4th Quarter 1972." In addition, Edwards talks about his new album, Honky Tonk Stardust Cowboy, which came out in 1972. And, December 7, 1974, wasn't a Tuesday.

Neither was December 7, 1972. But, November 7, 1972 was, so that's the performance date we're going to go with.

The enclosed photo shows a bassist, who is not identified. Stuart Schulman, who is mentioned by name during the show, bounces back and forth between piano and violin. He also played bass for Edwards back in 1972, but he looks nothing like the bassist in the photograph. Richard Davis (who played on Astral Weeks) looks plausibly like our mystery musician, and also played with Edwards on his next 1973 album, Have A Good Time For Me. Davis says that he has no recollection. If you can identify the bassist, please do?

The Tuesday Night Concert Series was sponsored by Dr. Pepper -- thus the comments during the show and the banner behind the musicians.

A very clean recording, thanks to the recording Engineer, Steve Goetz. The master tape had with a few small tics, which have been removed. There appear to have been two separate reels or cassettes used; the overlap has been spliced out.

Special thanks to Michael Tapes for his recollections of this performance.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 08/17/12