The Kinks
The Academy
New York City, NY
May 14, 1993
(Two Of Us Master Series Volume 29)

Recording: Shure Mic > Sony WM-D6C

2020 Transfer: Master Tape > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity > iZotope RX / ozone 5 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC

01 Destroyer
02 Low Budget
03 Misfits
04 Apeman
05 Phobia
06 Drift Away
07 Only A Dream
08 Waterloo Sunset
09 Alcohol
10 Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
11 Sunny Afternoon
12 Celluloid Heroes
13 Harry Rag
14 Still Searching
15 Hatred (A Duet)
16 Welcome To Sleazy Town
17 Till The End Of The Day
18 Where Have All The Good Times Gone
19 Wall Of Fire
20 All Day And All Of The Night
21 Lola
22 Days
23 You Really Got Me

Known Faults:
-Around The Dial: possibly missing
-Destroyer: end only

Welcome to Volume Twenty-Nine of the "Two Of Us" Master Series.

Between 1983 and 1999 there was likely not a taper or taping duo more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of a decade and a half they taped over 250 artists with an array being taped multiple times.

If you collect Springsteen then you are already familiar with some of their work, "fmcleanboots" has posted a half dozen or so of their "Tunnel Of Love" tour shows but has decided to pass the baton.

What you don't know is their passion was not just for Springsteen but for music and that passion runs deep. It is astonishing how many artists they taped.

They followed tours taping club shows, theater shows, arena shows, big artists, mid-level artists and local artists. If they were following a tour and the tour had an off night they'd see who else was playing that night to tape.

Always focused on enjoyment of the show as the priority, tickets were for the most part acquired outside of the venue as they worked to obtain the best possible seats, continually trading up until the correct seats were acquired.

The results of this were the captures are uniformly excellent but on occasion the start of the show was sacrificed as a trade-off for the seats. The heavy lifting was done by the Sony WM-D6C and an external Shure Mic before moving to DAT for the last couple of years.

None of their masters have ever been circulated and have been safely stored for the past three to four decades in a climate controlled environment. Tapes transferred so far are in pristine condition.

Though we may do some mini releases of a series of shows in order for one portion of a tour for the most part shows will not be released in order, there are just too many of them.

This will be a very exciting series and we hope along the way we upgrade existing circulating audio and offer up shows that do not have any circulating audio.

We hope you enjoy the ride, this is definitely not a dark ride.

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The Kinks @ The Academy 1993

Though it is difficult to be totally accurate these days it appears this is the first release of this date in support of The Kinks 24th studio album "Phobia". There is a circulating WNEW FM broadcast from the day before featuring 10 songs but I could not easily find any audio from this date.

This is a solid capture with just a touch of reverb, not enough to spoil a fine recording. I have not heard too many 1993 shows but the band sounds great here, tight and having a good time.

As I do with ALL postings, I've included multiple samples so you can get a sense of the quality of the show and decide for yourself to download or not, I also try to give as many details as possible to known faults so you are never surprised by a cut, splice or quality issue.

Thanks to "Two Of Us" and their dedication to capturing all these great shows as well as trusting me to be the caretaker of their work. Also, a big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for putting me in touch and laying the groundwork that has resulted in this release.

Artwork included...

mjk5510 & Two Of Us

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