Leonard Cohen
July 30th, 1993 (Friday)
Royal Theatre
Victoria, B.C.

"The Kevin Davie Memorial Series" - Release #90a

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: 02:41:50
01 Dance Me to the End of Love
02 The Future
03 Ain't No Cure for Love
04 Bird on the Wire
05 Everybody Knows
06 Anthem
07 There is a War //cut
-tape flip-
08 There is a War \\cont'd
09 First We Take Manhattan
-intermission-
10 Avalanche
11 Suzanne
12 Tower of Song
13 Democracy
14 Waiting for the Miracle //cut
-tape flip-
15 Waiting for the Miracle \\cont'd
16 I'm Your Man
17 Joan of Arc
18 Closing Time
-tape flip-
19 Sisters of Mercy
20 Passing Through
21 Coming Back to You
22 Take This Waltz //cut
-tape flip-
23 Take This Waltz \\cont'd
24 I Tried to Leave You
25 Whither Thou Goest

Leonard Cohen's last performance before a 15 year break. He left the public eye and moved to the Mount Baldy Zen Center near Los Angeles where he was ordained as a Zen Buddhist Monk in 1996, spending 5 years in seclusion. Cohen eventually returned to the stage in 2008.

Kevin recorded this historic concert amongst a very respectful audience. However, he did not time any of the tape flips and simply let each side run out, so there are a few cuts. There is a change in sound during the first song, very likely caused by moving the bias setting and/or Dolby switches on the recorder. It sounds like the recording starts off with both switches in the upper position (Normal Type I + Dolby C) and suddenly they are moved to Kevin's usual settings (Chrome Type II + Dolby off).


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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