Pete Stanley & Wizz Jones
1966-xx-xx* _ Mary Stewart�s Cottage _ Balmore Road
Milngavie, Glasgow, Scotland, England _ (M?-SBD)
"The Balmore Tapes"

01. Hard Travellin'
02. ? (instrumental)
03. Burglar Man
04. Ramblin'Round -> Goodnight, Irene
05. What Have They Done To The Old Place
06. Dixie Hoedown
07. Handsome Molly
08. The Cuckoo

Total Time ::: 23:56

::: VERY fine quality for its vintage. Check samples for intake assessment or to get the ball a'rollin'.
::: Warts: Has some dropouts. Almost complete 5 second dropout in #8
::: (*) Tape undated but ISB Balmore tapes dated Oct '66-Feb '67. Wizz says he & Pete stopped touring in late '66.
::: Not all recorded in one go. Deck was shut off between some songs.
::: Seems this is an excerpt of a longer version of these tapes. Can YOU supply us with a more complete one?
::: Tape surfaced along with the "Balmore Hoard" of Incredible String Band recordings.
::: Apparently a solo Wizz set exists from these tapes. Would LOVE to hear it & happy to sit on it if need be.

Recording Information ::: unknown mono reel to reel recorder -> master reel -> ? -> unknown generation UR-90 normal bias cassette, Dolby B on.

Playback 2014-01-12 ::: unknown generation UR-90 normal bias cassette on Nakamichi 680ZX cassette deck, Dolby B on, azimuth adjusted for individual tape, heads cleaned & demagnetized -> Sony Linear PCM Recorder PCM-M10 (LPCM 44.10kHz/16bit WAV files) -> computer -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, +1% averaged pitch (speed) fix with single pass after frequency analysis & with pitchpipe verification, NO equalisation] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2015-08-15.

Line-up ::: Pete Stanley - banjo, vocals // Wizz Jones - acoustic guitar, banjo, vocals.

Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline.

DimeTravel 158 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders! ::: Corrections welcome ::: Pete & Wizz. Wonderful vibes. Go out & get your "More Than 16 Tons Of Bluegrass" CD if you ain't got one. Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yrs truly, Knees

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