The Pretenders
Civic Auditorium
Santa Monica, California
April 12, 1980

this is the CD burning version

A Hi Res transfer is also available


01. The Ride of the Valkyries
02. The Wait
03. Precious
04. Talk Of The Town
05. Cuban Slide
06. Private Life
07. Space Invader
08. The Phone Call
09. Tequila
10. Brass In Pocket
11. Kid
12. Porcelain
13. Tattooed Love Boys
14. Up The Neck
15. Mystery Achievement
16. Stop Your Sobbing
[68:28]

The Band
Chrissie Hynde Vocals Guitar
James Honeyman-Scott Guitar Vocals
Pete Farndon Bass Vocals
Martin Chambers Drums Vocals


Recorded by the LAX recording team of John and Sue Musgrave

source;
2 Nakamichi microphones > TEAC PC-10 w/ Dolby

R2R copy (April 1980)
Akaii GX570 D2 w/ Dolby > Revox B77 @ 7 1/2 ips on Maxell UD35 90

Transfer (November 2014):
Revox B77 > Korg mr2000-s @ 1 bit, 5.6 MHz DSDIFF

Mastering (December 2014):
AudioGate (24-96) > Adobe Audition 3.0 (clean up and cut tracks) > AudioGate Aqua (16-44) > TLH (flac16 level 8) > Stamp ID3 tag editor

I liked the Pretenders so much and didn't want to miss out on this by recording.
It's nice to have a tape afterwards but so much of your attention is diverted during the performance.
So my plan was to give John and Sue tickets for the show in return for them recording.
They sat in the 10th row of the riser seats and towards the left side of center, about 150 feet from the stage.
A bit too far back but with the chairs removed the entire floor was a jumble of dancing and bouncing bodies.
No way you could record with our set up in that turmoil.
Even a little bumpy in the seats as you can tell with the rustling of the microphones here and there.

And me, I was right at the foot of the stage shaking it with the rest of them.
Man was this band HOT.

Now you can check it out for yourself

For historical reference and not intended for resale or any commercial use.

enjoy
-M- (December 2014)

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