Roy Buchanan - March 18, 1977 (First show - BP3 master)
Warner Theater, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.


Roy Buchanan (R.I.P.) - guitar, vocals
John Harrison - bass/vocals
Malcolm Lukens - keyboards
Ron "Byrd" Foster - drums/vocals


Taper: bpthree
Taping Gear: Sony TC-1100T with internal microphone
Lineage: Maxell UD master cassette> Teac A-550RX cassette playback> TASCAM CDRW-700> Trade CD-R> (wav) EAC (secure mode)> (flac) Trader's Little Helper level 6 (align on sector boundaries)
Quality: vg (or a tad better at times)
Length: 72:21 minutes
Artwork: none.
Samples: none.


Set List:

01. I'm A Ram
02. Soul Dressing
03. Roy's Bluz
04. Don't Want No Woman
05. Hey Joe>Foxy Lady (Tape flip)
06. Slow Down
07. Since You've Been Gone>I'm Evil (Stop)
08. Can I Change My Mind>
09. The Messiah Will Come Again (cut)(Tape flip)
10. The Messiah Will Come Again (Part Two)


Taper's Comments:

1 - HELP!! If you have any uncirculated SPIRIT shows, or better quality FM
broadcasts than what's been posted here before, please share them. If you
know anybody who has shows that fit this category that aren't on DIME, please
dub off their stuff and share it. I'm trying to write a book on SPIRIT and need
all the information I can get. I have a database of over 1500 gigs 1967-1996, and
want to find as much information as I can to add to it. If you have any memories
of where you saw SPIRIT, the more specific the better (venue, city, date, supporting
bands, etc.), I'd love to know that as well. Please leave that in the comments
section or PM me. Thank you!


2 - Show description & comments follow:

This is literally the first concert I ever recorded. I'm actually quite surprised years
later than it turned out as well as it did. I held the recorder in my left hand as high
as I could over my left shoulder as not to draw attention to myself. I remember a
security guy looking at me strangely, but he did nothing. I figured in the future I
needed to get an outboard microphone. I also learned I needed to get a watch, or
be certain I was with somebody who had one, so I wouldn't blow the tape flips.

This was the first time I ever saw Roy Buchanan, and I wasn't disappointed. The
sound mix wasn't all that great, and you'll notice how it varies a bit on this recording.
Sometimes the bass is almost crushing, and on some tracks, like "Soul Dressing",
things sound pretty nice. After the first song, Roy popped out a pill of some sort, and
downed it with a Heineken. I'll bet it wasn't an aspirin!! Still it was a great show, and
I'll always treasure being there. Enjoy!

bpthree


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