Steamhammer
1969-07-08 London, England BBC Maida Vale Studio 4 John Peel's "Top Gear" programme (M?-FM *remaster*)

~*~ 2018 Mk2 REMASTER. Carefully remastered fixing various issues, with noise reduction & equalisation ~*~

~~~!~~~ DimeTravel brings you "British Blues BOOM!" Volume 91 ~~~!~~~

01. When All Your Friends Are Gone
02. Passing Through
03. ? (instrumental intro) -> Another Travelling Tune
04. 6/8 For Amiran

Total Time ::: 16:08

::: "What it is & better than it was" - enjoyable&serviceable enuf 'til a better one appears. Check samples for litmus testin' or engine revvin'.
::: Warts: Yes, but less than B4. Some hiss, bass distortion. Multi-gen source. Dropouts & dullspots worked on, but some ain't fixable.
::: 1969-07-08 was the original studio recording session date. The set was 1st broadcast 1969-07-13.
::: CONTRAST CLAUSE: This Mk2 version is a REMASTER of my 2014-08-29 "Mk1" upload which can be found at www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=503281
::: #1 has a fascinating instrumental jam section that could be another tune incorporated into the middle.
::: #3 intro passage Peel might say something like it's called "Dave's Thing"(?) - or maybe not!
::: This Mk2 remaster uses only 1 channel of the mono tape which greatly improved shadow imaging issues but reduced the file size.
::: This version fixes between song fades & omits a incongruious Peel 2 word fragment between #02&03.
::: This upload changes #03 title to the band's own eventual title for the classic "Louisiana Blues" (as announced by Peel).
::: This circulates with an added BBC broadcast "Autumn Song" on the end, but be forewarned, it's the released 45 version.
::: Their 1st LP was issued Mar'69 but only #01 is from that. #02-04 are from the presumably already recorded 2nd LP "Mk.II", issued Nov.'70.
::: PLEASE #1: It'd be great to finally hear a true low gen or alt source upgrade of this material. It IS out there somewhere.
::: PLEASE #2: 1 of 3 Steamhammer BBC sessions listed in Garner's book is still M.I.A. & I'd love to hear it while my ears are still 'earin'. BBC World Service "Rhythm&Blues" show brdcast 1969-09-27 (Junior's Wailing/All Your Friends Are Gone/Riding On The L&M).

Recording Information ::: FM (or AM) radio broadcast -> unknown equipment -> master off-air mono tape -> ? (probably all analog tape) -> unknown generation Maxell MX-100 cassette, Dolby off.

Playback 2011-xx-xx ::: unknown generation Maxell MX-100 cassette on Nakamichi BX-300 cassette deck, Dolby off, azimuth & pitch adjusted, heads cleaned & demagnatized -> Tascam CD-RW900SL professional CD recorder -> CD-RW, no track splits -> computer -> EAC secure mode (logs made) -> wav file.

Remastering 2014-08-xx ::: Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, channel/phase alignment, channel inversion phase correction done, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, no additional speedfixes, more EQ applied & noise reduction used on this version] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2018-03-10.

Line-up (unconfirmed) ::: Kieran White - vocals // Martin Pugh - electric guitar // Martin Quittenton - electric guitar // Steve Jolliffe - saxophone, flute // Steve Davy - electric bass // Mick Bradley - drums.

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

DimeTravel 401 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders! ::: Corrections welcome ::: There was a request for this recently when I put up another Steamhammer show. SInce no one else has come forward, here 'tis. This thing is, to wallow in an overused adjective, AWESOME, regardless of quality. However, that's the way I feel about this band in general circa 1969-71. Must have been some kind of mind melt in action. Always taking songs to some new places. Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Knees

Support the artists! Nothing to buy, but check Martin Pugh's at www.steamhammer.com & the Repertiore CD's are still floating, I think, so do yourself a favor & buy them & hope some of the royalities line the right pockets. Don't know where to start? If you don't own the first album (self-titled, aka "Reflection"), it's one of the mighty, and its 2 follow-ups are royally excellent as well.

Do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool!