Steamhammer
1970-05-17 ::: Duesseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Eisstadion an der Brehmstraße ::: Brehmstraße 27
Joint Meeting (Modern-Music-Festival 1970) ::: BT-M-AUD *REMASTER*
DimeTravel remaster of "Penumbra" source (2006 2CD-r Siréne-151 Japan boot)

~*~ Mk2 version, carefully remastered fixing various issues, without EQ* or NR ~*~

01.. ...Riding On The L&N
02. Hold That Train
03 . Junior's Wailing

Total Time ::: 14:37

::: VG AUD quality. Check samples for mopin', scopin' or dopin'.
::: Warts: Repaired dullspots & dropouts but surely missed a few. #01 starts ~6mins late (60% missing). #02 lot of clapping, mostly fixed. #03 LOT of clapping - greatly reduced (tho' you won't believe it).
::: CONTRAST CLAUSE: This is the Mk2 DimeTravel NO EQ*orNR remaster. The Mk1 original "Penumbra" bootleg CD files may be found elsewhere.
::: This is a DimeTravel remaster of"Penumbra"source (2006 2CD-r Siréne-151 Japan boot CD2 #06-08).
::: MORE INFO on festival: https://concerts.fandom.com/wiki/Joint_Meeting_1970
::: POSTER: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/concerts/images/d/d9/Image-1507034788.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171003124628
::: TICKET SCAN: https://concerts.fandom.com/wiki/Joint_Meeting_1970?file=Image-1507040071.jpg
::: "Penumbra" boot had this labeled only "Germany 1970-05-17", but that is the location&festival as noted here.
::: NOTE Steamhammer played both the 17th & the 18th at the festival & this is their first appearance.
::: FESTIVAL ACTS: 1970-05-16: Shoes/Octopus/Corporation/Brainbox/Love Sculpture/Plastic Feet/Rare Bird/Love Affair/Heavy Jelly (w/Jackie Lomax)/Status Quo/Humble Pie/Ginger Baker's Air Force /// 1970-05-17: Fashion/Amon Düül II/Love Affair/Ekseption/Marmalade/Steamhammer/Edgar Broughton Band/Move/Keef Hartley /// 1970-05-18: Livin' Blues/Steamhammer/Cuby&The Blizzards/Wild Angels/Free/Arthur Brown/Taste/Colosseum/Family.
::: 10pm curfew at festival, which ran 2 alternating stages with short breaks between bands.
::: 3rd LP"Mountains"recorded by this line-up summer'70 but not released 'til Nov.'70.
::: Lovely picture of this line-up from Mar.'70: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/Steamhammer_2.JPG
::: Supposedly a completed post-Steamhammer album by Axis exists, recorded for Brain label. It would be cool to hear it while I'm living, rather than waiting for the angels to sing me the songs (or worse).

Recording Information ::: unknown stereo recording equipment -> master (narrow) stereo audience tape -> "Penumbra" bootleg (2006 2CD-r Siréne-151 Japan) -> 2021 wav rips by DIMER propylaen.
NOTE: Unconfirmed that Siréne "Penumbra" actually master tapes as stated but it's likely as all sources are Japanese taper(s) & hadn't circulated prior to boot release.

Playback 2021-06-xx ::: master audience wavs -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset (NOT to normalize volume), channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, some PopMute used on clapping in places but mostly did (many!) manual individual clap reductions, volume adjustments, pitch (speed) seemed spot on after frequency analysis & with CD pitch verification, NO equalisation (*except *notches done at 33/34+tiny one 67 to reduce hum), NO noise reduction] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. Freed 2021-06-xx.

Line-up ::: Kieran Raymond White (†R.I.P. 1995†) - electric guitar, harmonica, vocals // Martin John Pugh - electric guitar // Steve Davy - electric bass, organ(?), vocals // Mick Bradley (†R.I.P. 1972†) - drums.

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

DimeTravel 809 ::: Thanks to the original taper. Thanks to DIMER propylaen for freeing the goods! Sincere thanks to whomever uploads this for me. ::: Corrections welcome ::: JOLLY fine set, don't know this is only surfacing in my life over 50 years later, but better late than never & let's hope there are many more ahead. This band certainly had it going on in Germany. Rather a "traditional" set but they are into jamming & variation - very energetic - but unfortunately the crowd is, too. Still, one hopes some ears will find their way back to the Joint Meeting! Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yrs truly, Knees

Support the artists and/or their families! (Martin Pugh's site seems to be no longer operating). All Steamhammer titles are still available & WELL worth acquiring. The Repertoire 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 but not called "Reflection"), it is one of the mighty, and its two follow-ups are royally excellent as well.

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