Tony T.S. McPhee
1986-06-14 Trondheim, S�r-Tr�ndelag, Norway Toot's Record Shop (M1-AUD)
~s~o~l~o~ ~a~c~o~u~s~t~i~c~ (*plus unknown harmonica player 4 tracks*)

*~* remastered without EQ *~*

01. 32-20 Blues
02. Dimples
03. Me & The Devil
04. My Black Mama
05. Write Me a Few Lines *
06. I'm Ready *
07. ? (instrumental) -> *
08. Catfish Blues *
09. Walkin' Blues ->
10. No More Doggin'
11. Ground Hog

Total Time ::: 38:21

::: Superb(!) DIRECTLY up-front AUD - Check samples for fear factor alleviation or bits & bytes o' Groundhog blues.
::: Warts: Basically NONE. Tad of overload distortion 1st 20 seconds & slight PA distortion on vocals in #1. Mikes turned bit at end of #2 & sound slightly altered for some seconds. Bit o' one person clappin' on #11 (harmonica player?).
::: One minute of tune-up & mike bumps at start was deleted (no talking or music lost)!
::: * unknown harmonica player joins.
::: #7 instrumental title unknown to me. If you know, please do tell...

Recording Information ::: unknown stereo recording equipment -> master stereo audience -> 1st generation Maxell MX-90 cassette, Dolby off.

Playback 2013-xx-xx ::: 1st generation Maxell MX-90 cassette on Nakamichi 680ZX cassette deck, Dolby off, azimuth & speed adjusted (pitched!) for individual recording, 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 / dropout / bump / pop / click / dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, additional speed correction -2.05%, NO equalisation) -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. (NOTE: harmonica volume lowered during #7 when the mike is too close to the PA & too far from Tony's guitar amp). First uploaded week of 2014-01-11.

Line-up ::: Tony T.S. McPhee - acoustic guitar, vocals // ? - harmonica (#5-#8).

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

CoolSonics 296 ::: Thanks to the original taper & trader! Please PM me if yr readin' this... ::: Corrections welcome ::: Here's one for Ptomaine who certainly changed my listening habits after he turned me onto T.S. in the mid 70s. OK latecomer I know, but it stuck with me. One of the most interesting guitarists to watch I ever did see, what with his left hand flaing over the top of the guitar neck all the time & UNAPOLOGETIC psychedelic effects right up to the current day... last time I saw him was circa 2011. Only ever talked with the man once as I was curios about Andy Fernbach's solo album which I think TS holds a producing credit on. In this set he is remindin' folks about his roots, as he is wont to do in his acoustic sets. If you dig Tony, you'll dig this, it's an excellent quality, up close recording in an intimate setting with only a few people in attendance. ENJOY!

Kudos to Zongo for life support, Lochner for mikes&more & Fast Freddie for runnin' Video Dick's Record Emporium with the bathroom office full of tape decks. Thanks to Hanwaker (few among us can keep his pace). Mountains of gratitude to Davmar, D.White, Sanchez, Elliot, The Florida Kid, Kloiber, Zingg, JTW, Bershaw, Boston Gold, Dixon, Moore, Gough & SO many more for all that collecting & sharing... Royal thanks to The Man In The Palace, Doc Tinker, Brinkhoffs, Barely Eatin', Reel Master Gaule, Parrish & all the traders who housed me thru my music acquisition & travel years. Hats off to Brother Kent, Uncle Jake, Little Queenie (& her neighbor Frank) & his honor Ptomaine Thomas. Glasses raised to Byron for musical horizon expansion & much obliged to J & Thurston for keepin' my concert fires burnin' since my continental shift. Thanks to the Mods for keepin' DIME alive. Enjoy, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Knees

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