Well, folks, just when you thought the best sounding audience recording you've ever heard couldn't sound any better, think again.

A demonstration by Pappagaio in the remastering thread shows that the freeware program I used (Audacity) to speed correct this recording is flawed, in that, it introduces harmonic distortion. See the following message and the 6 or 7 mesages after it:

http://www.sharingthegroove.org/msgboard/showthread.php?s=&postid=879670#post879670

So I started with my original trade CDs, and speed corrected them with Adobe Audition (CoolEdit) using the same 7.3% increase factor. Some of you may not hear the difference, but I definitely do. This version sounds much cleaner to me.

Frank Zappa
Boston Music Hall
Boston, MA
October 24, 1976 Early Show
Aud, A+

AUD master tape >> 1st generation tape >> CDR (unknown # of times) >> EAC >> wav >> 7.3% speed correction in Adobe Audition (CoolEdit) >> wav >> flac

Taped by: n/a
Transfered by: Patrick N. (per Drew46)

File size: 650 MB

FZ, Ray White (guitar, vocals), Patrick O’Hearn (bass, vocals), Terry Bozzio (drums, vocals, devil), Eddie Jobson (violin, keyboards), Bianca Odin Thornton (amazing vocals, keyboards)

Disk 1
1. Intro (Purple Lagoon)
2. Stinkfoot
3. Poodle Lecture
4. Dirty Love
5. Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station
6. Tryin' To Grow A Chin
7. The Torture Never Stops
8. City Of Tiny Lights
9. You Didn't Try To Call Me
10. Manx Needs Women
11. Titties 'n Beer

Disk 2
1. Black Napkins
2. Advance Romance (including Inna-Gadda-Da-Poodle)
3. Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me?
4. Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink
5. Dinah-Moe Humm
6. Purple Lagoon


Notes:
Got this 2 CD set in trade. When I played it, I knew it was a great show, but it sounded way too slow. I increased the speed in Adobe Audition (CoolEdit) by 7.3% (that's a lot!) and WOW did this show come to life! Naurin lists it as an Aud A/A-, but after speed correction I give it an A+! You might mistake it for a SBD, if you didn't hear the occasional audience chatter. It's got some of my favorite songs on it and Bianca adds a very tasty flavor to the group. Enjoy!

- David

FLAC Fingerprints:
101 Intro (Purple Lagoon).flac:d7273e26484642d3d037bc7c7df19373
102 Stinkfoot.flac:698a636cf4a02c0f8aed0a6ba8537ae9
103 Poodle Lecture.flac:89d5b02602985f752d09537adb517de7
104 Dirty Love.flac:a087ef1e8d1d1212d4487c7d99e361f8
105 Wind Up Workin' In A Gas Station.flac:749b227296553ac404e2bf7254bddc8d
106 Tryin To Grow A Chin.flac:023b3ce35f638adb201ae6f1f49a8c07
107 The Torture Never Stops.flac:eaa150492765318c98f8df81cde3d314
108 City Of Tiny Lights.flac:fc49b569d24e5333f212340e2d1fa944
109 You Didn't Try To Call Me.flac:8140c4eeae869040fb45d10ee6a055f1
110 Manx Needs Women.flac:1e107c779dd6b238a95f0c151c7bb4cf
111 Titties 'n Beer.flac:211a76ee542f34fda10fe00f5387b827
201 Black Napkins.flac:fd3050fa5b796f9e09ae2d5e3c9e810b
202 Advance Romance.flac:22c89ac2fe808482f07e1291f9d98a2a
203 Honey Don't You Want A Man Like Me.flac:37a2677711c1717491834130e76c34d8
204 Rudy Wants To Buy Yez A Drink.flac:fe9d36c197edd5bec52e91e121ba1fdd
205 Dinah-Moe Humm.flac:cd70a7d6ef4247cb1d6a5125b63cf696
206 Purple Lagoon.flac:75bdec03f77fe1783e05b3a02b364708