Chuck Berry
Ritz
New York City, NY
May 6, 1989
(Two Of Us Master Series Volume 353)

Recorder: Shure mic > Sony WM-D6C

Transfer: Master tapes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > USB Sound Devices > Audacity > iZotope RX / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 Opening Instrumental
02 Roll Over Beethoven
03 School Days
04 Sweet Little Sixteen
05 Memphis, Tennessee
06 Mean Old World > Baby What's Wrong
07 Let It Rock
08 Carol
09 Little Queenie
10 Johnny B. Goode
11 Honest I Do
12 Nadine
13 It Hurts Me Too
14 Rock 'n' Roll Music
15 Reelin' And Rockin' Jam

Known Faults:
-Opening Instrumental: joined in progress
-Nadine: seamless splice

Between 1983 and 2002 there were not any tapers more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of two decades they taped over 250 artists with an array being taped multiple times.

If you collect Springsteen then you are already familiar with some of their work, "fmcleanboots" has posted a half dozen or so of their "Tunnel Of Love" tour shows but has decided to pass the baton.

What you don't know is their passion was not just for Springsteen but for music and that passion runs deep. It is astonishing how many artists they taped.

They followed tours taping club shows, theater shows, arena shows, big artists, mid-level artists and local artists.

If they were following a tour and the tour had an off night they'd see who else was playing that night to tape. Always focused on enjoyment of the show as the priority,
tickets were for the most part acquired outside of the venue as they worked to obtain the best possible seats, continually trading up until the correct seats were acquired.

The results of this were the captures are uniformly excellent but on occasion the start of the show was sacrificed as a trade-off for the seats.

The heavy lifting was done by the Sony WM-D6C and an external Shure Mic before moving to DAT for the last couple of years. None of their masters have ever been circulated and
have been safely stored for the past three to four decades in a climate controlled environment. Tapes transferred so far are in pristine condition.

Though we may do some mini releases of a series of shows in order for one portion of a tour for the most part shows will not be released in order, there are just too many of them.

This will be a very exciting series and we hope along the way we upgrade existing circulating audio and offer up shows that do not have any circulating audio, enjoy the ride, this is definitely not a dark ride.

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Chuck Berry @ The Ritz - New York City, NY May 6, 1989

It's been a while since we've had a Chuck Berry release in our series. This is the 3rd release and 1st since Volume 189. It's a good one featuring a long jam at the end.

Our deepest gratitude goes to the "Two Of Us" for their dedication to capturing these legendary performers and preserving shows that many are hearing for the first time. The countless hours spent waiting in line, traveling, purchasing tickets, and trusting me to safeguard their life's work do not go unnoticed. Our community owes you both an immense debt of thanks.

A big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for making the connection to Two Of Us and laying the foundation for what has become an extraordinary series of releases.

Thanks to Goody for once again masterfully handling the pitch as he does for all our historic releases.

The sheer number of uncirculated shows "Two Of Us" taped and continue to provide for release is truly staggering.

Artwork, ad and review of the show included.

Collectors, don't let your archives fade away. If you need assistance releasing Masters or other known generation tapes or shows that do not circulate, please get in touch. I am here to help get your hard work out for all to enjoy, please DM me for assistance. Your archives deserve to be shared with the world, after-all, you can�t take them with you...no tape left behind!

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