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Frank Zappa

Palais de la Beaujoire
Nantes, France

1980 06 14

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~~ A recently surfaced 1st generation SBD version, of a tape from an anonymous collection, previously only available as a lossy 80-minute version. ~~

Taped by: Local radio engineer
Tape transferred by: Pierre Le Gac
Transfer provided by: Bleachboy
Speed correction analysis by: flambay
Edited by: Pittylabelle

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Available tapes according FZShows:

90 min, Aud, B/B- / 100 min, SBD, A

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This Copy: 100.08, SBD, A

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About this show:

Pierre told me that the recording was mono indeed and that this tape was a direct copy of the master tape. He got the tape directly from the local radio engineer. My guess is since it came from a radio engineer it most likely was broadcast live on the local radio, in mono. Possibly a fold down of the main front of house stereo soundboard mix. Pierre also told me that the engineer made a direct copy of the master tape, for whatever reason (archiving?) and that’s the tape that was transferred.

Bleachboy, November, 2024

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About this edit:

Technical corrections:
Only the technically necessary corrections were made (please see lineage below).
As in old Zappateers tradition, no re-EQ or anything like that was added to the recording.

Audio restoration:
A lot of clicks, glitches, dropouts and some sudden extreme volume fluctuations have been eliminated.

Mono or Stereo?
This is a real mono recording!

To preserve the sound of the original recording as well as possible:
NO fade-in or -out, NO track normalisation, NO soundfilter!

All work on the recording was done in 24/48.

In short: There is no music left out!

Pittylabelle, November, 2024

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Lineage:

Recording (Local radio engineer, 1980 06 14):
-> Tape: Info was not available
-> Tape Recorder: Info was not available

Tape Transfer (Pierre Le Gac, 2024 09 27):
-> Tape: 1/4" tape copy of original master tape
-> Tape Recorder: Otari MTR-12 2-Track 1/4"
-> Recorder: Info was not available

Editing (Pittylabelle, 2024 10 27 - 11 01):
-> Audio restoration: iZotope RX 9 Advanced: Clicks, glitches, dropouts and volume fluctuations eliminated
-> Technical correction: Sound Forge Pro 13.0: Original mono channel duplicated
-> Track editing: Sound Forge Pro 13.0: Tracks edited
-> Conversion: Sound Forge Pro 13.0: 24 Bit / 48 kHz to 16 Bit / 44.1 kHz
-> Coding: TLH: WAV to FLAC conversion (Level 8)
-> Tagging: Mp3tag: Tagged to Zappateers standards

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Lineup:

Frank Zappa's Band, March - July 1980

FZ - lead guitar, vocals
Ike Willis - guitar, vocals
Ray White - guitar, vocals
Arthur Barrow - bass, vocals
David Logeman - drums, vocals
Tommy Mars - keyboards, vocals

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Setlist:

01 Chunga's Revenge - Intro [07:37] °°° fades in, 4.6 sec. audience before start of track
02 Keep It Greasey [03:07]
03 Outside Now [06:14]
04 City Of Tiny Lights [08:55]
05 Pound For A Brown [14:58]
06 Cosmik Debris [04:16]
07 You Didn't Try To Call Me [03:46]
08 I Ain't Got No Heart [02:02] °°° fades out during end of track, probably a few sec. of music missing
09 Love Of My Life [01:57] °°° cuts in, no music missing
10 You Are What You Is [03:22]
11 Easy Meat [13:03]
12 Mudd Club [02:32]
13 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing [03:20]
14 Joe's Garage [02:25]
15 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? [02:37]
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16 Encore Break [00:52] °°° cuts out/in at 00:19, no music missing
17 Dancing Fool [03:08]
18 Bobby Brown [02:40]
19 Ms. Pinky [03:25]
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20 Encore Break [01:28]
21 Stick It Out [04:21]
22 A Little Green Rosetta [03:23] °°° cuts out, probably a few sec. of music missing
23 Audience [00:32] °°° cuts in, no music missing

Total Time: 100.08 min

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Extras:

Pictures of a concert ticket

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Credits:

Thanks to the local radio engineer for recording.
Thanks to Pierre Le Gac, for transferring the tape and contributing.
Thanks to Bleachboy, for bringing this to our attention and providing the tape transfer.
Thanks to flambay, for speed correction analysis.
Thanks to Pittylabelle, for editing.

Seeded by Pittylabelle, for www.zappateers.com, 2024 11 12

Brought to you by Bleachboy and Pittylabelle - Enjoy!

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Previous uploads & samples:

Soundcheck: No

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FZ Audio:

1980 06 14 Nantes FR 89.07 AUD (Yojimbo)

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The Shoebox:

Yes, but it was only available as a lossy 80-minute version - so it was removed from the tracker.

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Samples & Fills: No

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Boot on the tracker: No

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