Frank Zappa
Orpheum Theatre
Boston, MA
November 9, 1984
(TapeTyrant Master Series Volume 133)

Recording: NAK 300's > Sony TC-D5

Transfer: Master Cassette > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > iZotope RX 8 / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 Zoot Allures
02 In France
03 Alien Orifice
04 More Trouble Every Day
05 Penguin In Bondage
06 Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel
07 Cock-Suckers' Ball
08 Nite Owl
09 Little Girl Of Mine
10 The Closer You Are (incl. Johnny Darling)
11 No, No Cherry
12 WPLJ
13 Drowning Witch
14 Ride My Face To Chicago
15 Bamboozled By Love
16 King Kong
17 He's So Gay
18 Let's Move To Cleveland
19 Goblin Girl
20 The Black Page
21 Whipping Post

Known Faults:
-Drowning Witch: splice

Welcome to Volume 133 of our master series featuring the master recordings of dime member "tapetyrant". The series will predominately feature captures in the Northeast and Southern California areas. We will touch on multiple genres with a strong focus on Jazz Fusion, New Wave and Rock.

Tapetyrant was an active taper in the 1980's and much of the 1990's before, like many of us, hanging up the mics. What he captured during that time is uniformly excellent quality and his master tapes have been safely stored, the first batch are in pristine condition. Some shows may circulate from lower generation copies but most have remained uncirculated until now and have never circulated directly from the masters.

Prior to DAT, the heavy lifting was entirely done by a Sony D5 with NAK 300's and taping was serious business, acquiring the best seats possible and working to keep neighbors in check.

Volume 133 features another excellent Zappa capture two weeks after the previously shared Worcester shows. This at least Recorder 2 for the night and is superior to the one other capture I'm aware of.

Thanks as always to Goody for the invaluable pitch guidance on this and so many other historic shows.

Big thanks to "tapetyrant" for doing such a great job capturing these important shows, for reaching out and entrusting me to present his excellent work for all to enjoy for decades to come. We are indebted to his generosity (tapers don't let those tapes and your hard work get lost to the ages, there are plenty of folks to get in touch with here to help get them out, we're all working to leave no tape behind).

Artwork and samples included.

mjk5510 and tapetyrant


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