Koko Taylor & The Blues Machine
Tipitina's
New Orleans, La.
May 4, 1986


01. stage talk :32
02. I Cried Like A Baby (cut near beginning) 6:16
03. The Hunter 5:01
04. Beer Bottle Boogie 4:35
05. I'm A Woman 6:29
06. I Don't Care No More (cut, tape flip) 5:00
07. I'd Rather Go Blind 5:15
08. Blues Machine intro 1:50
09. Come to Mama 8:22
10. Wang Dang Doodle 14:03
11. Woke Up This Mornin' 9:58

Total: 67:25


Source: unknown mics > Sony TCD-D5 > Tommy Stevenson's master cassette (Sony UCX-S90, #38/86)

Transfer: master cassette > Nakamichi CR-7A (head azimuth optimized) > Metric Halo MIO-2882 > MacBook Pro > MIO Console 5.6 > wav > MacBook Air M1 > iZotope RX 11 Advanced > xACT 2.59b > FLAC (24/48)


Notes
The recording is from the Tommy Stevenson collection. Special thanks to his son, Thomas, for locating the surviving masters and loaning them out for transfer. Transferred by Richard Russell, August 2026.

No noise reduction was applied to this recording.

This is all that was recorded of this performance. The beginning of the tape included the end of Marcia Ball's opening set.

The photo included with these files was taken by the taper during the performance. It was used as cover art inside the cassette case.

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