Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville
Jones Beach
Wantagh, NY
August 30, 1990
(Two Of Us Master Series Volume 70)
DavePas63 2025 Remaster

CONTRAST CLAUSE:
This torrent is a remaster of http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=715937. Numerous instances of crowd noise have been eliminated or reduced.
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Recording: Shure Mic > Sony WM-D6C

2021 Transfer: Master Tapes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity > iZotope RX 8 / ozone 9 (mastered) > Peak Pro 6 (post production) > xACT 2.39 > FLAC

2025 Remaster: Trader's Little Helper (decode files)>MVSep (crowd noise separation; Ensemble MDX23C + Mel Roformer model)> GoldWave (restore applause, clap reduction, editing)> Trader's Little Helper (flac level 6)

01 It�s So Easy
02 When Will I Be Loved
03 Blue Bayou
04 Tumbling Dice
05 Ooh Baby Baby
06 Just One Look
07 Hurt So Bad
08 I Can�t Let Go
09 Still Within the Sound of My Voice
10 The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
11 Shattered
12 Keep It Hid
13 Adios
14 Don�t Know Much*
15 I Need You*
16 All My Life*
17 Trouble Again
18 Band Introductions
19 Cry Like A Rainstorm
20 You�re No Good
21 Poor Poor Pitiful Me
22 (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave
23 When Something Is Wrong With My Baby*
24 Goodbye My Friend

* - with Aaron Neville

Known Faults:
-Don't Know Much: start slightly cut
-When Something Is Wrong With My Baby: start cut

Remaster Notes:

A great show and a very good recording (particularly for Jones Beach) with occasional crowd noise. I ran each track through MVSep to reduce crowd noise during the songs to the extent possible then used GoldWave to add back applause. Samples in the comments, plus a selection of removed crowd noise (including a rather lengthy commentary from a husband to (I believe) his wife about running into a fellow concert goer at a restaurant which used to be included in Ooh Baby Baby, and a really annoying shouting woman).

In the original upload, You're No Good was included in the same track as Cry Like a Rainstorm. I've corrected that here.

Many thanks to the tapers and original uploader.

Original Upload Notes:

Welcome to Volume 70 of the "Two Of Us" Master Series.

Between 1983 and 1999 there was likely not a taper or taping duo more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of a decade and a half 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.

We hope you enjoy the ride, this is definitely not a dark ride.

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Linda Ronstadt @ Jones Beach August 30, 1990

After abandoning her pop roots Linda Ronstadt spent the greater part of the 1980's scoring success in a variety of genres including three albums of adult contemporary songs, an album of traditional Mexican songs and a country album she returned to the pop charts With 1989's "Cry Like A Rainstorm - Howl Like The Wind" and the hit "Don't Know Much" featuring Aaron Neville.

The 1990 tour that followed finds Linda's voice is still as beautiful and strong as the great tours of the 1970's. Writing these tours off as nostalgic would be a mistake, with a setlist that touches every decade Linda is clearly enjoying performing again.

This is a completely uncirculated show, quality is very good and a welcome addition to Linda's live archives.

Thanks to "Two Of Us" and their dedication to capturing all these great shows, the HOURS and HOURS spent waiting in line, traveling, money on tickets as well as trusting me to be the caretaker of their life's work, our little community is indebted to you both. Also, a big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for putting me in touch and laying the groundwork that has resulted in all these great releases and finally to professor goody for always being "on call" to ensure we're at the correct pitch...we've only just begun to scratch the surface.

Artwork included...

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