Pat Metheny Group
Boston Common
Boston, MA
July 10, 1985
(TapeTyrant Master Series Volume 19)

Recording: NAK 300's > Sony TC-D5

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

01 Forward March
02 Phase Dance
03 Naked Moon
04 Tell It All
05 Daulton Lee
06 James
07 The First Circle
08 Band Introduction
09 Scrap Metal
10 Farmer's Trust > Goodbye
11 Straight On Red
12 Are You Going With Me?
13 The Fields, The Sky
14 Chet's Call
15 Chris
16 Airstream Two w/Perri
17 Perri Introduction
18 Jaco Two w/Perri
19 Letter From Home > Yolanda, You Learn
20 Praise
21 Song For Bilbao

Known Faults:
-None

Welcome to Volume 19 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 9 of our series featured Pat's June 27th opening night of the 1985 tour in Concord, NH. Volume 19 revisits this tour with the July 10th stop at the Boston Common, as Pat mentions the curfew was extended so they could play a full set though it clocks in a couple of songs shorter then the opening night. TapeTyrant sets up within the first few rows and pulls an excellent capture of a much tighter show.

The 1982 show at the Boston Common has been in general circulation for awhile but this 1985 show appears to be less circulated.

Thanks as always to goody for the pitch confirmation/adjustments and of course continued 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

Previous Releases:
001 R.E.M. 1984-10-16 Providence, RI
002 The Smiths 1985-06-14 Boston, MA
003 Joe Jackson 1985-06-26 Boston, MA
004 Bryan Ferry 1988-09-19 Los Angeles, CA
005 Echo & The Bunnymen 1984-08-19 New York City, NY
006 Santana 1990-11-07 New York City, NY
007 Squeeze 1982-11-25 Uniondale, NY
008 Paul Simon 1987-04-28 New York City, NY
009 Pat Metheny Group 1985-06-27 Concord, NH
010 Squeeze 1985-12-17 Boston, MA
011 Sade 1985-12-05 Boston, MA
012 Joan Armatrading 1986-07-12 Portland, ME
013 Stanley Clarke 1984-09-11 Boston, MA
014 Joan Armatrading 1985-04-05 Boston, MA
015 Police 1983-08-12 Hartford, CT
016 Robert Palmer 1986-04-15 Boston, MA
017 Joe Jackson 1986-01-02 New York City, NY
018 Police 1984-02-05 Providence, RI

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