the subdudes
Tipitina's
New Orleans, La.
Nov. 27, 1991
"final set"
01. intro 2:36
02. Straight Shot 7:24
03. It's So Hard 10:15
04. Had to Get Away 4:37
05. Push and Shove 7:33
06. Tell Me What's Wrong 7:39
07. Late at Night 7:39
08. Ballad of Gunther Johnson 7:11
09. Laughing at Birds 4:18
10. Any Cure 5:57
11. Big Chief 10:55
12. encore intro 3:06
13. Tired of Being Alone 8:32
14. Got You On His Mind 7:53
15. Nighttime is the Right Time 13:00
16. Bye Bye -> Strangers in the Night -> Bye Bye 6:27
Total: 115:08
source: soundboard > DAT (48kHz) > my DAT clone
transfer to flac (September 2017): DAT > Sony PCM-R500 > (spdif) > Metric Halo MIO-2882 > MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015, 1.6 GHz Intel Core i5) > MIO Console 5.6 > DSP-Quattro 4.4 (see 2017 editing notes, split into tracks) > X Audio Compression Toolkit 2.41b > flac
Additional editing (September 2024): flac files > MacBook Air (M1 2020) > iZotope RX 11 Advanced v11.1.0.3941 (see 2024 editing notes) > X Audio Compression Toolkit 2.55 (tagged) > FLAC
2017 editing notes
* I fixed a 0.03-second digital glitch in the right channel at 4:25 into Track 5 with a clone from the left channel;
* I excised very brief cable pops at 7 seconds and 23 seconds into Track 12;
* I fixed a 0.03-second digital glitch in the left channel at 3:25 into Track 13 with a clone from the right channel;
* I closed up a 3.9-second dropout at 8:13 into Track 13;
* I removed a 6-second dropout at 6:14 into Track 14 and cross-faded;
* I removed a 42-second dropout at 11:12 into Track 15 and crossfade-faded;
* I closed up a 4.7-second dropout at 11:41 into Track 15 and cross-faded;
* I normalized the entire recording by 6 db.
2024 editing notes
Upon careful listening to every track, I decided additional editing needed to be done, particularly to address persistent and intrusive feedback noise. I made repairs to Tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13 and 14:
* I repaired feedback squeals at at 20, 28, 31, 32, 33, 53-57, 64-67 seconds into Track 1, as well as 2:05, 2:09 and 2:26 to the track using iZotope's Spectral Repair tool;
* I also repaired feedback at 12 and 15-17 seconds into Track 4, as well as 2:59, 3:05, 3:14, 3:40, 3:54 and 4:24 into the track;
* There was a very loud instance of an electrical buzz at 2:47 into Track 7 that lasted about 6 seconds. I used iZotope's De-Hum tool to reduce the noise (it is still present but not nearly as intrusive);
* I removed a 3.5-second gap of silence at 7:21 into Track 7;
* I resolved an instance of feedback noise at 5:10 into Track 8;
* I removed a pop right at the beginning of Track 10, as well as pops at 6 seconds and 20 seconds into the track;
* I addressed feedback at 6:25 and 7:20 into Track 11;
* I removed a bit of feedback at 38 seconds into Track 13;
* I fixed a 0.10-second digital glitch in the right channel at 5:49 into Track 14 with a clone from the left channel.
Notes
Beautiful soundboard recording.
Supposedly a DAT soundboard. 1991 seems pretty early for DAT (it was introduced in 1987, but was not widely used for several years). The absence of any noticeable tape hiss, however, makes a digital recording definitely plausible.
At the end of Track 15, Tipitina's emcee Ricky Castrillo notes that it's early Thanksgiving morning. (Thanksgiving was Nov. 28 in 1991.)
John Mooney opened the show.
"Had to Get Away," an original song, has never been commercially released by the band (other than on a very rare cassette that was sold at their early shows prior to them signing a record contract).
"Nighttime is the Right Time," a blues cover, has never been released by the band.
"It's So Hard," which had been in the band's repertoire since before they were the subdudes, would not be released for about there years.
the subdudes
Tommy Malone, guitar, vocals
John Magnie, accordion, keyboards, vocals
Steve Amedee, percussion, vocals
Johnny Ray Allen, bass
Guests:
Eric Traub, sax, Tracks 2-3
Jerry Jumonville, sax, Tracks 2-3, 11, 13
Dave Malone, guitar, Track 7, 11
Andy J. Forest (harmonica), Track 8
Ricky Castrillo, guitar, Track 11