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dph
Don't want to be negative but... I'm a huge fan of this concert. After all, they played as if their lives depended on it. I've gone through many, many cassette dubs of this recording and I've heard better. I doubt this is first generation. The "tells" are the lack of treble on the first part and the amount of hiss on the second part, plus the missing end of Brown Sugar. Only on the very lowest generation dubs is the very end included. It isn't here. And on the best version I've heard, the very end is in mono. The rest of the dub is electronically reprocessed for stereo as it is here. I believe the original master recording is mono and I've only heard the first 45 minutes of it that way, on the extremely rare German bootleg LP Altamont which has the complete Brown Sugar.
The audience chatter is the best thing about this gig--essential! Really gives a feeling of being there...and of danger...Quote
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The Rolling Stones - Bad Trip At Altamont
Atlamont Speedway
Tracy, CA
December 6, 1969
D & D Archives Master Series via JEMS and Captain Acid
Recording Gear: unknown mics > unknown recorder
Remastered by Captain Acid
Artwork by Mr. D
JEMS Transfer: first-generation cassette > Nakamichi 670 azimuth-adjusted playback > Wavelab 24/96 .wav capture > RX7 clean up > convert to 16/44 > Captain Acid mastering and pitch adjustment > FLAC
Notes:
JEMS is proud to be able to partner with and present some of the choice recordings in the D & D archives. Some of these recordings have been around for years, but none of the master tapes or safety copies in some cases have ever been digitized until now. Dave and Donn taped many shows in and around the Seattle area in the 70's and also were contemporaries of some of the JEMS members.
This recording of the infamous Altamont concert predates most D&D masters, so while they may have recorded it, we can’t say so definitively. It does seem to be an alternate source to the commonly circulated audience recordings of the show and offers a different perspective on the event, including some uncomfortable moments of audience interaction as the trouble ensues in front of the stage.
Despite a lot of audience chatter and microphone movement, this is a surprisingly clear capture of the performance, enhanced through the efforts the Captain. If nothing else, it should offer a fresh angle on a familiar and tragic show.
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