1973-August-25 (2nd set) Can Empire Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland Disc 1 - 69.15 1 Soup 13.52 2 Stone Strike 30.29 3 Hakucho No Uta (Swan No Song) 10.06 4 Hot Day in Koeln * 8.46 5 I'm Your Doll * 6.00 * Overdubs by Michikao Nakao Holger Czukay Bass Michael Karoli Guitar Jaki Liebezeit Drums Irmin Schmidt Keyboards Damo Suzuki Vocals Notes that came with this recording: Lineage: Cassette received by 'wreka' (thanks!) in 1976, believed to be early generation SBD or AUD copy from the recordings made at most live performances by Holger Czukay. Given that clearly some of this is the same mix / quality as the earlier Edinburgh SBD post... http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=141903 ...whilst in other parts, there is clearly audience talk / clapping audible, allied to slight but clear quality, mix, volume and balance shifts, my thought is that this may be a skillfully edited combination of both SBD and AUD sources. Transfer: CD > EAC > Nero > EAC > Flac Frontend (level 6) Changes Made (Nero 7): ----------------------- Cross-mixed tracks (87:13), bass and drums more dynamic / clear & balance improved Reduced Right channel by 5% to centre stereo balance Appled Nero noise print NR Fixed glitches at 1.01, 6.36-38 (tr01) 0.59, 3.10-13, 7.34, 10.33 (tr02) 6.38 (tr03) 2.30 (tr05) - plus multiple small volume drops throughout Applied +3dB high frequency EQ Fixed multiple volume / balance swings in tr 01, tr02, tr04 & tr05 Raised volume levels of tr04 & 5 by +6dB Deleted silences between tracks & unrelated volume bursts before abrupt applause ends Matched applause levels / eq & crossfaded tracks for reasonably smooth transitions - wreka, only a very few seconds of crowd noise have been lost Quality: Must be worth an A+ for the performance and the vintage ------------------------------------------------------------------ Dimer 'wreka' sent me several Can recordings for remastering, this one being the rest of the Edinburgh concert, a companion to the remastered boot I posted recently and may never have been posted before, although I include details (above) of changes made just in case it has. I don't think I've ever heard any Can where Holger's bass playing is so clear, showing it to be just as simple / complex as Jaki's drums, if you understand what I mean, whilst apparently leading the shifts and changes in the music. It gives me a much enhanced understanding of his hidden (to me) value and contribution to the overall band sound. There seem to be two sources here, where the level of both Damo's and Michael's contributions in the mix changes, but not the others, so there was a limit to changes I could make. The overall sound - and the exact same change settings as the previous set - make it certain to me they are the remaining Edinburgh set. There is probably a third source for the overdubs as they still contain more noise and there are quite audible tape (pinch wheel?) flutter defects, but I've left them in as they do seem to have the same original sound / mix as the others so are probably Edinburgh recordings. The overall result is still a fabulous and rare listen so grab it quick and... ...Enjoy (TomP)