| brians wig 24.06.2009 07:03 |
Whilst surfing Dime this morninig, I found the following text attached to a torrent page. It's NOT from a Queen bootleg, but it does mention Queen! Let's hope something amazing comes from this eventually! [img=/images/smiley/msn/teeth_smile.gif][/img] Dan Lampinski recorded over 100 concerts in the Providence/Boston area, mostly between 1974 and 1978. His earliest recordings were made with an internal microphone deck, and though they are somewhat lo-fi compared to his later work, some very great moments in rock history were captured for posterity. In late 1974 he bought a Sony TC-152SD tape recorder, a Sony ECM-99 stereo microphone, and began using Maxell cassettes. He was also fortunate enough to have a friend who provided excellent taping seats for many shows, resulting in high quality recordings. In 1977, he switched over to a Nakamichi 550 tape recorder, two Nakamichi CM-300 microphones, and continued using Maxell cassettes. He recorded many of the major 70's bands: Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP, Kiss, Black Sabbath, The Who, Al Stewart, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Supertramp, Jean-Luc Ponty, Moody Blues, Neil Young, The Faces, Rush, Rick Wakeman, Kansas, as well as several "under the radar" acts. Since Dan never traded copies of his recordings, they are all essentially uncirculated. Some copies were made for friends, but these releases are the first time most of these recordings have ever seen the light of day, and are direct from his master cassettes. No EQ'ing has been done to any of the transfers. Feel free to EQ, matrix, patch, etc and re-post if you like, just give Dan credit for the original recording. Dan was very meticulous about taking good care of his tapes and is very pleased that these recordings will now circulate among the trading community. Please honour his kindness and generosity by sharing these recordings freely. The transfers are available as 16bit/44.1KHz flac files suitable for CD burning, and also as 24bit/96KHz flac files for those who prefer the higher resolution. |
| thomasquinn 32989 24.06.2009 07:04 |
Very interesting. |
| Marknow 24.06.2009 08:05 |
Thanks for passing that on here. |
| The Real Wizard 24.06.2009 17:52 |
Indeed, this is fantastic news. But the most important part is:
Please don't clog my inbox with requests for your favourite band(s) or a show you hope may exist after all these years.....just kick back, relax and let the surprises unfold..... Patience is the key.. ! |
| thetman 24.06.2009 19:38 |
would love the providence 77 show-interesting news indeed. Does he have website or something? thetman |
| The Real Wizard 24.06.2009 23:33 |
Probably not. He's just a taper with a lot of old tapes. All we can do is wait, and the bounty will unravel one by one. |
| onevsion 25.06.2009 10:57 |
I had some communication with the seeder on Dime (before I read about his request not to spam his inbox with PMs) (Read below) My question: Hello! I've read the comment about Dan's tapes in the Yes torrent. Being a huge Queen fan and collector I was wondering if you could tell me wich Queen concerts Dan recorded and if they will be shared on Dime too... Hope to hear from you. Kind regards, His answer: Providence 4/27/74 Boston 1/30/76 Both will be seeded here....Kev |
| onevsion 25.06.2009 10:58 |
2 uncirculated Queen masters from the 70s... great! |
| pittrek 25.06.2009 11:01 |
Ducksoup wrote: 2 uncirculated Queen masters from the 70s... great!This is going to be a fantastic year to Queen collectors. Unfortunately not because of QP |
| onevsion 25.06.2009 11:02 |
By the way... I guess the dates should be: Boston 4-26-74 Boston 1-29-76 |
| onevsion 25.06.2009 11:05 |
pittrek wrote:Ducksoup wrote: 2 uncirculated Queen masters from the 70s... great!This is going to be a fantastic year to Queen collectors. Unfortunately not because of QP Totally agree with you Peter... |
| Kniggit 25.06.2009 11:14 |
great news! |
| The Real Wizard 25.06.2009 11:18 |
Ducksoup wrote: By the way... I guess the dates should be: Boston 4-26-74 Boston 1-29-76 The original dates you posted look right to me. He said Providence, so it has to be 4-27-74. And let's not forget that they played two nights in Boston 76, so there are now recordings of both nights.. :-) |
| onevsion 25.06.2009 11:29 |
Sir GH wrote:Ducksoup wrote: By the way... I guess the dates should be: Boston 4-26-74 Boston 1-29-76The original dates you posted look right to me. He said Providence, so it has to be 4-27-74. And let's not forget that they played two nights in Boston 76, so there are now recordings of both nights.. :-) ah yes.. |
| on my way up 25.06.2009 13:24 |
What incredible times it are! Thanks for the info:-) Can't wait to hear those shows! |
| on my way up 25.06.2009 13:25 |
Ducksoup wrote: I had some communication with the seeder on Dime (before I read about his request not to spam his inbox with PMs) (Read below) My question: Hello! I've read the comment about Dan's tapes in the Yes torrent. Being a huge Queen fan and collector I was wondering if you could tell me wich Queen concerts Dan recorded and if they will be shared on Dime too... Hope to hear from you. Kind regards, His answer: Providence 4/27/74 Boston 1/30/76 Both will be seeded here....Kev You naughty boy[img=/images/smiley/msn/tounge_smile.gif][/img] |
| Rick 25.06.2009 16:19 |
Sweet merciful Buddha on a crutch, awesome news! |
| YourValentine 26.06.2009 03:43 |
Amazing news:-) Well done, Dennis. I respected his wish not to cram his inbox but was suffering from curiosity... |
| brians wig 26.06.2009 04:17 |
Ducksoup wrote: By the way... I guess the dates should be: Boston 4-26-74 Boston 1-29-76 What???? No! They SHOULD be: 26-04-74. Day, Month, Year! It's such a nightmare trying to figure out what the real date of a gig is if the "day" is under 12 because every country does it differently! |
| Mkls 27.06.2009 03:35 |
their first release, Yes - 1974 sounds excellent - if he managed to record the same quality with Queen, it should be two fantastic concerts |
| pittrek 27.06.2009 04:59 |
brians wig wrote:And it goes even more tricky with various software :-) E.g. here the correct way to write a date is Day.Month.Year , but when I want my concerts catalog properly (=alphabetically) in Excell, I have to write the dates as Year-month-day :-)Ducksoup wrote: By the way... I guess the dates should be: Boston 4-26-74 Boston 1-29-76What???? No! They SHOULD be: 26-04-74. Day, Month, Year! It's such a nightmare trying to figure out what the real date of a gig is if the "day" is under 12 because every country does it differently! |
| brians wig 27.06.2009 06:28 |
pittrek wrote: And it goes even more tricky with various software :-) E.g. here the correct way to write a date is Day.Month.Year , but when I want my concerts catalog properly (=alphabetically) in Excell, I have to write the dates as Year-month-day :-) Blame the Americans - it's their software! [img=/images/smiley/msn/wink_smile.gif][/img] They only do it to be different from the English. |
| tjleone 28.06.2009 00:01 |
1974-04-26 is the Orpheum Theater. Is this the other show? |
| The Real Wizard 28.06.2009 00:32 |
tjleone wrote: 1974-04-26 is the Orpheum Theater. Is this the other show? The following night in Providence, actually. |
| tipicus1 04.07.2009 16:03 |
Well I've just got my hands on the '76 Boston show (although only in mp3 so far...) and for an audience recording it sounds absolutely amazing :-D |