YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS - San Francisco 1980 (Flac)

 

Young Marble Giants
Western Front, Civic Center
San Francisco, CA
1980-10-26

THTP Release 47

Young Marble Giants originated in Cardiff, Wales during 1978. Their minimalism was influenced by the punk scene, but in sharp contrast they stripped their sound back to basics, creating music based around the vocals of Alison Statton and the sparse instrumentation of brothers Philip and Stuart Moxham.

Another John Peel band, the legendary DJ began playing their music on Radio 1 after the release of their album Colossal Youth. He introduced their sound to a larger nationwide audience. There is a ninety-minute recording of the show broadcast on Tuesday 26 August 1980, available on the John Peel Wiki that includes the Young Marble Giants session, listen to musical history as it was being made.

The band released their debut and only full-length studio album, Colossal Youth, in February 1980. The debut single 'Final Day' was released in April 1980 and two of the tracks 'Radio Silents' and 'Colossal Youth' were included in this live set. (Dates are according to Discogs, Peel played tracks from the album in early April and the single in June)

This recording was made and preserved by collector / engineer Terry Hammer, for broadcast over the UC Berkeley station KALX, one of many others from the 1979 -1981 period. Terry would get a decent feed from the sound mixing board, then mixed direct to 2-Track Reel To Reel (and Cassette deck for backup and personal use) using headphones. It was mixed using a dedicated mixing board, with an additional one to two audience microphones in the mix. 

These recordings were released on the Dime torrent site and provoked a storm of interest. They are easily found under the title 'Terry Hammer Tape Project' or THTP for short.

Setlist:
01. Dirk intro >
02. N.I.T.A.
03. Holidays
04. Choci Loni
05. Radio Silents
06. Music For Evenings
07. Colossal Youth
08. Searching For Mr. Right
09. Credit In The Straight World
10. Brand New Life
11. Include Me Out
12. Wurlitzer Jukebox > Dirk outro

Length: 35:51

Band:
Alison Statton - vocals
Philip Moxham - bass
Stuart Moxham - guitar, keyboards

Recording chain:
Stage mics > splitter (split to house snake/SBD and TH snake) > TH dedicated snake >
Peavy MkII 12 channel mixing board (10 channels snake, 2 channels audience mics) >
AKAI GXC-570D Cassette Deck (Dolby B on) > TDK SA-90 tape

Archival Process:
1999: Sony TC-KA3ES > TDK SA-90 tapes playback (NO Dolby) > BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer (to clean up tapes) > Tascam DA-30 DAT > HHb DAT-125 DAT tape
2002: HHb CDR-850 Professional CD Recorder (In real time) > HHb CDR74 Gold 100 year archival grade CDRs 2005: Transfered to HDD in AIFF file format

Dime release processing: AIFF Master Files > FFMPEG > 16 bit FLAC 8 > tagging, cover artwork, checksums. Recorded, preserved, and master AIFF files provided by: Terry Hammer

thebasement67: (16bit 48kHz files > WAV > 16bit 44.1kHz > Flac 8)

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A CERTAIN RATIO - Marc Riley session (2017)

This session was recorded and promptly forgotten about, languishing on my PC hard drive. It was only via the enclosed notes that I realised I had recorded it and not simply downloaded it from a torrent site.

I rediscovered it recently because my aging hard drive had started to make groaning noises on starting up. I transferred the files to a stand alone hard-drive. 

I'm making some of these early recordings available here on the blog, as it would have been a pity to have lost them. This is the 2nd edition and includes 'Shack Up'
 

A CERTAIN RATION - In Session

BBC i-player (UK)
BBC Radio 6 - Marc Riley Show
Monday, 11 December 2017 / 7pm-9pm

A Certain Ratio provide tonight's live entertainment, they formed in Manchester in 1978 and were signed to Factory Records. Pedigree. Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus also managed the band.
The band plan to re-release some of their classic albums in November 2017, followed with a live show in December.
This session provides a little taster of what you can expect ... blurb from the BBC website.

00. Marc Riley intro
01. A Certain Ratio - Do The Du (session)
02. A Certain Ratio - The Fox (session)
03. A Certain Ratio - The Big E (session)
04. A Certain Ratio - And Then Again (session)
05. A Certain Ratio - Shack Up (session)
06. Interview - Marc Riley talks with A Certain Ratio
07. Barry Adamson - I Got Clothes (ACR rework)

This session was broadcast by BBC6 Music on Monday 11 December and recorded from the BBC i-player (UK)
Only three tracks were aired on Marc Riley's programme. The following show by Gideon Coe, broadcast a further session track 'And Then Again'. The final session track 'Shack Up' was broadcast the following evening of Tuesday 12 December, on the Marc Riley show.

The tracks have been edited together from these three sources. The music has been placed together at the beginning and the three interview parts that followed the first three songs have been edited to one track following the session. Finally a bonus track has been included at the end. The reason for its inclusion will become apparent after hearing the interview.

Lineage:  i-Sound Recorder for Windows 7/10 > BBC I-Player stream 320+kbps > Wavlab6 > WAV 16bit 44kHz > TLH > FLAC (8)

A Songs From Northern Britain production upgrade*
the basement (December 2017)

* The first edition was missing the final track and had a time-lag glitch, this has been rectified.

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Bootlegs of the Year 2015-2022

7th & Final Edition including 2022

 

This document was first compiled in 2015 after receiving numerous emails, enquiring as to where bootlegs #1-100 posted on site, could be found. (many of the links were lost in 2016, see Downloads box on top right-hand side panel). 

 

This is the latest, the seventh and final edition of 'Bootlegs of the Year'. It incorporates a further fifty-eight boots downloaded during the last twenty-four months.

 

This seventh edition now includes 332 bootlegs, the best I have downloaded since 2015. The 178-page book will point you in the right direction, in finding the sites I have used and most importantly the web addresses where they can be located. 

Although it concentrates on the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the last eight years, the same websites and addresses noted in the book are where the majority of the bootlegs in the 100 Greatest listing, originated from. The posts #1 to #100 were mostly made from downloads prior to 2015. 

 

To sum up, it includes the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the preceding years, 2015 to 2022. Having discarded numerous titles, these are the best from that time frame.

I have not provided a sound quality rating as virtually all are of sufficient high quality to rate around 5 out of 5, some are worthy of 5+ like the best official releases.

As you can imagine, it took some time and effort to pull this all together. What to include and just as importantly what to leave out, has taken considerable thought and listening hours, enjoyable nonetheless. So if you are a fan of any of the artists featured, then I can confidently state that you will definitely enjoy the bootlegs that have been chosen.

 

If you would like a copy of this document, it's only £5 GBP via the donate button (see the top right-hand bar - above blog archive). You do not need a paypal account.

 

Included in the main body of the text of the document are details of the 332 bootlegs downloaded, and where to find them by the following artists:                 

 

8 years - 177 different artists

RYAN ADAMS
THE AFGHAN WHIGS
ARCADE FIRE (3)
ARCTIC MONKEYS

ASWAD

THE AVALANCHES
THE BAND
BEASTIE BOYS
BEATLES (2)
BECK (2)

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND

BELLE & SEBASTIAN
BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE (3)

BJORK
BLACK KEYS

BLONDIE

THE BLUE NILE

BLUR

JOE BONAMASSA (4)
DAVID BOWIE (6)
BROADCAST (3)

BUCKINGHAM NICKS

BYRDS
CALEXICO (4)
CALEXICO / IRON & WINE
CAN
JOHNNY CASH
CAT POWER (3)

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (5)

THE CHURCH
THE CLASH (2)
COCTEAU TWINS (2)
LEONARD COHEN (2)
LLOYD COLE / THE COMMOTIONS (2)
RY COODER
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (3)
CRAMPS (2)
CRANBERRIES
CREAM 

THE CURE (3)

DEAD CAN DANCE (2)

DELTA 5

DEPECHE MODE
DEREK & THE DOMINOS
DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
DJ DANGERMOUSE
BOB DYLAN (4)
EAGLES
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (3)
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (2)

ELECTRAFIXION

EURYTHMICS
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

THE FALL
ALI FARKA TOURE & RY COODER
FEEDER

FELT

THE FLAMING LIPS
FLEET FOXES
FLEETWOOD MAC (5)
FONTAINES DC

RORY GALLAGHER (4)
GANG OF FOUR (2)

GENESIS (2)
BETH GIBBONS & RUSTIN MAN
RHIANNON GIDDENS
DAVID GILMOUR (2)
GRATEFUL DEAD (2)

GUNS 'N' ROSES
PJ HARVEY (2)
INXS
JANE'S ADDICTION
JIMI HENDRIX (3)
THE JAM
JAPAN (2)
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN (2)
RICKIE LEE JONES
JONI MITCHELL (2)
THE KILLS
KRAFTWERK (5)
LAMBCHOP (2)
LED ZEPPELIN (8)

THE LEMONHEADS

LENNY KRAVITZ
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON (2)
LONE JUSTICE
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (4)
LAURA MARLING
MASSIVE ATTACK
CURTIS MAYFIELD (2)
MAZZY STAR (2)
JOHN MELLENCAMP
MISTY IN ROOTS (3)
JONI MITCHELL
MOGWAI 

THE NATIONAL (3)

NEW BOHEMIANS (WITH EDIE BRICKELL)
NEW ORDER (12)
STEVIE NICKS

NINE INCH NAILS
NIRVANA (3)

GARY NUMAN

OASIS

THE OFFSPRING
ORBITAL

OUTCASTS
PAVEMENT

PEARL JAM (4)

PENTANGLE
LEE PERRY & V/A
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (5)
PIL (2)
PINK FLOYD (2)
PIXIES (2)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

ROBERT PLANT (4)
POGUES
THE POLICE (3)

IGGY POP

PRIMAL SCREAM (2)
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (2)
RADIOHEAD (7)
BONNIE RAITT

LOU REED
REM (4)
DAVID RODIGAN'S REGGAE SHOW: PRINCE BUSTER
ROLLING STONES (2)

RUSH

SADE
SANTANA

SCIENTIST

SEBADOH

THE SHINS (2)

SIMPLE MINDS (2)
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES

THE SLITS
SMASHING PUMPKINS
ELLIOTT SMITH
PATTI SMITH (2)
SONIC YOUTH (3)
SPARKLEHORSE
SPARKS

SPECIALS
SPIRITUALIZED (2)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
STEELY DAN

STING (2)
THE STRANGLERS 
THE STROKES (2)
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS
SUICIDE
DAVID SYLVIAN & ROBERT FRIPP
TALKING HEADS
TEARDROP EXPLODES (2)
TELEVISION (4)
THIN LIZZY
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS (2)
TINARIWEN      
TRIFFIDS

UNDERWORLD (2)
VARIOUS ARTISTS (3)
LAURA VEIRS
TOM VERLAINE (4)
THE VERVE (2)
WAH! HEAT
TOM WAITS 

THE WATERBOYS (2)

JACK WHITE
THE WHO
LUCINDA WILLIAMS (2)
X
THE YARDBIRDS

YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS (2)
NEIL YOUNG (11)  

The PDF document comprises:

• 178 pages A4
• Word count 108,343
• 332 bootleg images

Full details have been included for each bootleg such as:

• Venue
• Date of performance
• Type of recording - soundboard, FM, from the audience, etc.
• Lineage
• Running time
• Website address
• Complete track listings
• Track timings
• Informative comments about each bootleg
• Index

If you would like a copy of this document, it's only £5 GBP via the donate button, you do not require a paypal account.

An audio sampler is available on a preceding post: Bootleg Promo. The selected tracks are from bootlegs that never made the cut for the final document, but they will give you an idea of the sound quality I look for.

page samples above

 

 

SCOTT WALKER Special (Flac)

 

As mentioned on the blog previously I began recording radio programmes in June 2017, for the first time in approximately 14 years.

The first was a short session by Evening Hymns/Jonas Bonnetta, the third a 3-track session & interview with the Fleet Foxes on Jo Whiley's BBC Radio 2 programme. AVAILABLE HERE

This new post was the fourth and features a tribute to the music of Scott Walker. Jarvis Cocker of Pulp is a massive fan, listen to the influence and cinematic scope on their final album 'We Love Life' released in 2001, produced by Scott Walker.

For his mixtape he selects deeper cuts from Scott's back catalogue. Also included is a bonus track by Richard Hawley covering 'The Old Man's Back Again.' Unfortunately this was the only track I managed to record from the Proms tribute show.

Verity Sharp with Jarvis Cocker's Scott Walker mixtape - Late Junction
The latest in our series of mixtapes looks ahead to the Scott Walker Prom later this month, as Jarvis Cocker, a devotee of the pop-turned-avant-garde singer, curates lesser-known cuts from his catalogue.

Thursday 13 July, 2017 / 11pm
BBC Radio 3 FM

01. Jarvis Cocker: Scott Walker is an explorer (3:55)
02. Jarvis Cocker's Scott Walker Mixtape: (27:25)
The Walker Brothers - The Electrician | Nite Flights
Scott Walker - Blanket Roll Blues | Climate Of Hunter
Scott Walker - Clara | The Drift
Scott Walker - The Plague | Jackie EP
Scott Walker - Farmer in the City | Tilt
Scott Walker - Opening | The Childhood of a Leader (OST)
Scott Walker - It's Raining Today | Scott 3

Prom 15: The Songs of Scott Walker (1967–70)
An icon of the 1960s, Scott Walker has travelled from Walker Brothers teen idol to avant-garde contemporary musician, influencing artists from David Bowie and Leonard Cohen to Goldfrapp along the way.
Tonight's Late Night Prom tribute presents tracks from his four self-titled albums with live orchestral backing for the very first time. Among the special guests are Jarvis Cocker, John Grant, Susanne Sundfør and Richard Hawley.

Tuesday 25 July, 2017 / 10:15pm
BBC Radio 3 Lossless Stream (Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London)

03. Richard Hawley - The Old Man's Back Again (5:13)

Lineage: Denon Tuner TU-260L > DAC > Audacity 2.1.3 > 16bit 44kHz > WavLab 6 > (tracking & editing) > TLH > Flac8 (recorded by thebasement67)

Total running time: 36:33

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The brilliance of Scott Walker explained!

TREVOR NELSON RHYTHM NATION - BBC Radio 2 FM, 1 March 2023 (Flac)

 

Trevor Nelson began his broadcasting career in 1985 when Kiss FM was a pirate radio station. He moved to BBC Radio 1 in 1996 to present the first ever national RNB show ‘The Rhythm Nation’ and stayed with Radio 1 until 2013.

On July 9, 2016 he began presenting Rhythm Nation on Saturday evenings on BBC Radio 2, replacing his Wednesday evening soul show. The advertising for the show ran as follows:

“Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation, the perfect soundtrack to liven up your Saturday night.

In his first Saturday night show on BBC Radio 2, Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation will be the perfect soundtrack of Soul, R 'n' B, Disco, Hip Hop, with a touch of reggae to liven up your Saturday night. Drawing on his unrivalled record collection from the past 40 years, expect a show that showcases Trevor's love for all corners of soulful music featuring stone cold classics alongside the new breed of Soul and R 'n' B. If a record has soul at its core, it's got a new home - Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation 8-10pm Saturday nights on BBC Radio 2."

In its current time slot (Monday-Thursday 22:00–0:00) and format, the show has been running since January 2019. The first half hour is titled Trevor Nelson’s Magnificent 7. Thirty minutes of the biggest hits, uplifting tunes and essential throwbacks. The final hour and a half is titled Trevor Nelson’s Rhythm Nation, soul, RB, funk, disco and everything in between.

The show features three significant features: Trevor's signature game, 5 Seconds to Name, He'll play you a musical mash-up from one act and you must identify who it is. Secondly each night on the show, a return to your Musical Youth with your story and the song that transports you back to a memorable time in your life. Finally listen to Lights Down.

BBC Radio 2 FM Stereo - Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation

Wednesday 1 March 2023 / 10:30pm to 12:00

(This show is not individually tracked)

01. Beverley Knight - Greatest Day | single (1999)

02. Maverick Sabre - Slow Down (ft. Jorja Smith) | single (2019)

03. Carl Anderson - Buttercup | single (1985)

04. Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching the Detectives | single (1977)    

05. Mica Paris - One | single (1995)

06. Little Simz - Gorilla | No Thank You (2022)

07. Maze ft. Frankie Beverly - Twilight | single (1985) 

08. SWV - Right Here | single (1992)

09. Daniel Merriweather - Change (ft. Wale) | single (2009)

10. Minnie Riperton - Reasons | single (1974)                                                    

11. Next - Wifey | single (2000)

12. Debbie - Is This Real Love? (Remix) (ft. Lucky Daye) | single (2023)

13. Sheila E. - The Glamorous Life | single (1984)

14. Mandrill - Fencewalk | single (1973)

15. U-Roy - Natty Rebel | single (1976)                                

16. Nicole & Timmy Thomas - New York Eyes | single (1985)

17. The Isley Brothers - The Highways Of My Life | single (1973)

18. Rag ’n’ Bone Man - Human | single (2016)

19. Kendrick Lamar - Die Hard | single (2022)

Lineage:

Denon Tuner TU-260L > DAC > Audacity 2.1.3 > 16bit 44kHz > WavLab 6 > (editing) > TLH > Flac 8

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Blog Update

There have been few bootleg posts this year. My spare time has been limited to catching up with CDs that I have bought in Charity/Thrift shops, enabling me to grow my collection of CDs from over five hundred to seven times that. In fact there is a long running thread, dedicated to this very pursuit on the ‘Steve Hoffman Music Forum.’

https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/uk-charity-thrift-shop-cd-hunting.493284/

It’s also satisfying to see younger music fans participating, vinyl is a great medium but is becoming extremely pricey. If you want a physical copy you can’t go wrong with CDs, certainly not at the cheap prices they are available for nowadays.

I have also been listening to radio shows, current and classic. For my generation it was the only way to hear new music, TV shows about music were limited to two weekly, Top of the Pops and the Old Grey Whistle Test.

Record shops in those days had listening booths, where you could put on a pair of headphones and get a preview of an album that you were interested in. Or you could arrive on new release day and the best shops would give you a blast of their latest stock at high volume.

I have posted a few shows on the blog from UK radio DJ’s, that I believe to be the best of their profession. Have a look through these previous posts for John Peel, Andy Kershaw, the Music Planet ladies; Kathryn Tickell and Lopa Kothari, Bob Harris, David Rodigan and Ricky Ross. Links below for easy use...

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2022/09/david-rodigan-bbc-radio-1xtra-show.html

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2022/06/andy-kershaw-bbc-radio-summer-1993-flac.html

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2022/04/another-country-with-ricky-ross-best.html

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2022/05/another-country-with-ricky-ross-best.html

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2021/10/john-peel-show-monday-14-september-1981.html

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2021/09/bob-harris-country-show-june-3-2021-flac.html

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2021/03/giggs-sits-in-for-rodigan-24-february.html

https://100greatestbootlegs.blogspot.com/2021/02/fatoumata-diawara-in-session-malian.html

The next post, Trevor Nelson is the latest in the series. Bootleg fans don’t worry there will be further posts!

LUCINDA WILLIAMS - BBC Radio 2 Session & Interview (13 July, 2023)

Award winning singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams is in session playing songs from her new album, Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart.

Thursday 27 July 2023
BBC Radio 2 FM / 9-10pm
The Country Show with Bob Harris

01. Jukebox (Radio 2 Session, 13 July 2023) 5:08

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Thursday 3 August 2023
BBC Radio 2 FM / 9-10pm
The Country Show with Bob Harris

02. New York Comeback (ft. Bruce Springsteen &  Patti Scialfa) | Stories from a Rock N Roll Heart
     Interview with Lucinda Williams
     Stolen Moments (Radio 2 Session, 13 July 2023)
     Where The Song Will Find Me (Radio 2 Session, 13 July 2023) 25:42

Lineage: Denon FM tuner TU-260L > Audacity > WAV 16bit 44kHz > TLH > Flac (8)

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Thursday 10 August 2023
BBC Radio 2 i-player (UK, 320k)
The Country Show with Bob Harris

03. Hum's Liquor (Radio 2 Session, 13 July 2023) 4:51 i-player dB

Lineage: i-Sound recorder for Windows 7/10 > BBC i-player > WAV 16bit 44kHz > TLH > Flac (8)

Running time: 35:41

Recordings by thebasement67: 27 July & 3/10 August 2023

These are the complete segments from each of the three shows that the session was broadcast over. I was unable to record the final session track from the FM broadcast and have used the UK BBC i-player, which plays at a higher bitrate (320k) in the UK, than the rest of the world.

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SINEAD O'CONNOR - PINK POP FESTIVAL 1988 (Flac)

Sinead O'Connor
Pinkpop Festival
Landgraaf
The Netherlands

May 23, 1988

01. Jackie
02. Mandinka
03. Never get old
04. Just like U said it would B
05. Jerusalem
06. The value of ignorance
07. The hand that rocks the cradle (Smiths cover)
08. Just call me Joe
09. Jump in the river
10. I want your (hands on me)
11. Troy
12. I am stretched on your grave

I don't often post music by artists that have recently passed. It happens so frequently nowadays, that the blog would resemble the audio version of a continuous obituary. Rarely does a few weeks go by without a great artist succumbing to the grim reaper. In some situations it lessons the grip fans have of a special recording that has not been shared. A bittersweet pill, that has provoked the release of this pre-FM. 

It is an excellent performance and superb recording, featuring many tracks from Sinead's debut album, The Lion & The Cobra. 

The set also includes live versions of the three singles that were taken from the album. The most successful was Mandinka the only one to make the UK top twenty. 

A couple of tracks, Jump In The River and set closer, I Am Stretched On Your Grave appeared on Sinead's massive breakthrough album 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got'  

Add in a cover of the Smiths, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle and it becomes a must listen. The best I have downloaded this year. 

So sad, it has taken such tragic circumstances to make it available. R.I.P. Sinead. 

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Original notes:

Complete, unedited pre-FM recording of Sinead's performance at the massive Pinkpop festival in the Netherlands. Allegedly leaked from the radio station, my copy is a second generation copy of the master. I traded it shortly after the performance and was asked not to spread it further. Twenty-five years onwards, I think it's time to liberate it...

The show was only partially broadcast on Dutch radio (unsure which songs) and TV (Troy only, you can find it on YouTube). I believe this is the first time it'll be in circulation in its entirety.

Acts on the bill that day, in order of appearance: Rainbirds, The Godfathers, Aswad, Herman Brood & His Wild Romance, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Pogues, The Christians, Sinéad O’Connor, Joe Cocker.

Lineage: Pre-FM (2nd gen) > Audacity (wav, track splitting) > xACT (flac) > you

I'm digitizing my tape collection, mostly recorded from Dutch radio in the 80s and early 90s. The original tapes will be binned and after seeding I will not keep the original flac sets, so unfortunately I will not be able to reseed them in the future.

Enjoy, frankvink

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