Bob Dylan, 1/1/63, Les Kokay's Bob Dylan & Joan Baez Together Again 63-64 - Dan McRemaster, 2CDR

(49min+35min), REMASTERING NOTES FROM DAN Mc, DISC ONE --, A. Concatenated, then ran a speed change at -6% (linear), B. Used a multi-filter with 5 filters:, 1) de-clipper because of the over-saturation - set for `operational amp de-clipper'- threshold 30; slope .15; strength 3., 2) Spectral filter to eliminate the in-line hum and harmonics, set at 60, 120, 180, 240 and 300 Hz, 3) Channel blender set to blend to mono below 125 Hz, 4) Spectral exciter, set at 1021 Hz, with attack at 25 ms & release at 100; High Freq gain set at 8dB, 5) Expander set at attack 50 ms, release 58; output -16.5,ratio of 6.2, C. Re-cut the file on sector boundaries; I found the beginning of track 7 repeats audience applause, (well, it's from a different song or applause about something that was said - it's not an exact repeat, but extra material). I deleted that portion on the sector boundary so that the result is applause at the, end of track 6, but nothing extraneous before the song of track 7. I'm not certain where it was on the original, but it should be either at the end of track 6 or beginning of track 7., D. Re-normalized everything., DISC TWO --, Both of the audience files were treated in essentially the same manner:, Concatenated the files, then used the following in a multi-filter:, De-Clipper, for analog clipping, Channel Blender- blend to mono below 125 Hz, Paragraphic Equalizer, to roll off the bass and add more highs, Low Pass, below 3692Hz, with a 12 dB/octave slope, Averaging, 5 samples rolling average, Expander, to emphasize the low mids and hi mids, Paragraphic Equalizer, to round out the overall, frequency distribution, Exciter to add some of the missing highs as harmonics, Re-cut on sector boundaries. (Have not listened or compared this version);

TRACKLIST:, DISC ONE, Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Aug 17, 1963, 1. Streets of Laredo, 2. Railroad Bill, 3. My Good Old Man, 4. Little Darlin', 5. In the Pines [a.k.a. Black Girl], 6. A City Called Heaven [a.k.a. Poor Pilgim of Sorrow], 7. Where have all the Flowers Gone, 8. Five Hundred Miles [fragment], 9. Rambler, Gambler, 10. Come all Ye Fair and Tender Maidens, 11. Twelve Gates To the City, 12. The Lord's Prayer, 13. Amazing Grace, 14. Silver Dagger, 15. Troubled And I Don't Know Why (w Dylan), 16. Blowin' In The Wind (w Dylan) - cut at 2:13., Notes from LK --, The tape I've used is a very high quality stereo PA tape. I've included the rest of the Baez set (14 songs), as it sets the scene nicely and this full show is probably quite rare., DISC TWO, Forest Hills Tennis Stadium, Aug 8, 1964, 1. Mama, You Been On My Mind, 2. It Ain't Me, Babe, 3. With God On Our Side, Notes from LK --, Tracks 1-3 are from the fairly poor audience tape, but here presented in 'as good as it get's' quality. I've carefully, removed the hiss, but there is is no disguising the over-recording on the original tape and the fairly turgid, performances., Philharmonic Hall, NYC, Oct 31, 1964:, 4. Mama, You Been On My Mind, 5. Silver Dagger, 6. With God On Our Side, 7. It Ain't Me, Babe, Notes from LK --, Tracks 4-7 are from a very rare audience tape. The reason I've opted for a poor quality audience tape instead of the PA, tape is simply 'Silver Dagger'. This the only place you can hear Dylan's two harmonica spots during Silver Dagger., There is a fragment of Silver Dagger on the full PA tape, but it cuts before Dylan plays the harmonica. On this, audience tape Silver Dagger is complete. The quality is slightly below the quality of the audience tape for 8 Aug 64, and is presented here 'as good as it gets'