http://www.allalongthewatchtower.dk/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=15&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 BBC IN CONCERT 1965 Posted by: Mike on Sep 13, 2005 - 02:27 PM Tapes BBC IN CONCERT 1965 A new source tape for the BBC 1965 Tapes has turned up, this time from a 'direct line' source. Going back a bit, here's some background information published in the Bob Dylan fanzine ISIS in 2002: ----------------------------------------------------------- The Wicked Messenger 23 Aug 02 1773 5073YLAN TAPES ---------------------------------------------------------- ...let's go back to Dylan's 1965 BBC-TV shows, which are already in collectors' hands. There are at least two, possibly three, different source tapes but all were recorded "off air"; that is, in the days before VCRs or audio output sockets, a microphone was placed in front of the television speaker, while the two programmes were actually being broadcast on 19 and 26 June 1965, with a lead going into the tape recorder. The results was very acceptable but not high fidelity. The original programmes were made on 1 June 1965 for later broadcast... ...What's new is evidence that the BBC made audio recordings of the two programmes, seemingly just after the television broadcasts. There are apparently reels in boxes with BBC reference details on them. In addition, there are details on the tape leaders. The first tape is marked "TLO527/999/A" and the second "TLO527/999/B". They are dated "6 July 1965" , marked "Stereo" and one is described as "Programme master". I have not heard them but the quality is described as "fabulous". They were brought, I gathered, in a junk shop, along with reels from Sammy Davis Jnr., the Billy Cotton Band and The Young Generation. The BBC reference numbers add credence to the report. The BBC had a slightly more complex prefix system for it's sound recordings, identifying both the type of tape recording (speed of disc or tape) and the place it was recorded. "TLO" referred to a 15ips tape recorded in London, specifically at Broadcasting House...All in all, very intriguing but will we ever get to hear these finds? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- © 2002 Ian Woodward ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This tape from the actual reels hasn't turned up so far. What has happened in the last couple of years is that a couple of tapes taken from 'direct line sources' have turned up. Here's some source details: TAPE 1 This is the oldest circulating tape, made from a microphone placed in from of a television. It has formed the basis of every vinyl and cd/cd-r bootleg thusfar. Quality is decent, given the recording method. Some versions have a sound fault on the first track, some sort of interference, while others don't - most noticably a 2003 LK Remaster. PARTIAL TAPE 1 A amazing quaily tape, in Stereo emerged sometime in the late 1980s/early 1990's containing just one song "If You Gotta Go, Go Now". There's also been a suggestion that another song may circulate from the same source - possibly "Love Minus Zero/No Limit". TAPE 2 Turned up in 2004 (?) This was recorded by a fan via a 'direct line' input into a television. Recording quality is reportedly superior to TAPE 1, however, severe speed and pitch fluctuations caused difficulties when attempting to produce an adequate master, so it has never really come into general circulation. TAPE 3 Turned up in Spetember 2005. This is a complete 'line recording', and is the version that we have the most detail on - Recorded on 15th & 26th June 1965, in Hull, Yorkshire, U.K. using a KB domestic 1/4in. recorder with a BSR tape deck, running at a speed of 3.75ips via a line connection to Rediffusion wired system junction box. The recording is in Mono. Transferred from original master tape to MiniDisc then to CD-R. This tape, while in great quality, came in the wrong speed and needed some work before it was lisatenable. Volume, Speed & pitch corrected in London, U.K. 10th - 12th September 2005 using CoolEdit Pro 2.0. Some additional remastering including fade-in, fade-outs at start & end of disc were done. Noise or hiss reduction has not been performed, in order to best preserve the atmosphere and feel of the original tape which this can sometimes take away. For more information on 'Rediffusion' see HERE This line recording source may well be the best quality version that exists. It's amazing for a recording for it's age, full of character and yet dynamic and lively sounding. As someone else once said, it sounds "ages old and contemporary all at the same time". Easily one of the best recordings that exists from this period, along with Manchester and Hollywood Bowl 1965. TAPE 4 Not currently in general circulation. This is also a recording made via a 'rediffusion' (line recording) method. This tape arrived in the correct speed, but still requires some work. ================== So, including the version reported by Ian Woodward from the master tapes, that means there are 5 recordings of this concert in existance, at least 4 are known to be complete & at there are at least 3 complete 'direct line' recordings. Many thanks to KS