The Faces
Seattle Center Coliseum
Seattle, Washington
September 2, 1972
JEMS Master
RIP Ian McLagen
Contrast Clause: This torrent is different than the one located here:
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=435016
This share is a direct transfer of the Master Tape.
Recording Gear: Sony ECM-22P mic > Tandberg Model 11 R2R deck,
JEMS 2014 Transfer: Master Reels @ full track mono > Tandberg Model 11 > Wavelab 96/24 mono > iZotope RX and Ozone > MBIT+ convert to 16/44.1
01 It's All Over Now
02 Miss Judy's Farm
03 Memphis, Tennessee
04 Maggie May
05 Stay With Me
06 Angel
07 Too Bad
08 I'd Rather Go Blind
09 That's All You Need > True Blue
10 Maybe I'm Amazed
11 (I Know) I'm Losing You
12 Twistin' The Night Away
JEMS' master tape of The Faces has been in the queue for some time now, but with the sad sad news of Ian McLagen's passing today it seemed only right to push it to the top.
This is one of Stan's earliest recordings using his new Tandberg reel to reel. For those of you unfamiliar with previous releases recorded on this deck, it recorded in full-track mono and required 10(!) D-cel batteries to move those 7-inch reels along at 7.5 IPS. That Stan managed to successfully get the deck in and record dozens of concerts on the Tandberg in the '70s is nothing short of remarkable.
He also invested in a long microphone cord for his Sony ECM-22P to get it up and way from the audience, typically attaching it to the infrastructure of the arena seating itself in hopes of getting it up and away from close audience noise.
This show has been circulated and torrented before but this marks the first time the master has been transferred on the original tape deck to extract every bit of its full-track mono glory. As a result, this is presented in true mono, hence the small file sizes. Samples provided.
Stan seems to recall the show being cut short due to someone in the band taking ill, but the 60+ minutes that are there pretty joyful and McLagen comes through nicely in the mix.
WHATEVER YOU HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THE SET AND THE BAND. I don't know a ton about the Faces though I like 'em.
E