Spirit
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, California
August 28, 1976
A Reunion Concert
Auto record level mono portable handheld cassette deck with external microphone
From the master cassettes
Randy California – Guitar and Vocals
Jay Ferguson - Vocals and Percussion
John Locke - Keyboards
Mark Andies - Bass
Ed Cassidy - Drums
1. Dr. Demento introduces the band
2. Farther Along
3. Fresh Garbage
4. Time To Fly
5. Taurus (taped paused just before introduction)
6. She Smiles
7. Animal Zoo >
8. 1984 (tape paused after song)
9. Nothing To Hide (tape paused after song)
10. Sweet Stella Baby >
11. Natures Way (tape paused after song)
12. Mr. Skin >
13. It’s All The Same >
14. Drums (tape flip at 46:06) >
15. It’s All The Same >
16. I Got A Line On You (tape paused after song)
Encore:
17. Like A Rolling Stone *
18. Ed has his say (tape paused twice after Ed’s say)
Second Encore:
19. Dark Eyed Woman
Running Time 69 minutes 23 seconds
* w/ Neil Young on background vocals – and then Ed Cassidy on Vocals
Firefall (with Mark Andies) opened for Spirit.
Recorded by: Allen Tarzwell and Mike Martin
Source:
Unknown microphone > Sony TC50 > TDK Audia C-90
(Auto record level mono portable handheld cassette deck with external microphone).
Transfer of master:
Nakamichi CR3A > Audigy 4 Pro @ 24/44.1 > editing with Audacity > Dithered to 16 Bits with Audacity > Tracked with CD Wav > Flac (level8)
Editing includes volume adjustments and also trimming the beginning and end of the tape, smoothing out the tape flip and the multiple recording breaks (pauses).
Audacity wave editor was also used to removed some of the loudest “up close” clapping one clap at a time.
The Encore was one of the best “Like A Rolling Stone” performances and unexpectedly up to the microphone walks Neil Young.
Neil was recovering from throat surgery and did not sound real good.
At one point Randy gestured towards Neil asking him not to sing and even gives him a little push back from the microphone.
The crowd was a little stunned and so was Neil.
Ed immediately jumped up from behind the drums and arms around Neil and Randy brought both to stage front where Ed joined in on the chorus.
Ed’s quick whit distracted everyone from the awkward moment and saved the day for all.
Mike Martin 11-2009
Flying M Productions
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