(Soundboard FLAC)
Frank Zappa
Palais de la Beaujoire
Nantes, France
1980 06 14
~~ A recently surfaced 1st generation SBD version, of a tape from an anonymous collection, previously only available as a lossy 80-minute version. ~~
Taped by: Local radio engineer
Tape transferred by: Pierre Le Gac
Transfer provided by: Bleachboy
Speed correction analysis by: flambay
Edited by: Pittylabelle
Available tapes according FZShows:
90 min, Aud, B/B- / 100 min, SBD, A
This Copy: 100.08, SBD, A
About this show:
Pierre told me that the recording was mono indeed and that this tape was a direct copy of the master tape. He got the tape directly from the local radio engineer. My guess is since it came from a radio engineer it most likely was broadcast live on the local radio, in mono. Possibly a fold down of the main front of house stereo soundboard mix. Pierre also told me that the engineer made a direct copy of the master tape, for whatever reason (archiving?) and that’s the tape that was transferred.
Bleachboy, November, 2024
About this edit:
Technical corrections:
Only the technically necessary corrections were made (please see lineage below).
As in old Zappateers tradition, no re-EQ or anything like that was added to the recording.
Audio restoration:
A lot of clicks, glitches, dropouts and some sudden extreme volume fluctuations have been eliminated.
Mono or Stereo?
This is a real mono recording!
To preserve the sound of the original recording as well as possible:
NO fade-in or -out, NO track normalisation, NO soundfilter!
All work on the recording was done in 24/48.
In short: There is no music left out!
Pittylabelle, November, 2024
Lineage:
Recording (Local radio engineer, 1980 06 14):
-> Tape: Info was not available
-> Tape Recorder: Info was not available
Tape Transfer (Pierre Le Gac, 2024 09 27):
-> Tape: 1/4" tape copy of original master tape
-> Tape Recorder: Otari MTR-12 2-Track 1/4"
-> Recorder: Info was not available
Editing (Pittylabelle, 2024 10 27 - 11 01):
-> Audio restoration: iZotope RX 9 Advanced: Clicks, glitches, dropouts and volume fluctuations eliminated
-> Technical correction: Sound Forge Pro 13.0: Original mono channel duplicated
-> Track editing: Sound Forge Pro 13.0: Tracks edited
-> Conversion: Sound Forge Pro 13.0: 24 Bit / 48 kHz to 16 Bit / 44.1 kHz
-> Coding: TLH: WAV to FLAC conversion (Level 8)
-> Tagging: Mp3tag: Tagged to Zappateers standards
FZ - lead guitar, vocals
Ike Willis - guitar, vocals
Ray White - guitar, vocals
Arthur Barrow - bass, vocals
David Logeman - drums, vocals
Tommy Mars - keyboards, vocals
01 Chunga's Revenge - Intro [07:37] °°° fades in, 4.6 sec. audience before start of track
02 Keep It Greasey [03:07]
03 Outside Now [06:14]
04 City Of Tiny Lights [08:55]
05 Pound For A Brown [14:58]
06 Cosmik Debris [04:16]
07 You Didn't Try To Call Me [03:46]
08 I Ain't Got No Heart [02:02] °°° fades out during end of track, probably a few sec. of music missing
09 Love Of My Life [01:57] °°° cuts in, no music missing
10 You Are What You Is [03:22]
11 Easy Meat [13:03]
12 Mudd Club [02:32]
13 The Meek Shall Inherit Nothing [03:20]
14 Joe's Garage [02:25]
15 Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? [02:37]
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16 Encore Break [00:52] °°° cuts out/in at 00:19, no music missing
17 Dancing Fool [03:08]
18 Bobby Brown [02:40]
19 Ms. Pinky [03:25]
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20 Encore Break [01:28]
21 Stick It Out [04:21]
22 A Little Green Rosetta [03:23] °°° cuts out, probably a few sec. of music missing
23 Audience [00:32] °°° cuts in, no music missing
Total Time: 100.08 min
