domenica 13 agosto 2023

The Band - 1994-08-13 - Saugerties, NY (2xDVDfull pro-shot)

(2xDVDfull pro-shot)

The Band (with horns) & friends August 13, 1994
Saugerties, NY - Woodstock '94 - South Stage

Pro Shot Pay-Per-View Cable Broadcast > unk hi-fi stereo VCR > VHS Master (SP, except for *)

Rick Danko – bass, vocals, acoustic guitar on Crazy Mama & Mystery Train
Levon Helm – drums, vocals, Harmonica on Caledonia, Mandolin on Atlantic City & Rag Mama Rag
Garth Hudson – keyboards, saxophone, accordion
Richard Bell – keyboards
Randy Ciarlante – drums, vocals, lead vocal on Chest Fever, bass on Caledonia Mission
Jim Weider – guitar

DVD 1 w/Roger McGuinn (guitar only) through "Don't Do It" 54:22 (DVD5)
01. Caledonia
02. Remedy
03. Blind Willie McTell/
04. /It Makes No Difference
05. Atlantic City (Levon on Mandolin)
06. Rag Mama Rag (Levon on Mandolin, Danko on acoustic guitar)
07. Caledonia Mission
08. Crazy Mama (Levon on Bass, Danko on acoustic guitar)
09. Don't Do It/ (cut when PPV switched to Melissa Etheridge)
X Knockin' On Heaven's Door (w/Roger McGuinn, Jorma Kaukonen & Jack Casady)
X Embryonic Journey (w/Jorma & Jack... or just Jorma & Jack by themselves?)
X Java Blues (w/Jorma & Jack)
10. The Weight (w/Bruce Hornsby, Jorma & Jack)
11. Mystery Train (w/Hornsby, Jorma & Jack)
12. Stuff Ya Gotta Watch

DVD 2 1:02:30 (DVD9)
01. Stage Fright
02. Ophelia
03. Life Is a Carnival
04. Willie & the Handjive (w/Hornsby)
05. The Shape I'm In (w/Hornsby & unk guest bass player)
06. The Genetic Method >
07. Chest Fever
08. Rock'n Roll Shoes (w/Hornsby, Bob Weir & Rob Wasserman)
Weir & Wasserman only
09. Fever >
11. Eternity
12. Throwing Stones* (w/Hornsby)
13. Satisfaction (Wasserman) Bass Solo*
X Easy Answers
X Valley Road
X Take Me To The River
X I Shall Be Released

(X = not broadcast)

* "Throwin Stones" was cut on my previous DVD5 version (just before "no one left to place or take the blame") when the live broadcast switched to Crosby Stills & Nash. For this version, the end of the song + "Satisfaction Bass Solo" were taken from my newly found master tape of the overnight rebroadcast (recorded at EP speed). By comparing the overlapping parts of the live and overnight broadcasts, it's clear the show was shot in widescreen, even though it was broadcast live in 4:3. For some reason, they elected to broadcast the overnight segments in widescreen, as you can see during the last three minutes of DVD 2.

Transfer: VHS Master > Mitsubishi HS-U790 S-VHS VCR > S-VHS cable & RCAs > Canopus ADVC110 > Firewire > MPEG2
Audio: LPCM stereo (48kHz, 24 bit)
Video: NTSC, 29.97 fps, 720x480, 4:3 (as broadcast), 9.5Mbps CBR
-authored w/Sony DVD Architect Studio 5.0

*Some have noted my Woodstock '94 vids appear to be 2-channel mono due to the "sameness" of the L & R channels. However, I believe the show was broadcast in stereo and my equipment was set up correctly to capture it in stereo. So, it may have been broadcast in 2-channel mono. Perhaps it was just easier for the soundman to put together a mono mix for broadcast on-the-fly due to the number of acts, etc. (& save the stereo remixes for commercial releases). Or perhaps it was downmixed to 2-channel mono due to limitations of the local cable company? Whatever the reason(s) for the similarity between the two channels, I think it's correct to describe this as "stereo," even though those who consider it "2-channel mono" have a good point as well. Regardless of the distinction, it's still some damn fine music! Hope you enjoy.)

Recorded, transferred, edited, authored & originally seeded by WeWantPhil (wewantphil1@gmail.com)

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