Fairport Convention - 1974-05-10 - Cambridge, MA (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Sanders Theater, Cambridge, MA

Source: Jerry Moore's Maxell XL-1 35-90B Reel @ 7.5ips 
(recorded on a TEAC A23300S with Dolby B on February 5, 1984)

Lineage:: Soundboard Direct Stereo Line Feed > ? -> cassette (played back on Sony D5) -> Jerry's Maxell XL-1 35-90B Reel with Dolby B @ 7.5ips  (played back on a Technics RS-1506 with a TEAC AN-180 outboard Dolby unit)->PC 24/96-> CDwav 16/44.1 -> Logic Pro (speed correction, silence/dropout editing, track indexing - NO additional processing)-> wav 16/44.1-> xAct-> flac (Total Time: 89:08)

Transfer and mastering by Rob Berger and Alan Bershaw on October 16 and 17, 2011


Sandy Denny - vocals, piano, guitar, tambourine
Trevor Lucas - vocals, guitar
Dave Swarbrick - vocals, violin 
Jerry Donahue - lead guitar
Dave Pegg - bass, vocals
Dave Mattacks - drums

disc one: (show) 71:32
01 - Matty Groves (07:45)
02 - Solo (05:13)
03 - Sloth (14:13)
04 - It'll Take A Long Time (03:51)*
05 - Trevor intros next song & tuning (00:44)
06 - Dirty Linen (04:41)
07 - Brilliancy Medley/Cherokee Shuffle - 04:14)
08 - Trevor intros Sandy (00:33)
09 - Like An Old Fashioned Waltz (04:57)
10 - Rising For The Moon (04:36)
11 - Sandy and Trevor monologue (02:16)
12 - Ballad Of Ned Kelly (04:09)
13 - Swarbrick monologue (joke)(03:01)*
14 - John The Gun (00:32)*
15 - Sandy intros next song & tuning(00:32)
16 - Down In The Flood (03:35)
17 - Trevor intros last song & tuning (00:51)
18 - Sir B McKenzie's (05:44)

disc two: (encores) (17:34)
01 - 1st encore applause (01:29)
02 - Sandy intros next song & tuning (01:07)
03 - Who Knows Where The Time Goes (06:52)
04 - Six Days On The Road (03:24)
05 - 2nd encore applause  (00:29) *
06 - Unidentified Instrumental (04:11)

Flaws:
There are four uninterupted sequences on Jerry's reel. The * after timings indicates that track as being the end of one of those sequences. Intermittent equipment buzzing on stage.  It primarily effects the quiet parts between songs during the first half of the set. The opening number, "Matty Groves," begins shortly in progress just before Sandy sings the first verse.  "It'll Take A Long Time" and "John The Gun" are incomplete.  "Hexamshire Lass" is introduced by Swarbrick during track 13, but was apparently not recorded.

Notes:  
Although not without issues, this is superior quality to all circulating copies of this recording and is more complete than most.  Unlike many versions making the rounds, "Like An Old Fashioned Waltz" is complete and the second encore is included. The second encore is an instrumental, but is not one of the standard Swarbrick fiddle medleys common to this era.  If anyone can better identify that last track, please do.