Joan Baez - 1981-08-06 - Berlin, DE (FM/FLAC)

 

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez feat. Bettina Wegner

Waldbuhne, Berlin Germany

1981-08-06

Source: FM/unknown source

CD1

01 Jakob

02 Schule (Fleisig, Redlich, Glücklich)

03 Nachtigall & Habicht

04 Ja Da Hab Ich Noch Gelebt

05 Me And Bobby McGee

06 Miserable Blue

07 Lego Con Tres Heridas

08 Soyuz Druzyei

09 Mi Vengenza Personal

10 Gracias A La Vida

11 For Sasha

12 Don't Cry For Me Argentina

13 The Rose

14 Kinder

15 A Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall

16 The Boxer

CD2

17 talk

18 Children Of The 80's

19 Le Déserteur (Boris Vian)

20 No Woman No Cry

21 Here's To You

22 Blowin' In The Wind

23 We Shall Overcome

24 Ten Gebote

25 Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind

26 Donna Donna

27 Let It Be

28 Amazing Grace

29 Napoleon

30 Farewell Angelina

31 Wenn Meine Lieder Nicht Mehr Stimmen (Fade Out)

32 Kumbaya

Joan Baez - 2015-07-25 - Nyon, CH (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

2015-07-25

Paléo Festival

L'Asse

Nyon, Switzerland

Source: FM broadcast (Swiss radio station SRF3) - analog cable

Date of broadcast: 2020-12-28

Lineage: analog cable > Zoom H4n Pro > HD > CD Wave (track splits) > Audacity (edits, fade in/out) > TLH (flac 8) > Dime > You

Tracks (complete broadcast, incomplete concert)

01 Farewell, Angelina (Bob Dylan)

02 God Is God (Steve Earle)

03 Silver Dagger

04 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan)

05 Strange Rivers (John Stewart)

06 Me And Bobby McGee (Kris Kristofferson)

07 Just The Way You Are (Dirk Powell)

08 Diamonds & Rust

09 Seven Curses (Bob Dylan)

10 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (traditional)

11 Joe Hill (Earl Robinson)

12 Give Me Cornbread When I'm Hungry (John Fahey)

13 The House Of The Rising Sun (traditional)

14 Imagine (John Lennon) - fade out

Notes

This concert was broadcast as part of the 'Festtags-Konzerte' on Swiss radio station SRF3.

They broadcast live gigs every year around Christmas and New Year's Day.

I tried to get rid of all DJ talk and station IDs. The transitions between the songs are as smooth as I could make them.

The DJ quite brutally started talking over the ending of 'Imagine'. That's why there is a sudden fade out at 3'35''.

Sound quality

Excellent FM recording. Since this is an open air recording and the music is often rather quiet, there sometimes are background noises to be heard (audio sample #1). They are part of the original broadcast.

Joan Baez - 2000-07-23 - Brittany, FR (DVDfull pro-shot)

(DVDfull pro-shot)

Joan Baez - At Festival Vieilles Charrues (2000)

Audio:
MPEG Audio 48000Hz stereo 384Kbps

Video:
MPEG2 Video 720x576 (4:3) 25fps 4300Kbps

Lineage:
TV broadcast > VHS > MPEG2 > authoring

01. Reunion Hill
02. The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
03. Sweet Sir Galahad
04. Joe Hill
05. Play Me Backwards
06. Suzanne
07. Welcome Me
08. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright
09. Dink's Song
10. Grasias A La Vida

Subterania Club, 1999
11. If I Wrote You
12. Love Song To A Stranger
13. No Mermaid
14. Daimonds And Rust

running time - 1:08:00

Joan Baez - 1989-07-14 - Montreux, CH (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Joan Baez & The Malaco Band

Montreux Jazz Festival, Le Casino, Montreux

1989-07-14

A SwissBird, SimplexSimplicissimus & superMAX release: 

Soundboard > DAT > 1st copy > eac > wave > flac frontend 

(align on sector boundaries Level 8) > torrent on http://bt.easytree.org 

Joan Baez - guitar, vocals

Jamie Fox - bass

Cesar Cancino - keyboards

The Malaco Band :

James Robertson - drums

Ray Griffin - bass

Harvey Thompson - saxophone

Harrison Calloway - trumpet

Charles Rose - trombone

01 Warriors Of The Sun

02 Ain`t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around

03 No Woman No Cry

04 Biko

05 Ellas Danzan Solas [They Dance Alone]

06 Elpreso Numero Nueve

07 Carrickfergus

08 The Boxer

09 Farewell Angelina

10 Diamonds And Rust

11 Sweet Chariot

12 Blowin` In The Wind

13 Gracias A La Vida

14 Tienamen Square / China

15 MLK

16 Let It Be *

* With James Taylor and Peabo Bryson

Joan Baez - 1981-06-09 - Kassel, DE (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

Eissporthalle, Kassel, Germany

1981-06-09

Source: 1.Gen/FM-T0181FM

01 Me And Bobby McGee

02 Miserable Blue

03 I Wine With Three Wund

04 Don't Cry For Me Argentina

05 I Pass She Mean

06 Russki Song

07 Gracias A La Vida

08 For Sasha

09 The Rose

10 A Hard Rain Is Gonna Fall

11 The Boxer

12 Children Of The 80's

13 Le President

14 Kinder

15 No Woman No Cry

16 Onetalamera

17 Here's To You

18 Imagine

19 Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind

20 Blowin' In The Wind

21 We Shall Overcome

22 Let It Be

23 Donna Donna

24 Radio Announcer - Interview (German)

Joan Baez - 1974-06-02 - Berkeley, CA (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Joan Baez
Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
June 2, 1974

Source : Soundboard > unknown lineage > cd-r (courtesy of M.R. archives)
Transfer : Soundforge (volume adjustment) > Wave > TLH (SBE aligned) Flac 8

Joan Baez - vocals, acoustic guitar
Mimi Farina - vocals, acoustic guitar (*)

01 banter > Honey Love
02 Di Da
03 Blessed Are
04 Forever Young
05 Daddy, You've Been On My Mind
06 Winds Of The Old Days
07 Gracias A La Vida
08 banter
09 Natalia Gorbanevskaja
10 The Ballad Of Sacco And Vanzetti
11 Kumbaya
12 banter
13 Oh, Happy Day
14 banter
15 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
16 Introduction of Mimi Farina (*)
17 Less Than A Song (*)
18 Ain't You Got A Right To The Tree Of Life (*)
19 Prisoner Trilogy (Billy Rose)
20 Love Song To A Stranger (part 1)
21 Love Song To A Stranger (part 2)
22 banter
23 Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye
24 Where's My Apple Pie (fades out)
xx Joe Hill
xx Amazing Grace

Total Time = 01:28:00

This recording is incomplete. The very first song is missing and the track "Where's My Apple Pie," towards the end of the set, is also incomplete due to a tape change.  Comprised of two sets that cover a wide range of material, this concert captures Joan Baez at a uniquely transitional time in her career. Although she had dipped out of the popular music spotlight for several years, the sessions that resulted in her career rejuvenating album, Diamonds and Rust, were about to be completed. Baez was still a serious interpretive folk singer and political activist, but was beginning to embrace a more mainstream sound, and openly displaying a sense of humor on stage.

The material Baez chose to perform this night ranges from some of her earliest traditional material like "Kumbaya" and "Johnny I Hardly Knew Yeh" right up to songs featured on her most recent album, including "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," soon to become the biggest hit of her career.  The obligatory Dylan covers are featured, but rather than mining his "protest songs" of yesteryear, as had usually been the case, she chooses to interpret two of his more recent compositions, "Forever Young" and "Mama, You Been On My Mind," which she modifies accordingly.

During the second set, Joan's sister, Mimi Farina, makes an appearance on stage (for 2 songs), contributing to a particularly enjoyable sequence that showcases Joan's sense of humor and illustrates how captivating their voices could sound together. The sisters perform "Less Than a Song" and the old Southern hymn, "Ain't You Got A Right To The Tree Of Life."
Back to back versions of "Love Song To A Stranger," parts 1 and 2, are featured, as is" Where's My Apple Pie," a rare 45 single charity release sold only at her shows during this time. The set ends with Baez's angelic read of the traditional hymn "Amazing Grace," which she does as an audience sing-a-long.

Joan Baez - 1984-06-02 - Ludwigshafen, DE (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen, Germany

1984-06-02

Source: 3.Gen/FM-T0184FM

01 RA / Me And Bobby McGee

02 The Rose

03 Love Is Just A Four Letter Word

04 No Woman No Cry

05 Children Of The 80's

06 Gracias A La Vida

07 Wozu Sind Kriege Da

08 Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind

09 The Boxer

10 Imagine

Encore

11 Blowin' In The Wind

12 Let It Be

Joan Baez - 1977-05-26 - New York City, NY (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Joan Baez

The Palladium, New York NY

1977-05-26

Soundboard recording

Source: Original Silver CD > flac

01 Silver Dagger (traditional)

02 There But For Fortune (Phil Ochs)

03 Suzanne (Leonard Cohen)

04 Love Is Just A Four-Letter Word (Bob Dylan)

05 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man (Chips Moman/Dan Penn)

06 Jesse (Janis Ian)

07 Blessed Are ... (Joan Baez)

08 Sailing (Gavin Sutherland)

09 Many A Mile To Freedom (Anna Capaldi/Steve Winwood)

10 Miracles (Joan Baez)

11 Cry Me A River (Arthur Hamilton)

12 Diamonds And Rust (Joan Baez)

13 Amazing Grace (traditional)

1-7,12,13  solo

8-11 with band

Liberated Boot : "Not Too Hip" (Oh Boy, 1-9150)

Joan Baez - 1984-05-12 - Viareggio, IT (TV/FLAC)

(TV broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

Bussola Domani, Viareggio, Italy

May 12, 1984

Source : Italian TV broadcast > Cassette Master (courtesy of M.R. archive)

Transfer : Zoom H4n (16/44) > Sound Forge (volume & tracking) > Wave > TLH (sector boundary aligned) Flac 8

01 The Rose

02 Sacco & Vanzetti

03 Warriors of the Sun (sung in Italian)

04 Gracias A La Vida

05 No Woman, No Cry

06 La Canzone Di Marinella

07 Farewell Angelina

08 Natalia

09 Mi Venganza Personal

10 A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

11 Joe Hill

12 The Boxer

-- tape flip --

13 C'era Un Ragazzo Che Come Me Amava

14 Let It Be

15 Imagine

16 Blowin' In The Wind (cuts in)

17 We Shall Overcome

Total Time = 57:17

This is the audio taken from an Italian TV broadcast. I've never seen the video footage and it's not on youtube. Amazingly enough there is an audience recording which i found on youtube. (it's definitely a different recording, same show) The sound on this is very good and enjoyable. Thanks to Mauro for capturing the sound from the TV show.

Joan Baez - 1975-05-11 - New York, NY (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez
End Of the War Rally
Central Park, New York, NY
May 11, 1975

Source: WBAI FM broadcast > low gen cassette (courtesy of M.R. archive)
Transfer: Zoom H4n (16 bit / 44.1 kHz) (transfer by M.R.)
Editing: Soundforge (tracking) > Wav (Eac tested) > TLH (sector boundary aligned) Flac level 8 

Joan Baez (still alive at age 77)
Barbara Dane (still alive at age 90)
Phil Ochs (passed away April 9, 1976 at age 35)
Pete Seeger (passed away Jan. 17, 2014 at age 94)
Rev. Fred Kirkpatrick (passed away Aug 16, 1986 at age 53)

01 Carry It On
02 Amazing Grace
03 If I Had A Hammer
04 Goodtime Charlie's Got the Blues (Phil Ochs & Pete Seeger)
05 Oh, Freedom
06 Joan banter
07 Oh, Happy Day
08 Joan banter
09 Joe Hill
10 Blowin' In The Wind
11 There But For Fortune (duet: Joan & Phil Ochs)
12 WBAI DJ + Joan banter
13 Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around
14 Kumbaya
15 WBAI outro

Total Time = 45:02 min

A crowd of about 75,000 people gathered in Central Park to celebrate the end of the Vietnam War. The concert event was organized by Phil Ochs, who sadly passed away less that a year later.

Joan Baez - 1976-05-03 - New Orleans, LA (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Joan Baez & The Rolling Thunder Band

The Warehouse, New Orleans LA

1976-05-03

01 Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

02 (Ain't Gonna Let Nobody) Turn Me Around

03 Love Song To A Stranger (Part 2)

04 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (with band)

05 Sweeter For Me

06 Dancin' In The Streets (with band)

07 Diamonds & Rust

- original notes:

The Rolling Thunder Band was a big gathering of musicians, Bob Dylan was the headliner, along with Roger McGuinn, amongst others. Dylan comes out and plays for about an hour, then Roger McGuinn comes out and plays a few songs.

Then Joan comes out and plays about 30 minutes. Then Bob comes back out and finishes the evening's set. The tape starts off with Joan telling the crowd: "I gotta admit, we're being packed in here like a god damn zoo, you've been doing a real nice job, we appreciate it". "This place is very funky, very wierd". At the beginning of track 3, Joan starts talking with a bad southern accent. It's her introduction to "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". Which surprisingly Joan has Dylan's band backing her on stage and they play that song together, along with a cover of Martha & The Vandellas "Dancin' In The Streets".

After "Diamonds & Rust", Joan and Bob perform 2 more songs together (not included here).

Source: Soundboard > low generation cassette (courtesy of M.R. archives)

Transfer: Zoom H4n (16 bit / 44.1 kHz) (transfer by M.R.)

Editing: Soundforge (tracking) > Wav (Eac tested) > TLH (sector boundary aligned) Flac level 

Joan Baez - 1972-04-18 - San Diego, CA (AUD/FLAC)

(Audience FLAC)

JOAN BAEZ

San Diego, CA

San Diego Sports Arena

1972-04-00

Source: audience > casette master > my low gen copy

Transferred by stevemtl: cassette > Nakamichi Dragon > lucid AD9624 (mod)(>wav: 16bit/48khz) > Roland R44 > SD chip > my fingers > slot on computer > HD

Mastered by stevemtl: HD > Sound Forge (L2 dither > 24/48: L2 overall level adjust, edit, L2 applause, music, and talk level adjust, final fade) > r8brain (vhq downsample > 24/44.1) > Sound Forge (L2 dither > 16/44.1) > CDwave (track cut) > TLH (flac level 8, ffp, md5) > TLH (torrent marker)

Circulated by stevemtl: torrent marker uploaded to DIME on 2021-12-28

musician:

Joan Baez - vocals, acoustic guitar

First set:

01 - There but for Fortune

02 - -talk-

03 - Thank God and Greyhound

04 - -talk-

05 - The Hitchhiker's Song

06 - -talk-

07 - Good Christian Soldier

08 - -talk-

09 - Kumbaya

10 - -talk-

11 - You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

12 - -talk-

13 - To Bobby

14 - -talk-

15 - Joe Hill

16 - Be Not Too Hard

17 - -talk-

18 - The Partisan

19 - -talk-

20 - Gabriel and Me

21 - -talk-

22 - All My Trials

23 - -talk-

24 - Oh, Happy Day

Second set:

25 - Help Me Make It Through the Night

26 - I Shall Be Released

27 - -talk-

28 - Prison Trilogy (Billy Rose)

29 - -talk-

30 - Weary Mothers (People Union 1)

31 - -talk-

32 - Love Song to a Stranger

33 - Myths

34 - -talk-

35 - The Night Drove They Drove Old Dixie Down

36 - -talk-

37 - Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word

38 - Imagine

39 - Let it Be

40 - -encore applause-

41 - Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

42 - -interview-

Total time: 116:18

note:

t13: end cut; tape flip

t34: break removed; tape flip

t41: a cappella

t42: Merv Griffin Show; to which Joan refers in t29

songwriters:

t01: Phil Ochs

t03: Larry Kingston, Ed Nix

t05, 13, 20, 22, 28, 30, 32, 33: Joan Baez

t07: Billy Joe Shaver, Bobby Bare

t09: traditional

t11, 26, 37: Bob Dylan

t15: Earl Robinson, Alfred Hayes, John Loesberg

t16: Donovan Leitch, Christopher Logue

t18: Anna Marly; English lyrics by  Hy Zaret

t24: Philip Doddridge, Edwin  Hawkins

t25: Kris Kristofferson

t36: Robbie Robertson

t38: John Lennon

t39: John Lennon, Paul McCartney

t41: Wallis Willis

Terrific performance well captured, especially considering the era - Here we have the perfectly voiced but highly political Baez; always interesting - 

Thanks and appreciation are owed the recordist, of whose name I am unaware, for the fine source recording - The torrent has applause in balance, and hoots, etc. removed or reduced - It is a fresh transfer from my copy and therefore will differ from previous versions of this performance, if any.

Faults: See note re t13, 34 - Minor usual audience interference, relatively frequent recording interference - The pausing of the recorder resulted in some none to very brief applause segments.

SNACK Benefit - 1975-03-25 - San Francisco, CA (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Students Need Athletics, Culture & Kicks
Kezar Stadium

5 Disc Set plus artwork

Source: SBD
Geneology: Pre-FM SBD MR>DAT>Digi-Remaster>CD>CD>EAC>MKW>SHN

Grateful Dead
Tower of Power
Santana
Doobie Brothers
Jefferson Starship
Joan Baez
Neil Young
Bob Dylan
Levon Helm
Garth Hudson
Rick Danko
Ben Keith
Tim Drummond

CD1
00 - Interviews w/Garcia & Paul Kantner (03-23 by James Cameron) *

GRATEFUL DEAD
01 - Intro by Bill Graham
02 - Blues For Allah
03 - Milkin' The Turkey
04 - Drums
05 - Milkin' The Turkey
06 - Blues For Allah

ENCORE:
07 - Johnny B. Goode

CD2
TOWER OF POWER
01 - Intro
02 - Tis Is It
03 - Down To The Nightclub
04 - Walking In The Sand
05 - You're The Most
06 - You're Still A Young Man

SANTANA:
01 - Intro.>
02 - Jam>
03 - Black Magic Woman>
04 - Gypsy Queen>
05 - Let The Children Play>
06 - Oye Como Va>
07 - Los Breos
08 - Soul Sacrifice
 
CD3
DOOBIE BROTHERS
01 - Jesus Is Just Alright'
02 - Neil's Fandango
03 - Take Me In Your Arms
04 - Black Water
05 - Workin' On You
06 - Without Love

JEFFERSON STARSHIP
01 - Ride The Tiger
02 - Fast Buck Freddy
03 - Git Fiddler
04 - Play On Love
05 - Around The World
06 - Sweeter Than Honey
 
CD4
JEFFERSON STARSHIP (cont.)
01 - Somebody To Love
02 - Volunteers

JOAN BAEZ
01 - I Shall Be Released
02 - Make It Through The Night
03 - Bridging The Gap
04 - Joe Hill
05 - All My Trials
06 - the Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
07 - A Hard Rain's A Gonna Fall
08 - Amazing Grace


CD5
NEIL YOUNG, BOB DYLAN, BEN KEITH, GARTH HUDSON, LEVON HELM, RICK DANKO, TIM DRUMMOND
01 - Are You ready For The Country?
02 - Ain't That A Lotta Love
03 - Lookin For A Love
04 - Loving You
05 - I Want You
06 - The Weight
07 - Helplesss
08 - Knockin' On The Dragon's Door

* The Interview section, with Jerry, was done before the show on 03-23 and, while he mentions Crosby as being with the band, he never showed!

Joan Baez - 1973-03-17 - Essen, DE (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

Grugahalle, Essen Germany

1973-03-17

Linage Source: 

low FM Audio Tape in Trade > Kenwood KX1100G> Audiophile 2496> Adobe Audition (fade, normalize) > CD Wave > Traders little helper 

01 Farewell Angelina

02 I Shall Be Released

03 Earth Angel

04 Handsome Jonny

05 Kumbaya My Lord

06 You Ain't Goin Nowhere

07 To Bobby

08 Lovesong To A Stranger

09 Joe Hill

10 All My Trails

11 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

12 Sag Mir Wo Die Blumen Sind

13 Plaisir D'amour

14 Yesterday

15 Imagine

16 Let It Be

17 We Shall Overcome

Joan Baez - 2018-03-10 - Gothenburg, SWE (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez 
Gothenburg, Sweden 
Konserthuset 
2018-03-10

MDR Kultur 
Kultur im Konzert 
2018-09-24

FM (digital cable) - Vistron VT 855 - Audacity - xACT 
(MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2 / 192 kbit/s) 

01 There But For Fortune 
02 God Is God 
03 Farewell, Angelina / band intro 
04 Whistle Down the Wind 
05 Silver Blade 
06 It's All Over Now, Baby Blue 
07 Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) 
08 The Things That We Are Made Of 
09 Diamonds & Rust 
10 Me and Bobby McGee 
11 Another World 
12 The Times They Are A-Changin' 
13 The President Sang Amazing Grace 
14 Joe Hill 
15 Seven Curses 
16 Silver Dagger 
17 The House of the Rising Sun 
18 Darling Corey 
19 Gracias a la vida 

Encores: 
20 Imagine 
21 The Boxer 
22 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot 

min: 92:40

Joan Baez - 2016-01-27 - New York, NY (TV/FLAC)

(TV broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

New York (USA)

The Beacon Theatre

2016-01-27

Source: TV-Arte

DeviceSPL Crimson (SPDIF)

Taper: karstenausNDH

Rec-Mode: WAV 16bit-44.1kHZ

Normalisierung auf -0,1db, Trackbildung und Konvertierung in FLAC

mit Audition CS6,

01 God Is God (Steve Earle cover)

02 There but for Fortune (Phil Ochs cover)

03 Blackbird (The Beatles cover) (with David Crosby)

04 Catch the Wind (Donovan cover) (with Mary Chapin Carpenter)

05 Hard Times Come Again No More (Stephen Foster cover) (with Emmylou Harris)

06 Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (Fisk Jubilee Singers cover)

07 Oh, Freedom (Odetta cover) (with Mavis Staples)

08 The Water Is Wide (with The Indigo Girls and Mary Chapin Carpenter)

09 She Moved Through the Fair (with Damien Rice)

10 She Never Could Resist a Winding Road (Richard Thompson cover) (with Richard Thompson)

11 Before the Deluge (Jackson Browne cover) (with Jackson Browne)

12 Diamonds & Rust (with Judy Collins)

13 Gracias a la vida (Violeta Parra cover) (with Nano Stern)

14 The Boxer (Simon & Garfunkel cover) (with Paul Simon and Richard Thompson)

15 Forever Young (Bob Dylan cover)

Joan Baez - 1978-01-07 - London, UK (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

Hammersmith Odeon, London England

1978-01-07

(possibly 1977-12-20)

Source: FM Master on BASF Chromdioxid II -T0180FM

01 Help Me Make It Through The Night

02 Farewell Angelina

03 Honley Love

04 Scarlett Ribbons

05 Glory Beat To The New Golden Key

06 Michael

07 Love Is Just A Four Letter Word

08 Blowin' In The Wind

09 The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

10 Sweet Sir Galahad

11 Kumbaya

12 Imagine

13 Let It Be

14 Joe Hill

15 Amazing Grace

Joan Baez - 1978-12-24 - San Francisco, CA (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Steps of City Hall, San Francisco, CA

1978-12-14

Source: Soundboard > low generation cassette (courtesy of M.R. archive)

Transfer: Zoom H4n (16 bit / 44.1 kHz) (transfer by M.R.)

Editing: Soundforge (pitch corrected) > Wav (Eac tested) > TLH (sector boundary aligned) Flac level 8 

01 The Boxer

02 Donna Donna

03 Scarlet Ribbons

04 Honest Lullaby

05 For Sasha

06 For All We Know

-- tape flip --

07 The Cherry Tree Carol

08 What You Gonna Do With A Baby

09 Blowing In The Wind

10 The Twelve Days After Christmas (sung by choir)

11 Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (sung with choir)

12 Deck The Halls (sung with choir)

13 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear (sung with choir)

14 Amazing Grace

15 Holy Night

- original notes:

Joan performs a free concert on the steps of San Francisco's City Hall as her Christmas gift to the city. Joan is participating in the candlelight memorial march, following the November 27, 1978 assassinations of San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk (killed by the former Supervisor Dan White). White was paroled in 1984 and committed suicide less than two years later. 

This recording seems like a really important piece of music history. I believe this was professionally filmed as well,  because at the beginning of "Amazing Grace", Joan says "The television part of this has to end exactly on the dot". I was not able to find any film available or any reference on the net.

The tape played really slow, so I spent a few days working on this doing pitch tests.  I believe I've adjusted it to near perfection. This sounds SO GOOD now !!! I'm sure many Baez fans haven't heard this one. You'll enjoy it.

During this concert, Joan performs her first recorded song "Scarlet Ribbons" ~ recorded in 1958. After Joan performs "Blowin" in the Wind",  she is joined by a choir and they sing through a collection of Christmas songs. Unfortunately "Holy Night" fades out early, missing the very end of the show. Joan also thanks Bill Graham for the sound.

Joan Baez - 1977-12-20 - London, UK (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Joan Baez

1977-12-20 (broadcast 1978-01-07)

Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK

Source: FM Master on BASF Chromdioxid II -T0180FM

01 - Help Me Make It Through the Night (2:30)

02 - Farewell Angelina (2:53)

03 - Honey Love (2:16)

04 - Scarlet Ribbons (3:43)

05 - Virgin Mary Had One Son (3:58)

06 - Michael (6:29)

07 - Love Is Just a Four-Letter Word (2:59)

08 - Blowin in the Wind (3:08)

09 - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down (3:51)

10 - Sweet Sir Galahad (3:45)

11 - Kumbaya (3:27)

12 - Imagine (2:33)

13 - Let it Be (3:11)

14 - Joe Hill (3:08)

15 - Amazing Grace (3:53)

Joan Baez, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, John Kahn - 1987-12-17 - San Francisco, CA (DVDfull pro-shot)

(DVDfull pro-shot)

"Joan Baez and Friends: A Christmas Concert"
w/ Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, John Kahn
Warfield Theatre, San Francisco CA
KQED (PBS) 12-17-87

Lineage:
Cable > SuperBeta Hi-Fi > Playback Sony EDV-9500 > Standalone Panasonic DMR-E50 (XP)> TMPGenc DVD Author 3 

NTSC / Stereo 
TRT: 39:32
Audio codec: AC3
Audio bitrate: 256 kb/s
Video codec: MPEG2
Video bitrate: 9131 kb/s
Picture resolution: 704x480

GARCIA & WEIR
01 - When I Paint My Masterpiece
02 - Deep Elem Blues
03 - Victim Or The Crime
04 - Bird Song
05 - Dark Hollow *
06 - Turtle Dove *
07 - Knockin' On Heaven's Door *

JOAN BAEZ w/Emmett Powell & The Gospel Elites (Mimi Farina on stage)
08 - Let It Be **

*w/ Joan Baez
**w/ Garcia & Weir

This was a benefit concert for AIDS.