I’m free - The Who (Live 1969)

the who, led zeppelin
merriweather post pavillion, columbia md
may 25, 1969

recording info:
unknown mic > unknown recorder
masters were 2 x 60 minute tapes
pauses/stops present between some tracks

lineage:
maxell xl-II gen 1 cassette obtained in ~ 1991

transfer:
nakamichi rx505 > kindkables rca/xlr > apogee mini me @ 24bit/48kHz > kindkables coax > mt24/96>wav

processing:
wav>adobe audition (fades, normalize) > cdwav (tracking) > trader’s little helper>flac level 8

these are 24bit/48kHz flac files


led zeppelin
01. whole lotta love

the who
01. heaven and hell
02. i can’t explain
03. fortune teller
04. tattoo
05. it’s a boy
06. 1921
07. amazing journey
08. sparks
09. eyesight to the blind
10. christmas
11. the acid queen
12. pinball wizard
13. do you think it’s alright?
14. fiddle about
15. there’s a doctor
16. go to the mirror
17. smash the mirror
18. i’m free
19. tommy’s holiday camp
20. we’re not going to take it
21. shakin’ all over
22. summertime blues
23. magic bus

a tape trading friend had access to the masters in the early 1990’s and ran both
himself & me a gen1 cassette off the masters. not a perfect master by any means, being
littered with assorted tape pauses, microphone bumps, off balance imaging, and the bands
themselves ‘coloring out of the lines’ a bit at times. the tape pauses were left
intact, which leaves the occasional tape speed change @ the pause point.  im far from
the person who has the ability to correct those speed changes, although they are less
than 1 second long each. for the life of me i cant find my specific notes, which included
if it was a cassette or reel 2 reel master tape.  my hunch (& lack of memory) leads me
to think they were cassettes.  note the tapers’ “no no!!!” right @ the end of ‘magic bus’
when the tape runs out.  no idea why only ‘whole lotta love’ was recorded from the zeppelin
set.  perhaps (& obviously) they just didnt bring enough tape to record both bands, &
chose to just capture a taste of the opener, which is one of the earliest known live
versions of ‘whole lotta love’.  on a positive note, the atmosphere is captured nicely
and there isnt too much clapping or other audience distractions during the tape. 
the who’s set tracked out to the best of my ability.   

enjoy!

transfer & processing by ‘ellaguru’
on march 30, 2008