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http://sisterswiki.org/Mon,_01-Apr-1985

http://sisterswiki.org/Live_At_The_Top_Rank

The wiki link above only mentions a tape of this recording being in possible circulation, however I downloaded a rip from vinyl where the tracks that would likely comprise side 1 all have needle jumps present.

I'm trying to track down the vinyl bootleg (I assume it has some dodgy title bequeathed by the bootlegger), and, if possible a CD source for cleaner sound.

Is anyone able to assist with the bootleg's title, maybe some pictures of the record and info on a possible cd re-issue?
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Gaijin wrote:http://sisterswiki.org/Mon,_01-Apr-1985

http://sisterswiki.org/Live_At_The_Top_Rank

The wiki link above only mentions a tape of this recording being in possible circulation, however I downloaded a rip from vinyl where the tracks that would likely comprise side 1 all have needle jumps present.

I'm trying to track down the vinyl bootleg (I assume it has some dodgy title bequeathed by the bootlegger), and, if possible a CD source for cleaner sound.

Is anyone able to assist with the bootleg's title, maybe some pictures of the record and info on a possible cd re-issue?
A few tracks are on this CD
http://sisterswiki.org/1983_-_1986

There are FLACs and MP3s from that gig in circulation. I have no idea, whether they are from that tape, however.

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Oh yes, that bootleg does not yet have a page in the SistersWiki ... :innocent: ...
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Available as part of Through The Years bootleg.
http://www.discogs.com/Sisters-Of-Mercy ... se/4396893

There's one here but I've not downloaded it so it may be the one you already have.
http://yup-yup-mark.blogspot.co.uk/2013 ... ghton.html

On the wiki I notice the comment "This particular cassette may have been made exclusively by one person, intended for personal use, and as such, may not be widely available. However, the bootleg may exist on other media."
But there's a scan of a cassette cover!
The fact that it was available for sale at a market stall or record fair shows that it was available to absolutely anybody with £3 or £4 in their sweaty little hand.
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Thanks @Dan.

I think the Reliquary blog is where I found this recording. If anyone downloads them they'll notice the skipping continues as far as Possession, as well as very loud rumble in the recording.

It appears then that there is no CD of this recording, which is a pity.
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There's a cleaned up vinyl rip & a tape transfer here

The vinyl's been taken from the Through The Years boot.

I don't remember any skips though, but I haven't listened for a while
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Ah you got a post in before my post that I didn't see.
EDIT: Ah there we go. Those versions won't have skips or someone would have said something.

I also found it here but unless I'm missing the obvious I can't see any link!
http://darkcircleroom4.blogspot.co.uk/2 ... ghton.html
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Pista wrote:There's a cleaned up vinyl rip & a tape transfer here

The vinyl's been taken from the Through The Years boot.

I don't remember any skips though, but I haven't listened for a while
Aah, I remember this thread. Thanks @Pista.

I didn't download either file because of their relative size. Some here may recall that I have no particular affinity for flac and none whatsoever for 500mb zip files. (They just bomb, and I can't resume the download, only restart...)

If anyone is so inclined, I'd love the vinyl rip transcoded to 256k aac please.
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there is an australian 'silver' black october, which as i recall, is top notch
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paint it black wrote:there is an australian 'silver' black october, which as i recall, is top notch
Isn't that the 84 gig though?
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Pista wrote:
paint it black wrote:there is an australian 'silver' black october, which as i recall, is top notch
Isn't that the 84 gig though?
yes, correct. back to sleep PIB
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:lol:

I was suddenly freaking out a bit there.
My first Sister show that. Got a lovely tape of it too.
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I have done a lot of restaurations of recordings, but in this case i never got a clue what happened to this recording. The versions i have all seem to be sourced from vinyl, having a strange thin sound. Anyone heard the source tape?
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jost 7 wrote:Anyone heard the source tape?
I have a copy of it. Low gen, but it's old (certainly not taped from the vinyl). Also looks like there is a 40 or so second drop out in FALAA, otherwise it sounds okay. Not as shrill as the vinyl transfer, but a wee bit of work would make it even better.
I just fished it out to compare & was going to do a hi res transfer until the sound all vanished in FALAA :(
I can still do the transfer & if anyone also has a copy & would like to chuck an uninterrupted FALAA my way, I can splice it in. :D
I'm going for a 24/48 transfer.
If no takers, then I'll need to splice in a chunk from the vinyl rip at 16/44.1
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Pista wrote:
jost 7 wrote:Anyone heard the source tape?
I have a copy of it. Low gen, but it's old (certainly not taped from the vinyl). Also looks like there is a 40 or so second drop out in FALAA, otherwise it sounds okay. Not as shrill as the vinyl transfer, but a wee bit of work would make it even better.
I just fished it out to compare & was going to do a hi res transfer until the sound all vanished in FALAA :(
I can still do the transfer & if anyone also has a copy & would like to chuck an uninterrupted FALAA my way, I can splice it in. :D
I'm going for a 24/48 transfer.
If no takers, then I'll need to splice in a chunk from the vinyl rip at 16/44.1
That would be very nice indeed
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I have had a v kind offer this morning from Frederik.
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Looking forward to getting stuck into this :D
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Very nice of Frederik.
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