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Daniel's Collection

Cactus   10/31/1970

Fillmore East, New York, NY
Source Recording Information ::: unknown brand mono cassette recorder with external mike & adjustable recording level -> master mono cassette.

Playback (1992-93) ::: master mono cassette on unknown cassette deck, azimuth adjusted -> 1st generation quarter tracked Maxell 35-90 reel @ 7&1/2 IPS on TEAC 2300 open reel recorder. Playback (2000s) ::: 1st generation quarter tracked Maxell 35-90 reel @ 7&1/2 IPS -> unknown digital transfer method -> mono flac.

Remastering (2015-11-xx) ::: flac -> TLH -> wav -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, +0.8% averaged pitch (speed) fix with single pass after frequency analysis & with pitchpipe verification, NO equalisation, clapping greatly reduced -one clap at a time- especially during music] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2015-12-19.
Checksums Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-01.flac:6dfe04f5faba45300fe05141a4b3fd64
Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-02.flac:1640db0cbf11b36eed2cbc19d3683ad4
Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-03.flac:a6eb76d16edbf59c06a0fbf0481a0d01
Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-04.flac:f6d7df2cab8aa8ff88912149f0f9438d
Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-05.flac:85ae925c1a8c3b05d0b0817e602d11ba

8a3c283cfa77371213c3c8b1de3eb27b *Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD.ffp
dbcbb3b869247311a2edae6febb2bc87 *Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD.txt
b2e0f4ad78fdc336c039d33245e143fc *Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-01.flac
0d853a1b8891063f608549704d978f16 *Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-02.flac
772f1fbd5963695997dfbf71a7d16930 *Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-03.flac
abbec1475c90af5d41e1bda9ebb5db8c *Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-04.flac
24527c995da4583f20a6797ab6f06f32 *Cactus 1970-10-31 New York,NY Fillmore East M1-AUD-05.flac
Media
Notes ::: Very fine AUD for its vintage. Check samples for rejection or injection determinatin'.
::: Warts: Repaired dullspots & dropouts but surely missed a few. Taper cut off deck between songs. #1 missing 1st few notes. #2 cuts in bass solo & resumes with final 15 seconds of song. #4 has a (probably quite brief) cut at start of drum solo. #5 cuts out at very end of song.
::: October 30 & 31, 1970 Fillmore East bill: Lee Michaels, Cactus, Juicy Lucy. Lights by Pig. Two shows per nite.
::: Date disputed in past but got this from my source as 1970-10-31 & Rusty(?) says "Happy Halloween" to the crowd.
::: COMPARISON CLAUSE: Unknown generation roryglzep/elegymart version has been DIMED numerous times. This version is a known generation (and remastered) upgrade.
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DimeTravel 244 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders! My copy came from The Florida Kid. ::: Corrections welcome ::: We spent alot of time groovin' to this band. Loved the original line-up, but also really dug 'Ot 'n' Sweaty. The one time I got to see Cactus I think they were recently back from their appearance at Mar y Sol Pop Festival. They played outside on a lovely sunny afternoon on a day with 5 or 6 other bands & it was really, really fine. A lot of camaraderie at many of the shows I saw in that era & the music really brought a lot of folks together - Cactus, Canned Heat & so many other bands that boogied with fresh & unapologetic styles. Anyway, for those who were there, here's a reminder & for those who weren't, a way to catch some of the vibes, 45 years on... Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yrs truly, Knees
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Reference / Generation 1
Owned by Daniel · Last Updated Mar 21, 2026