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Daniel's Collection

Big Mama Thornton   02/21/1973

Joe's Place, Cambridge, MA
Source Source: SBD: FM Broadcast WBCN > MR by Neil Cronin (courtesy of Pat Lee)
Transfer: MR > Akai GX636 direct tape head output > Bottlehead tube tape pre w/ a pair of Telefunken tubes circa 1960 > Apogee Mini Me 24/96 > Apogee Mini DAC > WAV by Matt Smith
Master: Wavelab 10 (track, correct errors, Izotope de-crackle; resample, mBit+ dither) > FLAC 16
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Media
Notes A very nice recording of Big Mama Thornton and the Big Mama Thornton Blues Band. Part of a week-long music festival of some sort.

Dick Waterman introduced the band. Waterman was deeply involved in the mid-1960's blues "revival" centered in Cambridge, Mass., and was a photographer and promoter of blues musicians. Peter Malick was the guitarist for the James Montgomery Band, playing as a guest. The WBCN announcers were Max(anne Sartori?) and Bob.

The recording is solid but suffered from a lot of FM crackle. Most of it has been eliminated using the Izotope de-crackle plugin. In the dead air between songs, you may still hear a little bit, and in other, quieter passages. A couple of larger pops were removed or minimized as well, but you will still find some warts.

Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2020-10-10
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Owned by Daniel · Last Updated Apr 21, 2026