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Carl's Collection

Miles Davis   10/08/1964

Stadthalle, Sindelfingen, West Germany
Source Suddeutscher Rundfunk (SDR) station reel >? >DAT
Media CD-R   2 discs
Notes Lineage:
Station reel >? >DAT >.wav via S/PDIF and Midiman Dio 2448 digital soundcard at
48 kHz >CoolEdit Pro 2.0 >CD Wave >MKW >SHN >.wav (checksums verified before decoding)
>CoolEdit Pro 2.0 (tracks re-sequenced) >CD Wave >Trader's Little Helper >FLAC (Level
6, ASB)

The source DAT was received with tracks in a slightly different order, in an unknown
generation but with a very full frequency spectrum showing little or no high-end
generational loss. Frequency analysis is also free from the distinct spike at around
16,000 Hz characteristic of FM broadcasts. Consequently, it is my view that this
particular recording comes directly from the station and not from a capture of a
broadcast over the air.

Lohmann lists "Stella By Starlight" after "Oleo"; a nicely done crossfade hides a
possible splice. The set was likely edited for broadcast to remove the ballad and
bass solo, keeping the tempo up and fitting running time under 90 minutes. Peter
Losin conjectures that one additional tune, perhaps "If I Were a Bell," was performed
at the beginning of the second concert.

Recording quality is not flawless, the main issue being fluctuation of the cymbals
between clarity and saturation at irregular intervals. Either mixing or mic feed moves
around a bit as well, which calls into question whether this was actually ever aired
or kept archived until getting leaked out.

No fades were applied between sets so as to preserve everything on the source tape
and allow continuous play. FLAC encoding was done with sectors aligned as one
complete set, not two separate discs.
Trades Allowed Yes
Owned by Carl · Last Updated May 23, 2023