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Keith Mageau's Collection

Ramones   11/11/1977

Antonino's Showcase, Pittsburgh, PA
Source See J-Card Comment
Media CDR   1 disc
Tech Notes Very slight hiss
J-Card Comment Lineage -



Unknown mic > unknown analog tape recorder >

unknown master tape > TDK D90 normal bias tape (3rd gen.) >

Sony TC-WE805S stereo cassette deck >

Aiwa XC-RW700 CD/CD recorder > TDK Music CD-R 80 min. CD >

Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (giant wav file onto HD here) >

Cakewalk Pyro 2005 (split wav file into tracks here) >

Trader's Little Helper (encode wav to flac, level 8,

align on sector boundaries)



Quality - 7.0-8.0/10 very good to very good plus audience recording



21 tracks, one CD, TT: 42:46



This is the ENTIRE concert.



I was NOT present at this show and never was at any show

at Antonino's, which was a pizzaria on South Craig Street in

Oakland. The venue was variously known as Antonino's Pizzaria,

Antonino's Showcase and even as Antonino's Pizzarino, although

somebody may have been kidding around with that last one. The

venue has long since vanished. I was given this tape by a

long-time Pittsburgh resident/tape trader about 19 years ago.

He told me that it was a 3rd gen tape and I have no reason to

doubt that statement. This is an historic recording, being the

first time that the Ramones EVER played in Pittsburgh, PA,

the Decade show that I recently posted being the third, I believe.

That's about all that I know. Here is a brief synopsis of the

recording, good points and bad...





Good points:



1) This is a COMPLETE recording of the show.



2) There are no speed problems or other faults to

detract from your enjoyment of the show.



3) There's virtually no talking at all around the taper.

There's no whistling or shrieking. The audience is very

respectful towards this young band from NYC, as opposed

to the audience at the Decade in 1979, which was the last

Ramones show that I posted.



4) All instruments and vocals are clearly heard. You can

actually understand most of what Joey is singing. This is

less clear than the last Ramones tape that I posted,

so if you loved that, you'll like this...



Bad points:



1) There is a faint hiss to this recording. It's very mild

compared to some tapes I've heard of this era and generation.

You should not find it intrusive.



2) There is just a little distortion in this recording but,

again, it's not bad at all.





3) This recording is not as good as the other Ramones shows that

I have posted and it's difficult to describe why. The recording

is loud enough, certainly, and all of the instruments and vocals

come through pretty clearly. I think that it's a combination of

recording device quality (not great), master tape quality (again,

not great), venue acoustics and band volume. All of these combine

to result in a sound experience that is a little sub-par. It is,

however, not that bad a listen at all, once you get attuned to it.

This is NOT a recording for completists only !!!



Well, that's about all that I can think of to say, so let's wrap this

up. Finally, no buy, no sell, no mp3. Please seed this as long as you can.

Please trade this freely as it is probably fairly uncirculated.

This show will be a welcome addition to any Ramones fan's collection.

I will post a sample to help some of you decide whether or not to get it.

That's about as accurate an assessment of the show as I can give.

The setlist should be 100% correct. If it's not, let me know. The

Ramones DID play at this same venue on the next night, so if you have

that show, please post it or PM me for a trade. So, as Mr. Natural is

so fond of saying, have fun, don't freak out and enjoy the concert !

Hey ho, let's go yet again.......

Trades Allowed Yes   Traded from: Dime
Ratings Sound: A
Lists Punk
Owned by Keith Mageau · Last Updated May 23, 2023