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Mike Langen's Collection

Taj Mahal   01/23/1998

M/S Regal Empress (poolside), Key West, FL
Source sbrd
Media cdr   1 disc
Notes Taj Mahal and the Calypso Cowboys
Ultimate Rhythm and Blues Cruise

Poolside
("Sail-away party")

m/s Regal Empress

Caribbean Sea

departing Key West, Fla., en route to Tampa, Fla.
Jan. 23, 1998



Taper: Richard Russell
(complete set)




1 Blackjack Davey 7:55

2 Hard Way 4:34

3 Rain From the Skies 5:50

4 I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You 8:04

5 She Couldn't Stand It (?) 6:47

6 Queen Bee 6:10

7 Blues Ain't Nothing 6:48

46:11




Source:
soundboard >
Tascam DA-P1 >
DAT (48 kHz)
(probably at least one more DAT deck ahead of me in the spdif chain)



Transfer (March 2007):
master DAT >
Sony PCM-R500 >
(spdif) >
Audiomedia III soundcard >
Macintosh G3/300 >
Bias Peak 2.62 >
firewire hard drive >
Macintosh Powerbook G4/1000 >
Bias Peak 4.14
(right channel lowered 2.5 db; left channel raised 4db; converted to 44.1 kHz-best-quality setting;
normalized by 1.17 db and split into songs at sector boundaries) >
X Audio Compression Toolkit 1.59 >
flac



There is an additional 3:28 of stage noodling and preparations prior to the beginning of the music,
archived as Track 00 in the "extra" directory.
Track 00 includes a brief run-through, rehearsal of Blackjack Davey.

Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A
Owned by Mike Langen · Last Updated May 23, 2023