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Frank Zappa   10/23/1977

Leroy Theatre, Pawtucket, RI
Source Master Cassette -> 1st or 2nd Gen copy -> Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction -> M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 -> CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files -> Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) -> CDWAV (track breaks)...
Media FLAC
J-Card Comment Frank Zappa
Leroy Theatre
Pawtucket, RI
23 October 1977

Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski

Early show

CD1
01 Intro
02 Peaches En Regalia
03 The Torture Never Stops
04 Tryin' To Grow A Chin
05 City Of Tiny Lights
06 A Pound For A Brown
07 Bobby Brown
08 Conehead (spliced)
09 Flakes
10 Big Leg Emma
11 Envelopes

CD2
01 Disco Boy
02 I Promise Not To Come In Your Mouth
03 Wild Love
04 Titties 'n Beer (spliced)
05 The Black Page
06 Jones Crusher
07 Broken Hearts Are For Assholes
08 Punky's Whips
09 E: Camarillo Brillo
10 Muffin Man


Nakamichi 550 Tape Recorder
Two Nakamichi CM-300 Microphones
Maxell cassettes


Side 1 of tape 1 of Dan's Master Recording was accidentally erased several years ago.

This transfer comes from tapes that Dan made for a friend,
and includes the beginning of the show that was erased and missing
from the transfer of the master tapes, specifically tracks 1-8.


Mastered and FLAC'ed by Carl Morstadt (dantalion8@yahoo.com)

Master Cassette -> 1st or 2nd Gen copy ->
Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction ->
M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 ->
CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files ->
Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) ->
CDWAV (track breaks) ->
dBpowerAMP Audio Converter (24-bit/96-KHz wav files converted to
16-bit/44.1 KHz wav files) ->
FLAC Front End (FLAC 8 with sector boundary alignment)
FLAC files tagged with Foobar2000 Live Show Tagger

No EQ'ing.

A 24-bit/96-KHz flac24 version of this recording is also available.



Dan Lampinski recorded over 100 concerts in the Providence/Boston area, mostly between 1974 and 1978. His earliest recordings were made with an internal microphone deck, and though they are somewhat lo-fi compared to his later work, some very great moments in rock history were captured for posterity. In late 1974 he bought a Sony TC-152SD tape recorder, a Sony ECM-99 stereo microphone, and began using Maxell cassettes. He was also fortunate enough to have a friend who provided excellent taping seats for many shows, resulting in high quality recordings. In 1977, he switched over to a Nakamichi 550 tape recorder, two Nakamichi CM-300 microphones, and continued using Maxell cassettes.

He recorded many of the major 70's bands: Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP, Kiss, Black Sabbath, The Who, Al Stewart, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Supertramp, Jean-Luc Ponty, Moody Blues, Neil Young, The Faces, Rush, Rick Wakeman, Kansas, as well as several "under the radar" acts.

Since Dan never traded copies of his recordings, they are all essentially uncirculated. Some copies were made for friends, but these releases are the first time most of these recordings have ever seen the light of day, and are direct from his master cassettes. No EQ'ing has been done to any of the transfers. Feel free to EQ, matrix, patch, etc and re-post if you like, just give Dan credit for the original recording.

Dan was very meticulous about taking good care of his tapes and is very pleased that these recordings will now circulate among the trading community. Please honour his kindness and generosity by sharing these recordings freely.

The transfers are available as 16bit/44.1KHz flac files suitable for CD burning, and also as 24bit/96KHz flac files for those who prefer the higher resolution.

Always remember - the more generous you are with your music, the more it comes back to you.

Kev & Carl
June 2009

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Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: A
Lists Frank Zappa
Owned by Jeff Kaisershot · Last Updated May 23, 2023