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Frank Zappa   12/08/1980

Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
Media flac   2 discs
Notes 122 minutes
Tech Notes AUD (fzmoi69-doctorzap-BobM-CW-flambay-mudsharknyc)

[i][b]IMPORTANT UPGRADE NOTICE[/b][/i] : Due to a new patch source upgrade provided by BobM-doctorzap, please find this FZ Shows entry a prompt upgrade to the previous entry.

[i][b]UPGRADE CHANGES & NAMING CONVENTIONS NOTICE[/b][/i] : The only tracks that have been replaced via upgrade are 18 Andy through the remainder of the show 26 Illinois Enema Bandit. Please be advised that 1 through 17 remain the same content & fingerprints, however their names have been appropriated to the proper naming conventions. Likewise, the main folder name, ffp, text file as well as naming conventions & ffp within the unpatched subfolder folder have also changed, although the content & fingerprints remain the same. An essential upgrade resides within.

[b]SOURCE INFORMATION[/b]:
[i]The main body of this excellent audience capture is from a source previously unavailable here at Zappateers, thanks to the kind tape contribution of fzmoi69 and the professional raw transfer and SB entry by doctorzap found here:[/i]
1980 12 08 Santa Barbara 1st (fzmoi69 doctorzap) DR-1
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=21312

Although incomplete, the fzmoi69-doctorzap source does document the majority of the first portion of the show with a solid A- punch. At times when prominent audience chatter is present, it could be considered by some as B+ territory though easily weighs into A- territory overall. There are a few notable missing parts on this tape including the first song entirely, a fade in to Panty Rap Introduction, a fade out cut toward the end of Magic Fingers, a fade in cut toward the beginning of The Blue Light.


[i]The first small patch source to appear in this entry previously resided as a stand-alone entry in FZ Shows from 2005 found here:[/i]
1980 12 08 Santa Barbara CA 52 Aud (ZTLS#166 pt2of2-CW)
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=1359

This small patch CW source is used only for The Torture Never Stops drum solo and consists of approximately 40 seconds of tape missing from the main source (due to a source tape cut). SQ for this portion is drastically reduced and offers an abundance of hiss. This patch is a C grade recording and concludes the use of this source for patches to the main source.


[i]The final patch source for this entry was just realized in the Sample & Fills forum found here:[/i]
1980 12 08 (Bob M doctorzap) fills
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=22545

The SQ for this portion is a B- grade recording with a fair amount of hiss. This BobM-doctorzap is used herein to provide fills for the second part of the show and to near complete the concert. There is, however, a missing segment of music during the last song, Illinois Enema Bandit, where a tape flip cut is present during the lengthy guitar solo.
[i]With these 3 sources combined, they provide a close to complete FZ Fall Tour 1980 concert experience.[/i]
Speed correction advice on all sources provided by flambay.


[i]For those interested, the original Samples & Fills thread is located here[/i]:
1980 12 08 Santa Barbara CA AUD Samples
http://www.zappateers.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=22491


[i]LINEAGE (in order of appearance)[/i]:
[i][b]MAIN SOURCE LINEAGE[/b] (fzmoi69-doctorzap)[/i]: Maxell XLII low gen > Nakamichi DR-1 > Realtek HDAudio pentium i7 24/96 > Soundforge 10 Pro Highest quality setting Izotope MBIT+dither,64 bit src downsampling > TLH > Peak > speed correction, patching, editing & retracking > FLAC (level8)

[i][b]PATCH SOURCE 1 LINEAGE[/b] (CW ÒClancyWiggumÓ)[/i]: Aud (unknown mics) > ? > CDR > EAC (secure mode) > Adobe Audition 1.5 (new wav file) > CDWave (new tracking) > shntool > flac frontend (Level 8, SBE correction) > WAV > PEAK > speed Correction > retracking > FLAC (level8)

[i][b]PATCH SOURCE 2 LINEAGE[/b] (BobM-doctorzap)[/i]: BobM tape > Nakamichi DR-1 > Realtek HDAudio pentium i7 > Soundforge 10 Pro Highest quality setting Izotope 64 bit src downsampling / MBIT+dither> TLH > Peak > speed correction, patching, editing & retracking > FLAC (level8)


[b]THIS COPY[/b]: 122.06 min, AUD, A- [i](main source)[/i] / B- [i](BobM-doctorzap patch source)[/i] C [i](CW patch source)[/i]
J-Card Comment [b]THE BAND[/b]:
FZ, Ike Willis, Steve Vai, Ray White, Arthur Barrow, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tommy Mars, Bob Harris #2.
Trades Allowed Yes
Ratings Sound: B+
Owned by cotaper · Last Updated May 23, 2023