Stuart Ferguson's Collection
The Who 12/23/1973
Sundown, Edmonton, England
| Source | Audience |
| Media | CDR 2 discs |
| Notes | DVD 2554; lineage: Audience recording. Master reels or cassettes>DAT>EAC>FLAC (level 8)>Dime>YouWHOooo!>WAV>Cool Edit Pro v2.1>FLAC 8 |
| J-Card Comment | Here we have a fine recording of The Who during their famed run at the Edmonton Sundown during later December 1973. Most Who collectors are familiar with the somewhat disappointing recording from the "Merry Xmas Mr. Who" commercial boot that has been available since 1990. This is an upgrade to that source and has been taken from the master tape, with only a DAT source lineage between original master and the uploaded recording. I was given permission by the uploader of this particular recording to share the remastered version here that I created for myself. As per my usual efforts, no compression/limiting or noise reduction has been used. Most editing consisted of adjustments to the frequency spectrum using a very specific 30-band equalizer in order to reduce the effects of the resonating frequencies causing low end boom and the considerable overall muddiness of the recording. There were also sections, mostly early on in the first disc, that were severely damaged and/or unbalanced, which have subsequently been repaired as adequately as possible. There are also several points throughout the recording where the taper either changes tapes, moves about through the audience (given this is an audience recording) or adjusts the recording settings and as a result, the sound quality changes somewhat throughout. I have attempted to match these sections for overall tonal quality and frequency range. Even though this recording is marred by several faults and is hardly the best recording available of the original Who performing live, I think it's still very enjoyable and considering the scarcity of decent quality live recordings from this period (1971-74), may even be a gem in the rough. Enjoy! uploaded by: theface07 |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Reference / Generation | 2554 |
Owned by Stuart Ferguson
· Last Updated May 23, 2023
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