George Rue's Collection
Lightnin' Hopkins 12/01/1981
Tramp's, New York, NY
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| Media | Flac 1 disc |
| Notes | I uploaded to Traders Den 9/20/15. |
| Tech Notes | Sam Lightnin' Hopkins Tramp's New York, NY December 1, 1981 Late Show The Last Concert Ever !!! The BR series Vol 33 Source: Stereo Soundboard > unknown gen cassette (Maxell XL-II) Transfer: Sony TC-WE 475 > gold tipped cables > JVC XL-R2010 CD-RW (44.1 Hz) Editing: Soundforge (editing & tracking) > Wav > TLH (SB's aligned) Flac Level 8 Traders Den 9/20/15 Transferred, channels balanced and tracked by kingrue Upload 603 ==================================================================== Do I have a treat for you guys.. Check this one out. Sam Hopkins passed away on Jan 30, 1982 at the age of 69. A mere 61 days after his last performance. If you're a blues fan I don't think I need to mention how important this recording is. I had to do some research on this show and spend some time with this tape, trying to identify what I have here. There are 3 different pieces on this tape. I know some of this has been available in the past. Tracks 1 thru 9 haven't been flac'd as far as I can tell. It appears that tracks 10 and 11 have been available from a previous version, but those weren't properly identified as being from the late show. It appears I have the complete late show here. The tape flip was between tracks 9 and 10, but there was a repeated section, so I was able to seamlessly piece it back together. There are no tape cuts during the late show. Tracks 12 thru 16 were filmed by Channel 5 for a later news broadcast. I have never seen this footage, but we have the audio portion here. This portion has circulated in the past (in similar quality). Those 2 songs included, 'Baby Please Don't Go' and 'Rock Me Baby'. At the beginning of track 12, the stage announcer speaks these words. "Channel 5 is filming this for news cast at 10, were gonna bring Lightnin' on and do 2 numbers, then he's gonna go down for a while and you'll be entertained by Doug and the boys and then Lightnin' will come back for the full show." Then you hear Lightnin' say "everything will be alright in a while". Then the tape stops/cuts @ 0:43 mark and then resumes with crowd applause leading into the next song. That tape cut also exists on the previous version I found. At the very end of Track 16, Lightnin' says "ladies and gentleman, please don't leave, cause the party is just now to get underway". Then the tape cuts and continues onto track 17, which is a long 22 minute jam with no vocals, I'm not sure how it fits into the sequence of the show. It does not have Lightnin' Hopkins during this portion. I'm assuming it's his backing band playing on their own. But the mix of the recording is completely different. To me it doesn't sound like the same show. It could be something unrelated or it's his band playing after Lightin' walks off stage. This long jam appears to be complete, just as the tape runs out. This tape was lot of work to figure out, getting the tracks titled was not easy, since Hopkins has a tendency to change and mix lyrics from various songs. I'm not even sure the 3 separate pieces are in the correct order. I presented them in the order found on the tape. Hopkins vocals are stronger in the right channel. This is definitely a stereo recording. oh and did i mention this is the Last Concert from Hopkins. I think you'll appreciate the importance of this. Blues fans are NOT to miss this one. Thanks goes out to BR for the tape. Samples Provided. Late Show = 54:21 min 01 Intro > Instrumental 02 I Was Dreaming 03 Katie Mae 04 Instrumental 05 Instrumental 06 My Babe 07 Black and Evil 08 talking 09 Mr. Charlie 10 Instrumental 11 Instrumental News Channel 5 portion = 14:48 min 12 Intro > Instrumental 13 talking 14 Baby Please Don't Go 15 talking 16 Rock Me Baby unknown ending portion = 22:15 min 17 Untitled Jam Total Time = 91:26 min Enjoy George ======================================== Fingerprints: 01 Intro Instrumental.flac:9815b44f2215ef36bc7edbf755927aff 02 I Was Dreaming.flac:27bbed8a74bd596a53c8a3c1186263da 03 Katie Mae.flac:39e6e295a846e11c16fd7d46e124af84 04 Instrumental.flac:917cf991944a6e426a0a599acd7dffe0 05 Instrumental.flac:752b6575137c344015cffed9dc6ea863 06 My Babe.flac:926ee32e12865f396dabe577aa0f22d4 07 Black and Evil.flac:6b5432cc7065fdfe6beecf151fa7fbf5 08 talking.flac:8c29c79cad8f0250db551ecd3d96d209 09 Mr. Charlie.flac:ac43644de5a444f8f24ea7ec6495c638 10 Instrumental.flac:dd95d6b4302abf46ea47c5f00eb1fd74 11 Instrumental.flac:fba1c3ce680963c44fae0b74b9acf184 12 Intro Instrumental.flac:bd2b28ff26928f688658696d3352b118 13 talking.flac:690868248dbed2a7fc754aeb3b18f7d8 14 Baby Please Don't Go.flac:d36b41470709f3360e1de9467993b3ab 15 talking.flac:0e7779f8014c019cc27c849026e496ab 16 Rock Me Baby.flac:adbdb841f754adae3b550a73c8d673bb 17 Untitled Jam.flac:37573ac268f8bdde8c58065c9c3ed682 Checksum file saved to disk. No errors occured. |
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