David Bowie 08/14/1983
Set I
Jean Genie/Star
"Heroes"
What in the World
Golden Years
Fashion
Breaking Glass
Life on Mars?
Sorrow
Cat People (Putting Out The Fire)
China Girl
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Rebel Rebel
White Light/ White Heat
Station to Station
Cracked Actor
"Heroes"
What in the World
Golden Years
Fashion
Breaking Glass
Life on Mars?
Sorrow
Cat People (Putting Out The Fire)
China Girl
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Rebel Rebel
White Light/ White Heat
Station to Station
Cracked Actor
Set II
Ashes to Ashes
Space Oddity
Young Americans
Fame
TVC-15
Stay
Jean Genie
Jean Genie (reprise)
Modern Love
Space Oddity
Young Americans
Fame
TVC-15
Stay
Jean Genie
Jean Genie (reprise)
Modern Love
Set III
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| Notes: | David Bowie The Forum Inglewood, CA August 14, 1983 Mike Millard First Generation Cassettes via JEMS The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 34 Recording Gear: AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid capsules) > Nakamichi 550 Cassette Recorder Transfer: First generation cassettes made by MM for Jim R > Nakamichi RX-505 (azimuth adjustment; Dolby On) > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.0 capture > iZotope RX6 > iZotope Ozone 6 > MBIT+ resample to 16/44 > Audacity > TLH > FLAC 01 The Jean Genie Intro 02 Star 03 “Heroes” 04 What In The World 05 Golden Years 06 Fashion 07 Let’s Dance 08 Breaking Glass 09 Life On Mars 10 Sorrow 11 Cat People 12 China Girl 13 Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 14 Rebel Rebel 15 White Light, White Heat 16 Station To Station 17 Cracked Actor 18 Ashes To Ashes 19 Space Oddity 20 Young Americans 21 Fame 22 TVC-15 23 Stay 24 The Jean Genie 25 Modern Love Known Faults: -None Introduction to the Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Series Welcome to JEMS’ Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone series presenting recordings made by legendary taper Mike Millard, AKA Mike the MICrophone, best known for his masters of Led Zeppelin done in and around Los Angeles circa 1975-77. For the complete details on how tapes in this series came to be lost and found again, as well as JEMS' long history with Mike Millard, please refer to the notes in Vol. One: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=500680. Until 2020, the Lost and Found series presented fresh transfers of previously unavailable first-generation copies made by Mike himself for friends like Stan Gutoski of JEMS, Jim R, Bill C. and Barry G. These sources were upgrades to circulating copies and in most instances marked the only time verified first generation Millard sources had been directly digitized in the torrent era. That all changed with the discovery of many of Mike Millard’s original master tapes. Yes, you read that correctly, Mike Millard’s master cassettes, long rumored to be destroyed or lost, have been found. Not all of them but many, and with them a much more complete picture has emerged of what Millard recorded between his first show in late 1973 and his last in early 1992. The reason the rediscovery of his master tapes is such a revelation is that we’ve been told for decades they were gone. Internet myths suggest Millard destroyed his master tapes before taking his own life, an imprudent detail likely concocted based on the assumption that because his master tapes never surfaced and Mike’s mental state was troubled he would do something rash WITH HIS LIFE’S WORK. There’s also a version of the story where Mike’s family dumps the tapes after he dies. Why would they do that? The truth is Mike’s masters remained in his bedroom for many years after his death in 1994. We know at least a few of Millard’s friends and acquaintances contacted his mother Lia inquiring about the tapes at the time to no avail. But in the early 2000s, longtime Millard friend Rob S was the one she knew and trusted enough to preserve Mike’s work. The full back story on how Mike’s master tapes were saved can be found in the notes for Vol. 18 Pink Floyd, which was the first release in our series transferred from Millard’s original master tapes: http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=667745&hit=1 http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=667750&hit=1 David Bowie, The Forum, Inglewood, CA, August 14, 1983 Our Millard mission marches on with another David Bowie title, this one from the Serious Moonlight tour at the Forum, August 14, 1983. Coincidentally, that just happens to be eight years to the day after last week’s Clapton concert, also at The Forum. This show is a particular favorite of Jim R’s who recently found his set of first-generation cassettes dubbed for him by Mike himself. We do not have the master cassettes or a DAT transfer of this show, so barring the discovery of more Millard master tapes (rest assured the quest continues), Jim’s first-gen copy is the best known source for Mike’s recording of the show. As any Bowie collector knows, Serious Moonlight was his first tour in five years and rode the success of his smash album and single of the same name, Let’s Dance. What I love about this tour (which JEMS saw and recorded in Tacoma, WA) is the wide swath of material Bowie performed touching all his biggest hits and singles, but also less likely picks such as “Breaking Glass,” “What In The World,” “White Light, White Heat” and “TVC-15.” A fantastic mix. Also Bowie was in great voice, as you can hear for yourself on “Life On Mars,” “Heroes,” “Sorrow” and my favorite song of the night, the brilliant “Station To Station.” I’ve yet to hear a weak Serious Moonlight show and this one is no exception. As one can imagine, opening night in LA for this tour would have been a very big deal indeed. Mike is a little behind his sweet spot to record and in fact his proximity to the PA sounds about the same as his Bowie ’78 recording. Though we are working this time from first-gen copies and not masters, we still get Millard’s trademark full fidelity, with a rich low end and clear highs. Samples provided. Here’s what Jim R recalled about the Bowie ’83 show: In opening, I should state that so far I have not found my ticket stub for this show. I do have a handful of stubs that are no longer readable due to heat damage, so it could be one of those. In addition. I did not take any photos, which I typically use to trigger memories of the show. So this is based strictly on my memories from 37 years ago. Mike and I together attended the David Bowie concert at the Forum on August 14, 1983. We sat on the floor 10-15 rows back on the left side. Definitely behind our "Sweet Spot,” therefore, the sound is not as clear as last week's Clapton from 2nd row center. After five years away from touring, Bowie tickets were in extreme high demand. He only played two nights at The Forum, but could have easily sold out seven nights (he did swing back later that year to play Anaheim Stadium). Scalper prices were so high we could only afford 10-15 rows back. Bowie was a mega star thanks to Let’s Dance and MTV. At this time The Forum had a strict "No Cameras or Recorders” policy. Mike got his equipment in via a payoff to security. My camera equipment was left at home, a sacrifice, so to speak, in order to not bring attention to the two of us. A 35mm SLR camera with a large zoom lens is easily spotted. During the recording, Mike passed the completed tapes to me one by one. If he got busted he would give them blanks. The show was a lot of fun with Bowie playing songs from all eras. There is one side benefit to attending his concerts, so many beautiful women in attendance, most of which could have been models. Finding my copy of this show made my day a few weeks back. I thought I had already unearthed all the dubs Mike did for me, with the Bowie show missing in action. Luckily, it was one of several tapes I recently uncovered and shared with JEMS, expanding our list of known Millard recordings to over 300. I look forward to this one getting released. ### JEMS is proud to partner with Rob, Jim R and Barry G to release Millard's historic recordings and to help set the record straight about the man himself. We can’t thank Rob enough for reconnecting with Jim and putting his trust in our Millard reissue campaign. He kept these precious tapes under wraps for two decades, but once Rob learned of our methods and stewardship, he agreed to contribute the Millard DATs and cassettes to the program. Our gratitude for the work of post-production supervisor mjk5510 is understandably considerable. The whole system grinds to a halt without him. I can’t recall a period in my lifetime of such strife, helplessness and suffering. I would point out that Bowie’s touring bands from 1974 on were a mix of races and backgrounds, reflecting what used to be an American ideal: The Melting Pot. Music transcends and unites. Be like Bowie: support inclusivity. Lastly, cheers to the late, great Mike the MICrophone. His work never ceases to impress. May he rest in peace. BK for JEMS | |||||
| Slick2007 | FLAC / 2 | B | View | Cassette --> PC --> Adobe --> Wave --> Flac | ||
| Shearing | FLAC / 2 | A | View | The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 34 | AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid... | ||
| BLG | FLAC / 1 | View | AKG 451E / CK1's > Nakamichi 500 > ana1 > FLAC | |||
| BLG | FLAC / 1 | View | Nakamichi CM300/cp1's > Sony TC-D5m > anaM > FLAC | |||
| MrSteve | cd / 2 | B | View | |||
| Notes: | mic>c>?>cd | |||||
| Lester's Soundroom | CDR / 2 | View | ||||
| Notes: | / FLAC 739MB | |||||
| Jeff Rubin | CDR / 2 | View | ||||
| spurr | CDR / 2 | View | ||||
| Richard Warren | flac / 2 | View | ||||
| Chris Pratl | FLAC / 0 | View | ||||
| Tim Moran | CDR / 2 | A | A | View | ||
| Enzo The Baker | CD 108:26 / 2 | View | ||||
| Bret | .wav / 2 | View | Nakamichi 300 > Sony tcd5m > cdr | |||
| Notes: | 08-14-83 set list Disc 1: 1. Intro 2. Jean Genie/Star 3. "Heroes" 4. What in the World 5. Golden Years 6. Fashion 7. Breaking Glass 8. Life on Mars? 9. Sorrow 10. Cat People (Putting Out The Fire) 11. China Girl 12. Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) 13. Rebel Rebel 14. White Light/ White Heat 15. Station to Station 16. Cracked Actor Disc 2: 1. Ashes to Ashes 2. Space Oddity 3. Young Americans 4. Fame 5. TVC-15 6. Stay 7. Jean Genie 8. Jean Genie (reprise) 9. Modern Love Although 6985's show is split at D1 & D2 differently it is the same tracks | |||||
| OBIE | FLAC / 1 | View | ||||
| lenoplaf | CDR / 2 | View | AUD | |||
| BFC | / 2 | View | ||||
| Notes: | 2CDs | |||||
| Stuart Ferguson | CDR / 2 | View | Audience | |||
| Notes: | DVD 3039; lineage: Audience recording of unknown lineage. Cassette --> PC --> Adobe --> Wave --> Flac | |||||
| Michael Brownlie | cdr / 2 | View | ||||
| Selman Snow | Flac / 2 | View | ||||
| calgarytrader | cdr / 2 | a | a | View | Nakamichi 300 > Sony tcd5m > cdr | |
| TCA | FLAC / 2 | W31 | View | AUD | ||
| Notes: | "Dancing In The Moonlight" | |||||
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