ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE EGYPTIANS 1986-03-29 Irving Plaza New York, NY Analog audience recording (stereo) {recorded by Gene Poole}: unknown mics/recorder > 1985-86 US TDK SA 90 (Type II CrO2) analog audio cassette {from the Gene Poole collection} > Sony TC-WE435 (azimuth adjustment) > Roland R05 (24/96) > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (audio cleanup, convert to 16/44) > SHNtool (fixed SBE) > CD Wave (track splits) > TLH (WAV > FLAC8) FLAC master, 24 March 2020, by elegymart [36:25] 01 Nightfall 02 The Shape I'm In 03 Another Bubble 04 I'm Only You 05 Queen of Eyes 06 Kingdom of Love 07 Brenda's Iron Sledge 08 E: Uncorrected Personality Traits 09 Listening to the Higsons Band line-up: Robyn Hitchcock - guitar, vocals; bass on t09 Roger Jackson - keyboards; vocals on t08 Andy Metcalfe - bass, vocals; drums on t09 Morris Windsor - drums, vocals; guitar on t09 Notes: THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION VOL. 48 Here's the latest installment of the Gene Poole Collection, a random wellspring of recordings which have recently surfaced. To paraphrase Lou: This is gonna go on for a while, so we should get used to each other, settle back, pull up your cushions, whatever else you have with you that makes life bearable to kick off the decade... Some of Gene's handiwork has probably been heard by your very ears before, for the most part via the Stonecutter Archives, but this is the first major unearthing of tapes direct from the legend himself. As promising as that may seem, it's best to let the surprises hit as they are shared. The trade-off to the prolific taping on Gene's part is that the expectations for a perfect track record would be unrealistic and unfair. There will be instances of incomplete recordings, caused by late arrivals to gigs, recorder and mic malfunctions, and other assorted foibles as would befall any mortal taper. There will be times where a master from another source exists which could be superior. For the most part, Gene recorded with a variety of mics and recorders, and many shows suffered from wire dropouts, so that only one channel was extant in the capture. Due warning about the past imperfect given and out of the way, credit should be given where due as well -- for many shows thought lost forever, it's exciting to discover that many of these even in incomplete form have now cropped up. The transfers, the audio fixes, and the research all have required some lead time -- many tapes had scant info (sometimes just the name of the artist/band, with no date listed for the performance). Needless to say, gear documentation is virtually nil -- if we wait around for that precise detail to be forthcoming, nothing from the collection would probably see the light of day. For this edition, we're going back to Irving Plaza... or are we? The tape for this wasn't inside a cassette case and was only labeled "Robyn Hitchcock, dupe?" It's not a dupe, as a spectral view showed no indication of additonal generations and no tape flip overlaps were evident on the cassette. As soon as you hear this, you'd know it was Robyn, so the labeling didn't help identify anything much, the way listing the venue or date would have! Elementary... The Incredible String Band's "Nightfall" has been covered by Robyn a few times over the years, but this might be the earliest one to surface. What helped to pin down the date on this one is the introduction on the rare cover of "The Shape I'm In," which is dedicated to Richard Manuel of the Band, who had committed suicide a few weeks before this show on March 4th. There's only one New York area show documented from this month, and that was at Irving Plaza. Dancing Hoods from Long Island opened the show. Tickets were $12 in advance), $14 at the door. Now the question of whether this is the full set or not, because it's so short, can best be answered by... someone else stepping forward with their master of this show. So please, if you're out there, or even if you attended this show and have a keen recall of it, please share those memories. The brevity of the set and the fairly sparse audience may be due to the fact that the Dancing Hoods' set started at 11:30PM, and Robyn and the boys were scheduled to follow for a 1:00AM appearance, which when you think about it was presumptive and ballsy, even on a weekend, to think they could pack the place at such an ungodly hour. The good news is that the sound on this one is solid, recorded close up to the stage. Short and sweet. Enjoy, elegymart PRIOR EDITIONS OF THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION: VOL. 1: ROMEO VOID - 1982-10-30 Peppermint Lounge, NYC VOL. 2: CYNDI LAUPER - 1986-12-19 Madison Square Garden, NYC VOL. 3: THE GO-GO'S - 1984-06-30 Jones Beach, Wantagh VOL. 4: PALE FACE OF YOUTH - 1987-03-00 CBGB, NYC VOL. 5: X - 1987-10-04 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 6: WARREN ZEVON - 1987-10-04 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 7: FRIGHTWIG - 1986-11-30 Maxwell's, Hoboken VOL. 8: LINDA RONSTADT - 1982-11-07 Radio City Music Hall, NYC VOL. 9: PATTI SMITH GROUP - 1977-07-26 late show, Syncopation, Hartsdale VOL. 10: SPURS - 1984-01-24 CBGB, NYC VOL. 11: THE PRETENDERS - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville VOL. 12: THE B-52'S - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville VOL. 13: TALKING HEADS - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville VOL. 14: THE RUMOUR - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville VOL. 15: GRAHAM PARKER & THE SHOT - 1985-08-03 Pier 84, NYC VOL. 16: ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE EGYPTIANS - 1993-05-19 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 17: ROBYN HITCHCOCK - 1988-07-22 Pier 84, NYC VOL. 18: 10,000 MANIACS - 1988-07-22 Pier 84, NYC VOL. 19: COMATEENS - 1984-12-26 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 20: VIOLENT FEMMES - 1994-07-21 Roseland, NYC VOL. 21: LENE LOVICH - 1988-06-16 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 22: THOMPSON TWINS - 1984-08-14 Jones Beach, Wantagh VOL. 23: THE PRIMITIVES - 1990-03-13 Beacon Theatre, NYC VOL. 24: DAVE EDMUNDS - 1987-01-30 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 25: GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS - 1982-02-20 Madison Square Garden, NYC VOL. 26: ROBERT GORDON - 1982-05-10 Lone Star Cafe, NYC VOL. 27: TOM ROBINSON - 1985-01-18 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 28: BILLY BRAGG - 1985-01-19 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 29: HOLLY BETH VINCENT - 1988-05-31 The China Club, NYC VOL. 30: IGGY POP - 1987-01-20 The Spectrum, Philadelphia VOL. 31: THE PRETENDERS - 1987-01-20 The Spectrum, Philadelphia VOL. 32: PATTI SMITH GROUP - 1977-07-03 My Father's Place, Roslyn VOL. 33: PATTI SMITH GROUP - 1979-04-08 The Factory, Staten Island VOL. 34: DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - 1983-02-10 The Savoy, NYC VOL. 35: BONNIE AND THE LADS - 1986-10-02 Tramps, NYC VOL. 36: GABRIEL ROTELLO'S DOWNTOWN DIVAS - 1985-02-14 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 37: LENNY KAYE & THE NUGGETS - 1980-02-16 Squat Theatre, NYC VOL. 38: 10,000 MANIACS - 1988-04-28 Beacon Theatre, NYC VOL. 39: JOE JACKSON - 1981-07-08 The Savoy, NYC VOL. 40: EXENE CERVENKA AND THE WHITE TRASH WIVES - 1990-12-09 Maxwell's, Hoboken VOL. 41: VIOLENT FEMMES - 1991-11-04 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 42: DEBORAH HARRY - 1990-07-11 Jones Beach, Wantagh VOL. 43: RAMONES - 1990-07-11 Jones Beach, Wantagh VOL. 44: TOM TOM CLUB with JERRY HARRISON AND THE CASUAL GODS - 1990-07-11 Jones Beach, Wantagh VOL. 45: TALKING HEADS - 1982-08-20 Paramount Theater, Staten Island VOL. 46: HOODOO GURUS - 1986-04-02 The Ritz, NYC VOL. 47: GREEN ON RED - 1985-09-06 Irving Plaza, NYC App\Http\Controllers\Api\FileDownloadController::download(): Return value must be of type string, none returned