ROBYN HITCHCOCK 1988-07-22 Pier 84 New York, NY Analog audience recording (stereo) {recorded by Gene Poole}: unknown mics > Sony Walkman WM-D6 professional cassette recorder > 1985-86 US Maxell XLII Extra Fine Epitaxial 90-minute (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). 15 January 2020, by elegymart [33:28] 01 Tonight 02 One Long Pair of Eyes 03 Veins of the Queen 04 Trash 05 Raymond Chandler Evening 06 Bass 07 Agony of Pleasure 08 Mr. Rock 'n' Roll 09 My Wife and My Dead Wife Solo: Robyn Hitchcock - acoustic guitar, vocals Opened for 10,000 Maniacs Notes: THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION VOL. 17 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 new 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 and 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. This edition takes us to the river once more for another show at the Pier, this time with Robyn Hitchcock winging it solo as the opener for the then ever-growing and popular 10,000 Maniacs. Robyn gets in some free-associative psychedelic and surreal imagery with the fish and ships along the Hudson in the mad rush to get his set completed before the main act. This recording cuts in and without another known circulating source of this set, it's unknown at this time how much of the set is actually missing. One thing seems certain: at this show, Gene must have gotten those close up seats from his friends via that the special concert club that was run by Mrs. Delsner. The recording is clear and amazingly there's no mic wire mishaps, and only some chatter audible over the acoustic set. 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 App\Http\Controllers\Api\FileDownloadController::download(): Return value must be of type string, none returned