Little Feat
1978-06-18
The Shrine Civic Auditorium
Los Angeles, California, USA

Low-gen (2nd or 3rd) FM broadcast recording, 76:37, A-

Identifiable by folder name: lf1978-06-18.fm2.lma.plaz.flyingM


-Recording Information-
Source: unidentified FM radio station (possibly a live-to-air broadcast)
Lineage: FM > cas(2) > dat(x) > cdr(x) > flac > LMA

Additional Lineage:
LMA flacs > TLH-wav > restore (plaz) >
Har-Bal 3.7 & iZotope RX6 advanced (flying M) >
track & pack > flac(8)


Lowell George - vocals, slide and rhythm guitar
Paul BarrÃ©re - guitar, vocals
Bill Payne - keyboards, vocals
Kenny Gradney - bass, vocals
Richie Hayward - kit drums
Sam Clayton - congas, percussion, vocals

# John Hall (guitar and vocals)
^ Brian Cummings (saxophone)

01 tuning / stage introduction (1:03)
02 Skin It Back (5:08)
03 Fatman in the Bathtub (5:37)
04 Rock and Roll Doctor # (4:19)
05 Day or Night (6:52)
06 Oh Atlanta (4:37)
07 Apolitical Blues (6:01)
08 Day at the Dog Races (12:30)
09 All That You Dream # (5:54)
10 Old Folks Boogie #^ (5:34)
11 Dixie Chicken [nc] (3:42) {// end cut}
{missing: Tripe Face Boogie}
--encore break--
12 Willin' > band introduction (4:27)
13 Don't Bogart That Joint > Willin' (1:33)
14 Feats Don't Fail Me Now # (9:04)


Editor's musings on date and lineage:

Perhaps the broadcast was after the concert. I am certain that the source for
this FM broadcast recording is edited down from one or more soundboard reels
and it was definitely not recorded 'live-to-air'. The average concert length on
this SoCal leg is over 100 minutes and there are some standards missing from
this set list. FM characteristics are definitely present. While there is no DJ
commentary nor station IDs, these may have been edited out during analog
dubbing.

I detect the edits where tunes are missing from the usual set and the more-
obvious cassette-copy tape flips. According to the auditory evidence, the
faded songs were broadcast that way which means a cassette (with some
songs left out) was likely the source for this broadcast. There is then, of
course, another set of tape flips by whoever captured this broadcast. Quite
possibly this emanates from a more-recent LFRH broadcast and/or LF's
archivists posted this on LMA.

There is some evidence suggests that this concert was broadcast in its
entirety, which would mean this version is missing about 9 minutes of Dixie
Chicken and the usual 5-minute follow-on, Tripe Face Boogie. If this is the
case, the off-air taper was not attentive and missed about 15 minutes prior
to the encore break.

Editor's Comments on Audio Quality of the LMA source:
- detected at least 2 analog cassette generations (there are 2 sets of tape
flips and one set has repeated sections), at least one reel generation, minor
digital errors and clicks that are consistent with DAT tape cloning errors.
- continuous clicking in right channel throughout (broadcast reception?), lots
of crackle and random clicks
- can't hear the NTSC tape generation at all, not even a pilot tone
- there is an excellent noise sample at the end of fragment A
- there is standard FM phase offset, lots of crackle and clicks and pops
- need to repair and join the of-air tape flips


--Restoration--

Professor Goody - verified speed

plaz:
- corrected DC offset errors
- removed cd-split after track 8 and increased the gain of tracks 9-11 to match the levels of tracks 1-8
- balanced and gain normalized
- corrected global FM phase offset: -0.20 ms
- repaired clicks, pops and analog drop-outs
- repaired digital drop-outs and some minor digi-glitches
- edited out tape flips during closing applause of track 8
- cut tracks and packaged for sharing -- the usual, no SBEs, etc.

Flying M (Har-Bal 3.7 & iZotope RX6 advanced):
- cleaned up many more clicks, glitches, drops out and the like
- removed continuous tape transport noise in right channel (ticks)
- final EQ and tonal adjustments for a wider stereo image with more presence and better harmonic balance


Final Comments:

Thanks to Flying M for taking this formerly shelved project the final steps to our hungry ears.

Listening now, while tracking, I can safely say this is the best sound possible for this source.

This really soars now. Put on yer sailin' shoes, turn this up, and dance! Who cares what the kids think?

Enjoy: FlyingM, plaz and Goody too (shoes).


--REFERENCES--

Featbase: 6/18/1978 Shrine Auditorium - Los Angeles, CA

Skin It Back >
Fat Man In The Bathtub
Rock And Roll Doctor
Day Or Night
Oh Atlanta
A Apolitical Blues
Day At The Dog Races
All That You Dream*
Old Folks Boogie*#
Dixie Chicken >
Tripe Face Boogie
Encore:
Willin' > Introductions >
Don't Bogart That Joint > Willin'
Feats Don't Fail Me Now

* with John Hall, # with Bryan Cummings

Comments:
This show is being traded listed as 6/17/1978, which is incorrect. Last show of 3 month long US Tour.
John Hall Band was opening act for the 3 months.

Note: This recording is sometimes mistaken for June 17th.