Dave Alvin & The Guilty Ones Jazz Cafe Camden Town, London UK 20 April 2012 Before I start with the recording details I have to tell you how I got to be at this show and how it was. I had been wanting to see Dave for a long time and it was ages since he was anywhere near me, not counting Italy, so when I found out Dave would do a UK tour and that he'd not come to the mainland, it was quickly decided I'd go to one of the UK tours. As it happens I was in England last fall to catch a few Alejandro Escovedo shows. Before the first show I met this great couple from London and though we only met at this show there was an instant connection. We said goodbye with the promise that there's always a place to stay in Amsterdam or London. Naturally we stayed in contact and when I found out Dave would play in London one mail to them was enough to arrange this mini trip. That's what a common interest in music does. I asked roadofplenty if he could bring me into contact with somebody who could arrange taping facilities. Not by coincidence Will Skinner, a.k.a cactussmack, was already looking for tapers for this tour, so he contacted me if by any change I'd catch one of the shows and if I knew other tapers. In the end Will found tapers for the Newcastle, Brighton, London and Manchester show and perhaps a few that I don't know about. How great that people like Dave and Alejandro not only allow recording, but actively look for tapers. We met Will in the venue when Dave was soundchecking. We stayed to listen, which was an unexpected bonus, chatted with Will about this tour, the places they'd seen (the more north they went, the more difficult it got for them to understand people with Glasgow being near impossible). Then Will introduced me to the sound tec, who proved to be a helpfull and nice man. We left the venue to eat something before the show. If I was zmanatl or bluesmick I'd give you full details. It was a nice meal and we returned to the Jazz Cafe in time to catch the opening act. What can I say about the show: it was fantastic and it was eveything and more I had expected, bt convince yourself by downloading this show. Dave did not come out after the show, but Will gave me a tour poster and the setlist with the promise we could meet and greet Dave. We talked briefly with Dave, who proved to be as nice as people say he is.My friends told him I had come over from Amsterdam especially for this show and naturally I asked Dave when he'd come to Amsterdam. He answered perhaps next year and signed the poster " see you in Amsterdam". with a few kisses we took our leave from Will and my friends took me for a drive through the centre of London for a tour "London seen at night from the back seat of a car". We were home around 01:30am, exhausted, but happy. Next day I returned to Amsterdam. The security people at the airport almost lost my poster, but fortunately I discovered in time it was missing from my bag and they managed to find it. So many people contributed to this recording: - Brian and Kay for having me as their guest - Will for the taping facilities (and a lot more). What a great guy he is and we owe him a lot - Last but not least Dave for the fantastic show and allowing his shows to be recorded and shared A Dutchbird production: recordings, editing, covers etc. etc. Photos used for the covers made by badger57 Source 1: soundboard-> Edirol R-09 (16 bit/44.1kHz) Source 2: CA14-> CA-9100-> Edirol R-09HR (16 bit/44.1kHz) Mixed in Audacity (70-30%) I had found the perfect location to record with mics and in fact that's where I recorded the opening act from, but I wanted to make sure I had the recording levels right for Dave's show, as I expected he'd be a lot more louder than the acoustic opening act (and right I was), so when Dave started I had to move to the soundboard. By that time the hall was packed and it was impossible to move to this location again. Putting the mics on a stand was no option. Anyway, I had expected the audience recording to be unusable, but to my surprise it was a lot better than I had expected, so I used it for the mix with the soundboard recording, which did need some ambience as it was very dry. People were passing me all the time on their way to the bar, so the occasional " excuse me, can I pass" can be heard, but hey this is a live show and that's how it was in the venue. Dave Alvin- vocals, guitar Brad Fordham- bass, backing vocals Lisa Pankratz- drums, backing vocals Chris Miller- guitar, backing vocals Disc One (01:16:38) 01. Blackjack David 02. Song outro and intro 03. Harlan County Line 04. Song intro 05. Boss Of The Blues 06. Song intro 07. Black Rose Of Texas 08. Banter-> song intro 09. Long White Cadillac 10. Abilene 11. King Of California 12. Run Conejo Run 13. Ashgrove Disc Two (40:03) 01. Dry River 02. Banter-> song intro 03. Marie Marie 04. Encore applause 05. Banter-> song intro-> Forever My Darling 06. Johnny Ace Is Dead 07. 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