The Mermen and friends
Park Chalet (on the Great Highway)
San Francisco, California
December 31, 2015

with tributes to Shigemi Komiyama

disc 1 [70:41]

1st set:
The Shitones:
Jim Thomas - guitar
Jennifer Burnes - bass
Prairie Prince - drums

01. Pre show tune up warm up (3:35)
02. Jim Thomas welcomes everyone
03. Latina
04. Rawhide
05. Sukiyaki
06. Shooting Star
07. Jungle Rot
[32:38]

2nd set:
The Insect Surfers:
Dave Arnson - guitar
Martyn Jones - drums
Johnny Hamilton - bass
Jim Thomas - guitar *

08. Jim Thomas introduces Dave
09. Black Sea
10. Vaquita
11. Delmarva
12. Polaris
13. Miserlou *
[24:02]

3rd set:
(Songs for Shighemi)
The Fabulous Field Trip:
Roger Rocha - guitar
Johnny Hamilton - bass
Martyn Jones - drums

14. Jim Thomas introduces the band
15. Big Foot
16. Gyration G
17. Lost Train
18. Lost In The Shadows
[14:19]



disc 2 [57:15]

4th set:
The Mermen:
Jim Thomas - guitar
Daniel Guaqueta – guitar
Pete McCoy - bass
Martyn Jones and Prairie Prince - drums

19. Ghost Riders
20. Last Forever

Jim Thomas - guitar
Jennifer Burnes - bass
Martyn Jones - drums

21. Varykino Snow
22. Ocean Beach
23. Honeybomb
[32:36]

5th set:
The Psychedelic Circus:
Saint Joe of Rock and Roll - vocals
Jim Thomas - guitar
Roger Rocha - guitar
Martyn Jones and Prairie Prince - drums
Johnny Hamilton - bass and backing vocals
Martyn Jones - drums and backing vocals

24. (Theme from) The Endless Summer (for Lemmy)
25. Introduction and Mr. Jones a "Monkey-ing" around (1:54)
26. Time Won't Let Me > Shout
27. Time Has Come Today > Happy New Years! > Time Has Come Today
28. Time Is On My Side
[24:39]



disc 3 [71:50]

6th set:
The Shitones:
Jim Thomas - guitar
Prairie Prince - drums
Dave Jess - bass

29. Jim Thomas introduces the band
30. Fresh Garbage
31. Albatross
32. Third Stone From The Sun
[18:32]

The Mermen:
Jim Thomas - guitar
Jennifer Burnes - bass
Martyn Jones - drums

33. set up tune up (2:43)
34. Driving The Cow
35. Splashin' With The Mermaids
36. The Whales
37. Pull Of The Moon
38. No Definite Future And No Purpose Other Than To Prevail...Somehow
39. Casbah
[53:18]

we're tired so goodnight all....

Total Time: 3 hours 19 minutes and 46 seconds

Recorded by Mike Martin with support from Paddy-O (me brother)

source:
2 Sennheiser e-614 microphones > Tascam HD-P2 using a Compact Flash Card @ 24-48

Mastering:
Adobe Audition 3.0 & iZotope RX4 Advanced (prep, track splits & re-sampling and dithering to 16-44) > TLH (flac level 8)
song information embedded with Stamp ID3 tag editor

The stage was set up for vocalists and that is quite unusual for a Mermen show.
Two sets of drums way back there and in front of them was the guitar cabinets on the left side and bass on the right.
A PA system was in front of that equipment and there was even an area for St. Joe to move around.
In front of all this was the dance floor.

To capture the PA speakers and avoid the dance floor a mic stand was set up about 15 feet from the PA.
Both mic's on a single mounting plate about 6 inches apart and about 10 feet high leaning over everyone's heads.
Not my preferred set up but that would never have survived the crowd and this did although with less separation than normal.
First recording with the Tascam HD-P2.

Analyzers showed a 60 Hz power source leakage tone with 2 harmonics at 120 & 180 Hz.
Source may have been the PA system as the recorder is battery powered.
This hum was attenuated with iZotope RX4's spectral repair tool.



Another wonderful New Year's Eve.
This was the 19th annual New Year's celebration with the Mermen.
For this year our host extraordinaire Jim Thomas brought together a variety of bay area musicians.
The core band of Jim, Jennifer and Martyn are all members in various combinations tonight.
Musicians listed in each set are to the best of my memory or were announced.
Many pardons if I omitted your contributions.

The night was dedicated to Shigemi Komiyama or Shig33.
A longtime collaborator with Jim and the Mermen his passing in 2014 was a heavy loss.
Some of his original material is presented by the different bands tonight in tribute to Shig.
His picture was hung on the wall and his spirit shined over the entire night.

Tonights poster was created by Denise Halbe and was used for the jewel box artwork.
A second poster was generated by Jennifer Burnes and is also included.
Another thank you to Tim Foley for the up close photos used on the insert.
Rock his liver!

VISIT THE MERMEN AT...  WWW.MERMEN.NET


The song "theme from Endless Summer" is dedicated to Ian Fraser Kilmister, known as Lemmy.
He was an English musician, singer and songwriter and founded and fronted the rock band Motörhead.
His music was one of the foundations of the heavy metal genre.
R.I.P.- 24 December 1945 – 28 December 2015


As always these recordings are for historical reference and are not intended for re sale or any commercial use.

enjoy
-M- (January 13, 2016)
FLYING M PRODUCTIONS

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