Weather Report
Orpheum Theater
Boston, Mass.
March 20, 1983
performance quality: B+
recording quality: B to B+
source: 1st generation audience tape
runtime:
  1st set (tracks 1-6) 70:58
  2nd set and encores (tracks 7-11) 75:42
lineage:
  Sony 310 cassette recorder w/built in mikes >
  Maxell XLII master cassettes > (my copy (same) >
  soundforge 4.5 > FLAC 6 > torrentially yours.
sorry, no setlist available
comments:
  This is a complete (except a couple of tape flips) recording
of a nice long Weather Report concert, their last in Boston
before resuming as "Weather Update" in 1984. Generally the 310
is an okay, not particularly good recorder for live shows, but
I have 2 WR shows recorded on them that came out nice and clearly,
and this is one of them. I did not EQ it and don't think it needs
any, but if you're good at EQ you could make this a B+ quality
without alot of effort. Not much crowd noise during the music at all,
and alot of very nice jazz music here. This is part of glasnostrd19's
Torrentribute to Joe Zawinul, and his historic collaberations with
Wayne Shorter and various friends over the years. I had 3rd row
center tickets to see Weather Update, but I didn't go because I
was psyched for the opener (Mahavishnu) and they cancelled out
so Weather Update played about 3 hours instead. Oh well...
Do not sell this recording.
Trade freely and losslessly.

    length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
     9:26.56       99975212 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5763  01.flac
    11:09.57      118145068 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.6031  02.flac
     0:24.25        4292652 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5867  03 band introductions.flac
    12:09.08      128614440 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5677  04.flac
    17:41.22      187211660 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5981  05 spliced.flac
    20:07.35      212996476 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5779  06.flac
    22:45.08      240804228 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5855  07 second set percussion drums into end cuts.flac
     7:15.73       76906540 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5810  08.flac
    14:19.03      151534852 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.6034  09.flac
    12:21.11      130738732 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.5264  10.flac
    19:00.70      201261096 B   -b-   --   ---xx   flac  0.6008  11 encore medley.flac
   146:40.68     1552480956 B                            0.5838  (11 files)

shntool after sbe fix using Xact

    length     expanded size    cdr  WAVE problems  fmt   ratio  filename
     9:26.56       99974156 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5763  01-FIXED.flac
    11:09.57      118145708 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6031  02-FIXED.flac
     0:24.25        4292444 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5867  03 band introductions-FIXED.flac
    12:09.08      128614460 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5677  04-FIXED.flac
    17:41.22      187212188 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5981  05 spliced-FIXED.flac
    20:07.34      212994812 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5779  06-FIXED.flac
    22:45.08      240804860 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5856  07 second set percussion drums into end cuts-FIXED.flac
     7:15.73       76905740 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5810  08-FIXED.flac
    14:19.03      151534700 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6034  09-FIXED.flac
    12:21.12      130740668 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.5263  10-FIXED.flac
    19:00.71      201263036 B   ---   --   ---xx   flac  0.6008  11 encore medley-FIXED.flac
   146:40.69     1552482772 B                            0.5838  (11 files)


