Robert Hunter, Tom Constanten, Michael McClure & Katie Johntz
University of Washington, Kane Hall
Seattle, WA
1990-05-19

"An Evening of Poetry and Piano"

Source:   SBD > DAT by Bill Husie; DAT > MC (MX-90) via Caroline Welch
Transfer: MC (2 x MX-90) > Nak Dragon > Tascam DA-3000 (DSF 1-bit/5.6 MHz) > Tascam HRE > PCM @ 2496
Master:   Wavelab 11 (tracking, Ozone 9 Maximiser for level adjustments, DDI Codec / Dolby C @ -28.4 dBfs, resample, Lin dither) > FLAC 1644

Set I
01. RH - intro of TC
02. TC - Dejavalse
03. TC - Brahms Romance Opus 118 No. 5

Set II
04. KJ - intro by TC
05. KJ - The Magician's Alibi
06. KJ - And This Is Andrea
07. KJ - To Be Received
08. KJ - Acanthus
09. KJ - The Essence Of Things
10. KJ - Alternate Constellations
11. KJ - banter
12. KJ - The Elements
13. KJ - Afterlife
14. KJ - Branching
15. KJ - Pebble

Set III
16. TC - San Andreas Stomp
17. TC - Friend Of THe Devil
18. TC - Rachmaninov, Prelude, Opus 23, no. 6
19. TC - Going Home

Set IV
20. MM - banter
21. MM - Poem 1
22. MM - Blues Poem
23. MM - Poem 3
24. MM - Kick
25. MM - Haikus
26. MM - banter
27. MM - Nature Poem
28. MM - banter
29. MM - Poem 6
30. MM - The Flame Is Ours
31. MM - Poem 8
32. MM - banter
33. MM - Poem 9
34. MM - Poem 10
35. MM - We Come From Nowhere
36. MM - Short Poem 1
37. MM - Short Poem 2

Set V
38. TC - Dark Star
39. RH+TC - Exploding Diamond Blues
40. RH+TC - Portia
41. RH+TC - banter
42. RH+TC - Aladdin's Night Lamp
43. RH+TC - Value For Cold Cash
44. RH+TC - Full Moon Cafe
45. RH+TC - banter
46. RH+TC - Judith Of Twelve Suns
47. RH+TC - Tango Hit Palace
48. RH+TC - Rain Water Sea
49. RH+TC - Mountains Of The Moon
50. RH+TC - Jazz No. 3
51. RH+TC - Tarbean
52. RH+TC - Holigomena
53. RH+TC - crowd + thanks
54. RH+TC - Lia Lepsis

RH - Robert Hunter
TC - Tom Constanten
MM - Michael McClure
KJ - Katie Johntz

A multi-media event arranged by Richard Brender, who put on shows in the Pacific Northwest in the 1980s and 90s, including several Robert Hunter shows in Seattle.  Katie Johntz is his sister.

This new transfer using better equipment brings out some of the flaws in the recording, including tiny 'pops' that originated with the mics or the poets as they spoke.  Also, although the cassette was marked "no Dolby" there was a lot of hiss and it sounded unnaturally bright as if Dolby had been used.  The recording was therefore decoded using Dolby C.

This tape came from Caroline Welch (a/k/a Carlisle) who passed away in July 2008 and is still missed.  A video exists and has been synced to DVD by the inestimable Kevin Tobin using a prior transfer of these cassettes.


Enjoy!

--mhg :: 2023-02-11


