The Meters
1976-06-13  Nice, Provence-Alpes-CÃ™te d'Azur, France  Stade de L'Ouest  (Mk2-M1-AUD)

~*~ Carefully remastered fixing many issues ~ Mk2 version with light EQ ~*~

___ Lot of audience noise at start, skip to #3 to avoid the worst of it. ___

01. --introduction--
02. Fiyo On The Bayou (part 1 with unbearable AUD talk)
03. Fiyo On The Bayou (part 2)
04. Look-Ka Py Py ->
05. Big Chief
06. The World Is A Little Bit Under The Weather (->)
07. People Say
08. It Ain't No Use ->
09. Johnny B. Goode

Total Time ::: 52:44

::: Quite fine AUD, but in stadium with raucus crowd. Check samples for ear testin' or to cop a feel o' the funk.
::: Warts: Fixed most dropouts & dullspots but surely missed a few. Excessive yelling, laughing & talking in #2. After that it's just an occasional thing & could mostly be lowered in volume. Some clapping occasionally but 'twas most was lowered except 1 minute of unfixable clapping in latter part of #7, & again in #9. Also #9 has a bit of singalong.
::: Contrast clause: This is the Mk2 version, carefully remastered & using light EQ. The non-EQ'd Mk1 version is elsewhere.
::: The "Stade de L'Ouest" football stadium was also known as "Parc des Sports de L'Ouest".
::: The Meters were opening for The Rolling Stones on their "Black & Blue" tour.
::: "Trick Bag", the new album by The Meters, was already finished & was released in July (a few weeks after this gig).
::: MANY thanks should go to the French Gentleman for tapin' & DIMER unclemeat for facilitatin'.
::: If there is refining needed in the setlist department, do oblige.
::: If you get audio contact highs, watch out! Some people in the audience near the mike might be snorting DRUGS!

Recording Information ::: unknown cassette recorder & microphone(s) -> master audience cassette tape (stereo or mono?) -> original taper's 1st generation mono reel-to-reel.

Playback 2013(?) ::: 1st generation mono reel-to-reel -> Edirol UA-1EX interface -> Cool Edit -> wavs -> flacs.

Remastering 2014-12-xx ::: 1st generation mono 1 channel flac - TLH -> wav -> Audacity [fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, clapping, talking, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, converted to 2 channel mono, light EQ] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. Speed (pitch) seemed OK. First uploaded week of 2014-02-14.

Line-up ::: Art Neville - keyboards, vocals // Leo Nocentelli - electric guitar, vocals // George Porter, Jr. - electric bass guitar // Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste - drums // Cyril Neville - percussion, vocals.

Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline.

DimeTravel 091 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders, The French Gentleman & DIMER unclemeat! ::: Corrections welcome ::: What a killer time for the Meters & this show REALLY stands out from what we've heard so far for live material of this vintage! A HUGE, fat, funky sound - they are absolutely SSSSMoKiN! If you are not sure, check out track #3 at 2:50 & see what's going down - jeez - many the band that would KILL to have that sound for just a few minutes in their career - intense. I saw the Meters try to open for the Stones in 1975 in Greensboro, NC. I don't think they lasted 20 minutes on stage. People were booing & yelling for the Stones & then started throwing bottles, etc. When Jagger came out he lambasted the crowd for their response & behavior. Anyone ever seen the Meters interviewed about what it was like on those tours in 1975 & 1976 opening for the Stones? Must have been pretty crazy some nights. I think this performance is excellent. Since I would rather listen to it myself with some light EQ to liven it up a bit & maybe some of you would too, I'm puttin' both versions out there. Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Knees

Support the artists and/or their familes! www.themeters.org -- www.funkymeters.com -- www.georgeporterjr.com -- www.nocentelli.com -- www.zigaboo.com -- www.nevilles.com

Do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool!
