The MERMEN & The SHI-TONES
Nepenthe's Halloween Party
Big Sur, California
October 31, 2004

Disc 1 (located under the Shi-Tones)
First Set:
The SHI-TONES

Jim Thomas - guitar
Jennifer Burnes - bass
Martyn Jones - drums
Shigemi Komiyama - drums & percussion
Yun Kee on violin *

01. Abalone Daze
02. Surf Rider
03. Apache
04. Ghost Riders In The Sky
05. Latinia
06. Jennifer's Jam (Jim tries to fix equipment problems)
07. Lost In The Shadows *
08. Shooting Star >
09. Scrambler
10. Wild As The Sea
11. Drums A Go-Go
[48:54]

Disc 2
Second Set:
The MERMEN

Jim Thomas - guitar
Jennifer Burnes - bass
Martyn Jones - drums
Shighemi Komiyama - drums and percussion
Yun Kee on violin *

01. Welcome to the second set
02. Silly Elephant That Stomped To Tea
03. With No Definite Future and No Purpose Other Than To Prevail, Somehow...
04. Miserlou * (PA speaker starting to go)
05. Kaena
--break to try and fix equipment (omitted)--
06. Jungle Rot *
07. Hammerhead *
08. Intro >
09. Sponge Cookie
10. Splashin' With the Mermaid
11. Pulpin' Line
[65:44]



Recording by Mike Martin
sony ecm 909 (mid side stereo mic) > Sony TCD D6 with Dolby C using 3 Maxell UDXLII C-90 cassettes
Transfer
Nakamichi CR-7A Azimuth adjusted with Dolby B bias @ 70usec > Korg MR2000-s @ 1 bit 5.6 MHz DSDIFF
AudioGate (24-96) > iZotope RX6 advanced & Har-Bal 3.0 (prep) > CD Wave > AudioGate Aqua (16-44) > TLH

Something was turned up too loud and by around Jungle Rot a crackling sound begins to creep into the PA and by "Sponge Cookie" it had gotten noticable.
A crackle filter helped quite a bit in reducing that sound although it is still audible, just not nearly as loud now.
Thanks to modern software.
Increasing the bass frequencies helped to hide this "fuzz tone" sound some more and the recording needed more low end anyhow (inexpensive microphone).
The concert went on past this point for another 2 sets.
The distortion just becomes too annoying and so it is not included here.

The costume contest was AMAZING!!!
I've been to some killer costume parties before but never anything like this.
The patio was full of very well thought out and elaborate costumes.
Not the sort of things you buy at a Halloween supply warehouse.
The dance floor was full of exhibitionists and Martyn makes a comment about it at one point.

I had found a chair on one side just in front of the PA and recorded from there (hand holding the mic still).
The PA was just in front of me which sounded good initially but once the speaker blew out I should have moved.
Problem was that I was in the Twilight Zone after an early morning start with an all-day drive and then some drinks.

A side note is that this would be the last time I used my trusty Sony D-6 cassette recorder.
It was dropped when a drunk careened into me from across the dance floor and the cover never worked right after that.
Went digital and bought the D3 to replace it.
So this was the end of a long run of sneaking cassette decks into concerts.

For historical reference only and not intended for resale or any commercial use

Enjoyâ€¦
-M- (October 2018)
FLYING M PRODUCTIONS

Support the artists and the venues that host live music

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additional notes:

Although the rest of this recording is very distorted and not included this is what was played....

Third Set:
The MERMEN

Jim Thomas - guitar
Jennifer Burnes - bass
Martyn Jones - drums
Shighemi Komiyama - drums and percussion
Yun Kee - violin *

01. Bass and Drums intro > *
02. Driving The Cow
03. Lonely Playboy >
03. Emmylou Rides Clarence West And Then South
04. Lonely Playboy
05. Falling Up

--tape change--

06. Sukiyaki
07. Intro >
08. Curve
19. Drums Solo with Martyn, Shig & Jim (Drums Negrita ??)
20. Jack the Ripper >
21. Tequila
22. Le Jizz Hot

-- tape flip--

23. Soul Surfin' (starts in progress)
24. intro >
24. Flight Of The Bumblebee
25. Telstar
26. Pull Of The Moon

27. Black Mountain Rag
28. The Goodbye


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