Journey: 1978-06-10 Passaic, NJ (FLAC_Pre-FM Remaster_1 CD)

This is an excellent remastering job on a Journey show from Passaic, New Jersey in 1978.  This is a digitally transferred pre-FM recording and sounds so much better than the other sources floating around that were just FM radio-to-tape recordings done across the country.  This is the best sounding version of this show I've heard and a lot of time was taken to make this recording just right.  Thanks to "msg" for sharing this recording.  This recording was aired live on WNEW FM as it was being recorded in 1978.

LINEAGE:
(1) Pre-FM SBD feed > Nak 550 > Maxell UDXL2 (no NR) via Peter Hedeman
Transfer:  MC > Nak CR7-A (azimith adjust) > SBM-1 (s/pdif) > Lynx Studio Technology One (soundcard) > SoundForge 4.5 > CD Architect 4.0f > Red Book CDR.

(2) Re-Mastering:  CDR > WAV > Wavelab 5.0 (gain +5dB; X-noise to remove tape hiss and a buzz at about 120 Hz (+12dB threshold, 66% reduction; L3 Multimaximizer to increase headroom) > WAV > FLAC

DETAILS:
Artist: Journey
Date: June 10th, 1978
Location: Passaic, New Jersey
Venue: Capitol Center
Source: SB/Pre-FM
Format: FLAC
CD: 1
Artwork:No (I'm adding "Beginning The Lights" artwork to this upload and blog entry even though it's not an exact match)
Label: None
Title: Passaic 1978 Remaster (remaster of "The Band Plays On" release)
Size: 457 MB

SETLIST:
01. Richard Neer: pre-broadcast talk
02. La Do Da
03. Next
04. Feeling That Way
05. Anytime
06. On A Saturday Night
07. Winds of March
08. Wheel In The Sky
09. You're On Your Own
10. Richard Near encore break chatter
11. She Makes Me (Feel Alright)
12. more announcer chatter
13. Patiently
14. Opened The Door
15. more announcer chatter
16. Lights
17. ending talk and credits

LINK:
1978-06-10 Passaic, NJ (SB/Pre-FM Remaster of "The Band Plays On")

My very first Journey bootleg was a much, much lesser and unbalanced silver CD I got from Japan titled "Beginning The Lights".  I was happy with it so you can imagine how much more happy I've been in recent years when better recordings and remastered jobs were done to create excellent sounding versions (and more complete too) like this upload.

You can tell the mobile studio doing the recording was unprepared for the show to start at the beginning of the CD.  The announcer mentions the new technology allowing them to record from a mobile command post and view what was going on via a TV monitor as opposed to being inside of the venue and broadcasting live from there.  I just wonder if the video feed they were seeing was ever professionally recorded?  I'd love to see it.  I've seen a black and white "Winds of March" from this show and I imagine that's from the feed going to the mobile setup outside of the venue.  Wow, how things have changed since those days :-)

I like to add a folder many times and leave the original creator/uploader's text files in it so others can see what they said or see any technical data if there is any.  I've done this with this show.

This is an excellent, crank it up loud recording and I hope you enjoy it...

Bootradr