Robin Trower: 1977-11-25 Nidnight Special (Pro Shot DVD)

This is an excellent DVD, however a short one, of Robin Trower performing on the old TV show Midnight Special that was hosted by Wolfman Jack in the 1970's.  This is a short, four song television appearance but it is the sharpest and best one I have seen for this performance.  The video is sharper in close up shots and a little blurry in zoomed out ones.  But the colors are rich and great looking.  It also has tiny horizontal lines that can be seen but they're the type that don't take away from the video really.

This is not a YouTube lossy copy creation or anything like that.  I checked the specifications with software that shows it is a lossless source and would let me know if it had been sourced from a lossy video source.  While I've never uploaded a DVD this small if file size, it makes perfect sense it is not 1 GB+ in size being that it is not HD and it is a short video.

LINEAGE:
DVD trade > Tmpegnc DVD Author 1.6 > me > AVS Video Editor (to view video and audio details) > TLH (to create and verify a new md5 file) > you

SHOW DETAILS:
Artist: Robin Trower
Date: November 25th, 1977
Location: Unknown
Venue: Unknown
Label: Andrzej (DVD creator)
Title: Midnight Special 1977
Total Running Time: 17:19

DVD ATTRIBUTES:
Menu: Yes
Chapters: Yes
Source: DVD Trade
Artwork: No
DVD's: 1
DVD Size: 635 MB

VIDEO ATTRIBUTES:
Format: NTSC
Color/B&W: Color
Type: Pro Shot/TV
Resolution: 720 x 480
Aspect: 4:3
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Bitrate: 8072 kbps
Codec: MPEG-2

AUDIO ATTRIBUTES:
Sample Rate: 48 kHz
Bitrate: 256 kbps
Codec: AC3
Channels: 2
Streams: 1

SONGS/CHAPTERS::
01. Bluebird
02. Farther Up The Road
03. Somebody Calling
04. Bridge Of Sighs

LINKS:
(1) 1977-11-25 Midnight Special (Pro Shot)

This is a really great capture of the performances on the show and a much cleaner looking and sounding copy I got a few years ago.  Prior to that, I'd only had some poor video copies and a few lossless ones too.  I was glad to find this one.

I hope you enjoy the concert...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!

Robin Trower: 1994-11-25 San Juan Capistrano, CA (AUD Shot DVD)

This is an great-to-excellent DVD of a Robin Trower show shot from right in front of Trower.  In fact, you can see him look at the camera as he starts the show and he smiles at it.  This video was shot by Third Eye, the producer of so many of the 1995 - 1998 Jimmy Page & Robert Plant concerts, and it was just a few weeks short of 20 years ago from the time of this upload.

I though at first there was no singing in this show.  That was until I looked and noticed there is a singer but you just cannot hear him since the camera is in front of Trower's stack of amps.  But that makes this an even cooler show and one that is different because it highlights Robin Trower very well and just the music too.  There is some slight distortion at times, the left channel seems a little louder, and there are other audio issues due to where the the person filming was standing and probably their recording gear settings also.  But to me anyhow, this is still and enjoyable and easy to watch show from the front row.  It's an excellent video capture with a great-to-excellent sound at times.

LINEAGE:
DVD-R trade > DVD Decrypter > hard drive > Dime > me > TLH > you

SHOW DETAILS:
Artist: Robin Trower
Date: November 25th, 1994
Location: San Juan Capistrano, California
Venue: The Coach House
Label: Third Eye
Title: None
Total Running Time: 1:23:15

DVD ATTRIBUTES:
Menus: No
Chapters: Yes (approximately every 5 minutes)
Artwork: No
DVD's: 1
DVD Size: 2.73 GB

VIDEO ATTRIBUTES:
Format: NTSC
Color/B&W: Color
Type: AUD
Resolution: 704 x 480
Aspect: 4:3
Frame Rate: 29.97 fps
Data Rate: 9555 kbps
Codec: MPEG-2

AUDIO ATTRIBUTES:
Sample Rate: 48 kHz
Bitrate: 256 kbps
Codec: AC3
Channels: 2
Streams: 1

SONGS:
01. Too Rolling Stoned
02. Rise Up Like The Sun
03. Secret Place
04. Don't Lose Faith In Tomorrow
05. Alethea
06. Precious Gift
07. Whisper Up A Storm
08. Day Of The Eagle
09. Bridge Of Sighs
10. Chase The Bone
11. Prisoner Of Love
12. Little Bit Of Sympathy
13. 20th Century Blues

LINKS:
(1) 1994-11-25 San Juan Capistrano, CA (DVD)
(2) 1994-11-25 San Juan Capistrano, CA (DVD)
(3) 1994-11-25 San Juan Capistrano, CA (DVD)
(4) 1994-11-25 San Juan Capistrano, CA (DVD)

I need to reconfirm the titles of each song and plan on doing so as I watch this DVD again.  It's been a while, and while I think they're correct, I need to double check.

This is not your average Third Eye DVD production.  There is no LPCM audio or DVD menus or any of the more professional extras associated with Third Eye DVD's usually.  While I'm sure the Third Eye guy recorded the show, I'm not sure if this DVD was broken down using DVD Decrypter by the party that shared it or if it was an early Third Eye DVD project?  I have a feeling there may be a much better cosmetically speaking copy out there with actual song chapters at the right places, menus, and even artwork and a few other things.

But even if this copy is the only copy put out, it is still an excellent video and show and Robin Trower and band rock out superbly! 

I hope you enjoy the show...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL TOO.

KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!

SAMPLE

Robin Trower: 1973-08-06 Denver, CO (FLAC_SB/FM_1 CD)

This is one of the best Robin Trower recordings I've ever heard.  The sound is superb and the performance is even better.  His guitar playing can be heard up front where is should be and not hidden at the same level as the other instruments.  I've had this show for a good while and never really listened to it until yesterday.  What a great guitarist and performance!

DETAILS:
Band: Robin Trower
Location: Denver, Colorado
Venue: Ebbets Field
Date: August 6th, 1973
Label: none
Title: Ebbets Field, Denver, CO 8-6-73
CD's: 1
Format: FLAC
Source: SB/FM
Artwork: Yes
Size: 321 MB

SETLIST:
01. The Fool And Me
02. Twice Removed From Yesterday
03. Lady Love
04. Daydream
05. Another Day Another Night (aka - Day Of The Eagle)
06. I Can't Wait Much Longer
07. Man of the World
08. Sinner's Song
09. Little Bit of Sympathy
10. I Can't Stand It

BAND MEMBERS:
Robin Trower - Guitar
James Dewar - Bass, Vocals
Reg Isidore - Drums

Hotfile Link:
https://hotfile.com/dl/252727215/079a985/

FileFactory Mirror Link:
http://www.filefactory.com/file/54lcffegizid/

This show has some historical value too for Trower fans.  Rather than type what someone else has already typed (isn't that called plagiarism); I'm copying & pasting the comments from the text file included when I got this show a few years back.

ORIGINAL NOTES:
"This is a very early FM Broadcast of Robin when he was playing 2 sets a night.  This broadcast includes two songs from the yet to be released classic Bridge of Sighs.  In fact, the arrangement, lyrics and the name of Day of the Eagle is different.  Robin introduces the song as "Another Day Another Night" which were lyrics in the album version.  Little Bit of Sympathy  was the other song included in this set which had not been released.

Excellent quality for a 73 Trower show. This is  the complete version sent to me by (an) Easytree member "clifford"  Please give thanks to Cliff for providing the complete source.  In addition, this source is in my opinion slightly better then the source I originally posted.  Updated Artwork included."

Enjoy the show...

Bootradr

SPECIAL NOTICE TO ALL!!!

THESE DOWNLOADS ARE FOR FREE ONLY!  NEVER BUY OR SELL ANY LEGALLY RECORDED BUT ILLEGAL TO SELL SHOWS LIKE THIS ONE.  THIS IS FOR FANS AND FUTURE FANS WHO WANT TO HEAR THE ARTIST'S MUSIC RAW & LIVE BUT NOT OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE OR RELEASED.

ALWAYS REMEMBER TO SUPPORT THE ARTISTS BY BUYING THEIR OFFICIALLY RELEASED MATERIAL & MERCHANDISE TOO.

KEEP IT FREE, KEEP IT AVAILABLE, AND MOST OF ALL; KEEP IT LEGAL!!!