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Janis Joplin 08/08/70
Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY
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Set I
Tell Mama
Half Moon
Mercedes-Benz (a capella version; janis joked it was the "acapulco" version)
Mercedes-Benz
My Baby
Kosmic Blues
Maybe
Instrumental
Foolish Woman Blues
Move Over
Piece of My Heart
Set II
 
Set III
 
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Ms_Isis (1/4) SHN / 1 View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Notes: Port Chester Restoration Project #1 Janis Joplin & Full Tilt Boogie Capiol Theatre Port Chester, New York August 8, 1970 Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN -Recorded by Ken & Judy Lee on a Sony 124 cassette deck with Sony dynamic mics on a TDK normal bias tape. Microphones were set up in the balcony with a 10-20 foot spread. -Original tape was baked in "Susie Q", shell replaced and transferred on a Tascam 122mk3 via a Lucid ADA1000 Analog to Digital Converter directly to disc on a Tascam CDRW700 by John Jay Hance ([email protected]). -Cleanup performed by Peter G with Soundforge 6.0. -EAC performed with correct offsets. SHN conversion with MKW & extra tracking of soundcheck (track1) & retracking of beginning of "Piece of My Heart" (track 12) CD Wave and EAC by Evan Bellaff ([email protected]). 1. "Check" 00:16 2. Tell Mama 06:44 3. Half Moon 06:09 4. Mercedez Benz* "Acapulco" 2:11 5. Mercedes Benz 1:54 6. My Baby 07:57 7. Kozmic Blues 05:06 8. Maybe 05:09 9. Instrumental 06:18 10. ??? 07:05 11. Move Over 05:02 12. Piece of My Heart 04:37 Janis Joplin- vocals Brad Campbell- bass John Till- guitar Richard Bell- piano Ken Pearson- organ Clark Pierson- drums Total running time (58:35) * Janis mentions writing "Mercedez Benz" in the bar on the corner, right before the show. This is Janis' last performance in New York and third to last performance, ever. Several instances of tape speed distortion exist on the master between: track 7 (1:39- 4:58) track 12 (3:22- 4:17) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Port Chester Restoration project Capitol Theatre- Port Chester, NY Audience recordings by Ken and Judy Lee 1970-1971 Ken and Judy Lee didn't think anyone would be interested in hearing their recordings... Between the years 1970 and 1971, Ken worked security at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, while his girlfriend Judy ran movie projections between sets. One of a few live music taping enthusiasts of the time, Ken was granted exclusive permission by club promoter Howard Stein to record the shows at the theatre for his own personal use. Judy was on hand to perform the tape flips while Ken was busy doing his job. In 1968, the couple took Judy's brother Mark, who was nine years old to his first concert at "Cafe Wha?" in New York City. The Monkees were on tour and Jimi Hendrix was along for the ride as their opening act. Several years later, Mark was introduced to the music of the Grateful Dead at the Nassau Coliseum on March 19th, 1973 in Uniondale, Long Island. This single event marked the beginning of a life long odyssey of musical experiences with the band that affected him most deeply. Along with his good friend, John Jay Hance, who Mark met at a Dead show in 1979, the two traveled around the United States with the band in search of the ultimate musical experience, attending over 350 shows together. The two also shared a common interest in seeing live music of a wide variety of genres, and during the 23 years that they knew each other attended more than 1000 total concerts together, until Mark's untimely death in November of 2002. Mark knew of brother in-law Ken's recordings from the Capitol Theatre, and had a strong interest in having the shows circulated; however, being true to his word to Howard Stein, Ken kept the recordings under wraps and the tapes never saw the light of the trading domain (One noteworthy bending of this rule occurred when Ken agreed at Mark's request to circulate the late show that the Grateful Dead did on June 24th of 1970. This show is highly regarded as an all-time magical performance by the Dead during their 30 year history as a band). It was not until John Jay, who also knew Ken Lee, and of the Port Chester tapes, ran into Ken at Mark's funeral in 2002 that the fateful discussion of having the recordings released occurred. At that time, Ken didn't think anyone would have any desire to listen to his tapes. They had been sitting up in the attic of his present home for over 20 years going through the early stages of decay. Because such a great deal of time had elapsed since Ken made his agreement with Howard Stein, and the fact that John Jay was insisting that there was an overwhelming interest by music lovers to hear these recordings, Ken agreed to open the flood gates and the Port Chester Restoration Project began, which is ultimately a tribute to Mark Cohen's passion for live music. By fortune and coincidence, John Jay Hance, a master at the art of recording and restoring live music himself had already developed his own method for preserving fragile, decaying audio tapes with a heating method commonly known as "baking." The process of restoring Ken's recordings presents an even greater challenge, however. The cassette shells which encase the audio tapes first have to be removed and replaced because they are too fragile to be played. This is extremely difficult, being that these cassettes were glued together during manufacturing (as opposed to the use of screws, today). The halves of the shell must be carefully removed without doing damage to the tape inside. Once the analog tape is restored and rebuilt, it must then be then played back one time through an analog to digital converter onto a cd, which is then cleaned of hiss and other extraneous noises. Then it can be replicated and introduced to the world of music trading. For the cleanup job, John Jay enlisted the help of "Sound Forge" software guru Peter G to help make what exists from the master tapes sound just exactly perfect. Having listened to the first installment of this project, Janis Joplin and Full Tilt Boogie from August 8, 1970 several times, I can tell you that the sound is brilliant! Keep in mind that Ken and Judy recorded nearly EVERY show at the Capitol during '70 and '71, on an estimated 300-500 cassettes (one box of cassettes is believed to be missing). While many are labeled with correct dates and the music they contain, much of what exists is still a mystery. Several gems containing long forgotten performances and musical collaborations have already surfaced. Expect some nice surprises in the years to come. Enjoy Ken and Judy's recordings from the Capitol Theatre and appreciate the great care and quality of craftsmanship that went into their creation and is currently going into their preservation. Evan Bellaff 9/03 [email protected]
Chris Waters (1/0) CDR / 1 View  
Don Welsch (1/5) CDR / 1 A+ B View   Sony 124 cassette deck master > SF 6.0 > cd > eac > shn
jnyaplsd (1/0) CDR / 1 View  
Reg (1/0) .WAV / 1 View  
chadling (1/5) SHN / 1 View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Joel Tenney (1/5) .SHN / 2 A B View   Ken and Judy Remastered Audience bootleg
Notes: This is a Ken and Judy Remastered Audience bootleg! The sound is not the greatest, but the show is too important of a performance to pass up. Janis' last NYC performance. Also the first time Mercedes Benz was played.
Paul McFadyen (1/5) SHN / 1 TBA View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Notes: Part of the Port Chester Restoration Project
Brian Kilpatrick (1/4) CDR / 1 A View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Jeff (1/0) / 0 View  
Robert Grah (1/4.6) SHN / 1 View  
Jason (1/2) / 0 View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Eddieb (1/5) shn / 0 View   Port Chester Restoration Project #1
Notes: comes with 4/1/69
The AlphaDog (1/0) shn / 1 View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Notes: Port Chester Restoration Project #1
Tony Cecce (1/0) SHN / 1 View  
blackcrowes92 (1/0) SHN / 1 View  
Notes: Port Chester Restoration Project #1
james kiehl (0/5) CDR / 1 A- View   ?
Notes: the chick wails, man.
David Wilson (0/0) shn / 1 View   Cassette Master
mocart (0/0) flac / 1 View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Michael Hotz (0/5) cd / 1 View   Cassette Aud Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN>CDR
Pat (0/4.8) SHN / 1 View   AUD
ChiefBud (0/5) cdr / 1 View  
Jon C (0/0) / 0 View  
Alex Wolf (0/0) / 0 View  
Root (0/3) / 0 View  
Kevin Barrett (0/0) CD-R / 1 View  
Chris Davis (0/5) cdr / 1 B View   cassette master>SF 6.0>cd>eac>shn -Recorded by Ken & Judy Lee on a Sony 124...
Notes: 1. "Check" 00:16 2. Tell Mama 06:44 3. Half Moon 06:09 4. Mercedez Benz* "Acapulco" 2:11 5. Mercedes Benz 1:54 6. My Baby 07:57 7. Kozmic Blues 05:06 8. Maybe 05:09 9. Instrumental 06:18 10. ??? 07:05 11. Move Over 05:02 12. Piece of My Heart 04:37 Janis Joplin- vocals Brad Campbell- bass John Till- guitar Richard Bell- piano Ken Pearson- organ Clark Pierson- drums Total running time (58:35) * Janis mentions writing "Mercedez Benz" in the bar on the corner, right before the show. This is Janis' last performance in New York and third to last performance, ever.
Goodole (0/1.4) shn / 1 View   Cassette Master> Soundforge 6.0> cd> EAC> SHN
Notes: Janis Joplin & Full Tilt Boogie Janis would perform only twice more after this night
evas (0/0) cdr / 1 View  
Jono (0/0) / 0 View