MOTB Release: 0051 24/96
Release Date: 2007-11-07
Band: Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers
Date: 1962-06-11 (Monday)
Venue: The "New" Boar's Head Coffee House, Jewish Community Center
Location: San Carlos, CA
Source: Master Audience Recording [Possibly from mics placed on stage]
Media: MAR = Scotch 150 1/4" Reel, R1 = Scotch 207 1/4" Reel
Lineage: Unknown > MAR > Technics RS-1520 [No Dolby, 7.5 IPS] > Otari MX-5050 [No Dolby, 7.5 IPS] > R1
Transfer: R1 > Technics RS-1506 > Grace Design Lunatec V3 [Pre-Only] > Korg MR-1000 DSD-DDF 1-bit 5.6448 MHz Stereo > Audio Gate Dissemination > 24/96 WAV
Taped By: Unknown [Possibly Rodney Albin, see Notes]
Supplied By: Barry Glassberg
Transfer By: A. Egert
Mastering By: SIRMick
Set 1:
s1t01 - applause > tuning
s1t02 - Run Mountain (1) > banter
s1t03 - Billy Grimes, The Rover (2)
s1t04 - "Anybody got a capo"
s1t05 - Cannonball Blues (1)
s1t06 - 'Dick Arnold' battering > tuning
s1t07 - Devilish Mary (1)
s1t08 - band intros & jokes
s1t09 - Buck Dancer's Choice (solo instrumental) (3)
s1t10 - Little Birdie (4)
s1t11 - banter/tuning
s1t12 - Sally Goodin' (1)
s1t13 - tuning and banter
s1t14 - Hold the Woodpile Down (1) > end of set banter
Set 2:
s2t01 - banter > Crow Black Chicken (2)
s2t02 - folklore/tuning/banter
s2t03 - false start > The Johnson Boys (1)
s2t04 - banter/tuning
s2t05 - Shady Grove (1)
s2t06 - tuning/Rufus Crisp story/banter
s2t07 - Hop High Ladies (1)
s2t08 - tuning
s2t09 - Sweet Sunny South (1)
s2t10 - intro to next track/tuning
s2t11 - intro to next track > Hungry Hash House (2)
s2t12 - Man of Constant Sorrow (5)
s2t13 - intro to next rack/tuning
s2t14 - Rabbit Chase (2)
s2t15 - Three Men Went A-Huntin'
Jerry Garcia -guitar, banjo, vocals
Marshall Leicester - guitar, vocals
Dick Arnold - fiddle
(1) Jerry Garcia lead vocal
(2) Marshall Leicester lead vocal
(3) Marshall Leicester instrumental
(4) Jerry Garcia vocal solo vocal and banjo
(5) Jerry Garcia unaccompanied
Bonus Tracks
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Band: Jerry Garcia, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, and Mike Sector
Date: Unknown
Venue: Unknown
Taped by: Unknown
sBt01 - Blues Jam
sBt02 - Careless Love (one verse) > In The Pines
sBt03 - Going To Chicago > Mike Sector introduces himself
sBt04 - Jerry Garcia introduces Ron > 99 Years//
* Jerry Garcia - guitar
* Ron "Pigpen" Mckernan - harmonica, vocals
* Mike Sector - vocals
Band: Ken Frankel
Date: Unknown
Venue: The "New" Boar's Head Coffee House, Jewish Community Center
Location: San Carlos, CA
Taped by: Rodney Albin [see Notes]
sBt05 - Blue Goose
Editing Notes:
-- Software used - Adobe Audition, Wavelab, iZotope Ozone and Waves Z-Noise
-- The major changes made were a significant number of level adjustments in the first track and eq to all tracks. Other than that, it was a question of repairing as many of the myriad relatively minor flaws of this very old recording, as best as was possible, Also a few other small level changes have been made. Finally some noise reduction was applied throughout.
Notes:
-- We verified that the transfer for this release was from a first generation MAR copy. According to Barry Glassberg, "Lou [Tambakos] got the tape from Marshall [Leicester] and we transferred it at Scott Rostler's apartment on his gear."
-- "These are, without a doubt, the finest sounding versions of these historic recordings that I have ever heard!! I never thought that they would ever be available with such clarity. A real pleasure to listen to. For me, the single most exciting track is "99 Years", hearing the young Pigpen doing what he did the best, singing the blues." - SIRMick, September 2007.
-- The tape box shows that the performer of "Blue Goose" was Ken Frankel. Ken was a friend of Jerry's and played with him in several early bands during 1962-63. Mick recently contacted Ken and, after hearing Blue Goose, confirmed that it was him performing on this track. In addition, he thinks that it was probably taped by Rodney Albin, who ran The "New" Boars Head.
-- We think Rodney Albin possibly taped the Sleepy Hollow Hog Stompers performance. However, that is basically speculation, based in part on the correspondence with Ken Frankel.
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