George Harrison - Long Beach Arena, 10.11.74, Vinyl Rip

George Harrison - Let's Hear One For Lord Buddha. US Tour 1974. - 1974

Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California, USA, 10.11.74

Trade Mark Of Quality, 1373

LP, Vinyl Rip, 24/96, FLAC (tracks+.cue)

Thanks edeledeledel

(Side 1 of LP)

01 - Hari's on tour (Express) <4:26> missing start
02 - While my Guitar gently weeps <5:20>
03 - Something <3:35>
04 - Sue me, sue you Blues <4:18>
05 - For you Blue <6:15> missing start

(Side 2 of LP)

06 - Give me Love (Give me Peace on Earth) <3:55>
07 - In my Life <5:55>
08 - Maya Love <4:55>
09 - Nothing from nothing <3:48>
10 - My Sweet Lord <7:57> missing start

Line-up:
George Harrison (Guitar)
Robben Ford (Guitar)
Willie Weeks (Bass Guitar)
Andy Newmark (Drums)
Billy Preston (Keyboards)
Emil Richards (Percussion)
Tom Scott (Horns)
Chuck Findley (Trumpet)
Jim Horn (Saxophone)

Mint copy of the TMOQ vinyl LP - this is a needledrop of its first play. I was surprised at how good this sounds from the vinyl as 24-96 files - very clear and immediate, with only occasional guitar parts betraying that distant "audience recording" sound. It's a big improvement on the BMG CD version, with less surface noise/hum/static, and with a softer, richer sound than that slightly harsh CD quality audio. And being a higher resolution, lower generation recording, why wouldn't it be? Unedited, this runs 11 seconds slower than the RMG CD version, which, from a cursory listen, is clearly straight off the LP and unedited. The show is very well received by the audience, and George isn't hoarse...

Show identifiers (Track 1):
0:13 "Hello Long Beach!"
4:12 "It's very nice to be here, I tell you!"

Edits made:
1. Sue me sue you Blues - a couple of seconds patched in from elsewhere in the song where the tape became briefly muted/muffled, around 0:53-0:56. Unnoticeable.

2. For you Blue - gap on LP closed and start of song faded in/segued (the song is missing its start on the LP). End faded to merge seamlessly with next track (Side 2 of LP).

3. Nothing from nothing - gap on LP closed and start of song faded in/segued (the song is missing its start on the LP). End faded to merge seamlessly with My Sweet Lord (whose very start is missing).

Equipment & Lineage:
Mint TMOQ LP
Technics 1200 Turntable, KAB record clamp
Ortofon Black 2M cartridge
Yamaha DSP-A3090 amplifier
E-MU 404
Cool edit Pro (general editing)
Adobe soundbooth (declicking @ 25%)
Recorded at 32 bit, 192 kHz > 32/96 during declicking > 24/96 at end of editing.

Artwork included: the original LP artwork is cheap and cheesy, to say the least! A one-sided photocopy on plain green paper to sit in the plastic LP holder, while the LP sleeve itself is just plain white on both sides. It's been tidied up a bit for a CD case, with corrections to the spelling of "Budda" and the name of the first track ("Opening Jam"), and a realignment of the title at the top has (from the left of the page into the centre), but still maintaining its original home-made look.

Convert to mp3 for personal use only, if you must... But please don't post mp3s of this on other sites like guitars101...