Kansas - Providence Civic Center - 1977

Kansas - Providence Civic Center, 13.12.1977 - 1977

FLAC, tracks+.cue, 24/96

Master audience recording taped by Dan Lampinski

01 - Hopelessly Human (08:51)
02 - Point Of Know Return (03:01)
03 - Paradox (04:44)
04 - Icarus (Borne On Wings Of Steel) (05:52)
05 - Child Of Innocence (04:47)
06 - Closet Chronicles (07:32)
07 - Dust In The Wind (04:14)
08 - Acoustic Guitar Solo (01:33)
09 - Piano Solo (01:59)
10 - Lonely Wind (02:36)
11 - Cheyenne Anthem (spliced) (07:51)
12 - Miracles Out Of Nowhere (07:50)
13 - Drum Solo (03:57)
14 - The Spider (01:59)
15 - Portrait (He Knew) (06:28)
16 - Sparks Of The Tempest (06:15)
17 - E1: Carry On Wayward Son (05:07)
18 - Down The Road (04:43)
19 - E2: Violin Solo (spliced) (04:33)
20 - Magnum Opus (08:42)

Phil Ehart - Drums
Dave Hope - Bass
Kerry Livgren - Guitars, Keyboards, Synthesizers
Robby Steinhardt - Vocals, Violin, Viola
Steve Walsh - Vocals, Keyboards, Synthesizers, Percussion
Rich Williams - Guitars

Nakamichi 550 Tape Recorder
Two Nakamichi CM-300 Microphones
Maxell cassettes

Mastered and FLAC'ed by Carl Morstadt (dantalion8@yahoo.com)

Master Cassette ->
Nakamichi CR-3A cassette deck with azimuth correction ->
M-Audio Firewire Audiophile 2496 ->
CDWAV 24-bit/96-KHz wav files ->
Goldwave (normalizing and crossfades) ->
CDWAV (track breaks) ->
FLAC frontend (FLAC 8)
FLAC files tagged with Foobar2000 Live Show Tagger

No EQ'ing.

A 16-bit/44.1-KHz flac16 version of this recording is also available.


Dan Lampinski recorded over 100 concerts in the Providence/Boston area, mostly between 1974 and 1978. His earliest recordings were made with an internal microphone deck, and though they are somewhat lo-fi compared to his later work, some very great moments in rock history were captured for posterity. In late 1974 he bought a Sony TC-152SD tape recorder, a Sony ECM-99 stereo microphone, and began using Maxell cassettes. He was also fortunate enough to have a friend who provided excellent taping seats for many shows, resulting in high quality recordings. In 1977, he switched over to a Nakamichi 550 tape recorder, two Nakamichi CM-300 microphones, and continued using Maxell cassettes.

He recorded many of the major 70's bands: Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Queen, Blue Oyster Cult, Frank Zappa, Jethro Tull, ELP, Kiss, Black Sabbath, The Who, Al Stewart, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, Bruce Springsteen, Supertramp, Jean-Luc Ponty, Moody Blues, Neil Young, The Faces, Rush, Rick Wakeman, Kansas, as well as several "under the radar" acts.

Since Dan never traded copies of his recordings, they are all essentially uncirculated. Some copies were made for friends, but these releases are the first time most of these recordings have ever seen the light of day, and are direct from his master cassettes. No EQ'ing has been done to any of the transfers. Feel free to EQ, matrix, patch, etc and re-post if you like, just give Dan credit for the original recording.

Dan was very meticulous about taking good care of his tapes and is very pleased that these recordings will now circulate among the trading community. Please honour his kindness and generosity by sharing these recordings freely.

The transfers are available as 16bit/44.1KHz flac files suitable for CD burning, and also as 24bit/96KHz flac files for those who prefer the higher resolution.

Always remember - the more generous you are with your music, the more it comes back to you.

Kev & Carl
June 2009