The Who
"Live At Leeds"
1970
Classic Records reissue 200 gram
“The best live rock album ever made.”
–The New York Times, 1970.
**Cut from the original two track master tapes at Bernie Grundman Mastering by Chris Bellman on Classic's "All Tube" cutting system.
Side 1
1. Young Man Blues
2. Substitute
3. Summertime Blues
4. Shakin' All Over
Side 2
1. My Generation
2. Magic Bus
Pete Townshend (vocals, guitar)
Roger Daltrey (vocals, harmonica)
John Entwistle (vocals, bass)
Keith Moon (drums)
Recorded live at Leeds University, Leeds, England on February 14, 1970.
"The best live rock album ever made" just about sums up the universal opinion of the first official live recording released by The Who. After repeated failed attempts on their 69-70 UK Tommy tour, the hall on the campus of Leeds University was intentionally scheduled for the main purpose of recording a live album. The results, although only six selections from a much longer performance, were a triumph.
Riding the crest of the Tommy album and their monumental appearance at the Woodstock Festival, the original quartet of Townshend, Daltrey, Entwhistle and Moon channeled Mose Allison, Eddie Cochran and Chad Allen with cover versions of Young Man Blues, Summertime Blues and Shakin’ All Over respectively, while delivering expanded and stripped down versions that turned their own Substitute, Magic Bus and My Generation inside-out.
A perfect mix, flaunting warts and all; amp noise, feedback and distortion…Who cares! This album ROCKS! All original artwork and packaging including all the "bits" are part of this Classic Records authentic reissue of the original Track UK release. This 200g Super Vinyl Profile pressing brings new insight into the genius in the nuance that has previously been obscured - even on original track pressings used for comparison in mastering.
The Setup:
-Music Hall MMF-5 turntable with Goldring G1012 cartridge
-Music Hall Cruise Control speed box
-Cambridge Azur 640P phono pre-amplifier
-NAD C352 integrated amplifier
-E-MU 0404 External Soundcard (ASIO)
-Blue Jeans Cables interconnects
The Process:
>> Recorded using Steinberg Wavelab 5 (24Bit96kHz)
>> Stray clicks and pops manually removed using Adobe Audition 2.0 (32 bit float/96kHz)
***No Noise Restoration or EQ software was used***
>> DC Bias removed from all tracks using Adobe Audition 2.0 (32 bit float/96kHz)
>> Amplified 5 decibels each track using Adobe Audition 2.0 (32 bit float/96kHz)
>> 2496 wave files downsampled to 1644.1 using Adobe Audition 2.0 (dithering 0.8, triangular p.d.f, no noise shaping)
>> Cue sheet included with 0-second gaps.
"But you know nowadays
It's the old man,
He's got all the money
And a young man ain't got nothin' in the world these days..."
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