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The Who-Live At Leeds<br />
200-gram vinyl by Classic Records (2406 001)<br />
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This LP was the first live LP I ever bought back in the early 70?s. I was intrigued by the bootleg appearance of the cover & label. When I played it I was blown away by the energy of the performances.<br />
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While there are obviously better recorded concerts (from a technical perspective) this one has always been a favorite of mine and I was glad to see Classic Records do a re-issue of it.<br />
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There is a 2001 remaster of this concert released on CD that is more complete than this LP however it was remixed and futzed with.<br />
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This LP re-captures the original mix. It also has all of those crackling noises as heard on the original pressings. While I wanted to do a transfer of this LP for the original mix I also wanted to eliminate as many of those lead amp crackles & pops as I could. That was the goal of this project. If you want a transfer that keeps all of the obnoxious pops in place, then this is not the download for you. I have manually removed those pops as well as any new vinyl-born pops.<br />
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This LP was transferred with my usual mid-fi system at 96kHz/32-bit float. De-popping is all done manually using Adobe Audition. As usual, there?s no N/R or EQ added. When the audio was ready it was dithered down to 16-bit wav files and from there to flac files. There will also be a 24-bit version of this torrent available as soon as the torrent has enough seeders.<br />
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This LP contains the following tracks:<br />
1) Young Man Blues<br />
2) Substitute<br />
3) Summertime Blues<br />
4) Shakin? All Over<br />
5) My Generation<br />
6) Magic Bus<br />
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The following are some notes regarding this LP that I?ve copied via the internet:<br />
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??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 used, 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 deliver a perfect mix. This Classic Records reissue includes all of the original artwork and packaging. Cut from the original two-track master tapes (amp lead pops and all) at Bernie Grundman Mastering by Chris Bellman on Classic's all-tube cutting system, 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.?<br />
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Enjoy.<br />
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-DLedin
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