[peel] Re: Derby Box begins..

[RobF]

More Derby Box today, including my first complete tape shell disassembly.
One the tapes had somehow twisted over completely in the case so the whole
thing was playing backwards. I toyed with the idea of recording it like
that and reversing it in SoundForge but that felt like cheating, so I dug
out my tools and experience learned on my "tape maintenance training
programme" (AKA the 400 Box)

DB084 & DB085 contain the complete show from 5 June 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/05_June_1979> which was also present in the 400
Box, albeit 10 minutes shorter and lower quality. Session from Magazine
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-05/>

DB085 then contained one track from 6 June 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/06_June_1979> - which is from the Yachts and
contains John's back announce but that's it. The only method of dating this
one track is that Chris wrote it on the original track sheet and
highlighted it was from that date. There is currently no other recording or
tracklist from that date to confirm it though.
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-06/>

The rest of DB085 and DB086 contain the full show from 11 June 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/11_June_1979> which was also partially present
in the 400 Box and the Hinton Box, but here we have the full show in decent
quality. The Undertones in session.
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-11/>

Also on DB086 is a brief 13 minutes of the show from 14 June 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/14_June_1979> which has never been shared before
Only 4 tracks including one track from The Ruts session
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-14/>

And finally the remainder of DB086 and DB087 comprise another full show,
this time from 18 June 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/18_June_1979>
although sadly another show that was already in the 400 Box and the Hinton
Box, but a sound upgrade nonetheless.
Sessions from Wayne County and The Specials
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-18/>





On 30 March 2015 at 16:32, stuartb@... [peel] <
peel@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

>
>
> Cheers again Rob.
>
> For info the 4th June show is named 29th May on the Mooo.
>
> Re the Fuji muffle, your symptoms confirm to me that the Fuji pressure
> pads and/or springs have deteriorated. Most decks can't maintain enough
> tension to keep the tape tight against the head to compensate for a faulty
> pressure pad unless it is a Nakamichi which actually lifts them out of the
> way.
>
> There might be better tension just at the point you press play as quite
> often when you put a tape in at first the deck will tighten the tension by
> rotating the capstan(s), just to reduce the chance of loose tape feeding
> into the deck. But you will only get the benefit of this extra tension just
> as you press play.
>
> If you keep a note of the worst tapes then I don't mind having a go at
> them after we've completed our halves of the box.
>
> Stuart
>
> 
>