[peel] Re: Derby Box begins..

[RobF]

This week's installment of the Derby Box from me. Quite a disappointing
selection with almost all shows having been previously shared.

DB096 & DB097 contain the full show from 06 August 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/06_August_1979>
Sessions from Jimmy Norton's Explosion and The Rezillos
Almost the whole show was shared previously from the 400 Box
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-06/>

DB097 then contains 1 hour 10 minutes of the show from 09 August 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/09_August_1979>
Session from The Cravats
Whole show already shared previously from the 400 Box
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-09/>

DB098 contains 47 minutes of the show from 13 August 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/13_August_1979>
Sessions from Steel Pulse and Loudon Wainwright III
Almost the whole show was shared previously from the 400 Box
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-13/>

DB098 & DB099 contain 1 hour 34 minutes of the show from 15 August 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/15_August_1979>
Sessions from Cockney Rejects and Gang Of Four
Whole show already shared previously from the 400 Box
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-15/>

DB099 & DB100 contain the full show from 20 August 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/20_August_1979>
Sessions from Merton Parkas and The Vapors
90 minutes of the show already shared previously from the 400 Box
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-20/>

DB100 & DB101 contain the full show from 21 August 1979
<http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/21_August_1979>
Sessions from Nikki & The Dots and The Piranhas
PREVIOUSLY UNSHARED - HURRAH!
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-21/>

The very end of DB101 contains 2 and a half minutes of the show from 22
August 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/22_August_1979>
Session from The Russians
Previously unshared (for what it's worth!)
Mooo
<http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-08-22/>




On 12 May 2015 at 15:38, RobF <robfleay@ntlworld.com> wrote:

> Nearing two-thirds of the way through my batch of the Derby Box and here
> is the news..
>
> DB091 contains the first 47 minutes of the show from 16 July 1979
> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/16_July_1979>
> The last 40 minutes of the show was previously shared from the 400 Box, so
> this Derby Box section is a completely unshared portion. Sessions from
> Purple Hearts and Leyton Buzzards
> Mooo
> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-16/>
>
> The rest of DB091 and DB092 contain the first 1 hour 10 minutes of the
> show from 17 July 1979 <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/17_July_1979>
> No sessions, an all records show. Previously available in full from the
> 400 Box
> Mooo
> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-17/>
>
> DB092 and DB093 contain the full show from  23 July 1979
> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/23_July_1979>
> Sessions from Tubeway Army and UK Subs. Not only was this show available
> in full from the 400 Box, but it has also been previously remastered by SIG
> from the 400 Box tapes.
> Mooo
> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-23/>
>
> DB093 and DB094 contain the full show from 25 July 1979
> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/25_July_1979>
> Sessions from Secret Affair and The Expelaires. Only a 22 minute segment
> from the middle of this show has previously been shared from the 400 Box,
> so this is a treat
> Mooo
> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-25/>
>
> And finally the remainder of DB094 provides the missing 25 minutes from
> the start of the show on 30 July 1979
> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/30_July_1979>
> The rest of this show was shared right back at the start of the Derby Box
> project, as it was one of the reference tapes that Chris gave me to test
> before we made an offer on the whole lot. So now we have the full show in
> wonderful Derby Box quality
> Debut Sessions from The Police and Psychedelic Furs
> Mooo
> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-30/>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> On 6 May 2015 at 16:43, RobF <robfleay@...> wrote:
>
>> A shorter Derby Box update today, given the fun and games I had with
>> DB090 (now all sorted)
>>
>> DB088 and DB089 contained the full show from 27 June 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/27_June_1979> which was already available in
>> full from the 400 Box
>> Sessions from Leyton Buzzards and The Raincoats. The usual sound upgrade
>> Mooo
>> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-06-27/>
>>
>> DB089 and DB090 contained a new unshared show from 09 July 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/09_July_1979>
>> Sessions from The Chords and Gang Of Four. Despite the tape problems the
>> show is complete at 1 hour 59mins
>> Mooo
>> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-09/>
>>
>> The remainder of DB090 contained 42 minutes of the show from 12 July 1979
>> <http://peel.wikia.com/wiki/12_July_1979>
>> 1 hour 16 minutes was previously shared from the 400 Box, but this new
>> rip contains the opening track which was missing from the 400 Box version.
>> Session from Agony Column
>> Mooo
>> <http://mooo.peelwiki.com/dl/RobF/John%20Peel%201979%20Tapes/1979-07-12/>
>>
>> Enjoy
>>
>>
>> On 2 May 2015 at 20:53, RobF <robfleay@...> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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