Smokey Robinson - Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06 (Pre-FM)

Smokey Robinson
Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06
The Front Row Theater, Cleveland, Ohio 1982
Pre-FM Recording
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Digitized From An Original Radio Broadcast Album

Lineage:  Pre-FM Vinyl LP > Sony PS-LX300H Belt Driven Turntable @ 33+1/3 RPM/60Hrz (Balanced, Needle Tracking, Azimuth & Pressure Dialed In) > Sony TA-AV561 AV Control Integrated Amplifier (bass/treble +/- zero) > Line In (4ft cables w/gold plated tips) > HP Envy 700 Series > BEATS Audio Realtek High Definition Audio Soundcard > Goldwave v6.83 (recording, editing) > Wave 16bit/44,1khz > Trader's Little Helper > Flac Level 8

Hosted By J.J. Johnson

01 Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06 Intro - J.J. Johnson
02 Smokey Robinson - Tracks Of My Tears (The Miracles) (Ballad Arrangement)
03 Smokey Robinson - Tears Of A Clown (The Miracles)
04 Smokey Robinson - I'll Try Something New (The Miracles)
05 Commercial - Budweiser
06 Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06 Break - J.J. Johnson
07 Smokey Robinson - More Love (The Miracles)
08 Smokey Robinson - I Second That Emotion (The Miracles)
09 Smokey Robinson - Mickey's Monkey (The Miracles)
10 Smokey Robinson - Going To A Go-Go (The Miracles)
11 Smokey Robinson - You Really Got A Hold On Me (The Miracles)
12 Smokey Robinson - The Love I Saw In You Was Just A Mirage (The Miracles)
13 Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06 Break - J.J. Johnson
14 Commercial - Budweiser
15 Smokey Robinson - Tell Me Tomorrow
16 Smokey Robinson - Cruisin'
17 Commercial - Budweiser - The Gap Band (?)
18 Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06 Break - J.J. Johnson
19 Smokey Robinson - Baby Come Close
20 Smokey Robinson - Being With You/Aqui Con Tigo (Rare bilingual English/Spanish Arrangement)
21 Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06 Wrap Up - J.J. Johnson

Total Playing Time: 52mn 6sc

JustDave's Notes:
- Thank you to Draftervoi, Sam Elliot's Mustache and avnut for input and assistance!

Known Faults:
- No cue sheets included with album.
- When the previous owner wrote Smokey Robinson across the inner white sleeve, they pressed hard enough to leave the words indented into Side One across both Sections 1 which is the acoustic arrangement of "Tracks Of My Tears". This of course made for quite a bit of noise that had to be removed. Some had to be left because removing it damaged the sound worse tha leaving it in. You have to pay attention to hear it, if not listening for it it will just sound like the audience clapping.

Recording Notes:
- No show promo included on the record set.
- This version of the show has tracks that are not on Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 82-21. "Tracks Of My Tears", "Tears Of A Clown" and "More Love", "I Second That Emotion", "Mickey's Monkey",

Editing Notes:
- Record hand cleaned with Record Research Lab Super Record Wash before playback.
- LP cleaned with the HumminGuru Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaning System prior to playback.
- A Zerostat Positive Ion gun was used on LP prior to playback.
- Raw transfer: EQ off, treble and bass levels set at +/- zero for most accurate sound of LP.
- Turntable balanced: Needle Tracking, Azimuth, Pressure & Antiskid Dialed In: Soundcard stereo field maximized: Goldwave always set to record while filtering any offset.
- Recording and all editing done in 24bit/96khz.
- Preservation being key the show is encoded complete with commercials and voiceovers.
- Declicked manually and some noise reduction used depending on what best served situation.

Other Notes:
- The recording is a little rough at the start of "Tracks Of My Tears" but quickly cleans up. Some small fuzz had to be left since it caused bad after effects when cleaned up.
- The show starts with a very special arrangement of "Tracks Of My Tears". Starting acoustically and finishing as an almost Gospel Soul Ballad.
- Smokey sings a very special version of "Being With You". 3 unique versions of the song were released. There was an English version called "Being With You". A Spanish version called "Aqui Con Tigo" and a bilingual English/Spanish version called "Being With You/Aqui Con Tigo". Smokey performs the bilingual English/Spanish version "Being With You/Aqui Con Tigo".
- I have included the Spanish and the English lyrics to "Being With You".
- The Front Row Theater, Cleveland, Ohio 1982 concert was broadcast by Westwood One as Westwood One Concerts & Specials #PC-83-24, Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 82-21 and Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06. Each was edited differently creating 3 unique broadcasts.
- Westwood One Concerts & Specials #PC-83-24 is a 2 record show edited as just one concert. Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 82-21 is said to be Part 2 of the Smokey Robinson concert and is a "all request set". The audience shouts out titles and Smokey plays them. Westwood One Budweiser Concert Hour #BC 83-06 is said to be Part 1 of the Smokey Robinson concert and consists of songs that sound like the edits used for Westwood One Concerts & Specials #PC-83-24.

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Project Started : May 31, 2025  Project Finished : June 4, 2025

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