John Waite featuring Earl Slick - King Biscuit Flower Hour Show #KB-553 (Pre-FM)

John Waite
King Biscuit Flower Hour Show #KB-553
The Fox Theater, Detroit, Michigan, October 22, 1984
Indiana University Auditorium, Bloomington, Indiana October 24, 1984
For Broadcast December 9, 1984
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
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Lineage:  Pre-FM 2x Vinyl LP Set > 280gram Record Weight > Sony PS-LX300H Belt Driven Turntable @ 33+1/3 RPM/60Hrz (Turntable & Tone Arm Balanced: Needle Tracking & Azimuth Set: Tone Arm Pressure Digitally Dialed In at .84: Anti-Skid set 1.0) > 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 (Stereo Field Maximized) > Goldwave v6.83 (recording, editing) > Wave 24bit/96khz > Goldwave v6.83 (LAME) (encoding, tagging) > Flac Level 8 24bit/96khz

Hosted By Bill Minkin

01 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Intro & Break - Bill Minkin
02 Commercial - Levi's Cords
03 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Intro - Bill Minkin
04 John Waite - Saturday Night
05 John Waite - Tears (Peter Criss)
06 John Waite - Dark Side Of The Sun
07 John Waite - The Choice (Unreleased at the time)
08 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Break - Bill Minkin
09 Commercial - Budweiser Beer - Ronnie James Dio
10 Commercial - Levi's Cords
11 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Intro - Bill Minkin
12 John Waite - Dream Time/Shake It Up
13 John Waite - Missing You
14 John Waite - Change (Spider)
15 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Break - Bill Minkin
16 Commercial - United States Army
17 Commercial - Levi's Cords
18 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Intro - Bill Minkin
19 John Waite - Euroshima (called Hiroshima on cue sheet)
20 John Waite - For Your Love (including Band Introductions)
21 John Waite - Midnight Rendezvous (The Babys)
22 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Break - Bill Minkin
23 Commercial - Budweiser Beer - The Icicle Works
24 Commercial - Levi's Cords
25 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Wrap Up - Bill Minkin
26 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Promo Bed w/Voiceover - Bill Minkin
27 King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-553 Promo Bed Music Only

Total Playing Time: 1hr 2mn 4sc

John Waite Band 1984:
John Waite lead vocals
Earl Slick guitar
Carmine Rojas bass
Alan Childs drums
Tommy Mandel keyboards

Runout Grooves:
Side A: KB-553-A MCR JOE (Script)
Side B: KB-553-B MCR JOE (Script)
Side C: KB-553-C MCR JOE (Script)
Side D: Blank

JustDave's Notes:
- Big Thank You to Sam Elliot's Mustache for sending in his vinyl for encoding.
- Thank to my fellow members of The Collective Of Live Music for all the help and inspiration.

Known Flaws:
- The second Levi's Cords commercial has a sound effect that sounds so close to record static I don't know what the producers were thinking. It is not the record it is the effect.
- At the beginning of "Euroshima" there is a stage noise like a loose cable.

Recording Notes:
- There is a locked groove test tone at the start of Side A for DJs to set levels and ballance befor broadcasting. It has not been encoded.
- There are 2 locked groove show promo beds at the end of Side B. One with a Bill Minkin voiceover one without, they have been encoded and moved to the end of the program.

Editing Notes:
- A Zerostat Positive Ion gun was used on LPs prior to playback.
- A carbon fiber record brush, then a microfiber disc cleaner was used on the records prior to playback.
- Records hand cleaned with Record Research Lab Super Record Wash before playback.
- LP cleaned with the HumminGuru Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaning System using distilled water prior to playback.
- Raw transfer: EQ off, treble and bass levels set at +/- zero for most accurate sound of LP.
- Turntable & tone arm balanced: Needle Tracking & Azimuth set: Needle Pressure & Antiskid digitaly set:
- Computer Soundcard stereo field maximized.
- Goldwave set to record while filtering any DC 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 the situation.
- Raised the volume of the commercials to match that of the music and voice overs.
- A rumble filter with an initial cut off of 50khz and a static steepness of 2 was used to lessen the needle noise on the commercials due to having to raise the volume to match that of the music and voice overs.

Other Notes:
- John Waite dedicates the song "Dream Time/Shake It Up" to John Lennon saying he wrote it years ago in New York.
- The song "The Choice" was unreleased at the time of this recording. It would be released on Waite's 3rd solo album Mask Of Smiles.
- This broadcast was recorded at 2 locations and edited to make one show.
- History and Photos of the Historic Fox Theater in Detroit, Michigan available at https://historicdetroit.org/buildings/fox-theatre
- Fox Theater Detroit Michigan Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/FoxTheatreDetroit/
- Detroit Historical Society Web Page on Fox Theater https://www.detroithistorical.org/learn/online-research/encyclopedia-of-detroit/fox-theatre

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April Wine / John Waite - King Biscuit Flower Hour Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 (Pre-FM)

April Wine / John Waite
King Biscuit Flower Hour Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465
April Wine: Wichita, Kansas, USA November 11, 1982 or November 22, 1982
John Waite: Cardie's, Houston, Texas August 18, 1982
For Broadcast April 3, 1983
Pre-FM Recording
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Cue Sheet & Label Scans Included

From The Collection Of Sam Elliot's Mustache

Brought To You By The Collective Of Live Music

Digitized From An Original 3 Sided 2 Record Radio Broadcast Set

Lineage:  Pre-FM 2x Vinyl LP Set > 280gram Record Weight > Sony PS-LX300H Belt Driven Turntable @ 33+1/3 RPM/60Hrz (Turntable & Tone Arm Balanced: Needle Tracking, Azimuth Set: Tone Arm Pressure Digitally 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 (Stereo Field Maximized) > Goldwave v6.83 (recording, editing) > Wave 24bit/96khz > Goldwave v6.83 (LAME) (re-sample) > Wave 16bit/44,1khz > Trader's Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > Flac Level 8 > Tagged with Winamp

Hosted By Bill Minkin

01 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Intro & Break - Bill Minkin
02 Commercial - United States Army Reserve
03 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Intro - Bill Minkin
04 April Wine - Future Tense
05 April Wine - Enough Is Enough
06 April Wine - Sign Of The Gypsy Queen
07 April Wine - Just Between You And Me
08 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Break - Bill Minkin
09 Commercial - Honda Motorcycles
10 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Intro - Bill Minkin
11 April Wine - I Like To Rock (interpolating Day Tripper & Satisfaction)
12 April Wine - Roller
13 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Break - Bill Minkin
14 Commercial - Keepsake Diamond Jewelry
15 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Intro - Bill Minkin
16 John Waite - Wild Life
17 John Waite - Change
18 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Break - Bill Minkin
19 Commercial - Jenson Car Audio Systems
20 Commercial - United States Army Reserve
21 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Intro - Bill Minkin
22 John Waite - Mr. Wonderful
23 John Waite - Going To The Top
24 John Waite - Head First (The Babys)
25 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Break - Bill Minkin
26 Commercial - Honda Motorcycles
27 Commercial - Keepsake Diamond Jewelry
28 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Wrap Up - Bill Minkin
29 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Promo Bed w/Voiceover - Bill Minkin
30 Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465 Promo Bed Music Only

Total Playing Time: 1hr 1mn 59sc

April Wine:
Myles Goodwyn lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitar
Gary Moffet lead & rhythm guitar
Brian Greenway lead & rhythm guitar
Steve Lang bass
Jerry Mercer drums

John Waite Band:
John Waite lead vocals
Ivan Kral rhythm guitar
Franke La Rocca drums
Donnie Nossov bass
Frank Linx lead guitar
Peter Reilich keyboards

JustDave's Notes:
- Huge Thank You To Sam Elliot's Mustache for sending me his vinyl to encode!
- Thank you also to the other members of The Collective Of Live Music for help and inspiration.

Known Faults:
- As with all King Biscuit shows I've edited so far, the commercials had a maked difference in volume to the music.
- Volume of commercials was adjusted to match the body of the show. This causes excessive needle noise.
- There is a high pitched tone during the first few seconds of Bill Minkins initial introduction to the show. This is on the record so I left it even though it is anoying. There is also drum noise and an explosion during the same intro that really makes it a pretty poor listening experience and I don't understand D.I.R. using it.

Recording Notes:
- There is a locked groove test tone at the beginning of Side A for radio stations to set balance and output levels before broadcast. It was not encoded.
- There are two locked groove show promos at the end of Side C. The 1st has April Wine Music with a Bill Minkin voiceover, the 2nd has April Wine music only. They have been encoded.

Editing Notes:
- A Zerostat Positive Ion gun was used on LP prior to playback.
- A carbon fiber brush was used to help "sweep" dust from the record's gooves  prior to playback.
- Records hand cleaned with Record Research Lab Super Record Wash and soft velvet cloth before playback.
- LP cleaned with the HumminGuru Ultrasonic Vinyl Record Cleaning System prior to playback.
- Raw transfer: EQ off, treble and bass levels set at +/- zero for most accurate sound of LP.
- Turntable & tone arm balanced: Needle Tracking & Azimuth set: Needle Pressure & Antiskid digitaly set.
- Soundcard stereo field maximized.
- Goldwave 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.
- A High Pass Filter with an initial cutoff of 60khz with a Static Steepness of 2 was used to lessen the needle noise during commercials. This needle noise being due to the low volume of the commercials and having to raise said volume to match the music and voiceovers.

Other Notes:
- Being a Best Of The Biscuit both portions of the show were broadcast before.
- The John Waite portion was broadcast on King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 August 19, 1982. The setlist was the same as presented here, and there was nothing different with the mix or edits.
- Now the April Wine portion is a little confusing. The first King Biscuit Flower Hour with April Wine that I can find is King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-359
- That King Biscuit was recorded at The Hammersmith in London, England.
- This show is confirmed to be Witchita by Myles Goodwyn thanking Witchita after "Future Tense".
- So is there another King Biscuit Flower Hour between King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-359 and King Biscuit Flower Hour Best Of The Biscuit #BOB-465? Or did King Biscuit just use the Witchita show for the Best of The Biscuit by mistake?
- I have an FM copy of King Biscuit Flower Hour #KB-359 and it is not from this concert.
- The date of the show is another point. King Biscuit Flower Hour Records states on it's CD release of this show as Wichita, Kansas, USA November 21, 1982.
- There are a few different releases by April Wine that are said to be from King Biscuit Flower Hour shows. The first, "Greatest Hits Live" (1999) is said to be from King Biscuit Flower Hour, recorded at The Palmer Auditorium in Davenport, Iowa, USA November 21, 1982 which of course is not the location of this show. The second, called I Like To Rock (2002), says it's from Witchita, Kansas November 11, 1982 and it is the re-release of Greatest Hits Live 1997 (an album I haven't found). Of course we know the release on King Biscuit Records says its November 21, 1982.
- So I dated the show as from either November 11, 1982 or November 22, 1982. I know I could have said it a little more simple but this way was more fun for me.

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John Waite / Axe - King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 (Pre-FM)

John Waite / Axe
King Biscuit Flower Hour #437
John Waite: Cardie's, Houston, Texas August 18, 1982
Axe: The Agora, Dallas, Texas August 21, 1982
For Broadcast September 19, 1982
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
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MP3 320kbps
Cue Sheet & Label Scans Included

From The Collection Of Sam Elliot's Mustache

Brought to you by The Collective Of Live Music

Digitized From An Original 3 Sided 2 LP Radio Broadcast Set

Lineage:  Pre-FM 2x Vinyl LP Set > Sony PS-LX300H Belt Driven Turntable @ 33+1/3 RPM 60Hrz > Sony TA-AV561 AV Control Integrated Amplifier > 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 24bit/96khz > Trader's Little Helper > Flac Level 8

Hosted by Bill Minkin

01 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Intro & Break - Bill Minkin
02 Commercial - United States Navy
03 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Intro - Bill Minkin
04 John Waite - Wild Life
05 John Waite - Change (Spider)
06 John Waite - Mr. Wonderful
07 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Break - Bill Minkin
08 Commercial - Nestle's $100,000 Candy Bar
09 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Intro - Bill Minkin
10 John Waite - Going To The Top
11 John Waite - Head First (The Babys)
12 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Break - Bill Minkin
13 Commercial - Honda Motorcycles
14 Axe - Holdin' On (misnamed Holding On on cue sheet)
15 Axe - Running The Gauntlet (misnamed Gauntlet on cue sheet)
16 Axe - Steal Another Fantasy
17 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Break - Bill Minkin
18 Commercial - Levis Blue Jeans
19 Commercial - United States Navy
20 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Intro - Bill Minkin
21 Axe - Jennifer
22 Axe - Silent Soldiers
23 Axe - Rock 'N' Roll Party In The Streets (misnamed Rock'n Roll Party In The Streets on cue sheet)
24 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Break - Bill Minkin
25 Commercial - Jensen Car Sound Systems
26 Commercial - Honda Motorcycles
27 King Biscuit Flower Hour #437 Wrap Up - Bill Minkin

Total Playing Time: 1hr 1mn 58

John Waite & Band:
John Waite - lead vocals
Frank Linx - lead guitar
Ivan Kral - rhythm guitar
Donnie Nossov - bass
Frankie La Rocca - drums
Peter Reilich - keyboards

Axe:
Bobby Barth - lead guiitar, lead vocals
Michael Osborne (R.I.P.) - rhythm guitar, vocals
Wayne "The Dangler" Haner - bass
Ted Mueller (R.I.P.) - drums
Edgar Riley Jr. - keyboards, vocals

JustDave's Notes:

- Huge Thank You To Sam Elliot's Mustache for sending me his vinyl to encode!
- Thank you also to Draftervoi, Sam Elliot's Mustache & avnut for impute and assistance.

Run Out Grooves:
Side A : KB-437-A MCR JOE
Side B : KB-437-B MCR JOE
Side C : KB-437-C MCR JOE

Recording Notes:
- There is a locked groove test tone at the beginning of Side A for radio stations to set output levels before broadcast. It is not included in this encoding.
- Although the cue sheet states there are 2 promos at the end of Side C there are no promos included.
- Another odd thing about this record set is that between when the John Waite portion ends and the Axe portion of the show starts there is no locked groove in between. Usually when a new segment starts there is a locked groove between the ending and beginning segment.

Editing Notes:
- Records 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.
- Preservation being key the show is encoded complete with commercials, and voice overs.
- All editing done in 24bit/96khz
- Declicked manually and some noise reduction used depending on what best served situation.

Other Notes:
- John Waite, former lead singer of The Babys was on tour for his first solo album Ignition.
- The song "Change" was written by Holly Knight while in the band Spider. The song was on the bands second an last album. The album also was the first recording of "Better Be Good To Me" which would be a hit for Tina Turner. Spider also had Anton Fig, of the Late Night With Letterman band, on drums.
- John Waite had help from some note worthy musicians in his backing band. Lead guitarist Frank Linx worked with Eddie Money, Pat Benatar and Del Lords. Rhythm guitarist Ivan Kral has worked with Shaun Cassidy, Blondie, Patti Smith. and Iggy Pop. Bassist Donnie Nossov played with Pat Benatar. Drummer Frankie La Rocca played with Scandal, David Johansen, Bon Jovi and Bryan Adams as well as produced The Spin Doctors debut album. While keyboardist Peter Reilich has worked with Gary Wright, Persia, Alessi Brothers, The Strand and Foreigner.
- Axe was on tour for their third album, Offering.
- Only one song in Axe's set, "Running The Gauntlet" was not from Offering. It appeared on the prior album Living On The Edge.
- After Axe's 1984 tour, lead guitarist Bobby Barth and rhythm guitarist Michael Osborne were in a devistating car crash. Michael Osborne died while Bobby Barth suffered terrible injuries. The band broke up and Barth worked on other projects. The band reformed in 1997 and are active to this day.
- Original Axe drummer Ted Mueller passed away June 29, 2012, he was 57.

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