Cardiff, Wales (23-Sep-00)

3-5+/5+/4/4/5+
9-15/15/11/11/15 (avg. 13.00 A-)
Left rear 45˙
1:55:57:07
PAL

IMPROVEMENTS/DIFFERENCES OVER D078.msu/MS-176.msu:
-filled missing songs and cuts w/clips from alternate cameras
-added crowd shots from D669
-different top and track menus

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
-superlative acoustic performances
-Campbell’s skills showcased on mandolin, fiddle and bouzouki and his tremolo
acoustic guitar on “Desolation Row”
-Sexton’s country flat picking on “County Pie”
-fine backup vocals by Campbell and Sexton, especially chilling on “Blowin’
In The Wind”
-exceptional rendition of “Blind Willie McTell”
-Garnier quite amused at the lyrics of “Tombstone Blues”
-somber reading of “Trying To Get To Heaven” with jazzy frills by Campbell
-nice harp solo on “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right”
-cool pedal steel by Campbell on “Watching The River Flow”
-killer guitars on “Highway 61 Revisited”

RATINGS FOR MS-176 (see VIDEO SOURCES below for details on alternate footage):
DISTANCE/POSITION: 9-15 (left rear 45˙) (less than ideal position as people were passing and standing in front from the end of the second song until the end of the sixth; but the filmer did a good job of shooting between bodies until the traffic eased at the end of the sixth song and beyond; Dylan and Garnier seen the most with Campbell and Sexton getting their due; Kemper unseen behind speaker stack except for his hat)

AUDIO: 15 (superlative Crystal Cat recording - LB-0047) (one reviewer commented that this was “one the poorest of the Crystal Cats;” the disc author found it it to be quite acceptable)

STEADINESS: 11 (tough going until the seventh song when it greatly improves)

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 1 (tough going until the seventh song when it greatly improves)

FOCUS: 15 (rich color and excellent light; sharp focus)

EDITING: stills employed to fill cuts and missing songs; brief audio gap had to be dealt with before “Watching The River Flow” (see setlist details)

Concert #1253 of The Never-Ending Tour
Bob Dylan (vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, harp)
Charlie Sexton (backup vocals, electric & acoustic guitars)
Larry Campbell (backup vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, mandolin, fiddle, bouzouki, pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)
Tony Garnier (acoustic, electric & standup bass)
David Kemper (drums & percussion)

Filmed by “THE TWO DAVES” “THE GHOST” “AJ”
Transferred & Disseminated by COOPS2009
Audio recorded by AN UNIDENTIFIED TAPER
Audio shared by OUTSIDETLAW
Edited, sound upgraded & authored by YASSOU

VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
MS-176/D176.m
Filmer: “The Two Daves”
Transferred & disseminated by Coops2009
DVDylan rating: 54334
DVDylan position: Left floor 20˙
1:29:00
PAL
VIDEO : Mpeg-2, 720 x 576. 25 fps, pic ratio 4.3. PAL
AUDIO : AC3 Dolby Digital, 48000 Hz, stereo 38.4 kb/s
EC30 tapes transferred to PC via a Panasonic NV-W1 Professional triple standard vhs machine.
Files authored to DVD with Tempgenc DVD Works Author 4
vob files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > imovie 6.0.3

D669
Filmer: AJ
Transferred & disseminated by Coops2009
DVDylan rating: 33423
DVDylan position:Left floor 20˙ (looks closer to center balcony)
1:29
PAL
no technical or production info
vob files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > imovie 6.0.3

D667.m/no MS #
Filmer: The Ghost
Transferred & disseminated by Coops2009
DVDylan rating: 53445
DVDylan position:Left floor 30˙ (looks closer to center balcony)
1:50:27
Pal DVD
VOB Format
MPEG 2 sys Bitrate 10080 kb/s vbr
Audio AC3
Frames 42,124 Pics 25000 Fields 50
Pic 720 x 576 4.3
Filmed with Sony EC30D Hi 8 Camera
Using Sony Hi 8 Metal Tapes
transferred in HQ mode to Sony DVDrecorder. Using a high gain dv firewire
Original camera used for transfer
menued with TEMPGENC Dvd author 4.3
vob files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > imovie 6.0.3

AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
LB-0047
LB-rating: A
Taper unidentified (Crystal Cat bootleg)
Crystal Cat Records 561-62
Audio shared by OutsideTLaw via trade
No info provided re. equipment and processing
aiff files > hd > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > SD II disk images > iMovie 6.0.3

DVD PRODUCTION PROCESS:
Audio and video assets edited in iMovie 6.0.3; authored, multiplexed and burned to VIDEO_TS folder in iDVD 7.1.2 (Professional Quality 2-pass variable bit rate encoding)

COOPS2009 NOTES FOR MS-176/D176.m:
Remember even if you have some of the Daves films already that at best your copies will be 2 generations poorer than anything in the Masters series, so get em all.
These will be with original sound though many will feature as sound upgrades eventually with my two mates Yassou and Madhasse helping out

COOPS2009 NOTES FOR D669:
none

COOPS2009 NOTES FOR D667.m/no MS #:
As requested this is my film of this terrific show
This is not a "upgraded" recording (that may follow at some point) But a new transfer direct from the master.
Its a great show and a very nice film
Details at Dvdylan.com D667
I had a lot of willing helps around me this night. see the difference it can make.
"So when you see your neighbor carryin' somethin',
Help him with his load.”

LB NOTES FOR LB-0047:
none

RELATED NOTES FOR OTHER LB ITEMS:
LB-11623: in 3-way comparison, raw schubert (LB-5686) has the warmest sound, then the Crystal Cat (LB-0047), and then this (LB-11623); this has a narrower sound than the others

LB-10139: same recording as LB-0047, but fixed by jtt, who found it to be one of the poorest Crystal Cats