Memphis, TN (02-May-1997)

NOTE: The second camera source had to be converted from NTSC format to PAL to match the format of the first camera source (D1197).

Rating: While better than D1197, which rates 4-Stars, this is not quite 5-Stars, although it might be a 'must-have,' depending on how you define 'must-have.' If you have it, you must have it, right? So, what the hell: 5 Stars!

BOB DYLAN
Beale Street Festival
Tom Lee Stage
Memphis, Tennessee, USA
May 2, 1997
DVDylan ID #1197.2
Masters Series 258.2

3-5+/4+/3-/3-/5-
8-15/12/7/7/13 (avg. 9.75 C+/B-)
1:26:40:21
PAL

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
-wild and appreciative crowd (encore break audio left intact)
-great fiddle by Campbell on “Friend Of The Devil”
-nice mandolin by Baxter on “Tangled Up In Blue”
-fine guitar-playing by Dylan on “Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright”
-terrific lead by Campbell on “All Along The Watchtower”
-strong delivery of “Seeing the Real You At Last” and “This Wheel's On Fire”
-moving harmonies by Campbell & Baxter on chorus of “Forever Young”

DISTANCE/POSITION:
MS-258/D1197: 8-15 (Center floor; crowd gets in way of filmer who does his best to stay focused on Dylan; not much panning opportunity, but zooms in and out afford closeups of Dylan and views of band members and occasionally the whole band)
D1091: 8-10 (Left rear 70˙with good views of Dylan, Garnier and Baxter)

AUDIO: 12 (B+) (LB-3375) (audio quite clear and distinct but a little muffled)

STEADINESS:
MS-258/D1197: 5 (filmer with a hand-held camera in the midst of a wild crowd)
D1091: 8

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS:
MS-258/D1197: 5 (filmer tries to keep shot between bodies in front, but lots of movement make it difficult to avoid obstructions)
D1091: 8

FOCUS:
MS-258/D1197: 14 (excellent color, light and focus)
D1091: 5 (this was sourced from a DVD that itself was sourced from the master tape, but was converted to PAL format to match the format of the other footage; fair quality & adequate light; very soft focus)

EDITING: Missing songs and parts of MS-258/D1197 replaced with footage from D1091 where available; other missing songs or defective parts filled with stills where feasible; camera seems to have been paused at some points thus requiring stills for a/v sync; occasional pixellation problems were left untouched

Concert #877 of The Never-Ending Tour
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar & electric slide guitar)
Larry Campbell (guitar)
Tony Garnier (bass)
David Kemper (drums & percussion)

Sincere thanks for filming the show to “JB” & TOM.P
Master video files transferred by COOPS2009 & YASSOU
Thanks for recording the audio to NET TAPER A
Audio shared by OUTSIDETLAW
Edited, sound upgraded & authored by YASSOU

VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
MS-258 (D1197)(used this source unless otherwise noted)
Filmed by “JB”
Master transferred by Coops2009
3-5+/3/2/2/5
PAL
Center floor
0:57:42 (missing songs 1,2 6,7)
?? > VOB files via WeTransfer from Coops2009
VOB files > WeTransfer > hd > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > iMovie 6.0.3

D1091
Filmed by Tom P.
Master transferred by yassou
3/3/3/3/2
Left rear 70˙
0:55:51 (missing songs 1-5)
NTSC
?? > Hi8 tape > Sony Digital Video Camera Recorder (DCR-TRV480) > iMovie 6.0.3.
D1091 VOB files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv (converted to PAL) > iMovie 6.0.3.

AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
LB-3375
Recorded by Net Taper A
Shared by OutsideTLaw.
net taper A, ?? -> portable DATrecorder -> DAT - clone -> (digital transfer) m-audio delta audiophile 2496, -> Wavelab -> ssrc -> Wavelab, levels raised -> cdwave for tracking -> tlh
CDs > aiff files > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > SD II disk images > iMovie 6.0.3.

DVD PRODUCTION PROCESS:
All work done on MacBook Pro running El Capitan OS 10.11.1
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 ON MS-258 (D1197):
This is a first, to JB goes the honour of being the first person to privately supply me with master recordings of a show he filmed but never circulated. This is what the Masters Series is for - the preservation of audience videos in the best possible quality. This is from the master copy, but, as the sound was bad, it has been once again expertly replaced by my friend Yassou whose detailed analysis is in the description. Now, I have many many episodes of the Masters Series waiting for upload, but this deserved to jump the cheque which is why the Serial number is so far ahead of the rest.

LB-notes on LB-3375
Recorded by Net Taper A (as reported for LB-7557, which is the same recording)
Audience recording
46 min + 43 min
very good sound [B]; background talking d1t5, d1t6, d2t3
(a bittorrent from 04/11 is a close eac match on d1t1 with less digital flaws as indicated; described as "Lineage: Aud > ? >, LosslessBob entry: LB-3375 very good sound [B]; background talking d1t5, d1t6, d2t3, drop/cut between cdrs; discontinuities between tracks >, Fix: WAV > Wave Repair 4.9.3. to fix index gaps and clicks on d1t1 and d2t1 [see attached DFF log] > FLAC" with filenames like "Track 01.flac"; xref-00767)
drop/cut between cdrs; discontinuities between tracks