Liverpool, UK (26-Jun-96)

3-5+/5+/4/5/5-
8-15/15/11/14/13 (avg. 13.25 A-)
Left balcony 30˙
1:04:16:13
PAL

DIFFERENCES AND IMPROVEMENTS OVER D216.msu/MS-161.msu:
-missing and obstructed parts filled, where possible, with footage from alternate
cameras
-different top and track menus

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
-Dylan sings first word of “Yesterday” then switches to “My Back Pages” in what may
have been a nod to playing in the Beatles’ hometown
-Al Kooper sits in and adds great organ, especially on “Positively 4th Street” and
“She Belongs To Me”
-cool leads by Dylan on acoustic numbers
-long, piercing harp solo on “My Back Pages” gets crowd going
-crowd sings along on “Don't Think Twice, It's All Right” and “My Back Pages”
-“Alabama Getaway” a pure blast

DASH-F RATING & DETAILS (for MS-121) (see VIDEO SOURCES below for ratings of MS-037 & MS-087):
-DISTANCE/POSITION: 8-15 (Left balcony 30˙) (excellent position with great chest-up closeups; cam mostly stays on Bob when singing, but others seen when cam zooms out and pans left and right during instrumental breaks)

-AUDIO: 15 (excellent LB-3002) (one of the best audience audios)

-STEADINESS: 11 (a bit jittery, but quite watchable)

-HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 14 (lip of balcony rail sometimes seen, but otherwise, an unimpeded view)

-FOCUS: 13 (excellent color and light; red/orange spectrum too vivid at times; sharpness about as good as it gets with analog tapes)

-EDITING: editor filled missing and shaky/obstructed parts with clips from alternate cameras, where possible; otherwise, stills used (see setlist details)

Concert # 792 of The Never-Ending Tour
Bob Dylan (vocal & guitar)
Bucky Baxter (pedal steel guitar, electric slide guitar & mandolin)
John Jackson (guitar)
Tony Garnier (bass)
Winston Watson (drums & percussion)
Al Kooper (organ)

Sincere thanks for filming the show to “THE TWO DAVES” & “AN” & “THE GHOST”
Master video transferred & disseminated by COOPS2009
Audio recorded by LEGENDARY TAPER J
Audio shared by OUTSIDETLAW
Edited, sound upgraded & authored by YASSOU

VIDEO SOURCES & LINEAGE:
MS-121/D216.ms
Taper: “The Two Daves”
transferred & disseminated by COOPS2009
D8 A8 S8 H9 F8 BL5
60 mins (8 songs missing or fragmentary)
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.
MS-161 VOB files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > iMovie 6.0.3

MS-037/D932.m
Taper: “AN”
transferred & disseminated by COOPS2009
D7 A8 S7 H7 F8 SL
18 mins
DVD VOB format
MPEG-2
Sys bitrate 10080 kb/s VBR
Pal 720x576 4.3 ratio
pics/s 25.000 frames\s 25.000 fields/s 25.00
Transferred from the original camera, a National Panasonic Super-VHS NVS-85B camcorder to a LG DRT389H in HQ mode using a super-vhs transfer cable. The disc then menued and prepared in TempgenC Authoring works 4
MS-037 VOB files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > iMovie 6.0.3

MS-087/D216.pm
Taper: “The Ghost”
D8 A8 S8 H8 F8 BC4
101 mins
transferred & disseminated by COOPS2009
DVD Vob format MPEG-2 Sys Bitrate 10080 kb/s VBR
Pic/s 25.000 Frames/s 25/000 Fields/s 50.000
Pal 4.3 format
pic 720x 576
Audio AC3 48 Hz stereo
filmed on a SONY HI 8 camcorder (exact model not known) transferred on a SONY CCD TR840E HI 8 camcorder via hi gain fire wire to PC with Magix Movie Pro 17 then menued with Tempgenc Authoring Works 4.
MS-087 VOB files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > iMovie 6.0.3

AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
LB-3002 (BOOTLEG: “Loving Of Liverpool”)
Taper: LEGENDARY TAPER J
Manufacturer: Mainstream
Catalog No.: MAST-047/048
Shared by OutsideTLaw via CD trade
LB rating: A
commercial bootleg > unclekurty's wallet > EAC > wav > MKW > shn
CDs > hd > aiff files > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > SD II disk images > iMovie 6.0.3.

DVD PRODUCTION NOTES:
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)

ADDITIONAL COOPS2009 NOTES FOR MS-161/D216.ms:
Not only are both these shows well filmed, they were brilliant concerts
The band an Bob really COOK,, don't miss ‘em. 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.

ADDITIONAL COOPS2009 NOTES FOR MS-037/D932.m:
A nice short one here.

ADDITIONAL COOPS2009 NOTES FOR MS-087/D216.pm:
1996 and a slightly augmented band play two excellent shows in Liverpool. This very watchable film is the first. Bob looks fit an healthy and sounds it too. An if you don't know, "Yesterday" is a very brief tease.

ADDITIONAL EDITING NOTES:
Missing and fragmentary songs are filled with clips, where possible, with footage from the other cameras. Otherwise, stills are used.

ADDITIONAL LB NOTES FOR LB-3002:
bittorrent download 08/05; excellent sound [A]; same recording as previous version but with higher levels, more bass, and warmer sound and channels switched
stray clap d1t4 4:35
Review from Bobs Boots:
An absolutely top-notch sound quality CD from the second night of
Liverpool 1996. Tremendous performance as well, featuring Al Cooper
on Organ throughout the show. Very attractively packaged. It all
adds up to one of the best CD releases of a 1996 show.
Highly recommended. Disc two - Track 6 is listed as
Yesterday/My Back Pages. This is Bob Dylan acknowledging the
hometown of the Beatles, and not really an actual performance
of the Paul McCartney song. While strumming the intro to
'My Back Pages', Dylan sings 'Yesterday...' before breaking off
into the correct lyrics!