London/Hammersmith (11-Feb-93)

NOTE: '5-Star' rating based on a truly stellar performance, though a '4-Star' rating might be closer to the technical video quality truth.

3-5/5+/4-/5/4- (avg. 12.00 B+)
Center balcony
2:14:25:01
PAL

DIFFERENCES & IMPROVEMENTS OVER D504/D504.su:
-used file sourced from the master PAL tape; D503/D503.su are NTSC transfers from PAL
tape copied on a standalone DVD player)
-used LB-5855 (Legendary Taper A) for the whole show, not just the last three songs.
-more natural selection of stills

PERFORMANCE/HIGHLIGHTS/SPECIAL MOMENTS:
-Dylan’s extensive use of the acoustic guitar
-Dylan’s thumb + forefinger acoustic and electric guitar technique, e.g., on
“Tomorrow Night” and “All Along The Watchtower”
-long drawn out endings to some songs, e.g., “Tangled Up In Blue” and “Stuck Inside Of Mobile”
-strong vocals on “What Good Am I” and “I And I”
-stellar backup by Watson and Baxter on “What Good Am I?”
-“I And I” highlighted by Watson’s intense drumming
-moving vocals on “Jim Jones,” “She Belongs To Me” and “It Ain’t Me, Babe”
-incisive harp, especially on “Tangled Up In Blue” and “Simple Twist Of Fate”
-Bucky Baxter’s lap steel on “Watching The River Flow,” pedal steel on “She Belongs
To Me” & dobro on “Desolation Row”
-blistering leads by J.J. Jackson, especially on “All Along The Watchtower”
-nice interplay between J.J. & Dylan on “Highway 61 Revisited” and “Everything Is
Broken”
-rather distracting special effects added by filmer (see setlist details)

DISTANCE/POSITION: 8-15 (center balcony; effective zooming and panning; focus on Dylan during singing with shots of others during instrumentals)

AUDIO: 15 (excellent LTA/LB-5855 recording)

STEADINESS: 10 (a bit jittery)

HEADS/OBSTRUCTIONS: 14 (mostly unobstructed except far left side on long shots blocking J.J. Jackson)

FOCUS: 10 (very good color and adequate light; focus soft and grainy on close-ups)

EDITING: stills used for missing songs and parts; vertical control issue and distracting special effects left mostly untouched; brief cuts had to added before and during some songs to maintain a/v sync; (see setlist details)

Never-Ending Tour Concert #461
Bob Dylan on vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and harp
John Jackson on electric and acoustic guitar, banjo
Bucky Baxter on pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar, electric & acoustic slide guitar, dobro, electric mandolin
Tony Garnier on bass
Winston Watson on drums

Filmed by “THE TWO DAVES”
Transferred & Disseminated by COOPS2009
Audio recorded by LEGENDARY TAPER A
Audio shared by OUTSIDETLAW
Edited, sound upgraded & authored by YASSOU

VIDEO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
Filmed by “The Two Daves”
Transferred & disseminated by Coops2009
MS-139
D6 A8 S8 H8 F8 BC4
113 mins
filmer used some distracting special effects
occasional vertical hold problems
time counter left on for last song w/incorrect date
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-139 > VOB files > MPEG Streamclip 1.9.2 > dv > iMovie 6.0.3

AUDIO SOURCE & LINEAGE:
LB-5855
Taper: Legendary Taper A
Shared by OutsideTLaw via trade
LB rating: A (DVD author gives it an A+)
?? -> portable DATrecorder - clone -> (digital transfer) m-audio delta audiophile 2496 -> Wavelab -> tlh
LB-5855 > hd > Toast Titanium 11.0.4 > SD II disk images > iMovie 6.0.3.

DVD PRODUCTION POROCESS:
Produced by yassou on a MacBook Pro running Lion 10.7.5 and Apple software.
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-139:
Courtesy of The Two Daves
Yet another very watchable film.They were on form this tour.
Fourth night of his third and final residency (so far) at Hammersmith. Bob clearly wants to play though and seems reluctant to finish many of the songs.
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.

LB NOTES FOR LB-5855:
Taper: Legendary Taper A
76min+59min
Rating: A (DVD author gives it n A+)
LTA; cut before encore, legendary taper A, ?? -> portable DATrecorder - clone -> (digital transfer) m-audio delta audiophile 2496 -> Wavelab -> tlh, I did not harm the sound of the recording in any way
bittorrent download 02/08; in 4-way comparison these are different recordings based on different crowd at beginning of d1t10, this has warmest sound with similar fullness to bootleg If Not For You which has fuller but harsher sound than GD LB-5462
drop d2t5 7:27 not in music