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DVD 982; lineage: Steve Hopkins recording. After completing the remaster of the Lampinski source, the Steve Hopkins master recording was remastered again. His tape is generally known as "source 2". Now, with the benefit of the Lampinski recording as a reference the speed and tonality of the two recordings could be brought in line. A friend of PRRP knows Steve Hopkins and obtained a fresh transfer of the his master tape for PRRP and this was used both for PRRP038 and this remaster project. Remaster
1. Speed correction using standard references and Lampinski source as a guide.
2. Tone adjustments using Lampinski remaster as a guide. This is different than original PRRP038.
3. Balance correction.
4. Dynamics adjusted.
5. Clicks and pops repaired.
6. Re-tracked to be similar to Lampinski.
7. No patches necessary. Tape flips occurred during applause.

For years, there have been two sources and many versions of this show available. Earlier in the PRRP series a new A/D conversion of the recording generally referred to as "source 2" was obtained directly from the taper Steve Hopkins and this was used to produce the remaster named PRRP038. In the fall of 2009, a taper named Dan Lampinski allowed his treasure chest of recordings to be digitized and released to the public via torrent. One of these tapes was his recording of this Boston Pink Floyd show on June 18th of 1975. His recording will probably be referred to as source 3 by the trade community. As with his other recordings, this Lampinski capture of the Pink Floyd performance was outstanding. With both recordings essentially complete and of outstanding quality, there was an opportunity to produce a remaster of each using each as a reference for the other.

The Hopkins recording had tape flips during applause so there was no missing music. The Lampinski recording had tape flips during the music so the Hopkins recording could be used to restore the missing segments of Lampinski. As with most cassette tape recordings from the 1970's, there was a speed error identified in each recording. This was not corrected in the original PRRP038. Using standard references, the speed error of each tape was more easily identified and corrected. The EQ or tonality of the recordings was compared and matched as much as possible. From the clarity of the two recordings it is assumed that both tapers used excellent equipment and were both in a good location for a good capture. When comparing the two tapes, similarities and differences were noted....

Talking can be heard in Hopkins that is not in Lampinski at 22 seconds after last beat of You've Gotta Be Crazy.
Fire crackers 6 seconds before Roger's introduction of Raving and Drooling has "Yea" in Hopkins but not Lampinski.
Roger's introduction of Raving and Drooling sounds a bit more distant in Hopkins than Lampinski.
During Speak to Me someone says "Jesus" and can be heard in Hopkins but not Lampinski.
Talking can be heard in R channel of Hopkins but not Lampinski at 4:06 of Any Colour you like.
Acoustics seem very similar so the two tapers were probably close to each other.
Single claps at 10:54 of You Gotta Be Crazy are heard in both so both tapers were in a similar location.
"nice and easy" heard in both recordings during slow guitar segment of Money at 5:14.
Carrier signal at 15,700Hz in Hopkins source, but not in the Lampinski source so clearly different recordings.

The two recordings in a remastered form can now be appreciated for their similarities and differences. Both are available here. Each has a separate information file identifying the source, the track times and the general process used for the remastering.

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