The Knudsen collection is a 5000 cassette collection that is going to digital flac format one entire tape or tape side at a time.
All transfers and numbered releases are "raw" files. They are unedited, unmastered and untracked @ one digital flac file per tape or tape side.
The cassettes were donated to www.shnflac.net by J. Knudsen in 2018. This is a Gems "shnflac.net" production.
************************************************ The GEMS Knudsen Unmastered Project (a detailed description) *************************************************
In 2018, Jeff Knudsen bestowed his tape collection to the AZ GEMS team for distribution and archiving. We have cherry picked some shows and relesed them. We have only scratched the surface. The process of producing a complete and accurate file set is time consuming: select the show, compare to existing sources, adjust the tape deck, transfer to digital, speed correct, master, aquire the source ID and torrent. We realized we would never release the collection if done in the traditional way.
As long as music is on tapes in a closet, it is useless. If it circulates it is preserved for others and for the future. Rather than go through the whole file set creation process, we transfer each tape or tape side as one digital file. A two tape concert will consist of 4 big audio files: one for each side of the two cassettes. We transfer professionally using the best gear and a high quality Anolog to Digital device. The Azimuth and Dolby settings correct. We will release these files for everyone. We will not evaluate the quality of the source, master it, or track it.
The GEMS Knudsen Unmastered Project is about sharing the tapes.
In each numbered release, along with the digital music files, we will include a photo of the tapes and the gear used. The goal is to release as many of the tapes as possible to the website www.shnflac.net.
Looking forward, we think the fruits of this project will be interesting as time passes. We believe that acces to raw, properly transferred audio will be of value to both present and future listeners, researchers and others. Audio mastering is moving at breakneck speed. We can only imagine the future technology that will be available. Having access to unmastered sources could be invaluable.
HISTORY
The collection was started with a box of tapes Jeff Knudsen recieved from his friend Dick Latvala in the late 70's. Dick was just a regular guy in Pahoa, Hawaii. At that time, tapes were currency and Jeff had gold. His collection increased to about 5000 coveted tapes, via mail trades and all night copy-athons. Jeff shared them freely and widely. If you had a soundboard tape in your collection years ago there is a good chance it came from Jeff Knudsen.
WHAT CAN I DO WITH IT ?
Every release in this project is from a band that allows it's fans to trade music non-commercially. We neither add or take away from that permission. We ask that you credit the GEMS Knudsen Unmatered Project. We ask nothing else of you; and you and you do not need to ask permission to use them. Since we ask nothing of you, we will not entertain any complaints. Take what you need and leave the rest.
LINEAGE QUESTIONS
The notion of documenting lineage is a modern one, or simply one Jeff did not entertain. We do not have lineage information on most of these tapes. Some of the tapes sound absolutely fantastic. Others may remind you of a tape you had long ago. Now the rest is up to the community, with whom we have absolute faith in the ability to discern.
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Contact shnflac@gmail.com if you need more information.
Date | Venue | Circ Date - Added | Checksums | Comments | Last Edit | # |
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01/13/82
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The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA | 03/14/2020 - 03/15/2020 | knudsen.0083.jg1982-01-13.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149232 ] | 0 | 03/15/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M Transfer by: Jay Haines on Mar. 14, 2020 | ||||||
02/02/82
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The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA | 03/25/2020 - 03/26/2020 | knudsen.0084.jg1982-02-02.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149328 ] | 0 | 03/26/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLII C90, 1 side of Maxell UDXLI C90, 1 side of Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M.Transfer by: Jay Haines on Mar. 19-22, 2020. #0084 | ||||||
02/03/82
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The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA | 04/30/2020 - 05/01/2020 | knudsen.0087.jg1982-02-03.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149754 ] | 0 | 05/01/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Tape > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on Apr 23 & Apr 24, 2020. #0087 | ||||||
02/04/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 04/30/2020 - 05/01/2020 | knudsen.0088.jg1982-02-04.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149756 ] | 0 | 05/01/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Tape > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on April 27, 2020. #0088 | ||||||
02/05/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 05/02/2020 - 05/03/2020 | knudsen.0089.jg1982-02-05.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149786 ] | 0 | 05/03/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on Apr 27, 2020. #0089 | ||||||
02/05/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 05/02/2020 - 05/03/2020 | knudsen.0089.5.jg1982-02-05.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149787 ] | 0 | 05/03/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on Mar 6, 2020. #0089.5 | ||||||
02/26/82
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The Keystone, Berkeley, CA | 04/05/2020 - 04/07/2020 | knudsen.0086.jg1982-02-26.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149470 ] | 0 | 04/07/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLI C90 and 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on Mar 21 & Apr 4, 2020. #0086 | ||||||
02/27/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 04/05/2020 - 04/06/2020 | knudsen.0085.jg1982-02-27.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149463 ] | 0 | 04/06/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on Apr 4, 2020. #0085 | ||||||
03/03/82
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Barbary Coast, San Francisco, CA | 05/08/2020 - 05/10/2020 | knudsen.0092.jg1982-03-03.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149853 ] | 0 | 05/11/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: One Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on May 6, 2020. #0092 | ||||||
03/07/82
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The Saddlerack, San Jose, CA | 08/18/2020 - 08/19/2020 | knudsen.0112.jg1982-03-07.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150497 ] | 0 | 08/20/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on March 6, 2020. #0112 | ||||||
03/27/82
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The Keystone, Berkeley, CA | 05/17/2020 - 05/18/2020 | knudsen.0094.jg1982-03-27.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149941 ] | 0 | 05/19/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on May 6 and May 11, 2020. #0094 | ||||||
04/25/82
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The Stone, San Francisco, CA | 07/04/2020 - 07/05/2020 | knudsen.0100.jg1982-04-25.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150337 ] | 0 | 07/06/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M Transfer by: Jay Haines on June 28 and July 3, 2020. #0100 | ||||||
04/26/82
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The Stone, San Francisco, CA | 06/30/2020 - 07/01/2020 | knudsen.0099.jg1982-04-26.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150317 ] | 0 | 07/01/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on June 28, 2020. #0099 | ||||||
05/01/82
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The Keystone, Berkeley, CA | 07/11/2020 - 07/13/2020 | knudsen.0101.jg1982-05-01.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150363 ] | 0 | 07/13/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C-90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on July 10-11, 2020. #0101 | ||||||
05/08/82
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The Keystone, Berkeley, CA | 07/19/2020 - 07/20/2020 | knudsen.0102.jg1982-05-08.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150391 ] | 0 | 07/20/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on June 17, 2020. #0102 | ||||||
05/14/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 05/16/2020 - 05/18/2020 | knudsen.0093.jg1982-05-14.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 149931 ] | 0 | 05/18/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on Mar 29 and May 11, 2020. #0093 | ||||||
05/15/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 08/01/2020 - 08/03/2020 | knudsen.0106.jg1982-05-15.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150421 ] | 0 | 08/04/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on June 19, 2020. #0106 | ||||||
06/11/82
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The Keystone, Berkeley, CA | 07/19/2020 - 07/20/2020 | knudsen.0103.jg1982-06-11.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150392 ] | 0 | 07/20/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 TDK Normal Bias D90 & 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on June 17, 2020. #0103 | ||||||
06/12/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 07/27/2020 - 07/28/2020 | knudsen.0104.jg1982-06-12.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150410 ] | 0 | 07/28/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on July 26, 2020. #0104 | ||||||
09/06/82
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The Stone, San Francisco, CA | 08/19/2020 - 08/22/2020 | knudsen.0114.jgjk1982-09-06.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150504 ] | 0 | 08/23/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on August 2, 2020. #0114 | ||||||
09/07/82
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The Stone, San Francisco, CA | 08/03/2020 - 08/04/2020 | knudsen.0107.jgjk1982-09-07.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150423 ] | 0 | 08/04/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on July 11 and August 2, 2020. #0107 | ||||||
10/13/82
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The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA | 08/05/2020 - 08/10/2020 | knudsen.0108.jg1982-10-13.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150450 ] | 0 | 08/10/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on August 4, 2020. #0108 | ||||||
10/21/82
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The Stone, San Francisco, CA | 08/14/2020 - 08/16/2020 | knudsen.0109.jg1982-10-21.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150472 ] | 0 | 08/17/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on August 9 and 11, 2020. #0109 | ||||||
10/22/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 08/15/2020 - 08/16/2020 | knudsen.0110.jg1982-10-22.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150473 ] | 0 | 08/17/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 2 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on August 11 and 12, 2020. #0110 | ||||||
10/23/82
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The Keystone, Palo Alto, CA | 08/19/2020 - 08/22/2020 | knudsen.0115.jg1982-10-23.flac2448.ffp [ zip for 150505 ] | 0 | 08/23/2020 | Add |
Knudsen Tape Collection: flac 2448: 1 Maxell UDXLII C90 > Nakamichi CR-7A (Rebuilt by ESL August 2019) > Sound Devices MixPre-3M. Transfer by: Jay Haines on August 2, 2020. #0115 | ||||||
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