Robert Plant - 1983.09.20.21.22 Austin, TX - King Biscuit Flower Hour - SBD (Broadcast Vinyl)

Robert Plant
The King Biscuit Flower Hour
Broadcast Vinyl Stereo Transfer by jameskg

  Broadcast Dates:
    1984.01.29 (Part 1)
    1984.02.05 (Part 2)

  Performance Dates:
    September 20, 1983 The Summit, Houston, TX 
    September 21, 1983 Frank Erwin Center, Austin, TX
    September 22, 1983 Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX

EX+ Broadcast Vinyl > Stanton 680EL > Technics SL-1200MK2 >
Behringer EuroDesk Pre-Amp > ASI4215 > WAV > FLAC8 > M4A

Vocals: Robert Plant
Guitar: Robbie Blunt & Bob Mayo
Bass  : Paul Martinez
Keys  : Jezz Woodroffe & Bob Mayo
Drums : Phil Collins

This is a four album set of vinyl broadcast discs used to distribute the King Biscuit Flower Hour to radio stations affiliates in the USA for weekly broadcasts. Long sought after by Zeppelin & Plant fans alike, only part of this short series has been available from the broadcast tapes until now. The quality you'll hear here surpasses that of previous "leaks" of the SBD material, especially the definition of the high frequencies.

Does anybody remember.... dynamics? The range on this recording is spectacular - nice and open - no clipping.

Absolutely ZERO compression, limiting or EQ applied to this transfer. This is CLEAN.
The only thing I did to this was meticulously remove any noticeable pops or crackles. I did NOT just run a generic pop filter on the entire set of audio, as that usually harms the recording in an unpleasant way.

This set runs as the broadcast did, with one exception: I removed all but one Honda Shadow commercial (they were all exactly the same and played at EVERY break). All other commercials are left in place. This entire transfer is precisely tracked so you can easily skip parts you don't want to hear. There are 43 tracks total, filling 3CDs:

01 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Bill Minkin - Introduction.flac
02 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Honda Shadow.flac
03 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Budweiser 1.flac
04 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - In The Mood.flac
05 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Pledge Pin.flac
06 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Levis Blue Jeans.flac
07 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Budweiser 2.flac
08 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Bill Minkin.flac
09 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Messin With The Mekon.flac
10 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Good Evening Plantations.flac
11 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Worse Than Detroit.flac
12 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Plantations.flac
13 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Moonlight In Samosa.flac
14 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Bill Minkin.flac
15 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Budweiser 3.flac
16 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Bill Minkin.flac
17 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Fat Lip.flac
18 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Two Step.flac
19 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Bill Minkin.flac
20 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - Budweiser 4.flac
21 - CD1 - 1984.01.29 - Part 1 - End Credits.flac
22 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Bill Minkin - Introduction.flac
23 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Budweiser 5.flac
24 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Bill Minkin.flac
25 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Other Arms.flac
26 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Horizontal Departure.flac
27 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Pledge Pin.flac
28 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Bill Minkin.flac
29 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Budweiser 6.flac
30 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Bill Minkin.flac
31 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Plant and Band Introductions.flac
32 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Slow Dancer.flac
33 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Like Ive Never Been Gone.flac
34 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Bill Minkin.flac
35 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Budweiser 7.flac
36 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Bill Minkin.flac
37 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Big Log.flac
38 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - Burning Down One Side.flac
39 - CD2 - 1984.02.05 - Part 2 - End Credits.flac
40 - CD3 - 1984.01.29 - Bonus! - Side D - In The Mood (pre-broadcast).flac
41 - CD3 - 1984.02.05 - Bonus! - Side D - Big Log (pre-broadcast).flac
42 - CD3 - 1984.01.29 - Bonus! - Radio Promo for Part 1.flac
43 - CD3 - 1984.02.05 - Bonus! - Radio Promo for Part 2.flac

Also included are hi-res scans of one of the four records, the accompanying documentation - cue sheets, scripts and a letter to the radio station program directors from David Knight, the producer of the show.

This set was rescued from a record store by Krambo199 with real money. The album covers are plain white (since this set was meant to be played once for broadcast and discarded) and the price sticker from the record shop is intact. Without disclosing what he paid, let me assure you that Krambo199 is being very generous in offering this to the community for free - especially since it is so rare. From what I can tell, this is the first time it has been available in full, including the "D" sides that feature cuts mastered for broadcast in regular rotation, outside the King Biscuit show.

Enjoy!

Broadcast vinyl provided by Krambo199
Transferred with care and cleaned up by jameskg
2006.7.21

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