The Fixx @ Universal Amphitheatre 1984-10-30

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The Fixx
Universal Amphitheatre
Los Angeles, CA
October 30, 1984
Rick L Master Series via JEMS Volume Five

Recording Gear: Aiwa Single Point Stereo Clip-On Microphone > Sony Walkman D6

JEMS 2023 Transfer: Rick L Master Cassettes > Cassette Deck 1 azimuth-adjusted playback > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity 3.1 capture > iZotope RX > iZotope RX9 Advanced and Ozone 9 > MBIT+ resample to 16/44.1 > Audacity > xACT 2.50 > FLAC

01 Privilege
02 Question
03 Lose Face
04 Stand or Fall
05 Less Cities, More Moving People
06 Are We Ourselves
07 In Suspense
08 Reach The Beach
09 The Fool
10 Phantom Living
11 Saved by Zero
12 Woman on a Train
13 Sunshine in the Shade
14 Lost in Battle Overseas
15 Deeper and Deeper
16 Red Skies
17 Running    
18 One Thing Leads to Another    

Known Faults:
-None

JEMS' latest series presents new transfers of master recordings made by SoCal-based taper Rick L who was active in the early '80s. While he was a fan of bands like Yes and taped them on more than one occasion, his tastes were eclectic and of-the-moment, ranging from new wave artists featured on KROQ-FM to reggae and jazz acts. So while he didn't have Millard-caliber equipment, he did cover many shows not recorded by Millard or others who leaned towards the classic rock end of the spectrum. We'll be presenting the best of his work and his collection over the course of this year.

Vol. Five reflects the aforementioned KROQ influence with The Fixx, on tour in support of their third album Phantoms, released in August. Not to be confused with a host of one-hit '80s wonders, The Fixx had a legitimate string of hits and I was reminded how many of these songs I knew, including "Stand Or Fall," "Are We Ourselves?," "Reach The Beach," "Saved By Zero," "One Thing Leads To Another" and "Red Skies," all of which feature here.

This is the best recording to date in the Rick L series, with impressive clarity, fullness and closeness. Any fan of the Fixx should enjoy this fine capture. Samples provided.

We want to thank Rick for lending us his tapes and allowing us to share his work with the DIME audience. Please let him know your appreciation via comments. Also supporting the series are JEMS' frequent collaborators Professor Goody, who prescribed proper pitch adjustments, and mjk5510 who took care of post production.

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