Tanks @ San Francisco, CA 1982-04-25

 



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Tanks
On Broadway - KUSF - FM
San Francisco, CA
1982-04-25 (Sunday)

THTP Radio Release 2001

Lineage (for radio shows taped by Terry): 
Sansui AU-717 Integrated Amp > Sansui TU-717 FM Tuner > AKAI GXC-570D Cassette Deck

Archival Process (for radio shows taped by Terry): 
1999: Sony TC-KA3ES > cassette playback (NO Dolby) > BBE 462 Sonic Maximizer (to clean up tapes) >
Tascam DA-30 DAT > HHb DAT-125 DAT tape
2002: HHb CDR-850 Professional CD Recorder (In real time) > HHb CDR74 Gold 100 year archival grade CDRs
2005: Transfered to HDD in AIFF file format

Recorded, preserved, and master files provided by: Terry Hammer

Setlist:
01. (title ?)
02. When The Wall Comes Down (?)
03. (title ?)

Length: 10:13

Band:
Mark Brown - ?
Michael Davis - ?
Susan Miller - vocals
Benzedrine - ?

Notes:
* Sound Quality: Fair/Good
* This is the Tanks which put out a single mixed by East Bay Ray from the DKs: Bongo Congo/March of the Slugs.
https://www.discogs.com/Tanks-Bongo-Congo/release/3032960
* Your guess is as good as mine for song titles. Good punk rock though!! Not a lot of it, but what there is rockin'.
* Other than the band members listed on that single on discogs, I've got nuthin', sorry. Sounds like bass, guitar, drums, and Susan singing.
* Checkout their single on youtube, it's another really good East Bay Ray production:
- Bongo Congo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrqdUmg9lR4
- March of the Slugs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7vssWbyfa4
* I wish I could find more out about this band, this is very cool punk/garage rock, their single is great.

* About KUSF (90.3 FM, San Francisco, CA): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KUSF_(University_of_San_Francisco)
KUSF is an online-only radio station owned by the University of San Francisco and operated by its students. From 1963 until 2011, the station was a non-commercial radio station licensed to San Francisco, California, broadcast at 90.3 FM MHz. 
"KUSF began in 1963 as a campus-only AM station managed by the Associated Students of the University of San Francisco (ASUSF). In 1973, the University of San Francisco (USF) was offered an FM radio station by a small local Bible college that wished to discontinue its radio operations. USF accepted the offer and on April 25, 1977, KUSF became an FM station broadcasting on the 90.3 frequency.[1] The old AM station later became the student-managed KDNZ.
Originally broadcasting six hours a day, KUSF began broadcasting 24 hours a day in 1981. In its early days KUSF was a conventional college station, broadcasting programs of interest to the university and greater San Francisco community. However, KUSF soon garnered attention by playing new underground music: it was one of the first radio stations to play punk rock. Many now-famous acts also first gained exposure on KUSF, most notably The B-52's and Metallica."
KUSF took over Terry Hammer's KALX "Live From the Mabuhay Gardens" broadcast at the beginning of 1981.
Terry did a show for the online version of KUSF for a while.
* About the University of San Francisco: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_San_Francisco
"The University of San Francisco (USF) is a private Jesuit university in San Francisco, California. The school's main campus is located on a 55-acre (22 ha) setting between the Golden Gate Bridge and Golden Gate Park."
I have long suspected that one of the Jesuit higher ups come to town and was shocked by the music being played by the DJs, and ordered its sale ASAP. The sale of the station was very quick, and made no real sense since it was very popular and served the community well.

* About the On Broadway (433 Broadway, at Montgomery St., San Francisco, CA): 
The On Broadway was basically the 2nd floor of the Mabuhay Gardens. It was not quite as grungy as the Fab Mab in its heyday.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabuhay_Gardens
"The Mabuhay was in the lower level of the 435 Broadway building, which also housed the On Broadway Theater, known in 1984-1985 as "Rock on Broadway."
Dirksen had a unique style as emcee, deliberately baiting and trading insults with audience and band members, which had the effect of raising the energy of audience and performers alike. Dirksen’s abrasive performance was a central part of the atmosphere of the Mabuhay.
Dirksen and Aquino dissolved their agreement in the early 1980s over disputes concerning Dirksen booking all his higher profile shows at the venue directly upstairs from the Mabuhay, The On Broadway Theater."
* More on the On Broadway/Mab: https://oldpunkflyers.tumblr.com/mabuhaygardens
"After booking both venues for a period of time Dirksen moved his entire operation upstairs. Aquino brought in two young booking agents, Michael Reidy and David Kaplan who started "Punk Nights" on Monday's with free spaghetti featuring bands like Urban Assault, Fuck Ups, MDC, Code Of Honor and Sick Pleasure. In their 4 year tenure post Dirksen, Reidy and Kaplan soon started doing weekends as well with bands like Social Distortion, Agent Orange, Wipers, Richard Hell, Johnny Thunders as well as goth bands like 45 Grave and Specimen. The two venues engaged in booking wars, Reidy and Kaplan finally left in 1986.
The Mabuhay Gardens closed in 1988, at the very end Aquino attempted to move his operation upstairs to the On Broadway (by then vacated by Dirksen) under the moniker of “The Mab On Broadway."
* Even more about the On Broadway: https://acidheroes.wordpress.com/2013/12/11/the-on-broadway-theater/
"People still talk about the legendary Mabuhay Gardens and the Elite Club. But you rarely hear about the On Broadway Theater these days. Which is odd, because it was the primo venue for San Francisco punk bands back in the 1980s.
The On Broadway Theater was run by the legendary Dirk Dirksen.
...
The On Broadway Theater itself was a beautifully laid-out piece of architecture. It had the vibe of a decadent and decaying haunted mansion right out of the Addam’s Family. You walked up a narrow staircase to get into the place. The seating and the balcony was akin to the most cozy and comfortable, beat-up old movie theatre. Then there was a bar in the next room. And an outdoor patio where you could sit and drink around tables and clear your head with some fresh air. And if the bands sucked, you could always go downstairs and check out the more intimate setting of the Fab Mab. Outside there was the narrow alleyway where the roadies loaded and unloaded the bands, and where drugs were scored and beefs were settled (usually over cracked heads and bloody noses)."
* To give you an idea of how much times have changed since then, the 433 Broadway building was recently listed at around $10,000,000!!!

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These are not Terry Hammer Mixing board/AUD recordings. These were recorded off of FM radio either by him, or by other people, and in a few cases, are sourced from pre-FM tapes.

Terry recommends these recordings very highly. The radio stations (like KSAN) recorded these with a full sound truck, and very high end gear, so the sound is usually very good quality.

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Note on sources:
FM - recorded using an FM tuner to cassette deck.
Pre-FM - source tapes were from the pre-broadcast tapes.

Note on quality:
Because these FM and PreFM shows come from a variety of sources, and have various qualities, I will list the relative qualities of each 2xxx series release.  These qualities refer ONLY to the actual audio quality, not to the performances.
* Excellent - sounds/looks like a first generation master, no degradation of sound, full frequency range.
* Very good - 2nd gen or maybe lower bias cassette used to record.
* Good - audible hiss or dropouts, likely higher generation.
* Fair - sounds ok, but has audio issues, either high gen, errors in processing, whatever.
* Poor - does not sound good, for whatever reason.

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 - teetering