Buster Poindexter and His Banshees Of Blue @ NYC 1984-05-19

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Buster Poindexter and His Banshees Of Blue
w/The Uptown Horns
Tramps
New York City, NY
May 19, 1984
Early & Late Show
(Two Of Us Master Series Volume 225)

Recording: Shure Mic > Sony WM-D6C

Transfer: Master tapes > Nakamichi DR-01 (azimuth adjusted) > USB Sound Devices > Audacity > iZotope RX / ozone 9 (mastered) > xACT 2.50 > FLAC 

EARLY SHOW
01 Cannibal
02 All Night Long
03 South American Joe
04 Shopping For Clothes
05 I Ain’t Gonna Work Today
06 Do Something For Me
07 Rocket 88
08 Take Out Some Insurance
09 Blonde
10 Poet’s Cafe
11 The Monkey Song
12 Stay As Sick As You Are
13 The Worst Beer I Ever Had

LATE SHOW
14 Bad Detective
15 Smoky Joe’s Cafe
16 Bad Boy
17 New York’s My Home
18 Her Mind Is Gone
19 Somebody Buy Me A Drink
20 Wedding March > Let Me Out Of Here
21 Mack The Knife *
22 Pink Champagne *
23 The Stinking Rich *
24 Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer) *
25 Who Threw The Whiskey In The Well? *
26 There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame

*w/The Uptown Horns

Known Faults:
-Shopping For Clothes: splice
-Smoky Joe's Cafe: start cut
-There Is Nothin' Like A Dame: end cut

Between 1983 and 2002 there were not any tapers more active than the "Two Of Us". For the better part of two decades they taped over 250 artists with an array being taped multiple times. 

If you collect Springsteen then you are already familiar with some of their work, "fmcleanboots" has posted a half dozen or so of their "Tunnel Of Love" tour shows but has decided to pass the baton. 

What you don't know is their passion was not just for Springsteen but for music and that passion runs deep. It is astonishing how many artists they taped. 

They followed tours taping club shows, theater shows, arena shows, big artists, mid-level artists and local artists. 

If they were following a tour and the tour had an off night they'd see who else was playing that night to tape. Always focused on enjoyment of the show as the priority, 
tickets were for the most part acquired outside of the venue as they worked to obtain the best possible seats, continually trading up until the correct seats were acquired. 

The results of this were the captures are uniformly excellent but on occasion the start of the show was sacrificed as a trade-off for the seats. 

The heavy lifting was done by the Sony WM-D6C and an external Shure Mic before moving to DAT for the last couple of years. None of their masters have ever been circulated and 
have been safely stored for the past three to four decades in a climate controlled environment. Tapes transferred so far are in pristine condition. 

Though we may do some mini releases of a series of shows in order for one portion of a tour for the most part shows will not be released in order, there are just too many of them. 

This will be a very exciting series and we hope along the way we upgrade existing circulating audio and offer up shows that do not have any circulating audio, enjoy the ride, this is definitely not a dark ride. 

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Buster Poindexter and His Banshees Of Blue
Tramps
New York City, NY
May 19, 1984
Early & Late Show

We're pleased to add Buster to the line-up of artists in our series with both the early and late show from the May 19th performance.

David Johansen's martini sipping, jacket required alter ego Buster Poindexter had started a multi-year residency at Tramps and in the Spring - Summer of 1984 was playing practically every Friday and Saturday night.
 
During the late show, The Uptown Horns join on five songs. Seems to be a rarity at Tramps,  joined many times at the Bottom Line shows.

Two Of Us taped Buster a lot between 1983 and 1991, if you're a fan you are in for a real treat as there are many many more to come.

The fact that today is the 40th Anniversary was a happy coincidence.

As always thanks to Goody for his continuing support of this and all our other historic releases ensuring we are running in the correct pitch. 

A big thanks as always to "Two Of Us", their dedication to capturing all these legendary performers and shows many heard hear for the first time, the HOURS and HOURS spent waiting in line, traveling, money on tickets as well as trusting me to be the caretaker of their life's work, our little community is indebted to you both. Also, a big thank you to my friend "fmcleanboots" for putting me in touch and laying the groundwork that has resulted in all these great releases...we've barely scratched the surface. The amount of completely uncirculated shows they taped and continue to get into my hands for release is staggering. 

And as always thanks to Goody for his continuing support of this and all our other historic releases ensuring we are running in the correct pitch. 

Artwork is included. 

mjk5510 & Two Of Us