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Post by mattchurchett on Apr 6, 2015 19:56:55 GMT
I picked up some reel to reel tapes over the weekend. Have been having a listen to them, and here's what I've found on them. These are only rough notes, I've got to go back in more detail. Where it says TOTP, I'm only assuming these are from this. The only clues I have are that they all appeared on the show and the clapping at the end of the song before the tape cuts off. Tape 1 Side 1 Hendrix Purple Haze near end, Radio 1 chart show 1973 Tape 2 Side 1 Magic Rocking Horse song Hermans Hermits No milk today TOTP Gimme some lovin TOTP Hollies Stop Stop Stop TOTP Cilla Black A Fool Am I TOTP 13/10 27/10 3/11 Manfred Mann Mr James TOTP 20/10 3/11 10/11 1/12  Val Doonican What would I Be 3/11 17/11 1/12 Side 2 Small Faces, Bobby Darin TOTP 10/11/66 Lee Dorsey TOTP 24/11/66 Cliff Richard 20/10 or 10/11 Times we have had song Four Tops 10/11 or 27/12 Hold me song Yardbirds 17/11/66 Tom Jones Jigsaw girl song Goodies - Funky Gibbon Gloria Gaynor Reach Out 14 In Chart Tape 3 Side 1 Top 20 Radio 1 6th - 12th May 1973 (19 to 6) Side 2 Blank |
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Post by Bob Savage (robstar) on Apr 6, 2015 21:31:50 GMT
Magic rocking horse song is "Magic Rockin' Horse" and by Pinkertons Assorted Colours, I'd love it if footage ever surfaces!
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Post by Gary Critcher on Apr 6, 2015 21:45:19 GMT
are these sound tapes?
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Post by mattchurchett on Apr 6, 2015 21:59:17 GMT
Thanks for the info Bob, it's a cool song. All audio Freddie  |
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Post by jbuoys on Apr 10, 2015 23:06:53 GMT
What's the quality of the audio like? Does it sound like it was recorded with a microphone held in front of the TV (as most home recordings were), or has it been recorded with a line input?
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Post by mattchurchett on Apr 11, 2015 8:32:44 GMT
I'm a total novice when it comes to audio (videos more my thing!) but the sounds quality is pretty good.
I would have said it was from a radio broadcast, but you can hear cheering at the end of the performance and occasionally a word or two by a presenter.
Will have to copy it to MP3 so others can have a listen
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Post by nicadare on Apr 11, 2015 9:52:32 GMT
I'm a total novice when it comes to audio (videos more my thing!) but the sounds quality is pretty good. I would have said it was from a radio broadcast, but you can hear cheering at the end of the performance and occasionally a word or two by a presenter. Will have to copy it to MP3 so others can have a listen MP3 is a poor quality format but probably good enough for your reel to reel tapes. WAV is much better quality and the format which is on CDs. Many people are downloading MP3s thinking they are getting CD quality but they are not, they are compressed to bits.  |
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Post by jbuoys on Apr 11, 2015 10:01:36 GMT
mp3 is a compressed format, however, there are different levels of compression that mp3s can be encoded at. If you set the encoding to around 320kbps you'll be hard pressed to tell the difference between that and wav at 44.1khz (CD format).
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Post by Kev Hunter on Apr 14, 2015 16:00:28 GMT
mp3 is a compressed format, however, there are different levels of compression that mp3s can be encoded at. If you set the encoding to around 320kbps you'll be hard pressed to tell the difference between that and wav at 44.1khz (CD format). ...and of course that will make a huge difference to a domestic sound recording made from the TV over 40 years ago.  |
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Post by markboulton on Apr 18, 2015 21:56:16 GMT
It does, actually.
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Post by Matthew North on Apr 20, 2015 10:18:15 GMT
Anything thats noisy MP3 will make the noise factor worse. much worse.
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Post by jbuoys on Apr 20, 2015 11:30:38 GMT
Anything thats noisy MP3 will make the noise factor worse. much worse. The mp3 compression algorithm introduces artefacts which change the overall sound of the source audio. Therefore noise in a recording will acquire artefacts which make the noise sound different. Again, it's all about how much the original audio is compressed by; up around the 320kbps figure the artefacts are all but inaudible. |
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Post by Nigel Lees on Apr 21, 2015 14:50:38 GMT
Hi Matt, intrigued by the Yardbirds November '66 recording? Any info on that one please?
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Post by mattchurchett on Apr 22, 2015 11:28:57 GMT
No info other than that at the minute unfortunately, Nigel. Will hopefully get the tapes digitised in the next few days and we can try and find out what's exactly on them.
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Post by Nigel Lees on Apr 24, 2015 16:21:22 GMT
OK man, be interested to find out, thanks in advance.
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