Richard & Linda Thompson
The Chance
Poughkeepsie, NY
May 16, 1982

Recording Information ::: mono soundboard feed -> unknown cassette recorder -> master mono soundboard cassette -> 1st generation Maxell XLII-S 90 cassette, Dolby not indicated.

Playback 2013-03-xx ::: 1st generation Maxell XLII-S 90 cassette on on Nakamichi 680ZX cassette deck, Dolby B off, azimuth adjusted for individual tape, heads cleaned & demagnetized -> Sony Linear PCM Recorder PCM-M10 (LPCM 44.10kHz/16bit WAV files) -> computer -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, incremental pitch (speed) fixes applied with single pass per segment after frequency analysis & with pitchpipe verification, bad 60Hz spike notched out, EQ applied to lower some bass, light noise reduction to reduce hiss, AUD patches EQ'd to better match SBD source], mono recording & once remastered only used better L channel for steadier sound -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded 2018-08-xx.

- EXC SBD with a bit o' hiss & a few missing bits patched with an AUD. Check samples if yr a gold dust purist or tempting morsels are yr audio appetizers.
- WARNING: The first minute of track 1 is an AUD source patch, don't be fooled!
- WARTS: Repaired dullspots & dropouts but surely missed a few. Got hiss, mostly in #07+08 which are VERY low volume. SBD missing bits patched with AUD - #01 intro 50secs, tapeflip between 7&8 (75 seconds missing with music & applause - #07 missing 25secs at end & #08 25secs at start). #15 last 32secs & all of #16. #07 taper talk between songs from AUD patch.

- 4th gig of Richard & Linda Thompson's first & last USA tour & about 10 days before Linda, "crowned Richard with a Coke bottle.Ó
- Richard & Linda's 1st & last USA tour. Musically spectacular, perhaps all the more edgy due to the ongoing dissolution of their marriage.

01. Back Street Slide
02. Òtalk & tuningÓ
03. Just the Motion
04. Òtalk & tuningÓ
05. Flogging Reel > Kerry Reel
06. Òtalk & tuningÓ
07. Honky Tonk Blues
08. Òtalk & tuningÓ
09. I'll Keep It With Mine
10. Òtalk & tuningÓ
11. You're Gonna Need Somebody
12. Òtalk & tuningÓ
13. Pavanne          
14. Òtalk & tuningÓ
15. Withered & Died   
16. Òtalk & tuningÓ
17. Man In Need
18. Òtalk & tuningÓ
19. Walking On A Wire
20. Òtalk & tuningÓ
21. Don't Renege On Our Love
22. Òtalk & tuningÓ
23. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed
24. Òtalk & tuningÓ
25. Shoot Out The Lights
26. Òtalk & tuningÓ
27. For Shame Of Doing Wrong
28. Òtalk & tuningÓ

- First Encore - 
29. Down Where The Drunkards Roll

- Second Encore -
30. Danny Boy

Total Time = 1:29:30

Richard John Thompson OBE - acoustic & electric guitars, vocals
Linda Thompson - vocals, tambourine
David James "Dave" Mattacks - drums, percussion
Simon John Breckenridge Nicol - acoustic & electric guitars, backing vocals
Peter "Pete" Zorn - electric bass, flute.

- Additional Notes - 
::: CONTRAST CLAUSE: This is a SBD. An AUD source may be found elsewhere.
::: CONTRAST CLAUSE: This is the Mk2 SBD WITH EQ or NR & AUD patches EQ'd to better match this SBD material. The Mk1 SBD with NO EQ or NR may be found elsewhere.
::: "Shoot Out The Lights", their 6th & final LP issued 1982-03-15 & this tour actually happened for contractual reasons.
::: Simon Nicol's wife had a baby on this morning. A musician's life on the road while the birthing business goes on at home!
::: NOTHING here used for "Shoot Out The Lights" 2CD deluxe. "I'll Keep it With Mine" is the only unidentified source & the versions were compared.
::: Marshall Crenshaw opened. His debut just issued April 28th. By a month after this show, he was a mega star. Go figure!
::: Other SBDs exist from this tour. It'd be great to hear more before all my hearing has to be from an astral plane. Please.
::: To my knowledge, there are NO Richard & Linda Thompson SBD/AUD matrixes. I'd LOVE to hear these sources mixed but it's above my remastering pay grade. Can anyone tackle it? I can supply a non-cross-faded version of the SBD with clean cuts. I tried one track & it sounded pretty cool.
::: Uploaded in memory of the extremely fine multi-instrumentalist Pete Zorn (RIP April 2016).

DOLBY PLAYBACK NOTE: Sounded like s#*t with Dolby on (dead & hissy). Very hissy with Dolby off in quiet parts, but much more lifelike. Hiss complaints circulated for years from those who heard a number of SBDs from the tour, in part due to the cassette format, but almost certainly a crappy deck as well. Now that I am having some success with differential EQ, I may revisit the Dolby thing here at some point & see what happens.

Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline.

DimeTravel 437 ::: Thanks to the original taper & trader for doin' the real work! Thanks to DIMER dclubok for some song research. ::: Corrections welcome ::: After remastering qith its mix issues alleviated & the hiss subdued, this never sounded better. I tried many different differential EQ settings but finally decided the original sound was the most authentic, it just needed some bass reduction. A bit of an odd show, definitely more laid back than many others on the tour. Superb playing but to my ears a bit methodical & Richard doesn't have the edge of some of my favorite shows, like Boston & Baltimore. There is an aspect of it that almost sounds like a rehearsal, perhaps because the audience is also fairly subdued - possibly the club was not very full at all. Except that it was a bit rundown, I liked The Chance. Not a bad place to see music, from the floor or the balcony. Still my fave R&LT tour of them all. It's interesting to compare "I'll Keep It With Mine" to the released version from the same tour & realise how very different the guitar playing is - that Richard, what a guy! I seem to recollect this came from a friend of the mighty Jerry Moore, it was a one-off trade with a source someone knew who had RT tapes, and I was a beggin'. In any case, best to see your dentist before playing this one & make sure your fillings are solid, as anything loose may well fall on the floor from shock & awe. Only 3 days before my one-off experience seeing the maestros at work in Boston, this is an audio feast for the ears, best experienced with a bit of volume & uninterrupted listening space in an empty house or a fast moving vehicle on the open road. If you sometimes forget why you were "over the moon" about this duo, or wonder why Richard just doesn't slip under yer skin the same way anymore, maybe this recording can help. I don't think it's the show best from the tour, but it's extremely enjoyable & the quality alone makes it mandatory - quite tasty. Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yrs truly, Knees

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Enjoy! Support the artist and buy the officially-released items (as of this writing; asterisks denote BGE/WolfgangÕs Vault) -
1972-10-25 (ÒShady Lies)
1973-01-xx (Leeds - ÒNapoleon's DreamÓ)
1973-01-xx (John Peel Show - "The Little Beggar Girl,Ó ÓDragging The River,Ó "The Great Valerio,Ó "The Neasden HornpipeÓ)
1974-01-xx (BBC - "I Want To See The Bright Lights TonightÓ)
1975-02-11 (ÒWishing,Ó ÒIÕm Turning Off A Memory,Ó ÒA Heart Needs A Home,Ó "Hokey Pokey [The Ice Cream Song],Ó "Georgie On A Spree,Ó ÓIÕll Regret It All In The Morning")
1975-03-16 (ÒA Heart Needs A Home,Ó ÒThe Great ValerioÓ)
1975-03-xx (Old Grey Whistle Test - "Jet Plane In A Rocking Chair,Ó ÓA Heart Needs A HomeÓ)
1975-04-25 (ÒDark End Of The Street,Ó ÒBeat The RetreatÓ)
1975-09-07 ("I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight,Ó "Together Again,Ó "Calvary Cross," ÒHokey Pokey,Ó ÒStreets Of ParadiseÓ)
1975-11-27 (ÒItÕll Be Me,Ó ÒNight Comes In,Ó ÒCalvary CrossÓ)
1975-11-xx (Swindon, GBR)
1975-11-xx (Norwich, GBR)
1975-xx-xx (Marc Time Show - ÒHokey PokeyÓ)
1981-01-xx (ÒJimmy Thackray & SongsÓ Show - ÒPavanne,Ó "Just The MotionÓ)
1981-08-xx (ÒA Little Light MusicÓ Show - "Night Comes In,Ó ÓI'm A Dreamer,Ó ÓI Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight,Ó ÓShoot Out The Lights,Ó ÓYou're Going to Need Somebody,Ó ÓDargai,Ó ÓDimming Of The DayÓ)
1982-01-08 (ÒTime To Ring Some Changes,Ó ÒBeat The Retreat,Ó ÒI Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight,Ó ÒDown Where The Drunkards Roll,Ó ÒDon't Let A Thief Steal Into Your Heart,Ó ÒHow Many Times Do You Have To Fall?,Ó ÒRoll Over Vaughn Williams,Ó ÔMeet On The LedgeÓ)
1982-05-xx (Paris Theatre - "A Man In Need,Ó ÓWithered And Died,Ó ÓNew-Fangled Flogging Reel/Kerry Reel,Ó "Shoot Out The Lights,Ó "Just The Motion,Ó "Back Street Slide,Ó "Night Comes InÓ)
1982-09-29 (ÒWoman Or A Man?,Ó ÒA Heart Needs A Home,Ó ÒFor Shame Of Doing Wrong,Ó ÒGenesis Hall,Ó ÒHonky-Tonk Blues,Ó ÒSmall Town Romance,Ó ÒLove Is Bad For Business,Ó ÒThe Great Valerio,Ó ÒNever AgainÓ)
1982-09-30 (ÒSmall Town Romance,Ó ÒShepherdÕs March > Maggie CameronÓ)
1982-xx-xx (BBC ÒFolk On 2Ó Show - "Dimming Of The Day,Ó ÒModern WomanÓ)
1983-10-14 (ÒShoot Out The LightsÓ)
1983-10-29 (ÒCalvary CrossÓ)
1983-12-13
1984-01-26
1984-11-28 (ÒJennieÓ)
1985-03-28
1985-04-10
1985-04-xx (Polydor session; broadcast 1985-08-xx - ÓFire In The Engine Room,Ó ÓShe Twists The Knife Again,Ó ÓWall Of Death,Ó ÓWhen The Spell Is Broken,Ó ÓDid She Jump Or Was She Pushed,Ó ÓThe Wrong Heartbeat,Ó ÓTear Stained LetterÓ)
1985-07-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - "She Twists The Knife Again,Ó ÒYou Don't Say,Ó ÓWhen The Spell Is BrokenÓ)
1985-08-01 (ÒDevonsideÓ)
1985-08-xx (Old Grey Whistle Test - "She Twists the Knife AgainÓ)
1986-11-07 (ÒAl Bowlly's In Heaven,Ó ÒWhen The Spell Is Broken")
1986-11-19
1986-11-20 ("The Angels Took My Racehorse Away,Ó ÓValerie,Ó ÓJennie,Ó ÓYou Don't Say,Ó ÓFire In The Engine Room,Ó ÓWall Of Death,Ó ÓNearly In LoveÓ)
1987-01-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - ÒValerie,Ó "When The Spell Is Broken,Ó ÓTwo Left Feet,Ó ÓTurning Of The Tide.Ó ÓHow Will I Ever Be Simple Again,Ó ÓGhosts In The Wind,Ó ÓShoot Out The Lights,Ó ÓShe Twists The Knife Again,Ó ÓWithered And Died,Ó ÓThe End of the RainbowÓ)
*1988-07-01
1988-11-07
1990-10-03 (ÒFrom Galway To GracelandÓ)
1990-10-04 (ÒBogie's Bonnie BelleÓ)
1991-08-09 (ÒTear Stained LetterÓ)
1992-08-26 (ÒPoor Wee Jockey ClarkeÓ)
1993-09-05
2001-07-02
2001-09-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - ÒGethsemane,Ó "Outside Of The Inside,Ó ÓWall Of DeathÓ)
2002-07-xx (JoeÕs Pub, NYC)
2003-03-(06-13)
2003-04-xx (Andy Kershaw Show - "Word Unspoken, Sight Unseen,Ó ÓKidzz,Ó ÓDid She Jump Or Was She Pushed,Ó "The End of the RainbowÓ)
2003-05-17
2003-05-25
2003-07-23
2004-05-xx (BBC - "One Door Opens,Ó Outside Of The InsideÓ)
2004-10-07
2007-07-xx (Tom Robinson Show - "Let It Blow,Ó ÓOld Thames Side,Ó ÓDad's Gonna Kill Me,Ó ÓDown Where The Drunkards Roll,Ó ÓI Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight,Ó ÓNeedle and ThreadÓ)
2008-12-xx (Bob Harris Show - "So Ben Mi Ca Bon Tempo,Ó "The Cutty Wren,Ó "See My FriendsÓ)
2009-01-xx (BBC - "TimeÕs Gonna Break You,Ó ÓWilliam Brown,Ó ÓMeet On The LedgeÓ)
2011-01-xx (Celtic Connections Festival - Glasgow)
2011-05-xx (Idyllwild)
2011-xx-xx (Cambridge Folk Festival)