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Legalese: These tapes are not, were not, and never will be for sale. Do not offer me money for them because you will never get a response. Also, I do not condone bootlegging, I do not buy bootlegs, and I would strongly encourage other people to do the same.

Last Updated- 3/23/1999

My address is...

Jeff A
30 Merion Terrace
Phoenixville, PA 19460
email- dmbtaper@hotmail.com

Here are my guidelines. If you like to do things different just let me know.

1. Maxell XL2's only. These are the only tapes I use and I expect the same.
2. Please Fast Forward and Rewind tapes once before recording. It stretches the tape and inproves quality. No high speed dubbing, noise reduction, etc.
3. Unless we agree ahead of time, please include cases. It helps protect the tapes in the mail. I don't care about jcards, but include the setlist in some way.
4. I am not the bionic taper and don't expect you to be either. However, if things are taking longer than expected please let me know and I'll do the same. Communication is all I ask.
5. I am looking for quality. I am sick of getting tapes that people tell me are A+ quality and they sound like garbage.

Tape Grading

I know, grading is so subjective. However, I think it is a nessessary evil. When I'm interested in a tape, I want to have some idea of how it sounds. So I tried to take as much of the guess-work out as possible. Below is the grade and the description of the grading criteria.

Also, you can click on the cassette icon and hear a sample of a recording of that quality. (Well, it doesn't always work. So...cross your fingers.) Note, these samples are recorded at 8-bit mono to save memory, so don't put a whole lot of stock into them.

A+ -Professional or pretty close. Usually a soundboard.

A -Excellent recording. Either a very good soundboard or audience recording. All levels are good. Maybe some crowd noise or distortion, but very little.

A- -Great recording. Some crowd noise, distortion, or maybe some of the levels may be a bit thin.

B+ -Very good, but not perfect. Probably a decent amount of crowd noise or distortion, but it doesn't ruin the tape. Some of the levels are probably off.

B -Good recording, but definitely sounds like a "bootleg."

B- -Listenable, but not recommended. Probably a good deal of distortion or background noise.

C+ or below - Don't bother, unless you really, really want this tape and have never seen it anywhere else before.

***If you have any questions about "what's wrong" with a tape that doesn't get an A+ I'll be more than happy to tell you. Also, if I ever trade you a tape and you disagree with the grading I gave it please let me know.

(Anything graded a B+ or better is recommended.)

SBD=Soundboard
Aud =Audience
Pro =Professional recording
FM =FM radio
* = Shows I have recorded.

Tape lengths are in 45 min. increments unless otherwise noted. Most tapes have fillers already included.


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