Another "Raw, Unedited" Audio Cassette Digitized
VERY late this evening, since no one was online I might chat with, I digitized another of the unedited "recording sessions" from the Tape and Record Show Enterprises archives from the original unedited audio cassettes, this time the master recording of episode three (the final episode) of the "Randy Haney Comedy Hour". The two blank cassettes used for the Sunday, August 14, 1983 recording were a "Laser" branded tape and a "SEL" tape sold by Kmart. Both were still in playable condition, without having to replace pressure pads or housing.
From a brief mention heard in the background by myself at the time, I was still using a Soundesign branded system in the "main studio", pre-mixer days, the reason during people singing with songs, the "local" vocalists are in one speaker mainly, most of the original music in the other speaker. A few songs had the issue Randy's "Dorchester" record player at his house had, mainly skipage issues. From what I remember from 40 years ago, it wasn't a common problem with my equipment, but happened a few times that day for some reason, unless the issues just followed Randy around. Quite a bit of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album was performed by Randy in the master recording.
Master recording ran an hour and 51 minutes. As with the master session for episode two, quite a bit was trimmed, to knock the "broadcast" version down to an hour, even after the theme music was added in post production editing. A few cuts later made it into interstitials on the flagship "Tape and Record Show" and "The TRS Scrap Pile". Also, besides Randy's wife Dorothy, and his previous interest in Linda Henry, it seems he had a date or two with a Cathy Alexander, heard on the random discussions heard in the recording. Details like that are probably the reason the people involved in the old recordings never comment on these posts. They'd rather forget that era (or "error") in their life. They probably never thought the recordings would still exist 40 years later, and be digitized to hard drives in modern day. I'm a nostalgia buff, what can I say. I don't really have a "dog in the fight" now, been divorced for ages, wasn't dating when I made the recordings, not dating now. My "romantic" life has been non-existent most of my life, not by choice, just by awkwardness. Now with my health issues, "dating", like going out, is out of the equation.
James Stricklin kept trying to get Randy to sing Devo, Randy refused. It would have been classic. Not sure why Randy hated Devo so much. The old index card description of the "broadcast" version is a bit limited in descriptions...
"The Tape & Record Show: Episode 433, Broadcast Friday, November 30, 1984 at 10:00pm central. Theme Music: One Thing Leads to Another(The Fixx). Randy Haney Comedy Hour #3 - Comedy highlights on this edition center around people Randy knew at Riser Elementary/Junior High School. Musical highlights: 1999, She Works Hard For The Money, Don't Let It End, Beat It, Valley Girl, Those Magic Changes, Greased Lightning, Born To Hand Jive, and I Love Rock and Roll. Also features Albert Sims, James Stricklin, and Michelle Haney."
From a brief mention heard in the background by myself at the time, I was still using a Soundesign branded system in the "main studio", pre-mixer days, the reason during people singing with songs, the "local" vocalists are in one speaker mainly, most of the original music in the other speaker. A few songs had the issue Randy's "Dorchester" record player at his house had, mainly skipage issues. From what I remember from 40 years ago, it wasn't a common problem with my equipment, but happened a few times that day for some reason, unless the issues just followed Randy around. Quite a bit of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album was performed by Randy in the master recording.
Master recording ran an hour and 51 minutes. As with the master session for episode two, quite a bit was trimmed, to knock the "broadcast" version down to an hour, even after the theme music was added in post production editing. A few cuts later made it into interstitials on the flagship "Tape and Record Show" and "The TRS Scrap Pile". Also, besides Randy's wife Dorothy, and his previous interest in Linda Henry, it seems he had a date or two with a Cathy Alexander, heard on the random discussions heard in the recording. Details like that are probably the reason the people involved in the old recordings never comment on these posts. They'd rather forget that era (or "error") in their life. They probably never thought the recordings would still exist 40 years later, and be digitized to hard drives in modern day. I'm a nostalgia buff, what can I say. I don't really have a "dog in the fight" now, been divorced for ages, wasn't dating when I made the recordings, not dating now. My "romantic" life has been non-existent most of my life, not by choice, just by awkwardness. Now with my health issues, "dating", like going out, is out of the equation.
James Stricklin kept trying to get Randy to sing Devo, Randy refused. It would have been classic. Not sure why Randy hated Devo so much. The old index card description of the "broadcast" version is a bit limited in descriptions...
"The Tape & Record Show: Episode 433, Broadcast Friday, November 30, 1984 at 10:00pm central. Theme Music: One Thing Leads to Another(The Fixx). Randy Haney Comedy Hour #3 - Comedy highlights on this edition center around people Randy knew at Riser Elementary/Junior High School. Musical highlights: 1999, She Works Hard For The Money, Don't Let It End, Beat It, Valley Girl, Those Magic Changes, Greased Lightning, Born To Hand Jive, and I Love Rock and Roll. Also features Albert Sims, James Stricklin, and Michelle Haney."