[2017-06-23] Doc And Merle Watson "Never The Same Way Once: Live At The Boarding House" 7CD box set (Owsley Stanley)

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

Description
This set of exquisitely recorded live concerts of Doc & Merle Watson at The Boarding House in San Francisco is from 4 live shows recorded in 1974 by the legendary soundman Owsley Stanley. It contains 94 tracks on 7 CDs, including several rare tracks and songs played for the first/only time by Doc & Merle. This is the first box set of live concert recordings of Doc & Merle Watson and is the first release created by the Owsley Stanley Foundation, a non-profit established to preserve and steward Owsley’s legendary recordings, which are renowned for their quality and clarity. These performances have not been heard since the nights they were played more than 40 years ago and have been preserved and restored to the highest audiophile standards. Each night is distinctly brilliant and equally captivating – reflecting differences in the playing, sound recording techniques, and the energy in the room.

Never the Same Way Once’ was mastered by Jeffrey Norman of Mockingbird Mastering, a frequent Grateful Dead mastering engineer and one of Bear’s trusted friends and colleagues. State-of-the-art Plangent Process transfer techniques were used to remove subtle timing distortions created by the recording and playback devices (wow and flutter), resulting in the most accurate replication of the music, exactly as it was heard on the night it was played.

This 7 CD set is packaged in a 5.5 inch wide x 5 inch high x 1.75 inch deep box, featuring 94 tracks, including extraordinary flatpicking of a broad range of music, from bluegrass to swing jazz to rockabilly to gut-bucket blues, and contemporary folk.

The included 16 page booklet contains contemporaneous photographs of Doc & Merle as well as of “Old Hoss,” Doc’s first Gallagher guitar which he played from 1968-1974. Old Hoss was retired after this tour and is also featured in the cover art – an original poster by frequent Grateful Dead artist, Mike DuBois, based on a design by Bear’s son, Starfinder. Also included is a new in-depth interview with bassist T. Michael Coleman, who performs with Doc and Merle on these recordings, and an original essay by David Holt, 4-time GRAMMY winner and a longtime Doc Watson collaborator.

Tracklist
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06Y1XK62W/?tag=imwan-20

Robert Meagher · 30 Sep 2006

Thanks Charlie! Ordered!

Robert Meagher · 30 Sep 2006

Price dropped to $59.99...now back up to $72.99.
Preordered last week...should I still get the low price?

Charlie · **Joined:** 23 Dec 2014 **Posts:** 14199

You'll get the lowest price. Amazon's pre-order price guarantee states that you'll get the lowest price that the item is available for during the entire time between when you pre-ordered and the release date.

Robert Meagher · 30 Sep 2006

This is a great collection. Almost like they are sitting in your living room.

[2017-06-23] Doc And Merle Watson "Never The Same Way Once: Live At The Boarding House" 7CD box set (Owsley Stanley)

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