July 2, 1998 Riverport Amphitheater – Maryland Heights, MO

Pearl Jam
July 2, 1998
Riverport Amphitheatre
Maryland Heights, MO

5.1 channel FLAC (converted from DTS-Audio-CD 5.1 Mix)

Disc 1
01 [01:58] Intro
02 [03:05] Oceans
03 [03:31] Hail Hail
04 [02:49] Brain of J
05 [03:00] Spin the Black Circle
06 [04:13] Tremor Christ
07 [04:07] Given to Fly
08 [06:08] In Hiding
09 [05:18] Corduroy
10 [02:48] MFC
11 [05:41] Wishlist
12 [04:33] Nothingman
13 [01:48] Improv >
14 [04:22] Habit
TT [53:20]

Disc 2
01 [05:26] Even Flow
02 [06:10] Daughter (Institutionalized)
03 [06:08] Immortality
04 [06:44] Black
05 [07:51] Alive
Encore 1:
06 [03:51] Do the Evolution
07 [04:54] Jeremy
08 [04:12] I Got Shit
09 [08:40] Betterman (Save it for Later)
10 [06:36] Fuckin’ Up
Encore 2:
11 [05:56] Yellow Ledbetter
TT [66:28]

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Source Info

SBD
Mono SBD (ALD) > SBM-1 > TCD-D8 > DAT(M) > FLAC

AUD1
Schoeps CCM-4 > Aerco > SBM-1 > D100 > DAT1 > FLAC
Location: Recorded 20th Row Center

AUD2
AKG460b + ck8 (shotgun) > EAA-PSP3 > DTR-80P >
D7 > DAT1 > FLAC
Location: Recorded 33rd Row Center

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Tech Notes

FLACs were decoded to wave and SF 6.0 was used to reassemble
the tracks back to 1 long wave. Cool Edit Pro 2.0 was used
to align & synch all sources. CEP2.0 was used to create all
multichannel mixdown matrix mixes. CEP2.0 used to EQ and
adjust the volume for the center and LFE channels. Surcode
CD Pro DTS was used to encode to DTS.
– Mixed by dan@am-dig.com
– Shn conversion 31-MAY-2004
– Remix and FLAC conversion 02-FEB-2005
– Artwork by dan@am-dig.com 300dpi
– For best results print at the highest resolution onto glossy
photo paper. Design for use with a clear slim double jewel case.

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DTS-Audio-CD Info

Front (70%-SBD/30%-AUD)
Left Channel SBD+AUD EQ’d Matrix 70-sbd/15-mk4/15-akg
Right Channel SBD+AUD EQ’d Matrix 70-sbd/15-mk4/15-akg

Center (90%-SBD/10%-AUD)
Mono Mix -5db SBD+AUD EQ’d Matrix 90-sbd/5-mk4/5-akg

Surround (50%-AUD1/50%-AUD2)
Left Channel AUD+AUD EQ’d Matrix 50-mk4/50-akg
Right Channel AUD+AUD EQ’d Matrix 50-mk4/50-akg

Sub/LFE (70%-SBD/30%-AUD)
Mono Mix -4db SBD+AUD EQ’d Matrix 70-sbd/15-mk4/15-akg

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Notes

This 5.1 mix utilizes 5 fully discrete channels.

Disc 1 and 2 can be assembled seamlessly on longer media.

The matrix mixes made for both rear and front channels have
been D’EQed using CE Pro 2.0

I used a matrix mix for the front channels to add a little
life to very dull mono SBD recording. The “surround sound”
feel is still there, IMO.

Sporadic FM static from the mono SBD ALD source mostly found
btwn songs. Infrequent and nothing bad. A few bursts were
removed entirely and others were reduced and masked with the
2 AUD sources. Most of these edits are smooth and most likely
undetectable.

4 seconds of static on the very beginning of Daughter has
been edited out. Both AUD sources were trimmed to match.
This is smooth and most likely undetectable.

A few minutes of crowd cheer was cut on the mono SBD btwn
the last song and first encore break. Both AUDs were trimmed
to match. No music, tuning or talking was missing, just crowd
noise. 1:23:59.589 to 1:26:15.036 total of 02:15.446. This
is smooth and most likely undetectable.

d2t10 “fuckin’ Up’ was cut on AKG source. Patched with Mk4
source, +5db & D’EQed. 1:53:45.781 to 1:54:18.488 for a
total 0:32.707. This is smooth and most likely undetectable.

d2t10 all 3 sources were paused btwn the last song and the
final (2nd) encore. They were all missing a different amount
of btwn crowd cheering. They were trimmed to match and cross
faded to keep sounding smooth an natural. This is smooth
and most likely undetectable.

Neither the SBD or either AUD were all that great. What we
have is about as good as it can be given the source material.
Interestingly enough, listening to each source individually I
was left wondering if it was worth the effort. In the end
the 3 sources ended up complimenting each other very nicely.
Kinda filling in sonic areas that were missing individually.
Maybe like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Jelly alone,
not that great. Peanut butter straight, also not very good.
And plain bread is just that, plain. However, mix all 3
together and bingo, gourmet food! With that said, enjoy this
show, it is really good.

Pearl Jam
Riverport Amphitheater
Maryland Heights, Missouri, USA
July 2, 1998
Audience Analog Master

Source: Sonic Studios DSM-6P w/ 3 way lo-cut, position unknown (most likely 80hz) > Sony WM-D6 (w/ Dolby B) > Maxwell XL-IIS 100m master cassettes

Transfer: Denon 790R > Kenwood A-522 amplifier > Kenwood GE-622 Equalizer > .WAV @ 16 bit/44.1 kHz

Tracking: .WAV > Audacity 2.2.2 > xAct 2.45 (encode to FLAC level 8, align sectors, ffp)

Location: SEC: CTR Row: R Seat: 137

setlist:

01. Oceans
02. Hail Hail
03. Brain of J.
04. Spin The Black Cycle
05. Tremor Christ
06. Given To Fly
07. In Hiding
08. Corduroy
09. MFC
10. Wishlist
11. Eddie talkin’
12. Nothingman
13. Habit
14. Even Flow
15. Daughter
16. Immortality
17. Black
18. Alive
19. encore break 1
20. Do The Evolution
21. Jeremy
22. I Got Id
23. Better Man
24. encore break 2
25. Fuckin’ Up (Neil Young)
26. Yellow Ledbetter

show notes:

ahhhhhhhhhhh, the beginning of the *real* PJ ’98 tour….caught 11 of the shows over 2 months, and this was the first one.

still remember walking to the hotel post-show (this was a fly to St. Loo > fly to Dallas > fly to Phoenix > rent car > fly to LA kinda trip, so no rental car here), and hearing the crickets and frogs.

got “Fuckin’ Up”, right off the bat…it don’t get much better!

THANKS Dan!

FUCK OFF a thousand times until your asshole looks like blue whale asshole Hagar!

or something like that…

—Dr. Deep is hacking away at the wall of chrome….

Pearl Jam
July 2, 1998
Riverport Amphitheater
Maryland Heights, MO

opening band: Murder City Devils

3 source matrix:

[SBD (mono) -> ALD -> SBM-1 -> D8 -> DAT(M) -> FLAC -> .wav] +
[Schoeps CCM4s -> Aerco -> SBM-1 -> D100 (20th row center) -> DAT(1) -> FLAC -> .wav] +
[AKG460b + ck8 (shotgun) -> EAA-PSP3 -> DTR-80P -> D7 (33rd row center) -> DAT(1) -> FLAC -> .wav -> dEQ] => FLAC

DAT>FLAC transfers: DA20mkII -> Audiophile 2496 -> Soundforge -> FLAC frontend -> .flac

Transfers by: cps 01/15/05

Disc I
01 Intro
02 Oceans
03 Hail Hail
04 Brain of J
05 Spin the Black Circle
06 Tremor Christ
07 Given to Fly
08 In Hiding
09 Corduroy
10 MFC
11 Wishlist
12 Nothingman
13 improv ->
14 Habit
15 Even Flow
16 Daughter/(Institutionalized)

Disc II
01 Immortality
02 Black
03 Alive
04 encore break
05 Do the Evolution
06 Jeremy
07 I Got Shit
08 Better Man/(Save it For Later)
09 Fuckin’ Up
10 Yellow Ledbetter

mix by BLG
compiled on 07-23-05