1980 Young 'un Sound cassette dub restorations

[elvisalisellers]

Back in 2018 ace fan Juan Luis very generously uploaded a slew of previously unreleased material from the 1980 Young 'un Sound Nashville sessions produced by Felton Jarvis.

Sourced from audio cassette [Type 1, I believe] review tapes apparently purchased from the Jarvis estate.
Although transferred only in the MP3 format [of course, entirely his prerogative], they provided an intriguing listening experience.

And as acceptable as the audio quality certainly was/is [Jarvis had copies done at Chip Young's, Young 'un Sound studio itself], they also had their limitations.

With that being said, audio restoration has come on in leaps and bounds in more recent years, so I always felt something better could be done to enhance them.

And this was largely done by using a multitude of sources in combination with some tonal shaping, processing and speed/pitch correction fixes.

Whilst certainly not "master tape" quality, there are some notable and audible advancements evident here, that I think fans will recognize and moreover, enjoy.

All tracks that are possible to be restored will be uploaded in chronological [1980] recording order.

01. "In the Ghetto" - January 24, 1980 - vocal & basic track mix
Note: Guitar, keyboard [replacement] and original 1969 female backing vocal overdubs appear on FTD's, Too Much Monkey Business

https://we.tl/t-LQTMQtb6nZ

Roy Shockley, Al Pachucki, Felton Jarvis and Tommy Cogbill, American Sound, March 1969.jpg

Photo courtesy of Juan Luis

[minkahed]

Thank You.
Next.

[elvisalisellers]

Thank You.
Next.

All in good time.
These tracks require a considerable amount of work on them.

[skabillyrebels]

great work as usual

[darod]

Thank you very much ElvisAliSellers for your great works

[JeroenNL]

That is great ElvisAliSellers! Looking forward to all your work on this material!

[LSP-4445]

I really like some of the songs JL shared 5-6 years ago.
Help Me with the GB and guitar overdub is among my favorites.
Strange but this version seems to be a fogotten one as it wasnt included on the bootlegs
that ive heard with material from the JL collection.
Only slighty downside was that sound quality varied A LOT.

[elvisalisellers]

02. "(That's What You Get) For Loving Me" - January 25, 1980

https://we.tl/t-l9TPty4uVc

Southern Ground_formerly_Young 'un Sound_today.jpg

[LSP-4445]

02. "(That's What You Get) For Loving Me" - January 25, 1980

Thanks,of all the new tracks JL shared back in 2019 this is my favorite

[Nora Sivle]

Fantastic work, thank you very much for sharing.
Very much appreciated.

[lucio]

Thanks for all the hard work in improving these tracks. I enjoyed the original lp as a teen and still do today.

[Paul Belard]

Back in 2018 ace fan Juan Luis very generously uploaded a slew of previously unreleased material from the 1980 Young 'un Sound Nashville sessions produced by Felton Jarvis.

Sourced from audio cassette [Type 1, I believe] review tapes apparently purchased from the Jarvis estate.
Although transferred only in the MP3 format [of course, entirely his prerogative], they provided an intriguing listening experience.

And as acceptable as the audio quality certainly was/is [Jarvis had copies done at Chip Young's, Young 'un Sound studio itself], they also had their limitations.

With that being said, audio restoration has come on in leaps and bounds in more recent years, so I always felt something better could be done to enhance them.

And this was largely done by using a multitude of sources in combination with some tonal shaping, processing and speed/pitch correction fixes.

Whilst certainly not "master tape" quality, there are some notable and audible advancements evident here, that I think fans will recognize and moreover, enjoy.

All tracks that are possible to be restored will be uploaded in chronological [1980] recording order.

01. "In the Ghetto" - January 24, 1980 - vocal & basic track mix
Note: Guitar, keyboard [replacement] and original 1969 female backing vocal overdubs appear on FTD's, Too Much Monkey Business

https://we.tl/t-LQTMQtb6nZ

Beautiful! Thank you.



Photo courtesy of Juan Luis

[wolfi]

Thank you so much! Fantastic work again! I appreciate it. A pleasure to listen to.

[Rebel Yell]

Wow fantastic, great work on both tracks, never heard this versions before, In The Ghetto is like a brand new recording. How many more recordings is
in the can from these cassette tapes?

[hli]

Wow, I did not expect that.
A huge improvement, very nicely done,
Not to get greedy, but have you ever tried or think about to improve the Pearl Harbor show or some of those home recordings some also shared by JL. Don't know if that is even possible because of the limited audio quality but i think these are worth every improvement possible.

[elvisalisellers]

03. "Funny How Time Slips Away" - January 25, 1980

https://we.tl/t-aN0wOLgQSh

Unofficial cassette_Saudi Arabia.jpg

[Nora Sivle]

03. "Funny How Time Slips Away" - January 25, 1980

https://we.tl/t-aN0wOLgQSh

I still see a few tracks that I'm unfamiliar with.. Are there more then just 1 cassette ? Cause In the ghetto , Funny how time, and TWYGFLM are not on this tracklist Great stuff , and great job,Thank you.

[elvisalisellers]

I still see a few tracks that I'm unfamiliar with.. Are there more then just 1 cassette ? Cause In the ghetto , Funny how time, and TWYGFLM are not on this tracklist Great stuff , and great job,Thank you.

Those six additional tracks are unreleated to the 1980 Guitar Man sessions.
Unofficial releases were often appeneded with random recordings [see other example below].

Unofficial cassette_Poland.jpg

[ORION]

Fantastic job on what you have graciously shared with us. Funny, I find myself appreciating this album more today than I did back in the early 80's. As I sit here listening to your latest share, I recall an article somewhere that stated Felton wanted to do a full-on "duets" album with the likes of Neil Diamond, the Gatlin Brothers, Dolly Parton etc. I wonder if some of these tracks (like the version of "Guitar Man" with Jerry Reed) were the start of a second project that Felton started before his death.

Again, thank you for your time and for sharing the results. Tip of the cap to Juan as well.

[TCK_KING]

Thank you elvisalisellers and the same goes to Juan Luis

[elvisalisellers]

04. "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" - January 25, 1980

https://we.tl/t-1bt1yXbSAi

Single_South Africa_1981.jpg

[stari062]

So thankful for this!

[James27]

Thank you for sharing your inspired productions, elvisalisellers, always look forward to them

[sjkj]

thanks

[elvisalisellers]

05. "I'm Movin' On" - January 25, 1980 - vocal (alternate) & basic track mix
Note: Core of rhythm track was recycled for the eventual October recording album master (original guitar parts were replaced and backing vocals were overdubbed)

https://we.tl/t-sHRC9DjM5k

Jarvis producing_Michael Nesmith session_RCA, Nashville, June 1968.jpg