![]() The second is the brilliant In Through The Out Door outtake “Wearing and Tearing,” which legend has it was briefly considered for a single release around the time of Knebworth ’79. It is performed with straightforward charm. The first is the LZII ditty “Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman),” which I’ve always found delightful. Speaking of Zep, Plant’s choice of songs to include in the set from his former band include two great picks that Zeppelin never performed live. As we know, Led Zeppelin topped the list of Mike’s favorite artists and he documented many solo shows post 1980 by Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Our weekly dip into the Millard archive carries on with Mike’s master cassettes of the San Diego stop on the Manic Nirvana tour in support of the album of the same name. Robert Plant, Sports Arena, San Diego, CA, August 9, 1990 18 Pink Floyd, which was the first release in our series transferred from Millard’s original master tapes: The full back story on how Mike’s master tapes were saved can be found in the notes for Vol. But in the early 2000s, longtime Millard friend Rob S was the one she knew and trusted enough to preserve Mike’s work. We know at least a few of Millard’s friends and acquaintances contacted his mother Lia inquiring about the tapes at the time to no avail. The truth is Mike’s masters remained in his bedroom for many years after his death in 1994. There’s also a version of the story where Mike’s family dumps the tapes after he dies. ![]() ![]() Internet myths suggest Millard destroyed his master tapes before taking his own life, an imprudent detail likely concocted based on the assumption that because his master tapes never surfaced and Mike’s mental state was troubled he would do something rash WITH HIS LIFE’S WORK. The reason the rediscovery of his master tapes is such a revelation is that we’ve been told for decades they were gone. Not all of them but many, and with them a much more complete picture has emerged of what Millard recorded between his first show in late 1973 and his last in early 1992. Yes, you read that correctly, Mike Millard’s master cassettes, long rumored to be destroyed or lost, have been found. That all changed with the discovery of many of Mike Millard’s original master tapes. These sources were upgrades to circulating copies and in most instances marked the only time verified first generation Millard sources had been directly digitized in the torrent era. Until 2020, the Lost and Found series presented fresh transfers of previously unavailable first-generation copies made by Mike himself for friends like Stan Gutoski of JEMS, Jim R, Bill C. For the complete details on how tapes in this series came to be lost and found again, as well as JEMS' long history with Mike Millard, please refer to the notes in Vol. Welcome to JEMS’ Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone series presenting recordings made by legendary taper Mike Millard, AKA Mike the MICrophone, best known for his masters of Led Zeppelin done in and around Los Angeles circa 1975-77. Introduction to the Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Series Transfer: Mike Millard Master Cassettes > Nakamichi RX-505 (azimuth adjustment Dolby On) > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.0 capture > iZotope RX6 > iZotope Ozone 6 > MBIT+ resample to 16/44 > xACT 2.39 > FLACġ2 Hurting Kind (I’ve Got My Eyes On You)ġ5 Living Loving Maid (She’s Just A Woman) Recording Gear: AKG 451E Microphones (CK-1 cardioid capsules) > Nakamichi 550 Cassette Recorder ![]() The Lost and Found Mike the MICrophone Tapes Volume 35Ĭontrast Clause: 2496 Edition located here: ![]()
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