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Live Recording Guide Orientation

The StoneColdBush Live Recording Guide (LRG) is a database where we list existing Red Hot Chili Peppers/John Frusciante live recordings and additional information. Our aim is to gather as much info as possible about individual recordings, we hope this guide becomes the best resource on the internet for everybody who collects live recordings by RHCP/JF.

Please take a few minutes to read through this short orientation, it will help you understand the purpose and the usage of this guide.

Note:
- The Live Recording Guide is not a tourography, only dates that were recorded will be listed.
- We list any recordings we know/heard about, Audio and Video, unofficial and official releases. This doesn't mean we have them!

 

Navigation

Following should help you understand how to browse through the Live Recording Guide:

LRG Filter

The naviagtion filter

This filter allows you to select everthing you want to be displayed. You can search for recordings that have a certain song, that were recorded in a certain city/country, you can look up how many recordings exist on DVD and so on. The filter is pretty self-explanatory if you play around with it for a couple of minutes.

The matches for the criteria you search are being displayed below the filter in a table. You can also reset the filter again, it will then show all entries in the guide, until you chose what to be displayed next.

The table with matching entires shows you the Artist, the Date, Venue and Location for each show that was recorded.

stands for Recordings, the number tells you the amount of how many different recordings exist for this concert (to our knowledge)

stands for Downloads, the number tells you how many downloads the LRG offers its members. Keep reading this orientation to find out more about the downloads... 

To find out more simply click the show of your preference to look up the Concert Details, which include information on the concert and its setlist as well as recording notes.

Other things to mention:

Below the LRG logo you will find 5 links:

LRG Orientation - Well, that link takes you to where you are at now!
LRG F.A.Q. - Frequently Asked Questions about the LRG.
   
Latest Updates - This link shows you the latest entires that were updated.
Most Viewed - This link shows you the most viewed entries.

You will additionally find a Search field, which is just an add-on to the LRG filter. You can use this seach for searching for equipment info, taper name or anything else that might not be filtered in the filter.

Concert Details & Recording Notes

As mentioned in the navigation part above, once you click at a concert you will find some info about this concert, its setlist and a list of existing live recordings. If you select a source, you will see further information about this recording just below the Recordings list:

Source

Audio:
SBD - soundboard/radio recording
AUD - audience recording
Video:
PRO - professional shot
AMT - amateur shot

Sources are also numbered (#1, #2, #3, etc.), as oftentimes there is more than one recording for a show.

Side note: We do not list any mobile phone audio or video recordings!

Equipment

Here you will find information about the equipment that was used for recording this concert.

Equipment info looks as follows: microphones > preamp/battery box > recorder
Example: AT853 > PS2 > Sony PCM-M1
Meaning: AT853 microphones, plugged into a PS2 preamp, plugged into a Sony PCM-M1 DAT recorder

Side note: For most of the older recordings, we do not have equipment info.

Complete

Completness of the recording. Recordings missing at least one full song are considered incomplete. Recordings not missing any songs, maybe merely missing banter or the encore break, or a tiny bit of music due to technical issues are complete.

Format

Find out what's the best quality format for this recording. Most of the time audio recordings are in lossless formats (CDR/FLAC) at their best quality, but it sometimes happens that only mp3's are available for a certain recording.

Taper

Here credit is given to the person who made the recording. If you are a taper and would want your name to be added or removed, just get in touch with us!

Side note: For most of the older recordings, we do not have taper info.

Notes

Anything else you might want to know about this recording is mentioned here.

 

Other things to look for in the LRG

  • Lyrics

The songs in the setlists are linked to SCB's lyrics section.

  • Audio Player

For some recordings we have audio samples, usually being 3 tracks. You can check on quality and compare sources, the audio player can help you figure out whether a recording is worthy for you get hold of or not.

  • Link to SCB TV Video

For a few videos we have a shortcut that takes you directly to our video player. By clicking the picture you will be linked to the video stream.

  • Audio Downloads

Some recording are being offered here for download. All downloads are audio's in FLAC format, which also usually include a checksum file(md5 or ffp) and an info file(txt or nfo). No official releases will be ever linked in the Live Recording Guide!

  • Pictures

Pictures are usually DVD screen shots or artwork scans (for commercial bootlegs only). Click at the pictures to enlarge them.

Sample:

 

That's about it! We hope this orientation has given you a quick overview on how things work in the Live Recording Guide. Good luck browsing through, we hope you find the information you are looking for.

If you still have questions you might want to read the LRG F.A.Q. - Don't hesitate to get in touch with us if any of your questions remain unanswered.

The SCB team

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Credits:

The LRG is being maintained by anton and jasonrhl
The code for the LRG was written by Martin W.
Thanks to everyone who helped out by submitting information on recordings and to everyone involved in live concert taping!