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GUNS N' ROSES
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I. January 23, 1991 - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ("AXL CAM") [34:25min]

II. Hard 'N' Heavy 13 (GN'R/Rio'91 documentary-Mix) [29:23min]

III. 3 Songs MTV Broadcast [20:21min]

4,18gb

*project finished December 23, 2009, release December 24, 2009*

MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS, FUCKERS!!!
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I. January 23, 1991 - Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil ("AXL CAM") [34:25min]

1) Intro
2) Pretty Tied Up
3) Mr. Brownstone
4) I Was Only Joking [Intro]
5) Patience
6) Nightrain
7) The Godfather-Theme
8) Double Talkin' Jive
9) Welcome To The Jungle

Source/Transfer:
Umatic Master Tape (NTSC) -> SA SP (DD 2.0) -> PC

Audio 1: Maracana XPII (LPCM)
Audio 2: original Cam Audio DD 2.0

(Video) Bitrate Viewer [Version 1.5.054]:
Peak: 6679 
Average: 3779 


Notes:
- this is 34min of the never seen before "Axl Cam" from 01/23/1991!
- all credits go to "w.axl.rose" on HTGTH
- Cam Audio was replaced wit "Maracana XPII" 2CD (silvers) -> EAC (secure, offset corrected) -> WAV/PC -> dED
- Cam audio included as 2nd audio stream (no audio menu though, you can switch it by pushing "audio" on your remote)
- original .vob-files have been a little damaged, had to run them through "Project X" for getting a clean working version
  (some frames lost during that process, not too much of a problem i think). quality is sweet!
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II. Hard 'N' Heavy 13 (GN'R/Rio'91 documentary-Mix) [29:23min]

1) Rehearsal**
2) Pretty Tied Up*
3) Patience**
4) The Godfather-Theme**
5) Double Talkin' Jive*
6) Welcome To The Jungle**
7) Matt Solo**
8) Paradise City**

Source:
*VHS-M NTSC (got a sealed one in 2003)
** Japanese Laserdisc NTSC

Audio: VHS-M + LD -> LPCM

Transfer:
*VHS-M NTSC (never opened/played before) -> JVC HR-S3500u -> SVHS Out/in -> Canopus ADVC-100 (US settings) -> DV/PC (transfer on 10/24/2003) 
**Japanese Laserdisc NTSC -> Pioneer CLD-D925-> StraightWire Mega-HDS (SVHS out/in) -> Canopus ADVC-110 (Japanese Settings) -> DV/PC

(Video) Bitrate Viewer [Version 1.5.054]:
Peak: 8791 
Average: 7646 


Notes:
Live Parts mixed from the two different "Hard 'N' Heavy 13" versions. first version (VHS) had PTU and DTJ on it in mid of 1991
before(!) the release of both illusion albums. when finding out the "Hard 'N' Heavy 13" crew had to cut out those song parts and 
they replaced them with Jungle and Paradise City on a 2nd version of "Hard N Heavy 13". this second version somehow is more rare 
than the 1st one, and this transfer is even coming from the VERY rare japanese Laserdisc version of it, check the end of Paradise City 
with Axl without his shorts!
when working on this project i decided to mix the live parts together from both version.....here they are in great quality!!
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III. 3 Songs MTV Broadcast [20:21min]

1) Patience
2) Mr. Brownstone
3) Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Source:
MTV USA broadcast -> NTSC VHS-M

Audio: TV -> VHS-M -> SA SP (DD 2.0)

Transfer:
NTSC VHS-M -> JVC HRS-9800U S-VHS Deck with TBC/DNR -> AR Pro II Series S-Video Cable 
-> Panasonic ES-10 (Pass through tbc/frame synchronizer, Line in NR turned ON, both in and output black levels set to darker) 
-> AR Pro II Series S-Video Cable -> Audio wires from vcr -> Sony TR-740 Digital8 Camera (TBC/DNR Turned ON, used for temporal filtering) 
-> firewire -> JVC DRM-100 DVD Recorder (SA SP) -> DVDR -> PC -> dED (cutting out commercials, NO re-encoding!)

(Video) Bitrate Viewer [Version 1.5.054]:
Peak: 8237 
Average: 4120 


Notes:
this is the best video quality version of the tv broadcast i've ever seen in my life yet (and i saw the german tv broadcast in 1991 back then!), 
though "only" an SA SP source (with compressed audio) the quality remains absolutely stunning!! HUGE THANKS TO MATT!!!
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KEEP IT FREE!!!

Limulus