Modest Mouse
early 1995
The Goat House, Sammamish, Washington

copied (late '98): ? gen cassette>Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2>DAT (Sony PCM-M1@48khz)
transfer (3-05): Otari DTR-8S>Hosa coax>Calrad 10-110>Hosa OPM-330>2x2.5 G5>Soundtrack 1.2>Peak 4 (G4+)>xAct 1.4b23>flac8
converted (1-06): xAct 1.5.5>AIFF>Peak 4 (G4+) (sample rate conversion to 44.1khz, track splits)>xAct 1.5.5>Flac8

1. Wagon Ride Return
2. Trailer Trash
3. ? - Nothing New
4. ? (beginning cut)
5. Four Fingered Fisherman
6. ? - Needle Point
7. Every Penny Fed Car
8. Path Of Least Resistance
9. From Point A To Point B (Infinity)
10. ? - Wrong Decision

(27:07)


I copied this from a mouse trader in late '98, from his cassette of unknown gen to my dat. All the tape said was "early 95 - Goat House, Washington", so a bit of investigating led me to an art studio in Sammamish WA. The place is apparently known as the Goat House, and Sammamish is right by Issaquah, so it makes sense that this is where the show took place. Judging by the info on the K homepage, this probably happened right around the time they were recording the songs that ended up on Sad Sappy Sucker, and that fits with the setlist.

Sounds like it was recorded with a cheap walkman. Assuming that, it sounds like it's pretty low gen, so that's nice. The earliest mouse I've seen up here was from late '96 so I think you'll want this for the historical significance. I found a site with some old demos and those titles filled in all but one of the gaps in song titles. I still left a ? at the beginning since I'm not sure these are real titles or guesses. Been meaning to put this up for a long time. Hope you like it.