Here's a new link for Part 3 of WINGS OVER PHILLY. I had posted the whole show in 5 parts on Tuesday (click here), but there was a problem with part 3. So I updated with a new link to it, but that doesn't seem to be working either, so I'm trying it again. Hopefully this one will work:
www.gigasize.com/get.php/3194709147/Wings_19760514_3.mp3
Friday, May 25, 2007
The Dave Clark Five
THE DAVE CLARK FIVE was one of the most successful of the British Invasion groups.
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They had a string of American hit singles that placed them, for a time, in a league with THE BEATLES and THE ROLLING STONES.
But for some reason there are no Dave Clark Five CDs currently in print. The way I understand it, drummer Dave Clark owns the rights to the original recordings, but has yet to find a deal he's happy with. Long-overdue for induction into the Rock'n Roll Hall Of Fame, the DC5 missed out again this year when JAN WENNER stepped in following the death of AHMET ERTEGUN and stiffed them in favor of GRANDMASTER FLASH (or so they say).
But for some reason there are no Dave Clark Five CDs currently in print. The way I understand it, drummer Dave Clark owns the rights to the original recordings, but has yet to find a deal he's happy with. Long-overdue for induction into the Rock'n Roll Hall Of Fame, the DC5 missed out again this year when JAN WENNER stepped in following the death of AHMET ERTEGUN and stiffed them in favor of GRANDMASTER FLASH (or so they say).
Anyway, there was an official compilation CD available briefly several years ago, but it seems to be rather hard to find these days. So here is my own compilation of tracks, including a bunch of the major hits, plus a couple of personal favorites, like "Try Too Hard" and their excellent take on CHUCK BERRY's "Reelin' and Rockin'"(which I think is one of the two all-time best Chuck Berry covers - the other being The Stones' studio version of "Around And Around"). As far as I can tell, all of these tracks are from 1964 to 1966.
Here's hoping for an induction next year - they certainly deserve it!
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
Steve Earle - Live In U.K.
Here's a 2-CD STEVE EARLE boot called "Live in U.K.", recorded in Lancashire on May 26, 2000. The show includes Steve's versions of THE BEATLES' "No Reply" and THE ROLLING STONES "Before They Make Me Run". (I had posted this version of "Before They Make Me Run" a little while back).DISC ONE:
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100345454/Earle_1.rar
01 Transcendental Blues
02 Everyone's In Love With You
03 Another Town
04 Taneytown
05 Hardcore Troubador
06 My Old Friend The Blues
07 Someday
08 Telephone Road
09 More Than I Can Do
10 No Reply
11 I Can't Wait
12 The Boy Who Never Cried
13 Steve's Last Ramble
14 Lonelier Than This
15 I Don't Want To Lose You Yet
16 Wherever I Go
17 Nowhere Road
18 Fearless Heart
DISC TWO:
www.gigasize.com/get.php/3194677874/Earle_2.rar
01 The Devil's Right Hand
02 Halo 'Round The Moon
03 I Feel Alright
04 Band Intros
05 The Galway Girl
06 Copperhead Road
07 All Of My Life
08 N.Y.C.
09 The Unrepentant
10 Bread
11 Guitar Town
12 Before They Make Me Run
Friday, May 18, 2007
What's Good?
"She married Ringo / and she could have had Paul....."
Sorry I haven't been posting very much lately, but I do have some interesting stuff lined up for the next week or so. And right now I thought I'd just post some of the miscellaneous things I've been enjoying recently.
First up are a couple of videos at YouTube. There's a fantastic JOHN LENNON video that I'd never seen before - its a home video of John playing acoustic guitar and singing "Dear Yoko", filmed on April 20, 1980 in Cold Spring Harbor. Absolutely wonderful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi0C3kH6TxE
This one here is my new second-favorite video. Its from 1972 (I think) - MARC BOLAN with ELTON JOHN and RINGO STARR doing "Children of the Revolution". Much fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwfrpRDBsKE
And here are a couple of MP3s that I've had in heavy rotation.
During the recording of "Double Fantasy", CHEAP TRICK was brought in to record John's "I'm Losing You" and Yoko's "I'm Moving On". Those versions weren't used on the finished LP, but "I'm Losing You" ended up on the "John Lennon Anthology". Here's "I'm Moving On", from the bootleg "Double Fantasy - Working Version":
I'M MOVING ON - (CHEAP TRICK VERSION)
This is a real odd item. Its FRANK SINATRA singing "Maureen Is A Champ", an ode to RINGO STARR's wife MAUREEN, to the tune of "The Lady Is A Tramp". The story is that it was done for her birthday in 1968 and was actually the first (and very limited) Apple acetate. The new lyrics were written by SAMMY CAHN, and that's BILL MILLER on piano.
MAUREEN IS A CHAMP - (FRANK SINATRA)
And finally, if you haven't already, go check out the "Classic Rock In The Refectory" photo sections at the University of Leeds website. Lots of great photos from some of the shows held there in 1970 and 1971, including the ROLLING STONES, THE WHO, and others.
CLASSIC ROCK - LEEDS UNIVERSITY
Sorry I haven't been posting very much lately, but I do have some interesting stuff lined up for the next week or so. And right now I thought I'd just post some of the miscellaneous things I've been enjoying recently.
First up are a couple of videos at YouTube. There's a fantastic JOHN LENNON video that I'd never seen before - its a home video of John playing acoustic guitar and singing "Dear Yoko", filmed on April 20, 1980 in Cold Spring Harbor. Absolutely wonderful:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi0C3kH6TxE
This one here is my new second-favorite video. Its from 1972 (I think) - MARC BOLAN with ELTON JOHN and RINGO STARR doing "Children of the Revolution". Much fun:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwfrpRDBsKE
And here are a couple of MP3s that I've had in heavy rotation.
During the recording of "Double Fantasy", CHEAP TRICK was brought in to record John's "I'm Losing You" and Yoko's "I'm Moving On". Those versions weren't used on the finished LP, but "I'm Losing You" ended up on the "John Lennon Anthology". Here's "I'm Moving On", from the bootleg "Double Fantasy - Working Version":
I'M MOVING ON - (CHEAP TRICK VERSION)
This is a real odd item. Its FRANK SINATRA singing "Maureen Is A Champ", an ode to RINGO STARR's wife MAUREEN, to the tune of "The Lady Is A Tramp". The story is that it was done for her birthday in 1968 and was actually the first (and very limited) Apple acetate. The new lyrics were written by SAMMY CAHN, and that's BILL MILLER on piano.
MAUREEN IS A CHAMP - (FRANK SINATRA)
And finally, if you haven't already, go check out the "Classic Rock In The Refectory" photo sections at the University of Leeds website. Lots of great photos from some of the shows held there in 1970 and 1971, including the ROLLING STONES, THE WHO, and others.
CLASSIC ROCK - LEEDS UNIVERSITY
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
Wings Over Philly
I had hoped to post this yesterday for the 31st anniversary, but what the heck, better late than never.
It's an audience recording of PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS, live at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, May 14th, 1976. This is ripped from an old bootleg cassette, and broken into five files. Anyone have artwork for this one? I wasn't able to find any.....
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100970171/Wings_19760514_1.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100939377/Wings_19760514_2.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100347572/Wings_19760514_3.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100899656/Wings_19760514_4.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100885944/Wings_19760514_5.mp3
UPDATE: The link to part 3 has been fixed.
It's an audience recording of PAUL MCCARTNEY AND WINGS, live at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, May 14th, 1976. This is ripped from an old bootleg cassette, and broken into five files. Anyone have artwork for this one? I wasn't able to find any.....
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100970171/Wings_19760514_1.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100939377/Wings_19760514_2.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100347572/Wings_19760514_3.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100899656/Wings_19760514_4.mp3
www.gigasize.com/get.php/-1100885944/Wings_19760514_5.mp3
UPDATE: The link to part 3 has been fixed.
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
Wings Over Toronto
I'll be posting a WINGS show soon, but in the meantime, MACCA BELGIUM has the complete show from Maple Leaf Garden, Toronto, 31 years ago today - May 9th, 1976:
MACCA BELGIUM - WINGS - TORONTO '76
MACCA BELGIUM - WINGS - TORONTO '76
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
Happy Birthday Rick Nelson
Born May 8th, 1940, today would have been RICK NELSON's 67th birthday.
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Here's PAUL MCCARTNEY's great version of "Lonesome Town", from the LINDA MCCARTNEY tribute at the Royal Albert Hall, London, April 10th, 1999:
And here's Rick with the STONE CANYON BAND (featuring RANDY MEISNER on bass) with his classic "Hello Mary Lou", live at The Troubador in 1969:
New Lennon boot!
"Not a hoax!"
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"Not an imaginary story!"
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Yes, its true - a new JOHN LENNON bootleg! Just when you thought the well had run dry, here comes another heapin' bucketful, sploshin' all over your shoes.
Its a 2-disc bootleg from Yellow Dog called "It's Gonna Be Alright", featuring more than two hours' worth of previously unheard stuff from the sessions for the 1970 "Plastic Ono Band" LP with John, Ringo, Klaus, and of course, PHIL SPECTOR. There are a few rough mixes, some rehearsals, and nice big chunks of session tapes. I don't know how these recordings got out at this point in time, but I'm sure glad they did. The sound quality is excellent - this really is some beautiful stuff, and a must-have for Lennon fans. And its very very cool to hear "Love" being rehearsed with Ringo and Klaus!
I'm sure that if you hunt around a bit, you can find it at a higher bitrate, but here it is as I downloaded it, at 128 kbps:
www.gigasize.com/get.php/1304508/Its_Gonna_Be_Alright_1.rar
www.gigasize.com/get.php/1305072/Its_Gonna_Be_Alright_2.rar
And many many thanks to the original uploader.
Here are links to the BOOTLEG ZONE pages with artwork, track listings, and some details:
BOOTLEG ZONE - ITS GONNA BE ALRIGHT 1
BOOTLEG ZONE - ITS GONNA BE ALRIGHT 2
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