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Sunday, January 05, 2025

ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST | Ronnie Lane - BBC Sessions, Volume 3: In Concert Golders Green Hippodrome London UK 1974

Ronnie Lane - BBC Sessions, Volume 3: In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, London, Britain, 12-13-1974

Paul he say: Here's another BBC album by ex-Faces member Ronnie Lane. This is the third out of four that I've found.

Like the previous volume in this series, this is a BBC concert. Both of them are close in time, set about six months apart. But in between, Lane released his album "Anymore for Anymore." So naturally there are a good number of songs performed from that album.

The concert has been officially released in full as part of the album "You Never Can Tell." However, for some reason, it was badly mixed, with the lead vocals too quiet. So I fixed that for all songs using the UVR5 audio editing program.

The concert is a bit strange in that all the talking between songs is done by a BBC DJ, as if Lane could only sing, not talk. But that was the occasional style for BBC concerts in the early 1970s.

This album is 49 minutes long.

01 talk 
02 Last Orders
03 talk
04 Anniversary
05 talk 
06 Roll On Babe
07 talk
08 From the Late to the Early - How Come
09 talk
10 You're So Rude
11 talk 
12 What Went Down [That Night with You] 
13 talk
14 Chicken Wired 
15 talk 
16 Sweet Virginia 
17 talk 
18 Ooh La La
19 talk
20 You Never Can Tell


Now we’re talking. . . mo’ Ronnie . . . .always love some more Ronnie ‘Plonk’ Lane! 

Where Does Bobby ‘practice’!? | Flagging Down The Double E’s Newsletter Ray Padgett

Where Bob Dylan Rehearses Before Tours

Bardavon Director Chris Silva talks hosting private Dylan rehearsals—including before 'Modern Times'


 

When people were interviewing me about my book, one question I got a lot was: “What did you learn that surprised you?” One answer I remember giving a few times: How hard Dylan rehearses before tours. Despite his reputation as flying by the seat of his pants onstage, he drills his bands before each leg—even if the songs they rehearse may not be the songs they play at the actual shows.

One of Dylan’s favorite places to rehearse in recent years is in the Hudson Valley. He has rehearsed six times at two sister venues, the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie and the Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC) in Kingston, three at each. Most have been before tours that begin on the East Coast or in Europe, but one was preparing to record an album: Modern Times, which he subsequently recorded at Clinton Studios in nearby New York City.

I spoke with Bardavon/UPAC Executive Director Chris Silva to learn more about Dylan’s rehearsals at his venues. After 30 years, Silva just stepped down from running the place, though he will continue to help with programming. He told me about Dylan’s half-dozen secret visits to the two theaters, as well as some other artists who rehearse there.

Chris Silva at the Bardavon

Pete Townshend - The Song Is Over (demo) | jt1674

 

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/771751547484946433/the-who-the-song-is-over-demo

Remembering Sam Phillips (January 5, 1923 – July 30, 2003)

Photo: Rosco Gordon & Sam Phillips



"If you know one thing about Sam Phillips — and you probably do, if you grew up on rock ’n’ roll — it’s that he discovered Elvis Presley. But award-winning author Peter Guralnick, who talks about his new biography of Phillips, says that even though Phillips was justifiably proud of that achievement, he routinely steered conversations about Presley back to the blues artists who preceded him.

“He never failed to bring the conversation around to Howlin’ Wolf,” said Guralnick. Phillips believed that Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash and other rock and country musicians he made famous were great musical artists
— “but never above Little Junior Parker or Howlin’ Wolf,” Guralnick said.

From the very beginning, said Guralnick, Phillips had an inclusive, “Whitmanesque” vision of a music that would break down racial barriers, giving voice not only to African Americans, but to poor whites as well — a visceral, rhythmic, straightforward music that spoke of pain and promise, joy and despair. In other words, what we came to know as rock ’n’ roll."

By Paul de Barros / Seatle Times 


Now I love Sam Phillips for this and his roots were absolutely engrained in black music; the blues and R ’n’ B of Black America. The discovery of Elvis speaks to many (all? ED) but that he was listening and recording everyone from the area without any segregation, no prejudice and just hanging on the music speak volumes about the man is far more interesting to me than the promotion of one man no matter what you think of him!

 


Roscoe Gordon “Chicken in The Rough” 1957 Film “Rock Baby Rock It” 


This is to be, in my opinion, the best documentary on SAM PHILLIPS. This is a A&E Biography Channel UK Documentary of the man who changed the world of music. Profiling Sam Phillips, founder of Sun Records in Memphis, TN., who discovered Elvis Presley and who has been called the "Father of Rock and Roll." Included: archival footage and comments from Ike Turner and Jerry Lee Lewis. Host: Billy Bob Thornton.

Part One

Part Two

Birthdays | Chris Stein - Dreaming (75)

Happy birthday to Chris Stein, born in Brooklyn, New York on this day in 1950. Dreaming is free. 

A favourite activity . . . .often referred to as a dreamer who would never amount to anything I identify!

It is free and you can never stop me! Daybreamer . . . . . . 


Dylan of The Day | Bob Dylan - Isis (Live Footage - Madison Square Garden - 1975) [Rolling Thunder Revue] |Top Hat Crew's "Live Music Archives”|ROUTE

 Isis - Bob Dylan and The Rolling Thunder Review



Bob Dylan’s album Desire was released on this day in 1976. There’s much enthusiasm for young Bob Dylan at this moment, and rightly so, but here’s some evidence that Bob aged quite well, also. (Read all about this album in John Bauldie's book The Chameleon Poet.)

✨ *Experience a Celestial Dance with Na Le - Phaxe Remix by Omiki!*


an old friend posted this on Facebook and it haunted me! IMMEDIATELY

 remix by Kevin Josefson featuring Omiki


[thanks Mina]



Na le, neue na le Neue nu si na le Neue nu si na le Na le, neue na le Neue nu si na le Neue nu si na le Iu se wom ba Wo ma io ue Wo ma io ue ha Wo ma io we na le Wo ma io Wom ba wo ma io e Wom ba io ue ha

Philip Glass - KOYAANISQATSI a film soundtrack from Godfrey Reggio

 A wonderful ex-colleague turned me onto this film and with it’s music and mind blowing visuals we loved this when it came out . . . . . . thanks Micha!

https://www.tumblr.com/jt1674/771746443748917248/philip-glass-prophecies

Saturday, January 04, 2025

Mazzy Star - Flowers in December (Live on 2 Meter Sessions)

Hope Sandoval

Mazzy Star perform 'Flowers in December' of their 1996 album "Among My Swan" on Dutch music show "2 Meter Sessies".  Filmed on November 6, 1996

I will post this to send you up the wooden hill to Bedfordshire . . . . . . . night all, stay safe, wrap up warm and hunker down if you can . . . . the wolves are running







Birthdays | Slim Gaillard | Dust To Digital

 Remembering Slim Gaillard, born on this day in 1916 in Detroit, Michigan. Here he is performing on the Steve Allen Show in 1962.



Dust-to-Digital we havent had anything from these guys in a while and yet this totally makes up for it . . .check the fingering on the keyboard!



FALLING UPWARDS! | Talking Head Live in Oz 1979 FM Broadcast | soundaboard

Talking Heads Live 1979 Sydney Australia AKA Falling Upwards



LIVE
Sydney State Theatre
Sydney Australia 
1979 
FM Broadcast
From Rippin’ Frog!

SET LIST

01 - The Book I Read .mp3
02 - Paper .mp3
03 - Mind mp3
04 - Found A Job .mp3
05 - Memories Can't Wait ).mp3
06 - Psycho Killer.mp3
07 - Take Me To The River .mp3
08 - Life During Wartime .mp3

Available in multiple formats FLAC, MP3 etc and from several sources including Kraken which down loaded it like spit off a griddle!
It is really great quality too!


Talking Heads - Love Goes To Building On Fire 1979


Talking Heads - Warning Sign 1979

David Bowie - BBC Sessions Radio Theatre In Concert, London UK 2000 | ALBUMS THAT SHOULD EXIST

David Bowie - BBC Sessions, Volume 12: In Concert, BBC Radio Theatre, London, Britain, 6-27-2000

Paul says : "The next album in my series of David Bowie BBC albums in a particularly special concert. This concert took place two days after Bowie performed in front of a massive audience at the annual Glastonbury Festival. This contrast, by contrast, was extremely small, with only 250 people fitting into the venue.

The people lucky enough to get in consisted of fan club members who won a lottery. But also, a number of elites were allowed in, including stars like Russell Crowe, Meg Ryan, Boy George, Lulu, Bob Geldof, members of Duran Duran, and more.

This concert was officially released twice. The first version came out as a bonus disc on some versions of the album "Bowie at the Beeb." But it was missing five songs. Later, it was included as part of the box set "Brilliant Adventure." This included the missing songs.

However, both of these versions were missing all the banter between songs, and there was a lot of banter. So I used a bootleg version that contained everything. The sound quality of that was just as good as the released versions. However, I did cut out two false starts to songs.

This concert is a must-have for any Bowie fan. Knowing that he was recording this for the radio as well as probable later official release, he really rose to the occasion.

Personnel


Personnel

David Bowie: vocals
Earl Slick: guitar
Mark Plati: guitar, bass guitar
Gail Ann Dorsey: bass guitar, guitar, vocals
Mike Garson: piano, keyboards
Sterling Campbell: drums
Holly Palmer: vocals, percussion
Emm Gryner: vocals, keyboards

 Tracklisting

*2021 edition

BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000 is a live album by David Bowie originally released in 2000, and reissued in expanded form in 2021. 

The concert was recorded two days after Bowie’s headline set at the Glastonbury Festival, and was before an invited audience.

Fifteen of the songs were released as a bonus CD with initial copies of Bowie At The Beeb on 26 September 2000.

The set was reissued in November 2021 as part of the box set Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001)BBC Radio Theatre, London, June 27, 2000 was spread over two compact discs or three vinyl discs.

The reissue contained five bonus tracks which were not released in 2000: ‘The London Boys’‘I Dig Everything’‘All The Young Dudes’‘Starman’, and “Heroes”.


Paul says this is NOT the officially released version and has had work down on the recording by him. If you know otherwise please ask and I will remove it. Thank you

David Bowie - The London Boys (Live at BBC Radio Theatre, 2000)

Ear worms and classic pop revisited It was her birthday t’other day! DONNA SUMMER 31 December 1948

 Donna Summer - Hot Stuff!(Cosa Caliente) 1979

Charlie Brown & the Peanuts Gang Playing La Grange - Too Cool !!!!

 I will NEVER not post this!

ZZ Top - La Grange

Lost Highway - Hank Williams thanks to O My Soul for the nudge




The Knack - My Sharona - the story behind the song . . . . . . Pooneil Corners

 

Sharona Alperin modeling for the cover of the Knack’s classic 1979 pop-rock single ‘My Sharona’ off the band’s debut LP ‘Get the Knack.’

Knack frontman Doug Fieger wrote ‘My Sharona’ after meeting and asking out Sharona in 1977, though she initially turned him down because she was dating someone else at the time. Doug and Sharona eventually became a couple from 1978 to 1982, during which Sharona inspired many tracks on the first three Knack albums and was featured again on the cover of their second LP, ‘…But the Little Girls Understand’ in 1980. 

The pair stayed in touch after breaking up with Sharona even visiting Doug the week he died in 2010. The website URL for Sharona’s real estate business is ‘mysharona’ and includes the song as background music on the site.

Doug died in 2010 of cancer he was 57 


 

Pooneil Corners

The Knack - My Sharona live