Birthdays : Joan Armatrading

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Birthdays | JOAN ARMATRADING - Down To Zero

Happy birthday to Joan Armatrading, born in Basseterre, Saint Christopher and Nevis on this day in 1950.

Oh when you fall, when you fall, fall at my door

Now you walk with your feet back on the ground . . . . . . . 

Joan Armatrading / Live At The Bijou Cafe, Philadelphia, February 18, 1977 | VOODOO WAGON

Joan Armatrading Live at The Bijou Café - Voodoo Wagon

This however is fine fine quality and plain lovely. a nice post from draftervoi over at Blogosphere HQ! Despite her awkward somewhat self-conscious stage presence at times this is a fine band (check the line up) and in FLAC format and a fine performance

Live At The Bijou Cafe, Philadelphia, February 18, 1977 - Superstar Radio Network
A&M Records SP-8414

01 Intro - Sonny Fox
02 Join The Boys
03 Down To Zero
04 Help Yourself
05 Cool Blue (Stole My Heart)
06 Joan talks
07 Dry Land
08 Stepping Out
09 introduction of the band
10 Love and Affection
11 Water With The Wine
12 Tall In The Saddle

Recorded At – Bijou Cafe, Philadelphia, Pa
Vocals, Guitar, Piano – Joan Armatrading

Guitar – Albert Lee, Jerry Donahue

Bass Guitar – Pat Donaldson

Drums – Dave Mattacks

Promotional only - live album issued in mid-1977 in a joint release between A&M and the Superstars Radio Network

Never commercially released

JOAN ARMATRADING - LONDON 1977 - Big O

 Now I thought I had this one* but I can't find it in the vaults but it is really listenable and a memorable set from Joan live at the Hammersmith Odeon way back when she was in her prime. Every track rings out like a collective memory and these are all really great numbers. You can tell I love this ROIO!

It's over at Big O so the usual caveat to avoid the comments section which is still full of the most disgusting racism and sexist tripe dominated by trolls. They still manage to promote brilliant ROIOs of the kind usually found at Dime and the like.

here . . .

* we have had it before from soundaboard  . . . . . 

I kept it up here just because it is so good!

If you want cheering up on a Tuesday this will do it. Armatrading is nothing if not engaging with the London audience and tells jokes and anecdotes between songs and is a delight. She must have felt right at home at the Odeon she played there so much. The band are tight and the lead guitar from Jerry Donahue is little short of exceptional - if you don't believe me then check the first track . . . . lovely stuff

JOAN ARMATRADING

Sight & Sound In Concert. Live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK; November 5, 1977. Very good audio (ripped from TV broadcast).

Track 01. Never Is Too Late 7:36

Track 02. Show Some Emotion 4:28

Track 03. Willow 6:16

Track 04. Opportunity 3:43

Track 05. Won’t You Come On Home 4:06

Track 06. Steppin’ Out 4:12

Track 07. Love And Affection 5:13

Track 08. Cool Blue Stole My Heart 6:23

Track 09. Mama Mercy 4:41

Track 10. Kissin’ And A Huggin’ 4:55

Track 11. Tall In The Saddle 7:22
59 mins

59 mins

Lineup:
Joan Armatrading - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano
Brian Garfalo - bass
Quitman Dennis - sax, flute

David Kemper - drums

Jerry Donahue - guitar

Joan Armatrading - Love and Attraction - Live at the Hammersmith '88 

Joan Armatrading - Wontcha Come On Home 1977

Joan Armatrading - Willow - Live at the Hammersmith '77

JOAN ARMATRADING LIVE AT THE HAMMERSMITH ODEON 1977 - soundaboard

 JOAN ARMATRADING

from soundaboard

Joan Armatrading Live in London 1977 - soundaboard

This is nice . . . . . . . I recall from this fine quality recording the first appearances by the wonderful Joan Armatrading and her voice at first and excellent guitar playing mesmerised many of us . . . . . . I think she was the first artists I saw with the new development in acoustic guitars that featured a bowl back made of some mysterious substance, the Ovation! Which she has used ever since often with a drop D tuning

LIVE  

Hammersmith Odeon,

 London, UK

November 5th 1977

BAND

Joan Armatrading - vocals, acoustic guitar, piano

Brian Garfalo - bass

Quitman Dennis - sax, flute

David Kemper - drums

Jerry Donahue - electric

TRACKS

1. Intro > Never Too Late

2. Show Some Emotion

3. Cool Blue Stole My Heart

4. Band Introduction

5. Kissin' and A Huggin'

6. Tall In The Saddle

7. Peace In Mind

8. Back To The Night > Outro