Sunday, March 30, 2008

The Doors - The Complete Matrix Club Tapes - 1967







The most complete recording of the Matrix Club concert in a nice box set released in Italy. Includes four (4) color picture discs and color 24p booklet. One of my top 10 favorite releases!
Disc one and two are the entire March 7, 1967 show. Discs three and four are sets two and three (set one never surfaced) of the March 10, 1967 show. In total, there are five (5) sets from two energetic concerts. Outstanding sound quality with some rare poetry of Jim's. Overall, this is a hard to find box set that is highly recommend!
The Matrix Club in San Fransisco, a venue co-owned by Jefferson Airplane's Marty Balin was unique in its atmosphere and its very special echo chamber sound. The Doors came here in between the release of their first two singles. Break On Through b/w End of the Night had just been published and Light My Fire b/w The Crystal Ship was yet to come. And so was the Doors' international breakthrough. They were already pretty big on the scene and playing more and more gigs. Time for intimate song writing and development was running out more and more which Jim would later regret again and again. But here they were trying on a lot of material from their self titled debut and the follow-ups (the blues classic Crawling King Snake would only be released on the Doors' last album) as well as some rare material they would only perform live on stage throughout their career. However, the Doors were polishing a lot of raw jewels here. Enjoy the special intimacy of these recordings and let the Doors take you to a magic place in the middle of the nowhere of your mind. An absolute must for any Doors fan!
CD 1 TRACKS
1 Back Door Man 05:49.06 03/07 Set 1
2 My Eyes Have Seen You 03:01.05 03/07 Set 1
3 Soul Kitchen 04:19.00 03/07 Set 1
4 Get Off My Life, Woman 04:25.00 03/07 Set 1
5 When The Music's Over 13:09.82 03/07 Set 1
6 Close To You 03:08.50 03/07 Set 2
7 Crawling Snake King 05:08.16 03/07 Set 2
8 I Can't See You Face In My Mind 03:27.17 03/07 Set 2
9 People Are Strange 02:22.33 03/07 Set 2
10 Who Do You Love 03:57.00 03/07 Set 2
11 Alabama Song 03:48.16 03/07 Set 2
12 Crystal Ship 03:16.80 03/07 Set 2
Total: 55:53
CD 2 TRACKS
1 Twentieth Century Fox 02:57.37 03/07 Set 2
2 Moonlight Drive 06:41.00 03/07 Set 2
3 Summer's Almost Gone 03:53.33 03/07 Set 2
4 Unhappy Girl 04:12.00 03/07 Set 2
5a The Devil Is A Woman 08:36.66 03/07 Set 3
5b Sittn' Round Thinkin' 03/07 Set 3
5c Rock Me 03/07 Set 3
6 Break On Through 04:25.82 03/07 Set 3
7 Light My Fire 08:36.17 03/07 Set 3
8 The End 14:29.29 03/07 Set 3
Total: 53:53
CD 3 TRACKS
1 My Eyes Have Seen You 03:58.49 03/10 Set 2
2 Soul Kitchen 06:15.50 03/10 Set 2
3 I Can't See You Face In My Mind 03:23.49 03/10 Set 2
4 People Are Strange 02:22.66 03/10 Set 2
5 When The Music's Over 12:27.33 03/10 Set 2
6 Money 03:31.50 03/10 Set 3
7 Who Do You Love 04:50.00 03/10 Set 3
8 Moonlight Drive 06:03.96 03/10 Set 3
Total: 42:53
CD 4 TRACKS
1 Summer's Almost Gone 04:04.00 03/10 Set 3
2 I'm A King Bee 05:20.33 03/10 Set 3
3 Gloria 06:04.00 03/10 Set 3
4 Break On Through 05:02.00 03/10 Set 3
5 Summertime 09:42.00 03/10 Set 3
6 Back Door Man 05:45.49 03/10 Set 3
7 Who Do You Love 03:30.17 03/10 Set 3
8 The End 04:55.96 03/10 Set 3

40th Anniversary Promo Spot


ABC TV In Concert
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Saturday, March 29, 2008

THE CLASH - 1982-10-29 - Los Angeles (Soundboard Recording)













THE CLASH - 1982-10-29 - Los Angeles
Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
(Soundboard Recording)
The Clash were opening for The Who

01. London Calling
02. Police On My Back
03. The Guns of Brixton
04. This Is Radio Clash
05. Spanish Bombs
06. Rock the Casbah
07. The Magnificent SevenArmagideon TimeThe Magnificent Seven
08. Janie Jones
09. Train In Vain
10. Tommy Gun
11. Clampdown
12. Brand New Cadillac
13. Should I Stay Or Should I Go
14. I Fought the Law

Get it here:
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or here:
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The Clash - Live At Bonds - New York City.


















There are so many tremendous Clash boots, it's tough to turn the spotlight on just one. But when it comes to finding a recording that captures everything that was special about the band, from the performance to the context in which they delivered it, it's tough to beat this one from their legendary 17-gig residency at Bond's Casino in New York, during the tour to promote Sandinista! in the summer of 1981.

This bootleg was recorded live at Bond's Casino on June 4, 1981 in New York City.

The club was formerly Bonds department store, which had been converted into a large second-floor hall. Promoters kept the name because there was a large Bonds sign on the outside of the building. As The Clash had not yet broken out into mass popularity, eight shows were originally scheduled.

Strict interpretation of the fire laws meant that audiences were relatively small and the concerts had a feeling of intimacy that future Clash shows in arenas could never recapture. Audience members clambered onto the stage to join in singalongs. New York musicians, including Pearl Harbor, assisted and overseen by Andy Dunkley, provided disc jockey services as the audience entered and gathered.

The concert captures The Clash on the cusp between being a cult band and their short-lived major market penetration. As always with The Clash, even in their arena days, ticket prices were set relatively low.

The show is blistering from start to finish. Excellent performances of the songs, especially London Calling and The Magnificent Seven. Ivan Meets G.I. Joe is particularly faithful to the studio version as well and you’ll notice the drumming becomes a tad weaker as Topper diverts his efforts to singing and remembering the lyrics! The Guns Of Brixton is a truly excellent version. Police & Thieves deserves a mention - there’s a bit of a pause before it kicks in “Yeah this is Police & Thieves” - and Charlie Don’t Surf is one of the best live versions. The band seem to struggle a bit performing Broadway, but a great version can be found on the London Lyceum 1981 show. In total there are eleven tracks from Sandinista!, which is nearly half the set, and what with the addition of Radio Clash - again perhaps the best live performance of this song - it leaves little room for older material. Never fear though, because White Man is in there and is excellent (though there is a slight glitch in the recording 1 minute 38 seconds in) and the traditional near the end track Janie Jones is another excellent performance. Complete Control is the exact same version as that which appeared on the official live album - they also get the date wrong in the inner notes saying it was June 13th. A great performance, one of the best of this great song.

I had the privilege of seeing The Clash once, although slightly later and in a somewhat bigger venue. There performance in Edmonton at the Kinsmen Field House is burned into my memory forever. If musical time travel were possible, these shows at Bond's would be way up there on my list of destinations.

CD1:
1. London Calling
2. Safe European Home
3. The Leader
4. Train In Vain
5. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
6. This Is Radio Clash
7. Corner Soul
8. The Guns Of Brixton
9. The Call Up
10. Bankrobber
11. Complete Control
12. Lightning Strikes (Not Once But Twice)
13. Ivan Meets G.I. Joe

CD2:
1. Charlie Don’t Surf
2. The Magnificent Seven
3. Broadway
4. Somebody Got Murdered
5. Police & Thieves
6. Clampdown7. One More Time
8. Brand New Cadillac
9. The Street Parade
10. Janie Jones
11. Washington Bullets / Outro - Armagideon Time

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Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Unsurpassed Eric Clapton (The Original Unissued Delaney Mix) 1970




Unsurpassed Eric Clapton


(The Original Delaney Unissued Mix)


This is the “Delaney Mix” of Eric’s first solo album. Infinitely better than the official release, it has been said that Eric himself prefers this version. His guitar is much more prominent in the mix. The disc also contains two alternate takes of “Lonesome And A Long Way From Home” and “Don’t Know Why”. Three mixes of this album exist and all are different. Eric did the third mix and has admitted he made a poor job of it. Tom Dowd mixed the official release.

1. Slunky
2. Bad Boy
3. Easy Now
4. After Midnight
5. Blues Power
6. Bottle Of Red Wine
7. Lovin' You Lovin' Me
8. Lonesome And A Long Way From Home
9. Don't Know Why
10. Let It Rain
11. Don't Know Why - (previously unreleased, bonus track)
12. I've Told You For The Last Time - (previously unreleased, bonus track)
13. Comin' Home - (bonus track)
14. Groupie (Superstar) - (bonus track)

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Monday, March 24, 2008

Eric Clapton March / April 1980 Unreleased Studio Album Surrey Sound Studios Leatherhead, Surrey, England @ 320




These tracks were recorded in March / April 1980 at Surrey Sound Studios. Turn Up Down is a complete copy of the album that Eric submitted to his record company that year. The company rejected it and he was forced back into the studio. The follow-up sessions resulted in his album, Another Ticket. With Turn Up Down, one can hear how tracks like “Rita Mae”, “Catch Me If You Can” and others evolved.
01 Blues Intro
02 There Ain't No Money
03 Games Up
04 Rita Mae
05 Freedom
06 Evangelina
07 Home Lovin
08 Hold Me Lord
09 Something Special
10 I'd Love To Say I Love you
11 Catch Me If You Can
12 Thunder And Lightning
13 Oh How I Miss My Baby's Love
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Saturday, March 22, 2008

1966 LP Jan & Dean meet Batman - Liberty 7444


Picked this one up at a record show on the weekend. This is one of the funniest, but also one of the silliest pop albums of the mid-sixties. Jan & Dean Meet Batman was a great concept album released at a time when the Batman TV series had just hit American TV's. Once again the album was put-forward to EMI a number of times, and rejected at first because they did not like it, and because of copyright issues with the names Batman & Robin The Boy Wonder. Either way, the album reached the shelves in 1966 and again was one of those Jan & Dean albums that did not sell. One quick listen to the album, and you would probably say you understand why it did not sell! At first listen it is quite unbelievable, the comedy is... far-out-J&D-type... and most people would never play this album again. Yet, underneath the comedy and 'laughs' there are some great pop-songs with some great production.
The single 'Batman' was perhaps one of the weakest tracks on the album and if you listen to songs like 'Robin The Boy Wonder,' 'The Joker Is Wild' and of course 'The Batman Theme' you can hear Jan & Dean on top form once again! A highly enjoyable album after you have had about twelve cans of beer. And please do go back to it, because it has alot to offer!

Batman
The Origin of Captain Jan & Dean the Boy Blunder
Robin the Boy Wonder
A Vi-Ta-Min A Day
Mr. Freeze [Instrumental]
The Doctor's Dilemma
A Stench In Time
Batman Theme (from 'Batman') [Instrumental]
A Hank of Hair and a Banana Peel
The Fireman's Flaming Flourish
The Joker Is Wild
Tiger, Tiger, Burning
Flight of the Batmobile [Instrumental]
A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight


Listen if you dare!
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

How Britain Got The Blues 1961-64 - The Rolling Stones















Very rare early recordings including Mick Jagger with the Little Boys Blue in 1961.

Tracks
01. Little Queenie
02. Beautiful Delilah
03. Down the Road Apiece
04. I Ain't Got You
05. Leave Me Alone
06. Goodbye Girl
07. It Should Be You
08. That Girl Belongs To Yesterday
09. Ain't That Loving You Baby
10. Don't Lie To Me
11. Mona
12. Walking the Dog
13. Bye Bye Johnny
14. I Wanna Be Your Man
15. Roll Over Beethoven
16. Little By Little
17. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
18. I'm Movin' On
19. Not Fade Away
20. Beautiful Delilah
21. High Heeled Sneakers
22. Meet Me In the Bottom
23. You Can Make It If You Try
24. Route 66
25. Confessing the Blues
26. Down the Road Apiece
27. It's All Over Now
28. If You Need Me
29. Carol
30. Around and Around
31. I Can't Be Satisfied
32. Crackin' Up

Little Boys Blue, recorded Dartford, South London, late 1961.
Regent, 20th & 21st November, 1963.
Chess, 8th November, 1963
BBC Saturday Club, 1964
Joe Loss Show, 1964
BBC Top Gear, 1964

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http://rapidshare.com/files/47670469/RSHBgtB2.zip
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Sunday, March 16, 2008

Chrome Dreams I - Rust Edition - Neil Young




Neil Young Chrome Dreams (Rust Edition)
Neil Young was on a creative high in 1975. By the end of the summer, Zuma was finished, though still not released. Yet Neil carried on recording his new songs. Sometimes he recorded solo and sometimes with Crazy Horse. Lots of these songs would remain unheard by the public until quite a while later, but by late ’75, Neil had already written and recorded versions of such future classics as Like A Hurricane, Powderfinger, Sedan Delivery, Pocahontas and Ride By Llama.
He carried on recording in 1976. More great songs were put down on tape, such as Will To Love, Stringman and Campaigner. Some of us may feel that the Long May You Run album with Stephen Stills robbed us of the natural successor to Zuma, but Stills always suspected that Neil was holding back his best stuff for his solo album. That solo album was a work in progress throughout this period. Titles were reported in the press: Ride My Llama, In My Neighborhood, American Stars ‘N Bars, Chrome Dreams.
When American Stars ‘N Bars was released in 1977, Neil had scrapped most of the material he’d been recording since late ’75, replacing much of it with a series of rough hewn cowboy songs. Fun stuff to be sure, but had Neil committed the latest in a series of difficult to explain career suicides? Who else, except maybe Bob Dylan, would sit on a stash of such quality songs and not let the public hear them?
Tracks 1 to 12 of this compilation are thought to be the unreleased Chrome Dreams album, readied for release weeks before Neil recorded those country hoedowns and rethought his strategy. Some of these song titles will be more than familiar to you, but the actual performances may surprise you.
Powderfinger is performed as an unadorned solo acoustic song; Sedan Delivery, a second song destined for Rust Never sleeps, is presented in its pre-punked up arrangement and, in many people’s opinion, sounds all the better for that. You’ll also find the definitive Stringman, a song not given an official airing until Neil’s Unplugged set, heard here in a 1976 live performance enhanced by subtle yet beautiful studio vocal and guitar overdubs; Hold Back The Tears is another solo performance, longer and more ghostly that its later remake for American Stars ‘N Bars; Pocahontas is the same performance as the one that made Rust Never Sleeps, but in its original "Naked Mix;" Too Far Gone wouldn’t be officially released until the Freedom album in 1989, yet here’s a version from 14 years earlier with Poncho Sampedro adding a tasty mandolin part.
The other six songs from the album were released unchanged on the albums American Stars ‘N Bars, Comes A Time and Hawks And Doves, yet you may still be able to pick out slight differences in the mixes. Homegrown, for one, would seem to have a little more fire in the guitars. Have a listen and see what you think.
We’ve chosen a select batch of bonus cuts to give you a further taste of just how creative Neil was during this fertile period. If the version of White Line (here retitled River Of Pride, maybe because Neil forgot to sing the actual White Line lyric) didn’t make the Chrome Dreams shortlist, then its continued circulation among collectors is something of a mystery. Maybe it was pressed onto acetate as a possible contender for Decade, which Neil was also preparing at this time. Whatever the truth, it’s a stupendous version of the song, recorded in 1975 with a loose and joyful Crazy Horse. Neil’s remake for Ragged Glory in 1990 may have been fine but it doesn’t quite capture the spirit of this earlier version. Campaigner did make Decade, but not before losing one of its verses. You can hear the full-length version here.
Three live cuts follow. No One Seems To Know is an aching piano ballad that Neil once described as Part 2 of A Man Needs A Maid, it’s first class but remains unreleased; Give Me Strength dates from an earlier ill-fated album called Homegrown (an album that would have also featured Star Of Bethlehem, the oldest cut in this collection) and is another lost classic; Peace Of Mind is heard as an electric rock song played with the Horse and very different from the version Neil released on Comes A Time.
And, as a nod to Zuma, we close with Crosby Stills Nash & Young. Human Highway was recording during the Stills-Young sessions in 1976. The song was always meant to be a CSNY track, but Neil had run out of patience by the Comes A Time LP. Now you can have a glimpse of what might have been, which, come to think of it, is also true of the whole collection.
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Saturday, March 15, 2008

Beat Beat Beat at The BEEB - The Rolling Stones - 1963-65.






This 2-CD set comprises all available studio recordings from the BBC sessions in chronological order. The quality is very good to superb mono/stereo.


CD 1:
1. Come On
2. Memphis Tennesee
3. Roll Over Beethoven
4. Ain't That Loving You Baby
5. Don't Lie To Me
6. Mona
7. Walking The Dog
8. Bye Bye Johnny
9. I Wanna Be Your Man
10. You Better Move On
11. Roll Over Beethoven
12. Beautiful Delilah
13. Route 66
14. Cops And Robbers
15. You Better Move On
16. Mona
17. Hi-Heel Sneakers
18. Little By Little
19. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
20. I'm Moving On
21. Not Fade Away
22. Walking The Dog
23. I Just Wanna Make Love To You
24. Beautiful Delilah
25. Hi-Heel Sneakers
26. Carol

CD2:
1. Meet Me At The Bottom
2. You Can Make It If You Try
3. Route 66
4. Confessin' The Blues
5. Down The Road Apiece
6. It's All Over Now
7. If You Need Me
8. Confessin' The Blues
9. Carol
10. Mona
11. Around And Around
12. If You Need Me
13. I Can't Be Satsfied
14. Crackin' Up
15. 2120 South Michigan Avenue
16. Down The Road Apiece
17. interview
18. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love
19. The Last Time
20. Mercy Mercy
21. Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin')
22. The Spider And The Fly
23. Satisfaction
24. Cry To Me
25. Fanny Mae

http://rapidshare.com/files/47310460/bbbatthebeeb1963-1965.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/47310490/bbbatthebeeb1963-1965.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/47310448/bbbatthebeeb1963-1965.part3.rar
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Monday, March 10, 2008

The Doors - T.V. Bleeding




The Doors - T.V. Bleeding
Tracks 1-7 alternate studio mixes done by Paul R
Label: Snakeskin Records, ARD01, Luxembourg, 1995,
Tracks 1-7 are alternate studio mixes done by Paul Rothchild during the production of "The Best Of The Doors"Quadrodisc.
Tracks 8-14 live for TV broadcast on may 3, 1972 Radio Bremen TV
01 - Hello, I Love You (no drums, no second vocal overdub)
02 - People Are Strange (no drums, no guitar solo, no second vocal overdub)
03 - Love Her Madly (no reverb, no drums, no echo on voice)
04 - Love Me Two Times (no tambourine, no guitars)
05 - Riders On The Storm (no second vocal overdub, no echo, no drums)
06 - Touch Me (no drums)
07 - Soul Kitchen (different bass sound)
08 - Tightrope Ride
09 - In The Eye Of The Sun
10 - I'm Horny, I'm Stoned
11 - Love Me Two Times
12 - Verdilac
13 - Ship With Sails (false start)
14 - Ship With Sails
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The Doors Live At The Amsterdam Concertgebouw 09-15-1968 Without Jim Morrison


On September 15, 1968 a drugged and drunken Jim Morrison was taken tohospital after collapsing on the stage of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw,having stumbled into the middle of a live set by Jefferson Airplane.
Morrison's consumption of alcohol and hallucinogenic drugs was legendary,but the incident suggested he might no longer be in control of his intake.His collapse in Amsterdam came after a day of heavy drinking, and sourcesclose to the band revealed he swallowed a sizeable block of hashish givento him by a fan immediately before the show.
Ray sang quite good andincluded the usual poetry of Jim during 'Break On Through' and "Soul Kitchen."
The Doors Live at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw September 15, 1968
Tracks:
1 - Announcement by Vince Treanor, The Doors' road manager
2 - Tuning > Ray Speaks
3 - Break On Through > There You Sit
4 - Soul Kitchen
5 - Alabama Song > Backdoor Man
6 - Hello I Love You
7 - Light My Fire
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Saturday, March 8, 2008

Have You Got It Yet? Volume 1 v2.0 - Syd Barrett


This is so good I had to put it up here. What we have is a collection of rare Syd Barrett and Barrett-era Pink Floyd tracks that was compiled by a group of fans that call themselves the Madcaps Laughing group over on Yahoo! The "Have You Got it Yet" series is legendary among Barrett/Floyd traders and was compiled from various sources over years.
This particular collection is the new, improved "v2.0" featuring upgraded source material and the absolute cleanest sound ever heard on these tracks. These are all lossless, FLAC-formatted files for the best quality. Get a load of the track listing:
Volume One - length: 67:23
1. Lucy Leave (May/June? 1965) 02:55
2. King Bee (May/June? 1965) 03:06
3. Green Onions (17Dec67 "Tomorrow's World" BBC-TV) 01:58
4. Int Overdrive (31Oct66 demo 1st gen) 15:07
5. Interview + Int Overdrive (Dec66, CBC) 10:37
6. Matilda Mother (20Jan67 UFO) 02:52
7. Int Overdrive (20Jan67 UFO no voiceover) 04:17
8. Let's Roll Another One (22Jan67 rehearsal) 01:58
9. Instrumental (22Jan67 rehearsal) 01:10
10. Arnold Layne (28Jan67 acetate) 02:38
11. Candy And A Currant Bun (28Jan67 acetate) 02:04
12. instrumental (24Feb67 UFO prob "Interstellar") 04:35
13. Pow R. Toc H. (14May67 "Look Of The Week" BBC-TV) 01:02
14. Astronomy Domine (14May67 "Look Of The Week" BBC-TV) 03:59
15. See Emily Play (21May67 acetate, alt ending) 02:53
16. Emily edit piece (16rpm, looped 5x) 00:42
17. Set The Controls (08Aug67 mono) 05:28
Volume Two - length: 75:47
1. In The Beechwoods (19Oct67) 04:50
2. VegMan (11Oct67, mixdown May68) 02:41
3. VegMan jam (09-11Oct67 mixdown May68) 02:50
4. Untitled, take 7 (04Sep67 1st gen) 01:34
5. Remember A Day (12Oct67 mono) 04:24
6. Scream Thy Last Scream (07Aug67 Jenner 1974 mix) 04:41
7. Vegetable Man (11Oct67 Jenner 1974 mix) 02:31
8. Reaction In G (1967, b'cast 26Apr69 Beat Club, German TV 1stGen) 00:44
9. The Scarecrow (25Sep67 BBC 1stGen) 02:18
10. The Gnome (25Sep67 BBC 1stGen) 02:38
11. Matilda Mother (25Sep67 BBC 1stGen) 03:34
12. Flaming (25Sep67 BBC master) 02:45
13. Set The Controls (25Sep67 BBC master) 03:35
14. Reaction In G (25Sep67 BBC master) 00:51
15. Scream Thy Last Scream (07Aug67 Jones 1987 mix) 04:42
16. Vegetable Man (11Oct67 Jones 1987 mix, from "What Syd Wants") 02:39
17. Jugband Blues (24Oct67 mono) 03:00
18. Flaming (02Nov67 Tower mono 45) 02:47
19. Set The Controls (18Feb68 Belgian vid mix) 04:53
20. Vegetable Man (20Dec67 BBC 1stGen) 03:37
21. Scream Thy Last Scream (20Dec67 BBC 1stGen) 03:50
22. Jugband Blues (20Dec67 BBC 1stGen) 03:58
23. Pow R. Toc H. (20Dec67 BBC 1stGen) 04:38
24. Tomorrow's World instrumental (17Dec67 BBC-TV) 01:45
Whether you are a big fan of the Barrett-era Floyd or just a casual fan , you need to get this stuff!!! If you're looking for more head over to the Madcap Laughs Forum on Yahoo.
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Tuesday, March 4, 2008

University of Southampton - Led Zeppelin - 01-22-1973




Soundboard
Quality: Excellent
Rock And Roll
Over The Hills And Far Away
Black Dog
Misty Mountain Hop
Since I've Been Loving You
Dancing Days
The Song Remains The Same
The Rain Song
Dazed And Confused
Stairway To Heaven
Whole Lotta Love
Heartbreaker
Thank You
How Many More Times
Communication Breakdown
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Sunday, March 2, 2008

The Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg - The Clash - 1981


The Rat Patrol From Fort Bragg
(Unreleased original version of Combat Rock.)
1981
320 kbps
This is the original version of 'Combat Rock' as produced by Mick Jones in 1981, with newly discovered instrumental track titled 'Walk Evil Talk'.
Originally planned as a double album entitled Rat Patrol from Fort Bragg, the idea was scrapped after internal wrangling within the group. Mick Jones had produced the first cut, but the other members were dissatisfied and producing duties were handed to Glyn Johns, at which point the album became a single LP.
All songs became shorter, and a lot tighter, with more pronounced vocals, a much 'tighter' mix musically, and less vague sound effects and extended endings. Also, four tracks (Cool Confusion, First Night Back In London, Beautiful People and Kill Time) were cut.
Without doubt, it is the best Clash find of recent years. Essentially an upgrade for Combat Out Rock, this comes from a much cleaner source, apparently a cassette tape that was floating around an RCA office back in the early 1980s. Needless to say, it is a joy to listen to. The opening two numbers sounding superb and the quality of these two in particular is an excellent step up from the previous version. The extended intro to Sean Flynn is the spookiest bit of playing you'll ever hear. Sheer class. This album is certainly superior to Combat Rock. Far more interesting and diverse, and the improved sound quality makes it a must-have item for any Clash fan. A great listen, and the first two tracks are unreleased gems.
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Saturday, March 1, 2008

Golden Ballads - Led Zeppelin















1. Stairway To Heaven
2. All My Love
3. Since I've Been Loving You
4. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
5. Thank You
6. Rain Song
7. Down By The Seaside
8. I Can't Quit You Baby
9. Tea For One
10. Bron-Yr-Aur
11. The Battle Of Evermore
12. What Is And What Should Never Be

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Psychedelic Games For May - Pink Floyd



Date
1 Lucy Leave (Studio Acetate '66)
2 King Bee (Studio Acetate '66)
3 See Emily Play (Single 1967)
4 Arnold Layne (London, Sound Tecniques Studio 27-02-1967)
5 Candy and a Current Bun (London, Sound Tecniques Studio 27-02-1967)
6 Flaming (Single 'Tower', U.S.A.)
7 Pow R. Toc H. (BBC Look of the Week 04-05-1967)
8 Astronomy Domine (BBC Look of the Week 04-05-1967)
9 Interstellar Overdrive (BBC Look of the Week 04-05-1967)
10 Reaction in G (Rotterdam, 12-10-1967)
11 Stoned Alone (Copenaghen, 'The Starclub' 13-09-1967)
12 Vegetable Man (Studio Take)
13 Scream Thy Last Scream (Studio Take)

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Alternative Graffiti - Led Zeppelin - 1975



Tracking list:
DISC ONE

Olympic Studios, November 1974

1 Custard Pie 4:15
2 Trampled Underfoot (normal ending) 5:34
3 Kashmir 8:40
4 In the Light (outtake) 7:08
5 Swan Song/Midnight Moonlight (version 1) 1:21
6 Swan Song/Midnight Moonlight (version 2) 3:35
7 Boogie With Stu (5 edit pieces) 6:07
8 Night Flight (10 edit pieces) 14:30
9 Trampled Underfoot (short ending) 5:13
10 Trampled Underfoot (long ending) 5:48
11 The Wanton Song 4:11

FM Broadcast, 1975
12 The Wanton Song (alternate take, FM broadcast) 3:53
TDT 70:15

DISC 2

Headley Grange, November 1973 to May 1974
1 The Wanton Song, takes 1-2 4:21
(LR mistakenly lists as The Rover.)
2 She Left, takes 1-2 5:57
3 In the Morning/Take Me Home, take 1 6:09
4 Trampled Underfoot, takes 1-6 19:03
5 In the Morning, take 2 6:04
6 Sick Again 3:50
7 The Rover (acoustic & vocal) 1:07
8 funk/jazz rhythm exercise 3:15 17 seconds of talk before song is missing
9 In My Time of Dying 13:01
TDT 62.47

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http://rapidshare.com/files/92497732/LZ_Alternative_Graffiti.part2.rar

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Armageddon - Armageddon (1975)



Armageddon was the last decisive battle for ex-Yardbird Keith Relf. The former lead singer and harmonica player of the band that launched Clapton, Beck and Page, Relf had abandonned his blues-guitar band roots when he founded Renaissance in the late 1960's. Relf left Renaissance after two albums (actually half way threw the second album) due to frustrations with the music business and being tired of touring. However, when he created Armageddon, he was involved with one of the best guitar rock albums of the 70's.

After the disolution of Steamhammer, Relf, and ex-Steamhammer members, Martin Pugh (guitar) and Louis Cennamo (bass) came to L.A. and hooked up with ex-Captain Beyond and Johnny Winter drummer Bobby Caldwell to form Armageddon. Armageddon combined the complex drum patterns of Caldwell, with Pugh's heavy and stylistic riffing and Relf's insightful and searching lyrics to create a haunting and enduring piece of heavy rock.

Criticized as sounding "dated" when initially released, this is one of the strong points of this album. Many of the best hard rock acts of the time (Purple-Stormbringer, Zeppelin-Presence, Sabbath-Sabatoge, etc) were moving on to slicker production of less gritty songs. Armageddon sounded like it was from an earlier and more "real" musical time.

The opening song "Buzzard" is usually listed by fans as the highlight of the album. Borrowing a riff from Steamhammer's "Penumbra," Pugh's guitar soars with speed, control and precision, while Relf's intelligent lyrics rap around the crashing, thunderous drums of Caldwell. It is an exhilarating eight minute flight worth taking over and over again.

While "Buzzard" is one of the album's highlights, it is by no means the sole reason to own this disc. Other particularly strong moments include: the beautiful and stylish "Silver Tightrope," which features an echoing guitar and more contemplative lyrics from Relf, and "Last Stand Before" a Zeppelinesque (Physical Graffiti era) rocker with descriptive and prophetic lyrics. In this one Relf sings "Lost a friend, met his end, way before his time" and "my brother's falling catch him if I can. I see him falling you can join him in his last stand," it makes one wonder if Keith was aware of his own fate.

It's too bad that this proved to be the last stand for Relf and Armageddon. Relf returned to England due to poor health shortly after this was released. Relf's health and reported drug use among some of the band lead to Armageddon failing to release any more material. Relf died shortly after returning to England, when he was electrocuted while playing guitar. He did record one more song "All the Falling Angels" that is included on an album by Illusion called Echanted Caress. (Illusion was the name the original members of Renaissance chose when they reunited. This was because Anne Haslem and her crew had become Renaissance).

Armageddon remains a powerful reminder of what artists where able to due when they were given the creative control to explore. Oddly enough, this album may never have gotten made if it wasn't for the succes of Peter Framptom's Comes Alive. According to the cd booklet, Framptom reccomended Armageddon to A&M Records, and because he was their top selling artist at the time, they listened to him. I'm very glad they did. Armageddon remains a classic heavy rock album that is still worth hearing.

Track Listings:

1. Buzzard

2. Silver Tightrope

3. Paths and Planes and Furture Gains

4. Last Stand Before

5. Basking in the White of the Midnight Suna.Warning Comin' On b.Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun c.Brother Ego

6. Basking in the White of the Midnight Sun (Reprise)

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