Sunday, February 9, 2014

The Babys - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH 01-28-1980 (FM)

The Babys
Agora Ballroom
Cleveland, OH
January 28, 1980
FM Broadcast Recording
Cover Art Included
Flac & MP3 320kps

01 Money
02 Broken Heart
03 Anytime
04 True Love
05 California
06 Turn Around in Tokyo
07 Everytime I Think of You
08 You / Isn't it Time
09 Midnight Rendezvous
10 Keyboard intro
11 Back on My Feet
12 Looking for Love
13 Head First
14 Run to Mexico
15 Love Don't Prove
16 In Your Eyes

John Waite: lead vocals
Wally Stocker: Lead guitar, backing vocals
Jonathan Cain: Keyboards, rhythm guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals track 6
Tony Brock: Drums
Ricky Phillips: Bass, backing vocals

The Babys would break up at the end of this tour. During the tour the band recorded their final album On The Edge. Oddly enough it was in Ohio that it all came to an end. On December 9 1980 John Waite was pulled from the stage by a fan seriously injuring his knee. The band performed in Akron Ohio and cancelled the remainder of the tour. The band broke up after that, with their label releasing On The Edge posthumously.

John Waite went on to a successful solo career. Tony Brock went on to drum for Rod Stewart and produce both Jimmie Barnes and Keith Urban. Wally Stocker went on to play guitar for Rod Stewart, Air Supply and Jerry Shirley's Humble Pie. Jonathan Cain went on to join Journey. The Babys had served as opening act to Greg Rolie's last tour with Journey. Greg admitted after leaving the group, that during the tour while preparing his exit, he would watch Cain's keyboard solo from the wings. This served as Cain's audition without even knowing he was being scouted to join Journey by the bands own keyboardist.

The person I got this from thought it was a Pre-FM recording because of the clean sound. During the introduction the hoist can be heard saying a live as it happens concert. There fore this is actually a very fine FM recording.


2 comments:

  1. Good band from the 80's thanks for keeping this alive many others have let them pass
    analogkid

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