Whitesnake
BBC In Concert
Unknown Venue (BBC Studios most likely)
Unknown Location (London, England most likely)
Recorded: July 5, 1978
Broadcast July 15, 1978
Master FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art
Rosebud's Pick
Lineage: FM (original broadast) > Akai 4000DS Reelto Reel > Master Tape
Playback Lineage: Master Tape on Revox B77 > Alesis Masterlink @ 44.1khz, 16bit (track splits, fades, etc) > Cd-r > E.A.C. > Traders Little Helper > Flac
01 Compere's Intro
02 Come On
03 Lady Luck (Deep Purple)
04 Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City
05 Steal Away
06 Belgian Tom's Hat Trick
07 Mistreated (Deep Purple) (fades at broadcast end)
David Coverdale - Vocals
Bernie Marsden - Guitar
Micky Moody - Guitar
Neil Murray - Bass
David Dowle - Drums
Pete Solley - Keyboards
Rosebud's Salute To Her Favorite Singers keeps moving on with a show from David Coverdale and Whitesnake. Rosebud was already a fan of Whitesnake's 1980's output when I met her. From me she learned of Whitesnakes more Bluesy Hard Rock of their early records. She also learned about the Deep Purple MKIII era from me. She fell in love with the sound of Glenn Hughes & David Coverdale's vocal trade off. Burn is now on her list of favorite albums. This recording from Dave and The 'Snakes comes after the release of the Snakebite EP (not released in the USA). The EP was actually Whitesnake's official debut release. Coverdale's first 2 LP's were solo albums with The White Snake Band as his backing band. This is a great look at David Coverdale's career after leaving Deep Purple. The band's sound is a little far from the Platinum Selling 1980's Hair Metal Monster that it would become.
You've done it again. Wow I have this on cassette, probably unplayable now, from same broadcast, Mistreated fades out. My first gig ever was Whitesnake 3 months later, I was at school and was very naive so wore my best brown corduroy suit, 3rd row right in the middle, surrounded by hairy leather clad bikers. The surprise though was Jon Lord had just joined the band. Support were Magnum. Thank you so much, I'll be down memory lane tonight.
ReplyDeleteThe best Whitesnake recording is BBC Reading festival 1979 imho, by 1983 they were well past their best.
I'm glad I could help you replace that worn out tape. I agree the best period of Whitesnake was before 1983. I do, however, have respect for the heights of popularity Coverdale was able to attain. It's not easy to right a Top 10 single. Whitesnake had like 4 or 5 if I remember & 4 Platinum albums. Abandoning your loyal early fans is not always a recipe for success. I do like the Slide It In album, although the British mix was the best. That was the last Whitesnake album I bought and where my collection would end if not for Rosebud liking the 1980's LPs.
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Hi JD, it was great to hear this again, I'd forgotten about the slightly out of place syn-drum sound on Lady Luck. I can be very judgemental about bands, and they did go onto bigger things post 1983, but the soul had gone out of them for me. Thanks for the great stuff you find.
ReplyDeleteI agree Bambi
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