Curtis Mayfield - The Trojan Horse, Den Haag, The Netherlands xx-xx-1990 (SBD)

Curtis Mayfield
The Trojan Horse
Den Haag, The Netherlands
xx-xx-1990
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included
                                                  
Lineage: Audio CD > Unknown Encoder > SHN > Traders Little Helper > Wave 16bit > Flac Level 8 (align sector boundaries)

01 Superfly
02 It's Alright
03 Gypsy Woman
04 I'm So Proud
05 Freddie's Dead
06 Pusherman
07 Billy Jack
08 People Get Ready
09 Do Be Down
10 Give Me Your Love (Love Song)
11 Move On Up
12 Don't Worry, If There's A Hell Below (We're All Gonna' Go)

I first heard Curtis Mayfield when I received his "Superfly" single for Christmas 1972. I received a few records that Christmas but "Superfly" left a deep groove cut into my musical mind. The intro to the song with it's solo bass line and rototom drums (which I thought were bongos until I looked the song up for this post) gave a sound that I hadn't heard before that pulled me in. In 1972 I was 7 years old and had my own stereo and a travel record player my parents let me ttake where ever I went. That "Superfly" 45 RPM 7 inch went with me everywhere for a couple years. That's when I was given a portable 8-track player and stated carrying tapes instead. That songs intro and Curtis' smooth soulful voice started me on my journey through "The Funk" and quickly lead to Parliament/Funkadelic, but that's another story.

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Curtis Mayfield - Marcus Garvey Centre, Nottingham, England 02-18-1984 (FM)

Curtis Mayfield
Marcus Garvey Centre
Nottingham,England
February 18, 1984
BBC Radio FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage: BBC Radio Broadcast ->  (?)  ->  Audio CDR  ->  EAC (secure/offset correct)  ->  WAV  ->  TLH -> FLAC Level 8

01 Mighty Mighty, Spade and Whitey 5:58
02 Gypsy Woman  3:34
03 All Night Long  6:00
04 People Get Ready  2:39
05 Superfly  3:45
06 Freddy's Dead  4:54
07 Move On Up  7:05
08 We Gotta Have Peace 5:27

total time: 39mn 22sc

Curtis Mayfield guitar, vocals
Tracy Mayfield bass
Toby Williams drums
Pete Peterking guitar
Bongo percussionist

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Curtis Mayfield - Estival Jazz ~ Piazza Della Riforma, Lugano, Switzerland 06-30-1988 (SBD)

Curtis Mayfield
Estival Jazz
Piazza Della Riforma
Lugano, Switzerland
June 30, 1988
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Soundboard > DAT > 1st copy > eac > wave > flac frontend > flac Level 8 (align on sector boundaries) 

01 Opening Jam+
02 Little Child Running Wild*
03 If I Were Only A Child Again
04 It`s All Right
05 Freddie`s Dead
06 Pusherman#
07 We`ve Gotta Have Peace
08 We`ve Only Just Begun
09 People Get Ready
10 Move On Up
11 To Be Invisible / Move On Up (Reprise)

+called Little Child Running Wild on the artwork
*called Pusherman I on the artwork
#called Pusherman II on the artwork

Curtis Mayfield (R.I.P.) - guitar, vocals
Frank Amato - keyboards
Lebron "Benny" Scott - bass
Luis Stefanel - percussion
Lee Goodness - drums

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Curtis Mayfield - Last Show Ever ~ Summerstage, Central Park, New York City, NY 07-07-1990 (SBD)

Curtis Mayfield
Last Show Ever
Summerstage
Central Park
New York City, NY
July 7, 1990
Soundboard recording
Flac & MP3 320kps

SBD > cassette (1st gen) > Nakamichi CR7A > DAT > CDR > EAC > FLAC

01 Superfly
02 It's Alright
03 I'm So Proud
04 Freddie's Dead
05 Pusherman
06 Billy Jack
07 We've Gotta Have Peace
08 People Get Ready
09 Give Me Your Love
10 Band Intros / Do Be Down
11 To Be Invisible
12 Don't Worry, If There's A Hell Below (We're All Gonna Go)
13 When Seasons Change
14 Audience Cheering & Fade Out

This is the final live performance that Curtis Mayfield would give. On August 14, 1990 at Wingate Field in Brooklyn, NY a lighting rig fell on Curtis, He was paralyzed from the neck down. Curtis' inner strength would drive him to write and record one more album called New World Order. To make it easier to breathe Curtis had to record his vocals lying on his back. Each vocal was recorded line by line. Curtis passed away December 26, 1999 from diabetes complications, he was 57.

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