Kool & The Gang - The Rainbow Theatre, London, England, U.K. 11-07-1981 (FM)

Kool & The Gang
The Rainbow Theatre
London, England, U.K.
November 7, 1981
BBC FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: FM broadcast (BBC) > ? > CDR > EAC > WAV > FLAC

01 Take It To The Top
02 Hangin' Out
03 Hollywood Swingin'
04 Jones vs. Jones
05 If You Feel Like Dancin'
06 Steppin' Out
07 Get Down On It
08 Take My Heart
09 Love Festival
10 It's Too Hot
11 Celebration

James "JT" Taylor lead & background vocals
Robert "Kool" Bell bass, background vocals
Sir Earl Toon – keyboards, vocals
Robert "Spike" Mickens (R.I.P.) trumpet, background vocals
George Brown drums, percussion, background vocals
Claydes Charles Smith (R.I.P.) guitar
Ronald Bell a.k.a. Khalis Bayyan (R.I.P.) saxophone, keyboards, background vocals
Dennis Thomas saxophone
Clifford Adams (R.I.P.) trombone
Michael Ray trumpet
Larry Gittens trumpet, flugelhorn

 This classic Kool & The Gang show catches the band during their Chart Topping Days. After the addition of James "JT" Taylor on vocals, Kool & The Gang had their most successful albums. This era would yield 6 Platinum albums, 1 Double Platinum album and 2 Gold albums. This show is from the tour to promote their 13th album Something Special. Promote it they did. Something Special became their 3rd Platinum album in a row. This fabulous live Funk, Jazz, Soul, Disco Hybrid Monster never disappoints their audiences. The road is their home.

FLAC

MP3

Kool & The Gang - Westwood One Pop Series/Star Trak Profile/Pop Concert #88-13 (Pre-FM)

Kool & The Gang
Westwood One Pop Series/Star Trak Profile/Pop Concert #88-13
The Zenith, Paris, France
For Broadcast the week of March 21, 1988
Pre-FM Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cue Sheet & CD Label Scans Included

Thanks Go To Draftervoi For This Gem!

01 Westwood One Pop Series 88-33 Intro - Craig Hines
02 Commercial - Alka Seltzer
03 Commercial - Flintstones Vitamins
04 Straight Ahead
05 Holiday
06 Commercial - Alka Seltzer
07 Commercial - Flintstones Vitamins
08 Westwood One Pop Series 88-33 Break - Craig Hines
09 Special Way
10 Cherish
11 Commercial - Diana Ross Teledisc
12 Commercial - Alka Seltzer
13 Commercial - Flintstones Vitamins
14 Westwood One Pop Series 88-33 Break - Craig Hines
15 Too Hot
16 Joannna
17 Commercial - Diana Ross Teledisc
18 Commercial - Alka Seltzer
19 Commercial - Prego Spaghetti Sauce
20 Westwood One Pop Series 88-33 Break - Craig Hines
21 Misled
22 Victory
23 Celebrate
24 Westwood One Pop Series 88-33 Outro - Craig Hines
25 Westwood One Pop Series 88-33 Promo - Craig Hines

Robert "Kool" Bell - bass
George Brown - drums
Claydes Charles Smith (R.I.P) - guitar
Khalis Bayyan - saxophone, keyboards
Curtis "Fitz" Williams - keyboards
James "J.T." Taylor - vocals, percussion
Dennis "Dee Tee" Thomas - saxophone
Clifford Adams (R.I.P) - trombone
Michael Ray, Robert "Spike" Mickens - trumpet

Another fine Draftervoi encoding from the original radio program Pre-Fm LPs.

We lost Claydes Charles Smith on June 20, 2006 after a long illness. Clifford Adams passed January 12, 2015 after a long battle with liver cancer.

Flac

MP3

Kool & The Gang Glastonbury Festival ~ Worthy Farm, Pilton, Somerset, England 06-26-2011 (FM)

Kool & The Gang
Glastonbury Festival
West Holts Stage
Worthy Farm
Pilton, Somerset, England
June 26, 2011
BBC4 Broadcast
MP3 320kps
Cover Art Included

01 Intro/Steppin' Out >
02 Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough >
03 Fresh >
04 Tonight >
05 Emergency / Misled
06 Joanna
07 Too Hot
08 Hollywood Swinging
09 Jungle Boogie / Funky Stuff
10 Open Sesame
11 Summer Madness
12 Cherish
13 Take My Heart / Intros
14 Let's Go Dancin'
15 Ladies Night
16 Get Down On It
17 Celebration

running time 01hr 36mn 44sc

Ronald Khalid Bell - tenor sax, vocals
Curtis "Fitz" Williams - keyboards
Clifford Adams - trombone, vocals
Dennis Thomas - alto sax, vocals
Michael Ray - trumpet, vocals
Robert "Kool" Bell - bass
Louis Taylor - saxophone
Shawn McQuiller - vocals
Charles Smith - guitar
Lavell Evans - vocals
George Brown - drums
Unknown - guitar

A great performance, the band doesn't stop for the first 17 minutes. The show kicks off with a sizable chunk of the bands 80s material. The middle of the set is dedicated to the 70s funk that's a little closer to my heart. If your a fan looking for that one good sounding Kool & The Gang bootleg for your collection this is the one! If you already have a good sounding Kool & The Gang bootleg in you collection I still recommend adding this one too.

MP3

Don Kirshner's Rock Concert The Lost R & B Performances 1974 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
The Lost R & B Performances
Various Dates in 1974
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kps
No Cover Art

The Commodores
01 Machine Gun

The Hues Corporation
02 Rock THe Boat

Kool & The Gang
03 Hollywood Swingin'
04 Jungle Boogir

Al Wilson
05 Show & Tell

Graham Central Station
06 Release Yourself
07 Can You Handle It?

Graham Central Station was formed by Larry Graham and Neil Schon, the original band name was Azteca. The band fused the Funk sounds Larry Graham was famous for, and the Latin Rhythms Schon loved playing in Santana. When Schon left to form Journey, Larry changed the name to Graham Central Station. "Show & Tell" was a No. 1 hit for Al Wilson, as was "Rock The Boat" for Hues Corporation. The Commodores only reached No. 24 with their first hit "Machine Gun". Kool & The Gang hit No. 6 on the Hot 100 with "Hollywood Swingin'", and No. 1 on the R&B Charts. "Jungle Boogie" hit No. 4 on the Hot 100 while hitting No. 2 on the R&B Charts.

MP3