Westwood One Presents The US Festival '83: Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, California, USA May 28, 29, & 30, 1983 (Pre-FM) Complete

Westwood One Presents The US Festival '83
Recorded: Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernardino, California, USA May 28, 29, & 30, 1983
For Broadcast The Weekend Of May 26, 1984
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac 24bit/48khz & H.Q.MP3 320kbps/48khz
Cue Sheet PDF & Label Scan Included

Lineage: Broadcast Vinyl Set > Technics SL-B202 Turntable w/AT-VM520EB Catridge > Moon 100LP v2 Phonostage > Denon DN-700R > 2Wav 24bit/48khz > Editing: Audacity (v2.2.1 Linux OS) > ClickRepair 3.99(Java 11.0.6) > Flac 24bit/48khz


Featuring

Saturday, May 28 (New Wave Day)
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Divinyls
INXS
Wall of Voodoo
Oingo Boingo
The English Beat
A Flock of Seagulls
Stray Cats
Men at Work
The Clash

Sunday, May 29 (Heavy Metal Day)
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Quiet Riot
Mötley Crüe
Ozzy Osbourne
Judas Priest
Triumph
Scorpions
Van Halen

Monday, May 30 (Rock Day)
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Los Lobos
Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul
Quarterflash
Berlin
Missing Persons
U2
The Pretenders
Joe Walsh
Stevie Nicks
David Bowie


001 - Festival Introduction.flac
002 - Quiet Riot - Danger Zone.flac
003 - Quiet Riot - Cum on Feel the Noize.flac
004 - Quiet Riot - Slick Back Cadillac.flac
005 - Westwood One Radio.flac
006 - Quiet Riot - Lets get Crazy.flac
007 - Westwood One Radio.flac
008 - Quiet Riot - Stage Talking.flac
009 - Quiet Riot - Metal Health.flac
010 - US Festvial Stage Announcement.flac
011 - Westwood One Radio.flac
012 - Interview - Quiet Riot.flac
013 - Divinyls - Stage Intro.flac
014 - Divinyls - Elsie.flac
015 - Divinyls - Science Fiction.flac
016 - Divinyls - Boys in Town.flac
017 - Divinyls - Dont go Walking.flac
018 - Westwood One Radio.flac
019 - Quarterflash - Stage Introduction.flac
020 - Quarterflash - Find Another Fool.flac
021 - Quarterflash - Take Me to Heart.flac
022 - Interview - Ozzy Osbourne.flac
023 - Westwood One Radio.flac
024 - Quarterflash - Harden my Heart.flac
025 - Quarterflash - Take Another Picture.flac
026 - Westwood One Radio.flac
027 - Interview - Quarterflash.flac
028 - Westwood One Radio.flac
029 - Ozzy Osbourne - Stage Introduction.flac
030 - Ozzy Osbourne - Over the Mountain.flac
031 - Ozzy Osbourne - Mr Crowley.flac
032 - Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train.flac
033 - Westwood One Radio.flac
034 - Ozzy Osbourne - Suicide Solution.flac
035 - Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High.flac
036 - Westwood One Radio.flac
037 - Interview - Stray Cats.flac
038 - Ozzy Osbourne - Paranoid.flac
039 - US Festival Stage Announcement.flac
040 - Westwood One Radio.flac
041 - Wall of Voodoo - Mexican Radio.flac
042 - Westwood One Radio.flac
043 - Wall of Voodoo - Call of the West.flac
044 - Westwood One Radio.flac
045 - Interview - Men at Work.flac
046 - Stray Cats - Baby Blue Eyes.flac
047 - Stray Cats - Double Talk.flac
048 - Stray Cats - Rumble in Brighton.flac
049 - Stray Cats - Fishnet Stockings.flac
050 - Stray Cats - Rock this Town.flac
051 - Westwood One Radio - Russian Band Broadcast.flac
052 - Men at Work - Who can it be.flac
053 - Men at Work - it's a Mistake.flac
054 - Men at Work - Be Good Johnny.flac
055 - Westwood One Radio.flac
056 - Oingo Boingo - Nothing to Fear.flac
057 - Oingo Bongo - Goodbye Goodbye.flac
058 - US Festival - Stage Announcement.flac
059 - Interview - Oingo Boingo.flac
060 - US Festival - Stage Announcement.flac
061 - Motley Crue - Take it to the Top.flac
062 - Motley Crue - Looks that Kill.flac
063 - Westwood One Radio.flac
064 - Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil.flac
065 - Motley Crue - Knock em Dead Kid.flac
066 - Motley Crue - Live Wire.flac
067 - Westwood One Radio.flac
068 - Interview - Steve Wozniak.flac
069 - Westwood One Radio.flac
070 - Motley Crue - Helter Skelter.flac
071 - US Festival - Stage Announcement.flac
072 - Westwood One Radio.flac
073 - Interview - Motley Crue.flac
074 - Westwood One Radio.flac
075 - U2 - Intro.flac
076 - U2 - Surrender.flac
077 - Westwood One Radio.flac
078 - U2 - Sunday Bloody Sunday.flac
079 - U2 - Electric Company.flac
080 - Westwood One Radio.flac
081 - Interview - U2.flac
082 - Westwood One Radio.flac
083 - English Beat - Save it for later.flac
084 - English Beat - Jeannette.flac
085 - English Beat - Jackpot.flac
086 - Westwood One Radio - Stage Announcement.flac
087 - Triumph - Never Surrender.flac
088 - Triumph - When the Lights go Down.flac
089 - Westwood One Radio.flac
090 - Triumph - Fight the Good Fight.flac
091 - Westwood One Radio - Stage Announcement.flac
092 - Interview - Triumph.flac
093 - Westwood One Radio.flac
094 - Berlin - The Metro.flac
095 - Berlin - Sex.flac
096 - Berlin - Tell Me Why.flac
097 - Westwood One Radio.flac
098 - Joe Walsh - Life in the Fastlane.flac
099 - Joe Walsh - Rocky Mountain Way.flac
100 - Westwood One Radio.flac
101 - Joe Walsh - Lifes Been Good.flac
102 - Joe Walsh - All Night Long.flac
103 - Westwood One Radio.flac
104 - Interiew - Steve Wozniak.flac
105 - Stevie Nicks - Intro.flac
106 - Stevie Nicks - Outside the Rain.flac
107 - Stevie Nicks - Stand Back.flac
108 - Stevie Nicks - Stop Draggin my Heart Around.flac
109 - Westwood One Radio.flac
110 - Little Steven - Lying in a Bed of Fire.flac
111 - Little Steven - Under the Gun.flac
112 - Westwood One Radio.flac
113 - Little Steven - Angel Eyes.flac
114 - Westwood One Radio - Stage Announcement.flac
115 - INXS - To Look at You.flac
116 - INXS - The One Thing.flac
117 - INXS - Old World New World.flac
118 - INXS - Dont Change.flac
119 - Westwood One - Stage Announcement.flac
120 - Interview - INSX.flac
121 - Westwood One Radio.flac
122 - The Pretenders - Ohio.flac
123 - The Pretenders - Message of Love.flac
124 - The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing.flac
125 - Westwood One Radio - Stage Announcement.flac
126 - Interview - Flock of Seagulls.flac
127 - The Pretenders - The Wait.flac
128 - The Pretenders - Money.flac
129 - Westwood One - Stage.flac
130 - Interview - Pretenders.flac
131 - Flock of Seagulls - Electric.flac
132 - Flock of Seagulls - Traveler.flac
133 - Westwood One Radio.flac
134 - Flock of Seagulls - You Cant Run.flac
135 - Flock of Seagulls - I Ran.flac
136 - Westwood One Radio - Stage Announcement.flac
137 - Judas Priest - Stage Intro.flac
138 - Judas Priest - Riding on the Wind.flac
139 - Judas Priest - Breaking the Law.flac
140 - Judas Priest - Diamond and Rust.flac
141 - Judas Priest - Victim of Changes.flac
142 - Judas Priest - Living After Midnight.flac
143 - Judas Priest - Green Manalishi.flac
144 - Westwood One Radio.flac
145 - Judas Priest - Another Thing Comin.flac
146 - Westwood One Radio.flac
147 - Interview - Judas Priest.flac
148 - Missing Persons - Do you feel me.flac
149 - Westwood One Radio.flac
150 - Missing Persons - Walking in LA.flac
151 - Westwood One Radio.flac
152 - Scorpions - Stage Intro.flac
153 - Scorpions - Nobody Like You.flac
154 - Westwood One Radio.flac
155 - Scorpions - The Zoo.flac
156 - Scorpions - Cant Get Enough.flac
157 - Westwood One Radio.flac
158 - Interview - Scorpions.flac
159 - Interview - Van Halen.flac
160 - Westwood One Radio.flac
161 - Van Halen - Running With Devil.flac
162 - Van Halen - Pretty Woman.flac
163 - Van Halen - You Really Got Me.flac
164 - Westwood One Radio.flac
165 - End Credits.flac

Runtime: 9hr 47mn 32sc

Uploader Original Notes:

-includes: 15 pages Cuesheet scan (cuesheets scan.pdf)
-All commercial removed
-All sides (36 segements) joined/crossfaded

I promised some nice stuff. This is the Pre-FM to the whole broadcast. I covers all three days of the festival. It of course is not the complete festival but a nice representation of it. This is a raw transfer all the uploader did to it was cross fade all original fade outs to make a continuous listening experience.

Flac Part A
Flac Part B

MP3 Complete
 

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert ~ Wembley Stadium, London, England, U.K. September 3, 2022 (Webstream)

Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Wembley Stadium, London, England, U.K.
September 3, 2022
MTV Youtube Livestream/Soundboard Recording
MPEG4 Video File Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
Poster Replica Scan Included

Lineage: MPEG4 Video (H264) > Goldwave v6.66 (convert to wave 16bit & editing) > Trader's Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

Performing:
Foo Fighters
Nile Rodgers
Omar Hakim
Chevy Metal
The Coattail Riders
Wolfgang Van Halen
Josh Homme
Justin Hawkins
Supergrass
Them Crooked Vultures
Pretenders
The James Gang
Brian Johnson
Lars Ulrich
Stewart Copeland
Geddy Lee
Alex Lifeson
Brian May
Roger Taylor
Rufus Taylor
Travis Barker
Sir Paul McCartney
Chrissie Hynde

01 - Dave Grohl Speaks
02 - Foo Fighters & Liam Gallagher - Rock 'n' Roll Star
03 - Foo Fighters & Liam Gallagher - Live Forever
04 - Dave Chapell Speaks
05 - Nile Rodgers, Chris Chaney & Omar Hakim - Let's Dance (Josh Homme vox)
06 - Nile Rodgers, Chris Chaney & Omar Hakim - Modern Love (Gaz Coombes vox)
07 - Film About Chevy Metal & The Coattail Riders
08 - Jason Sedakis Speaks
09 - Chevy Metal - Psycho Killer
10 - Chevy Metal - Children Of The Revolution (Kesha vox)
11 - Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese & The Coattail Riders - Louise
12 - Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese & The Coattail Riders - Range Rover Bitch
13 - Justin Hawkins, Josh Freese & The Coattail Riders - It's Over
14 - Dave Grohl Speaks
15 - Wolfgang Van Halen, Dave Grohl, Justin Hawkins & Josh Freese - On Fire
16 - Wolfgang Van Halen, Dave Grohl, Justin Hawkins & Josh Freese - Hot For Teacher
17 - Chad Smith Pre-recorded Tribute
18 - Violet & Dave Grohl, Alain Johannes, Chris Chaney, Greg Kurstin & Jason Falkner - Last      Goodbye
19 - Violet & Dave Grohl, Alain Johannes, Chris Chaney, Greg Kurstin & Jason Falkner - Grace
20 - Supergrass Pre-recorded Tribute
21 - Jason Sedakis Speaks
22 - Supergrass - Richard III
23 - Supergrass - Alright
24 - Supergrass - Caught By The Fuzz
25 - Elton John Pre-recorded Tribute
26 - Them Crooked Vultures - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
27 - Them Crooked Vultures - Gunman
28 - Them Crooked Vultures - Long Slow Goodbye
29 - Nikki Sixx Pre-recorded Tribute
30 - Pretenders & Dave Grohl - Precious
31 - Pretenders & Dave Grohl - Tattooed Love Boys
32 - Pretenders & Dave Grohl - Brass In Pocket
33 - Stevie Nicks Pre-recorded Tribute
34 - Film Of Taylor In The Studio With Joe Walsh
35 - Dave Grohl Introduces The James Gang
36 - James Gang - Walk Away
37 - James Gang - The Bomber: Closet Queen / Bolero / Cast Your Fate To The Wind
38 - James Gang - Funk #49 (with Dave Grohl)
39 - Dave Grohl Speaks
40 - Violet Grohl, Mark Ronson, Chris Chaney & Jason Falkner - Valerie
41 - Film Of Taylor Drum Solo
42 - Billie Eilish & Finious Eilish Pre-recorded Tribute
43 - Dave Grohl Speaks
44 - Brian Johnson, Lars Ulrich & Foo Fighters - Back In Black
45 - Brian Johnson, Lars Ulrich & Foo Fighters - Let There Be Rock
46 - Dave Grohl Speaks
47 - Stewart Copeland & Foo Fighters - Next To You
48 - Stewart Copeland & Foo Fighters - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
50 - Slash & Duff Pre-recorded Tribute
51 - Dave Grohl Speaks
52 - Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson - 2112 Part 1: Overture (Dave Grohl drums) >
53 - Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson - Working Man (Dave Grohl drums)
54 - Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson - YYZ (Omar Hakim drums)
55 - Video Of Taylor Impersonating Freddy Mercury & Introducing Roger Taylor
56 - Brian May, Roger & Rufus Taylor & Foo Fighters - We Will Rock You (Luke Spiller)
57 - Brian May, Roger & Rufus Taylor & Foo Fighters - I'm In Love With My Car
58 - Brian May, Roger & Rufus Taylor & Foo Fighters - Under Pressure (Justin Hawkins)
59 - Brian May, Roger & Rufus Taylor & Foo Fighters - Somebody To Love (Sam Ryder)
60 - Brian May - Love Of My Life
61 - Film Tribute To Taylor
62 - Foo Fighters - Times Like These (with Josh Freese)
63 - Foo Fighters - All My Life (with Josh Freese)
64 - Foo Fighters - The Pretender (with Travis Barker)
65 - Foo Fighters - Monkey Wrench (with Travis Barker)
66 - Foo Fighters - Learn To Fly (with Nadi Bushell)
67 - Foo Fighters - These Days (with Rufus Taylor)
68 - Foo Fighters - Best Of You (with Rufus Taylor)
69 - Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Grohl, Omar Hakim & Pat Smear - Oh! Darling
70 - Paul McCartney, Chrissie Hynde, Dave Grohl, Omar Hakim & Pat Smear - Helter Skelter
71 - Foo Fighters - Aurora (with Omar Hakim)
72 - Foo Fighters - My Hero (with Shane Hawkins)
73 - Foo Fighters - Everlong

Total Playing Time: 5hr 47mn 13sc

justdave's notes:
I used Goldwave to convert the MPEG4 to a Wave 16bit/44,1khz. I then used Goldwave to edit the tracks. No noise reduction, EQ, or remastering was done to the recording. The video had lossy audio so it was encoded to MP3 320kbps using Trader's Little Helper. I edited the show as it was broadcast, a continuous 5 hour broadcast. If you want to burn CDs you will have to find the right spots to edit your CD1, CD2 etc.

Taylor Hawkins, drummer for The Foo Fighters, died March 25, 2022. Early toxicology reports suggest that a drug overdose may be the cause, but no official ruling has been made as of this date. The band was scheduled to play the Estéreo Picnic Festival in Bogotá, Colombia but had to cancel. The stage was turned into a candle light vigil.

This recording is from show 1 of 2 shows planned to honor Taylor. The 2nd was on September 27 in Los Angeles, California. It's a great show with a lot of different performers, some legendary, some not quite there but on their way. Check out Josh Homme of Queens Of The Stone Age/Kyuss/Them Crooked Vultures fame singing David Bowie's "Let's Dance" and Sir Elton John's "Good-bye Yellow Brick Road" and nail it! Chevy Metal & Ke$ha deliver a great version of T. Rex's "Children Of The Revolution". Brian Johnson & Lars Ulrich jam out some AC/DC classics. Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson using 2 different drummers to pull off some Rush tracks. Sir Paul McCartney steps up with Chrisse Hynde and deliver some Beatles while Brian May and Roger Taylor give us a bit of Queen.

I hope everyone enjoys this, it took a lot of work to get it together. Not sure if there are any other audio rips of this show out yet. T.U.B.E. offers the MPEG4 that I made the audio rip from, it's actually where I downloaded it. It's kind of a big file set, so It has been separated into 2 parts which can be opened separately.

Filefactory MP3 part1
Filefactory MP3 part2

Turbobit MP3 part1
Turbobit MP3 part2

A Bootleg Tribute To Jimi Hendrix (SBD)

A Bootleg Tribute To Jimi Hendrix
Various Artists
Recording Sources Vary
Dates & Locations Vary
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 - Roy Buchanan - Hey Joe 8:08
02 - Medeski, Martin, & Wood - Third Stone From The Sun 9:14
03 - The Pretenders - Bold As Love 3:32
04 - Concrete Blonde - Castles Made Of Sand 3:36
05 - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush - Voodoo Chile 19:17
06 - Earth, Wind & Fire - Machine Gun 3:53
07 - Sting - Purple Haze 3:12
08 - Chickenfoot - Foxy Lady 6:22
09 - Eric Clapton - Little Wing 6:52
10 - Jeff Healy Band - All Along The Watchtower 11:18
11 - Santana & Buddy Miles - Them Changes 6:40
12 - King's X - Manic Depression 4:55
13 - Paul Rodgers - Stone Free 5:06
14 - Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) 11:31

total playing time: 1hr 43mn 42sc

Track 01 Roy Buchanon, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, New York USA July 6, 1974 Late Show
Track 02 Medeski Martin & Wood, The Barbican, London, England, UK January 20, 2001
Track 03 The Pretenders, The Academy Of Music, New York City, New York USA May 26, 1994
Track 04 Concrete Blonde, Nachtwerk Club, Munich, Germany, June 1992
Track 05 Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush, Club Infinity, Williamsville, NY, USA, July 25, 2008
Track 06 Earth, Wind & Fire, The Museum Of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, July 4, 2000
Track 07 Sting, Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA November 28, 1989
Track 08 Chickenfoot, Mitsubishi Electric Halle, DŸsseldorf, Germany, January 19, 2012
Track 09 Eric Clapton, HP Pavillion, San Jose, California, USA March 18, 2007
Track 10 Jeff Healey Band, Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, U.K. September 24, 1990
Track 11 Santana & Buddy Miles, Shoreline Amphitheater, Mountain View, CA, August 17, 1986
Track 12 King's X, North Stage, Winston Farm, Saugerties, New York, USA, August 12, 1994
Track 13 BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, England, U.K. October 9, 1993
Track 14 Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, Tingley Coliseum, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA November 28, 1989

justdave's notes:
I compiled this from different bootlegs in my collection. Quite a few bands have covered Jimi Hendix songs over the years. My choices are not meant to represent the best of these cover versions just ones that I like. The surprises out of the recordings showcased here would have to be Concrete Blonde's version of "Castles Made Of Sand" or Earth, Wind & Fire's cover of "Machine Gun". Some sources were lossy and some were not so I encoded everything to MP3 320kbps. All recordings were of soundboard quality (ie Pre-FM, FM & Soundboard). I tried to adjust the volume of the tracks so they were more uniform using Goldwave.

Hope you enjoy it, I have a couple similar projects in the works.

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The Pretenders - 52nd Heineken Jazzaldia ~ Playa de Zurriola, San Sebastian, Spain 07-27-2017 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

The Pretenders
52nd Heineken Jazzaldia
Playa de Zurriola
San Sebastian, Spain
July 27, 2017
TVE2 Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover & Screen Shots Included

Lineage: Bootleg DVD > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Goldwave v 6.30 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

-- Alone*
-- Gotta Wait*
-- Message of Love*
01 Don’t Get Me Wrong
02 Kid
03 Talk of the Town
04 Down the Wrong Way
05 Hymn to Her
06 Stop Your Sobbing
07 Let’s Get Lost
08 Boots of Chinese Plastic
09 Back on the Chain Gang
10 Night in My Veins
11 Brass in Pocket
12 I’ll Stand by You
13 Thumbelina
14 Mystery Achievement
15 Drum Solo
16 Middle of the Road
17 The Wait
18 Precious

*Not broadcast

total playing time: 1hr 12mn 35sc
Chrissie Hynde lead vocals, guitar
James Walbourne guitar
Nick Wilkinson bass
Martin Chambers drums
Carwyn Ellis keyboards

justdave's notes:
I ripped the waves with DVD Audio Extractor. I then used Goldwave to re-edit a couple track marks and adjust the volume. NO EQ or noise reduction was used. I encoded the waves to MP3 320kbps because the DVD had lossy audio.

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The Pretenders - Westwood One Superstar Concert Series #87-13 (Pre-FM)

The Pretenders
Westwood One Superstar Concert Series #87-13
The Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, USA March, 24 1987
For Broadcast The Weekend Of July 3-5, 1987
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac Level 6 & MP3 320kbps
Photos Of Box, Cue Sheets & Labels Included

Lineage: WWI original vinyl -> Layla 3G-> Sound Forge-> Light Click And Crackle Removal-> Flac via Flac Frontend, level 6, sectors aligned and verified

01 Room Full Of Mirrors
02 Message Of Love
03 The Adultress
04 Time The Avenger
05 Kid
06 My Baby
07 My City Was Gone
08 Up The Neck
09 Middle Of The Road
10 Back On The Chain Gang
11 Light Of The Moon
12 Don't Get Me Wrong
13 Brass In Pocket
14 Mystery Achievement
15 The Wait

Digitized From The Original Radio Broadcast Vinyl LP Set

All Commercials & Voice Overs Have Been Removed

Chrissie Hynde - vocals, rhythm guitar
Robbie McIntosh - lead guitar
Malcolm Foster - bass guitar
Blair Cunningham - drums

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The Pretenders - KITS-FM "Live 105" BFD Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA 06-10-1994 (FM)

The Pretenders
KITS-FM "Live 105" BFD
Shoreline Amphitheatre
Mountain View, CA
June 10, 1994
KITS-FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Ticket SCan Included

Thanks Go Out To Draftervoi For This Gem!!

Maxell XLII-S 100 > Audacity > wav > flac

01 KITS-FM Intro
02 Message Of Love
03 Talk Of The Town
04 Hollywood Perfume
05 Don't Get Me Wrong
06 My City Was Gone
07 I'll Stand By You
08 Back On The Chain Gang
09 Night In My Veins
10 Precious
11 Middle Of The Road
12 Mystery Achievement
13 KITS-FM Outro

Chrissie Hynde - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
Adam Seymour - lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Andy Hobson - bass guitar
Martin Chambers - drums, backing vocals, percussion

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The Pretenders - King Biscuit Flower Hour ~ Central Park, New York City, NY 08-30-1980 (Pre-FM)

The Pretenders
King Biscuit Flower Hour
Dr. Pepper Festival
Central Park
New York City, NY
August 30, 1980
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Rip
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Label Scan Included

Lineage: Pre-FM LP's > Masters Network Turntable > CD-r > Plextools Pro > Wav 16/44.1 > Audio Cleaning Lab  for track marks & edits > Wav 16/44.1 > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 8

01 KBFH Intro
02 Precious
03 Kid
04 Talk Of The Town
05 Brass In Pocket
06 Stop Your Sobbing
07 The Wait / Tattooed Love Boys
08 Up The Neck

Chrissie Hynde - lead vocals, rhythm guitar
James Honeyman-Scott (R.I.P) - lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards
Pete Farndon (R.I.P) - bass guitar, backing vocals
Martin Chambers - drums, backing vocals, percussion

When Chrissy Hynde went into the studio to make a demo tape of her original songs in 1978, her 3 piece band consisted of Hynde, Steve Strange of The Moors Murderers, and Philthy "Animal" Taylor of Motörhead. After hearing the demos Dave Hill of Anchor Records convinced Hynde to form a permanent band. The Pretenders took form shortly after.

This Pre-FM recording catches the band on tour for their first album. The self titled debut album was a critical and commercial success in the US and the UK, hitting #9 on the Billboard chart and #1 on the UK Album chart. The single "Brass In Pocket" hit the Billboard Top 20 peaking at #14. This was a great time for the band, and the performance here gives no hint that this line up would fall apart due to drug abuse.

Pete Farndon was fired from the band on June 14, 1982 due to his drug addiction causing increasing tension in the band. Hynde has said that he became someone you just couldn't work with. Fardon was found dead in his bathtub, April 14, 1983, after taking heroin he passed out and drowned. James Honeyman-Scott was found dead 2 days later due to heart failure from a cocaine overdose. Chrissie Hynde says that Honeyman-Scott's death is what made her keep the band together, that she just couldn't let the music die.

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