Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Works 1/2 ~ The Coliseum, Wheeling, VA. 11-12-1977 (FM)

Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Works 1/2
The Coliseum
Wheeling, VA.
November 12, 1977
FM Broadcast Recording
White Label Vinyl Boot
Flac Level8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Vinyl LP > CD-R > EAC (secure) > GoldWave v.5.04 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (flac 8 align on sector boundaries) 

 

01 Peter Gunn Theme
02 Tiger in a Spotlight
03 Ces'te la Vie
04 Piano Concerto No.1
05 Maple Leaf Rag
06 The Enemy God (Dances Within)
07 Watching Over You
08 Pirates
09 Fanfare for the Common Man

justdave notes:
Sound quality is really good with a slight (very slight) trace of radio hiss at times. No drop outs or tape fades. The bands performance is excellent (of course).

Ripped from a white label vinyl bootleg LP. For those who don't know what a white label boot
is, it's just that, a record with a white label and no print on the jacket. Sometimes you would get a paper insert that told you the title and track list, most times the store owner wrote title and band name on the jacket. When I first distributed this recording I didn't have a date or location due to the fact that no info was on the jacket. A recent upload at The Traders Den has given me that missing info. That being said I must say this is my own encoding from my personal copy of this great bootleg.

The album was prepped with Pfan-Stat No.Sa-14 and the D4 ZeroStat Positive Ion Gun. Then played on a Sony PS-LX300H Turntable. It was tracked to a Maxell CDR-Music Pro disc with a Sony RCD-W500C CD Recorder using the super bit mapping setting. The waves were then imported to GoldWave v.5.04 for a passive pop/click fix ( I have found agressive pop/click fix will mess with sound quality) and track separation.

Flac

MP3

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown - BBC Sessions 1968 ~ BBC Top Gear 04-08-1968 (FM)

The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
BBC Sessions 1968
BBC Top Gear
April 8, 1968
FM Broadcast Recordings
MP3 vbr
Cover Art Included

01 Fire Poem
02 Fire
03 I Put A Spell On You
04 Cold Of My Kingdom
05 Come And Buy
06 Devil's Grip
07 What's Happening
08 Space Plucks / Dem Bones (From Lost Ears)
09 You Don't Know
10 The Water Suite
11 Gypsy (Kingdome Come rehearsal)
12 Fire Poem (Tom Jones Show 1968)
13 Fire (Tom Jones Show 1968)

Arthur Brown – vocals
Vincent Crane – organ, organ bass pedals
Dick Heninghem - organ (second US tour and a few dates in the UK)
Sean Nicholas Greenwood – bass guitar
Drachen Theaker – drums (album) (R.I.P died 1992)
Carl Palmer – drums (US tour)
Jeff Cutler - drums (second US tour only)
Pete Solley - organ
Ron Wood bass tracks 02-05

Shock Rock can trace it's lineage back to the flamboyant Screamin' Jay Hawkins, so it's rather fitting that Arthur Brown's cover of "I Put A Spell On You" is included here. Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, Kiss, & King Diamond/Mercyful Fate all owe Arthur Brown money. Arthur Brown's extreme for the time stage make up definitely influenced the fore mentioned artists whether they admit it or not. His habit of finding new ways to set himself aflame on stage caused many promoters to force Brown to prove he had insurance against accidental fire damage. Many Heavy Metal artists have recorded versions of "Fire" most notably Ozzy Osbourne. The man has made a pretty big influence on the vast music scene, pretty good for a so called one hit wonder. Even Peter Gabriel admits a great debt to Brown for influencing his live performance style.

MP3

Amorphis - Wacken Open Air ~ Party Stage, Wacken, Germany, 08-02-2013 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Amorphis
Wacken Open Air
Party Stage
Wacken, Germany
August 2, 2013
Soundboard/TV Broadcast Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320 kbps
No Cover Art

~Unplugged~
01 Intro / Enigma
02 I Of Crimson Blood
03 Empty Opening
04 Rusty Moon
05 Sign From The North Side

~Plugged~
06 Karelia Intro / Shades Of Gray
07 Nightbird's Song
08 Silver Bride
09 Narrow Path
10 The Castaway
11 Hopeless Days
12 House Of Sleep
13 My Kantele

total time: 1hr 16mn

Tomi Joutsen – clean and growled vocals
Tomi Koivusaari – rhythm guitar, growled vocals
Esa Holopainen – lead guitar
Jan Rechberger – drums, keyboards, synthesizer
Santeri Kallio – keyboards
Niclas Etelävuori – bass, backing vocals

Nice sounding recording of a special show for Progressive Metal band Amorphis. The band plays a 30 minute acoustic set before plugging in for another 50 minutes. Of special note is the acoustic "clean vocal" version of "Sign From The North". The song  comes from Amorphis' debut album The Karelian Isthmus, which was a pure Death Metal album, the Progressive elements would come in later releases.

MP3

Santana - Caravanserai Studio Demos & Outtakes 1971/1972 (studio)

Santana
Caravanserai Studio Demos & Outtakes
Studio Recording
Recorded in California
1971/1972
MP3 192 kbps
Cover Art Included

CD 1
01 Jam I  10:00
02 Jam II  4:03
03 Jam III  12:03
04 Jam IV  3:23
05 Jam V  10:49
06 Jam VI  9:12
07 Jam VII  11:00

total time CD1: 1 hr 34sc 

CD 2
01 Jam I  8:42
02 Jam II  14:21
03 Jam III  4:09
04 Jam IV  8:32
05 Jam V  7:45
06 Jam VI  7:09
07 Jam VII  2:19
08 Jam VIII  6:09
09 Jam IX  8:58

total time CD2: 1hr 8mn 7sc 

Gregg Rolie - keyboards, vocals
Michael Shrieve - drums
Jose 'Chepito' Areas - timbales, congas, percussion
Carlos Santana - guitars, vocals
Neal Schon - guitar
Tom Rutley - bass
James Mingo Lewis - congas
Doug Rauch - guitar, bass
Wendy Haas - piano
Tom Coster - piano
Armando Peraza - congas, bongos

No song titles, just a bunch of jams during the writing phase of  Caravanserai.

MP3

Alabama - Norton Auditorium, University Of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama, 02-05-1982 (Pre-FM)

Alabama
The Silver Eagle Cross Country Music Show
Norton Auditorium University Of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama
February 5, 1982
Airing On April 17, 1982
Pre-FM Recording
Vinyl Transfer
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Vinyl > Ion ITTUSB Turntable > Audacity > Magic Audio Cleaning Lab > Traders Little Helper(Level 8)

01 Silver Eagle Opening
02 Silver Eagle Intro
03 Alabama Intro
04 Words At Twenty Paces
05 Lovin' You Is Killin' Me
06 Why Lady Why
07 Mountain Music
08 Randy Owens Talks
09 Close Enough To Perfect
10 Take Me Down
11 Love In The First Degree
12 Changes Comin' On
13 Randy Owens Talks
14 Silver Haired Daddy
15 Come Home, It's Suppertime
16 Teach Your Children
17 Don't It Make You Wanna Go Home
18 Feels So Right
19 Gonna Have A Party
20 Old Flame
21 Randy Owens Talks
22 My Home's In Alabama
23 Tennessee River
24 Rollin' In My Sweet Baby's Arms*
25 Silver Eagle Outro
26 Silver Eagle Closing
27 Silver Eagle Radio Promo

Total Time 1hr 19mn 5sc

Randy Owen – Guitar, Vocals
Teddy Gentry – Bass Guitar, Vocals
Jeff Cook – Guitar, Keyboards, Fiddle, Vocals
Mark Herndon – Drums

* With Janie Fricke & the Heart City Band

Here's a nice sounding Pre-FM from Country Music Legends Alabama. A great performance, the boys even sing a little of Crosby, Stills, & Nash's classic "Teach Your Children".

Flac

MP3

America - Bergen, Holland, Netherlands 01-01-1972 (FM)

America
Bergen, Holland, Netherlands
January 1, 1972
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 - Don't Cross The River
02 - I Need You
03 - Look Up Look Down
04 - Three Roses / Comin' Into Los Angeles
05 - A Horse With No Name
06 - Everyone I Meet Is From California
07 - Sandman

Gerry Beckley – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, bass, harmonica
Dewey Bunnell – lead and backing vocals, guitars, percussion
Dan Peek (R.I.P) – lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards, harmonica

touring musicians:
Dave Atwood – drums, percussion
Dave Caty - bass

A Hans Devente tape as edited by Draftervoi

 
Draftervoi's Notes:
One of Hans Devente's tapes, posted in December 2014 to a blog that's no longer there...I removed a bit of hiss, chaptered the songs, cleaned up a few pops...it's still hissy, but there's not much available from this early in the band's history.

Flac

MP3

The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Konserthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, 01-09-1969 Second Show (SBD)

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
It’s Going To Be A Bit Loud - (Godfather Records ~ G.R.547)
Konserthuset
Stockholm, Sweden
January 9, 1969 - Second Show
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: Godfather silver > EAC wav > Flac

01 - I Don’t Live Today
02 - Spanish Castle Magic
03 - Hey Joe
04 - Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
05 - Sunshine of Your Love
06 - Red House
07 - Fire
08 - Purple Haze
09 - Star Spangled Banner

total time: 1hr 8mn 31sc

Jimi Hendrix guitar, lead vocal
Noel Redding bass, vocal
Mitch Mtchell drums

This is a very nice recording from the last tour for the original Jimi Hendrix Experience. By mid 1969 Noel Redding would leave and be replaced by Billy Cox. Mitchell would remain to play with the Band Of Gypsy Sun and Rainbows that played Woodstock. He also played in the 1970 version of The Experience of 1970 with Billy Cox. Jimi Hendrix died September 18, 1970 at the age of 27, from asphyxia by choking on his own vomit, while intoxicated on barbiturates.

Flac

MP3

Nazareth - Alabamahalle, München, Germany, November 11-19-1984 (SBD)

Nazareth
Alabamahalle
München, Germany
November 19, 1984
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

TV-Broadcast > HiFi-Video-Master >Acoustica Wave Editor >HD > CDWav > Flac'd, Level 8 > CDR (AUDIO) or CDR (FLAC)
01 I Want To Do Everything For You
02 This Month's Messiah
03 Dream On
04 Boys In The Band
05 Ruby Tuesday
06 Cocaine
07 Party Down
08 May The Sunshine
09 Love Hurts
10 Expect No Mercy

Dan McCafferty - Vocals
Manny Charlton - Guitars
Pete Agnew - Bass
Darrell Sweet - Drums

Nazareth on tour to promote their 15th album, The Catch. Nazareth was back to it's classic 4 man line-up after the departure of Billy Rankin. Billy would be asked to return to Nazareth after Manny Charlton announced his retirement in 1990. Billy remained in the band until 1994 when Jimmy Murrison joined the fold. Through out the guitar player shuffles the rhythm section remained intact with Pete Agnew & Darrell Sweet holding down the bottom end. Darrel Sweet passed away April 30, 1999, at the age of 51, from a heart attack while on tour in the US. Pete Agnew's son Lee took over on drums. Pete is now the sole founding member left in the band after Dan McCafferty announced his retirement from the band. Dan suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and can no longer find the strength to tour. He hand picked a his own replacement and said he will always be involved with Nazareth. Some where I have a recording with the new singer, I'll find it then post it later.

Flac

MP3

The Ramones - "Chorus" TV Studios, Paris, France, February 02-21-1980 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

The Ramones
"Chorus" TV Studios
Paris, France
February 21, 1980
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

01 Rock 'N' Roll High School
02 I Wanna Be Sedated
03 Do You Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio
04 She's The One
05 I'm Against It
06 Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
07 This Ain't Havana
08 Commando
09 I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
10 Pinhead

total time: 21mn 44sc

Joey Ramone (R.I.P) vocals
Dee Dee Ramone (R.I.P) bass, vocals
Johnny Ramone (R.I.P) guitar
Marky Ramone drums

The Ramones on tour to promote End Of The Century. The Ramones 5th studio album was recorded with legendary Wall Of Sound producer Phil Spector at the helm. The band admits that End Of The Century was written to broaden their audience. The grab for commercial appeal was not welcome to a lot of core Ramones fans. The album was the bands highest charting of their career. The reviews were mixed, as some critics praised the effort, while others simply trashed it. Sadly we have lost all 4 founding members of The Ramones. Joey Ramone died on April 15, 2001 from lymphoma at the age of 49. Dee Dee Ramone, who left the band in 1989, died from a heroin overdose June 5, 2002 at the age of 50. Johnny Ramone died at the age of 55 from prostate cancer September 15, 2004. Original drummer Tommy Ramone, who left the band in 1978, passed away July 11, 2014 from bile duct cancer at the age of 65.

MP3

Savatage - 105 KNAC-FM Revvin' At Eleven ~ Hollywood Palace, Hollywood, CA 06-29-1990 (FM)

Savatage
105 KNAC-FM Revvin' At Eleven
Hollywood Palace
Hollywood, CA
June 29, 1990
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

FM -> Cassette -> DAT -> CDRW700 -> EAC -> Soundforge

CD1
01 Intro
02 City Beneath The Surface
03 White Witch
04 Of Rage And War
05 She's In Love
06 Mentally Yours
07 24 Hours Ago
08 Legions
09 Strange Wings
10 The Hounds
11 When The Crowds Are Gone
12 The Dungeons Are Calling
13 Holocaust
14 Sirens

CD2
01 Power Of The Night
02 Hall Of The Mountain King
03 Gutter Ballet
04 Thorazine Shuffle
05 Devastation

Jon Oliva – vocals, piano
Criss Oliva (R.I.P) – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Chris Caffery – guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Lee Middleton – bass guitar, backing vocals
Steve "Doc" Wacholz – drums

This is one bad ass performance from Savatage as they promote their Gutter Ballet release. The album was a turning point for the band, as Jon Oliva was steering the band toward a more theatrical style of music. This release actually was the first step toward the band morphing into Trans-Siberian Orchestra. As the arraignments got bigger another guitarist/keyboardist was needed so Chris Caffery was recruited for the job. He had been touring with the band before hand but was kept off stage, for The Gutter Ballet Tour Chris became a full member of the band. Chris would bounce in and out of the band a couple times but has been a permanent member since 1995. Jon Oliva would actually leave the band in 1992 to focus on the band Doctor Butcher and work on a Broadway musical. Zachary Stevens would be named as Jon's replacement. Sadly Chris Oliva was killed on October 17, 1993 in an auto accident when a drunk driver struck Chris's car head on, he was only 30.

Flac CD1

Flac CD2

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The Cramps - Live On The BBC ~ Janice Long Show Session, London, England 1986 (FM)

The Cramps
Live On The BBC ~ Janice Long Show Session
London, England
1986
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 How Far Can Too Far Go?
02 Hot Pearl Snatch
03 Aloha From Hell
04 (Hot Pool) Of Womanneed

Erick "Lux Interior" Purkhiser (R.I.P) – vocals
Kristy "Poison Ivy" Wallace – lead guitar
Jennifer "Fur" Dixon – bass
Nicholas George "Nick Knox" Stephanoff - drums

My first exposure to The Cramps was when I watched Urgh! A Music War on IT-TV when I was in high school. The movie had performances from quite a few bands that would shape the Punk/Post Punk/New Wave scenes in The US and The UK. The Dead Kennedys, The Police, 999, X, and XTC to name just a few. If you haven't seen it and you love the early stuff, seek it out you won't be disappointed. Most of the bands were featured in one performance, The Police being the only featured more than once. After seeing the movie I sought out material from the bands I had seen. Now the first Cramps album that I had was the 1986 release A Date With Elvis and it was one of the first CD's I bought when I started upgrading my collection to that format. This short BBC broadcast features 4 songs from A Date With Elvis. Sadly The Cramps are no more. They broke up after Lux Interior passed away February 4, 2009 from an aortic dissection at the age of 62.

MP3

Beastie Boys - Polar Fleece Tour ~ Statenhal, Den Haag, Netherlands 02-10-1995 (FM)

Beastie Boys
Polar Fleece Tour
Statenhal
Den Haag, Netherlands
February 10, 1995
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

01 Flute Loop
02 The Sounds of Science
03 Pass the Mic
04 Time to Get Ill
05 Hello Brooklyn
06 Do It

Adam "MCA" Yauch (R.I.P) – vocals, bass
Michael "Mike D" Diamond – vocals, drums
Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz – vocals, guitars

touring members:
Wendell Timothy "DJ Hurricane" Fite  – disc jockey
Eric "Bobo" Correa – percussion
Mark "Money Mark" Ramos-Nishita – keyboards, vocals
Amery "AWOL" Smith – drums

The Beastie Boys on the Polar Fleece Tour supporting their Ill Communication release. Ill Communication peaked at #1 on The Billboard 200 in the US, while hitting #2 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Chart. The album spawned 4 singles, "Sabotage", "Get It Together", "Sure Shot", and "Root Down". The video for "Sabatage" was nominated in 5 different categories for the 1994 MTV Video Awards but lost every category. The band would release 4 more studio albums before Adam "MCA" Yauch would pass away from salivary gland cancer May 4, 2012, he was 47.

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The New York Dolls - Don Kirshner's Rock Concert ~ Long Beach Auditorium, Long Beach CA 07-24-1974 (SBD)

The New York Dolls
Don Kirshner's Rock Concert
Long Beach Auditorium
Long Beach CA.
July 24, 1974
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kps
No Cover Art

01 (There's Gonna Be A) Showdown
02 Don Kirshner Introduction
03 Stranded In The Jungle
04 Trash
05 Chatterbox
06 Don't Start Me Talking
07 Personality Crisis

David Johansen – lead & backing vocals, harmonica
Sylvain Sylvain – guitar, backing vocals
Johnny Thunders (R.I.P) – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal track 5
Arthur "Killer" Kane (R.I.P) – bass guitar
Jerry Nolan (R.I.P) – drums

One of the then more controversial performances on Kirshner, the New York Dolls performance didn't go over well with the California audience. The crowd noise is dubbed from a Rufus and Chaka Kahn performance that same evening that was a lot better received. The Dolls were promoting their second Mercury album Too Much Too Soon but included tracks from both LP's. Mercury would drop the band from their roster shortly afterwards.

Formed in 1971, the Dolls got there big break when Rod Stewart invited them to open for his London show. Sadly, original drummer Billy Murcia died of accidental drowning shortly after the gig, when he passed out from a combination of drugs and alcohol. After auditioning Marc Bell (later Markey Ramone), they chose Jerry Nolan and the line up that would influence/kick start the New York Punk Rock scene was complete. 2 albums later and the Dolls would fray and unravel under a haze of drug addiction and disillusion.

David Johanson would go on to a respected solo career, and to perform as Buster Poindexter (earning him his biggest hit with "Hot, Hot, Hot"). Arthur "Killer" Kane would struggle with addiction to emerge a clean and sober member of the Mormon Church. He passed away from leukemia at the age of 55 on July 13, 2004. Johnny Thunders would go on to form The Heartbreakers with Jerry Nolan earning punk legend status before dying from an overdose of heroin and methadone at 38 in New Orleans on April 23 1991. Jerry Nolan would pass at the age of 45, on January 14, 1992 from a stroke brought on by bacterial meningitis.

David Johanson and Sylvain Sylvain continue to tour as the New York Dolls to this day.

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Elvis Presley - The Bicentennial Elvis Experience ~ Hampton Coliseum, Hampton Roads, VA 09-01-1976 (SBD)

Elvis Presley
The Bicentennial Elvis Experience - (Fort Baxter - 2096)
Hampton Coliseum
Hampton Roads, VA
September 1, 1976
Soundboard Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

01 Also Sprach Zarathustra / See See Rider
02 I Got A Woman / Amen
03 Love Me
04 If You Love Me
05 You Gave Me A Mountain
06 All Shook Up
07 Teddy Bear / Don't Be Cruel
08 And I Love You So
09 Jailhouse Rock
10 Fever
11 America
12 Return To Sender
13 Introductions
14 Early Morning Rain
15 What'd I Say
16 Johnny B. Goode
17 Love Letters
18 School Days
19 Hurt (incl. reprise)
20 Hound Dog
21 Funny How Times Slip Away
22 Can't Help Falling In Love / Closing Vamp

Elvis Aaron Presley (R.I.P)

The Orchestra:
Joe Guercio & His Orchestra

Backing Vocals:
J. D. Sumner & The Stamps
The Sweet Inspirations
Kathy Westmoreland
Sherrill Nielsen

The Band:
David Briggs electric piano, clavinet
John Wilkinson guitar
Charlie Hodge guitar
James Burton guitar
Jerry Scheff bass
Ronnie Tutt drums
Tony Brown piano

1976 was not the best of years for Elvis Presley. His health was in serious decline from the prescription drugs he constantly took, he suffered from depression over his failed marriage and paranoia, he thought Priscilla's new boyfriend was trying to kill him. Elvis also lost interest in recording new music, much to RCA's dismay. Elvis's live performances suffered as well. He would forget lyrics or deliver them in a slur. Elvis had become so weak at times he would hold on to the mic stand for dear life. By time 1977 came Elvis was over weight, and his health was failing due to heavy drug use. A tell all book written by 3 fired employees made known Elvis's drug use, which made Elvis even more depressed. On August 16, 1977 Elvis Presley passed away in his private bathroom. It's still a hot topic as to how Elvis actually died. It's said he died from a drug overdose, it's also said it was an accidental overdose due to over prescribing, yet another doctor says that it was a sudden and violent heart attack not directly related to the 14 drugs that were found in his system.

Flac

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Robin Trower - The Record Plant, Sausalito, CA 08-11-1973 (Pre-FM)

Robin Trower
The Record Plant
Sausalito, CA
August 11, 1973
Pre-FM Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

KSAN Pre-FM Reel > WLIR-FM Reel > Reel > Reel > M-Audio Transit > Cool Edit > CD Wave Editor > Flac
01 - The Fool And Me
02 - Twice Removed From Yesterday
03 - Lady Love
04 - Daydream
05 - Day Of The Eagle
06 - I Can't Wait Much Longer
07 - Man Of The World
08 - Sinner's Song
09 - Little Bit Of Sympathy

Robin Trower - Guitar
James Dewar (R.I.P) - Bass, Lead Vocals
Reg Isidore (R.I.P) - Drums

Robin Trower with James  Dewar on bass and vocals on tour to promote the Twice Removed From Yeterday LP. This line-up would only last one more album and tour then Reg Isidore would be replaced by Bill Lordan. This is a fabulous performance featuring not only tracks from Twice Removed From Yesterday but you also get early versions of Bridge Of Sighs tracks. "Lady Love", "Little Bit Of Sympathy", and "Day Of The Eagle" (which has slightly different lyrics) are all given the live test before being recorded. James Dewar would front the Robin Trower Band for 10 years and 9 albums. James became disabled in 1987 after a botched medical procedure and could no longer perform. We lost James Dewar to a stroke May 16, 2002 at the age of 59. Reg Isidore would reunite with Robin Trower to record the album Truce which also featured Jack Bruce. Reg Isidore passed away on March 22, 2009 from a heart attack, he was 59.

Flac

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Fleetwood Mac - Hypnotized ~ Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, NY 10-08-1974 (FM)

Fleetwood Mac
Hypnotized
Ultrasonic Studios
Hempstead, NY
October 8, 1974
FM Broadcast Recording
MP3 192kbps
Cover Art Included

01 The Green Manalishi (With the Two Prong Crown)
02 Spare Me A Little (Of Your Love)
03 Sentimental Lady
04 Future Games
05 Bermuda Triangle
06 Why
07 Angel
08 Homeward Bound
09 The Rattle
10 Rattlesnake Shake
11 Hypnotized
12 Black Magic Woman
13 Mystery To Me

Bob Welch - guitar, vocals
Christine McVie - keyboards, vocals
John McVie - bass
Mick Fleetwood - drums

touring member:
Bobby Hunt - keyboards, ARP String Ensemble, vocals

When Fleetwod Mac was inducted into the Rock & Rol Hall Of Fame, Bob Welch was not included. This was a serious blow to Welch who had been the guitarist/vocalist for Fleetwood Mac for 3 years and 4 albums. Bob Welch left the group in 1974 to pursue different ventures.  First was the Hard Rock power trio Paris, which recorded 2 albums before disbanding. Bob then released his first solo album French Kiss. French Kiss reached #12 on the US Charts and spawned 3 hits, "Ebony Eyes" #14, "Sentimental Lady" #8, and "Hot Love, Cold World" #31. Bob Welch died on June 7, 2012, from a self inflicted gunshot at the age of 66. Welch had suffered health issues and was told by doctors he would not improve.

MP3

Lynyrd Skynyrd - WDR Rockpalast ~ Musikhalle, Hamburg, Germany, 12-05-1974 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Lynyrd Skynyrd
WDR Rockpalast
Musikhalle
Hamburg, Germany
December 5, 1974
TV Broadcast/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
DVD Cover Art Included

01 Free Bird
02 Sweet Home Alabama
03 Workin' For MCA

Ronnie Van Zant (R.I.P.) – lead vocals
Gary Rossington – guitars
Allen Collins (R.I.P.) – guitars
Ed King – guitars
Leon Wilkeson (R.I.P.) – bass, backing vocals
Bob Burns – drums
Billy Powell (R.I.P.) – keyboards

A short but sweet recording from Lynyrd Skynyrd's tour to promote Second Helping. The bands second album would be the last to feature drummer Bob Burns. Burns left at the end of the tour because he didn't like life on the road. Artimus Pyle would join as his replacement before the recording of Nuthin' Fancy. Guitarist Ed King wold leave the band during the tour to promote Nuthin' Fancy for the same reasons. His replacement would be Steve Gaines. On October 20, 1977 we lost Ronnie Van Zant age 29, Steve Gaines age 28, and Cassie Gaines age 29, when the bands airplane went down due to loss of fuel. Allen Collens survived the crash but seemed to be plagued with bad luck afterwards. He lost his wife Kathy suddenly in 1980. The resulting depression and downward spiral into drugs and alcohol culminated in an auto accident that took the life of his girlfriend and left Allen paralyzed from the waist down and unable to play guitar. He died January 23, 1990 from chronic pneumonia. Keyboardist Billy Powell was lost to us at the age of 56 to a heart attack on January 28, 2009. Bassist Leon Wilkeson died at the age of 49 from natural causes related to his long term lung and liver disease.

MP3

Toto - Runaway ~ Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan 05-18-1982 (SBD)

Toto
Runaway - (Midas Touch ~ MD 62421/2)
Budokan Hall
Tokyo, Japan
May 18, 1982
Soundboard Recording
MP3 192kbps
Cover Art Included

Disc 1:
01 Girl Goodbye
02 Child's Anthem
03 I'll Supply The Love
04 Live For Today
05 A Million Miles Away
06 Georgy Porgy
07 Good For You
08 Africa
09 99

Disc 2:
01 Goodbye Elenore
02 Guitar Solo
03 Gift With A Golden Gun
04 Make Believe
05 Rosanna
06 English Eyes
07 Afraid Of Love
08 Lovers In The Night
09 Hold The Line
10 Band Introduction
11 Runaway

Jeff Porcaro (R.I.P.) - Drums
David Paich - Keyboards and Vocals
Steve Lukather - Guitar and Vocals
Mike Porcaro - Bass
Steve Porcaro - Synthesizers
Bobby Kimball - Vocals
James Newton Howard - Keyboards
Jon Smith - Tenor Sax, Vocals

Soundboard recording from Toto's tour to promote their 4th studio release Toto IV. The album was Toto's commercial breakthrough,  with 3 Top Ten Singles, "Rosanna" #2, "Africa" #1, and "I Won't Hold You Back" #10. "Make Believe", "Waiting for Your Love", and "Afraid of Love" were also released as singles to lesser degrees of success making a total of 6 singles. The album itself hit #1 in Australia, Canada, and Norway, #4 in The UK, USA and Italy and #3 in Japan. Toto IV is certified platinum 3 times over, and earned a total of 6 Grammy Awards. We lost Jeff Porcaro at the age of 38 on August 5, 1992 from heart failure. Jeff had sprayed insecticide in his yard and became very ill, dying later that day in the hospital. The band cites an allergic reaction as the official cause of death, while a Coroner's report lists the cause as a heart attack from atherosclerosis induced by cocaine use. Bassist Mike Porcaro is no longer touring with the band after being diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, which now has him confined to a wheelchair.

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