J. Geils Band/Jack Bruce - King Biscuit Flower Hour 1990 (Pre-FM)

 

J. Geils Band/Jack Bruce
King Biscuit Flower Hour
Recorded: Cobo Hall Arena, Detroit, Michigan November 3, 1974
Recorded: The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey December 26, 1980
Recorded: The Bottom Line, New York City, New York, November 17, 1977
For Broadcast The Week Of March 26-April 1, 1990
Pre-FM Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
CD Scan Included

Lineage: Broadcast CD > E.A.C. (burst) > Wave 16bit > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 8 > Traders Little Helper > Wave 16bit > Goldwave (editing) Traders Little Helper (align sector boudaries) > Flac Level 8

01 Radio Station Test Tone (1kc Tone At 0"VU" For Setting Level And Balance)
02 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
03 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
04 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
05 Commercial Silver Eagle Records Formula 45
06 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
07 (Ain't Nothin' But A) House Party
08 Detroit Breakdown
09 Must Of Got Lost
10 Give It To Me
11 Looking For Love
12 King Biscuit Flower Hour Station Break
13 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
14 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
15 Commercial Silver Eagle Records Woodstock Rock
16 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
17 White Room
18 Politician
19 King Biscuit Flower Hour Station Break
20 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
21 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
22 Commercial Trident Sugarless Gum
23 Commercial U.S. Army Reserve
24 King Biscuit Flower Hour Intro
25 Born Under A Bad Sign (Jazz Arrangement)
26 Sunshine Of Your Love
27 King Biscuit Flower Hour Credits
28 King Biscuit Flower Hour Promo No Voice Over

Total Playing Time: 1hr 1mn 32sc

Tracks 07-11 J. Geils Band, Cobo Hall Arena, Detroit, Michigan November 3, 1974
Tracks 17-18 Jack Bruce & Friends The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey December 26, 1980
Tracks 25-26 Jack Bruce Band The Bottom Line, New York City, New York, November 17, 1977

J. Geils Band Line-up:
Peter Wolf lead vocals
Seth Justman keyboards, backing vocals
Stephen Jo Bladd drums, backing vocals
J. Geils guitars
Daniel Klein bass, backing vocals

Jack Bruce And Friends Line-up:
Jack Bruce bass, lead vocal
Clem Clempson guitar
David Sancious keyboards, guitar
Billy Cobham drums

Jack Bruce Band Line-up:
Jack Bruce bass, lead vocal
Hugh Burns guitar
Simon Phillips drums
Tony Hymas keyboards

justdave's notes:
This show is edited from files uploaded to the net by Leslie Mountain. It was 5 files with out the tracks being indexed. I decoded the files and used Goldwave v6.52 to index the files. No EQ or noise reduction was used. No remastering, remixing or volume adjustment was done. After the tracks were indexed Traders Little Helper was used to encode the waves to Flac Level 8, aligning sector boundary errors. The file set came with a CD scan and I found a scan of the Cue Sheet on the net so I included it as well.

This is one of those Re-broadcast King Biscuit shows, where they re-broadcast classic shows. This one only has one flaw, each bands portion of the show is too short.

Flac

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Savatage - Z-Rock Live ~ The Venue Dalls, Texas, U.S.A. 04-22-1990 (FM)

Savatage
Z-Rock Live
The Venue
Dalls, Texas, U.S.A.
April 22, 1990
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 7 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage: Silver-CD > E.A.C > WAV > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 7

01 The Dungeons Are Calling
02 City Beneath The Surface
03 Sirens
04 Of Rage And War
05 She's In Love
06 Hounds
07 Beyond The Doors Of The Dark
08 24 Hours Ago
09 Hall Of The Mountain King

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

Ah, I love this period of Savatage. It was just as the bands Progressive Metal leanings started to come into their song writing. The Gutter Ballet is one of my favorite albums. So much passion was put into the lyrics, and performances. The band then started it's eventual morphing into Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I have been a fan of Savatage since the very early days when I received a copy of the Avatar demo in the mail. This was back in the day of snail mail tape trading. I was privileged enough to have seen them a few times, before the death of Chris Oliva at Harpo's in Detroit, Michigan. A small, dirty relic of a theater from the Punch & Judy Days that became a Heavy Metal Hole In The Wall for decades.

Flac

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Jefferson Starship ~ Moscone Convention Center, San Francisco, California, U.S.A. 05-28-1982 (SBD) - Master Reel

Jefferson Starship
From Vietnam Veterans To The World A Night Of Healing
Moscone Convention Center
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
May 28, 1982
Soundboard Recording - Master Reel
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Poster Replica Included

Lineage: Soundboard > Master Cassette > Reel > DAT > CDR > EAC > FLAC

Disc One
01 Intro 1:32
02 Somebody To Love 4:04
03 Ride The Tiger 5:20
04 Stranger 5:18
05 Fast Buck Freddy 3:59
06 Find Your Way Back 4:50
07 Save Your Love 7:39
08 Fooled Around And Fell In Love (Elvin Bishop) 5:02
09 The Girl With The Hungry Eyes 3:32 >
10 Bass Solo 3:55 >
11 Bass & Synthesizer Duet 3:06

Disc Two  47:58
01 Play On Love* 3:45
02 Jane** 4:33
03 Light The Sky On Fire 8:21 >
04 Drum Solo 5:55
05 Stairway To Cleveland 4:26
06 Dance With The Dragon 11:17

Encore:

07 White Rabbit 2:25
08 Rock 'n' Roll Is Good Time Music 7:16

Total Time Disc 1: 48mn 17sc
Total Time Disc 2: 47mn 58sc
Total Time Both Discs: 1hr 36mn 15sc

two minor flaws, possibly of on-stage origin, neither during the music:
* d2-t1 one second analog static @ 3:44
** d2-t2 one second analog static @ 0:07

Grace Slick - vocals
Mickey Thomas - vocals
Paul Kantner - guitar, vocals
Craig Chaquico - lead guitar
Pete Sears - bass
Aynsley Dunbar - drums
David Freiberg - keyboards

For post #2 of this installment of Rosebud's Salute To Her Favorite Singer's we have the duo of Grace Slick and Micky Thomas. Marty Balin & Grace Slick had left the band so Micky Thomas of the Elvin Bishop Band was brought in (this show has him belting out one of my favorite songs "Fooled Around And Fell In Love"). The music also changed to something more commercial. More of an Arena Rock kinda thing. When Paul Kanter felt like it was time to move on, he actually quit the band. That forced the modification of the name to Starship. That version of the band also had a few hits before it ultimately broke up. Paul Kantner later resurrected the band, while Mickey Thomas tours the State Fair circuit with Mickey Thomas' Starship.

Flac CD1
Flac CD2

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Jefferson Starship - Sheep Meadow, Central Park, New York City, New York, U.S.A. 05-12-1975 (FM)

Jefferson Starship
Sheep Meadow
Central Park
New York City, New York, U.S.A.
May, 12, 1975
FM Broadcast Recording - Master Reel
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

01 Intro, Ride The Tiger
02 Off The Trees! Pt1
03 Fast Buck Freddie
04 The Witcher
05 Off The Trees! Pt2
06 Devil's Den
07 Caroline
08 Off The Trees! Pt3
09 Driving Me Crazy
10 Papa Creach's Down Home Blues
11 Off The Trees! Pt4
12 Play On Love
13 Better Lying Down
14 Have You Seen The Saucers?
15 Come To Life
16 White Rabbit
17 Off The Trees Pt5
18 Sweeter Than Honey
19 Somebody To Love
20 Volunteers (end cut)

Grace Slick – vocals
Marty Balin – vocals
Paul Kantner – rhythm guitar, vocals
Craig Chaquico – lead guitar, backing vocals
Pete Sears – bass, backing vocals
John Barbata – drums, backing vocals
David Freiberg – keyboards, bass, vocals
Papa John Creach – violin, backing vocals

For our next post from Rosebud's Salute To Her Favorite Singers we have the Legendary Grace Slick. This show from a Classic Line-up of Jefferson Starship having Marty Balin on co-lead vocals. Rosebud came to Jefferson Starship through the MTV period of the band. I have however schooled her on the difference between that era and the 1970's version of the band. The thing I always liked about this era of Jefferson Starship live was that feeling of chaos that could fly out of control at any moment (and sometimes did). That's the thing that drew me into the Hardcore Punk Rock scene. That feeling that every concert was a living breathing example of Intermitant Explosive Disorder (the more violent version of The Call Of The Void). This show from Jefferson Starship is a perfect example of that raw Rock n Roll energy.

Flac

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Modern Jazz Quartet - Unknown Venue, Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A xx-xx-1992 (Pre-FM) - Dat Master Clone

Modern Jazz Quartet
Unknown Venue
Aspen, Colorado, U.S.A
xx-xx-1992
Pre-FM Dat Master Recording Clone
Flac & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

The Recording: Master - Radio station transcription DAT > Clone - Radio station transcription DAT > DAT clone > DAT clone > HHB CDR recorder

01 Django
02 Trieste
03 For Someone I Love
04 Sepia Panorama
05 Ko Ko
06 Maestro E.K.E. (For Duke Ellington)
07 Prelude To A Kiss
08 Jack The Bear
09 Rockin' In Rhythm
10 Bags' Groove (ending only)

John Lewis (R.I.P.) piano
Milt Jackson (R.I.P.) vibraphone
Percy Heath (R.I.P.) double bass
Mickey Roker (R.I.P.) drums

John Lewis died on March 29, 2001 from prostate cancer, he was 80.

Milt Jackson died October 9, 1999 from liver cancer, he was 76.

Percy Heath died on April 28 2005 from bone cancer, he was 81.

Mikey Roker died May 22, 2017, he was 84.

Original drummer Connie Kay left the group after a stroke in 1992. He died November 30, 1994 from cardiac arrest, he was 67.

All the members of The Modern Jazz Quartet have passed on. We who never saw this Legendary Quartet live are lucky we have shows like this to listen to. The recording was shared on The Traders Den torrent tracker by julsay. However julsay did not know the track listing. Luckily PBuzby another Traders Den member, was able to supply that for us. This one, I can guarantee that any Jazz lover or novice collector will love this recording.

Flac

MP3

Chicago - Live ~ Toronto Rock "N' Roll Revival 1969, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 09-13-1969 (SBD)

Chicago
Live - (Going For A Song - GFS145)
Recorded at Toronto Rock "N' Roll Revival 1969
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
September 13, 1969
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: Silver CD > E.A.C. (secure) > Wave 16bit > Traders Little Helper > Flac Level 8

01 - Introduction
02 - South California Purples
03 - 25 Or 6 To 4
04 - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
05 - I'm A Man
06 - Questions 67 And 68
07 - Liberation
08 - Medley: a) I'm A Man, b) 25 Or 6 To 4, c) Introduction

Peter Cetera bass, lead backing & harmony vocals
Robert Lamm keyboards, acoustic guitar, lead backing & harmony vocals
Terry Kath guitar, lead backing & harmony vocals
Danny Seraphine, drums, percussion
Walter Parazaider woodwinds, percussion, backing & harmony vocals
Lee Loughnane trumpet, percussion, backing & harmony vocals
James Pankow trombone, percussion, backing & harmony vocals

justdave's notes:

Track 01 incorrectly named "Beginnings" on the cover art
Track 02 incorrectly named "South California Purple" on the cover art
Track 08 Part C incorrectly named "c) Beginnings" on the cover art

The medley of "I'm A Man/25 Or 6 To 4/Introduction" is not from the Toronto Rock 'n' Roll Revival. To me it sounds like it was constructed by the label from performances on this CD. Others think it is from another performance from the same era.

I bought this for Rosebud (Chicago is one band Rosebud & I have seen every year since we got together 22 years ago) one day while I was out shopping for music. I actually bought this from an FYE for 4 dollars U.S. It's one of those grey area bootlegs. It's been around for so long it's more or less accepted as a commercial release. There have been numerous versions of this recording released over the years. The albums & CDs always say it was leased from some other company that's never been heard of before. Because of this these semi-legal bootlegs could end up in any chain stores cheap CD bin.

Flac

MP3

Blackmore's Night - Minstrel Hall 2020 ~ Minstrel Hall, Long Island, New York City, NY 03-28-2020 & 04-09-2020 (SBD) DVD Audio Rip

Blackmore's Night
Minstrel Hall 2020 - (Shades 1192)
News 12 Concert Series
Minstrel Hall
Long Island, New York City, New York, U.S.A.
DVD 1 Broadcast: March 28, 2020
DVD 2 Broadcast: April 9, 2020
Live Webstream Capture/Soundboard Recording
DVD Audio Rip
MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: Bootleg DVD Set > DVD Audio Extractor v4.5.5 > Wave 16bit > Goldwave v6.51 (editing) > Traders Little Helper (encode,align sector boundaries) > MP3 320kbps

DVD 1

01 Intro
02 Faerie Queen >
03 Past Times With Good Company >
04 New Song
05 Talk
06 Moonlight Shadow
07 Talk
08 Greensleeves
09 Talk
10 Fires At Mignight
11 Talk
12 Instrumental
13 Talk/Beer and Bathroom Break
14 Back In Talk
15 Soldier Of Fortune (Deep Purple)
16 Talk
17 The Times They Are A Changin' (Bob Dylan)
18 Talk
19 First Of May
20 Talk
21 New Song
22 Talk
23 The White Cliffs Of Dover (Traditional)
24 Talk
25 We Can Work It Out (The Beatles)
26 Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Arlen/Harburg)
27 Talk
28 Lili Marlene

Extra Track

29 Intro
30 Vacuum And Dust (Diamonds And Rust)

DVD 2

01 Intro
02 The Clock Ticks On
03 Talk
04 The Peasant's Promise
05 Talk
06 Hey Joe (Traditional)
07 Wish You Were Here
08 Talk
09 Fires At Midnight
10 Talk
11 Gilded Cage
12 Talk
13 Dandelion Wine
14 Talk
15 A White Shade Of Pale (Procol Harum)
16 Talk
17 Toast To Tomorrow
18 Instrumental
19 Ending Talk
20 The Times They Are A Changin' (Bob Dylan)

DVD 1 Total Playing Time: 1hr 11mn 6sc
DVD 2 Total Playing Time: 1hr 1mn 17sc
DVD Set Total Playing Time: 2hr 11mn 51sc

DVD 1 Recorded March 28 2020
DVD 2 Recorded April 9, 2020

Ritchie Blackmore assorted string instruments
Candice Night vocals, tambourine, assorted wind instruments

justdave's notes:
I ripped the audio with DVD Audio Extractor. I then used Goldwave to edit some of the track marks. I tried to edit as much talk as possible from the actual music tracks. I also tried to smooth out some spots where the audio was a little hot, to the point of clipping. No EQ or noise reduction was used. The DVD had lossy audio so using Traders Little Helper, the waves were encoded to MP3 320kbps.

Ritchie and Candice live streamed these 2 shows from their home studio for their fans during the Covid-19 quarantine. Ritchie drinks beer and jokes while Candice interacts with the fans on line. They actually take requests from the live audience as well as pick songs themselves. Ritchie suggests Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are A Changin'" saying it's from his idol. That and "Fires At Midnight" are the only songs played both shows. The tracks titled "New Song" are songs from Blackmore's Night's up coming album that they did not announce the names of. "Vacuum And Dust" is a Covid-19 parody of the Joan Baez song "Diamonds And Rust". The idea came from a phone call with Whitesnake's David Coverdale. David commented that since the lockdown started all he's done is vacuum and dust.

This one is for aking who asked if I had any Blackmore's Night. As far as soundboard or Pro recordings was this DVD. I had not ripped it yet so I did this rip a few days ago. The rest of my Blackmore's Night recordings are audience recordings. I will have to review them to see if any are worthy of posting here, we are kind of picky.

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Kansas - The Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, USA October 28 & 29, 1980 (FM) - Master

Kansas
The Uptown Theatre - Master
Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 28 & 29, 1980
WNEW-FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 6 & MP3 320kbps
Front Cover Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: WNEW-FM Broadcast Recordng Master > Technics Receiver > BIC Cassette Deck > Maxell XLSII > Sony TC-WE835S Cassette Deck > Behringer UCA202 > Sony Soundforge 9.0 > FLAC level 6 aligned on Sector boundaries

01 - Icarus 6:18
02 - Paradox 4:20
03 - Cheyenne Anthem 3:49
04 - Dust In The Wind 5:59
05 - Miracles Out of Nowhere 6:50
06 - Loner 3:03
07 - Anything For You 4:03
08 - Don't Open Your Eyes 4:08
09 - Got To Rock On 3:58
10 - No One Together 6:07
11 - Hold On 4:14
12 - Relentless 9:21
13 - Portrait (He Knew) 5:43
14 - Carry On Wayward Son 5:43

Total Running Time: 1hr 13mn 43sc

Kerry Livgren - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Steve Walsh - keyboards, percussion, vocals
Phil Ehart - drums
Dave Hope - bass, vocals
Robbie Steinhardt - violin, viola, vocals
Rich Williams - guitar, vocals

Another killer Kansas show as Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues. This ones been making the rounds but if you haven't download it yet I would recommend you do.

Flac

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Kansas - Canada Jam ~ Mosport Park, Barrie, Ontario, Canada 08-26-1978 (Pro-SBD) - 48 Track Master Reel

Kansas
Canada Jam - 48 Track Master Reel
Mosport Park
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
August 26, 1978
Profesional Soundboard Recordng
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

lineage: 48 track master reels > Lamplight > Dime > Reseeded with pitch correction > CDR > EAC > FLAC

01 - Song For America
02 - Point of Know Return
03 - Paradox
04 - Down the Road
05 - Mysteries & Mayhem (excerpt from Lamplight Symphony)
06 - The Wall
07 - Lonely Street
08 - Dust in the Wind
09 - Miracles Out of Nowhere
10 - Portrait (He Knew)
11 - Carry On Wayward Son
12 - Magnum Opus
13 - Bringing it Back From Mexico

Steve Walsh – vocals, keyboards, percussion
Robby Steinhardt – vocals, violin, viola, cello
Kerry Livgren – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Rich Williams – guitar, backing vocals
Dave Hope – bass, backing vocals
Phil Ehart – drums, percussion

Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues with a double shot of Steve Walsh and Kansas. Not that she doesn't appreciate the vocals of co-vocalist Robby Steinhardt. It's just that she likes Steve's soaring vocals a little bit more. When a band has more than one lead vocalist it's not unusual that one may find a little more favor with Fans than another. It's like in Kiss I prefer Peter Criss' whiskey & cigarettes Soul vocals to Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley or Ace Frehley. The Beatles, I prefered John Lennon's vocals to Paul's. This was especially in the later years. John Lennon's vocals had an angst to them that was adopted with great affect by Punk Rock Vocalists. It spoke to me more than Paul's Syrupy Soulful delivery for some reason. Don't hate because I love Paul just a matter of personal taste.

This is a bit of an upgrade from the prior posting of this show. For one thing that one was posted in MP3 192kbps, this one is in Flac and MP3 320kbps. This one also has a clear lineage and is supposedly from The Original 48 Track Master.

Flac

MP3

Premiata Forneria Marconi - Kosei Nenkin Hall, Osaka, Japan, 11-25-1975 (SBD)

Premiata Forneria Marconi
LDB Special Series #397 (RLR Collection)
Kosei Nenkin Hall
Osaka, Japan
November 25, 1975
Soundboard Recording
Flac Level 6 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage: Soundboard > n generation tape > Teac Tape Deck AD-RW900 > Creative Sound Blaster Audigy > HD > SoundForge 7.0 > CD Wave > FLAC Frontend (level 6)

01 - Celebration
02 - Four Holes In The Ground
03 - Paper Charms
04 - Dove... E Quando
05 - Acoustic Guitar Solo
06 - Out Of The Roundabout (Fades Out)
07 - Mr. 9 Till 5
08 - Alta Loma 5 Till 9 / William Tell Overture
09 - Improvising / Impressioni Di Settembre
10 - Celebration (As Encore)

Bernardo Lanzetti - vocals, guitar
Mauro Pagani - violin, flute, vocals
Franz Di Cioccio - drums, vocals
Flavio Premoli - keyboards
Franco Mussida - guitars

My Tribute to Progressive Rock Bands continues with Italian Prog-Rockers Premiata Forneria Marconi.

Milan, Italy, not a city that Rockers around the world would think of as a hot bed for international Rock bands. Actually that may just be a USA Rocker's point of view. Don't hold that against us. The US record companies for a long time have treated Non-US bands like something that snuck in while the door was open. I mean they cut up the first two Classic Beatles albums to make one for America. Promotion was another thing. I didn't hear about Premiata Forneria Marconi until maybe 3 years ago. I guess it was hard to figure out a way to market Italy's first international band. A Prog-Rock band that incorporates flute, violin, Classical Music and Traditional Italian Melodies. I can just imagine a record company PR man tearing his hair out screaming.."What the hell? A flute...violin, Italian folk melodies...A name you can't pronounce after 5 doobies...I still don't know how to market Focus now this!!" After a pile of cocaine the record goes out without promotion. I really have no idea how many times PFM toured the USA. I do know however that I missed out on some great live music. Oh and I know the name translates to Award-Winning Marconi Bakery.

Flac

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WASP - Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, U.K. 11-02, 1986 (FM)

WASP
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, U.K.
November 2, 1986
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: FM Recording > ?? > Trade CD-r(x) > Wav > Flac > Dime

01 Intro
02 Inside the Electric Circus
03 I Don't Need No Doctor
04 Sex Drive
05 Widow Maker
06 Wild Child
07 Shoot From the Hip
08 L.O.V.E. Machine (w/Chris Holmes Solo)
09 Blind In Texas

Steven Edward "Blackie Lawless" Duren lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Christopher John "Chris" Holmes lead & rhythm guitar
William Randall "Randy" Piper lead & rhythm guitar
John "Johnny Rod" Tumminello bass
Steve Riley drums

Flac

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Computor Went Boom!! @#/%*$ 2020!!

 Well this year keeps cranking out the hits. The extended time between posts this time was the unexpected crashing of my computer. Thing was working fine, I shut it off, then went back later to work again and the big bad blue screen say that booting up was unsuccessful. This was the 2nd computer I had die on me in 2020. My "download machine" quit working a couple months ago (I think the power supply went). So not wanting to spend the money on a new power supply (or tearing into it without doing some modifications) I started using my music computer (built mainly for music editing and listening). So it went down.

When I bought it I was like oh HP support assistant software included, ok. It includes a built in recovery system. It took a little time but I figured out how to get the recovery system to work but finally had the system rebooted. The recovery system resets the operating system to original factory so I had to re-install my programs. I got the system up and running like it just came out of the box. It crashed 2 more times. It was really frustrating to have finished just to have it not boot up the next day.

I think I have it figured out, each time it happened was shortly after my computer ran the Windows 7 Roll Out Update For 2020. I've come to believe that the damn thing has a time bomb in it to make Windows 7 fail so you have to upgrade to Windows 10. Apple did it more than once, Bill Gates is not above anything to make a dollar.

Anyway we have some new stuff posted. More Experimental/Improvisational Jazz from Nels Cline Singers this time with the addition of The Rova Saxophone Quartet. Another Third World Jazz show from Jon Hassel & Maarifa Street.

A double dose of Ronnie James Dio for Rosebud's Salute to Her Favorite Singers. A 3 CD set that collects together 3 Hammersmith Oden shows. Also a 3 CD set of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow rehearsing for their 1976 World Tour.

For my salute to Prog-Rock another show from ELP side project 3's only US tour. Then a Jem of a boot with 2 Classic British Prog Bands Caravan & Gong (a British/French outfit actually). 

We also have our first post from Detroit's Was(Not Was). A music project from famous producer Don Was. This is a classic BBC broadcast and is offered in tribute to lead vocalist Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson who died May 5, 2020 from a heat attack.

Then for good measure we threw in a 2018 Rock Hard Festival appearance from Uli Jon Roth.

That's It For Now!

JustDave & Rosebud

Was (Not Was) - Woburn Abbey, Woburn, Bedfordshire, England 06-20-1992 (FM)

Was (Not Was)
Woburn Abbey
Woburn, Bedfordshire, England, U.K.
Saturday June 20, 1992
FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage: FM > Cassette > Audacity - track split & convert to FLAC Level 8 > TTD

01 Intro Music
02 Hello Dad... I'm In Jail/Hello Operator
03 Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Temptations)
04 Robot Girl
05 Where Did Your Heart Go
06 Carry Me Back To Old Morocco
07 I Blew Up The United States
08 Knocked Down, Made Small (Treated Like A Rubber Ball)
09 Out Come The Freaks
10 How The Heart Behaves
11 11 Miles An Hour
12 Guitar solo/Wheel Me Out/Are You OK >
13 Walk The Dinosaur
14 Band Intros
15 The Wind Cries Mary (Jimi Hendrix)
16 I Can't Turn You Loose (Otis Redding)

total playing time: 1hr 2mn 4sc

Rest In Peace co-lead vocalist Hillard "Sweet Pea" Atkinson who died from a heart attack May 5, 2020, he was 74.

It's so hard to really explain Detroit's Was(Not Was) to the uninitiated. When I try to, I'll say take some great Funk, Soul, and R & B rhythms and harmonies. That rich soulful singing perfected by the likes of David Ruffin. Add to that a little electronica (bits). Lyrics so tongue in cheek Frank Zappa would be proud, delivered completely serious. All of that filtered through a crystal clear Don Was production. That's as close as I can get then I pop in a CD. That's truly the only way. But since it's free just download this one for one kick ass version of The Temptations Smash "Pappa Was A Rollin' Stone". Oh yeah I almost forgot they had a hit MTV video and single with "Walk The Dinosaur".

Flac

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Jon Hassell & Maarifa Street - Sketches Of The Mediterranean ~ AMR Jazz Festival, Geneve, Switzerland 03-21-2013 (SBD)

Jon Hassell & Maarifa Street
Sketches Of The Mediterranean
AMR Jazz Festival
Geneve, Switzerland
March 21, 2013
Soundboard Recording
MP4 vbr
Cover Art Included

01 - Sketches Of The Mediterranean Part I 10:18
02 - Sketches Of The Mediterranean Part II 10:57
03 - Sketches Of The Mediterranean Part III 6:06
04 - Sketches Of The Mediterranean Part IV 10:39
05 - Sketches Of The Mediterranean Part V 8:38
06 - Sketches Of The Mediterranean Part VI 9:10

All Tracks Segue.

Total Playing Time: 55mn 54sc

Jon Hassell trumpet, keyboards, electronics
Kheir Eddine M’Kachiche violin
Michel Benita bass
Rick Cox guitar, electronics

I originally downloaded this show from the Live Jazz Lounge, a great site for unreleased Jazz shows. I have downloaded quite a lot of music from there and have shared a few of them. I really recommend my Jazz friends visit the lounge to see if there is anything you might want. There most likely will be.

As for this particular show, it's 55 minutes of great Ambient Jazz. I love listening to Jon Hassel music with the lights dimmed, some nice weed and a glass of mead or wine. If you liked the last Jon Hassell show I posted or the previous Nils Petter Molvær shows your going to like this one too.

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3 - The Cabaret San, Jose, CA 05-06-1988 (FM)

3
The Cabaret
San Jose, California, U.S.A
May 6, 1988
KOME-FM Broadcast Recording
Flac Level 8 & MP3 320kbps
No Cover Art

Lineage:  KOME-FM Broadcast > ? > cassette trade circa 1993
Transfer: Sony TC-WE475 > M-Audio Microtrack II (24/96) > Wavelab (tracking and tweaking) > Flac level 8

01 Fanfare for the Common Man (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
02 Desde La Vida
   (I) La Vista
   (II) Frontera
   (III) Sangre De Toro
03 Lover To Lover
04 Hoedown (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
05 You Do Or You Don't
06 Talkin' Bout
07 Dream Runner (Keith Emerson)
08 Creole Dance (Keith Emerson)
09 On My Way Home
10 Standing in the Shadows of Love (The Four Tops) >
11 America / Rondo (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) >
12 Drums / Rondo (Reprise) (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
13 Eight Miles High (The Byrds)

Total Time: 1hr 26mn 37sc

Keith Emerson - keyboards
Robert Berry - lead vocals, guitars, bass
Carl Palmer - drums, percussion
Paul Keller – guitars
Jennifer Steele – backing vocals

Another great show from this very short lived Supergroup and show #2 of this weeks installment of my Salute To Prog-Rock.

Flac

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Caravan & Gong - BBC Radio1 Sessions ~ Alan "Fluff" Freeman's Saturday Rock Show, Rebroadcast Circa 1990 (FM)

Caravan & Gong
BBC Radio1 Sessions
Alan "Fluff" Freeman's Saturday Rock Show Rebroadcast
Circa 1990
FM Broadcast Recording
Dates Vary
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

Lineage: BBC Radio 1 FM > Marantz ST320L Tuner > Aiwa or Teac cassette recorder (master cassette) wave capture, track markers & burned to cdr using Magix AC > accuraterip to flac level 8

01 Hello, Hello 3:05
02 If I Could Do It All Again, I’d Do It Over You 2:58
03 As I Feel I Die 4:38
04 Needing You 3:25
05 Love To Love You 2:29
06 In The Land Of Grey And Pink 3:44
07 Find Me 5:00
08 Instrumental 8:38
09 Radio Gnome 12:24
10 Oily Way 11:47
total playing time: 58mn 7sc

Tracks 01-08 Caravan BBC 1971-1973
Tracks 09-10 Gong BBC 1974

Continuing with my salute to Progressive Rock Bands, we have a double shot of Prog on one boot with Caravan & Gong. 2 bands you don't here half as much as you do Yes, Genesis or E.L.P. The British Isles really took the lead when it comes to Progressive Rock. Not to say that other countries didn't have some Great Prog-Rockers but from my own ear's perspective it seems like the British Prog scene just birthed so many talented bands and new sounds (not to mention giving us the genre to begin with).

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Dio - Hammersmith Trilogy 1984, 1986 & 1987 ~ Hammersmith Odeon, London, England 1984, 1986 & 1987 (SBD)

Dio
Hammersmith Trilogy 1984, 1986 & 1987 - (Shades Records ~ Shades 301)
Hammersmith Odeon
London, England, U.K.
October 5, 1984
May 13, 1986
December 5, 1987
Sources Vary
FM Broadcast/Soundboard Recordings
Flac & MP3 320kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

Lineage: Extracted to FLAC from Original Silver CDs via EZ CD Audio Converter

CD 1
101 Stand Up And Shout
102 One Night In The City
103 Don't Talk To Strangers
104 Mystery
105 Egypt (The Chains Are On)
106 Holy Diver
107 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
108 The Last In Line
109 Rainbow In The Dark
110 Man On The Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
111 Love Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
112 We Rock

CD 2
201 DJ Intro
202 King Of Rock And Roll
203 Like The Beat Of A Heart
204 Hungry For Heaven
205 The Last In Line
206 Holy Diver / The Last In Line (Reprise)
207 Sacred Heart / The Last In Line (Reprise)
208 Rock 'n' Roll Children
209 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
210 Man On The Silver Mountain (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
211 Rainbow In The Dark

CD 3
301 Stand Up And Shout
302 Dream Evil
303 Neon Knights (Black Sabbath)
304 Naked In The Rain
305 The Last In Line
306 Holy Diver
307 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath)
308 All The Fools Sailed Away
309 Rock 'n' Roll Children
310 Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow)
311 Rock 'n' Roll Children (Reprise)
312 Rainbow In The Dark
313 We Rock
314 Don't Talk To Strangers

CD 1 Recorded October 5, 1984
CD 2 Recorded May 13, 1986
CD 3 Recorded December 5, 1987

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) vocals
Vivian Campbell guitar CD 1
Craig Goldie guitar CD 2 & CD 3
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) bass
Vinny Appice drums
Claude Schnell keyboards

Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues with The Godfather Of Heavy Metal Ronnie James Dio, or Dio as his fans call him. Dio, a name  when mentioned in Hard Rock/Heavy Metal circles gets you a flash of the Meloik and story of a first Dio concert experience. Some will say it was with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. Some will say it was fronting the mighty return of Black Sabbath (Me included JD). Then there are those who say it was fronting his eponymously named solo outfit Dio. A chosen few can say they saw the man fronting Elf. A rare few can say it was as Ronnie Dio fronting the Doo Wop group Ronnie & The Red Caps. No matter where and when they saw him, it was always agreed the man had a presence larger than his 5 foot 4 inch frame. His distinctive voice, phrasing, and inflections were boosted by a power that most singers could not muster on their best day.

This bad ass 3 CD set collects together 3 killer Dio performances at The London Hammersmith Odeon. 1 with Vivian Campbell on guitar, 2 with Craig Goldie. All 3 are a nice mix of Dio's career from Rainbow, through Black Sabbath, to his solo career. I remember when I first heard the Holy Diver album. My friend we called Tripper (not because of LSD though) brought it over to my house the same day I had bought Motörhead's Another Perfect Day. We smoked a couple joints and listened to the Motörhead first. Neither one of us loved it on the first listen (it's 1 of my top 5 of Motörhead now0. It was a bit of a change of direction, more melodic. We then put on Holy Diver, it was actually a love at first sound thing for both of us. I did comment it was a bit more commercial than his Black Sabbath material (just like Ozzy). We both, however, agreed it was the perfect bridge between his Rainbow and Sabbath music. Like any fanatic of Ronnie James Dio, I was more than pleased to find that live it was just that. All 3 sets here are loaded with Rainbow, Sabbath and Dio tunes. Enjoy!!

Flac CD1
Flac CD2
Flac CD3

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Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow - Tower Of Babel ~ World Tour Rehearsals 1976 xx-xx-1976 (SBD)

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Tower Of Babel - (Super Sonic ~ SS 200013/14/15)
World Tour Rehearsals 1976
xx-xx-1976
Soundboard Recording
MP3 224kbps
Cover Art Included

Rosebud's Pick

CD 1
01 Mistreated Take 1
02 Mistreated Take 2
03 Mistreated Take 3
04 Mistreated Take 4
05 Mistreated Take 5
06 Mistreated Take 6
07 Mistreated Take 7
08 Mistreated Take 8
09 Mistreated Take 9
10 Kill The King Take 1
11 Kill The King Take 2
12 Kill The King Take 3
13 Kill The King Take 4
14 Kill The King Take 5
15 Kill The King Take 6
16 Kill The King Take 7 (Complete)
17 Man On The Silver Mountain

CD 2
01 Keyboard Solo
02 Stargazer Take 1 (Complete)
03 Stargazer Take 2
04 Stargazer Take 3
05 Stargazer Take 4
06 A Light In The Black (complete)
07 Still I’m Sad (The Yardbirds)
08 Drum Solo
09 Live Footage And Interviews (*) - (first seconds removed - Over The Rainbow intro)

CD 3
01 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Man On The Silver Mountain)
02 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Catch The Rainbow)
03 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Still I’m Sad)
04 Ritchie Blackmore, Ronnie James Dio (Music: Sixteenth Century Greensleeves)

- Contains recordings from tour rehearsals recorded in May 1976 on CD 1 and CD 2.
- (*) Taken from promotion film from 1976
- CD 3 contains material from Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow radio special (ALL official released music between interviews removed)

Ronnie James Dio (R.I.P.) - vocals
Ritchie Blackmore - guitar
Cozy Powell (R.I.P.) – drums
Tony Carey – keyboards
Jimmy Bain (R.I.P.) – bass

Rosebud's Tribute To Her Favorite Singers continues with a double shot of Ronnie James Dio. Both recordings are 3 CD sets as well. This one is from Rainbow's rehearsals for their 1976 world tour. It's been called a for fanatics only collection because of it's shortage of complete performances. I say anyone curious about how the band prepped for a show should check it out. It's a free download of a very expensive bootleg CD, but if this one isn't for you show #2 from this double shot will be.

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