BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS - Hammersmith Odeon, London - June 1976 (Flac)

 

The Rastaman Vibration tour took place on a much larger scale than the previous year. The group played in halls and theatres and a top ten album placing reflected the growing popularity of the group.

Another line-up change saw Donald Kinsey and Earl 'Chinna' Smith on lead guitars replace Al Anderson. They contributed to a live sound that was more laid back with a greater rhythmic groove. Marcia Griffiths returned to the I-Threes, joining the largest touring group so far. 

Like the previous US tour, the early dates again covered the North Eastern states of the USA with a visit across the border to Canada. From Minneapolis on 13 May, 1976 the tour continued into new territory with dates in Missouri, Texas and Colorado before finishing in the golden state of California. Six days later they began their first real tour of Europe. 

These recordings are from the Hammersmith Odeon residency, there is no further information on which tracks were played on which date between the 15th and 18th of June.

Impressive sound quality on this recording, though there are some variances, possibly due to different shows. There are some abrupt endings and the recordings could be improved with a little work. 

'Crazy Baldhead' and 'Bend Down Low' included here were performed infrequently on the tour.

Bob Marley & The Wailers
Tuesday, June 15 to Friday, June 18, 1976
Hammersmith Odeon
London.

Source Info: Rough Mixes > In-House Cassettes

Notes:
The In-House Cassettes originally belonged to the late Denise Mills of Island Records and was purchased from an estate sale a few years ago. Thanks to the BMW collector who made the purchase and to 'Dubwise' for
the transfer.

1. Rebel Music (3 O' Clock Roadblock) (5:41)
2. Crazy Baldhead (5:18)        
3. Want More (6:41)            
4. Roots Rock Reggae (4:11)        
5. Positive Vibration (4:32)        
6. Rat Race (5:33)            
7. Bend Down Low (4:08)            
8. Medley: Rat Race/War/No More Trouble/
   Get Up Stand Up (15:24)        

(Time: 51:28)        

The Band:
Bob Marley: Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
The I-Threes (Judy Mowatt, Rita Marley, Marcia Griffiths): Backing Vocals
Tyrone Downie: Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Earl "Chinna" Smith & Donald Kinsey: Guitars
Aston "Family Man" Barrett: Bass
Carlton Barrett: Drums
Alvin "Seeco" Patterson: Percussion

LINK 

 

Note: The artwork is from the circulating recording attributed to June 16, 1976

MAZZY STAR - The Black Sessions 1993 (Flac)

There was a time long since past, where record companies failed to realise that the unheard or unreleased recordings by major artists they had sitting in the vaults were of value. 

The packaging and releasing of an ever increasing amount of classic bootlegs usually with anniversary editions by major artists and their most acclaimed albums is now an avalanche and difficult to keep up with. Thankfully the following site: https://superdeluxeedition.com/ 

(of which I have no affiliation with) is a must visit, if you wish to keep up with new and updated classic releases. The packaging and box sets being released now are such high quality and beautiful objects to own.

I recently took delivery of Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Vol. 12: 1965-1966 The Cutting Edge Deluxe Edition, it was highlighted on the previously mentioned website. Amazon were selling it for £45 so I took the plunge. It's the first Dylan bootleg series I've bought since Vol. 7 No Direction Home.

Getting back to my point, the following classic bootlegs are being readied for forthcoming release:

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 50th anniversary (Has unreleased tracks that appear on the boot:
David Bowie - I Can't Give Everything Away 2002-2016 box (Includes the Montreux Jazz Festival show from 2002 with a near complete performance of 'Low'.
Rolling Stones - Black and Blue 50th anniversary (Includes the Aux Abattoirs, Paris June 1976 show and the Earls Court show)
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska 4CD edition (This one is a bit cheaper than the Tracks 2 issue!)
Jimi Hendrix - Bold As Love 4CD (This includes the TV show from Sweden in 1967 as well as tracks included on many of the Alternate Bold as Love bootlegs)
Little Feat - The Last Record Album 4CD (Includes the Orpheum Theatre, Boston 1975 show)

The blog is rapidly becoming obsolete, anyway onto boots that have not been released, yet!

Mazzy Star - Black Session (French radio show) 

France-inter, Studio 106, Maison de la Radio
26 October, 1993
Session No. 38 recorded live at Studio 105, Paris, France for a radio broadcast

There have been two bootlegs downloaded this year so far, that eclipse all others by some margin. Tom Waits 'Barfly on the Wall' previously posted and this one featuring Mazzy Star. This is a quantum leap from any versions circulating. The sound quality on this is fantastic and it has always been a favourite Black Session of mine, despite its previous flaws. 

While I wouldn't recommend judging a band, new to yourself by hearing a bootleg first. Begin with the studio albums first but this is an exception and you
can start here if you've never heard the band before.

It comprises tracks from their first two albums, She Hangs Brightly (1990) and So Tonight That I Might See (1993) plus three covers and was included in the 'Bootlegs of the Year 2015-22' document on page 52.

Setlist:
01. Mary of Silence (8:45)
02. Ghost Highway (3:41)
03. She Hangs Brightly (6:44)
04. Bells Ring (5:22)
05. Halah (3:24)
06. Blue Light (4:56)
07. Ride It On (2:58)
08. Into Dust (5:15)
09. Give You My Lovin' (3:53)
10. Blue Flower (3:50)
11. So Tonight That I Might See (9:40)
12. Hair And Skin (4:07)
13. Rock Section (9:01)

LINK

 

Bootlegs of the Year 2015-2022

7th Edition including 2022

 

This document was first compiled in 2015 after receiving numerous emails, enquiring as to where bootlegs #1-100 posted on site, could be found. (many of the links were lost in 2016, see Downloads box on top right-hand side panel). 

 

This is the latest, the seventh edition of 'Bootlegs of the Year'. It incorporates a further fifty-eight boots downloaded during the last twenty-four months.

 

This edition now includes 332 bootlegs, the best I have downloaded since 2015. The 178-page book will point you in the right direction, in finding the sites I have used and most importantly the web addresses where they can be located. 

Although it concentrates on the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the last eight years, the same websites and addresses noted in the book are where the majority of the bootlegs in the 100 Greatest listing, originated from. The posts #1 to #100 were mostly made from downloads prior to 2015. 

 

To sum up, it includes the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the preceding years, 2015 to 2022. Having discarded numerous titles, these are the best from that time frame.

I have not provided a sound quality rating as virtually all are of sufficient high quality to rate around 5 out of 5, some are worthy of 5+ like the best official releases.

As you can imagine, it took some time and effort to pull this all together. What to include and just as importantly what to leave out, has taken considerable thought and listening hours, enjoyable nonetheless. So if you are a fan of any of the artists featured, then I can confidently state that you will definitely enjoy the bootlegs that have been chosen.

 

If you would like a copy of this document, it's only £6 GBP via the donate button (see the top right-hand bar - above blog archive). You do not need a paypal account.

 

Included in the main body of the text of the document are details of the 332 bootlegs downloaded, and where to find them by the following artists:                 

 

8 years - 177 different artists

RYAN ADAMS
THE AFGHAN WHIGS
ARCADE FIRE (3)
ARCTIC MONKEYS

ASWAD

THE AVALANCHES
THE BAND
BEASTIE BOYS
BEATLES (2)
BECK (2)

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND

BELLE & SEBASTIAN
BIG AUDIO DYNAMITE (3)

BJORK
BLACK KEYS

BLONDIE

THE BLUE NILE

BLUR

JOE BONAMASSA (4)
DAVID BOWIE (6)
BROADCAST (3)

BUCKINGHAM NICKS

BYRDS
CALEXICO (4)
CALEXICO / IRON & WINE
CAN
JOHNNY CASH
CAT POWER (3)

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS (5)

THE CHURCH
THE CLASH (2)
COCTEAU TWINS (2)
LEONARD COHEN (2)
LLOYD COLE / THE COMMOTIONS (2)
RY COODER
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS (3)
CRAMPS (2)
CRANBERRIES
CREAM 

THE CURE (3)

DEAD CAN DANCE (2)

DELTA 5

DEPECHE MODE
DEREK & THE DOMINOS
DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
DJ DANGERMOUSE
BOB DYLAN (4)
EAGLES
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (3)
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN (2)

ELECTRAFIXION

EURYTHMICS
EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL

THE FALL
ALI FARKA TOURE & RY COODER
FEEDER

FELT

THE FLAMING LIPS
FLEET FOXES
FLEETWOOD MAC (5)
FONTAINES DC

RORY GALLAGHER (4)
GANG OF FOUR (2)

GENESIS (2)
BETH GIBBONS & RUSTIN MAN
RHIANNON GIDDENS
DAVID GILMOUR (2)
GRATEFUL DEAD (2)

GUNS 'N' ROSES
PJ HARVEY (2)
INXS
JANE'S ADDICTION
JIMI HENDRIX (3)
THE JAM
JAPAN (2)
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN (2)
RICKIE LEE JONES
JONI MITCHELL (2)
THE KILLS
KRAFTWERK (5)
LAMBCHOP (2)
LED ZEPPELIN (8)

THE LEMONHEADS

LENNY KRAVITZ
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON (2)
LONE JUSTICE
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (4)
LAURA MARLING
MASSIVE ATTACK
CURTIS MAYFIELD (2)
MAZZY STAR (2)
JOHN MELLENCAMP
MISTY IN ROOTS (3)
JONI MITCHELL
MOGWAI 

THE NATIONAL (3)

NEW BOHEMIANS (WITH EDIE BRICKELL)
NEW ORDER (12)
STEVIE NICKS

NINE INCH NAILS
NIRVANA (3)

GARY NUMAN

OASIS

THE OFFSPRING
ORBITAL

OUTCASTS
PAVEMENT

PEARL JAM (4)

PENTANGLE
LEE PERRY & V/A
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (5)
PIL (2)
PINK FLOYD (2)
PIXIES (2)
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS

ROBERT PLANT (4)
POGUES
THE POLICE (3)

IGGY POP

PRIMAL SCREAM (2)
QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE (2)
RADIOHEAD (7)
BONNIE RAITT

LOU REED
REM (4)
DAVID RODIGAN'S REGGAE SHOW: PRINCE BUSTER
ROLLING STONES (2)

RUSH

SADE
SANTANA

SCIENTIST

SEBADOH

THE SHINS (2)

SIMPLE MINDS (2)
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES

THE SLITS
SMASHING PUMPKINS
ELLIOTT SMITH
PATTI SMITH (2)
SONIC YOUTH (3)
SPARKLEHORSE
SPARKS

SPECIALS
SPIRITUALIZED (2)
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
STEELY DAN

STING (2)
THE STRANGLERS 
THE STROKES (2)
JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS
SUICIDE
DAVID SYLVIAN & ROBERT FRIPP
TALKING HEADS
TEARDROP EXPLODES (2)
TELEVISION (4)
THIN LIZZY
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS (2)
TINARIWEN      
TRIFFIDS

UNDERWORLD (2)
VARIOUS ARTISTS (3)
LAURA VEIRS
TOM VERLAINE (4)
THE VERVE (2)
WAH! HEAT
TOM WAITS 

THE WATERBOYS (2)

JACK WHITE
THE WHO
LUCINDA WILLIAMS (2)
X
THE YARDBIRDS

YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS (2)
NEIL YOUNG (11)  

The PDF document comprises:

• 178 pages A4
• Word count 108,343
• 332 bootleg images

Full details have been included for each bootleg such as:

• Venue
• Date of performance
• Type of recording - soundboard, FM, from the audience, etc.
• Lineage
• Running time
• Website address
• Complete track listings
• Track timings
• Informative comments about each bootleg
• Index

If you would like a copy of this document, it's only £5 GBP via the donate button, you do not require a paypal account.

An audio sampler is available on a preceding post: Bootleg Promo. The selected tracks are from bootlegs that never made the cut for the final document, but they will give you an idea of the sound quality I look for.

page samples above

 

A big thanks to all who have commented on this post and all others. I'm not always able to reply thanks to the unreliable commenting system. You are appreciated.

 

TOM WAITS - We're All Mad Here: A Conversation... (Flac)

This is another I haven't heard in some time and thought it worth sharing for Waits fans. If you're not really a fan have a listen anyway, Tom is a great raconteur. The promo was issued to promote the dual release of 'Alice' and 'Blood Money' on 7 May 2002.

We're All Mad Here: A Conversation With Tom Waits (2002)

Excepts from 'Alice' and 'Blood Money' produced by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. We're All Mad Here produced and interviewed by Robert Lloyd.

Recorded at Washoe House, in Petaluma, CA. on March 19, 2002

Total Running Time: 70 minutes

 

 

01 Intro: "Misery is the River of the World" Fragment 0:27
02 Introductory Remark 0:09
03 Marketing Strategy 0:59
04 "God's Away On Business" 2:59
05 The Word "Opera" Means Work 1:32
06 "Table Top Joe" 4:10
07 Magic or Medicine? 0:34
08 Alice on Ice 0:52
09 "Alice" 4:25
10 Getting an Early Start 0:53
11 "Kommienezuspadt" 3:57
12 The Program 0:50
13 Circular Violin 1:24
14 "We're All Mad Here" 2:30
15 Two or More Sides 0:24
16 Strumming the Spider's Web 2:10
17 "Watch 'Em Disappear" 2:29
18 Word Guy, Word Gal 1:12
19 "Lullaby" 2:08
20 I Might Just Hum It 1:27
21 "Another Man's Vine" 2:25
22 Sexy and Scary 0:21
23 Spastic Colon 0:33
24 "Starving in the Belly of a Whale" 3:40
25 Kind of a Riddle 0:25  
26 The Highest Form of Flattery 1:17
27 "Woe" 1:19
28 New Song Titles 2:29
29 Closing Pitch 0:47
30 "Fawn" 1:40
31 Creamed 1:24 

LINK 

Note that #2 The Specials - Live From Amsterdam 1980, has been re-uploaded. "Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think!!!"

PINK FLOYD - Dark Side of the Radio - Wish You Were (Flac)

Those who have visited the blog for sometime will know that I use the term bootleg with a fluidity and include promos and radio shows, not generally available to the public. 

This post was influenced by the fact that next month, Pink Floyd's album 'Wish You Were Here' will see the 50th anniversary of its release.

I'm sure the monthly music mags will not let this anniversary pass without a feature. David Gilmour is already on the cover of 'Record Collector.'

Some facts, 'Wish You Were Here' was one of the first records I bought as a boy growing up in the seventies and consequently has always been special to me.

I would go backwards to discover ' Meddle' and then 'Dark Side of The Moon.' It would be sometime later that I heard a completely different Floyd, from the 60's including Syd Barrett.

Coming off the back of a Winter UK tour in 1974. Floyd began the New Year in recording sessions at Abbey Road from Monday 6 January to Monday 3 March, before heading to North America & Canada for live dates in April.

Further recording sessions took place at Abbey Road between Monday 5 May and Thursday 5 June, the latter date when Syd Barrett turned up as the band were listening to playbacks of 'Shine On You Crazy Diamond.' 

The band continued their North American & Canadian tour throughout the month of June. The band performed at Knebworth in England on Saturday 5 July before continuing with final sessions for the album between Monday 7 July to Saturday 19 July.

Wish You Were Here was released on Friday 12 September, and the following day in the US.

UK weekly paper, the Melody Maker declared that the album 'sucks'! (Dates and info from Glen Povey's book Echoes)

Dark Side of the Radio Vol. 18

Pink Floyd 

Wish You Were Here 25th Anniversary Special
SFX Radio Network
Broadcast Date: October 30, 2000

A 2-CD two-hour radio show by the SFX Radio Network about the Pink Floyd album, Wish You Were Here. The show is hosted by Alan Parsons, and features interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason and Richard Wright, plus live and studio music by Pink Floyd.

SFX Radio Network.

Part 1:
1. Intro  (0:42)
2. Wish You Were Here / Welcome To The Machine / Have A Cigar  (29:47)
3. Shine On You Crazy Diamond – parts 1-5  (14:23)

Part 2:
4. Shine On You Crazy Diamond – parts 6-9  (16:42)
5. Wish You Were Here (Live from 1987 tour) / Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live from 1994 tour) / Have A Cigar (Foo Fighters cover)  (8:32)
6. End Credits  (0:29)

Part 1

Part 2 

 UPDATE

I've fixed the paypal button for anyone that wishes to donate. A copy of Bootlegs of the Year PDF document will be sent by return. Anyone donating between now and the Christmas holidays will be sent the new edition also, it should be published around the end of this year.

Thanks for all the kind comments. The guy asking for the Specials, don't worry it's number one on the  update links list.

I have some smaller uploads to begin with, radio shows and sessions that I had forgotten about. Re-discovery is sweet and these will be made available soon.

For those that like stats, below is an update of the most popular bootlegs on this site, to date:

PRINCE - Small Club 1988

RADIOHEAD - In Rainbows: Live From The Basement 2008

BLACK SABBATH - Asbury Park, NJ. 1975

JIMI HENDRIX - LA Forum 1970

THE BEATLES - Unreleased

NEW ORDER - Reading Festival 1993

JIMI HENDRIX - Berkeley 1st show 30 May 1970

NEIL YOUNG & CRAZY HORSE - Chicago 1976 

BROADCAST - BBC Radio & TV Sessions 1996-2000

TOM WAITS - Bremen 26 April 1977

R.E.M. - Hollywood, CA. 2003

LED ZEPPELIN - Earl's Court, London 1975

Blog Update

Thanks to all who still visit this blog. As you can see, the last post was in February, since then I have been through pre-treatment and then radiotherapy for prostate cancer. 

It's been a tough few years and it's heartening that this blog is still popular, even with the so many ways of listening to bootlegs now, Youtube etc.

I have been told it will take between three to six months before I get back to some kind of normality.

For all those requesting re-ups, keep doing so and later in the year I will get those posted that I can. I will also detail reasons for those I can't.

I have also just noticed that the donor button isn't working. I'm not sure what is going on there and will get it sorted. 

As well as re-ups there are a few new titles worth uploading. Before ill health prevented me from further work I was working on the final edition of the PDF document available to donors, hopefully it will be ready in time for the festive season. I've tightened it up so that you can immediately read which are the best bootlegs by certain popular artists.

If you are on the wrong side of 50, ask your Doctor for a PSA test, particularly if cancer has affected members of your family.                (Men only of course).

Take care and enjoy the summer.

thebasement67 

 

PS. Thanks to all who have left a comment it's much appreciated. As Arnie said "I'll Be Back" 

TOM WAITS - Barfly On The Wall: TV Performances - 1983-2015

TOM WAITS

Barfly On The Wall 1983-2015

Various Television Broadcasts

(2018 version)

"This is a Norwegian compilation by The Bergen Boys. Thank you very much to Berge And Øystein for bring so kind as to share this compilation with us. Their first Barfly On The Wall version is from 2015 it sounded like a tight gig.The artwork is hilarious. Quality - A+"  the above from the uploader's notes.

The Basement67 says "It features twelve Letterman performances from 1983 to 2015, plus one apiece from Fallon, Leno, O'Brien, Stewart and the Arsenio show.
Sound quality is superb, this is a fantastic boot and absolutely essential for any Tom Waits fan. 

If you're not, download it for the future before it inevitably gets butchered as and the audio or video performances appear on official releases. 

I have three tracks included on the Forgotten Orphans series Volume 5, Chicago, Chocolate Jesus and Raised Right Men. I also had five earmarked for a proposed Volume 6 of the Forgotten Orphans series. There are nine tracks new to me here and seriously this collection would make a worthy Volume 6 in its own right, with a little editing and tidy up."
 

Setlist :
01. Take One Last Look at the Place That You Are Leaving
02. Chicago
03. Make It Rain
04. All the World Is Green
05. Chocolate Jesus
06. Raised Right Men
07. Straight to the Top
08. Lie to Me
09. Tango Til They're Sore
10. More Than Rain
11. House Where Nobody Lives
12. Going Out West
13. Lucinda -  Ain't Going Down To The Well *
14. Frank's Wild Years
15. On The Nickel
16. Time
17. The Day After Tomorrow *

Venues :
01. Late Night with David Letterman May 14, 2015
02. Late Night with David Letterman July 9, 2012
03. Late Night with David Letterman September 28, 2004
04. Late Night with David Letterman May 8, 2002
05. Late Night with David  Letterman September 27, 1999
06. Late Night with Jimmy Fallon July 10, 2012
07. Late Night with David Letterman October 5, 1988
08. Late Night with David Letterman November 27, 2006
09. Late Night with David Letterman February 6, 1986
10. Late Night with David Letterman October 16, 1987
11. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno March 15, 2000
12. The Arsenio Hall Show October 9, 1992
13. Late Night With Conan O'Brien April 5, 2007
14. Late Night with David Letterman December 21, 1983
15. Late Night with David Letterman December 21, 1983
16. Late Night with David Letterman February 6, 1986
17. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart November 28, 2006

 

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