Re-Uploads

The following have been re-uploaded. Click on the link and it will take you to the original blog post with a new link at the foot of the post.

#110 JOHNNY CASH - Radio Broadcasts 1956-59

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#24 PATTI SMITH - Hamburg 1996

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JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - The Unreleased BBC Sessions (Flac)

Listening recently to the Experience Hendrix release 'BBC sessions' I was curious to see what had been left off the 2-disc compilation.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience recorded seven radio sessions for the BBC. Not all were available in high quality sound and the majority of the official release is compiled from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th to 7th sessions along with various 'Top of the Pops' and other television performances.

Session one and four were excluded because they were only available on lo-fi recordings. Since the official release in 1998, an upgrade has been made available from a tape found at a yard sale. 

This short post includes that first session and the remaining recordings for television, that are in decent quality plus a few extras, including a thirty-minute interview with Jimi, talking about his plans for the future, only a week before his tragic death. 

Jimi Hendrix Experience - The Unreleased BBC Sessions  

Sourced from a Prof. Stoned compilation (2025)

01. Hey Joe

Recorded: Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London UK; Wednesday 18 January 1967 at 19:00

Broadcast: BBC One TV 'Top of the Pops', Thursday 19 January 1967 19:30 to 20:00

Source: off-air recording

Note: again, a full band live performance with the Breakaways, and also the last time the program allowed it. This fan recording from the initial airing has not circulated before and is a substantial upgrade to the existing source (generously provided by The Johnny Kidd Fanclub). Announcement by Alan Freeman.

01. 'high time'

02. Hey Joe

03. 'cut loose again'

04. Rock Me Baby {incomplete}

Recorded: BBC Broadcasting House, Studio S2, London, UK; Monday 30 January 1967

Broadcast: BBC Radio 'Pop North'; 9 February 1967 

Source: off-air recording

Note: The first radio session. The band also recorded Foxy Lady as the third song. Announcement by Ray Moore. This has been mastered from a different tape transfer, which has not circulated before (generously provided by The Johnny Kidd Fanclub). Thanks to Roger Morse who discovered this tape at a yard sale and shared it with the world.

01. Purple Haze

Recorded: Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London UK; Thursday 30 March 1967

Broadcast live: BBC One TV 'Top of the Pops'

Source: off-air recording

Note: This fan recording from the 20-4-1967 re-broadcast has not circulated before and is an amazing upgrade to the existing source (generously provided by The Johnny Kidd Fanclub). Again, the band spent all day at the studio rehearsing and waiting for their moment between 19:30 and 20:00. Two versions with backing track of the studio version and live vocals were performed on this day. The version here was aired live on 30 March and the other was recorded later that night for the purpose of being broadcast on next week's show (no recording of that is known to exist).

01. 'midnight oil'

02. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

Recorded: BBC TV Studio @ Studio A, Manchester UK; Tuesday 22 August 1967 between 18:25 and 19:03

Broadcast live: BBC One TV 'Dee Time'

Presenter: Simon Dee

Source: off-air recording

Note: backing track of the studio version with live vocals. Rehearsals between 15:00 and 16:00.

01. 'The House That Jill Built'

02. Burning Of The Midnight Lamp 

Recorded: Lime Grove Studios, Shepherd's Bush, London UK; Thursday 24 August 1967

Broadcast live: BBC One TV 'Top of the Pops'

Presenter: Pete Murray

Source: off-air recording

Note: backing track of the studio version with live vocals. The House that Jack Built by Alan Price Set is being played by mistake, causing Hendrix to remark that he doesn't know the words. Another version of BOTL was recorded later in the evening between 20:15 and 21:30 for transmission two weeks later, but no recording of that is available.

01. Purple Haze

Recorded: BBC Television Centre, Shepherd's Bush, London UK; Saturday 16 December 1967

Broadcast: BBC One TV 'Top of the Pops' Monday 25 December 1967

Source: off-air recording

Note: backing track of the studio version with live vocals. Last TOTP live appearance and also the one that survives with the best sound. Completely new to circulation and once again generously provided by The Johnny Kidd Fanclub. Announcement of the JHE by Alan Freeman.

01. Wild Thing

02. 'Jimi interview'

Recorded: Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts USA, Friday March 15 1968

Broadcast: BBC1 TV 'Omnibus: All My Loving'; Sunday 03 November 1968 at 10:40PM

Source: tape 

Note: a semi-professional mono soundboard, recorded by BBC crew. About 3 minutes of WT appear in the movie, heavily edited and with various unrelated sound effects added. This is the complete version with improved sound. The interview section is taken straight from the movie soundtrack. 

 

01. Interview with Jimi 

by Keith Altham - Sep 11, 1970.

Jimi's last interview, just 21 seconds of it were aired posthumously on "Scene and Heard" on 20 Sept 1970; this is the complete tape with best sound)

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Note  this post makes no claims to be complete as I have selected the best quality sounding tracks. Missing is the first Top of the Pops appearance in December 1966 and as previously mentioned, the fourth session is excluded, also two May 1967 Top of the Pops appearances of 'Purple Haze' and 'The Wind Cries Mary' - both tracks are poor distorted recordings. 

Check out the official Experience Hendrix BBC Sessions which is an excellent 2CD package with a 24-page booklet including notes on the track recordings and some brilliant photos of the band. Alternatively if you can't find a copy have a look at the blog by Prof. Stoned.

THE SATURDAY ROCK SHOW - BBC Radio 1 - 18 June 1977

This is a repaired edit, it flows a bit more freely without abrupt cuts and is easier on the ears. High quality shows are difficult to come by and this is a prime example of one of the UK's greatest DJs.

During the 1970s Alan Freeman presented the Radio 1 Rock Show on Saturday afternoons, featuring heavy and progressive rock and a rundown of the current album chart, from 30 June 1973 to 26 August 1978. 

The Saturday Rock Show was voted Best Radio Show by listeners 5 years running, and was then axed by new controller Derek Chinnery. 'Fluff' left the BBC to work for Capital Radio from 1979 to 1988.

THE SATURDAY ROCK SHOW presented by Alan Freeman

BBC Radio 1 FM - Saturday 18 June 1977

Peter Frampton: Signed Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours | LP I'm In You (A&M)

Frankie Miller: Down the Honky Tonk (Peel session, rec. 1977-06-16) 

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Fooled Again (I Don't Like It) | LP Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers (Shelter)

Peter Hammill: Autumn (Peel session, rec. 1977-04-13)  

Steely Dan: Boston Rag | LP Countdown To Ecstasy (ABC Records)

Vibrators: She's Bringing You Down | LP Pure Mania (Epic)

Vibrators: Baby Baby | LP Pure Mania (Epic)    

Fleetwood Mac: Dreams | 7" single (Warner Bros)  

Heron: Are You Going To Hear The Music (John Peel Session, recorded 1977-04-05)

x Grateful Dead: Let Me Sing Your Blues Away | LP Wake Of The Flood (Grateful Dead Records)        

Colosseum II: Desperado | LP Electric Savage (MCA) 

10cc: You've Got A Cold | LP Deceptive Bends (Mercury)

Police: Fall Out | 7" single (Illegal Records)      

Outlaws: Hurry Sundown | LP Hurry Sundown (Arista)

Albion Dance Band: Holm's Fancy/Cuckolds All Awry (John Peel Session, recorded 1977-05-31)        

Cruella De Ville: Kings And Queens (Alan Freeman Session, recorded 1977-05-04)

Patrick Moraz: Love-Hate-Sun-Rain-You | LP Out In The Sun (Charisma)

Patrick Moraz: Rana Batacuda | LP Out In The Sun (Charisma) 

Dan Fogelberg: Loose Ends | LP Nether Lands (Full Moon / Epic)

Radio Stars: Horrible Breath (John Peel Session, recorded 1977-05-17)  

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Simple Man | LP Pronounced 'Leh-'n rd 'Skin-'n rd) (MCA)  

x Tyla Gang: Young Lords (John Peel Session, recorded 1977-05-30)

x ...Top 20 Rock Album Chart...

x Boz Scaggs: Jump Street | LP Silk Degrees (CBS) 

Hawkwind: Spirit Of The Age | LP Quark, Strangeness And Charm (Charisma)  

Supertramp: Try Again | LP Supertramp (A&M)

Dictators: Science Gone Too Far | Manifest Destiny (Asylum)

x start of Get On The Right Track jingle 

x Vangelis: Heaven And Hell Part 1                      

Adverts: One Chord Wonders (session, recorded 1977-04-25)

Crosby, Stills & Nash: See The Changes | CSN (Atlantic)

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Shadow Captain | CSN (Atlantic)

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Just A Song Before I Go | CSN (Atlantic)

Neil Young: Hey Babe | LP American Stars N Bars (Reprise)

Caravan: Nightmare (session, recorded 1977-05-02)  

x John Miles: Stand Up (And Give Me A Reason) (session, recorded 1977-03-14)

Time: 2:18:12  Many thanks to Tim

x = track missing from recording

320k mp3

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PATTI SMITH - Nuits de Fourvieres, France, 16 July 2024 FM (Flac)

This show has been waiting for sometime to upload but issues with my broadband provider, prevented me from posting it earlier this year.

* NB. Track one is inferior to the rest, muffled and some distortion on this track. The sound quality improves greatly on track four.

This has been re-edited. The first original edit has tried to cut out the intrusive DJ interruptions but has actually made it worse to listen to.

It was a disjointed mess with differing sound levels. There was little I could do about the numerous fades at the end of each track but it is a show well worth hearing and this edit makes it a little easier on the ears. I would certainly agree with the original uploader about Jackson Smith's guitar playing.

I especially enjoyed the Dylan & Lana covers, sure you will too. 

Patti Smith

Nuits de Fourvieres, France. 

16 July 2024

A France Inter live broadcast; DJ comments removed where possible, this explains Patti's chopped words. 99,99 % music is here before the last faded track.

Lineage: Marantz tuner - Zoom H4 (wav) - Sd card on PC - Audacity (volume, edits, tracks) - Flac with TLH.

Original uploader notes:

I saw Patti on Easter day in Paris, back in 1978, less energy now but still moving. Sometimes seems to me, some Tom Verlaine accents can be heard in Jackson's playing.

The Band:

Patti Smith: vocals / Jackson Smith: guitar / Tony Shanahan: bass & keys / Seb Rochford: drums

Setlist :

01. Summer Cannibals * (Gone Again, 1996)

02. Redondo Beach (Horses, 1975)

03. Ghost Dance (Easter, 1978)

04. Man In A Long Black Coat (Dylan cover from 'Time Out Of Mind' 1997

05. Cash (Trampin' 2004)

06. Nine (Banga, 2012)

07. Summertime Sadness (Lana Del Rey cover from 'Born To Die' 2012)

08 Because The Night (Easter, 1978)

09 Fire (Hendrix cover from 'Are You Experienced' 1967)

10 Dancing Barefoot (Wave 1979)

11 Peaceable Kingdom (Trampin' 2004)

12 Pissing In A River  (Radio Ethiopa 1976)

13 About A Boy  (Gone Again 1996)

14 Smells Like Teen Spirit (Twelve 2007)

15 People Have The Power (fade) (Dream of Life 1988)

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Bootlegs of the Year 2015-2025

8th Edition including 2025

 

This document was first compiled in 2015 after I received 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 latest edition (the eighth) includes 326 bootlegs, the best I have downloaded since 2015. The 192-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 eleven 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. 

 

I have re-edited the document. The New Order & Television/Tom Verlaine boots have been edited into more readable sections, the best have been featured and further information for the keenest fans of these bands has been included. I have dropped some bootlegs that have now been officially released, especially those that have much superior sound quality on their official releases, e.g. David Bowie - Jazz Festival, Montreux, 2002. 

 

To sum up, I have included the best bootlegs I have downloaded in the preceding years, 2015 to 2025. 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 326 bootlegs downloaded, and where to find them by the following artists:                 

 

11 years - 184 different artists

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

ASWAD

THE AVALANCHES
BEASTIE BOYS (2)
BEATLES
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 (5)
BROADCAST (3)

BUCKINGHAM NICKS

BYRDS
CALEXICO (3)
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 

CRANBERRIES
CREAM 

THE CURE (5)

DEAD CAN DANCE (2)

DELTA 5

DEPECHE MODE
DEREK & THE DOMINOS
DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS
DJ DANGERMOUSE
BOB DYLAN (5)
EAGLES
STEVE EARLE & THE DUKES (2)
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 (3)
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)
 JOHN HIATT & THE FAMILY DOGS

THE JAM
JAPAN (2)
THE JESUS & MARY CHAIN (2)
RICKIE LEE JONES
JONI MITCHELL (2)
THE KILLS
KRAFTWERK (5)
LAMBCHOP (2)
LED ZEPPELIN (7)

THE LEMONHEADS

LENNY KRAVITZ
LINTON KWESI JOHNSON (2)
LONE JUSTICE
MANIC STREET PREACHERS
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS (5)
LAURA MARLING
MASSIVE ATTACK
CURTIS MAYFIELD (2)
MAZZY STAR (2)
JOHN MELLENCAMP
MISTY IN ROOTS (2)
JONI MITCHELL (3)
MOGWAI 

THE NATIONAL (3)

NEW BOHEMIANS (WITH EDIE BRICKELL)
NEW ORDER (6)
STEVIE NICKS

NINE INCH NAILS
NIRVANA (2)

GARY NUMAN

OASIS

SINEAD O'CONNOR

THE OFFSPRING
ORBITAL

O.M.D.

OUTCASTS
PAVEMENT

PEARL JAM (4)

PENTANGLE
LEE PERRY & V/A
TOM PETTY & THE HEARTBREAKERS (6)
PIL (2)
PINK FLOYD 

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 (6)
BONNIE RAITT

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

ROXY MUSIC (2)

RUSH

SADE
SANTANA

SCIENTIST

SEBADOH

THE SHINS (2)

SIMPLE MINDS (2)
SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES

THE SLITS
SMASHING PUMPKINS
ELLIOTT SMITH
PATTI SMITH (4)
SONIC YOUTH (2)
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 (5)
THIN LIZZY
GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS (2)
TINARIWEN      
TRIFFIDS

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

THE WATERBOYS (2)

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

YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS (2)
NEIL YOUNG/CRAZY HORSE/PROMISE OF THE REAL (11)  

The PDF document comprises:

• 192 pages A4
• Word count 101,855
• 325 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 £6 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.

 

Happy New Year and let's hope we are all still here in 2027!

 

WHEAT - John Peel session 2000

Wheat - John Peel session

Broadcast on BBC Radio 1 FM on 31 May 2000. (only session, recorded on 7 May 2000)

Wheat released their first album in 1997 on the Sugar Free Records label. The follow up from the Massachusetts band 'Hope And Adams' came out in 1999 on the German based City Slang label, home to contemporary bands such as Calexico, Lambchop and Yo La Tengo

Led by Scott Levesque, Wheat have been described as containing elements of Mercury Rev, Will Oldham, Smog & the Radar Bros. One reviewer noted them as being like a more reflective Pavement and resembling a smokier version of the Flaming Lips!

There is an individuality to them despite all these flattering musical references and if you like the above mentioned bands then you may find this Peel session enjoyable.

01. Don't I Hold You
02. Death Car
03. More Than You'd Ever Know
04. Heaven Has

Lineage: CDr > EAC > Flac

This was originally recorded from the John Peel Show on BBC Radio One. A Sony minidisc seperates deck was used for the recording and editing, it was then burnt to a Sony CDr.

thebasement67 (January 2026)

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Please note: 

The last few posts have featured small files because I am currently having problems uploading. It's been extremely slow and I intend to switch from the laptop to my standalone PC which has a direct connection to my router and see if that is any faster.

 

 

 

BOB DYLAN - Expecting Rain V1-6 (notes)

 

While dealing with health issues and the ensuing decline in new posts, it was pleasing to see the blog still getting many hits as new people discovered it. 

There has been a lot of traffic for the six volume Expecting Rain series, featuring Bob Dylan's Never Ending Tour and I didn't know why, until I saw a review mentioned on the Expecting Rain site.

Looking up the site I discovered a link to individual reviews (https://cultfollowing.co.uk) for each volume of the Bob Dylan - 'Expecting Rain' series that I had compiled.

The members of the Expecting Rain forum had voted on the best live tracks from Dylan's complete career and compiled a top 100.

I decided to use only the best selections from the Never Ending Tour as I already had many of the bootlegs containing pre-1988 recordings and the majority of those tracks have been officially released.

The compilation was initially a nine-disc set and included not only the fifty-six Never Ending Tour tracks - that made the top 100 listing of Dylan's best live tracks but also numerous highly voted on tracks from the short list that members had used to compile the Top 100.

This information was available on the Dylan site 'Expecting Rain' during 2011 and the bootleg collection was named in honour of the site.

While working on it I decided to use the information and make it a chronological introduction to the Never Ending Tour. There was no stand alone release from Sony/Columbia (still isn't but surely an official bootleg series must come soon). The final touch was to edit it to a more manageable six-disc set. 

The Lossless Bob site was used to find the best version of each selected recording, when the gradings were close I downloaded each track recording to determine the best sounding. The tracks were usually sourced from the Dimeadozen torrent site.

It's gratifying to read the reviews on the Cultfollowing site. It's given the series a new lease of life, so much so that I intend to devote some time to listen through them all again. You can find further information and links on this blog page. 

One further point while looking through the original lists I discovered one track missing: Do-Re-Mi from the 'People Speak' documentary 8 Dec-09*** the track should be inserted between Billy and Forgetful Heart on Volume 6. I will check through my hard drives and post a link on the original post page.

Also on Volume 6, the unlisted track at the end is 'Thunder On The Mountain' from Mashnantucket 27 Nov-10.

The original post is featured on this blog page:

 Here

 

MARGO PRICE - BBC Radio Session 2020

I found this while looking for some audio files for my next post. This short session was recorded during the Covid lockdown. Not something that we all want to be reminded of I know but if you are a fan of Margo Price this is well worth a listen. 

Newcomers maybe also be influenced to investigate further, she has now released six albums. These tracks all appeared on her new (at the time) third release 'That's How Rumors Get Started", here they are performed in a more acoustic style. 

Since re-discovering this I've edited a show that was one of my favourites during the last ten years. It was a difficult listen because of the original poorly done edits, which tried to cut out a well known DJ, who has the irritating habit of talking at the beginning and end of songs. The edited download was marred by sudden cuts and drop outs. I've tried to repair this as best as possible, perhaps someone has the complete original broadcast with all DJ talk included. Failing that this is the best at the moment. It is a genuinely superb show and will be posted next.  

 

Bob Harris Country Show

BBC Radio 2 FM Stereo / 9-10pm
Thursday 30 July, 2020

Margo Price - Country Show Home Session

01. Lettin' Me Down
02. Prisoner Of The Highway
03. Stone Me

Lineage:
BBC Radio 2 FM broadcast > Denon Tuner 260L > WAV > TLH > Flac (8)

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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

 

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

 

 Download

SHACK - BBC session 2024

Happy New Year everyone!

It was a bit of a shock to hear about this, just one hour into the programme via social media.
Like many I thought with Mick Head's new band, the Red Elastic Band currently touring, that Shack were gone for good.
It's not a repeat of a previous session but brand new in 2024!
The interview explains the ins and outs of this promotional appearance.

BBC6 Music - Riley & Coe

Marc Riley and Gideon Coe come together to play their music loves from every era and genre.
The boys welcome Shack live in session.

Shack - Soldier Man (6 Music Session, 18 Dec 2024)
Shack - Undecided (6 Music Session, 18 Dec 2024)
Mick & John Head - Interview
Shack - Butterfly (6 Music Session, 18 Dec 2024)
Shack - Comedy (6 Music Session, 18 Dec 2024)

time: 29:30

Lineage: BBC 6Music Ridley & Coe > BBC i-player UK stream > Audacity > Wav 16bit 44kHz >  Flac (8)
thebasement67 (18 December, 2024)

Note the UK i-player stream bitrate is 320k

LINK 

The John Peel Festive 50 - 2003

Merry Christmas to all visitors to the blog and a big thank you to all who have donated over the years. Have a great festive holiday.

This is my own recording of the last Festive 50 presented by John Peel. It was broadcast by BBC Radio 1 FM, over the festive period 2003

Recorded on a Sony Minidisc player, edited and burned to two CDr's. Ripped and extracted from those discs, some 21-years later.

Despite the missing 12-tracks this is a superb listen. If you are of a certain age, these programmes were an important part of the festive holidays. Sit back, have a drink and relive those times again. If you're too young, congratulations! Have a listen and catch up on some great tunes. (thebasement67)

Disc One:
Track #    Festive 50 placing    Band & Song
01.    #50. Vaults - I'm Going
02.    #47. Camera Obscura - Keep It Clean
03.    #43. Belle & Sebastian - Stay Loose
04.    #42. Golden Virgins - Renaissance Kids
05.    #41. Keys - Strength Of Strings
06.    #40. Broadcast - Pendulum
07.    #39. Cat Power - Werewolf
08.    #38. Ballboy - Born In The USA
09.    #35. M.A.S.S. - Live A Little
10.    #34. Black Keys - Have Love Will Travel
11.    #31. Amsterdam - Does This Train Stop On Merseyside?
12.    #30. Camera Obscura - Suspended From Class
13.    #26. The Fall - Green Eyed Loco Man
14.    #25. Futureheads - First Day
15.    #24. Party Of One - Shotgun Funeral
16.    #23. Ballboy - I Gave Up My Eyes
17.    #22. Undertones - Oh Please
18.    #21. Million Dead - I Am The Party
19.    #20. Darkness vs S.F.B. - I Believe In A Thing Called Love
20.    #19. Broken Family Band - At The Back Of The Chapel

#50 to #19

missing tracks:
#49. Freddy Fresh - You Can See The Paint
#48. Blizzard Boys - Ain't No Stoppin' This
#46. Super Furry Animals - Slow Life
#45. Grandmaster Gareth - Dr Dre Buys A Pint Of Milk
#44. Hyper Kinako - Tokyo Invention Registration Office
#37. Radiohead - There, There
#36. French - Gabriel In The Airport
#33. Neulander - Sex, God, Money
#32. Maher Shalal Hash Baz     Open Field
#29. Architecture In Helsinki - The Owls Go
#28. Half Man, Half Biscuit - It Makes The Room Look Bigger
#27. French - Porn Shoes

Disc Two:
Track #    Festive 50 placing    Band & Song

01.    #18. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps
02.    #17. White Stripes - Black Math
03.    #16. Sluts Of Trust - Piece O' You
04.    #15. Vive Le Fete - Noir Desir
05.    #14. Ballboy - The Sash My Father Wore
06.    #13. Nina Nastasia - You, Her & Me
07.    #12. Melt Banana - Shield For Your Eyes
08.    #11. Belle & Sebastian - Step Into My Office, Baby
09.    #10. White Stripes - 7 Nation Army
10.    #09. C.S.L.M. - John Peel Is Not Enough
11.    #08. Crimea - Baby Boom
12.    #07. Half Man, Half Biscuit - Tending The Wrong Grave For 23 Years
13.    #06. Mogwai - Ratts Of The Capital
14.    #05. Bearsuit - Itsuko Got Married
15.    #04. Undertones - Thrill Me
16.    #03. Mogwai - Hunted By A Freak
17.    #02. The Fall - Theme From Sparta F.C.
18.    #01. Cinerama - Don't Touch That Dial

LINK pt. 2

The CURE - Jo Whiley show, BBC Radio 2FM - 31 October 2024

For an established band to receive so much attention and promotion from the BBC for their new release, is quite rare and a measure of how highly the band are regarded. 'Songs Of A Lost World' is their first album since the release of '4:13 Dream' in 2008. 

The Cure rose to the challenge and delivered a stunning session on the 'Huw Stephens show' and followed up with this immmaculate live performance at the Radio Theatre in London. 

With all the hype and excitement over these broadcasts a month ago, it was great to see that as a medium, radio is not dead and still has an important role in today's on-line community.

I recorded the complete Jo Whiley show, which included the band's set (minus encore) and the in-depth interview with Robert Smith and Jo that followed. 

Here it is presented in two parts, further down is the encore which was broadcast on the Zoe Ball morning show. Those four tracks were captured from the UK BBC i-player.   

BBC Radio 2FM - Thursday 31 October, 2024. 7-9pm: The complete Jo Whiley show (as broadcast)

7:00 to 8:20pm: The Cure perform in front of a small audience of lucky fans at the BBC Radio Theatre.

01. Alone* (8:26)           
02. Pictures Of You (7:21)       
03. A Fragile Thing* (4:37)       
04. High (3:45)           
05. A Night Like This (4:19)       
06. Lovesong (3:39)           
07. The Walk (3:36)           
08. Inbetween Days (3:00)  
09. Just Like Heaven (4:01) 
10. Edge Of The Deep Green Sea (8:00)
11. Endsong* (10:50)  

Lineage: BBC Radio 2 FM broadcast > Denon FM tuner TU-260L > Audacity > Wav 16bit 44kHz > dBpoweramp > Flac (8)

Show

Encore: not broadcast on Halloween night, see below
 

8:20 to 9pm: The Cure after-party with Jo Whiley

Jo hosts the Cure In Concert after-party and catches up with frontman Robert Smith.

12. Audience comments about the show > Siouxsie & The Banshees (5:36)
13. Robert Smith interview pt. 1 > NewDad (10:04)
14. Robert Smith interview pt. 2 > Beatles (11:13)
15. Robert Smith interview pt. 3 > Jimi Hendrix (5:26)
16. Robert Smith interview pt. 4 > David Bowie (6:16)
17. Robert Smith interview pt. 5 > Mogwai (6:27)
18. More comments about the show > The Cure (9:21)

Lineage: BBC Radio 2 FM broadcast > Denon FM tuner TU-260L > Audacity > Wav 16bit 44kHz > dBpoweramp > Flac (8)

Recorded from the FM broadcast and editing / tracking in Audacity from
thebasement67 (Oct 31 2024)

Interview

The encore from the Radio Theatre show is available on the link below. Track listing as follows:

E01. Lullaby           
E02. Friday I'm In Love       
E03. Close To Me           
E04. Why Can't I Be You       

Lineage: BBC 2 Radio Zoe Ball morning show > I-Sound recorder for Windows 7/10 > BBC i-player UK stream > Wav 16bit 44kHz > TLH > Flac (8)

Note the UK i-player stream bitrate is 320k

Encore