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Richard Thompson – Toronto, Canada (10/17/85)

Richard Thompson
Convocation Hall, University of Toronto
17 October, 1985

Short but excellent set, with RT in a very good mood.

Tracklist:

[0:44.74] 01. applause
[3:27.07] 02. Wall of Death
[5:16.74] 03. When the Spell Is Broken
[0:40.04] 04. talk
[3:18.45] 05. Two Left Feet
[3:54.30] 06. Withered and Died
[2:11.69] 07. talk (German country & western)
[2:32.56] 08. Mind Your Own Business (by Hank Williams)
[0:46.08] 09. talk (intro)
[2:29.43] 10. The Choice Wife
[1:40.13] ]11. talk (Elvis impersonators)
[2:22.71] 12. It’ll Be Me (by Cowboy Jack Clement)
[0:54.02] 13. talk (direct to bargain bin)
[3:18.62] 14. She Twists the Knife Again
[1:34.62] 15. talk (tuning)
[4:27.52] 16. Jennie
[1:21.59] 17. talk (Pointer Sisters)
[4:13.25] 18. Don’t Let a Thief Steal Into Your Heart
[0:48.10] 19. talk
[2:58.34] 20. Valerie
[5:36.07] 21. Shoot Out the Lights
[2:34.44] 22. Move It On Over (by Hank Williams)

57:13.26

Lineage:
radio station tape > cassette > Technics tape deck > Montego II soundcard

gramofile > Audacity (tape flip merge at applause after Don’t Let a Thief;
split tracks) > flac

No editing except for merging the two tape sides.

Hope this works—this is my first upload.
Enjoy!

uploaded by tessellation

Prince – Paisley Park Extravaganza, 1995

Prince
Paisley Park Extravaganza
Sabotage Records


Source : Audience Recording
Sound Quality : EX-
Year Of Release : 1996

Disc 2

NPG Interview : July 1995

  1. Interview

Paisley Park : 18th June 1995 (am)

2. Mad (Studio)
3. Days Of Wild (sample intro)
4. Billy Jack Bitch
5. 18 & Over
6. Return Of The Bump Squad
7. Count The Days
8. Brick House (including The Good Life [Big City Remix])
9. Get Wild

COMMENT

This is the first half of the Paisley Park concert, the second half can be found on Paisley Park Extravaganza Part 2. The release begins with an interview by the New Power Generation from July 1995 to promote the “Exodus” album. Prince (or Tora Tora) is not present, however it is a fairly interesting 8 minute long interview. Up next is a version of ‘Mad’ played by a DJ and recorded by a crowd member. I’m not entirely convinced it has been recorded at Paisley Park prior to the show starting for several reasons. Firstly the quality of the recording is vastly inferior to the quality of the show recording. Secondly the DJ makes reference to “The Artist Formerly Known As Prince is in town and will be playing in 20 minutes” – I doubt the announcement would be required before he hit the stage at Paisley Park. The version played is phenomenal and far superior to the circulating version. And so to the Paisley Park show itself. The quality of the recording is excellent, however it is a little bassy and Prince appears to be having problems with his microphone throughout the first half of the show. The real problem with the recording are a number of audience members standing close to the person recording. They are audible throughout and insist on either shouting inane comments to Prince throughout, or banging on their tambourine. They do get in the way on occasion, but on the whole they are pretty easily overlooked. The first half of the show is rather typical of many from the period. There are a few lyrics from ‘The Good Life (Big City Remix’) added to ‘Brick House’, and Prince is constantly addressing the crowd with various bizarre statements, such as “Are men from Mars, are women from Venus? Would you feel like a star if I showed you my….house”. Comes as part of Sabotage’s 3cd set packaged in a cardboard wrap-around sleeve.

Disc 2

Paisley Park : 18th June 1995 (am)

1. Big Fun
2. The Jam
3. I Believe In You
4. Bud Light Interlude
5. Glam Slam Boogie
6. Volkswagen Blues
7. Santana Medley

New Power Madhouse (Studio Outtakes EX+)

8. 17
9. Rootie Kazootie
10. Space
11. Guitar Segue
12. Asswoop
13. Ethereal Segue
14. Parlor Games
15. Michael Segue
16. (Got 2) Give It Up
17. Sonny Segue

COMMENT

The first half of this disc contains the second half of the Paisley Park 18th June show (the first half can be found on Paisley Park Extravaganza Part 1). The quality is exactly the same as the previous half of the show, and it unfortunately suffers from the same problems with certain audience members as the first half does. This portion of the show kicks off with a great version of ‘Big Fun’, and the show also appears to have the same microphone problems as the first half with Prince constantly shouting at the sound engineers to balance the levels out correctly. There is a track listed on here as ‘Volkswagen Blues’ which appears rather puzzling at first. It is listed on various on-line sites, along with Upton’s The Vault book as being an unreleased track, but it is nothing more than a seemingly improvised version of BB King’s “How Blue Can You Get” with Prince rearranging the lyrics to suit his own style – certainly not worthy of being classed as an unreleased track. The show closes with a very lengthy version of the ‘Santana Medley’. The second half of the disc is made up of the unreleased NPG 1995 project ‘New Power Madhouse’. As with the other discs in this 3cd set, this comes with it’s own jewel case and accompanying artwork – intended to be kept with the others in a cardboard warp-around sleeve. One of Sabotage’s earliest releases, and a very high quality product containing a great Love 4 One Another Paisley Park concert from mid 1995.

Disc 3

Paisley Park : 18th September 1995

1. Intro – The Jam
2. I Believe In You
3. The Cross
4. The Ride
5. Now
6. Babies Makin’ Babies
7. Instrumental Jam
8. Rock N’ Roll Is Alive
9. Sex Machine
10. Johnny
11. Return Of The Bump Squad
12. Get Wild (including Rock N’ Roll Is Alive)

Paisley Park : 10th October 1995 (Listed as 7th October 1995)

13. We March 14. Love…Thy Will Be Done 15. Starfish And Coffee

Bonus

  1. Rock N’ Rill Is Alive (Tony Fly Mix)

COMMENT

The final instalment of Sabotage’s fantastic Paisley Park 2cd set. This particular disc differs from the others as the show featured is the 18th September 1995 show played after a Gold Experience listening party was held. The show is far less structured than many from the same period with far more emphasis on loose jamming and various crowd chants. That said there is a stunning very guitar heavy version of ‘The Cross’ played. Tracks #7-10 are basically a long jam with various crowd call-and-chants centred around ‘Rock N Roll Is Alive’. Next up is the short 15 minute set played after the filming of various video’s for the Gold Experience and the Love 4 One Another broadcast on 10th October 1995 (listed as 7th October 1995 on the reverse sleeve). The set includes a version of ‘Love…Thy Will Be Done’ which Prince dedicates to Time Warner for releasing the Gold Experience album. The final bonus track is the radio broadcast of ‘Rock N Roll Is Alive’ by the Minneapolis DJ Tony Fly. The sound quality throughout is consistently excellent, however the 10th October 1995 recording is rather heavy with a fair amount of audience noise. On it’s own this is a great release, but combined with the other 2 discs from this 3cd set, it becomes a fantastic addition to an already quality filled release. A stunning early release from Sabotage.

Jackson Browne – Nashville, TN (04/12/99)

Jackson Brown
Ryman Auditorium
Nashville, TN
04/12/99

I’m Alive
In the Shape of a Heart
Alive in the World
The Barricades of Heaven
World in Motion (with Jimmie Fadden)
Cocaine (with Steve Earle)
Christmas in Washington (with Steve Earle) (Also with Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Buddy & Judy Miller)
Goodnight, Irene with Steve Earle) (Also with Emmylou Harris, Indigo Girls, Buddy & Judy Miller)

Tom Waits – KPFK Sessions (1973-1975)

Tom Waits ìKPFK Sessionsì
KPFK broadcasts, Studio City CA
1973-08-12, 1974-07-23 & 1975-01-12

— 1973-08-12 (August 12, 1973)
01 Virginia Ave
02 San Diego Serenade
03 Ol’ 55
04 Semi Suite
05 Fumblin¥ With The Blues
06 Rosie
07 Depot Depot
08 I Hope That I Don¥t Fall In Love With You
09 Heart Of Saturday Night
10 Better Off Without A Wife
11 On A Foggy Night
12 Heart Of Saturday Night

— 1974-07-23 (July 23, 1974)
13 Intro
14 Semi Suite
15 Drunk On The Moon
16 San Diego Serenade
17 Rosie
18 Fumblin’ With The Blues
19 New Coat Of Paint

— 1975-01-12 (January 12, 1975)
20 Intro
21 Nobody
22 On A Foggy Night
23 The Heart Of Saturday Night
24 Fumblin’ With The Blues
25 Better Off Without a Wife
26 Intro
27 Drunk On The Moon
28 Big Joe And Phantom 309

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This is a truly fabulous and interesting collection of early Tom Waitsí radio shows that includes music and interviews during a period of about a year and half; around the time of his first couple of album releases. Fascinating because you can actually hear audibly the metamorphosis of Tom from a struggling musician into a star. His singing style change is remarkable and his growing confidence is obvious. The earliest stuff doesnít sound at all like the Tom we know and love. The change in his voice is amazing (smoking and drinking does take its toll, lol). Tomís interviews are very interesting as he tells the background stories of the songs, kind of a pre-Storytellers thing. Donít miss this one if you donít have it. Enjoy.

The Reading Journal: 2024

sinner man by lawrence block

I don’t talk about books as much as I do movies simply because I watch a lot more movies than I read books. I love reading. I love books. But I’d be lying if I said I read all the time. I tend to get distracted by movies and TV shows, social media and…well, this blog.

I try to set time aside each night to do a little reading. Sometimes that works. Sometimes I play silly games until way too late at night and just go to bed.

But Goodreads does a fun little end-of-the-year summary so I thought I’d talk about books for a minute.

I read 17 books in 2024 which seems abysmally small. Especially since half of them were comic books. No shade on comics, I love them, but they do tend to be a little shorter than your typical novel.

Outside of comics I mostly read detective stories which is no surprise and a wonderful book of TV essays by Emily Nussbaum. That reminds me how much I love a good cultural essay and that I should find more of them online.

Anyway, you can see the stats over at Goodreads.

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 33-34

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan – 33-34

Lineage:
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Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan Vol. 33: Progress and the Doom Machine

This one goes out in memory of David Plentus, the founder of DylanCover.com, who passed away last month. I didn’t know him, but his site is an invaluable resource and it always gave me a sense of accomplishment when one of my compilations appeared on his NSD page. I hope someone will be continuing the site as a tribute to his dedication.

A couple of notes on this volume’s selection: I know some don’t consider “Ballad of Easy Rider” and “Wagon Wheel” true Dylan songs, but they’re both damn good, and after 33 volumes I decided to take the liberty; if you’re a purist, don’t download those tracks. And I also know John Mayer is widely reviled, but I think he does a nice job with “Don’t Think Twice”; as when I included Guns ‘N Roses, I’ve come down on the side of the music and tried to ignore personalities.

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and most of all the composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

01 Ballad of Easy Rider – Bruce Springsteen (Aug 20, 1981, Los Angeles Sports Arena)
02 This Wheel’s On Fire – The Byrds (Sep 20, 1970, Pacific Memorial Stadium, Stockton, CA)
03 Positively Fourth Street – Bryan Ferry (Mar 17, 2007, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, UK)
04 Stuck Inside of Mobile with the Memphis Blues Again – North Mississippi All-Stars (Feb 5, 2011, Criminal Records, Atlanta, Ga)
05 Walkin’ Down the Line – Eilen Jewell (Apr 29, 2010, Katalin, Uppsala, Sweden)
06 Ring Them Bells – Sara Jarosz (May 20, 2010, Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT)
07 Lay Lady Lay – Band of Heathens (Jul 27, 2009, Don Quixote’s, Felton, CA)
08 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Alejandro Escovedo (Jan 28, 2011, Neighborhood Theatre, Charlotte, NC)
09 Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – John Mayer (Jul 31, 2010, Bristow, VA)
10 Forever Young – Sara Watkins (Jun 19, 2010, Clearwater Festival, Croton-on-Hudson, NY)
11 All Over You – Cooper McBean (January 13, 2011, The Echo, Los Angeles, CA)
12 Blowin’ in the Wind – Jonathan Richman (Feb 4, 2010, Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL)
13 A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Ryan Bingham (Oct 3, 2007, The King King, Hollywood, CA)
14 Every Grain of Sand – Deacon Blue (Dec 28, 1991, Glasgow Royal Concert Hall)
15 Visions of Johanna – Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Aug 9, 2010, Ebisu LIQUIDROOM, Tokyo, Japan)
16 Dirge – Sophie Hunger and Erik Truffaz (Nov 3, 2010, Studio 15 de la RSR, Lausanne, Switzerland)
17 Going Going Gone – Mark Lanegan (Aug 2, 2002, Urbino, Italy)
18 Wagon Wheel – Mumford and Sons with Gilliam Welch and David Rawlings (Jun 12, 2010, Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN)

(reviled?)r5

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 34: So Long, Honey Babe

Why do we admire Suze Rotolo? I think it’s because she kept her secrets, even at the risk of letting herself be defined (publicly, at least) by a handful of songs written by an articulate but temporarily bitter ex-boyfriend. When she did finally break her silence, it was with a discretion and dignity rare in our modern celebrity culture. So this volume is dedicated to Suze (and does not contain a version of “Ballad in Plain D”).

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and most of all the composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me. And thanks to Cover Me for the kind words.

01 Boots of Spanish Leather – Patti Smith (Dec 30, 2010, The Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY)
02 Mama You’ve Been on My Mind – Allan Toussaint (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City)
03 Don’t Think Twice, It’s Alright – Steve Earle (Feb 27, 2011, Center for the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA)
04 Tomorrow is a Long Time – The Gourds (Apr 29, 2009, The Ark, Ann Arbor, MI)
05 One Too Many Mornings – Rumpke Mountain Boys (Jul 17, 2010, Private Party, Athens, OH)
06 Blowin’ in the Wind – Arlo Guthrie and Donovan (Jun 20, 1981, Folkfestival auf der Donauinsel, Vienna, Austria)
07 Masters of War – Don McLean (May 25, 1975, Hard Rock Club, Manchester, England)
08 A Hard Rain’s Gonna Fall – Carrie Elkin (Nov 26, 2009, Prince Albert, Trafalgar St, Brighton)
09 Mr. Tambourine Man – Abbey Lincoln (Jul 12, 2002, Graz, Mariahilferplatz)
10 I Want You -Sophie B. Hawkins (Aug 16, 1992, La Brique, Montreal, QC)
11 All Along the Watchtower – Devon Allman’s Honeytribe (May 22, 2010, Aflac Outdoor Games, Uptown’s Riverfront AT&T Stage, Columbus, GA)
12 Ring Them Bells – Jill Sobule with Cyndi Lauper (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City, NY)
13 Isis/Love Sick – Ryan Adams (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City, NY)
14 Going, Going Gone – Jay Farrar (Nov 9, 2006, Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center, New York City, NY)
15 Fragment – Wesley Stace (Nov 5, 2009, Cafe Fontana, Maple Shade, New Jersey)

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 29-30

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan – Vol. 29-30

JS starts to get a bit tired of the whole effort starting in here somewhere and I can’t say I blame him at all. And I don’t have to collect the tracks and put ’em into an attractive collection and get the ball rolling and all that. I do start to understand his reluctance when I asked him if he’d want to put them back up again (mid 2018 I think).

On the other hand department – another struggle could be the VU collection for those, like me, who don’t have them all. Are they still active here? Other candidates: Pink Floyd; Neil Young; John Mellencamp; nominations for yr choice candidate, like eg. some women, maybe?

warm up that .torrent client, ’cause here we go! done by Monday?

Lineage:
downloaded from tracker 2019-06-26. r5. Many thanks to JS for all the original collection and compilation
LL blog > Transmission 2.94 > iMac 3.6 GHz (os10.14.6 Mojave) > xACT 2.47 (st5, md5) > Transmission 2.94 >
checksums included in torrent with original checksum files. (ffp, md5)

Search on the web, shows this on Amazon –
https://www.amazon.com/Nobody-Sings-Dylan-Like/dp/B0039L1J6Q#customerReviews
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan Import Label: Righteous ASIN: B0039L1J6Q VARIOUS ARTISTS (Artist)
The peculiar thing about this release is the title, “Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan.” These are NOT Dylan songs, but his covers of traditional songs. One wonders how they decided on the misleading description.

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 29: Time is a Jet Plane

It’s been a long time, but after finally getting my hands on the Esquires’ (David Rawlings and Gillian Welch) version of “Idiot Wind,” I figured it was time for a comeback. There are three others from that same PEN tribute to Dylan, plus lots of other new names and four songs not previously in the series. Plus the Flatt and Scruggs version of “Mama You’ve Been On My Mind,” as seen on The Beverly Hillbillies (where it was dedicated to Granny).

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. An extra big big shout-out to PDiamond for sending me copies of all the earlier volumes after my hd crash; thanks as well to everyone else who offered! Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

01 Mama You’ve Been On My Mind – Flatt and Scruggs (1965, Houston, TX)
02 Drifter’s Escape – Arc Angels (Jun 24, 2009, Republic Park, Austi, TX)
03 Idiot Wind – The Esquires (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
04 I Threw It All Away – Graham Parker (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
05 It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry – Rickie Lee Jones (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
06 Gotta Serve Somebody – Tracy Chapman (May 19, Town Hall, New York City)
07 All Along the Watchtower – Robert Earl Keen (Dec 4, 1999, Late Show, Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA)
08 Dusty Old Fairgrounds – Jimmy Lafave (Oct 4, 2008,Oosterpoort, Groningen, Holland)
09 Down in the Flood – Derek Trucks (Apr 4, 2009, 107.1 WXPK, White Plains, NY)
10 Buckets of Rain – Danny Schmidt (Jul 15, 2006, Jon & Vanessa’s House Concert Austin, TX)
11 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Sir Douglas Quintet (Nov 4, 1990, Buffalo, NY)
12 Not Dark Yet – Eric Clapton (May 20, 2009, Royal Albert Hall, London, England)
13 Just Like a Woman – Marshall Crenshaw (Aug 22, 1992, The Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA)
14 Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right – Johnny Marr and the Healers (Feb 1, 2003, Bimbo’s 365 Club San Francisco, California USA)
15 It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue – Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs (Jul 17, 2006, Bowery Ballroom, New York City)
16 Wedding Song – Kate Gaffney (Jun 23, 2009, The Torch Club, Sacramento, California USA)

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 30: Time is the Enemy

In honor of Dylan’s new tour and album, here are 18 fresh covers in every style of fashion. All profits will be donated to charity. I don’t know who The Duhks are (or even how their name is pronounced), but “Wow!”

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

Note: If anyone wants to re-up previous volumes, feel free, but please check the NAB list to make sure tracks don’t need to be removed first.

01 It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) – The Duhks (FTC Stage One Fairfield, Connecticut September 3, 2009)
02 Walkin’ Down the Line – The Dillards (unknown date, 1965 The Golden Bear Huntington Beach, CA)
03 Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window – Ramblin’ Jeffrey Lee (Slovensko Mladinskega Gledalisca, Ljubljana (Slovenia) 6th of November 1994)
04 Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door – Eric Clapton (THE CIVIC AUDITORIUM SANTA MONICA CA. Nov 02/1978)
05 I Was Young When I Left Home – Antony and the Johnsons (23 march 2009 Koningin Elizabethzaal, Antwerp)
06 Isis – Neal Casal (Beverungen, Orange Blossom Special, June 13th, 1998)
07 Girl From the North Country – Conor Oberst, Jim James, and M. Ward (February 20, 2004, Pantages Threatre, Minneapolis, MN)
08 Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat ñ Beck (Hollywood Bowl- Hollywood California, September 20, 2008)
09 I Want You – Elliott Murphy (Reigen – Vienna – Austria, Apr 29, 2009)
10 Make You Feel My Love – Adele (FRI MAR 21, 2008, KCRW Radio Santa Monica, California)
11 The Eternal Circle ñ The Albion Band (The Thekla Bristol 25th April 1990)
12 I Dreamed I Saw St. Augustine – John Doe (1989.03.04 McCabe’s Guitar Shop Santa Monica, CA)
13 Well Well Well – Don Henley (Foxboro Stadium , The Walden Woods Benefit, Foxborough, Massachusetts September 6, 1993)
14 Shelter From the Storm – Robert Hunter (March 1, 1997, Boulder CO, Fox Theatre)
15 Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues – Townes Van Zandt (THE DOWN HOME,JOHNSON CITY,TN.,USA, APRIL 18,1985)
16 New Pony – Dead Weather (July 22, 2009, KOOL HAUS, Toronto ON)
17 Like a Rolling Stone – Moonalice (May 2, 2009, Narrows Center for the Arts, Fall River, MA)
18 Blowin’ in the Wind – Peter, Paul, and Mary (Nakano Sunplaza, Tokyo, Japan, February 17, 1995) !!

Mary Allin Travers (November 9, 1936 – September 16, 2009) was an American singer-songwriter and member of the folk music group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Paul Stookey. Peter, Paul and Mary was one of the most successful folk music groups of the 1960s. Unlike most folk musicians of the early 1960s who were a part of the burgeoning music scene in New York City’s Greenwich Village, Travers grew up there. A contralto, Travers released five solo albums in addition to her work with Peter, Paul and Mary. (picture w/ bob?) May she rest peacefully.

Various Artists – Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan, Vol. 28

Various Artists
Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan – Varied Artists Vol. 28

Lineage:
downloaded from tracker 2019-06-26. r5. Many thanks to JS for all the original collection and compilation
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checksums included in torrent with original checksum files. (ffp, md5)

JS starts to get a bit ‘burned’ starting in here somewhere. See below. I can’t blame him at all and I don’t have to collect the tracks and put ’em into an attractive collection and get the ball rolling and all that. I can start to understand his reluctance when I asked him if he’d want to put them back up again (mid 2018 I think). And what do I think about backups now?

On the other hand department. The next struggle could be the VU collection for those, like me who don’t have them all. Other candidates: Pink Floyd; Neil Young; John Mellencamp; nominations for yr choice candidate, like eg. some women?

this one dedicated to jwhitneyil
warm up that .torrent client, ’cause here we go!
done by Monday?

Nobody Sings Dylan Like Dylan Vol. 28: On the Waters of Oblivion

Oblivion indeed! It’s been seven months since I did one of these, and the reason is my computer crashed and I lost almost all my Dylan cover files. Among the things I lost were the first 27 volumes of this series, which I never got around to burning to disc. If anybody who’s been enjoying these wants to send me the series on disc, please PM me–I’ll dedicate the next volume to you!

This set sounds great to me, especially Ashley Hutchings’ beautiful version of “Angelina” and the last track by Billy Bragg. It’s based on “The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll,” and I found it tremendously moving. That said, I find the politics of this particular issue morally confusing and don’t intend to make any political statement by including the recording here. There’s loads of info on Rachel Corrie online if the song peaks your interest.

As always, a big thanks to the tapers, the original uploaders, the nice folks who’ve sent me recordings, the fine artists who’ve created cover artwork, and especially the performers and composer. Due to the many different sources, I am not including lineages. I have done nothing to the original files but normalize the levels and fade in and out on each track (using Cool Edit). If you’ve got something good that deserves consideration for future volumes, PM me.

01 Most Likely You Go Your Way and I’ll Go Mine – Mudcrutch (May 1, 2008, The Troubador, Los Angeles, CA)
02 Love Minus Zero – Eliza Gilkyson (Oct 4, 2008, The Met, Bury, UK)
03 You’re a Big Girl Now – Lambchop (Oct 23, 2008, Loewensaal, Nuremberg, Germany)
04 Too Much of Nothing – Robyn Hitchcock (Feb 19, 2000, Largo, Los Angeles, CA)
05 Billy – Calexico (July 12, 2007, Zeltival Am Tollhaus, Karlsruhe, Germany)
06 This Wheel’s On Fire – June Tabor and the Oyster Band (Feb 1991, First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN)
07 When I Paint My Masterpiece – Hayes Carll (fEB 3, 2007, The Continental Club, Austin, TX)
08 Forever Young – Chris Robinson & The Wooden Family(May 20th 2007, The Lawn @ Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, CA)
09 Highway 61 Revisited – Mason Ruffner (Jun 28, 1995, Chesterfield Cafe, Paris, France)
10 Mr. Tambourine Man – Chris Hillman with Herb Pederson & Bill Bryson, Jul 26, 2008, Simsbury Meadows, Simsbury, CT)
11 Gates of Eden – Gene Clark (Apr 4, 1985, Dingwall’s, London, UK)
12 All Along the Watchtower – Mike McCready (Aug 27, 2008, Tractor Tavern, Seattle, WA)
13 She Belongs To Me – I See Hawks in L.A. (Sep 21, 2008, The Echo, Los Angeles, CA)
14 Angelina – Ashley Hutchings (May 20, 1988, Colchester Arts Centre, Colchester, England)
15 Boots of Spanish Leather – Nanci Griffith (Oct 23, 1992, Symphony Hall, Boston, MA)
16 Blowin’ in the Wind – Ted Hawkins (Jun 13, 1987, Manchester International, Manchester, England)
17 The Lonesome Death of Ruth Corrie – Billy Bragg (Mar 26, 2006, The Birchmere, Alexandria, VA)

(I put this bit in. don’t mean to pique controversy. as above) r5

The Lonesome Death of Rachel Corrie, by Billy Bragg (2006). Bragg borrows Dylan’s tune and his “tears” refrain, but re-writes the verses to commemorate a young American peace activist killed in Palestine in 2003

An Israeli bulldozer killed poor Rachel Corrie,
As she stood in its path in the township of Raffa..

But Rachel Corrie believed in non-violent resistance
Put herself in harm’s way as a shield of the people
And paid with her life in a manner most brutal

But you who philosophise disgrace and criticise all fears,
Take the rag away from your face.
Now ain’t the time for your tears.

The Movie Journal: 2024

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I watched 32 movies in December. 22 of them were new to me. 15 were made before I was born.

That’s all I’ll say about December because this is mostly going to be a year in review.

I watched 471 movies in 2024. That’s an average of 39.2 per month or 9 per week. 360 of them were new to me. For the first time since 2019 the number of movies I watched in a year was less than the previous year. I watched an astonishing 529 movies in 2023. I don’t know if I’ll ever beat that record. 471 movies is a lot so you might not believe me when I say I intentionally slowed my watching down a bit last year. I made an effort to do a little more reading and watch some television shows.

My wife and I like watching TV on weekday evenings. We try to find one or two shows we can enjoy and watch together. This year we watched our way through Remington Steele and started watching Moonlighting. We also started Twin Peaks for like the third time. Maybe this time we’ll actually make it through (we like the show, but for some reason, we’ve always gotten distracted and paused it for a long time, and it is a show you really need to have fresh on your mind).

Anyway, I definitely slowed my movie-watching down just a little bit.

I kept up several monthly themes from the previous years, dropped a few, and added several new ones. I still very much like doing these movie themes. I still say it helps me focus my movie viewing and my writing. Though some themes work better than others.

I did not watch enough movies that were made in 2024 to do any type of Top 10 list but I wanted to mention a few of my favorites.

Rebel Ridge: Jeremy Saulnier’s film plays like an update of Rambo: First Blood with less over-the-top action but a terrific central performance from Aaron Pierre. Saulnier has solidified himself as one of our best genre directors and he gets top marks from me here.

Love Lies Bleeding: I love that Kristen Stewart has carved out such an idiosyncratic career after making those Twilight films. Here she plays a reclusive gym manager who falls in love with a bodybuilder and finds herself involved with some rough gangsters. It is a terrific little thriller and it takes some unexpected turns.

Thelma: June Squibb had a long career as a wonderful character actress and this was one of the last films she made before she passed and one of the few in which she got a starring role. She’s perfect as an elderly woman who gets scammed out of some money through a telephone call and decides to take matters into her own hands.

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Classic Doctor Who dominated my most-watched actors categories for most of the year and it is they who remain at the top here at the end. The only change from last month is that Barbara Stanwyck slipped into a tie for fifth place with seven films watched.

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Terence Fisher rose to the top of the directors list many months ago and he managed to stay there. He directed many of the Hammer Horror films and I watched a lot of those with my wife on Friday nights. Dario Argento bumped himself to third place mostly on the heels of me watching and reviewing a collection of his made-for-TV movies.

Overall it was a very good year in movie watching. I hope to do more movie writing in the coming year and do a better job of linking to Cinema Sentries when I review something for them. Either way here’s to another great year of movie watching.