The Who – Detroit, MI (07/05/70)

The Who
1970-07-05
Detroit, MI
Cobo Arena

Source: Audience
Lineage: master cassettes>Nakamichi 670 pitch & azimuth-adjusted playback deck>Wavelab 96/24>Izotope 44.1/16>flac
Taping Gear: Dictation-type Cassette Recorder w/Built in Mic
Taped By: Friend Of JEMS
Transferred By: JEMS

Band Members
Pete Townshend – vocals, guitar
Roger Daltrey – vocals, harmonica
John Entwistle – bass, vocals
Keith Moon – drums, vocals

Setlist:

Intro
Heaven & Hell
I Can’t Explain
Water
I Don’t Even Know Myself
Young Man Blues
Overture
It’s a Boy
1921
Amazing Journey ->
Underture ->
Sparks
Eyesight to the Blind
Christmas
The Acid Queen
Pinball Wizard (slightly cut at beginning due to tape flip)
Do You Think it’s Alright?
Fiddle About
Tommy Can You Hear Me?
There’s a Doctor
Go to the Mirror
Smash the Mirror
Miracle Cure
I’m Free
Tommy’s Holiday Camp
We’re Not Gonna Take It
Summertime Blues
Shakin’ All Over (cuts in, inc. Spoonful)
My Generation

Length: 105:30

Notes:
This was a master acquired by JEMS many years ago. Sadly, it seems Cobo Arena, always known to me as Cobo Hall, has seen it’s last show. It was a Great place to see a show , and this was the first of three Who appearances there, the others being the ’71 and ’73 tours. This tape starts with 40 seconds of distortion at the beginning of Heaven and Hell before settling down to a slightly overloaded sound for the rest of the show. It was recorded close to the stage, on John’s side.

tapeboy for JEMS

Here is an exerpt of a review of this show by Jeff Geml taken from thewholive.de website.

“Of all the shows I saw during the 1960’s and 1970’s this sticks as the most memorable.

The event was a sellout and the crowd was really free. Skimpily dressed chicks and long-haired “freaks” passing joints and bottles of wine were the order of the day. Everybody was cool. No fights that I saw. No OD’s either. We were lucky to get great seats with a good vantage point for viewing the entire stage.

The lights dimmed and then suddenly Joe Walsh and the James Gang walked onstage. They had a pretty solid repertoire of hits and played them masterfully. I would have bought a ticket just to see them play for an hour or so. At the end of their last song there was a couple of second quiet “lull” as the crowd did not exactly know if the song was over, somebody way up in the stands yelled “you stink”. Joe Walsh did the right thing, he gave the guy his middle finger and said “F… You!”

After about a 15 or 20 minute break the lights went out and the stage was eerily quiet for a full 30 seconds. Suddenly a spotlight zeroed in on a figure wearing a white “milkman’s” suit descending from about 10 or 12 feet in the air (did he jump off something?) and landing on the stage floor with a wild swing of his arm tearing into his guitar strings and shattering the silence with a deafening roar. (Peter Townshend, of course). He swung that arm like a fast-moving pendulum while firing off guitar notes and riffs. He played every fret from one end of that guitar to the other like it was an extension of himself. A third leg or a third arm.

The band played song after song, hit after hit. Roger Daltrey swinging the microphone like a lariat and catching it in the nick of time, every time, on cue. Keith Moon with drumsticks twirling and bouncing off drumheads 20 maybe 25 feet in the air, only to fall back caught in his hand and played without missing a beat. John Entwistles’ bass permeating every bone in my body. I swear fillings came loose. The band would individually solo from time-to-time showcasing each players talents, but then come back and play tightly together, every time.

The light show that accompanied the performance was psychedelic but did not overpower the show. Not like Alice Coopers’ gimmickry nor the opposite, Jethro Tulls’ boring non-light show (where I swear they lip-synced the entire concert).
No sir, no lip-syncing by the Who. Their clothing was drenched with sweat as they poured their hearts and talent into each and every song. The group did not destroy their equipment at the end of this show, as was their trademark. I personally would have been in tears to see such fine instruments that gave us more than two hours of great music and memories smashed into pieces.

Boy was I lucky to have bought a ticket to see the show. What an event! I’ll never forget it.”

Prince – 1999 Live (1983 Rehearsal)

Prince
1999 Live
February 1983 Rehearsal

SBD

Silver CD > EAC > FLAC

1999
DMSR
Controversy
Let’s Work
Little Red Corvette
Delirious
Do Me Baby
Head
Lady Cab Driver

The Who – Kansas City, MO (07/02/70)

The Who
I’m Free at the Freedom Palace
July 2nd, 1970
Freedom Palace
Kansas City, MO

SOURCE: AUD
QUALITY: B+
ARTWORK: N/A

TRACKLISTING:

Heaven And Hell (Beginning Cut)
I Can’t Explain (Cuts In)
Water (Cut at 6:41)
Young Man Blues
I Don’t Even Know Myself (Cuts In)
Overture (Cuts In)
It’s A Boy (End Cut)
Amazing Journey (Beginning Cut)
Sparks
Pinball Wizard
I’m Free
Summertime Blues (Cuts In)
Shaken’ All Over (Cuts In)
My Generation (Cuts In, Cut at 6:46, End Cut)
TOTAL RUNTIME: 1hr 1min 5secs

LINEAGE: Master AUD source>?>2nd gen cassette>pc>wav 24/96>wav 16/44(adobe audtion)>flac>WAV>Cool Edit Pro v2.1>FLAC 8

TRANSFER/EDITING NOTES:
This surprisingly clear audience recording from 1970 captures The Who in typical blistering form for the time period, if not slightly plagued by what sounds like some technical issues at the beginning of the show. There are some cuts throughout this recording as well which make it far from complete. Fortunately, what we do have here is great and seems to improve in sound quality as the show goes on. We are fortunate enough to have this recording because of Charles C.’s original efforts to record and trade this show along with The Who’s performance from the Kemper Arena in ’75.
There are a couple of main issues with the source I used in this remaster.
First off, the overall level of the recording is very low. I have properly amplified the overall signal to a reasonable level while not using any compression or limiting in the process.
Secondly, the frequency response of this recording was very unbalanced, as with many audience recordings, with a bulk of low to low mid frequencies dominating the spectrum. I have therefore adjusted several nasty frequencies to help eliminate some of the unneccesary noise and boominess to the overall tone. No noise reduction of any kind has been used in this remaster. Enjoy The Who at their best, live in 1970!

upped by: theface07

HUGE THANKS TO “Charles C.” & “weedwacker” FOR THE SOURCE OF THIS RECORDING!!!

The Friday Night Horror Movie: Spasmo (1974)

spasmo

I’ve come to realize the line between the horror genre and the crime genre is often a thin one. Sometimes horror films involve monsters or space aliens or the supernatural, but sometimes the villains are more pedestrian. Many horror films involve human killers – often of the psychopathic and serial variety – but human all the same. Many of these films follow a police detective private detective or some other normal citizen as they investigate the murders. This is, of course, what countless crime dramas do.

In these cases, it isn’t entirely clear as to what differentiates a horror movie from a crime one. Sometimes it might be a matter of the violence and gore, but I’ve seen plenty of detective movies/series that revel in the gruesome details. Maybe horror movies have more jump scares. Or maybe sometimes the genres rather blend together and you get to decide which one you are watching.

The Italian Giallo was pretty much always crime stories with a (usually leather-gloved, knife-wielding) killer on the loose and someone out to discover who he (or she) is. But they did so with a particular brand of style and a pension for graphic, sexualized violence.

Spasmo is a Giallo that works more like a standard crime mystery with a bit of (not very graphic at all) sexual psychology thrown in for good measure.

Christian (Robert Hoffman) and his girl go frolicking on some beach. They come across a woman face down in the sand. At first, they think she’s dead, but upon further inspection, they find she has just passed out. When she awakens she says her name is Barbara (Suzy Kendall) but she gets pretty cagey when asked any other questions. As soon as Christian’s back is turned she runs for her car and jets away.

But she leaves behind a bottle with the name “Tucania” written on it. Somehow they figure out the name is also the name of a boat and they jump aboard and attend a party going on there. As it happens Barbara is also aboard and before you know it Christian has dumped his girlfriend and run off with Barbara.

Strangely, Barbara is all about a little hanky panky but she forces Christian to shave his beard first. While he’s in the bathroom getting a face trim some dude busts in the window brandishing a gun and threatening to kill him. A Tussel ensues and Christian accidentally shoots the man dead (or is he?).

Barbara is weirdly chill about this fact, doesn’t even bother to look at the guy but does suggest that the two of them (her and this man she’s just met) go on the run together. But before they can leave Barbara’s boyfriend shows up and forces her to go with him. Christian takes off separately, then realizes he left a necklace at the house and returns to the scene. There he finds the dead man has vanished.

He regroups with Barbara at a chateau on the sea where they meet a couple of oddballs who tell them a story about a weird crime they just came across. Turns out someone is planting very lifelike dummies, dressed in lingerie and with knives sticking out of them all around the countryside. The film is littered with people discovering these strange creations.

Someone else attacks Christian and nearly kills him. His brother is somehow involved. Barbara seems to come and go. Christian begins to think he’s going crazy. At its heart this is a murder mystery, but also a psychological horror. We’re never quite sure what is real and what is being imagined by Christian.

The ending ties it all together with a twist that I won’t spoil, but it’s one of those things where once you see the conclusion the rest of the film makes more sense. I found myself thinking about the beginning and what was confusing got tied together. But that didn’t really make watching it the first time all that satisfying, and I’m not sure this film really merits a second viewing.

ScreeningNotes over at Letterboxd has a really interesting essay on the film. He ties it into the larger Italian cinema from the time frame. I’m not sure I buy into everything he’s spouting, but it is an interesting read anyway.

For my money, if you are a fan of the genre then this is worth watching, but you’ve really got to be a fan.

The Who – Columbia, MD (06/29/70)

The Who
Merriweather Post Pavilion,
Columbia, Maryland
June 29, 1970.

Source: Unknown Audience Recording.
Quality: Very Good, 7/10 rating.

Set List:

1.Heaven & Hell 4:26
2.I Can’t Explain 2:23
3.Young Man Blues 5:33
4.Overture 5:33
5.It’s a Boy 0:34
6.1921 2:21
7.Amazing Journey 3:15
8.Sparks (Beginning) 0:14
9.Eyesight to the Blind 1:53
10.Christmas 3:09
11.The Acid Queen (Incomplete) 2:17
12.Pinball Wizard 2:48
13.Do You Think it’s Alright 0:22
14.Fiddle About 1:14
15.Tommy Can You Hear Me 1:01
16.There’s a Doctor 0:20
17.Go to the Mirror 3:26
18.Smash the Mirror 1:13
19.Miracle Cure 0:13
20.I’m Free 2:21
21.Tommy’s Holiday Camp (Cuts in at beginning) 0:59
22.We’re Not Gonna Take It (Cuts) 6:58
23.Summertime Blues 4:15

Sound Quality: A good, but incomplete audience recording the guitar is a little too loud, but it’s a minor complaint.

Details: A very good show and recording, but a substantial part wasn’t taped ‘My Generation’ is definitely missing and probably ‘Water’ and ‘I Donít Even Know Myself’ as well. The group gives another fine performance, equaling the outstanding show at this same venue the year before. The playing is at its usual very high standard for this era and Townshendís solos are blistering in ‘Heaven and Hell’ and ‘Young Man Blues’ later what sounds like a flaw in the recording makes for a bizarre version of ‘Tommyís Holiday Camp’. The parts of the show that were taped are well-recorded and itís puzzling why only an hour of this great show exists.

57:01 Minutes.

The Who – Cleveland, OH (06/27/70)

The Who
1970-06-27
Music Hall
Cleveland, OH

Taped by Doc West of 963XKE

Cass(M) (C90) > m4a > Audacity (track splits) > WAV > TLH > FLAC

This tape only circulates in lossy formats.
A couple of this taper’s other recordings circulate losslessly, so there is a chance that we will see this one circulate lossless.

Heaven and Hell
I Can’t Explain
Water
Young Man Blues (Mose Allison cover)
Tommy
Overture
It’s a Boy
1921
Amazing Journey
Sparks
Eyesight to the Blind (Sonny Boy Williamson cover)
Christmas
The Acid Queen
Pinball Wizard
Do You Think It’s Alright?
Fiddle About
Tommy Can You Hear Me?
There’s a Doctor
Go to the Mirror!
Smash the Mirror
Miracle Cure
I’m Free
Tommy’s Holiday Camp
We’re Not Gonna Take It
Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran cover)
Shakin’ All Over (Johnny Kidd and the Pirates cover)
Spoonful(Willie Dixon cover) Missing

Pink Floyd – Turn Off The Light Thu The Dark

Pink Floyd
“Turn Off The Light Thru The Dark”
1970’s MC RoIO
Compiled From Vinyl Sources

MC Side A = Tracks 1&2
MC Side B = Tracks 3,4&5

Track01…Echoes, {25:22}
Track02…Point Me At The Sky, {4:10}
Track03…One Of These Days, {6:51}
Track04…Atom Heart Mother, {17:25}
Track05…Astronomy Domine, {4:13}

Ripped By ninef: This 1970’s MCRoIO was commonly available at UK Record Fairs
during the 1970s & early 1980s.
I have deliberately retained the “noise” for two reasons:
1) If anyone uses the tracks in this recording as a source and/or remasters it
(with version labelling) the “noise”-level will give a starting point
2) it preserves a bit of the “vinyl” experience/years 🙂

This Recording…
Transfered From 1970sM/C to Flac16 Septmber 2005.
From 1970sMC>EACwav>Flac16
using 3Head HXPro Deck (Normal Bias, No EQ)>Direct Audio Path>EACwav>Flac 112a (16bit)

Pink Floyd – London, England (12/20/67)

PINK FLOYD
London, Maida Vale Studio 4
December 20, 1967

Radio One John Peel Session

broadcast date: December 31, 1967
re-broadcast: February 28, 1986

producer: Bernie Andrews

01.John Peel Intro
02.Vegetable Man
03.Tow R. Toc H.
04.Scream Your Last Scream
05.Jugband Blues / John Peel Outro

Syd Barrett (Guitar, Vocals)
Nick Mason (Drums)
Richard Wright (Keyboards)
Roger Waters (Bass Guitar, Vocals)

Pink Floyd – From Oblivion (1968-1971)

Pink Floyd
From Oblivion

Disc 1

Careful With That Axe, Eugene 13:09 (1)
Fat Old Sun 16:04 (1)
Atom Heart Mother 16:05 (1)
The Embryo 12:02 (1)
Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun 13:13 (1)
Total Time: 70:35

Disc 2

Cymbaline 11:55
One Of These Days 6:13 (2)
Echoes 24:07 (2)
A Saucerful Of Secrets 6:29 (3)
Green Is The Colour 6:00 (4)
Pink Blues 5:30 (1)
Total Time: 60:16

(1) 17 Oct. 1971, Community Concourse, San Diego, USA
(2) 30 Sep. 1971, Paris Cinema, London, UK
(3) 25 June 1968, 201 Piccadilly Studio 1, London, UK
(4) 12 May 1969, BBC, Paris Cinema, London, UK

Pink Floyd – Total Eclipse – A Restrospective 1967-1993

Pink Floyd
Total Eclipse – A Retrospective 1967-1993

Format: 5 CD Total for all 5 Discs
Catalog: GDR CD 9320 Great Dane Records
Misc.: SIAE, ADD stereo
Produced: Italy 9/1993
Quality: Sup/Ex
Tracks:
Disc 1

Arnold Layne 2:56
Candy And A Currant Bun 2:46
See Emily Play 2:53
Flaming 2:49
The Scarecrow 2:02
The Gnome 2:11
Mathilda Mother 3:22
Scream Thy Last Scream 4:41
Vegetable Man 2:28
Apples And Oranges 3:08
Pow R. Toc H. 2:56
Jugband Blues 3:49
Nick’s Boogie 11:48
It Would Be So Nice 3:44
Julia Dream 2:25
Let There Be More Light 3:42
Murderistic Women 3:50
Massed Gadgets Of Hercules 2:51
Point Me At The Sky 3:34
Baby Blue Shuffle in ‘D’ Minor 4:03

Total Time Disc 1 72:00
Disc 2

The Embryo 3:26
Green Is The Colour 3:28
Careful With That Axe, Eugene 7:15
The Narrow Way part 1 4:37
Biding My Time (Work) 5:06
Oneone/Fingal’s Cave 8:11
Rain In The Country 7:01
The Violence Sequence 4:33
If 4:27
Cymbaline 10:50
Atom Heart Mother 20:13

Total Time Disc 2 79:09
Disc 3

Blues 5:07
Breathe 3:00
On The Run 6:22
The Great Gig In The Sky 4:32
Money 1:43
Brain Damage/Eclipse 3:27
Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts 1-5 23:31
Raving And Drooling 10:45
You’ve Gotta Be Crazy 13:10

Total Time Disc 3 71:39
Disc 4

Echoes 21:25
Pigs On The Wing parts 1 & 2 3:35
Comfortably Numb 2:39
When The Tigers Broke Free 2:55
Mother 6:40
What Shall We Do Now? 4:42
Bring The Boys Back Home 1:47
Outside The Wall 4:09
The Hero’s Return parts 1 & 2 3:58
Run Like Hell 7:24
On The Turning Away 6:48
Money 11:33

Total Time Disc 4 77:37

Some fan found a copy that added a fifth disc to this collection. I post it here in mp3 as this was all that I had available. I have my doubts concerning his source. If it IS from “Total Eclipse” then it is a bootleg of the original bootleg.