Maurice's
Audio CDR Trade List
Last Updated on 3/9/2008
(1)
The Genuine Basement Tapes - 5CD
set. Plentiful sessions of Bob with The Band from this era.
Brilliant for any Bob fan. Good sound quality.
(2)
Ace of Clubs - 5CD set.
Recorded live in 1999 on club dates Dylan did while on the road with Paul
Simon. Excellent Sound quality.
(3)
Live 25 September 2000 (with
non-overlapping material from 24 September) - 2 CD set. Recorded
in
(4)
Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Outtakes - 1CD. Outtakes from
sessions for classic second album. Many songs never
seeing light of day. Excellent sound quality.
(5)
Rich For Poor
- 2 CD. Live gig on 1986 tour with Tom Petty and the
Heartbreakers. Band in great form, and Dylan sounding like he's really
enjoying it. Pretty good sound quality.
(6)
The Dylan/Cash sessions (1CD)
- Excellent session of Dylan with Johnny Cash during the Nashville Skyline
sessions.
(7)
Rough Cuts (Infidels
Outtakes) (1CD) - Many songs that didn't make it to Infidels (highly underrated
album in my opinion) plus alternate versions of songs that did make the cut.
(8)
Highway 61 Revisited Again (H61
Outtakes) - (1CD)
(9)
Pathway to the Stars (2 CD)
- Live from 2000 tour. Great repertoire and performance,
although sound not quite as good as (3).
(10)
The Genuine Bootleg Series 1(3
CD) - Stuff in the vein of the
(11) The
Genuine Bootleg Series -Take 2 (3 CD) As per 11
(12) The
Genuine Bootleg Series 3 (3 CD) As per 11
(13)
Hard to Find Vol 7
(14)
The
(15)
The Gaslight Tapes (1CD) Pre
Columbia recordings in folk club. Remastered to excellent quality with a great
repertoire of early material, a good portion never officially recorded.
(16)
Folk Rogue (1CD) Excellent sounding performances from Newport Folk Festivals,
both acoustic and electric.
(17)
Acoustic Thunder (1CD) - Poor
sound, but good acoustic performances from various Rolling Thunder shows.
(18)
Farewell
(19)
Big Bob and Holding Company (1CD)
- Material from June 29 1996, at Hyde Park London (a gig I attended), and from
his indoctrination into the Hall of Fame, including a duet with Bruce
Springsteen on Forever Young. Great sound.
(20)
Folksinger's Choice (1CD) -
Fantastic early radio broadcast (I think) with interviews and great
performances. Essential early Bob.
(21)
Satisfied man (1CD) -
Rolling Thunder Revue (11/11/75) at
(22)
Violence of a Summer's Day
(23)
(24)
The Complete NET covers 1988-2000 (9CD)
- There are mixed feelings about this one. Each CD has tracks covering a genre
of music (country, blues folk, contemporary covers, etc). Accordingly the sound
quality varies from good to poor. I think that the sometime poor sound quality
can be overlooked considering the content of what is contained herein. There
are some genuinely great covers here of some terrific songs. The most
disappointing one is the covers of contemporary artists' songs (Van Morrison,
Bruce Springsteen etc.) Face it - Bob was just not made to sing "Dancing In The Dark"!!! Otherwise, a lot of
gems here. Look it up at bobsboots.com to make an informed decision.
(25)
Rundown Rehearsals (4CD) - A more
comprehensive version of the Darkness at
the Break of Noon bootleg. This covered 1978 Studio rehearsals for that
tour. All brilliant, all essential.
(26)
Red Bluff 7/10/2002 (2 CD) - I
really wasn't expecting this to be as wonderful as it is. The band are on fire
and Bob plays piano - probably a source of inspiration from his first
instrument. The sound quality is fantastic (audience). Bob does 2 Warren Zevon covers and Brown Sugar by the Stones. There may be
other great shows on the current tour in circulation, but regardless of whether
you have all of them or just a handful (guilty as charged) this one should be
compulsory for every Dylan fan to have.
(27)
Surviving in a Ruthless World (2/2/2002) (2 CD) - I arranged for a trade of this for a
friend who's sister had been at this Florida gig, and ended up keeping a copy
for myself. Just when I swore I wasn't going to go overboard on 2002 shows. A
very good sounding set with a great repertoire.
(28)
Theme Time Radio Hour (countless CDs) - Dylan
has been called the spokesman of a generation, a cryptic songwriter, an author
- but now he can add disc jockey to that list of titles. His Bobness has been hosting a radio show playing his favourite
records relating to whatever the theme of that week's show is (including
Baseball, Devil, Colours, Drinking, Telephones, Food, Jail and
(28)
Hold The Fort (2 CD) - A
Rolling Thunder period set that I suspect is going to be made redundant by the
official Bootleg Series Vol 5. A great set in any event.
(29)
Stranded in the City That Never Sleeps Vol 1 and 2 (2 x 2 CD) - 11/11/2002 and 13/11/2002 at
(30)
Just a Song and Dance Man (1CD) - Another
great compile put together by the folks at Dylantree.com This
features all the cover versions that Dylan did on tour over 2002. Great
audience recordings mixed together to flow like a single show rather than a
group of songs stuck on a CD. The choice of songs are
wonderful - folk through to Neil Young, Rolling Stones and Warren Zevon are all given the treatment by His Bobness.
(31)
Bob Dylan in Concert (1CD) -
This is the album CBS was supposed to release in 1963 of material from concerts
at NYC Town Hall and Carnegie Hall - but didn't. This material will have been
circulating in several forms, but this is the way it could have been if
officially released. Essential.
(32)
Cold Black Water - 13/4/1966,
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Going Going
(1)
Crossing The Great Divide (3 CDs) - A companion piece to Dylan's Genuine
Bootleg Series trilogy. Gems ranging from Levon &
The Hawks, right through outtakes of The Band albums,
live tracks and outtakes from the early '90s revival. Essential.
(2)
(3)
After The Waltz (6CDs) - From the Neil Young tree site, this set
has been put together to display the talents of the members of the reunited
Band (without Robbie Robertson), together and in smaller combos over the years
post 1983. I've not heard the whole thing yet, but what I have heard is great,
with some stripped back live renditions of material as well as full band
performances.
(1)
Liver than You'll Ever Be (1CD) - One of the first Stones boots.
This is the Swingin' Pig version, not the 30th
Anniversary edition. To my ears, the older SP release has a far better sound. A great live performance from the Stones at their peak.
(2)
Happy Birthday Nicky - (2
CD) Afternoon and Evening shows of the Stones 24/2/1973 in
(3) The
Lost
(4)
Beat Beat Beat at the Beeb! - (2
CD) Various live recordings at the BBC on a variety of
radio shows between 1963 to 1965. Sound varies from good to excellent. An important document in the band's development. Lots of covers and a few originals.
(5)
(6)
Black Box - (4CD) Set of
early period studio outtakes, alternate versions, unreleased songs, band-only
tracks (have a
(7)
Mean Ol' World - (1CD) Mick got together with The Red Devils in the early 90s
and made a blues album, the likes of which he hadn't done in a lifetime.
Unfortunately it never officially saw the light of day, but thanks to trading
circles....the result is pretty damn good.
(8)
Chess Sessions - (1CD)
(9)
Hot Stuff at the Palais - (1CD) 16/8/2002
(10)
26/9/2002
(11)
18/2/2003 Live at Enmore Theatre,
(12)
Taxile on
(13)
Get a Line on You (1CD) - Mostly Different material to (12), but also
outtakes from same sessions. Just as essential as (12) -
maybe more so.
(14)
Unreleased Decca Live Album 1972 (1CD) - Now, I don't know the history of this one. Since it was
recorded in 1972, I have no idea how it was ever supposed to be slated for a
release by Decca. Forget legalities, it's a great Exile-era show.
(15)
Coverin' The Blues (1CD) - This may have been put together
specially for the Yahoo Stones group. In any event, as the title implies, it's
a compilation of blues songs the Stones have covered over their entire career -
right from the BBC studios to their Licks tour. Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters,
Howling Wolf...all the greats are paid tribute to.
(1)
Tom Joad Blues
- 2 CD set recorded in 1996 on Tom Joad tour. All acoustic. Excellent sound quality.
(2)
Someday We'll All Look Back on This - 3 CD set from 1978 tour with
E-Street band. Excellent sound quality.
(3)
Bruce's Summer Club Hop - 1CD
Recorded between 1987 to 1991 in
(4)
(5)
The Lost Radio Show -
1CD. Recorded in 1974 at KLOL-FM in
(6) Max
Weinberg 7 - (3 CD) Excellent set recorded on December 8 2001, live in
(7)
Max's
(8)
The Saint The Incident and the Main Point Shuffle (2 CD) Another early FM Broadcast with killer
material and a the E-Street band sounding great.
Brilliant version of Kitty's back. Considered one of the 100
essential boots in Clinton Heylin's history of
bootlegs.
(9)
Northeast of the Dial - 2
CD Various radio interviews circa 1974 - 1978
(10)
Darkness on the Air - 2
CD KMET FM Interview with Bruce on July 4 1978 + other shorter interviews and
radio broadcast material circa Darkness on the Edge of Town.
(11)
Sony Studios - (2 CD) Not
Listened to yet.
(12)
People Get Ready - (2 CD) 30/7/2002
Rehearsal show at Asbury Park Convention Centre. It's the beginning of the
Rising Tour. The show is an audience recording, but a reasonable one. Certainly
due to it's place on this tour, it warrants a listen.
The E Steet Band are playing
the new material quite passionately.
(13)
The Last Dance - (3 CDs) 12/10/2003
The bookend to the previous listed show. This is
Bruce's final show on The Rising Tour. Also an average audience recording (very
listenable, though) in front of a
(14)
Acoustic Tales (16/11/90) - (2 CD) Solo acoustic show, with a
good selection of material. I think it's a soundboard or a bloody good audience
recording. Includes a version of Brilliant disguise, a song I've never heard an
acoustic rendition of.
(15)
Freehold Night (2 CD) Bruce
playing the
(16)
14/11/2007,
(17)
20/3/2008,
(18)
Focus on Federici (3 CDs) – Those bootleggers work quickly.
Within a few days of Danny Federici’s passing, this
set was circulating featuring tracks from existing boots that highlighted his
great musicianship.
(19)
Basie Theatre Benefit, New Jersey, 7/5/2008 (3 CDs) – Now, say you were on the board of an
old, highly regarded theatre that was desperately in need of funds for repairs
to restore it to former glory. Say you keep up with an idea for a fundraiser to
make these repairs, such as getting your husband and a few of his friends to
play a concert featuring two beloved albums played in full, and raise a
shitload of cash in the process. This was the situation Patti Sciafla found herself in. She was on the committee of the
Basie Theatre in
(1)
Complete Fan Club XMAS Records 1963-1969. (1CD) - An interesting document that
should be officially released. Beatles clowning around
at the microphone to wish fan club members happy XMAS. Each successive
XMAS club record gets more adventurous and parallels in style the records made
that year. eg. 1967 XMAS club record has Sgt Pepper
production values. Front. Back.
(2)
White Album Demos -
1CD. Predominantly John Lennon acoustic demos.
(3)
Nothing Is Real - 1CD
The development of Strawberry Fields Forever from demo
through to finished song.
(4)
The Complete BBC sessions on CD-ROM
- 1CD The Great Dane release in mp3 format on one disc .
All broadcasts, the scanned book with all the info about each broadcast and the
material performed - an incredible package. Even if you are against mp3s, this
is well worth having.
(5)
Get Back & 22 Other Songs (1CD) - The original Get Back acetate digitally
tampered with, plus some bonus tracks from the sessions.
(6)
30 days (2 CD-Rom) - The 17
CD set squashed into mp3 format over 2 CD Roms plus a
transcription of the notes from the book. Basically heaps of material from the
Get Back / Let It Be sessions, plus the album as Glyn Johns would have released
it.
(7)
Anthology More (2 CD) - More
odds and sods in the Anthology vein.
(8)
Complete Live at the
(1)30/6/99,
Mt Tabor Theatre and Pub,
(2)11/8/1999
(3)18/8/1999
(4)
1/6/2001
-
With all due respect to
the Rolling Stones' publicity machine, Los Lobos is the greatest rock and roll
band in the world. These live sets prove it. Material from all
their career - early Tex-Mex right through to latter day experimentation.
All have very good to excellent sound quality.
(5) 7/12/2001
Fillmore
(6)
27/10/2001 Stubb's BBQ, Austin Texas - as yet unheard
(7)
22/4/2001 Magic Bag,
(8)
- Laurie Auditorium 11/5/88 (2 CD) - Acoustic
Show. I haven't heard this in full
yet, but what I have heard is superb (as is a typical Lobos show).
(9)
KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic (1CD) - 10/4/2000.
The group performs live and acoustic on this wonderful KCRW show (thank
goodness their shows have been archived on the net, so people over the world
can hear them).
(10)
Rarities & Radio Tracks (1CD) - As
the title says. Going right back to the earliest vinyl
b-sides including their covers of Farmer John and Under the Boardwalk.
(11)
Latin Playboys 28/3/99 (1CD) - Okay,
so technically they deserve their own section (which I'll make if I get any
more of their boots). Side project for
(12)
Cesar Rosas 20/3/99,
(13)
11/6/02 Bottom Of The Hill,
(14)
12/6/93 Greek Theatre "20th Anniversary Celebration" - (2
CD) At the time of writing this, Lobos are rapidly approaching
their 30th anniversary. Just another band from
(15)
30/12/1985 (2 CDs) - Soundboard
featuring lots of great early material. Tex/Mex, R & B,
and great covers.
(16)
1/2/1984 (2 CDs) - See
(14)
(17)
11/10/2003, Buddy's Legends,
(18)
28/9/2003 Pozo Saloon,
(19)
27/2/2005 (2 CDs) -
(20) 1/3/05 (3 CDs) John Van Duzer Theatre,
(21)
(22) Byron Bay 13/4/2006 (1 CD) – This show was recorded the following
day from (21), in the beach community of Byron bay at the annual East Coast
Roots and Music Festival. Another great soundboard show, featuring my favourite
song from Kiko, “Short Side of Nothing”, a song I’d
requested of Steve Berlin for the band to play in
1)
15/6/02 (2 CD) -
2)
18/8/87 (2 CD) - From
a gig in
3)
11/9/2003 (2 CD) - Recorded
in a venue called The Bamboo Room (in San Fran?). This is a good audience recording
of
1)Smile - 1 CD. The alleged masterpiece Brian
Wilson was working on after Pet Sounds. Not a masterpiece in this form, but
certainly a lot of interesting stuff here, including a collage of the sessions
for Good Vibrations to see its development.
2)
Time To Get Alone Again (2 CDs) - An unusual one. This has studio
sessions from 65 to 67 including a VERY long stint on the Help Me Rhonda
session. Wanna hear Murry
pushing his boy Brian over the edge? This is the place to do it. To be honest,
some of this stuff doesn't sound that radically different from the officially
released material, but is still interesting to hear - especially the
afore-mentioned Help Me Rhonda sessions.
3)Dennis
Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue - (1CD) A long
deleted solo album from the Beach Boys drummer. A very good
album, indeed. It's better than BB material of the period by a long
shot. It has a tougher sound and is a bit darker than what one might expect
from a Beach Boy. Songwriting is very strong.
4)
Dennis Wilson - Bamboo - (1CD)
5)
Brian Wilson - Sweet Insanity (1CD)
- Allegedly this album was rejected by the folks at Warner. In my humble opinion,
this suffers from the same problem plaguing the official "Brain
Wilson" album of 1988. The material is good, but suffers from the awful
80s production values (including those f*&$ing
awful Linn drums). Still, if you can look past the production to the songs, all
the great
6)
Brian Wilson - Royal Festival Hall,
Eddie's
Attic 6/10/02 (3 CD) I've
not heard all 3 CDs but I've listened to most of this set. It's a pretty good
audience recording in an intimate venue. Just Martin on
guitar and vocals and a drummer. I've had the good fortune to see him
once in
Live
from 3RRR Rooftop Café' 31/8/95
(1CD) - This is extremely
sentimental for me. This is a show I was at, when Buckley came on the first of
his two trips to
1)
Rarities (4CDs) - A
great compilation of songs stretching from Paul's days with the Dots through to
a few years back and covering all phases of his career in between. Sources are
b-sides (not currently in print on official albums), radio broadcasts and the
like. This features songs not otherwise available, covers and new takes on old
favourites. My favourites are his take on the old Sinatra song "All the
Way" and his acoustic rendition of How To Make
Gravy - my personal nomination for his greatest song.
2)
SNAP (1CD) - Featuring
Paul with Messengers on KCRW radio program, Snap, doing interviews and playing
some live tunes and acting as ambassador for Australian music in general.
3)
Live at the Wirless (1CD) - Recorded at JJJ studios for their
Live at the Wireless sessions in 1990, 97 and 2001. A diverse amount of
material is covered.
B.S. We
Love You (2 CD) - You
either love this or you don't - there's no preaching to the non-converted. I'm
a fan of Bon Scott era AC/DC and this double CD features concert material
performed between 1976-79 in
(1)
Cold Beer on a Hot Night - 1
CD. Great show recorded in
(2) Storyteller
in Austin - (2 CD). Recorded from the TV show plus a gig
from
(3) "
(4) VH1
Storyteller - (2 CD) The complete show as opposed
to the broadcast version. Sound is better and there's more of it. Which is a good thing. Great songs and
stories from the great man.
(5)
Tales From the Underground - (5CD) Not listened to yet.
(6)
Surfin'
(7)
13/11/2004,
(1)
Do the Rumba (1CD) - With
the Confederates, his band of the King of America era. Recorded
in
(2)
This is Tomorrow (2 CD) - With
the Attractions. Great live set from the Blood and Chocolate
era, featuring numerous songs from that album and earlier faves.
(23/11/86)
(3)
Crossroads (1CD) - TV
Broadcast from the CMT program pairing rock and country artists - in this case
EC is paired with Lucinda Williams. This is a great collaboration featuring
songs written by both the songwriters and a cover of the Stones' "Wild
Horses".
(4) Royalty Theatre,
(5)
April's Fool (2 CD) 1/4/89 Reasonable
audience recording with excellent song selection.
(6)
Totally meltdown (3 CD) May /
June 2001 - Reasonably good audience recording of Costello at the Meltdown Fest
in solo mode, with the Brodsky Quartet, with Steve Nieve,
the Jazz Passengers, and the Imposters (the Attractions minus Bruce Thomas)
including material from When I Was Cruel several months before its release. Some
pretty good performances and enough variety to keep fans of the various
different Elvis hats happy.
(7)
McCartney/McManus Collaboration (1CD) Demos
and live performances of EC and Paul McCartney featuring stripped back versions
of songs they wrote for Flowers in the Dirt and Spike, plus B-sides and never
released tunes. I think I prefer some of these versions to the released
versions (So Like Candy is a highlight).
(8)
Radio Radio (1CD) - EC's various John Peel sessions. Great, mainly early, material.
(9)
The Great Unknown (volumes 9-11) (3 CDs)- A heap of rarities, covers etc. Worthwhile for dedicated Elvis fans. Sound quality for the
most part is fantastic and the performances / song choices are up to the EC
standard.
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
30/07/2005,
Secret
Sessions(3 CDs) - Disc 1 features BBC sessions (not duplicated from the
official release), one disc of studio material and one live recording.
(1)
WFUV Radio sessions (1CD) Recorded
on Merv
(2)
Live at Schuba's '96 (2 CD) - Each CD represents and early and late
show. A terrific soundboard recording of 2 wonderful shows. Contains
the wonderful "The Shit Song" not (to the best of my knowledge) on
any studio LW recording.
(3)
Live Through the Years (3 CD) - Really, just 3 separate gigs packaged
for a tree project. (Aspen-19/6/1974, BBC studios, London - 1983, Minneapolis
-26/10/1988) Great quality, fun songs, serious songs - what more would you want
from The Loudo?
(4)
Ohio, 15/5/2002 and Beveren, Holland 16/10/2003 (3 CDs)
- These two
shows have been paired together as part of a tree at the Neil Young tree site
(Ohio on CD1, Beveren on CD2, and the remaining songs
from both shows on CD3). Features a lot of songs not recorded in the studio (to
this point) as well as a lot of favourites. As per usual, Loudo
takes his humourous look at relationships ("I
Remember Sex") and his serious look at relationships ("4
Mirrors"). I sort of think of Wainwright as the Woody Allen of
songwriting. He writes around the same themes consistently, but when the songs
are as good as they are, that's not a bad thing.
(1)
Maxwell's,
(2)
Somerville Theatre,
(3)
These three are all very good audience
DAT recordings of Richard in solo mode from his 2000/2001 American tour. A
couple of songs vary on each set, otherwise almost identical. Any one is
essential listening.
(4)
Doom and Gloom From the Tomb Volume 1 and 2 (2 CD) - Technically speaking these aren't
boots. These are the long deleted recordings released through the RT / Fairport
Convention fan club. Material not previously released mixed with live versions
of existing material covering Fairport, Sandy Denny solo and Linda eras. Fantastic companion piece.
(5)
Richard The Gun (2 CD) - Predominantly from a gig in Nottingham,
but CD2 has filler from
(6)
Live at the Bottom Line (3 CD)
- Excellent sound quality. Early and late shows at this NY venue with band
circa Shoot Out the Lights. Great
range of material. Fave track is Dimming of
the Day with Linda's beautiful lead vocal. Filler on the 3rd CD
includes demos for Shoot Out the Lights.
(7)
Rafferty's Folly (1CD) - The
aborted Gerry Rafferty produced sessions for Shoot Out
the Lights. Production values are a bit slicker than the released CD. This CD
sounds like it has been recorded off noisy vinyl, so one for the completists only.
(8)
A Little Comedy, A Little Agony (2 CD)
- Audience recording from show on 1996(?) tour with Danny Thompson. Sound
quality is reasonable. Performances are uniformly excellent. This was the tour
featuring the brilliant Dog Eat Dog in
(9)
Live at
(10)
Live at Getty's 2001 (aka 1000 years of popular music) (2 CDs) - This is a holy grail for RT fans.
Playboy magazine asked RT for his top 10 songs of the millenium (although they
probably meant the last 50 years). RT really gave them a list for the ages (as
it were). Playboy didn't print his list!!! There loss is our gain. He decided
to make it into a show (with more than 10 songs). Old English folk songs,
Renaissance tunes, and contemporary pop - none of it from his regular
repertoire. He tells the origins of the songs to the audience. Apparently he
did a similar show at the same venue a year before with a completely different
repertoire (keep your eyes out for this one). RT should be given an honorary
doctorate in musical history for this. ESSENTIAL.
(11)
(12)
An Acoustic Evening 24/3/92 (1CD) - Half
RT and half David Byrne, plus encores together. I wouldn't have thought the two
merged all that well, but it's a pretty good show.
(13)
Cropredy 2002 (2 CDs) - Richard with Danny Thompson playing
at the annual Fairport Convention Cropredy Festival.
Includes a few tunes from his Getty set (including Britney Spears' "Oops I
Did It Again" - Just TRY not to sing along. I dare you!!!) plus a few new tunes to feature on his 2003 album The Old
Kit Bag. One of the new tunes features a take on the Taliban very different
from Steve Earles' John Lindh's
Blues. See what you think.
(14)
Alone With His Guitar (1CD) - Not heard yet.
(15)
Toad's Place (1CD) - Not
heard yet.
(16)
Joe's Pub ??/6/2002 (aka 1000 years of popular music)
(2 CDs) See 10. RT
has released an official version at his website of tunes from various nights of
this season. I'm keeping this here because there are some tunes that differ and
there is the great audience banter he usually gives, absent from the official
release. I still highly recommend you buy the official release from his site as
it keeps him in business and the sound quality is considerably better.
(17) Lyric Theatre
(18)
Strawberry Festival 25/5/2003 (2 CD) - A
soundboard show from Old Kit Bag tour. More material than
(17) but not too different.
(19)
Bottom Line 3/3/1992 and 4/3/1992 (6CD) - Two very special nights at the Bottom Line in
(1)
Mystery Train (2 CD) - FM
Broadcast from Irish radio of a special gig of Billy doing an interview then
acoustically playing Woody Guthrie material as well as detailed commentary on
Woody's life and songwriting. Essential for fans of
(3)
WFUV (1CD) - Not
listened to yet.
PENTANGLE / JANSCH /
RENBOURN:
(1)
Broadswords and Fair Maidens (1CD) - Not
listened to yet.
(2) The Wardrobe 13/9/2001 (Bert Jansch) (2 CD) - Soundboard recorded at The Wardrobe in
(3)
White Horse Stonnington 12/4/1993 (John Renbourn & Jacqui Mcshee) (2
CD) - The other
great guitarist from Pentangle and the group's lead singer do a duo gig. Mcshee is often forgotten about when the great 60s English
folk singers are recalled which is a shame as she has a beautiful voice with
great breath control. Renbourn is a great guitarist
overlooked for Jansch. A lovely
show. Sounds like a great audience recording. Occasionally there's a
little bit of hum, but not often enough to distract from the enjoyment of the
show.
Radio
3 Documentary (3 CDs) - A
great 6-part radio documentary on Miles' life as put together by Ian Carr. Features interviews with musicians who worked with him (eg. Herbie Hancock,
John Mclaughlin) plus others who knew him well.
A good brief overview on the man.
20/11/77
(1)
Shit Shower and Shave - (1CD) Brilliant
live set from this 80s band. Made up of 2 sets recorded in 1989, one as a Tom
Petty support. At one stage Paul Westerberg says to
the audience, "The Stones are also in
(2)
Trackin' Up The North -
(1CD) Studio
outtakes and offcuts.
(3)
Puttin' On The Ritz - (1CD) 27/7/1987 More rockin'
fun. Worth it for their rendition of Sweet Home Chicago,
alone. Also includes the absolutely beautiful Skyway. A
terrific soundboard recording.
(4)
It Ain't Over Till The Fat Roadies Play - (1 CD) This is the Mats' final show. The world
needs more bands like them. The feeling one gets at the end of this show is
"why did they split?" Rock and roll played with passion and sweaty
hands. Soundboard.
(5)
Studio Sessions Anthology 1980-1991 - (4CDs) Just what every Mats fan needs. Alternative-takes, unreleased etc etc.
Punchy, sweaty, testosterone-laden rock.
(1)
Lucky's Revenge - (2 CD) This going to appeal to Replacements fans.
Once again, a great rockin' show and a fine sounding
recording from the ex-Mats lead singer.
(2)
A Lot of Songs - Not For
(1)
5/10/1985 - (2 CD) Folks,
it ain't rocket science. You either love great, sweaty rock and roll or you
have no taste. This is a great soundboard recording of the band that really is
the aural equivalent of paint stripper.
(1)
Archives Be Damned 2000 (5CD)
- Well, it seems that the fans grew tired of Neil's promises to put out the
ever-growing box set of archived, previously unreleased material, so they put a
set together for themselves. At time of writing, I've only heard 2 CDs worth,
but the material is strong and the recordings are (mostly) very good. Material from all periods are covered (including Buffalo
Springfield and CSNY eras). Unreleased studio stuff plus live material of tunes
he hasn't recorded (or at least released) in a studio. Essential for Neil fans.
(2)
A Perfect Echo (8 CD) - A
fan started to put together a history of Neil Young featuring the best
performances from the best soundboards he had available covering all eras of
Neil. This is the result. A worthwhile anthology featuring Buffalo Springfield,
CSNY, International Harvesters, Crazy Horse and The Blue Notes - oh yeah, and
the Trans tour band (well it ain't all gravy, as Maxwell Smart would have it).
(3)
The Missing 2 - This used
to be the Missing 6, but since Neil
has now released 4 of them it's down to Time Fades Away and Journey Through the
Past as being the only out-of-print vinyls not officially released on CD. These
are tradeable. Time Fades Away is great - Journey is not. Take your pick.
(4)
Neil and the Blue Notes (2 CD)- Not
listened to yet.
(5)
2003 Eurotour Compilation featuring
"Greendale" acoustic (5CD) - In
mid 2003 Neil played acoustic shows across Europe featuring his
(6)
8/6/03,
(7)
5/7/2003 Willie's Picnic (1CD) I
believe that Willie Nelson holds some annual picnic / show with a variety of
artists. This is possibly one of the only shows Neil did on the Greendale tour,
with no
31/3/89 (1CD) No details about the venue, but
I can tell you that it's Michelle in solo mode (probably about Captain Swing
era). It sounds like an FM broadcast. She's in great voice. It's also
interesting to hear a show like this from today's perspective just to know that
she'd do a completely different type of set nowadays.
STEVIE RAY
(1)
In The Open (1CD) - Not sure of the year but early Double Trouble gig
featuring Jackie Newhouse on bass with Lou Ann Barton singing on quite a few
songs, hence a fair chunk of actual songs not otherwise available. Pretty good sounding recording with excellent performances.
(2)
The Cobras in Studio / Radio (1CD)
- One of SRV's earlier bands. More
in a funkier vein than blues. The sound is a bit on the flat side, but
reasonable. The uniqueness of the material, however, makes it essential for any
SRV fan that wants to hear pre-Double Trouble Stevie.
(3)
Interview with Billy Pinnell (1CD) - Billy's album shows on the much
lamented early days of EON-FM produced very well thought out interviews
and great music. He's probably solely responsible for breaking SRV in
(4)
Complete
1)
Montreux Jazz Festival 15-7-1983(1 CD) - The Boogie Man, The
Hook. Ladies and Gentlemen, the vocal and guitar stylings of Mr John Lee Hooker for your aural pleasure.
The music is sublime, played with a great band. I think this is an FM
broadcast, so the sound is excellent. Boom boom boom boom.............
2)
Bedroom Boogie 9/11/1976, Wise Fools Pub Chicago (1CD) - The artwork cover has some sexual innuendous wording, not to mention a silouhette
of the female form. The inference in all of this is that this music will make
you want to...well...do the bedroom boogie. I will give nothing away, but for
those of you not inclined to use John Lee Hooker for your nocturnal activities,
you can still enjoy a mighty fine foot-stompin,
bluesy time with the Hook. The band sounds great in this mid-70s gig, with the
big mass adulation still a few years off. This is a radio broadcast from radio
station WXRT. A truly great CD.
3)
BBC2 Tribute to John Lee Hooker (1CD)
- Radio documentary narrated by rock music's Mr Personality, Van Morrison.
There's only so much information one can learn in a 1 hour special but there's
interviews with the Hook himself, plus Bonnie Raitt
and others.
Ebbet's
Field,
Club
on Broadway,
Lucerne Blues Festival - Lucerne,
DANNY GATTON:
Fox
Theatre
UNCLE
1)
Uncle Tupelo Covers Neil Young (1CD)
- This actually has Uncle Tupelo plus spin off bands (Wilco, Son Volt, etc)
doing covers of Neil Young songs at a range of gigs. If you're into these bands
and Neil, you should hear this. The bands definitely do Neil's material
justice.
2)
Outtakes and B-Sides (2 CD) - Not
listened to yet
3)
Cover Story
4)
Slim's
5)
Rare Essence of....
6)
More Depression
(1)
Tradewinds, Sea Bright, NJ (2 CD) - Great gig featuring a lot of the
post-prison material. Encore features Bruce Springsteen as guest guitarist /
vocalist. Sound is pretty good, but the energy of the songs is incredible.
Filler on CD2 from Slim's,
(2)
1)Lounge
Ax, Chicago 01/04/2000(2 CD) - Away from the
pressure of having to be the lead singer of Wilco, this is Jeff in very laid
back acoustic mode in front of the
2)Live
Covers Anthology (1CD) - Not
listened to yet.
3)
4/3/2005 & 5/3/2005 (4 CD),
GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS:
(1)
Live at
(2) Live
(3)
NY Town Hall August 2001 (2 CD) - Another
great audience recording.
(4)
(5)
(6)
Moment's
(7)
Working on a Building (4CDs) - A
very early collection of demos from Gillian - in solo mode, with band, and
without David Rawlings. Interesting to hear some very different versions of
what would become established favourites (a more relaxed Tear My Stillhouse Down for example). A lot of these songs have
more of a
(8)
Live Covers & Non-Album Tracks 1996-2004 (2 CD) - This is an absolutely awesome
compilation put together by fans at the Gillian Welch Yahoo trading group. This
is a combination of covers and Welch / Rawlings originals that haven't yet made
it to official CD. The sound quality is A+ all the way. The songs venture into
the territory of Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Neil
Young, The Band, Lefty Frizell and.......Cyndi Lauper (!!??!!) If only they'd included the
1)
Tales From The Who (1CD) -
2)
Lifehouse / Quadrophenia
Demos (2 CD) - Labelled
as The Who, but really Pete Townshend playing everything. These songs served as
the blue prints for what ended up as Who's Next and Quadrophenia. One can hear that Townshend left no room for
group arrangement contribution - he had a very firm idea what he wanted with
these songs. Pretty essential stuff if only to hear
Townshend's vocal takes and general all-round instrumentation skills.
3)
The Other Scoop (2 CD) The
cover says it's The Who, but once again, it's Pete Townshend demos that for
some reason or another haven't made it to the official Scoop albums. A little
overlap with Lifehouse / Quadrophenia
demos, but there's plenty of other stuff here. Essential to hear the origins of
these classic Who tunes and others.
4)
La Jolla (??/??/????) (2 CD)
- Pete does a charity gig for his favourite theatre group in solo mode. This is
an average audience recording, but the performance and Pete's obvious enjoyment
of the event make it a good boot to have.
5)
Shakin All Over 5/4/68 (1CD) - A soundboard from
6)
Bridge Benefit 1999 (1CD) - Imagine
The 'OO being asked to do Unplugged, and this would be
the result. That's not necessarily a negative thing. Hearing these songs
stripped back is pretty good. Roger's voice is less than up to the task of
performing some of these vintage Who tunes,
unfortunately. Far and away, the best song is the acoustic arrangement of Who
Are You. They perform a cover of Dylan's I Shall Be Released with Neil Young at
the end. This is a soundboard.
7)
The Genuine Scoop (5CDs) - Those
of you who have the official Scoop albums won't need any arm-twisting to check
this set out. There IS some crossover with the official sets, but the majority
is hitherto, unreleased.
8)
Quadrophenia, Earl's Court ??/6/96
(2 CD) - The warmup show for what became a whole tour doing their
greatest work live. I saw the show they did later that month in
1)
2)
Ginger Baker Trio,
3)
St Anne's Warehouse, NY, 8/6/02 (1CD) Misterio
Simpatico - Not Heard yet
4)
Knitting Factory, NY, 18/6/97 (1 CD) - Great
audience recording of Bill in solo mode. Just absolutely
beautiful and spooky.
5)
Knitting Factory, NY, 28/9/96 (2 CD) - Featuring
an ensemble of trombone, trumpet, violin and sax, as well as Bill on guitar.
Bill is often using non-conventional instrumental lineups, which is what makes
his music so refreshing. This may not be everyone's cup of tea, but if you like
adventurous and rewarding sounds, this may be for you.
6)
OK Hotel Ballroom 1/3/99 (1CD) - With
the Willies. Featuring bluegrass instrumentation, but this sure doesn't sound
like any conventional bluegrass I know. Bill pushing the boundaries again as to
peoples expectations of music forms. Soundboard.
7)
Pizza Express,
8)
Yoshi's 15/6/2000 (1 CD) - With the quartet. Apparently this is an
audience recording. I'd never have guessed it. The sound is fantastic (as all
my BF boots are). More beauty and weirdness.
Highlights: Blues for LA (originally on Gone Like a
Train) and Blues Dream. It's all good, though.
9)
16/2/2007 (1 CD) –
Bill performs with lap steel specialist Greg Leisz,
who’s performed on a few of Bill’s more recent albums. As usual, Bill’s music
has that beautiful ethereal quality. The highlight is the duo’s rendition of
The Beach Boys’ Surfer Girl.
10)
3/11/2005,
11)
1/7/2005, Jazz Alley,
JOHN McLAUGHLIN:
Melbourne
Concert Hall, 1992 (2 CD) - Mclaughlin in concert with his powerhouse trio featuring
the incredible Trilok Gurtu
on drums. If you've heard the official live album of this lineup, you should
get this one. FM broadcast.
1) Sydney Opera House 13/10/85 (2 CD) -
With Pat Metheny Group.
This is an FM broadcast, although it's got a bit of tape hiss. Still that can't
diminish from the overall joy of this show. While I wasn't in attendance at
THIS show, I did see him on this tour (unfortunately, his only Australian tour
thus far) in
2)
3)
Glen Ellyn
4)
Trio (w/Holland and Haynes),
5)
6)
7)
"Stadtpark"
8)
JACK DE JOHNETTE'S PARALLEL REALITIES
9)
10)
Reasons to not get this:
Reasons to ignore the above;
11)
12)
The Pat Metheny Group Companion Volume 1, 1976-1980 (3
CDs) - A really
great compilation of material, both originals and covers that the Metheny group have performed, but not released for
commercial recordings. The fact that there s such an abundance of it makes this
project all the more astounding. The quality is incredible, both in performance
and recording. Further volumes are to follow, but this alone would be a holy
grail to Metheny fans to have so many unreleased
tunes in the one place. The genesis of what has become one of the great jazz
groups is sprawled out here for all to hear.
13)
Catskill Rose, 1/9/2004 (2 CD)
- Metheny plays an intimate gig with his trio in
front of about 50 people in a little restaurant in the
Live at Izzy's
Bar 16/3/99 (2 CD) - Richard
is currently a member of the Pat Metheny Group as the
"voice-as-instrument" member (i.e. the Pedro Asnar
/ Nana Vasconcelos role). However, out front of his
own group as bass player, he is really given a chance to shine. The music is
quite different to that of Metheny. It's very funky
jazz, and is obviously enjoyed by the audience at what sounds like a pretty
small, intimate venue. Sound quality is terrific as is the music.
26/10/2001,
1)Birdland (with
John Abercrombie), NYC 3/5/97 (1CD) - If
you're familiar with the beauty of the guitar playing of these gentlemen (both
on the fantastic ECM label) you won't need any more arm twisting to be
interested in this. They duet on each others' compositions.
Soundboard quality is a bonus. The beauty of the music would shine through if
the DAT was under a pile of clothing.
2)
ROBBEN FORD AND THE BLUE
LINE:
(1)
(2)Live
at the Fineline 6/7/2001 (2 CDs) - Very slick, note perfect material. I
mean that in a good way. He has a great voice and is a damn good guitar player.
If you're looking for down-
(3)
Live in San Fran '93 (1CD) - Not
sure of the date this comes from, but the content is great. The band are on fire and sounding very slick and funky. My
favourite is his interpretation of BB King's Help The
Poor.
7/7/91 Messepalast
(1CD) - Very long intense pieces from this ECM
artist (and I mean that in a good way) and his band. Superb
soundboard quality.
(1)
Live at Paramount Theatre (1CD)
- 21/12/1996. FM broadcast of an acoustic gig, in
(2)
(3)
Since His Penis Came Between Us (2 CDs)
- FM Broadcast, March 1984. Band show from pre - A & M
period in the
(4)
Stage Job (with Little Village) (2 CDs) - 15/4/92 Pretty good sounding
soundboard of Little Village doing their repertoire with some Hiatt and Cooder solo material.
(5)
2000 Compilation (2 CDs) – A
selection of songs recorded from Hiatt’s 2000 acoustic tour. This would make a
fine legitimate release. A brilliant compilation.
(6)
The Other Sides (3 CDs) – A
bunch of b-sides, soundtrack tunes, radio spots and the like.
(7)
(1)
Iron Horse Music Hall, MA 17/2/2002 (2 CD) A pretty good audience recording of Suzanne with her band
covering material from most of her albums up until Red Blue and Grey. She is
one songwriter that I truly believe has become more interesting as her career
progresses (check out the enormous difference between 99.9F and her self-titled
album). This is a good show with a cross section of material. My only gripe is
the audience clapping along with and singing along on Tom's Diner.
(2)
BBC Radio theatre 2/10/1998 (1CD) An
FM broadcast of Suzanne doing an intimate show with a double bass player. This
features songs from the first 5 albums. Hearing songs from 99.9F are
interesting because of the more traditional performance (unlike the radically
different band arrangements on the studio album). Highly
enjoyable.
(1)
Jabberwocky Club 27/3/1971 - (1CD) Lovely solo early
acoustic show in
(2)
Nina Demos - (2 CD)
Publishing demos JB recorded before acquiring a record deal. Some
nice material and good sound. I'm convinced this is at a slower speed
than intended as JBs voice sounds lower than normal,
but still very enjoyable.
(3)
Palais Theatre,
1)Borrowed Thyme
(1CD) - A
beautiful collection of demos, blues and folk covers from
2)
Strange Fruit (1CD) - I
think this is an official release, now deleted of BBC material. Hence excellent sound quality. Some solo and some band.
3)
4)
Fairport Convention BBC sesions (2 CD) - Wot it sez!
Great music from this band's heyday. I don't think
there's any crossover with their official disc of BBC sessions (which was
mostly cover versions).
1) Essence Tour
Compilation (3 CD) This set was
treed from the Neil Young tree site. A variety of material
from this tour with some covers and sound ranging from okay to very good.
2) Live at the Glue Pot (2
CD) - Recorded in a mid 90s
3) Live @KUT-FM,
1)
2)
Peel Sessions and Demos (1CD)
- As the title implies, this is a mixture of demos and live sessions from John
Peel's radio show. Apart from a few demos in the middle sounding a little
muddy, this is a reasonable sounding boot, with early material from this great
band.
3)
Corn Exchange 12/5/98 (1CD) - Recorded
live and broadcast on the BBC. This was performed at the release of the Domino
album. Features a range of current and old songs, including the greatest song
about wanking ever, Pulling Mussels From a Shell.
1)
Psychedelic Archaeology (7CDs) - This
is a web distributed set, originally courtesy of the U_Spaces
traders, but now distributed by pOoTerland (I dunno
what it means either). In any event, this is an incredible set. I've only
started listening to it, but it's a sprawling tribute to late 60s psychedelia with heaps of artists of the genre. I presume
these are all old 45s (obviously out of print).
2)
The Other Anthology of American Folk (4CDs) - I think this set may have been put together by the Dylanpool folks. Following on from the official Harry Smith
Anthology of American folk, this fantastic set puts together a lot of early
recorded
3)
Michigan Nuggets (1CD) -
This great set of material covers the same sort of ground as the official
Nuggets set, but covers bands exclusively from Michigan (MC5, Bob Seger, The Rationals etc.)
covering the late 60s. A great set if you're a fan of the official Nuggets set
- raw garage pop. The novelty tune is Ballad of the Yellow Beret - at least I
hope it was a deliberate novelty. Many thanks to MC for this.
4)
George Harrison Tribute Concert (2 CD)
29/11/2002 All the predicted suspects show up for this (McCartney, Starr,
Lynne, Clapton etc.) Sound quality is pretty weak, but until the show is
released officially, the historic occasion of the event justifies the boot's
existence.
5)
U-Spaces Promos and Radio Spots Folk (5CDs) - Once again, a set distributed by the good folks at
pooterland.com This time it features a heap of ads and radio promos by 60s
bands for all manner of products. Want to hear Keith Moon advertise milkshakes
(who cares if he never drank them?) How about the Electric Prunes
selling wah-wah pedals? Cream
selling beer? Rolling Stones selling cereal? A
novelty it may be, but a bloody entertaining one nonetheless. Email me for
details I'll trade for individual CDs if the whole thing seems excessive.
1)
Live in
2)
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Demos (1CD) - This
is the 21 track version. In my humble opinion, this surpasses the officially
released album (which I love). As well as earlier takes on some of the songs
from YHF, there are other tracks that never made it onto the final album - a
real mystery as these are some of the best songs from the set.
3)
Fox Theatre, Boulder CO. 23/5/95 (2 CD) -
Incredible soundboard. The band are in excellent form.
4)
5)
Outta Print Outta Site
6)
19/9/2003 and 20/9/2003, Auditorium Theatre,
7)
The Singles 1994-2002 (3 CD) - Fantastic
material. This is all b-sides, radio only promos, soundtrack / tribute album
stuff, etc.
8)
A Ghost Is Born 2004 Tour Compilation (4 CDs) - As the title implies, this is a selection from the
various shows the band did on their 2004 tour plus (on disc 4) their TV
appearances to promote the shows and A Ghost Is Born. The material is mostly
very good audience recordings or occasionally soundboard. For those who don't
want to collect every individual show and want a good sampler for 2004, this is
it.
9)
Melbourne Palais Theatre, 18/4/2007 (2 CDs) – This is a show I attended, so I feel
very strongly about it. This is a very good audience recording. The show came
as one of the premiere nights of the Sky Blue Sky tour. The audience was
entranced by the new material – not often that that happens. The final encore
of Uncle Tupelo’s “Acuff’s Rose” was done with no
amplification at all, and came about as a result of a local member of the viachicago trade group approached Jeff Tweedy with a
request to do it before the show. What a gain for the audience as a result.
Tweedy treats the audience a bit patronisingly in parts for some obscure
reason, but because the band is on fire, the audience brushed it aside.
10)
Sydney Enmore Theatre, 21/4/2007 (2 CDs)
– This show was recorded 3 days after the one I attended, and is a soundboard.
There is some crossover between this and the
1)
2)
Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mt View,
3)
MTV Completely Unplugged 21/6/2001 [recording date, not broadcast date] (2 CDs)
- A great range of
material performed in a way to bring new life to favourite songs. Some of the
unplugged shows can be a bit dubious, but the melodies of the songs and the
clever arrangements really work with the material REM has chosen to present.
VAN MORRISON
1)
If You Don't Like It, Go Fuck Yourself (1CD) - Brilliant set from 30/6/1974 in Montreux with superb sound. The title of this CD reveals
why Van is thought of as music's Mr. Nice Guy.
2)
Wonderland Tapes (2 CD) -
Recorded in the
3)
Philosopher's Alternate Stone (2 CD)
- Companion piece to the official Philosopher's Stone set. Unreleased studio
tracks.
4)
Inner Mystic (2 CD) -
Brilliant set recorded in
5)
Theatre Royale, Wexford 14/3/2003 (2 CD) - A very jazzy set from Mr Morrison. It's a reasonable
audience recording. Musically, it shows that his grumpiness and band are in
good form, and Van The Man even stretches out on the
sax. A worthwhile set.
6)
7)
Van's Gems on Jools (1CD) - A collection of Van's apperances on the Jools Holland
program, Later. This is the audio version, but I know
there to be a VCD of this around too.
8)
Talk About Pop 11/9/1973 (1CD) - Van appearing on an Irish radio show
doing material just on acoustic guitar. Quite interesting to hear the songs
presented like this after the usual elaborate arrangements afforded on studio
and other live recordings.
9)
Gypsy Soul (1CD) - An
incredible set. These are acoustic demos Van does for a range of songs from
Astral Weeks, Moondance, Band & Street Choir and
Tupelo Honey. If that isn't enough, there are demos of songs from the same
period that never made it to any official album. I wouldn't be surprised if
these demos eventually make it one day to a box set, given the tendency for
record companies to use these sort of demos as a
tempter for long time fans to shell out for stuff from the cupboard. Until that
day, we have access to this great bootleg. There's probably a heap more of them
out there.
10)
Catalogue Strays 1965-2000 (3 CD) - Featuring
b-sides (both vinyl and CD singles), a couple of instrumental versions, tracks
Van did for other projects with other artists (John Lee Hooker, Holmes
Brothers, The Band). All good stuff.
What
You Been A-Missin' (4CDs) I never would have expected there to
be any bootleg material available of 1950s artists, but it shows what I know.
Here is a collection of Holly outtakes,
Complete
MTV Unplugged - (2 CD) A lovely selection of old and recent material (including one
of my favourites, Jonah from One Trick Pony).
1)Songs for
the Asking - (2 CD) An
excellent 2 CD set treed at the Neil Young tree site. A sort of live history of
the pair featuring material from the 60s on CD1, and after a few brief songs on
CD2 from the 70s, most of the rest of the disc is devoted to a 1993 reunion
show. Sound quality is pretty good - quite amazing for the 60s material,
especially.
2)
20/12/2003,
1)Smith's Olde Bar -
2)
Tabernacle -
24/3/2001,
Beware of ABCKO (1CD) - Acoustic
Demos for All Things Must Pass. Quite nice to hear these songs stripped back. Features a few numbers that didn't make it to ATMP in any shape or
form.
PAUL McCARTNEY:
1) Odd Sox - (2 CD) A series of non-album A-Sides and
B-sides from the Wings days to mid-80s. There are some gems (
2)
Fool on Capitol Hill - (2 CD)
1)
The B-Sides (1CD) - It
sounds like someone has taken a lot of care in remastering these B-Sides. The
early stuff is material that didn't appear on corresponding albums of the day.
The Night and Day period has a few songs in Spanish from the album with a few
live versions of faves, plus an XTC cover thrown in.
Highlight overall is Joe's cover of Jimmy Cliff's "The Harder They
Fall".
2)
January 18, 2001 (2 CD) - FM
Broadcast of a concert from
3)
11/3/03, Mercury Lounge
4)
Jumpin At The
5)
Joe's Pub 4/8/1999 (2 CD) - From
the "Just for the Hell of it" tour. JJ with Graham Maby and Gary Burke travel down some old and new songs in a
stripped down fashion at this
6)
Night Music tour 12/12/94
7)
JJ Trio 5/5/2007 (2 CD) – This
is a fine show including material from “Rain” using Graham Maby
and Dave Houghton. WARNING: Anti-smoking
rant approaching. At this point allow me to stop
reviewing the disc and get on my soapbox. I’ve always loved JJ as a musician
and composer (I even love the often derided “Heaven and Hell” album). As a
human being, however, I find him repugnant. I remember seeing him being
interviewed on an Australian music program in the mid 80s by an intelligent
music presenter (some actually exist). He treated her with utter scorn and
contempt. I can tell you she did not deserve his patronising tones. Still, I
didn’t drop off the JJ bandwagon. I’ve been aware for many years of him
fighting for smokers’ rights (that’s an expression that should be an
oxy-moron). Good on ya, Joe. Let Sting, Bono and Sir
Bob fight for the rainforests and starving children. Let Billy Bragg sing for
workers’ rights. You go ahead and fight for the right for smokers!!! Go on Joe
– tell me again how there is no conclusive medical proof that smoking is bad
for you. I couldn’t give a shit, Joe – I don’t want your bloody fumes in my
face!!!! I found a link at a JJ fan group to a smokers’ website where Joe had
written a lengthy article in 2008 saying that he now hated Australia due to
limited opportunities to light up in public – gosh, I thought it was because
hardly anyone here went to attend his overpriced concerts – how stupid of me. I
still think he writes and plays a great song, but the man is an idiot.
(1)
Live at the Bottom Line (2 CD) - FM
Broadcast. Seemingly out-of-place? It may not be hip
to admit it, but there was a period where the man wrote great melodic pop-songs
and this comes from that period. Billy with his band in a
club, not an arena, doing material from the early albums (up to Turnstiles). Uses some material
from (2) as filler.
(2)
Live at Sigma Studios,
(3)
Retold Vol 2 (1CD) - Demos
for songs off Piano man and
(4)
Strangers on
(5)
11/12/77
Once
in a Blue Mood - The B-Sides (1CD) - The
title says it all really. Most of Gazza's B-sides
from his blues singles, now out of print. "Stormy Monday" with Albert
King from the Cold Day in Hell single is missing (confidentially, it's one song
I can live without hearing again). A pretty good collection.
Bringing
the House Down 26/5/1977 (3 CD) - So
what (rock) bootleg collection would be complete without a Led Zep boot? For the most part this is pretty good. There's
some unidentifiable noise in part of Black Country Woman and the latter part of
Moby Dick. Otherwise, it's a pretty good soundboard recording featuring both
early and latter material - including an acoustic bracket.
MATTHEW SWEET:
1)Goodfriend (1CD) - To the best of my understanding,
this was a record company promo that was released a short time before the
Girlfriend album. It features alternate versions (both in solo and group mode)
of many of the Girlfriend tunes, as well as a couple of covers.
2)Rarities &
B-Sides (3 CDs) - Pretty
much what it says. Some Goodfriend
material as well. Curiously there's still quite
a few B-sides not included with this set, but a lot of what is included is very
strong. The man knows how to write a good tune, even ones he considers
throwaways.
3)Supervixen -
(1CD) - Demos for the
Girlfriend album. Not the same thing as the Goodfreind
CD.
4)Shapeshifter (1CD)
- (4/7/1993) A
gig in
5)100%
Sweet (1CD) - Predominantly
material from a gig in April 1995, in
6)All
Together on the Wireless
TEENAGE FANCLUB:
(1)
The Ultimate Collection (8CDs) - TFC
fan Doug Brown has put together this set of singles (A & B-sides), radio
sessions and other odds and sods. A lot of great material, some ordinary stuff
too (hey, that's the nature of B-sides), but more material to keep the average
TFC fan happy.
(2)
Town and Country February 1992 (1CD) - A
very rocking set from the Fannies. Soundboard.
(3)
8/4/?? live with Alex Chilton in
1)
15/6/2001,
2)
Attack of the Killer B's (1CD)
- I'm sure there are many boots with this title for their collection of
b-sides. Here's Aimee's. If you like Aimee (and you should), you'll like this.
She's a great songwriter with a smooth voice. Studio cuts,
plus live versions of studio faves, all from b-sides.
3)
Return of the Killer B-Sides (1CD)
- see above.
1)
Suicide Handbook (1CD) - This delightfully titled recording features many songs in demo form that ended up
on Mr Adams' Gold CD, plus some that haven't appeared elsewhere. The man may
behave like a prat sometimes, but the music here is
great. Very haunting and stark. This may actually have
been a limited official release, but is certainly not on the market now. If you
like his Love is Hell CDs, it's sort of in that vein.
2)
Bedhead (3 CDs) - Live recordings of songs Mr Adams hasn't seen fit to release
studio versions (or official live versions) of. This is a fan's labour of love.
I haven't heard the whole thing yet. The nature of such a project of a
performer this prolific means some of it will work and some of it won't. I like
most of what I've heard - Ryan in a restrained, melancholy vein. I believe
there's another 4CD set of this type out there called Live is Hell.
3)
Live is Hell - Bedhead Volume 2 (4CDs) - A sequel to Bedhead.
2 CDs of original and 2 CDs of covers. Some of the
covers are a bit hokey, although some are really great (like the Gram Parsons
stuff -
1) Paramount Theatre 27/11/02 (2 CD) - Some acoustic stuff, some electric
stuff. The ideal Beck show. This is in promotion of Seachange, I guess. I'm not a fan of all Mr Hansen does,
but where it works, he's fantastic - this works. A pretty
good audience recording.
2)
27/2/2000 (1CD) - I
think this is circa Midnite Vultures. Not my
favourite era of Beck, but not a bad show.
Live at the 9.30 Club, DC 27-10-02 (2 CD) The
jazz organ trio with a difference. If you haven't heard them, maybe a good
description would be Jimmy Smith meets the Grateful Dead - very funky jazz /
hip-hop on a jamming scale. It's a good recording, and the music is really
cool.
1)
Issac Hayes Club
2)
24/3/01 (2 CDs) No
venue info, but all you need to know is that it's a great soundboard, and
Hunter and band are in great form.
1)
13-9-97 (2 CD) Once again,
I don't have venue or locality info, but great music is great music wherever
it's performed. Taj is one cool customer and he's here in band mode putting on a
great set.
1)
Further on Up The Crossroads -
(4CD) An alternative history to the official Crossroads set. This not only
features Eric in the usual guises (Delaney & Bonnie, Cream Derek &
Dominoes, solo etc), but also as side man for others like John Lennon. Some
pretty cool material here. I've not been that keen in collecting much Clapton
bootleg material, but this is definitely worth it as another perspective to his
career.
2)
Blues Night 5-2-90 (2 CD) - A
whole show of one of the 24 nights Eric played at
3)
Kind of Blues 3/11/1994 (2 CD) - A
blues show predominantly recorded at the Forum in
Clyde Auditoium, Glasgow, 23/5/1999 -
(1CD) A beautiful soundboard. Look - it's
Brother Ray. What more do you need to know?
8/10/94,
1) BBC Archives 1967-1969 (1CD) - As the
title implies, this is a set of very early Floyd appearances on the BBC,
predominantly for the Top Gear program. VERRYY trippy.
2) BBC Archives (2 CDs) - Same
title as above, but these are two live shows recorded for the BBC at the Paris
Cinema in
(1)
Enzology (10 CDs audio or 1 DVD FLAC)
- Radio New
(2)
Shark Attack (2 CDs) -
Despite the title being named after a famous Split Enz
tune, this is a collection of excellent soundboard recordings taken from live
shows, some studio stuff, and Tim and Neil's demos for Woodface
before it became a Crowdies project.
ROBERT PLANT & ALISON
KRAUSS:
10/5/2008,