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Formed in Dallas, Brat were originally known as Cottonmouth (beginning in 1972). They went through a line-up change and a name change in 1975 and became a staple in the local Dallas rock scene. Known as a hard rocking covers band, they interspersed their own songs into their set list and eventually did some demos but nothing became of it. The fact is, they were a gritty, powerhouse live band! They breathed fire and fury into their very eclectic cover songs, and inspired hard rocking originals. This CD comprises their only known studio demos and live tracks. -
CD issue of an album originally released in 1986. The band hailed from Utah. Imported from UK CD is new, never played. -
Audience 8.5 - Tons of atmosphere, and a respectful audience. Nice! -
Audience 8.7 - This is a “realistic” sounding tape, by that I don’t mean it sounds like it was recorded on a Realistic tape machine, rather it sounds like what your ears may have heard had you been at the show sitting towards the back of the hall. Is that bad? Not necessarily, because the tape sounds pleasing to the ears. Good, round, atmospheric…only flaw is the detail is missing. I can’t make out individual band members except the main gultars, bass, drums, and vocals. Other instruments come and go during the show as they get a spotlight on them, but I rate this show as very good because it’s so relaxing and pleasant overall and deserves a real deep dive into its contents. Bryan Ferry Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, Mass. U.S.A. June 25, 1977 1. -tuning :35 2. -let's stick together 2:48 3. -shame shame shame 3:20 4. -road runner 2:49 5. -all night operator 2:58 6. -could it happen to me 3:37 7. -in your mind 4:44 8. -casanova 3:01 9. -love me madly again (with Chris Spedding guitar jam) 10:12 10. -love is the drug 3:44 11. -Tokyo Joe 3:51 12. -this is tomorrow 3:07 13. -the in crowd 5:22 14. -a hard rain's gonna fall (with band introductions) 5:34 15. -the price of love 5:07 Bryan Ferry: lead vocals Martin Drover: sax Chris Mercer: trumpet Ann ODell: keyboards Mel Collins: sax Phil Manzanera: guitar Chris Spedding: guitar John Wetton: bass Paul Thompson: drums -
Studio Quality 9.8 - As clean and clear as if it was recorded yesterday…so, yeah this is a no-brainer. Buckingham/Nicks "The Beginning" 01 Crying In The Night 02 Stephanie 03 Without A Leg To Stand On 04 Crystal 05 Long Distance Winner 06 Don't Let Me Down Again 07 Django 08 Races Are Run 09 Lola My Love 10 Frozen Love 11 Without You (Demo) 12 Candlebright (Demo) 13 That's Alright (Demo) 14 Garbo (Demo) 15 Sorcerer (Demo) 16 Cathouse Blues (Demo) 17 The Goldfish And The Ladybug (Demo) 18 Lola My Love (Live) 19 Races Are Run (Live) 20 Rhiannon (Live) 21 Crying In The Night (Single Mix) -
Audience 8.3 - Loud and a very live recording. This is the good stuff right here. -
Radio Broadcast & Audience 8.8/8.5 - The radio material sounds its age but is a fine document in good enough shape to give you a deeper appreciation for this hugely influential band. The audience material is from a small club, and therefore does not suffer stadium sound problems meaning you can hear everyone pretty solid especially the guitar which is great. I am happy to be able to hear these recordings knowing a little background on the band and how they forged their own path in the music industry. A bit of ancient historical importance on the 1974 show, Judas Priest opened and come on at the end to jam with Budgie making it the first recorded appearance of Judas Priest on tape! Budgie 1972-10-10 Paris Theater London UK Burke Shelley - bass, vocals Ray Phillips - drums Tony Bourge - guitar Disc 1 1. -Talk 2. -Rape of the Locks 3. -Talk (includes station announce) 4. -Rocking Man 5. -Talk 6. -Hot As a Docker's Armpit 1974-02-11 Marquee London line-up: Burke Shelley Tony Bourge Pete Boot 7. Intro 8. Breadfan 9. Hammer And Tongs (early version) 10. You're The Biggest Thing Since Powdered Milk 11. Parents Disc 2 1. Zoom Club 2. Running From My Soul 4. The Stumble (instrumental version) 5. Running From My Soul (reprise, jam with Judas Priest) -
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From the ashes of the Moving Sidewalks, former members Tom Moore and Dan Mitchell decided to carry on playing the blues once Billy Gibbons formed ZZ Top and was doing straight up Texas style blues rock. Featuring Hammond B3 organ, the band had a different approach to blues rock but executed with the same kind of unique Texas panache. A single 7" was released but the band recorded quite a bit of material which never saw the light of day. This CD gathers most of those recordings along with a disc full of rare live tracks, of which include Ottis Coleman (Honest John, 1900 Storm, Texas Blend) replacing Tom Moore and Dusty Wakeman (bass) who also happened to be in The Barons and engineered the Honest John album in 1975. -
Soundboard 9.3 - For my first exposure to a live Buzzcocks show, this was a splendid one! The recording captures the energy and the excellent, gritty, and I would even say cocky guitar tone. Can a guitar tone be “cocky”? Yes, I think it can because this guy’s tone is just that! Buzzcocks The Palladium New York 1979 01. I Don't MInd 02. Autonomy 03. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) 04. Mad, Mad Judy 05. Sixteen Again 06. Moving Away From Pulsebeat 07. Noise Annoys 08. What Do I Get ? - Harmony In My Head 09. Everybody's Happy Nowadays 10. You Say You Don't Love Me 11. I Don't Know What To Do With My Life 12. I Believe 13. Fast Cars 14. Breakdown 15. Boredom -
Ultrasonic Studios 1969 Pro Studio 9.4 - Excellent stuff, I’d never heard this one before and I was pleasantly surprised to finally hear such pristine unofficial tracks by this great band. Tucson 1972 Audience 8.7 - A rambly, jambly sounding tape that allows you to hear every instrument with emphasis on drums, vocals and keyboards believe it or not…in such a way that sucks you right into it almost as if it were at a revival meeting. Yes, there’s a tiny amount of overload here (understandable) but I gotta tell you, this is a very, very exciting recording. Memphis 1972 Soundboard 9.7 - Scintillating stuff! Razor sharp guitar, pounding drums, and beautiful bass all interwoven and mixed for maximum clarity and separation of instruments. They were smart to allow some bleed from the audience to give this tape plenty of electric live atmosphere. SUPERB! CACTUS "Bringing The Boogie 1969-1972" Disc 1 Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA Tuesday, 23 December 1969 Tuesday, 10 February 1970 01 Peace on Earth [0:33] 02 Feel So Good [4:41] 03 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover [8:27] 04 vamp [0:41] 05 Bro. Bill [5:35] 06 Help Me [6:25] 07 Oleo jam [4:17] 08 You Can't Judge a Book by the Cover riff [0:50] 09 Let Me Swim #1 [2:26] 10 Rumblin' Man (instrumental; intercut w/ Wipeout) [5:32] 11 Let Me Swim #2 [3:11] 12 Let Me Swim #3 [6:24] 13 Parchman Farm [2:36] Band line-up: Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica Jim McCarty - guitar Tim Bogert - bass Carmine Appice - drums Disc 2 Tucson, Arizona March 13th 1972 01. -Parchman Farm 02. -Long Tall Sally 03. -The Last Clean Shirt {Bro. Bill} 04. -Seven Nights {Includes bass solo, guitar solo, and drum solo} 05. -Bringing Me Down 06. -Oleo {Includes bass solo} 07. -Let Me Swim {Includes Boogie On} 08. -Rock & Roll Fever 09. -Whiskey & Wine Line-up: Peter French - vocals Werner Fritzchings - guitar Duane Hitchings - keyboards Tim Bogert - bass, vocals Carmine Appice - drums, vocals Disc 3 Ellis Auditorium Memphis, TN, USA December 19, 1971 01. Long Tall Sally 12:16 02. Bag Drag 03:10 03. Evil 16:11 04. Parchman's Farm 06:21 05. Alaska 03:56 06. Oleo 11:19 Disc 4 Memphis cont'd 07. No Need to Worry 20:18 08. Let Me Swim' 04:58 09. Big Mama Boogie 15:30 10. Heebie Jeebies > Money > Hound Dog > What I'd Say 17:03 Rusty Day - vocals, harmonica Jim McCarty - guitar Tim Bogert - bass, vocals Carmine Appice - drums, vocals -
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Audience 8.9 - A little bit of tape noise comes through on quieter passages but this is a very strong recording for the vintage. I’d like to know what the taper used for this. -
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Audience 9.3 - A fantastic effort was made to capture this gig, really nice, smooth and pleasant with enough dynamics to bring you into it realistically. Camel Marquee Club London, UK 20 June, 1974 1. Earthrise 2. The White Rider 3. Six Ate 4. Supertwister 5. Mystic Queen 6. Liggin' at Louie's 7. Homage to the God of Light 8. Lady Fantasy -
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Soundboard 9.2 - The Paris is a little better, but the Edinburgh is also a good board tape showing perhaps a few more signs of its age. I find this period of the band perhaps their best musically, with a lot more confidence and drive. CAN Live 1973 Disk 1 Olympia, Paris 1973-05-12 01. Queueing Down 02. One More Night Disk 2 03. Spoon - Stars and Lines 04. Vitamin C Disc 3 Empire Theatre, Edinburgh 25th August 1973 01. Soup 02. Stone Strike 03. Hakucho No Uta (Swan No Song) 04. Hot Day in Koeln 05. I'm Your Doll Damo Suzuki - vocals Holger Czukay - bass Michael Karoli - guitar Jaki Liebezeit - drums Irmin Schmidt - keyboards -
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Audience 9.0 - An interesting recording, it’s not a board as far as I can tell, but the vocals are panned over to one side (and they sound like they are right next to you, literally!) but the rest of the music is not hard panned. This is an exciting recording, and a great gig! CANNED HEAT Boston Tea Party, Boston, MA June 29, 1970 CD 1:- Intro
- I Found Love
- Catfish Blues
- Bullfrog Blues
- Gonna Find a New Woman
- Killing Floor - with Kaleidoscope
- Bring It On Home
- Kaleideheat Boogie Jam - with Kaleidoscope
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Fillmore East 1969 Audience 8.4 - A bit of hiss is present, the music is not crystal clear until the guitar kicks in and then it comes alive. I’ll tell you what listening to this did for me: I started to understand why hippies tripped balls to Canned Heat, there is a very weird acid vibe going on, things get distorted and intense, and extremely psychedelic in a blues based presentation that is really kind of crazy. Maybe it was due to the band blowing up amplifiers, I don’t know but it’s intoxicating and you can’t stop listening to it, maybe it’s just this show, this weird recording that seems to do weird things…on purpose? You decide. Atlanta Pop Festival 1969 Audience 8.8 - A very interesting sounding old tape, with lead guitar and vocals quite present as if taper was real close but no distortion (although some tape hiss). The performance is bristling with acid blues rock electricity. It’s just palpable, I get these guys I really understand what the magic was. Canned Heat Fillmore East New York, New York, U.S.A. 02-07-1969 Disc 1 01 - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 02 - Bullfrog Blues 03 - Sugar Mama - Bass solo 04 - Killin' Floor 05 - On The Road Again 06 - Bear Talking 07 - The Boogie Disc 2 1st Annual Atlanta Pop Festival Atlanta International Raceway Fulton County, GA July 4, 1969 01 -Going Up the Country 02 -Bring It on Home 03 -Number Nine Train 04 -When You're Twenty-Six 05 -Fried Hockey Boogie Line-up: Bob The Bear Hite - vocals, harp Alan Wilson - guitar, harp, vocals Henry Vestine - guitar Larry Taylor - bass Adolfo Fito de la Parra - drums -
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Soundboard 9.2 - Very nice to hear this great quality board because it’s a good period for not only Caravan but progressive rock, and by extension, Canterbury style prog/jazz. CARAVAN Rose d'Or Festival Pavillon, Casino de Montreux Montreux, SWI April 29th 1972 1. -RIFFERAMA - NOTHING AT ALL - IT'S COMING SOON 2. -NOTHING AT ALL 3. -THE LOVE IN YOUR EYES - TO CATCH ME A BROTHER - SUBSTULUS - DEBOUCHEMENT - TILBURY KECKS 4. -WATERLOO LILY 5. -SONGS AND SIGNS Pye Hastings - guitar & vocals Steve Miller - organ Richard Sinclair - bass & vocals Richard Coughlan - drums -
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