CACTUS – Bringing The Boogie 1969-1972 (4CD)

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