Archive for 2010

THE BENEFIT

Friday, December 31st, 2010

Let's greet 2011 with Anthony Braxton's music and his hope that in the coming years somehow room will be made for non-marketplace artists. Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. VARIOUS Anthony Braxton 65th Birthday Benefit for the Tri-Centric Foundation [no label, 3CD] Live at (Le) Poisson Rouge in ...

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: ROLLING STONES - VOODOO RESIDUE

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. THE ROLLING STONES Voodoo Residue [Vigotone 156/157, 2CD] Voodoo Lounge demos and outtakes. Bootlegzone noted that these were pre-production rehearsals recorded in Barbados, Nov-Dec 1993. Very good soundboard. This two-CD Vigotone release was the sequel to the two four-CD boxes “Voodoo Stew” ...

JOHN LENNON - CLOCK SOUNDTRACK

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. JOHN LENNON Complete Clock Soundtrack [Green Grape, 1CD] Live at St. Regis Hotel, New York, 1971. Very good home recording? As far as rarities go, this 1971(?) movie is apparently so rare that it is not even listed on the Internet Movie ...

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: BILLY JOEL (PITCH CORRECTED)

Tuesday, December 28th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. BILLY JOEL Cold Spring Harbor [1CD] Original 1971 vinyl mix, pitch corrected and de-clicked. Billy Joel was already a seasoned, if commercially unsuccessful professional when he signed with producer/manager Artie Ripp's “Family Productions” label in 1971. Previously Joel had recorded for the ...

DAVID BOWIE: SCARY MONSTERS ALTERNATE TAKES

Monday, December 27th, 2010

Click on the panel for a better view or to download artwork. DAVID BOWIE Fresh From Divorce: The Scary Monsters Chronicles [Godfatherrecords GR580, 1CD] Demos, alternate takes and various live tracks. Very good soundboard. This is what gsparaco posted at collectorsmusicreviews.com: David Bowie’s divorce from his wife Angela became final on February 8, 1980 and ...

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - BLUE CHRISTMAS 2010

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Carousel House 2010 [Fanatic Records, 1CD] Live at Carousel House, Asbury Park, NJ; December 7, 2010. Audio ripped from TV broadcast. Very good soundboard. "Songs From The Promise" was performed on December 7, 2010 inside the Asbury Park boardwalk's historic ...

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: THE BEATALS

Saturday, December 25th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. THE BEATALS Wildcat! [Madman 13/14, 2CD] Very good home recordings. Yes, the famous “Beatles” did briefly spell their name “Beatals” (circa 1960). This two-CD set, on Vigotone subsidiary label “Madman”, is the most thorough collection of the Liverpool home recordings made by ...

POP YEAH YEAH YEAH 1964

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. VARIOUS Big Beat 1964 [Masterfraction 002/003, 2CD] New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert, live at Empire Pool, Wembley, UK; April 26, 1964. Source: Television (ABC/London). Very good soundboard. According to p.griggsy.btinternet.co.uk: On Sunday 26th April 1964, [The Beatles] took to the stage at ...

LOS STRAITJACKETS - CHRISTMAS 2009

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. LOS STRAITJACKETS with EL VEZ Viva Christmas 2009 [no label, 2CD] Live at the Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac, MI; December 10, 2009. Very good audience recording. While those in the hot tropics dream of a White Christmas, let's spare a thought to those ...

IRIS DeMENT - AUSTIN 1994

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. IRIS DeMENT Honest Bittersweet Reflections [no label, 1CD] Live at the Cactus Cafe, Austin, Texas, USA; September 18, 1994. Ex FM stereo. A radio show for Iris DeMent to showcase her then new album, My Life. She's lively, communicating easily with the ...

THE PHILIP COHEN COLLECTION: POP YEAH YEAH YEAH 1965

Sunday, December 19th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. VARIOUS The New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert 1965 [Vigotone166/167, 2CD] Live at Empire Pool, Wembley, UK; April 11, 1965. Very good soundboard. This is a high quality Vigotone two-CD set taken from the soundtrack of a 1965 TV broadcast of this ...

A WINTER’S TALE

Saturday, December 18th, 2010

The music industry is killing itself when it no longer respects artists who helped them build their business.    Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. LINDA RONSTADT Ultrasonic Studios [Mid Valley Records, 1CD] Live at Ultrasonic Studios, Washington Ave, New Orleans, USA; April 7, 1990. Excellent soundboard stereo. Did ...

JOHN LENNON - WALL SESSIONS

Friday, December 17th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. JOHN LENNON Off The Walls (Summer Of 1974) [Masterfraction MCFD 005, 1CD] Alternate mixes and sessions. Very good soundboard. Interesting to note that John Lennon's 1974 album, Wall And Bridges, didn't get a glowing review in The Rolling Stone Record Guide (1979): Both ...

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN - DARKNESS LIVE!

Wednesday, December 15th, 2010

Proved it all night. Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND Meadowlands 2009 [Social Graces, 1CD] Live at Giants Stadium, Meadowlands, NJ; October 2, 2009. Very good soundboard. Fans have shared audience recordings of the complete show and Godfatherrecords also has a version ...

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: WILD, INNOCENT GLORY DAYS - LIVE!

Tuesday, December 14th, 2010

Click on the panels for a better view or to download artwork. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND Innocent And Glory Days [Social Graces 006/007, 2CD] Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, November 7, 2009; live at Giants Stadium, Meadowlands, NJ, October 3, 2009. Very good stereo soundboard. Towards the end of ...