Recorded at the legendary Syria Mosque in Pittsburgh, PA in 1976, this FM stero broadcast concert is superbly reproduced here in crysatal clear quality. The 19 tracks admirably display the artist’s sublime song-writing abilities during the early to mid-70s, and the fine selection of self-penned songs is augmented by a solitary cover. Tracks Include: Fire & Rain, […]
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Philip Clark celebrates the American poet who was a kindred spirit of the composers she has inspired As an intellectual loner, a disrupter of poetic convention, an instinctual progressive, a sensual philosopher, an obstinate believer in the validity and vitality of her own work, a transformer of small-town 19th-century America into impassionedly passionate poetic visions […]
This 40th anniversary celebration features the remastered original album and brings together the previously unreleased concert from London’s Hammersmith Odeon in March 1975, mixed from the original tapes by Crime’s original producer Ken Scott. It showcases the band at the zenith of their powers, playing of all of Crime and introducing numbers from their forthcoming […]
‘This show runs through nearly every great song the Band ever wrote and recorded since their original inception… remarkably fresh and exciting’ – concertvault.com Classic live show Recorded shortly before The Last Waltz Superb audio fidelity Background notes included First time on Vinyl 2x 180g Vinyl w/ insert in sleeve After more than 15 years […]
They tell us ….. The Ensemble Modern from Frankfurt Germany spent a lot of time with Frank Zappa during the last few years of his life. As the group was working closely with Zappa preparing for a series of concerts scheduled in 1992 (to be known as ‘The Yellow Shark’), FZ, in his typical manner, […]
Recorded for broadcast on KMET-FM, and regarded as one of Springsteen’s best ever performances, this outstanding show captures the Boss at the height of his powers, near the outset of his legendary Darkness Tour. The remarkable set list includes live premieres of his classics Point Blank, Raise Your Hand and Independence Day (performed solo on […]
We are told ….. ‘Captures psychedelic wrecking crew Iron Butterfly in a particularly sharp club performance from early in their career… Spirited jamming that all but wrote the acid rock rulebook’ – www.allmusic.com Recorded live at the Galaxy club in Sunset Boulevard in July 1967, this captures Iron Butterfly’s early five-piece, two-guitar line-up on fiery […]
Reassuringly Expensive. The Solti Decca Wagner Ring cycle in the big wooden presentation box (Ring 1-22) was like that. In the mid ‘70s it retailed for about £49 – at a time when I earned around £30 a week before tax. There it was, this magnificent edifice – ‘The Greatest Achievement in the History of […]
We are told ….. “If we are looking for a KC live (show); Chicago was exceptional.” – Robert Fripp Featuring many iconic King Crimson pieces performed live by this line-up for the first time, and some being played live for the first time ever (including Islands, The Lizard Suite, The Errors, Fallen Angel, Cirkus and […]
The Scrubbers Session: No wonder it went unreleased for so long. Here we have individually great musicians coming together to sound like a cover band covering a cover band who are trying to sound unlike Humble Pie and like them at the same time. Dreadful! MORE
Paul McGowan / PS Audio Knowing what attributes are important and why can be valuable. For example, if we understand that AC voltage regulation is beneficial to performance, it behooves us to know why. Otherwise, we might take that info at face value and implement the wrong system. Case in point, there was a period […]
Fascinating insight into a Stills live performance in the mid 90’s. Stunning versions of classics “Love The One You’re With”, “Long Time Gone”, “For What It’s Worth” and an explosive eight minute “Dark Star”. Joined by Joe Vitale on drams, Gerald Johnson on bass and Mike Finnegan on keyboards. Broadcast by WHCN-FM from The Joint […]
We are told: Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams is set to release This Sweet Old World – a re-recording of her beloved 1992 album Sweet Old World – to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its release.This Sweet Old World features updated interpretations of songs such as “Prove My Love”, “Sidewalks of the City”, “Memphis […]
We are told: MetaMedia is proud to announce a brand new CD by Dave Davies! Featuring all new and original material! The man who forever changed the sound of rock n roll when he invented distortion presents this brand new solo album of all original material! Featuring guest appearances by The Jayhawks, Anti-Flag, award winning […]
Follow Me Down: Vanguard’s Lost Psychedelic Era 1966-1970, co-produced by Vanguard staffer Stephen Brower and Birdman Records founder David Katznelson, is an 18 track compilation that encompasses hand-selected tracks from Vanguard’s best lost records and 45s. Many of the bands featured here only released one record, or a smattering of singles, before drifting into obscurity, […]
Contemporary music editor Alex M writes … He’s a Italian / Jamaican reggae artist with a unique flow and style. In 2001 Alborosie moved to Jamaica to be closer to his Jamaican roots . His first album was called Soul Pirate . His name was given to him by locals in Jamaica , Borosie which […]
His system doesn’t sound near as good when he switches out the tone controls yet, popular wisdom is that tone controls suck. What’s the truth behind the matter? Watch Now Paul McGowan
We are told: Recorded live in California on 1st October, 1994, this is classic grunge-era Neil and Crazy Horse. Recorded less than two months after the release of his great late era album, Sleeps With Angels, this live broadcast focuses on some of the finer tracks from that album, including an epic 18 minute version […]
Synthesiser Music (SM) has been one constant that I am always fond of keeping. For a long while I didn’t really understand why certain musical pieces made with or containing SM affected me so, until recently when I had a conversation with an established artist and friend concerning synaesthesia (see footnote #1) Synaesthesia is an […]
We are told ….. 2CD’s Packed Into A 6 Panel Digipack, UV Gloss, with a 12 Page Booklet Compilation of legendary live performances from 1966 and 1967 Includes radio and TV broadcasts Digitally remastered for greatly enhanced sound quality Background liners In late 1966, Eric Burdon put together a new line-up of the Animals, and […]
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Bought this via eBay for £2.50. Been played quite a lot here and, if you like this type of music, rather good. Actually after repeated playing today, VERY good! MORE If you want to buy new, then you might want to try HERE. I’ve found them very reliable. NM
I rather like these 3. All new to me as of today: New York Dolls: “Dance Like a Monkey” John Cale: “Hankly Punky Nobow” Minutemen: “Political Song for Michael Jackson To Sing” Well worth checking out – I feel
Steven Cataris: In the Nineteen-Seventies, Sly and the Family Stone developed a bad reputation for live performances. Often the band would cancel a show without notice, or Sly would walk out before the show ended. The band, Sly and the Family Stone, was officially dissolved in 1975 after a Radio City Music Hall concert was […]