Bob Dylan - 1965-03-27 - Santa Monica, CA (SBD)

Bob Dylan

1965-03-27

Santa Monica Civic Auditorium

Santa Monica, CA 

TV Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. To Ramona 

02. Gates Of Eden 

03. If You Gotta Go, Go Now

04. It’s Alright Ma (I’m Only Bleeding) 

05. Love Minus Zero-No Limit 

06. Mr Tambourine Man 

07. Don’t Think Twice It’s All Right 

08. With God On Our Side 

09. She Belongs To Me 

10. It Ain’t Me Babe 

11. The Lonesome Death Of Hattie Carroll 

12. All I Really Want To Do 

13. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue 

Bob Dylan - 1965-03-27 - Santa Monica, CA (SBD)

1960s - #6: On March 22, 1965, Bob Dylan released his 5th studio album, entitled Bringing It All Back Home. The disc would climb to #6 on the Billboard charts in the US, makling it Dylan's first top 10 album in the states. Across the pond, the album would go to the top of the British charts. With tunes such as Mr. Tambourine Man, Subterranean Homesick Blues, It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue, It’s Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding), and Maggie's Farm, the album would eventually be considered one of rock's masterpieces, with Rolling Stone ranking it #31 on its 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. This FM broadcast captures Dylan 5 days after the release of Bringing It All Back Home, in Santa Monica on March 27, 1965, 61 years ago today.

The Beatles - 1965-08-18 - Atlanta, GA (SBD)

The Beatles

1965-08-18

Atlanta Fulton County Stadium

Atlanta GA

Soundboard Master Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction by Paul Drew

02. Twist and Shout

03. She's A Woman

04. I Feel Fine

05. Ticket To Ride

06. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

07. Can't Buy Me Love

08. Baby's In Black

09. I Wanna Be Your Man

10. Help!

11. I'm Down

The Beatles - 1965-08-18 - Atlanta, GA (SBD)

Almost every rock artist has been influenced by The Beatles, and Jerry Garcia was no exception. According to one biography of Jerry Garcia, the reason Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions morphed into the Grateful Dead was all thanks to the Fab Four. "For one thing, like half of America under the age of 25, Jerry had been seduced by the Beatles, especially their film, A Hard Day's Night, which depicted life in a rock and roll band as just about the most fun that could be had on planet earth. The Beatles were deliciously irreverent and in-your-face anarchic; untameable gadabouts on an endless lark, always living in a completely different universe than the pitiable straight forces that were constantly trying to control, or at the very least, restrain them." "The Beatles were why we turned from a jug band into a rock and roll band" said Bob Weir. Over the years, The Grateful Dead incorporated a host of Beatle tunes into their live shows, including A Day In the Life, Blackbird, Day Tripper, Hey Jude, I Want To Tell You. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Rain, Revolution, Tomorrow Never Knows and Why Don't We Do It In The Road. They also played McCartney’s That Would Be Something. Jerry Garcia’s solo shows included covers of I Saw Her Standing There, Eleanor Rigby and Dear Prudence, as well as McCartney’s Let Me Roll It. In the 1960s, Linda McCartney did a photo session with the Dead. Those pictures were later incorporated into a nine-minute film released in 1996 called Grateful Dead: A Photofilm. It was directed by none other than Sir Paul McCartney. McCartney had hoped to show the film to Jerry Garcia just before the guitarist passed away. ”I heard on the news that Jerry had died, and I thought, ‘Oh no, I was just about to show the film to him,’ ” McCartney told the New York Times. ”I’d been in correspondence with him, because he was a painter and I thought he’d like this. Unfortunately, I missed him. I suppose it has become a little bit of a tribute to Jerry because of it.” McCartney admitted he had never been to a Dead concert, but after making the film, regretted he never took the opportunity to do so. 

Thris soundboard captures the lads from Liverpool threeee days after their historic show at Shea Stadium, on August 18, 1965, 6 decades ago today, in Atlanta for the 3rd concert on their 1965 North American Tour. As in other cities, their arrival in Atlanta was more than just a concert. The city declared it Beatle Day. DJ Tony Taylor, who along with Paul Drew, served as emcees for the show, wrote that "The Beatles concert at Atlanta Stadium sticks in my mind as perhaps the greatest event I ever witnessed. The stadium bordered on hysteria. I can still see the faces of the girls, tears in their eyes as they hung over the wall and the policemen tried to restrain them. There seemed to be one continuous scream. It was super high pitched and unrelenting." Such was the power of Beatlemania as it swept across America.  For Atlanta. it was the first, and only time, The Beatles would perform in the city. The Beatles, as we know all too well, broke up in 1969. Fulton County Stadium, site of the concert, was demolished in 1997. All that remains are the memories of the 34,000 fans in attendance that night, fans who were among the lucky few to experience one of only 25 concerts the Beatles played in North America on their 1965 and 1966 stadium tours.

Bob Dylan - 1965-07-25 - Newport Folk Festival, RI (SBD)

Bob Dylan

1965-07-25

Newport Folk Festival

Newport, RI

Sounboard Recording

224 kbps

Artwork Included

01.  Peter Yarrow’s introduction and tune up

02.  Maggie’s Farm 

03.  Like A Rolling Stone 

04.  Phantom Engineer (early version of ‘It Takes A Lot To Laugh, A Train To Cry’)

05.  encore call and tune up 

06.  It’s All Over Now Baby Blue 

07.  Mr Tambourine Man

Bob Dylan - 1965-07-25 - Newport Folk Festival, RI (SBD)

The Newport Folk Festival was founded in 1959 by George Wein, who was also the founder of the already-well-established Newport Jazz Festival. The festival introduced to a national audience a number of performers who went on to become major stars, most notably Joan Baez by her appearance as an unannounced guest of Bob Gibson in 1959, and Bob Dylan, in turn a guest of Baez at the 1963 festival. Dylan, of course, is responsible for the most legendary moment in the Festiva's long storied history. On Saturday, July 24, 1965, he performed three acoustic numbers, “All I Really Want to Do”, “If You Gotta Go, Go Now”, and “Love Minus Zero/No Limit” at a Newport workshop. According to Jonathan Taplin, a roadie at Newport, Dylan made a spontaneous decision that Saturday that he would challenge the Festival by performing with a fully amplified band. Taplin said that Dylan had been annoyed by what he considered condescending remarks made by festival organizer Alan Lomax about the Paul Butterfield Blues Band when he introduced them. Dylan’s attitude, according to Taplin, was, “Well, f**k them if they think they can keep electricity out of here, I’ll do it. On a whim he said he wanted to play electric.” Dylan then assembled a band and rehearsed that night at a mansion being used by festival organizer George Wein. The next day, Sunday, July 25, 1965, Dyaln took the stage backed by  Mike Bloomfield on lead guitar, Al Kooper on organ, Jerome Arnold on bass, Sam Lay on drums, and Barry Goldberg on piano.  After an introduction by Peter Yarrow, (of Peter, Paul & Mary), Dylan launched into an electrified version of Maggoe's Farm, follwed by Like A Rolling Stone, hs\is latest single rleased just 5 days earlier.. The crowed booed, some fans felt betrayed but Dylan never looked back. Like A Rolling Stone would go to #2 on the Bilboard charts, but more importantly, would be recognized as one of the greatest songs in rock history. In 2004 amd 2010, Rolling Stone ranked it as the #1 song on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time. Dylan had gone electric, as, to paraphrase another of his classic, the times they were a changing.   Thsi soundboard recording captures that historic moment, 6 decades ago this very day.

Rolling Stones - 1965-04 18 - Paris, France (SBD)

Rolling Stones

1965-04-18

L'Olympia

Paris, France

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love > Around and around

02. Off The Hook

03. Time Is On My side

04. Oh Carol

05. It's All Over Now

06. Little Red Rooster

07. Route 66

08. Everybody Needs Somebody To love

09. The Last Time

10. I'm Alright

11. Hey Crawdaddy

1964-10-25

Ed Sullivan Show

CBS TV Studio

New York, NY

12. Around And Around

13. Time Is On My side

1965-11-11

Hullabaloo

NBC TV Studio

New York, NY

14. She Said Yeah

15. Get Off My Cloud

1966-02-13

Ed Sullivan Show

CBS TV Studio

New York, NY

16. Satisfaction

17. As Tears Go By

18. 19th Nervous Breakdown

1964-06-03

Hollywood Palace Show

ABC TV studio

Los Angeles, CA

19. Not Fade Away

Note: 

- Incorrect date on L'Oympia venue on back cover.

- Incorrect venue on cover on Track 16 Satisfaction - should be Ed Sullivan and not SHINDIG !

Rolling Stones - 1965-04 18 - Paris, France (SBD)

1960s - #3: In April 1965, the Rolling Stones played 3 shows in Paris as a warm up for the first North American tour, which would launch less than a week later. This soundboard recording captures the last of the 3 nights, on April 18, 1965, 60 years ago this very day. While touring the US and Canada was a huge step for the band, it was not the only major event that would transpire in the Spring of 1965.  They would release the  tune Satisfaction, in May which would become their first number #1 single in the US.  The Stones would follow that with Get Off Of My Cloud, which also hit in top spot in September. The band was now relying less on covers of R&B tunes and more on the song writing of Jagger and Richards. In fact, their next album, Aftermath, recorded in December 1965, would be their first that featured only compositions by the Glimmer Twins. 

The Beatles - 1965-08-14 - New York, NY (SBD)

The Beatles

1965-08-14

The Ed Sullivan Show

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Feel Fine

02. I'm Down

03. Act Naturally

04. Ticket To Ride

05. Yesterday

06. Help

The Beatles - 1965-08-14 - New York, NY (SBD)

The organizers of the Woodstock Festival had every intention of having the biggest musical acts in the world play the event, and that meant making every effort to get The Beatles. Most sources on the internet concur that the Woodstock team reached out to John Lennon about having The Beatles play. The story gets a bit messy, however, after that,  Some sites simply say the band turned down the offer because, except for their rooftop performance in January 1969, they hadn't played live in over 3 years. Other sources claim that Lennon, who was in Canada at the time. couldn't commit to playing with his band mates since as the Nixon administration wouldn't let him back into the US. Still other sites claim that Lennon told the Woodstock organizers The Beatles would only play the festival if the The Plastic Ono Band, featuring Yoko, also got an invite. The organizers politely declined that deal! Of course, John also didn't tell the organizers that by August 1969, The Beatles were really a band in name only. Tensions had been building since the ill fated Get back session in early January. Somehow, they put all their issues aside to produce once last masterpiece. In August, they finished recording one of the legendary albums of the year, and of all time, Abbey Road, which would be the final disc they ever recorded (Let It Be would be released the following year but the tracks on that album were recorded during the earlierget back sessions.). Just a few days before Abbey Road was released on September 26, John told the others he wanted a divorce from the group. 

Four years before Woodstock, and 59 years ago today, on August 14, 1965, The Beatles taped their 4th and final appearance on the Ed Sullivan show, as captured in this soundboard recording.  The Fab Four played 6 songs for the show, which was broadcast on September 12, 1965.  The day after the taping, on August 15, 1965, The Beatles would make history once again, playing the first stadium rock concert at Shea Stadium in New York in front of a crowd over over 55,000 fans. 

Everly Brothers - 1965-04-22 - Stockholm, Sweden (FM)

The Everly Brothers 

1965-04-22

Sveriges Radio

Karlaplan Studios

Stockholm, Sweden

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Lucille 

02. Susie Q 

03. talk 

04. Raunchy (Instrumental)

05. talk 

06. Walk Right Back 

07. talk 

08. Bye Bye Love 

09. Gone, Gone, Gone 

10. talk 

11. Untitled Instrumental 

12. talk 

13. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town 

14. talk 

15. Bird Dog

16. talk 

17. So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)

18. Lucille 

Everly Brothers - 1965-04-22 - Stockholm, Sweden (FM)

1960s - #5: In the late 1950s and early 1960s, The Everly Brothers (Phil & Don) had three #1 singles - Wake Up Little Suzie, All I Have To Do Is Dream, and Cathy's Clown - and another 3 that went to #2 - Bye Bye Love, Bird Dog, and Problems. Their vocal harmonies and dual acoustic guitar stylings influenced artists such as The Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Beatles. In 2003-2004, The Everlys toured with Simon & Garfunkel, joining Paul and Art on stage for several songs midway through each show. McCartney referenced the duo in his hit Let Em' In, listing Phil and Don among the numerous folks knocking on the door. This FM broadcast captures The Everly Brothers in Sweden on April 22, 1965, 49 years ago today.  Note - thanks to the original poster at Albums That Should Exist.

Roy Orbison - 1965-03-25 - Stockholm, Sweden (FM)

Roy Orbison

1965-03-25

Pop Non Stop

Folkets Hus, Kongresshallen

Stockholm, Sweden

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. Crying

03. Dream Baby

04. In Dreams

05. Mean Woman Blues

06. It's Over

07. I've Got A Woman

08. Running Scared

09. Goodnight

10. Oh Pretty Woman

11. Outro

Roy Orbison - 1965-03-25 - Stockholm, Sweden (FM)

Roy Orbison was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1987.  That class also included such legends as Aretha Franklin, BB King, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Smokey Robinson, Jackie Wilson.  Carl Perkins, Ricky Nelson and Bill Haley,  Orbison dueted with Bruce Springsteen on Pretty Women at the ceremony.

This FM broadcast captures Orbison in Sweden, on March 25, 1965, 59 years ago this very day!  A little over 8 months earlier, Orbison has released the single Pretty Womena, which spent 3 weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts,.

Bob Dylan - 1965-02-17 - New York, NY (FM)

Bob Dylan

1965-02-17

Les Crane Show

ABV TV Studios

New York; NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. It’s All Over Now Baby Blue 

02. interview 

03. It’s Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding)

Bob Dylan - 1965-02-17 - New York, NY (FM)

1960s - #5: On March 22, 1965, Bob Dylan released his 5th studio album, entitled Bringing It All Back Home. The disc would climb to #6 on the Billboard charts in the US, makling it Dylan's first top 10 album in the states. Across the pond, the album would go to the top of the British charts. With tunes such as Mr. Tambourine Man, Subterranean Homesick Blues and Maggie's Farm, the album would eventually be considered one of rock's masterpieces, with Rolling Stone ranking it #31 on its 2003 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. his FM broadcast captures Dylan about a month prior to the release of Bringing It All Back Home, on February 17, 1965, 58 years ago today, on the Les Crane show in New York, where he played 2 other classic from the album, It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue and It’s Alright Ma (I'm Only Bleeding).

The Animals - 1965-02-02 - London, UK (FM)

The Animals

1965-02-02

BBC Studios

London, UK

FM broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood

02. Gonna Send You Back To Georgia

03. The Mess Around

The Animals - 1965-02-02 - London, UK (FM)

1960s- #1: From 1964 to 1966, the Animals scored 6 top 20 singles on the US Billboard charts - House of The Rising Sun (#1), I’m Crying (#19), Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (#15), We Gotta Get Out Of This Place (#13), Don't Bring Me Down (#12), See See Rider (#10) (Note - It’s My Life, another classic, reached #23 on the Billboard charts), In 1967, rebilled as Eric Burdon and The Animals, they would score 3 more top 20 tunes - When I Was Young (#15) , Monterey (also #15) and San Franciscan Nights (#9). They’d crack the top 20 one last time in 1968 with Sky Pilot at #14. Less than a year later, The Animals disbanded and Burdon had joined War. This BBC FM Broadcast captures The Animals in the middle of that run of hits, in London, on February 2, 1965, 58 years ago today.

Paul Simon - 1965-01-27 - London, UK (FM)

Paul Simon

1965-01-27

5 To 10 Program

London UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro & Chat with Simon Mayo* 

02. I Am A Rock

03. MH Chat*

04. Bleecker Street 

05. MH Chat*

06. Kathy's Song 

07. MH Chat*

08. The Sound Of Silence

09. Closing Chat*

*DJ Mike Hatrding Chat from rebroadcast in 2011

Paul Simon - 1965-01-27 - London, UK (FM)

Simon and Garfunkel's first album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M., was released on October 19, 1964. It consisted of 12 songs, five of which were written by Simon. The album initially flopped.  The dou was at odds with each other, which unfortunately, would become all too common place during their on agian, off again career.  And so, Simon left Garfunkel behind and moved to England.  In London, he played small clubs and found a music scene where he felt valued.  He would eventually return to the US and reunite with Garfunkel after the release of a remixed, electrified version of Sounds of Silence, which originally appeared as an acoustic track on the aforementioned Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M,, soared up the charts reaching #1 in January, 1966.  This FM broadcast captures Simon solo during his time in London, on January 1, 1965, 58 years ago today.  Note - this is a rebroadcast of the show from 201 so the DJ commentary s from the re-broadcast, not the opirinal 1965 show.

Rolling Stones - 1965-09-02 - London, UK (TV SBD)

Rolling Stones

1965-09-02

Ready Steady Go Show

Studio 5 at Wembley

London UK

TV Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Oh Baby We've Got A Good Thing Going 

02. That's How Strong My Love Is 

03. Satisfaction 

Note: recorded on 9/2/1965, broadcast on 9/4/1965

Rolling Stones  - 1965-09-02 - London, UK (TV SBD)

1960s - #1:  While The Beatles nay have gotten most of the attention tin the summer of 1965 thanks to their historic performance at Shea Stadium, their "rivals", the Rolling Stones, were having a quite a year as well. The tune Satisfaction, released in May, had become their first number #1 single in the US and they would follow that with Get Off Of My Cloud, which also hit in top spot in September. The band was relying less on covers of R&B tunes and more on the song writing of Jagger and Richards. In fact, their next album, Aftermath, recorded in December 1965, would be their first that featured only compositions by the Glimmer Twins. This TV sounbaird recording captures them during their transformative year on the show, Ready Steady Go, on September 2, 1965, 5 years ago today, 

The Beatles - 1965-08-14 - Ed Sullivan Show, New York, NY (SBD)

The Beatles

1965-08-14

Ed Sullivan Show

Ed Sullivan Theater

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Feel Fine

02. I'm Down

03. Act Naturally

04. Ticket To Ride

05. Yesterday

06. Help

The Beatles - 1965-08-14 - Ed Sullivan Show, New York, NY (SBD)

On August 15, 1965, the Beatles would once again make historywhen they took the stage at Shea Stadium, in Flushing Queens in New York City.  The show was the first on their 1965 summer tour, but more importantly, it was also the first-ever stadium rock concert. Beatlemania required a setting larger than any band before had ever needed. Rock & roll would never be the same after this show. Today's mega outdoor events, complete with video screens, giant stages, special effects and pyrotechnics are the legacy of the Beatles performance that August night in Queens. Introduced by eEd Sullivan they would play 12 songs in just 30 minutes, but the impact has lasted a life time. The night before their concert at Shea, The Beatles recorded their 4th appearance on the Ed Sullivam show,  Their first, of course, back on February 9, 1964, became the most watched television program of all time a that point in history.  This 1965 appearnace would be the last time they played live for Ed Sullivam  Future appearances would simply include promotional videos for their lates singles (Yes, long before MTv, The beatles created the music video!). This soundboard recording captures all 6 sonsg from that August 14, 1965 taping, which took place 57 years ago today. TV audiences wouldn't get to see it, however, until it was broadcast on September 15, 1965, when it garnerd a 60% share of the audience, yet another testament to the popularity of the Fab Four!

Chuck Berry - 1965-02-06 - Waterloo, Belgium (SBD)

Chuck Berry

1965-02-06

Face au Public

Universal Studios

Waterloo, Belgium

February 6th 1965

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro 

02. Maybellene

03. The Things I Used To Do 

04. Roll Over Beethoven 

05. Memphis Tennessee 

06. No Particular Place To Go 

07. Promised Land > 

08. Johnny B. Goode 

Chuck Berry - 1965-02-06 - Waterloo, Belgium (SBD)

1960s - #3: After spending over a year and  half in jail from February 1962 to October 1963, Chick Berry returned to the music world.  Incredibly, despite his time away, his music remained popular thank to British invasion bands such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, who had released cover versions of his tunes.  Berry went right to work, releasing eight singles from 1964 to 1965, including three that reached the top 20 on the Billboard charts - No Particular Place To Go, You Never Can Tell, and Nadine. He also toured extensively, including run in Europe in both 1964 and 1965.  This soundboard recording captures him during that 1965 tour, in Belgium on February 6, 1965, 56 years ago today.

The Beatles - 1965-08-15 - Shea Stadium, Flushing NY (SBD)

The Beatles

1965-08-15

Shea Stadium

Flushing NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

The Beatles

01. Introduction

02. Twist And Shout

03. She's A Woman

04. I Feel Fine

05. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

06. Ticket To Ride

07. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

08. Can't Buy Me Love

09. Baby's In Black

10. Act Naturally

11. A Hard Day's Night

12. Help!

13. I'm Down

King Curtis

14. National Anthem

15. Intermezzo

Discotech Dancers

16. Medley

King Curtis

17. What'd I Say

18. The Branch

19. Soul Twist

20. Intermezzo

Cannibal & Headhunters

21. Out Of Sight

22. Now Lady Now

23. The Way You Do The Things You Do

24. Land Of 1000 Dances

Brenda Holloway

25. Shake/Satisfaction

26. I Can't Help Myself

27. You Can Cry On My Shoulder

28. When I'm Gone

CD 2

01. Intermezzo

Sounds Inc.

02. America/Fingertips

03. William Tell Overture

04. Instrumental

05. In The Hall Of The Mountain Kings

The Beatles - Original 1966 BBC Soundtrack

06. Introduction

07. Twist And Shout

08. I Feel Fine

09. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

10. Ticket To Ride

11. Act Naturally

12. Can't Buy Me Love

13. Baby's In Black

14. A Hard Day's Night

15. Help!

16. I'm Down

The Beatles Live At Shea Described By Erupting Fans

17. Part 1

18. Part 2

The Beatles - 1965-08-15 - Shea Stadium, Flushing NY (SBD)

I grew up in Flushing, Queens, 1 train stop from Shea Stadium, former home of the New York Mets (though I'm a Yankee fan through and through - that was passed down from my dad!). I was 6 years old, just about to enter first grade, and way too young to understand what it meant when the Beatles took the stage at Shea on August 15, 1965, 55 years ago today. Once again, the Beatles would make history. The show was the first on their 1965 summer tour, but more importantly, it was also the first-ever stadium rock concert. Beatlemania required a setting larger than any band before had ever needed. Rock & roll would never be the same after this show. Today's mega outdoor events, complete with video screens, giant stages, special effects and pyrotechnics are the legacy of the Beatles performance that August night in Queens. This soundboard recording, captures the entire 30 minute performance (a 1/2 hour!! -- today, I'm annoyed if a band plays less than 3 hours!), including the introduction by Ed Sullivan, as well as all of the opening acts. A dozen songs, 30 minutes and the show was over, but its impact has lasted a life time. Note - we posted this previously on So Many Roads, but this version includes the entire show, including sets by King Curtis, Cannibal & Headhunters and Brenda Holloway.

The Beatles/Jerry Garcia Connections

• Almost every rock band has been influenced by The Beatles, and Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead are no exception. 
• According to one biography of Jerry Garcia, the reason Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions morphed into the Grateful Dead was all thanks to the Fab Four. "For one thing, like half of America under the age of 25, Jerry had been seduced by the Beatles, especially their film, A Hard Day's Night, which depicted life in a rock and roll band as just about the most fun that could be had on planet earth. The Beatles were deliciously irreverent and in-your-face anarchic; untameable gadabouts on an endless lark, always living in a completely different universe than the pitiable straight forces that were constantly trying to control, or at the very least, restrain them." "The Beatles were why we turned from a jug band into a rock and roll band" said Bob Weir. 
• Over the years, The Grateful Dead incorporated a host of Beatle tunes into their live shows, including A Day In the Life, Blackbird, Day Tripper, Hey Jude, I Want To Tell You. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds, Rain, Revolution, Tomorrow Never Knows and Why Don't We Do It In The Road.. They also played McCartney’s That Would Be Something. 
• Jerry Garcia’s solo shows included covers of I Saw Her Standing There, Eleanor Rigby and Dear Prudence, as well as McCartney’s Let Me Roll It. 
• In the 1960s, Linda McCartney did a photo session with the Dead. Those pictures were later incorporated into a nine-minute film released in 1996 called Grateful Dead: A Photofilm. It was directed by none other than Sir Paul McCartney. McCartney had hoped to show the film to Jerry Garcia just before the guitarist passed away. ”I heard on the news that Jerry had died, and I thought, ‘Oh no, I was just about to show the film to him,’ ” McCartney told the New York Times. ”I’d been in correspondence with him, because he was a painter and I thought he’d like this. Unfortunately, I missed him. I suppose it has become a little bit of a tribute to Jerry because of it.”
• McCartney admitted he had never been to a Dead concert, but after making the film, regretted he never took the opportunity to do so. 

Van Morrison (Them) - 1965-10-19 - Paris, France (TV SBD)

Them

Featuring Van Morrison

1965-10-19

Olympia Theatre

Paris, France

TV Audio

320 Kbps

Video Below

01. Mystic Eyes >

02. Gloria

Van Morrison (THEM) - 1965-10-19 - Paris, France (TV SBD)

FRANCE - Van Morrison's legendary career began in April 1964 as part of the band, Them. The band scored two UK hits in 1965 with Baby, Please Don't Go at  #10 and Here Comes the Night at #2 #2. The latter song and Mystic Eyes  were both Top 40 hits in the US. Of course, the band's most well known tune, and one Van the Man stills plays in concert today, over a half century later, was Gloria.  This TV spoundbaord recording captures Them in Paris on October 19, 1965, 54 years ago today.

Rolling Stones - 1965-09-13 - Hamburg, Germany (SBD)

Rolling Stones1965-09-13

Ernst-Merck-Halle

Hamburg. Germany

Soundboard Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

02. Pain In My Heart

03. Around And Around

04. Intro Mick 

05. Time Is On My Side

06. I'm Moving On

07. Charlie announced  'The Last Time'

08. The Last Time

09. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

10. I'm Alright

 

Rolling Stones - 1965-09-13 - Hamburg, Germany (SBD)

A year after the Beatles entered the Rock Hall, the band often thought of as the 2nd greatest of all time, The Rolling Stones were inducted. The 1989 class also included The Temptations, Dion, Otis Redding and Stevie Wonder. An interesting note - when The Beatles were elected, Mick Jagger made the induction speech. Then when the Stones were inducted, Pete Townshend of The Who made the induction speech. The next year, 1990, The Who would be inducted. So, it almost seems as if the torch passed from the first to the 2nd to arguable the 3rd greatest rock band in history. I know fans of Led Zep or Pink Floyd may argue those rankings but it does make a nice story with a neat bit of symmetry. In any event, this soundboard eroding captures the Stones in their early days, in Hamburg on September 13, 1965, a half century ago this very day.

The Beatles - 1965-08-19 - Houston, TX (late) (SBD)

The Beatles

1965-08-19

Late Show

Sam Houston Coliseum

Houston TX

Soundboard Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

01. Band Members Introduction

02. Twist And Shout

03. She's A Woman

04. I Feel Fine

05. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

06. Ticket To Ride

07. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

08. Can't Buy Me Love

09. Baby's In Black

10. I Wanna Be Your Man

11. A Hard Day's Night

12. Help!

13. I'm Down

The Beatles - 1965-08-19 - Houston, TX  (late) (SBD)

The Beatles 1965 #2: As promised, here's the 2nd half of our Double Shot featuring The Beatles' 1965 US tour. This one is a soundboard recording of the late show from Houston, on August 19, 1965, a half century ago today. 

The Beatles - 1965-08-19 - Houston, TX (early) (SBD)

The Beatles

1965-08-19

Early Show

Sam Houston Coliseum

Houston TX

Soundboard Recording

320 Kbps

Artwork Included

Early Show (3:00 pm)

01. Band Members Introduction

02. Twist And Shout

03. She's A Woman

04. I Feel Fine

05. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

06. Ticket To Ride

07. Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby

08. Can't Buy Me Love

09. Baby's In Black

10. I Wanna Be Your Man

11. A Hard Day's Night

12. Help!

13. I'm Down

The Beatles - 1965-08-19 - Houston, TX  (early) (SBD)

The Beatles 1965 #1: The 1st half of our Double Shot featuring The Beatles' 1965 US tour takes us to Houston, on August 19, 1965, 5 decades ago today. The Fab Four arrived at Houston International Airport at about 1 am thatmorning amidst the chaos of thousands of over-excited teenagers run amok. Later that day they played two identical 12 song, 35-minute shows, one at 3:00 p.m. and the other at 8:00 p.m. All seats were general admission and priced at $5. Over 10,000 fans attended each show. Like the all the concerts on this tour, the band could barely hear themselves as the sound systems of the day simply  couldn’t keep up with the power of an arena full of screaming teenagers. For those who managed to attend these concerts, it truly was a once in a lifetime experience, as they were the only shows The Beatles ever played in Houston. Download this one, the early show from Houston, then come back later today for the late show from the same day!  One note - while both concerts are soundboards, the sound quality on the late show is much better than that of the early one.

Missing Years In Our Grateful Dead Retrospective: 1960s

As noted in our post announcing our July theme, we have concerts this month from every year in Grateful Dead history except the following 7:

• 1965, 1967 & 1968: no July soundboards available 
• 1975 & 1977: the band did not play in July those 2 years 
• 1991 & 1993: the band did not play in July in those 2 years

Since we want to make our Grateful Dead retrospective as complete as possible, we’ll bring you key moments in each of those 7 years in a series of 3 posts - one dedicated to the 3 missing years from the 1960s, one dedicated to the 2 missing years in the 1970s and one dedicated to the 2 missing years from the 1990s. So, with the post we cover the 1960s. Stop back on July 11 for the 1970s and then on July 24 for the 1990s.

1965 in Grateful Dead History

• Phil Lesh joins the band, finalizing the lineup that will become the Grateful Dead later that year
• In December, the band changes its name from The Warlocks to The Grateful Dead, and the long strange trip begins
• On December 4, the band plays their first show as the Grateful Dead, serving as the house band for Ken Kesey’s acid test in San Jose. 
• On December 10, The Dead play their first gig at the Fillmore under their new name. The show is produced by Bill Graham. 
• No full live shows from 1965 have been officially released. 

1967 in Grateful Dead History

• On January 14, The Dead and The Airplane headline “The Human Be-In”, an outdoor concert that brings national attention the counter culture scene in San Francisco. 
• The Dead release their self-titled debut album on March 17. 
• On June 1, the band plays in Tompkins Square Park in New York City, their first east coast show. 
• The Dead play the Monterrey Pop Festival on June 18, and the Summer Of Love begins!
• Mickey Hart joins the band on drums and percussion on September 29, making the Dead one of the rare bands with 2 drummers.
• At some point in 1967, Dan Healy becomes the sound man for the band. 
• On December 26, the Dead play their first show at The Village Theater in New York City, a venue that will soon be renamed The Fillmore East. 
• No full live shows from 1967 have been officially released. 

1968 in Grateful Dead History

• On Valentine’s Day, The Carousel Ballroom opens in San Francisco, and the Dead play the venue’s first show. Bill Graham would eventually buy the Carousel and rename it, The Fillmore West. 
• In March, the band moves out of 710 Ashbury in San Francisco
• The Dead play their first show at the now renamed Fillmore East on June 14. 
• On July 18, the Dead release their 2nd studio album, entitled Anthem Of The Sun. 
• The Dead play their first New Year’s Eve show at Winterland. 
• The following live concerts from 1968 been officially released: February 14, 22, 23, & 24, March 17 and August 24.

NME Poll Winners Concert - 1965-04-11 - London, UK (SBD)

New Musical Express Poll Winners Concert

featuring The Beatles and The Rolling Stones

1965-04-11

Empire Pool, Wembley

London, UK

Soundboard Recording

224 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction By Derek Johnson And Jimmy Saville

The Moody Blues

02. Bo Diddley

03. Go Now

Freddie & The Dreamers

04. Little Bitty Pretty One

05. A Little You

Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames

06. Yeh Yeh

07. Walking The Dog

The Seekers

08. I’ll Never Find Another You

09. A World Of Our Own

Peter Noone & Herman's Hermits

10. Wonderful World

11. Mrs. Brown You’ve Got A Lovely Daughter

The Ivy League & Division Two

12. Funny How Love Can Be - The Ivy League And Division

13. Sweet And Tender Romance

14. That’s Why I’m Crying

Sounds Incorporated

15. Time For You

16. In The Hall Of The Mountain King

Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

17. Game Of Love

18. Just A Little Bit Too Late

The Rolling Stones

19. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

20. Pain In My Heart

21. Around And Around

22. The Last Time

Cilla Black with Sounds Incorporated

23. Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah

24. Going Out Of My Head

Donovan

01. You’re Gonna Need Sombondy On Your Bond

02. Catch The Wind

Them

03. Here Comes The Night

04. Turn On Your Love Light

The Searchers

05. Bumble Bee

06. Let The Good Times Roll

Dusty Springfield with The Echoes

07. Dancing In The Street

08. Mockingbird

09. I Can’t Hear You

The Animals

10. Boom Boom

11. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood

12. Talkin’ ’bout You

The Kinks

13. You Really Got Me

14. Tired Of Waiting For You

The Beatles

15. I Feel Fine

16. She’s A Woman

17. Baby’s In Black

18. Ticket To Ride

19. Long Tall Sally

NME Poll Winners Concert - 1965-04-11 - London, UK (SBD)

The 1960s - #3: The New Musical Express was the British equivalent of Billboard magazine, posting weekly charts of the best selling singles and albums in the UK. The magazine also hosted an annual concert in which bands voted the best the magazine’s readers would perform and accept their awards. Last April, we posted the 1964 New Musical Express (NME) Poll Winners Concert, which featured performances by both the Rolling Stones and The Beatles. Today, we post the 1965 version of that show, from April 11 of that year, a half century ago today. The Beatles again headline the show, which also features The Rolling Stones, The Moody Blues, Herman’s Hermits, Donovan, Them, The Animals, The Kinks and Dusty Springfield. As someone who shared this recording quipped: “This one-day rock festival is a snapshot of rock the moment before it became rebellious. Bob Dylan hadn’t given The Beatles their first joint yet, The Stones were mop tops and The Who weren’t yet at My Generation.” If this was the swan song of 3 minute pop music, making way for more complex rock music, then what a way to go!