Simon & Garfunkel - 1975-10-18 - SNL, New York, NY (TV SBD)

Simon & Garfunkel

1975-10-18

Saturday Night Live

NBC Studios

30 Rockefeller Center

New York, NY

TV SBD

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. The Boxer

02. Scarborough Fair

03. My Little Town

Simon & Garfunkel - 1975-10-18 - SNL, New York, NY (TV SBD)

Simon & Garfunkel entered the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990, the first induction of two for Simon and Garfunkel's only one.  James Tyalor handled the induction speech for the duo.  Musch to the delight ad surprise of those at the ceremony, the 2 took the stage together for 2 songs.

Speaking of surprise reunions, that's exactly what happened on SNL on October 18, 1975, 51 years ago today.  After Simon played several solo tunes, Garfunkle joined him for three songs, as captured in this TV soundboard recording.  On just the 2nd episode of the show, the stage was set that SNL would be the place where not only comedy magic transpired, but also unforgettable musical moments would occur.

Paul Simon - 1975-10-18 - SNL, New York, NY (TV SBD)

Paul Simon

1975-10-18

Saturday Night Live

NBC Studios

30 Rockefeller Center

New York, NY

TV SBD

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Still Crazy After All These Years

02. Loves Me Like a Rock

03. Marie

04. Gone At Last

05. American Tune

Paul Simon - 1975-10-18 - SNL, New York, NY (TV SBD)

In 2001, Paul Simon became a 2 time inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame, having been honored pereviously for his time with Simon & Garfunkel.  More on that later today!

On October 11, 1975, Saturday Night Live debuted on late night television, and over a half century later, the rest as they say is history.  The 2 musical guests that night were Janis Ian and Billy Preston.  The next week, on October 18, 1975, 51 years ago today, the two musical guest would one day both become Rock & Roll Hall oF Famers. This TV soundboard recording captures Paul Simon's set that night, 5 songs, far more than the 2 or 3 tunes that woulkd become standard in future years.  Stop back later today for more from this show.

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-10-04 - Detroit, MI (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

& the E Street Band

1975-10-04

Palace Theater

Detroit, MI

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out 

02. Spirit In The Night

03. It's Gonna Work Out Fine 

04. She's The One 

05. Born To Run 

06. The E Street Shuffle

07. Backstreets 

08. Kitty's Back 

CD 2:

01. Band Introduction 

02. Jungleland 

03. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) 

04. Detroit Medley 

05. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) 

06. Ain't Too Proud To Beg 

07. Quarter To Three 

08. Little Queenie 

09. Twist And Shout 

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-10-04 - Detroit, MI (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 1999, aong with Billy Joel, Dusty Springfield, and Sir Paul McCartney, just to name a few others. At the time the Hall did his long time back up group, the legendary E Street Band, a disservice by not including them. Springsteen made up for it by inviting the entire band to attend the ceremony, and then bringing them on stage. As he and the band had not played together since 1989, it was a historic moment that became much more. Soon after, a reunion tour was announced. To paraphrase the Blues Brother’s movie “they’re putting the band back together”. By the way, the injustice of omitting the E-Streeters from the hall was corrected in 2014. 

This soundboard recording goes back to the year that made it clear that Bruce would one day be elected to the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame. In 1975, Springsteen wound up on the covers of both Time and Newsweek on October 27 of that year, Two of his most famous series of gigs in 1975 were the August run at the Bottom Line in New York and his stand at the Roxy in Los Angeles in late October. This soundboard recording captures Bruce in between those 2 runs, in Detriot on Octoiber 4, 1975, 51 years ago today.

Santana - 1975-04-11 - Beacon Theatre, NY, NY (SBD)

Santana 

1975-04-11

Beacon Theatre 

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Black Magic Woman

02. Oye Como Va

03. Blues Prelude

04. Time Waits For No One

05. Give And Take

06. Incident At Neshabur

07. Savor

08. Soul Sacrifice

Santana - 1975-04-11 - Beacon Theatre, NY,  NY (SBD)

Santana was part of the 1998 Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame class hat also featured The Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, and The Mama's & The Papas. Interestingly, while Peter Green was inducted with Fleetwood Mac, he performed alongside Santana on Black Magic Women, a song he wrote during his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, but that was made famous by Santana.  

This soundboard recording captures Santana at the Beacon Theater in New York on April 11, 1975, 51 years ago today. Please note that the date on the artwork is incorrect - the Sanatamigos website confirms the 4-11 date as correct.

Muddy Waters - 1975-04-07 - Boston, MA (FM)

Muddy Waters

1975-04-07

Paul's Mall

Boston, MA 

WBCN-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. After Hours > Muddy intro

02. Can't Get No Grindin'

03. County Jail

04. Kansas City

05. Funny Sounds

06. Baby Please Don't Go

07. Caldonia

08. Everything Gonna Be Alright

09. Got My Mojo Workin'

10. DJ Talk

11. Got My Mojo Workin' encore

12. Happy Birthday To Muddy 

Muddy Waters - 1975-04-07 - Boston, MA (FM)

Every now and then, the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame gets something roght, like when in 1987, at the 2nd induction ceremony, 3 blues legends - Muddy Waters, B.B. King, and Bo Didley all  took their rightful place in the hall.  That was the largest class in the institution's history and also included that Aretha Franklin,  Big Joe Turner, Bill Haley, Carl Perkins, Clyde McPhatter, Eddie Cochran, Jackie Wilson, The Coasters, Marvin Gaye, Ricky Nelson, Roy Orbison and Smokey Robinson. Paul Butterfield handled the induction speech for Muddy. 

This soundboard recording captures the man born McKinley Morganfield in Boston, on April 7, 1975, 51 years ago today.

Peter Frampton - 1975-04-01 - London, UK (FM)

Peter Frampton

1975-04-01

BBC Studios

London, UK

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Something's Happening

02. It's A Plain Shame

03. (I'll Give You) Money

04. Do You Feel Like We Do

Peter Frampton - 1975-04-01 - London, UK (FM)

Peter Frampton was finally inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 2024, 4 dozen years after the album that made him a star. It was also the disc came to define rock and roll in the mid 1970's. FM rock stations began to play more album oriented rock (AOR), as Frampton's album and other similar work came to be called. Other bands attempted to copy Frampton Comes Alive, but unfortunately the results were usually excessive, over produced, and downright boring. Other rebelled against the AOR sound and movements such as disco, punk and new wave emerged. All that, from 1 album. If you want to read more about the impact of Frampton Comes Alive and the dramatic changes in music in 1976, pick up the book, I Hate New Music, by Dave Thompson.

In any event, this FM broadcast captures Frampton on the cusp of the sucess spawned by his legendary album, playing 4 tracks at the BBC studios in London on April 1, 1975, 51 years ago today.  

Elvis Presley - 1975-04-01 - Las Vegas, NV (Dinner) (SBD)

Elvis Presley

1975-04-01

Dinner Show

Las Vegas Hilton

Las Vegas , NV

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Also Sprach Zarathustra 

02. See See Rider 

03. Love Me 

04. If You Love Me (Let Me Know) 

05. And I Love You So 

06. Big Boss Man 

07. The Wonder Of You 

08. Burning Love 

09. Introductions 

10. My Boy 

11. I'll Remember You 

12. Let Me Be There 

13. How Great Thou Art 

14. Hound Dog

15. Fairytale 

16. Can't Help Falling In Love 

17. Closing Vamp 

Elvis Presley - 1975-04-01 - Las Vegas, NV (Dinner) (SBD)

Elvis Presley was part of the inaugural class inducted Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame in 1986 - what else would you expect for a man nicknamed "The King".  Also inducted that year were  Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Fat Domino, The Everly Brothers, James Brown, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis - every one a no brainer. The only sad part was so many of them were no longer with us to celebrate their achievement.

This soundboard recording captures Elvis during one of his semi-annual Las Vegas residencies, diring the dinner show at the Las vegas Hilton on April 1, 1975, 51 years ago today.  Just over 2 years after this performance, we would lose Elvis to years of drug and alcohol abuse - he was just 42 years old.

Paul McCartney & Wings - 1975-11-13 - Melbourne, Australia (SBD)

Paul McCartney & Wings

1975-11-13

Wings Down Under The World

Myer Music Bowl

Melbourne, Australia

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. Venus And Mars > 

03. Rockshow

04. Jet

05. Let Me Roll It

06. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt 

07. Little Woman > C Moon

08. Maybe I'm Amazed

09. Lady Madonna 

10. The Long And Winding Road 

11. Live And Let Die

12. Picasso's Last Words 

13. Richard Corey 

14. Bluebird

15. I've Just Seen A Face

16. Blackbird

17. Yesterday

18. You Gave Me The Answer

19. Magneto And Titanum Man

20. Go Now

21. Call Me Back Again

22. My Love

23. Listen To What The Man Said

24. Horn Section Intro

25. Letting Go

26. Medicine Jar

27. Band On The Run

28. Hi Hi Hi 

29. Soily 

Paul McCartney & Wings - 1975-11-13 - Melbourne, Australia (SBD)

1970s - #4: When Paul McCartney founded Wings in late 1971, then took the band on a 1972 tour of English Universities, traveling by bus and showing up unannounced and asking to play, many though the ex-Beatle had lost his mind. Sir Paul, however, knew just what he was doing. Between 1973 and 1975, McCartney and Wings would score 3 consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard charts - Red Rose Speedway, Band On The Run and Venus & Mars. He launched the Wings Over The World Tour in September 1975, visiting Europe and then heading off to Australia. Of course, the culmination of that tour would be the North American leg the following Spring, which would come on the heels of his 4th straight #1 disc, Wings At The Speed of Sound, and generate his 5th consecutive one, Wings Over America, the 3 disc live set recorded during that tour. This soundboard recording captures his show in Melbourne on November 11, 1975, 5 decades today.

Jerry Garcia Band - 1975-10-12 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

Jerry Garcia Band

1975-10-12

Keystone

Berkeley, CA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Intro

02. How Sweet It Is

03. Catfish John

04. That's What Love Will Make You Do

05. You Win Again

06. Pig's Boogie

07. Band Introductions > Teddy Bear's Picnic > Tuning

08. Mississippi Moon

09. Money Honey

10. Road Runner

2nd Set:

01. Mission in the Rain

02. All By Myself

03. Tough Mama

04. Lady Sleeps >

05. No Time

06. Mystery Train

07. I'll Take a Melody

08. Edward

Jerry Garcia Band - 1975-10-12 - Berkeley, CA (Ex Aud)

JGB 1975 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd half of our Back To Back set featuring the Jerry Garcia Band at the Keystone in Berkeley.  This one is an excellent audience recording from October 12, 1975, 5 decades ago today.

Jerry Garcia Band - 1975-10-11 - Berkeley, CA (SBD)

Jerry Garcia Band

1975-10-11

Keystone

Berkeley, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set

01. Tuning 

02. All By Myself 

03. Catfish John 

04. That's What Love Will Make You Do 

05. It's Too Late 

06. Crowd 

07. Teddy Bear's Picnic 

08. Pig's Boogie 

09. Crazy Arms 

10. Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 

11. (I'm A) Road Runner 

2nd Set:

01. Tuning 

02. Let It Rock 

03. Tore Up Over You 

04. Mission In The Rain

05. Lady Sleeps >

06. No Time 

07. Mystery Train

08. Edward 

Jerry Garcia Band - 1975-10-11 - Berkeley, CA (SBD)

JGB 1975 - Back To Back - #1: According to the blog Lost Live Dead, The Keystone Berkeley was a sawdust covered dump in a sketchy area of town that sold overpriced, watered down beer to a crowd of doubtful lunatics who were never going to be employee of the month, if they even had jobs. Incredibly, Jerry Garcia, even after he and the Dead were selling millions of albums and selling out 80,000 seat stadiums, continued to play the Keystone. In fact, according to the blog Jerry Garcia’s Brokedown Palaces, he played the Keystone at least 206 times between 1971 and 1984. Garcia shows at the Keystone almost never sold tickets in advance. Rather, they were available day of show only, first come, first serve for in a venue that officially held about 500 people Usually, Jerry didn’t come on stage until after 11:00 pm and shows ran right up until 2:00 am - last call - making for very late weeknights for those in attendance. My guess is lots of folks called in sick to work or school the next day. In any event, this soundboard recording captures the Jerry Garcia Band at the Keystone on October 11, 1975, a half century ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow for the r2nd half of this Back To Back set.

Roger McGuinn - 1975-09-10 - Bottom Line, New York, NY (FM)

Roger McGuinn 

1975-09-10

Bottom Line

New York, NY

WNEW-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. WNEW Introduction

02. Ballad Of Easy Rider

03. Lover Of The Bayou

04. Chimes Of Freedom

05. Mr. Spaceman

06. Lost My Drivin' Wheel

07. I'm Going Down To The Country

08. You Ain't Goin' Nowhere

09. Chestnut Mare

10. Tiffany Queen

11. Bulldog

12. Band Introductions

13. Mr. Tamborine Man

14. Turn, Turn, Turn

15. Born To Rock And Roll

16. Somebody Loves You

17. So You Want To Be A Rock & Roll Star

18. instrumental jam outro

19. WNEW credits

20. Eight Miles High

21. Roll Over Beethoven

Roger McGuinn  - 1975-09-10 - Bottom Line, New York, NY (FM)

Roger McGuinn's only Farm Aid appearance was at the July 4, 1986 festival held at Manor Down Race Track in Texas.

This WNEW-FM broadcast captures him 9 years earlier, at the legendary Bottom Line in New York, on September 10, 1975, a half century ago today. Soon after this performance, McGuinn would join Bob Dylan on tour as part of the Rolling Thunder Revue!

Led Zeppelin - 1975-03-25 - Inglewood, CA (Ex Aud)

Led Zeppelin

1975-03-25

The Forum

Inglewood, CA

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included 

01. Rock And Roll

02. Sick Again

03. Over The Hills & Far Away

04. In My Time Of Dying

05. The Song Remains The Same

06. The Rain Song

07. Kashmir

08. No Quarter

09. Trampled Underfoot

10. Moby Dick

11. Dazed & Confused

12. Stairway To Heaven

13. Whole Lotta Love

14. Black Dog

Led Zeppelin - 1975-03-25 - Inglewood, CA (Ex Aud)

Led Zep 1975 - Back to Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd part of our Back to Back set featuring Led Zep in Inglewood in 1975.  This one is an excellent audience recording from legendary taper Mike Millard from March 25, 1975, 5 decades ago today.

Led Zeppelin - 1975-03-24 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Led Zeppelin

1975-03-24 

The Forum

Inglewood, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Introduction

02. Rock And Roll

03. Sick Again

04. Over The Hills And Far Away

05. In My Time Of Dying

06. The Song Remains The Same

07. The Rain Song

08. Kashmir

CD 2:

01. No Quarter

02. Trampled Underfoot

03. Moby Dick

CD 3:

01. Dazed And Confused

02. Stairway To Heaven

03. Whole Lotta Love

04. Black Dog

05. Heartbreaker

Led Zeppelin - 1975-03-24 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Led Zep 1975 - Back to Back - #1: During the decade of the 1970s, one band towered above all others - the mighty Led Zeppelin. Their 1975 tour found the band at the peak of their powers, both in the studio and on stage. As the tour launched, Led Zep released the double album Physical Graffiti, which went to #1 on the charts in both the US and UK. The disc also received strong critical reviews. Billboard magazine gave the disc 5 stars while Rolling stone wrote that Physical Graffiti was "the band's Tommy, Beggar's Banquet and Sgt. Pepper rolled into one." On stage, after some early issues due to Page having suffered a broken finger and Plant contacting the flu, the band rounded into form, playing one memorable show after another. In fact, by the end of the run, Plant proclaimed "this has been our most successful tour on every level and I had a great time all the way through." This soundboard recording captures Led Zep in Los Angeles on March 24, 1975, a half century ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow for part 2 of this Back To Back set.

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-10-11 - Red Bank NJ (SBD)

Bruce Springsteen

1975-10-11

Carlton Theater

Red Bank, NJ

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Incident On 57th Street

02. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out

03. Spirit In The Night

04. It's Gonna Work Out Fine

05. She's The One

06. Born To Run

07. The E Street Shuffle

08. Backstreets

CD 2:

01. Kitty's Back

02. Jungleland 

03. Intro

04. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)

05. 4th Of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)

06. Quarter To Three

07. Carol

08. The Detroit Medley

Bruce Springsteen - 1975-10-11 - Red Bank NJ (SBD)

1970s - #3: In 1975, Springsteen wound up on the covers of both Time and Newsweek on October 27 of that year, Two of his most famous series of gigs in 1975 were the August run at the Bottom Line in New York and his stand at the Roxy In Los Angeles in late October. In between those 2, he returned home to New Jersey for 2 shows in Red Bank, just about 6 miles away from where he grew up in Long Branch. This soundboard recording captures Bruce and The E Street Band on night 2 in Red Bank, on October 11, 1975, 49 years ago today. Download this one to hear this Bruce just 2 weeks before he went from NJ rocker to national icon.

Linda Ronstadt - 1975-09-22 - San Jose, CA (SBD)

Linda Ronstadt
1975-09-22
Early & Late Shows
San Jose Center For Performing Arts
San Jose, California
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

Early Show:
01. Colorado
02. That'll Be The Day
03. Love Has No Pride
04. Silver Threads And Golden Needles
05. Willin'
06. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
07. When Will I Be Loved
08. Faithless Love
09. Still In Love With You
10. Desperado
11. Love Is A Rose
12. Band Introductions
13. Long Long Time
14. You're No Good
15. Heatwave
16. Heart Like A Wheel

Late Show:
01. Willin'
02. It Doesn't Matter Anymore
03. When Will I Be Loved
04. Faithless Love
05. Still In Love With You
06. Desperado
07. Band Introductions
08. Long Long Time
09. You're No Good
10. Heatwave
11. Register To Vote Speech
12. Take It Easy (with Jackson Browne)

Linda Ronstadt - 1975-09-22 - San Jose, CA (SBD)

Early in her career, despite being a favorite of critics, Linda Ronstadt had limited commercial success.  That all changed in 1975. Her album, Heart Like A Wheel, went to number 1 on the Billboard charts, and spawned the number 1 single, You’re No Good, as well as the number #2 hit, When Will I Be Loved. The album went multi-platinum, selling over 2 million copies, and was nominated for a Grammy Award. In March, Rolling Stone featured Ronstadt on its cover, the first of 6 times her photo would grace the front of that publication. Later that year, in September, she released the album Prisoner In Disguise, which would reach the top 5 on the charts and sell over 1 million copies. The single from that disc, Heat Wave, a remake of the 1963 hit by Martha & The Vandellas, would also make the top 5 on the Billboard charts. This soundboard recording captures Ronstadt just after the release of Prisoner In Disguise, in San Jose on September 22 1975, 49 years ago today. Download this one to hear Linda the year she became the Queen of Rock & Roll!

Paul McCartney & Wings - 1975-09-06 - Borehamwood, UK (Vg Aud + SBD)

Paul McCartney & Wings

1975-09-06

Public Rehersal

Elstree Studios

Hertfordshire, UK

Very Good Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Live And Let Die

02. Call Me Back Again 

03. My Love 

04. Listen To What The Man Says 

05. Band On The Run 

06. The Long And Winding Road 

07. Medicine Jar 

08. Go Now 

09. Juniors Farm 

10. Letting Go 

11. Blackbird 

12. Yesterday 

13. I've Just Seen A Face 

14. Picasso's Last Words 

15. Richard Cory

16. Bluebird

17. Hi, Hi, Hi 

Private Rehearsals - Part 1

Early September 1975

Elstree Studios

Hertfordshire, UK

Soundboard Recordings

01. Venus And Mars > Rock Show > Jet

02. Let Me Roll It

03. Spirits Of Ancient Egypt

04. Medicine Jar

05. Lady Madonna

06. The Long And Winding Road

07. Live And Let Die

08. Call Me Back Again 

09. Picasso's Last Words > Richard Cory

10. Bluebird

11. I've Just Seen A Face

12. Blackbird

13. Yesterday

14. You Gave Me The Answer

15. Magneto And Titanium Man

16. Go Now

17. My Love

18. Listen To What The Man Said

19. Letting Go

20. Band On The Run

21. Hi Hi Hi

22. Soily

Private Rehearsals - Part 2

Early September 1975

Elstree Studios

Hertfordshire, UK

Soundboard Recordings

01. Little Woman Love > C Moon #1

02. Suicide

03. You Gave Me The Answer

04. Ol' Man River

05. Stealin'

06. Junior's Farm #1

07. Junior's Farm #2

08. Little Woman Love + C Moon #2

09. Let 'Em In

10. Live And Let Die

11. Soily

Private Rehearsals - Part 3

Early September 1975

Elstree Studios

Hertfordshire, UK

Soundboard Recordings

01. Live And Let Die

02. Call Me Back Again

03. Picasso's Last Words > Richard Cory

04. Bluebird

05. I've Just Seen A Face

06. Blackbird

07. Yesterday

08. You Gave Me The Answer

09. Magneto And Titanium Man

10. Go Now

11. Letting Go

12. Maybe I'm Amazed

Paul McCartney & Wings - 1975-09-06 - Borehamwood, UK (Vg Aud + SBD)

When Paul McCartney founded Wings in late 1971, then took the band on a 1972 tour of English Universities, traveling by bus and showing up unannounced and asking to play, many though the ex-Beatle had lost his mind. Sir Paul, however, knew just what he was doing. Between 1973 and 1975, McCartney and Wings would score 3 consecutive #1 albums on the Billboard charts - Red Rose Speedway, Band On The Run and Venus & Mars. He launched the Wings Over The World Tour in September 1975, visiting Europe and then heading off to Australia. Of course, the culmination of that tour would be the North American leg the following Spring, which would come on the heels of his 4th straight #1 disc, Wings At The Speed of Sound, and generate his 5th consecutive one, Wings Over America, the 3 disc live set recorded during that tour.  Today we bring you the rehearsals for that historic tour, from September 1975. The bad news - the public rehearsal from September 6, 1975, 49 years ago today, is a sometimes very good, sometimes just good, audience recording.  The good news - the private rehearsals, held somewhere between September 1 and 5 (hard to pin down the exact dates) are excellent soundboard recordings. I've done my best to list all the song from those rehearsals, but with 5 different sources, to work with, its quite possible I missed a few. That said, I've included everything in my upload so you can enjoy it all and sort it out for yourself!

Frank Sinatra - 1975-09-01 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

Frank Sinatra

1975-09-01

Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon

Uris Theater

New York, NY

TV Soundboard Recording

160 kbps

Artwork Included

01. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Nelson Riddle Arrangement)

02. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown

03. Monologue

04. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

05. Monologue

06. I Believe I’m Gonna Love You

07. They Can’t Take That Away From Me

08. Monologue

09. The Lady Is A Tramp

10. Monologue

11. Nice ‘N’ Easy

12. Let Me Try Again

13. Nancy (Parody by Jerry Lewis)

14. I Believe I’m Gonna Love You

15. But Beautiful

16. Monologue

17. Where Or When

18. My Kind Of Town

19. Something

20. I Believe I’m Gonna Love You

21. Monologue

22. This Love Of Mine

23. Monologue

24. Send In The Clowns

25. Monologue

26. I’ve Got You Under My Skin

27. Farewell

Frank Sinatra - 1975-09-01 - New York, NY (TV SBD)

For those of you who are old like me, you'll remember when Labor Day weekend meant the Jerry Lewis telethon to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy.  The telethon would start Sunday night and run through Labor day, with Lewis and countless guest stars appealing to viwers at home to call and donate.  Frank Sintatra made his first appearanc on the telethon on September 1, 1975, 49 years ago today, as captured in this TV soundboard recording.  Frank came on stage 3 different times, with each short set including the tune, I Believe I'm Gonna Love You..  By the way, it was Frank who at the next year's telethon reunited Lewis and former partner Dean Martin, who hadn't spoken to one another for 20 years, an emotional moment you can watch here.

Eric Clapton - 1975-08-09 - Palo Alto, CA (Ex Aud)

Eric Clapton

1975-08-09

Frost Amphitheatre

Stanford University

Palo Alto, CA

August 9-1975

Excellent Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Layla 

02. Knockin' On Heaven's Door 

03. Tell the Truth 

04. Can't Find My Way Home (Yvonne Elliman vocal)

05. Key to the Highway 

06. Carnival

70. Teach Me To Be Your Woman

08. Badge

CD 2:

01. Tuning

02. Better Make it Through Today 

03. Blues Power 

04. Ramblin' On My Mind 

05. Let it Rain 

06. Eyesight to the Blind*

with Carlos Santana

Eric Clapton - 1975-08-09 - Palo Alto, CA (Ex Aud) 

In the summer of 1969, Eric Clapton was on tour as part of Blind Faith, the "super group" he had formed earlier that year with Ginger Baker and Steve Winwood.  Clapton was already growing tired of the group, especially the recurrence of the infighting with Ginger Baker, which previously had plagued the final days of Cream. Perhaps that explains why he and the rest of Blind Faith were on different pages when it came to Woodstock.  EC wanted to play the festival but was over ruled by the rest of the band.  Instead they played a show in Santa Barbara, CA, about as far away from Woodstock as you could get!

In any event, this excellent audience recording captures Clapton 6 years after Woodstock, on his 2nd solo tour after his 1974 comeback, in Plao Alto, on August 8, 1975, 49 years ago this very day.  By the way, he gets some help from Woodstock veteran Carlos Santana on the final track!

Led Zeppelin - 1975-03-21 - Seattle, WA (SBD)

Led Zeppelin 

1975-03-21 

Seattle Center Coliseum

Seattle WA

Soundboard Recording

256 kbps

Artwork Include

01. Rock and Roll

02. Sick Again

03. Over the Hills And Far Away

04. In My Time Of Dying

05. The Song Remains The Same

06. The Rain Song

07. Kashmir

08. No Quarter

09. Since I've Been Loving You

10. Trampled Underfoot

11. Moby Dick

12. Dazed And Confused (With fragments of For What its Worth, Woodstock. & I Shot the Sheriff)

13. Stairway To Heaven

14. Whole Lotta Love

15. Out On The Tiles (intro) > Black Dog

16. Communication Breakdown

17. Heartbreaker

Led Zeppelin - 1975-03-21 - Seattle, WA (SBD)

Led Zeppelin was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame in 1995, at the head of a class that also included Neil Young, Janis Joplin, the Allman Brothers and Frank Zappa, just to name a few. All 3 surviving members - Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones - attended the ceremony. While the 3 put aside any differences for their set, with the late John Bonhan's son, Jason, on drums. during the induction speech Page and Jones took several shots at one another, resulting in some uncomfortable meoments for all in attendance.

This soundboard recording captures Led Zep in Seattle on March 21, 1976, 40 years ago today, during a tour that found the band at the peak of their powers, both in the studio and on stage. As the tour launched, Led Zep released the double album Physical Graffiti, which went to number 1 on the charts in both the US and UK. The disc also received strong critical reviews. Billboard magazine gave the disc 5 stars while Rolling stone wrote that Physical Graffiti was "the band's Tommy, Beggar's Banquet and Sgt. Pepper rolled into one." On stage, after some early issues due to Page having suffered a broken finger and Plant contacting the flu, the band rounded into form, playing one memorable show after another. In fact, by the end of the run, Plant proclaimed "this has been our most successful tour on every level and I had a great time all the way through." 

Led Zeppelin - 1975-02-28 - Baton Rouge, LA (SBD)

Led Zeppelin
1975-02-28
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, LA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Rock And Roll
02. Sick Again
03. Over The Hills And Far Away
04. In My Time Of Dying
05. The Song Remains The Same
06. The Rain Song
07. Kashmir
08. No Quarter
09. Trampled Underfoot
10. Moby Dick
11. Dazed And Confused
12. Stairway To Heaven
13. Whole Lotta Love
14. Black Dog

Led Zeppelin - 1975-02-28 - Baton Rouge, LA (SBD)

When Led Zeppelin launched their North American tour on January 18, 1975, it had been almost 2 years since their last tour, the longest break from performing that the band had taken at that point in their career.  The tour had a bit of a rocky start, as guitarist Jimmy Page was suffering from a broken finger that forced him to use a three finger playing technique during many of the early shows. In addition, Robert Plant contracted a bad case of the flu early in the tour, causing the cancellation of one show and negatively affecting his singing during several others.  The band also needed to work out the kinks associated with incorporating new material from their soon to be released album, Physical Graffiti, into their set list. By February, however,  the band seemed to have overcome all those issues, playing as powerfully as they had at any point in their long storied career. This soundboard recording captures them in Baton Rouge on February 28, 1975, 49 years ago today, from Baton Rouge. When the tour ended, Plant commented that "This has been our most successful tour on every level and I had great time all the way through."