Neil Young - 1986-10-25 - Atlanta, GA (SBD)

Neil Young 

& Crazy Horse

1986-10-25

The Omni 

Atlanta, GA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Skit

02. Mr. Soul

03. Cinnamon Girl 

04. WHen You Dance, I Can Really Love

05. Down By The River

06. Too Lonely

07. Skit

08. Heart Of Gold

09. Inca Queen

10. After The Goldrush

11. The Road Of Plenty 

12. Drive Back

13. Opera Star (false start)

14. Opera Star

15. Skit

16. Cortez The Killer 

17. Sample And Hold

18. Computer Age

19. Skit

20. Violent Side

21. Mideast Vacation

22. Long Walk Hom

23. Needle And The Damage Done

24. Hippie Dream

25. Powderfinger

26. Like A Hurricane

27. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

28. Skit

29. Prisoners Of Rock & Roll

Neil Young - 1986-10-25 - Atlanta, GA (SBD)

Like the Allman Brothers who we discussed earlier this month, Neil Young was another member of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 1995, which featured the induction of Led Zeppelin. For Neil, it was his second induction, the first having come two years earlier as a member of Buffalo Springfield.

This soundboard recording captures Neil in Atlanta on October 25, 1986, 4 decades ago today.  That tour with Crazy Horse was a comeback for Young, who spent the early part of the decade recording music that confounded his fans and critics alike. After signing on with Geffen Records, he released a series of albums that hardle included the stuff folks had come to know and love: Trans in 1982, an experiment in electronic music, Everybody's Rockin' in 1983, a rockabilly album with the Shocking Pinks, and Old Ways in 1985, a country music disc. In fact, his own record label sued him for making music that was "unrepresentative of himself".  The 1986 In A Rusted Out Garage tour found Neil once again stomping around on stage, with Crazy Horse at his side, playing the fierce, ragged, searing music that had become his hallmark.

Chuck Berry - 1986-10-16 - St. Louis, MO (SBD)

Chuck Berry

1986-10-18

Late Show

Fox Theatre 

St. Louis, MO

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. Maybellene

03. Around & Around

04. No Money Down

05. Sweet Little Sixteen

06. Roll Over Beethoven

07. Interlude Jam #1

08. Brown Eyed Handsome Man

09. Nadine

10. Too Much Monkey Business

11. Johnny B. Goode

12. Interlude Jam #2

13. Almost Grown

14. Little Queen

15. Wee Wee Hours

16. Interlude Jam #3

17. Interlude Jam #4

18. Havana Moon

19. Jo Jo Gunne

20. Everyday I Have The Blues

21. Rock And Roll Music

22. Hoochie Coochie Man

23. Outro Jam #5

Chuck Berry - 1986-10-16 - St. Louis, MO (SBD)

Chuck Berry was a a member of the inaugural class voted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986, alongside such legends as Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, James Brown, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, The Everly Brothers, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Chuck showed why, in the words of Neil Young, "rock & roll will never die", as he led all star jams on such classics as Roll Over Beethoven and Reelin' & Rockin'.

This soundboard recording captures the man who made the duck walk famous in St. Louis, on October 16, 1986, 4 decades ago today.  Parsts of this show, and the earlier one from the same night, were used in the documentary Hail, Hail, Rock 'n' Roll.

Steve Winwood - 1986-09-07 - Saratoga NY (SBD)

Steve Winwood

1986-09-07

Saratoga Performing Arts Center

Saratoga Springs, New York

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys

02. Glad

03. Take It As It Comes

04. Help Me Angel

05. Freedon Overspill

06. Slowdown Sundown

07. Wake Me Up On Judgement Day

08. The Finer Things

09. My Love Is Leaving

10. While You See A Chance

11. Arc Of A Diver

12. Valerie

13. Split Decision

14. Band Intros

15. I'm A Man

16. Higher Love

Steve Winwood - 1986-09-07 - Saratoga NY (SBD)

1986: After Traffic finally disbanded in 1974, Winwood launched a solo recording career. He had some chart success with his 1980 album Arc Of The Diver, but his 1982 disc, Taking Back The Night, did not fare as well. In 1986, however, Winwood released Back In The High Life, an album’s whose title accurately foreshadowed what transpired next. The disc sold over 5 million copies, and the single, Higher Love, went to #1. Winwood won 2 Grammy’s for the album, and was truly back on top of the rock world. This concert catches him the height of his solo success, playing a set filled with Traffic classics as well as tunes from his chart-topping album, in Saratoga, on September 7, 1986, 4 decades ago today. The opening Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys into Glad is a real highlight – just listen to the audience reaction when you download and play this one!  

Bruce Hornsby - 1986-09-03 - Philadelphia, PA (FM)

Bruce Hornsby 

& The Range

1986-09-03

Trocadero Theatre

Philadelphia, PA

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Jacob's Ladder

02. The Way It Is

03. The Long Race

04. Mandolin Rain

05. Piano Solo

06. Red Plains

07. I Know You Rider

08. Every Little Kiss

09. River Runs Low

10. The Wild Frontier

11. On The Western Skyline

12. She's The Best

13. Down The Road Tonight

Bruce Hornsby - 1986-09-03 - Philadelphia, PA (FM)

1986: In August 1986, Bruce Hornsby and the Range released their debut album, The Way It Is. The band also released the title track as the first single from the album and it would become Hornsby’s biggest selling song to date. Driven by the success of the single, the album climbed to #3 on the charts! Critical acclaim accompanied the album’s chart success. Then on February 24, 1987, he capped off an incredible debut year by winning a Grammy for Best New Artist! This FM Broadcast captures him in Philadelphia on September 3, 1986, 4 decades ago today and about a month after The WAy It Is hit record stores. In addition to playing the entire album, Hornsby provided a glimpse into his future as a member of the Grateful Dead, playinb a cover of I Know You Rider.

Don Henley - 1986-08-28 - Long Beach, CA (FM)

Don Henley

1986-08-26

Get Tough On Toxics Benefit

Long Beach Arena

Long Beach, CA

WNEW-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Dirty Laundry

02. Sunset Grill

03. All She Wants To Do Is Dance

04. Cheech Marin banter

05. Born In East L.A.* 

06. Talking To The Moon

07. Band Introductions & message from Glenn Frey.

08. Best Of My Love** 

09. I Can't Tell You Why** 

10. banter

11. You Don't Miss Your Water*** 

12. The Boys Of Summer*** 

13. Life In The Fast Lane** 

14. Leather And Lace**** 

15. Hotel California** 

16. Desperado**

*with Cheech Marin on lead vocal

**with Timothy B. Schmit and Don Felder

***with Mike Campbell

****with Stevie Nicks

Don Henley  - 1986-08-28 - Long Beach, CA (FM)

I saw Don Henley live once, in August 1985 at Pier 84 in New York, with Katrina & The Waves leading in. Henley was on tour in support of the album Building The Perfect Beast, which spawned the top 5 single, The Boys Of Summer. That video for that tune won 4 awards at the 1985 MTV Video Music Awards, including Video Of The Year.

This FM Broadcast captures Henley about a year after I saw him, in Long Beach on August 28, 1986, 4 decades ago this very day.  He was headling a benefit called Get Tough On Toxics, which almost turned into an Eagles reunion.  Glen Frey was also supposed to be on the bill, but had to cancel due to a serious illness. He did appear via video right before Best Of My Love.

Katrina & The Waves - 1986-08-12 - Hoffman Estates, IL (SBD)

Katrina & the Waves
1986-08-12
Poplar Creek
Hoffman Estates, IL
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Birkenhead Garbage Pickers 
02. Is That It
03. Mexico
04. You Want Cryin'
05. Tears for Me
06. Red Wine & Whiskey
07. Walking on Sunshine
08. Sun Street
09. Machine Gun Smith
10. Riding Shotgun
11. Lovely Lindsey
12. Rock Myself to Sleep
13. Game of Love

Katrina & The Waves - 1986-08-12 - Hoffman Estates, IL (SBD)

I saw Katrina & The  Waves live once, leading on for Don Henley at Pier 84 in August 1985. The band was riding a huge wave of popularity thanks to the top 10 single, Walking on Sunshine!

This soundboard recording captures Katrina & The Waves just about a year later, on August 12, 1986, 4 decades ago this very day!

The Bangles - 1986-08-06 - New York, NY (FM)

The Bangles
1986-08-06
Concert For MS
Catch a Rising Star
New York, NY
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included 

01. Let it Go
02. Restless
03. Walking Down Your Street
04. James
05. Going Down to Liverpool
06. He's Got a Secret
07. September Gurls
08. If She Knew What She Wants
09. Return Post
10. Live
11. Different Light
12. Want You
13. Angels Don't Fall In Love
14. Hero Takes a Fall
15. Manic Monday
16. encore break
17. Walk Like an Egyptian

The Bangles - 1986-08-06 - New York, NY (FM)

I only saw The Bangles live once, on Pier 46 in New York on August 4, 1986, right at the height of commercial success. Their album, Different Light. reached #2 on the Billboard Charts, and spawned 4 top 40 singles, including Manic Monday, which went to #2 in April, and Walk Like An Egyptian, which climbed to the top of the charts for 4 weeks in December. 

This FM broadcast captures the band 2 nights after I saw them at a special concert for MS in New York, on August 6, 1986, 4 decades ago this very day!

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty - 1986-06-26 - Minneapolis, MN (SBD)

Bob Dylan 

with Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers 

1986-06-26

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

Minneapolis, MN

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty

01. Tuning

02. So Long Good Luck And Goodbye

03. Positively 4th Street

04. Clean-Cut Kid

05. I'll Remember You

06. Shot Of Love

07. We Had It All

08. Masters Of War

Tom Petty

09. Straight Into Darkness

10. Even The Losers

11. The Waiting

12. Breakdown

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty

13. To Ramona

14. One Too Many Mornings

15. A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall

16. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know

17. Just Like A Woman

18. When The Night Comes Falling From The Sky

19. Lonesome Town

20. Ballad Of A Thin Man

Tom Petty

21. So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star

22. Spike

23. Bye Bye Johnny

24. Refugee

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty

25. Rainy Day Women No. 12 & 35

26. Seeing The Real You At Last

27. Across The Borderline

28. I And I

29. Like A Rolling Stone

30. In The Garden

Encore (Bob Dylan with Tom Petty):

31. Encore Break

32. Blowin' In The Wind

33. Let The Good Times Roll

34. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty - 1986-06-26 - Minneapolis, MN (SBD)

I saw Tom Petty live once, in April 1983 at the Brendan Byrne (later the Continental Airlines, and finally, the Izod) Arena. Nick Lowe was the lead-in band, making for quite a new wave night of music. I've seen Bob Dylan on 3 occasions - with the Grateful Dead serving as his back up band for a set in 1987 (after the Dead played 2 sets of their own!), as a headliner in 1989, and as the lead in band for the Dead in 1995, their last tour before Jerry Garcia passed away.

What I haven't seen is Dylan and Petty on stage together, but that's just what happened in Minneapolis on June 26, 1986, 4 decades ago this very day, as captured in this soundboard recording. Believe it or not, the 1986 Dylan/Petty tour was an outgrowth of two major concert events – Live Aid and Farm Aid. At the end of his set at Live Aid, Dylan said "I hope that some of the money…maybe they can just take a little bit of it, maybe…one or two million, maybe…and use it, say, to pay the mortgages on some of the farms and, the farmers here, owe to the banks…". While that comment angered Live Aid organizer Bob Geldorf, it did help spark the effort to organize Farm Aid. The first Farm Aid show was held just 2 months after Live Aid, on September 22, 1985. Both Dylan and Petty played at that show and struck up a mutual friendship. That led to Dylan inviting Petty and the Heartbreakers to serve as his backup band for his 1986/1987 True Confessions tour. The Dylan/Petty collaboration would later continue in the Traveling Wilburys.  

 

Belinda Carlisle - 1986-05-06 - Los Angeles, CA (TV SBD)

Belinda Carlisle

1986-05-06

Roxy Theater

West Hollywood, CA

TV Soundboad Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. I Need A Disguise

02. Gotta Get To You

03. Vacation*

04. Lust To Love

05. From The Heart

06. Band Of Gold

07. I Feel The Magic

08. Our Lips Are Sealed*

09. Shot In The Dark

10. We Got the Beat

11. Mad About You

Encore:

12. Since You've Gone

13. Head Over Heels

*on the single track

Belinda Carlisle - 1986-05-06 - Los Angeles, CA (TV SBD)

After the Go Gos broke up in 1983, the band's former lead singer, Belinda Carlisle, embarked on a solo career.  In 1985, she released her first album, appropriately titled Belinda, which climbed to #13 on the Billboard charts and featured the single, Mad About You. This TV soundboard recording captures Belinda previweing herdebut disc at a concert at the Roxy on May 6, 1986, 4 decades ago today.  Note: The download folder contains 11 indiividual tracks from the show plus a single mp3 of the entore concert.  While I don't have individual tracks for Vacation or Our Lips Are Sealed, they are included on the the single mp3.

James Taylor - 1986-03-27 - Baden-Baden, Germany (TV SBD)

James Taylor

1986-03-27

Ohne Filter

SWF Studios

Baden-Baden, Germany

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. You Can Close Your Eyes 

02. Sweet Baby James 

03. Wandering

04. Carolina In My Mind 

05. That's Why I'm Here 

06. Only A Dream In Rio 

07. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight 

08. Handy Man 

09. Country Road 

10. Walking Man 

11. Your Smiling Face

12. Long Ago And Far Away

13. Traffic Jam > Sea Cruise 

14. Everyday 

15. Fire And Rain

16. Mexico 

17. Brother Trucker 

18. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)

19. You've Got A Friend

20. Steamroller Blues 

James Taylor - 1986-03-27 - Baden-Baden, Germany (TV SBD)

1980s - #7: In the early 1980s, James Taylor found his life falling apart around him. His marriage to Carly Simon ended, he was once again hooked on drugs, close friends John Belushi and Dennis Wilson both died tragically, and his music career had stalled. He thought it might be time to retire. Then he was invited to play at the Rock in Rio Festival in Rio De Janiero in January 1985 and his life changed dramatically. In an interview years later, Taylor described the experience as follows: “We put the band together and went down and it was just an amazing response. I played to 300,000 people. They not only knew my music, they knew things about it and were interested in aspects of it that to that point had only interested me. To have that kind of validation right about then was really what I needed. It helped get me back on track.” He penned the tune Only a Dream in Rio as a tribute to that night, filling the song with hopeful lyrics such as “I was there that very day and my heart came back alive.” This soundboard recording captures the rejuvenated JT about 15 months later, in Germany, on March 27, 1986, 4 decades ago today.

Jerry Garcia - 1986-11-14 - San Rafael, CA (SBD)

Jerry Garcia 

with John Kahn

1986-11-14

Bread & Roses Benefit

Marin County Veterans Auditorium

San Rafael, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Deep Elem Blues

02. Friend Of The Devil

03. Spike Driver Blues

04. Little Sadie

05. Oh Babe It Ain't No Lie

06. Been All Around This World

07. Ripple

08. Goodnight Irene

Jerry Garcia - 1986-11-14 - San Rafael, CA (SBD)

1980s - #3: On July 7, 1986, after a Grateful Dead show in Washington DC, Jerry Garcia lapsed into a near fatal diabetic coma, which lasted for 5 days. When he finally recovered, he needed to re-teach himself how to play guitar! Incredibly, Garcia was back on stage by October, performing several solo shows. This soundboard recording captures him playing an acoustic set with long time bass player John Kahn, at the Bread and Roses Festival in San Rafael on November 11, 1986, 39 years ago today.

Neil Young - 1986-10-18 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Neil Young 

& Crazy Horse

1986-10-18

Rosemont Horizon 

Chicago, IL

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Skit

02. Mr. Soul

03. Cinnamon Girl (Incomplete)

04. Touch The Night

05. Down By The River

06. Skit

07. Heart Of Gold

08. Inca Queen

09. After The Goldrush

10. Too Lonely (False Start)

11. Too Lonely

12. Opera Star (Incomplete)

13. Skit

14. The Road Of Plenty

15. Cortez The Killer (Incomplete)

16. Sample and Hold

17. Computer Age

18. Skit

19. Violent Side

20. Mideast Vacation

21. Long Walk Home

22. Needle And The Damage Done

23. Hippie Dream

24. Powderfinger

25. Hey Hey, My My (Into the Black)

26. Prisoners Of Rock & Roll

Neil Young - 1986-10-18 - Chicago, IL (SBD)

Neil 1986 - Back To Back - #2: As promised yesterday, here's the the 2nd part of our Back To Back set featuring Neil Young and Crazy Horse in 1986. This one is a soundboard recording from  Chicago from October 18, 1986, 39 years ago today.

Neil Young - 1986-10-17 - Minneapolis, MN (SBD)

Neil Young 

& Crazy Horse

1986-10-17

Met Center

Blooington, MN

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Mr. Soul

02. Cinnamon Girl

03. When You Dance I Can Really Love

04. Touch The Night

05. Down By The River

06. Heart Of Gold

07. Inca Queen

08. After The Goldrush

09. Too Lonely

10. Opera Star

11. Eldorado

12. Cortez The Killer

CD 2:

01. Sample and Hold

02. Computer Age

03. Violent Side

04. Mideast Vacation

05. Long Walk Home

06. Needle & The Damage Done

07. Hippie Dream

08. Powderfinger

09. Like A Hurricane

10. Hey Hey, My My (Into The Black)

11. Prisoners Of Rock 'n' Roll

Neil Young - 1986-10-17 - Minneapolis, MN (SBD)

Neil 1986 - Back To Back - #1: Neil Young, unlike The Who, The Stones and Pink Floyd,  didn’t vanish for a good chuck of the 1980s - it only seemed that way! In 1979, Neil was at the top of the rock world, as he was honored as artist of the year for his album Rust Never Sleeps. The disc, which is clearly some of Neil's finest work, was also recognized as album of the year. Yet, on the heels of that masterpiece, Neil would enter one of the least productive periods of his career. To put it mildly, the early 1980's were not the best of times musically for Neil Young. After signing on with Geffen Records, he released a series of albums that were baffling to fans and critics alike. From Trans in 1982, an experiment in electronic music, to Everybody's Rockin' in 1983, a rockabilly album with the Shocking Pinks, to Old Ways in 1985, a country music disc, Neil's run of releases were hardly the stuff folks had come to know and love. In fact, his own record label sued him for making music that was "unrepresentative of himself". By late 1986, Neil finally began to emerge from this experimental stage of his career, reuniting with Crazy Horse for Live In A Rusted Out Garage tour. With the Horse at his side, Neil again was stomping around on stage, playing the fierce, ragged, searing music that had become his hallmark, as evidenced in this soundboard recording from Minneapolis from October 17 1986, 39 years ago today. Download this one, then come back tomorrow for part 2 of this Back To Back set.

Elton John - 1986-10-10 - Los Angeles, CA (late) (FM)

Elton John

1986-10-10

Universal Amphitheatre

Los Angeles, CA

FM Broadcast

128 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Opening

02. Tonight

03. One Horse Town

04. Better Off Dead

05. Rocket Man

06. Philadelphia Freedom

07. Burn Down The Mission

08. Someone Saved My Life Tonight

09. The Bitch Is Back

10. A Song For You

11. Blue Eyes

12. I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues

13. Levon

14. Paris

15. Restless

16. Bennie & The Jets

17. Band Intros

18. Love Song

19. Sad Songs

20. This Town

21. I'm Still Standing

22. Nikita

23. Saturday Night's Alright

24. Candle In The Wind

25. Daniel

26. Your Song

Elton John - 1986-10-10 - Los Angeles, CA (FM) 

Elton 1986 - Back to Back - #2: As promised earlier today, here's the 2nd half of our Back to Back set featuring Elton John in 1986. This FM broadcast captures the late show in Los Angeles on October 10, 1986, 39 years ago today, in Los Angeles. Download this one to hear Sir Elton on his last tour before the surgery that would forever change his vocal register, but fortunately didn’t stop him from singing.

 

Elton John - 1986-10-10 - Los Angeles, CA (early) (FM)

Elton John

1986-10-10

Early Show

Universal Amphitheatre

Los Angeles, CA

FM Broadcast

128 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Opening

02. Tonight

03. One Horse Town

04. Better Off Dead

05. Rocket Man

06. Philadelphia Freedom

07. Burn Down The Mission

08. Someone Saved My Life Tod

09. The Bitch Is Back

10. A Song For You

11. Blue Eyes

12. I Guess That's Why They

13. Band Chatter

14. Levon

15. Paris

16. Restless

17. Bennie & The Jets

18. Band Intros

19. Love Song

20. Sad Songs

21. This Town

22. I'm Still Standing

23. Crowd

24. Nikita

25. Saturday Night's Alright

26. Candle In The Wind

27. Daniel

28. Crowd

29. Your Song

Elton John - 1986-10-10 - Los Angeles, CA (FM) 

Elton 1986 - Back to Back - #1: On August 15 1986, Elton John launched the North American leg of his World Tour, which would comprise 38 shows in less than two months. The shows featured just 1 song each from his 1985 album Ice on Fire and his soon to be released disc Leather Jackets, Nikita and Paris, respectively. Neither album represented Elton’s best work, despite the fact he was again working with producer Gus Dudgeon, who had been with Elton during his peak in the early 1970s. Elton’s cocaine addiction was hampering his studio work, and also impacted the quality of many of his concerts on this tour. In addition, Elton was thought to be suffering from laryngitis, which reduced his voice to a whisper during some encores. As we now know, the supposed laryngitis was actually nodules on his vocal chords, which would require surgery in early 1987, after he completed a 27 show tour of Australia in November and December of 1986. This FM broadcast captures the early show from Los Angles on October 10, 1986, 39 years ago today. Download this one, then come back later today for the 2nd half of this Back To Back set,

 

Bruce Hornsby - 1986-09-05 - Grand Rapids, MI (SBD)

Bruce Hornsby 

and the Range 

1986-09-05

Calder Plaza

Grand Rapids, MI 

Soundboard Recording

128 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Jacob's Ladder

02. The Way It Is

03. The Long Race

04. Mandolin Rain

05. Piano solo

06. Happy Birthday

07. The Red Plains

08. I Know You Rider

09. Every Little Kiss

10. The River Runs Low

11. The Wild Frontier

12. On the Western Skyline

13. Till the Dreaming's Done

14. Down the Road Tonight

Bruce Hornsby - 1986-09-05 - Grand Rapids, MI (SBD)

Bruce Hornsby made two appearances at Farm Aid, in 1990 at the Hosier Dome in Indiana and 1993 at Jack Trice Stadium in Iowa. 

This soundboard recording captures Hornsby a few years prior to those 2 Farm Aid sets, in Grand Rapids on September 5, 1986, 39 years ago today, on tour in support of his debut album.

Eric Clapton - 1986-07-10 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland (SBD)

Eric Clapton

1986-07-10

Le Casino

Montreux, Switzerland

Soundboard Recording

320 kps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Crossroads

02. White Room

03. I Shot The Sheriff

04. Wanna Make Love to You

05. Run

06. Miss You

07. Same Old Blues

08. Tearing Us Apart

09. Holy Mother  

CD 2:

01. Behind The Mask

02. Badge

03. Let Tt Rain

04. In tThe Air Tonight

05. Cocaine

06. Layla

07. Sunshine of Your Love

08. Further On Up the Road

09. Ramblin' On My Mind > Have You Ever Loved a Woman*

*with Robert Cray

Eric Clapton - 1986-07-10 - Montreux Jazz Festival, Switzerland (SBD)

After a highly successful tour in 1985, including a triumphant appearance at Live Aid, Eric Clapton took most of 1986 off. The few shows he did play, however, featured a brand new band. Whereas in 1985, 6 or 7 band members backed EC, the 1986 group featured only 3 other musicians - Nathan East on bass, Greg Phillinganes on keyboards and Phil Collins on Drums. Collins also served as the producer for Clapton’s latest album August, which he released on November 24, 1986. This sounboard recording features EC's new 4 piece band, at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, on July 10, 1986, 39 years ago today.

Farm Aid - 1986-07-04 - Manor TX (TV SBD)

Farm Aid 1986

1986-07-04

Manor Downs

Manor, TX

TV SBD Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Bellamy Brothers

01. Old Hippie

02. Let Your Love Flow

Dave Mason

01. Feelin' Alright?

02. World in Changes

03. We Just Disagree

Kris Krisofferson

01. Anthem '84

02. The Hero

03. They Killed Him

Los Lobos

01. Will The Wolf Survive (missing)

02. One Time One Night

03. Don't Worry Baby

Roger McGuinn

01. Mr. Tambourine Man

02. Light Up the Darkness

03. Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)

Stevie Ray Vaughan

01. Change It 

02. Mary Had A Little Lamb 

03. Love Struck 

04. You'll Be Mine

Steppenwolf

01. Born To Be Wild

02. Magic Carpey Ride

03. Tell Me It's All Right

John Mellencamp

01. Pink Houses (with Maria Mckee)

02. Small Town

Neil Young

01. Are You Ready for the Country?

02. Comes a Time

03. Homegrown

Willie Nelson

01. Fraulein 

02. To All the Girls I've Loved Before 

03. Whiskey River > Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer) 

04. Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys (with Waylon Jenning) 

05. I Can Get Off On You (with Waylon Jenning) 

06. No Place But Texas 

07. Living In The Promiseland 

08. Seven Spanish Angels 

09. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain 

10. Whiskey River 

11. Good Hearted Woman 

12. Always On My Mind 

13. Uncloudy Day 

14. On The Road Again 

15. Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground 

16. Amazing Grace 

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers*

01. Straight Into Darkness

02. Think About Me

03. The Waiting

04. Breakdown

05. Bye Bye Johnny

06. Even the Losers

07. Spike

08. Refugee

Bob Dylan*

with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

01. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35

02. Seeing The Real You At Last

03. Across The Boaderline

Grateful Dead*

01. The Wheel

11. I Need A Miracle

12. Uncle Johns Band

*Simlcast from Rich Stadium, Buffalo, New York

Farm Aid - 1986-07-04 - Manor TX (TV SBD)

On September 22, 1985, Neil Young, Willie Nelson & John Mellencamp, inspired by Bob Dylan's pleas at Live Aid to help the family farmer in America, launched Farm Aid intending to do just that! That first festival, which was held at the University of Illinois, attracted 80,000 fans and raised over $9 million. Over the past 4 decades, the effort has raised well over $75 million to help America's family farms while also serving a a key organization to raise awareness of the importance and plight of those farmers. This TV SBD recording captures highlights from Fam Aid 1986, held in Manor, Texas on July 4, 1986, 39 years ago today.  In addition to all the artists who performed live in Texas, the organizers simulcast portions of a concert in Buffalo featuring Tom Petty, Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead!

The Firm - 1986-05-11 - Cleveland, Ohio (SBD)

The Firm

1986-05-11

Richfield Coliseum, 

Cleveland, OH

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Fortune Hunter

02. Someone To Love

03. Make Or Break

04. Introduction

05. Prelude

06. Money Can't Buy

07. Satisfaction Guaranteed

08. Radioactive

09. All The King's Horses

10. Cadillac

11. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling

12. Midnight Moonlight

13. Tear Down The Walls

14. Live In Peace

The Firm - 1986-05-11 - Cleveland, Ohio (SBD)

1980s - #2: For a brief time in the mid-1980's, Jimmy Page, formerly of Led Zeppelin, and Paul Rodgers, formerly of Bad Company banded together to form The Firm. The released 2 albums, their self titled debut in February 1985, which went to #17 on the Billboard charts and a follow up disc year later, entitled Mean Business, which climbed to #22 on the charts. The biggest single was Radioactive, off the first album which Went to #28 on the charts and received extensive FM airplay. They released a second, a nd final, album in February 1986, which climbed to#22 on the Billboard chasrts, though it diod not produce a single as successful as Radioactive. This soundboard recording captures The Firm on tour in support of their follow up album, in Cleveland on May 2011, 1986, 36 years go today.  By the way, neither Page nor Rodgers included any material from their former bands in the set list, sticking to material they wrote with The Firm or tracks from their solo careers. 

Viet Nam Veterans Benefit - 1986-11-11 - Lawrence, KS (FM)

Youth For Vietnam Veterans Benefit

featuring Mike Finnigan, CSN, George Thorogood, and John Fogerty

1986-11-11

University of Kansas

Lawerence KS

WNEW-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

Mike Finnigan

01. Introduction

02. Star Spangled Banner

03. All Around The World 

04. God Bless the Child 

05. One of These Mornings

Crosby, Stills & Nash

06. Wooden Ships

07. Almost Cut My Hair

08. Midnight Rider

09. For What It's Worth

10. Treetop Flyer

11. Change Partners

12. Long Time Gone

13. Southern Cross

George Thorogood 

14. Long Gone

15. Who Do You Love?

16. Cocaine Blues

17. Night Time

18. I Drink Alone (end cuts)

John Fogerty 

19. Introduction

20. Mr. Greed

21. Vanz Kant Danz

22. Knocking On Your Door

23. Headlines

24. banter

25. The Old Man Down The Road

26. Centerfield

27. Eye Of The Zombie

28. Violence Is Golden

29. Sail Away

30. Soothe Me

31. Mary, Don't You Weep

32. I Found A Love 

33. Big Train

34. Change In The Weather

35. Rock And Roll Girls

36. Rockin' All Over The World

37. banter

38. Roll Over Beethoven

Viet Nam Veterans Benefit - 1986-11-11 - Lawrence, KS (FM) 

1986: Incredibly, for a concert featuring Mike Finnigan, CSN, George Thorogood , and John Fogerty, very little information exists on line about this show.  The benefit, which was held on Veterans Day,  was sponored by a student organization at Univerity Of Kansas. Student organizer Craig Kruege explained that "We wanted to help the Vietnam vets and do our little part to honor them and we thought this would be the most appropriate way - youth helping youth". All proceeds went toward scholarships for the children of Vietnam vets. This FM broadcast captures the benefit show in its entirety, from November 11, 1986, 38 years ago today.  And please take a momwnt toiday to honor all those who have served in the miltary protecting our freedoms.