Santana - 1983-05-08 - Zurich, Switzerland (SBD)

Santana

1983-05-08

Hallenstadion,

Zurich Swtzerland

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro

02. Watch Your Step

03. Nowhere to Run

04. Kilamanjaro

05. Black Magic Woman >

06. Gypsy Queen

07. Oye Como Va

08. Hold On

09. Incident at Nasabur

10. Aqua marine

11. Jams

12. I Know How You Feel

13. Savor > Jingo

CD 2:

01. Havana Moon

02. Soul Sacrifice >

03. The World is a Ghetto >

04. Soul Sacrifice

05. Open Invitation

06. She's Not There

07. Toussaint

08. Europa

09. Shango

10. Mudbone > Jam

11. Super Boogie

Santana - 1983-05-08 - Zurich, Switzerland (SBD) 

Santana released their self-titled debut album in August 1969, just days after the band’s historic performance at Woodstock. The disc would go to #4 on the Billboard charts, and spawn the top 10 single, Evil Ways. The band’s next 2 albums, Abraxas in 1970 and Santana III in 1971, would both reach #1 on the charts. By the 1980’s, however, Santana’s Latin infused sound had undergone a significant change. Albums such as Inner Secrets, Marathon and Zebop has a more album oriented rock (AOR) sound, designed to give the band more commercial appeal. This soundboard recording from May 8, 1983, 31 years ago today, captures Carlos near the end of his AOR period.

 

Peter Frampton - 1974-05-07 - Hempstead NY (SBD)

Peter Frampton

1974-05-07

Ultrasonic Studios

Hempstead, New York

Soundboard Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. It's A Plain Shame

02. Doobie Wah

03. Lines On My Face

04. The Lodger

05. I Wanna Go To The Sun

06. Do You Feel Like We Do

07. Jumpin' Jack Flash

08. White Sugar

09. Shine On

Peter Frampton- 1974-05-07 - Hempstead NY (SBD)

In August 1969, Humble Pie released their debut album entitled, As Safe as Yesterday Is. The band featured Peter Frampton on guitar. Frampton would appear on 3 more Humble Pie discs before leaving the band to pursue a solo career. He released a solo album every year from 1972 to 1975, without a great deal of commercial success. While the album Frampton in 1975 went to #32 on the Billboard charts, the prior 3 discs failed to crack the top 100. Then, of course, in 1976 came the phenomenon known as Frampton Comes Alive, a double disc that sold over 6 million copies, went to $1 on the charts, spawned 3 top 15 singles, made the guitar talk box famous, and in some ways forever changed the music industry. Artists and record companies sought to produce similar blockbuster albums, and the late 1970s would produce a host of them including Rumours, Hotel California and Boston and Bat Out Of Hell. This soundboard recording, however, captures Frampton before all the hype of his live album, playing a live set at Ultrasonic Studios on May 7, 1974, 40 years ago today, The set list includes a host of tunes which would become famous thanks to Frampton’s historic live disc, including the legendary Do You Feel Like We Do.

 

James Taylor - 2003-05-06 - Lennox, MA (SBD)

James Taylor

2003-05-06

Seiji Ozawa Hall

Tanglewood Music Center

Lenox, MA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Interview

02. Something In The Way She Moves

03. Copperline

04. Mexico

05. (I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That

06. October Road

07. September Grass

08. Bittersweet

09. Carolina In My Mind

10. Up On The Roof

11. Fire And Rain

12. Shower The People

13. Sweet Baby James

14. Steamroller

15. How Sweet It Is

James Taylor - 2003-05-06 - Lennox, MA (SBD)

James Taylor fits our legacy of the 1960s, but the story behind is debut album is a unique one. Taylor’s self-titled debut disc was released on Apple Records on December 6, 1968. The disc was the first released on Apple by a non-British artist. It was produced by Peter Asher, who was the head of A&R for Apple, and included guest appearances by Paul McCartney and George Harrison on Carolina In My Mind. In fact, the lyric from that tune - holy host of others standing around me - is a reference to the Beatles! The other notable song on the disc, Something In The Way She Moves, provided the starting lyric for Harrison's classic tune, Something. When Apple fell into financial disarray in 1969, Taylor was released from his deal and went on to record for Warner Brothers, with Asher as his manager and producer, releasing his first disc on that label in 1970. This soundboard recording captures Taylor at a rehearsal at Tanglewood on May 6, 2003, 11 years ago today and some 35 years after his debut album.

The Guess Who - 1974-05-06 - St Louis, MO (FM)

The Guess Who

1974-05-06

Ambassador Theater

St. Louis, MO

KSHE-FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Intro

02. Bus Rider

03. New Mother Nature

04. Artificial Flowers

05. Sour Suite

06. interlude

07. Undun

08. Albert Flasher

09. Runnin' Back To Saskatoon

10. Glamour Boy

11. Self Pity

12. Clap For The Wolfman

13. These Eyes

14. Star Baby

15. interlude

16. Straighten Out

17. Bye Bye Babe

CD 2:

01. American Woman > Truckin' Off Across The Sky > No Sugar Tonight  

02. Share The Land  

03. No Time  

04. Applause > Orly   5:45

05. KSHE Sign off > Leave It To Beaver Theme

The Guess Who - 1974-05-06 - St Louis, MO (FM)

Depending on how you look at it, the Guess Who had 3 debut albums in 1960s:

1. Shaking All Over released in 1965 and credited to Guess Who?/Chad Allan and the Expressions 
2. It’s Time released in 1966 and credited to The Guess Who? 
3. Wheatfield Soul released in 1968 and credited to The Guess Who.

The 3rd of those 3 discs is probably the one most familiar to fans, as it not only features Burton Cummings on lead vocal throughout, but also contains the band’s first big hit, These Eyes, which went to number 6 on the US Billboard charts. The band would score 5 more top 10 hits in the next 2 years, including two songs that climbed all the way to #1, American Woman and No Sugar Tonight. The Canadian band’s stay at the top, however, would not be long. Randy Bachman would leave the group before the start of 1971 and Burton Cummings would do likewise in 1975. This soundboard recording from May 6, 1974, 40 decades ago today, therefore, captures the Guess Who, near the end of their remarkable run of hit tunes.

 

Van Morrison - 1996-05-05 - Memphis, TN (SBD)

Van Morrison

1996-05-05

Beale Street Music Festival

Memphis,TN

320 kbps

Artwork Included

CD 1:

01. Moondance

02. Whenever God Shines His Light

03. In The Afternoon

04. Raincheck

05. Satisfied

06. I'll Take Care of You > It's a Man's Man's World

07. Summertime in England

CD 2:

01. The Healing Game

02. See Me Through > He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother > Soldier of Fortune > Thank You Ferletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin

03. Have I Told You Lately

04. Tupelo Honey > Why Must I Always Explain

05. Lonely Avenue

Bonus Tracks

1996-04-29

Supper Club

New York, NY

06. Slim Slow Slider

07. Jackie Wilson Said

Van Morrison - 1996-05-05 - Memphis, TN (SBD) 

In June 1965, the band The Them, fronted by Van Morrison, released their debut album. Morrison released his first solo album, Blowin' Your Mind!, two years later in September 1967. Since them, its been an almost 5 decade odyssey for Van the Man, a journey into the heart and soul of music, combining the Irish mysticism of his heritage with a quest for spiritual transcendence, coupled with traditional blues, rock and country influences. Beholden to no singular style but always true to himself, Van has both mesmerized ad baffled his fans and critics, but in the end, the music truly does soothe one’s soul. This soundboard recording captures Van the Man on May 5, 1996, 18 years ago today, at the Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, a set that includes tunes from his 23rd studio album, Day’s Like This.

Led Zeppelin - 1973-05-04 – Atlanta, GA (SBD)

Led Zeppelin

1973-05-04

Braves Stadium,

Atlanta GA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Custard Pie

02. Wanton Jam

03. The Rover

04. Rover Jam > Night Flight

05. No Particular Place To Go

06. Nadine

07. Reelin' and Rockin'

08. Move On Down The Line

09. Rock Me Like A Hurricane

10. Keep On Movin

11. Dynamite > Shakin' All Over

Led Zeppelin - 1973-05-04 – Atlanta, GA (SBD) 

On January 12, 1969, Led Zeppelin released their self-titled debut album. Out of the ashes of the Yardbirds now arose a band which would become the most powerful force in rock & roll over the next decade. The disc went to #10 on the Billboard charts, and featured soon to be classics such as Good Times Bad Times, Dazed and Confused, and Communication Breakdown. Four years later in 1973, when Led Zep toured the US, they would shatter all previous box office records, including breaking the Beatles Shea Stadium record for the largest attendance at a single concert, when they drew 58,00 fans in Tampa on May 5. While we don’t have that Tampa show fir you, we do have this soundboard recording of the sound check from the day before, May 4, 1973, 41 years ago today, in Atlanta. This is the first of 5 shows from that 1973 tour that will bring you this month as part of our Legacy of the 1960s theme. Enjoy this one, then come back on May 13 for the next installment.

Roger Waters - 1990-05-02 - London, UK (SBD)

Roger Waters

1990-05-02

Wall Rehearsals

London, UK

Soundboard Recording

256 kbps

Artwork Included

01. In The Flesh

02. The Thin Ice

03. Another Brick In The Wall Part 1

04. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives

05. Another Brick In The Wall Part 2

06. Mother

07. Goodbye Blue Sky

08. Empty Spaces

09. What Shall We Do Now

10. Young Lust

11. One Of My Turns

12. Don't Leave Me Now

13. Another Brick In The Wall Part 3

14. The Last Few Bricks

15. Goodbye Cruel World

16. Hey You

17. Nobody Home

18. Bring The Boys Back Home

19. Vera

20. Comfortably Numb

21. In The Flesh

22. Run Like Hell

23. Waiting For The Worms

24. The Tide Is Turning

25. Waiting For The Worms

26. The Tide Is Turning

Roger Waters - 1990-05-02 - London, UK (SBD)

Pink Floyd released their debut album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, on August 4, 1967. At the time the band consisted of Syd Barrett, Nick Mason, Roger Waters, and Richard Wright. David Gilmour would not join the group until December 1967, after Barrett was diagnosed with severe mental health issues. Originally a psychedelic band, under Waters and Gilmour’s direction the band would become the leader of the progressive rock movement. Water’s would eventually leave the band in the early 1980s to start a solo career, but Pink Floyd soldiered on until 1995 with Gilmour at the helm. Water’s has continually revisited the Pink Floyd catalog during his solo concerts, especially his masterpiece, The Wall. This soundboard recording from May 2, 1990, 2 dozen years ago today captures Waters in a London studio, rehearsing for a performance of The Wall scheduled to take place in Berlin on July 21 of that year. That show was scheduled to commemorate the fall of The Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989.

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