Gone Fishnig

Going to be away on business for about 10 days. I've scheduled a whole bunch of posts, but won't be able to respond to comments or re-post requests.  I'll do my best to get to all of them when I get back.

Enjoy the tunz.

Elvis Presley - 1974-05-11 - Los Angeles, CA (SBD)

Elvis Presley
1974-05-11
Evening Show
The Forum
Inglewood, CA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Opening Vamp
02. C C Rider
03. I Got A Woman > Amen
04. Love Me
05. Trying To Get To You
06. All Shook Up
07. Teddy Bear > Don't Be Cruel
08. Love Me Tender
09. Steamroller Blues
10. Hound Dog
11. Fever
12. Polk Salad Annie
13. Why Me Lord?
14. Suspicious Minds
15. introductions
16. I Can't Stop Loving You
17. Help Me
18. American Trilogy
19. Let Me Be There (with reprise)
20. Funny How Time Slips Away
21. Big Boss Man*
22. Can't Help Falling In Love*

* From Swing Auditorium, San Bernadino , CA, May 10 1974

Elvis Presley - 1974-05-11 - Los Angeles, CA (SBD)

From May 10 to 13, 1974, Elvis Presley made a quick 4 day touring California, playing 5 shows.  The evening show on May 11, the 2nd concert of the day at the Forum in Los Angels is one of the most famous of the King's career, not for what he played but for who was in attendance. Led Zeppelin, who were in Los Angeles to announce the launch of their Swan Song record label, were in the audience that night.  In fact, Elvis acknowledged their presence, when after a shaky start on Funny How Time Slips Away, he stopped the song and jokingly said: "Wait a minute... If we can start together fellas, because we've got Led Zeppelin out there... let's try to look like we know what we're doing, whether we do or not."  This soundboard recording captures that historic May 1, 1974 evening show, 45 years ago this very day.  By the way, after the concert, Led Zep met up with Elvis back at The King's hotel, spending 90 minutes together.  The night ended with Elvis and Robert Plant dueting on Love Me.  For more on that meeting, go here.

Graham Parker - 1979-05-11 - The Palladium, NY NY (FM)

Graham Parker
& The Rumour
1979-05-11
The Palladium
New York, NY
WNEW-FM broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Inckluded

01. WNEW-FM Introdcution
02. Discovering Japan
03. Thunder And Rain
04. Back To School Days
05. Don't Get Excited
06. Local Girls
07. Passion Is No Ordinary Word
08. Protection
09. Mercury Poisoning
10. Howlin' Wind
11. Heat Treatment
12. Stick To Me
13. You Can Be Too Strong
14. Watch The Moon Come Down
15. Tear Your Playhouse Down
16. Don't Ask Me Questions
17. Saturday Night Is Dead
18. Nobody Hurts You
19. Soul Shoes
20. I Want You Back
21. Pourin' It All Out
22. Intro > New York Shuffle (part 1) >
23. New York Shuffle (part 2) > Outro

Graham Parker - 1979-05-11 - The Palladium, NY NY (FM) 

In March 1979, Parker released Squeezing Out Sparks, which would become the signature album of his career. The album was a tremendous critical success. Robert Christgau called it "an amazing record" and gave it an A+ rating. The Village Voice voted it album of the year. The album's critical reputation has continued to grow since its release over 3 decades ago. Trouser Press called it "his toughest, leanest and most lyrically sophisticated LP" while Allmusic cited it as his "finest album, a masterful fusion of pub rock classicism, new wave pop, and pure vitriol". In 2003, Rolling Stone placed Squeezing Out Sparks at number 335 on its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Filled with songs such as Discovering Japan, Local Girls, and Love Gets You Twisted, the disc showcases Graham Parker as one of New Wave’s 3 Angry Young Men, along with contemporaries Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson. This FM broadcast captures Parker on May 11, 1979, 4 decades ago today, at the Palladium in New York on tour in support of his classic album.

Billy Joel - 1974-05-10 - Denver CO (SBD)

Billy Joel

1974-05-10

Ebbets Field

Denver CO

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Piano Man

02. Somewhere Along The Line

03. You're My Home

04. Travelin' Prayer

05. The Ballad Of Billy The Kid

06. My First Impression Of Country Music

07. The Entertainer

08. Mickey Mouse Club Theme Bit

09. Everybody Loves You Now

10. Captain Jack

Billy Joel - 1974-05-10 - Denver CO (SBD)

In November 1973, Billy Joel released Piano Man, his first album on Columbia Records, and 2nd disc overall (1971's Cold Spring Harbor had been released by Family Productions and was mastered at the wrong speed, resulting in a commercial and critical flop). The title track, a fictionalized retelling of Joel's experiences while working as a lounge singer in Los Angeles under the pseudonym Bill Martin, peaked at  #25 on the Billboard Charts. The album climbed to #27 on the US Billboard 200.  This soundboard recording captures Joel on tour in support of his breakthrough disc, in Denver on May 10, 1974, 45 years ago today.

Frank Sinatra - 1975-05-09 - Montreal, Canada (SBD)

Frank Sinatra
1975-05-09
The Forum
Montreal, Canada
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Instrumental Medley
02. You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
03. Bad Bad Leroy Brown
04. But Beautiful
05. Didn't We
06. This Love Of Mine
07. Something
08. Nice 'n' Easy
09. My Way
10. Monologue
11. Last Night When We Were Young > Violets For Your Furs > Here's That Rainy Day
12. Cycles
13. Granada
14. Send In The Clowns
15. Let Me Try Again
16. My Kind Of Town
17. The Saddest Thing Of All
18. I've Got You Under My Skin
19. Put Your Dreams Away

Frank Sinatra - 1975-05-09 - Montreal, Canada (SBD)

After briefly retiring in the early 1970s, Frank Sinatra was gain a full time performer by the middle of the decade.  In 1975, in addition to playing long runs at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas and Harrah's In Lake Tahoe, Sinatra toured Europe in May, then returned to England in Kovember, accompanied by Sarah Vaughan & The Count Basie Orchestra.  He also found time in November to play in both Israel and Iran.  In August and September, he did a series of shows in New York, Philadelphia and Chicago with Ella Fitzgerald & The Count Basie Orchestra.  In addition, he played dozens of shows across North America throughout the year, crisscrossing the continent from cities as far flung as Portland to Providence, including this show on May 9, 1975, 44 year ago today.  The Chairman of the Board was in prime form in 1975,  as captured in this soundboard recording.

Marshall Tucker Band - 1974-05-08 - Sausalito CA (FM)

Marshall Tucker Band

1974-05-08

The Record Plant

Sausalito, CA

KSAN FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hillbilly Band

02. Another Cruel Love

03. Can't You See

04. 24 Hours At A Time

05. Ramblin'

06. Take The Highway

07. Everyday (I Have The Blues)

Marshall Tucker Band - 1974-05-08 - Sausalito  CA (FM)

In April 1973, the Marshall Tucker Band band released their self titled debut album, part of the growing Southern Rock movement that was gaining popularity at the time. The album featured 8 songs, all written by Toy Caldwell, including Can’t You See, which would become a staple of FM radio play. The disc was recorded at Capricorn Studios in Macon, Georgia, where the Allman Brothers also recorded. The band released their follow up record, A New Life, which included 24 Hours At A Time and Fly Eagle Fly, in February 1974. This FM Broadcast captures the Marshall Tucker Band promoting its first 2 albums on the Live From The Record Plant series, recorded in Sausalito, on May 8, 1974,  45 years ago today.

The Byrds - 1968-05-07 - Rome Italy (SBD)

The Byrds

1968-05-07

The First International European Pop Festival

Piper Club,

Rome, Italy

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Introduction

02. You Ain't Going Nowhere

03. Old John Robertson

04. You Don't Miss Your Water

05. Hickory Wind

06. Feel a Whole Lot Better

07. Chimes of Freedom

08. The Christian Life

09. Turn! Turn! Turn!

10. My Back Pages > Baby What You Want Me To Do

11. Mr Spaceman

The Byrds - 1968-05-07 - Rome Italy (SBD) 

This soundboard recording captures the Byrds on May 7, 1968, 51 years ago today, from Italy. We actually posted this show a few years ago on this blog, but we had the date wrong - we thought it was May 2 - and that recording was incomplete. That said, the year 1968 was a pivotal one in the band’s career. At the year began, the Byrds were down to two members: Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman. David Crosby had been fired during the recording of the album Notorious Byrd Brothers, and drummer Michael Clarke was sacked just after the sessions ended. The two remaining members brought in Hillman's cousin Kevin Kelley as drummer, but before long, they realized they could not get the sound they wanted without a fourth member. Gram Parsons became the 4th member of The Byrds in February 1968, and it would be a short marriage highlighted by a amazing musical achievements and constant turmoil. Parson's love of country music inspired Hilman and McQuinn to also explore the genre, with the result being the album Sweetheart of The Rodeo. The album received positive reviews in the music press and today is seen as a seminal influence in country rock fusion, but the band's shift away from psychedelic music alienated much of its rock audience. Parsons presence also brought other trouble for the band, as he agitated for more money, asked for individual billing and was involved in legal disputes over prior contract commitments. By July, he was gone from the Byrds.