The Doors - Stockholm 1968

This is a copy of the second show, the Doors under took at the Konserthuset, Stockholm, on the 20th September 1968.

Jim Morrison is in feisty form, the audience clearly enjoying the concert.

Songs performed are:

1. Five To One
2. Alabama Song
3. Back Door Man
4. You're Lost Little Girl
5. Love Me Two Times
6. When The Musics Over
7. Wild Child
8. Money
9. Wake Up
10. Light My Fire
11. The End

Sound quality is very good (soundboard), as is the show!

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Pink Floyd - Psychedelic Sound Check - 1994

In my little world, a small claim to fame is having been in the audience with my eldest daughter, at Earls Court, London, when Pink Floyd recorded the Pulse DVD. Like I say my little world.

Turning the sad level up to eleven, I still have a guitar plectrum used in the show, and given to me after, in my possession. Did I mention little world?

The 1994 tour promoting the Division Bell album was no little thing! In my opinion it was a fantastic tour, a spectacle definitely, the musicianship well crafted, and the gig I attended, plus the footage, and recordings of others I have heard, suggest the tour as a whole, was really appreciated by the fans.

Oh, I know there are those who say it stopped being Pink Floyd when Roger Waters departed, or even when Syd Barrett was dropped, and those who hark back to the golden years, whenever they were. However do you know what? I really don't care. There are more important things in life than becoming retentive over music...

So to the purpose of this feature.

I am pleased to share some of the sound checks ahead of the shows. These are full songs, played obviously without the audience, and some of the banter before or after, with the sound crew.

If you listen closely you may also notice David Gilmour 'adjusts' some of the lyrics.

Soundcheck List:

SHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND
HIGH HOPES
BREATHE IN THE AIR
TIME
THE GREAT GIG IN THE SKY
LOST FOR WORDS
WISH YOU WERE HERE
MONEY
US AND THEM

Recorded live May 5th 1994 at the Tampa Stadium FL. during the sound check rehearsals.

TAKE IT BACK

Recorded live Sept. 25th 1994 in Lousanne. This song is an outtake from Pulse.

ASTRONOMY DOMINE (I)
ASTRONOMY DOMINE (II)

Recorded live March 30th 1994 at the Joe Robbie Stadium Miami FL during the sound check rehearsals.

The sound quality is absolutely superb - via digital stereo soundboard and pro mixed.

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The Who - Tommy Tour - Amsterdam 1969

This one is special. The Who toured their then new album Tommy in the autumn of 1969, through to 1970, with gigs across the USA, and then on to the UK.

They started out in Europe, and this was the starting point.

Playing Amsterdam on the 29th September 1969, they featured some of their then best live material, and the whole of Tommy.

Pete Townsend seemed in a good mood, chatting to the audience a little, the whole performance was outstanding.

This was the original line up enjoying themselves:

Roger Daltrey - Vocals
Pete Townsend - Guitar & vocals
John Entwistle - Bass Guitar
Keith Moon - Guitar & vocals

I have used the cover of an early CD boot (silver disc) as the picture (click on to enlarge), however the recording I have uploaded is from another source.

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The music source is stereo soundboard, professionally recorded and cared for since 1969.

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Spooky Tooth - Grugahalle, Essen 1969

Originally there was 'The Art', led by Mike Harrison on vocals and Luther Grosvenor on guitar. They then met American keyboardist Gary Wright and changed name to Spooky Tooth.

They first recorded It's All About (Island, 1968). For those who look for the roots of progressive rock, and the harder edged likes of Led Zeppelin, your starting place could well be Spooky Tooth.

Spooky Two (1969) delivered a mixture of heavy blues with guitar and organ both to the fore, and some more AOR sounding material. Both albums are worth checking out, or one of the 'best of' collections.

This is a recording of the band live in 1969 at Grugahalle, Essen, Germany.

Set List:

01 - Something To Say
02 - I Am The Walrus
03 - The Wrong Time
04 - I Wanna Be Free
05 - Son Of Your Father
06 - Better By You, Better Than Me
07 - Alone
08 - Soulful Lady

When it comes to Beatles covers, I would personally say that their version of 'I Am The Walrus' is outstanding, the studio version is a must have.

The concert recording is soundboard stereo quality, excellent in other words, not bad considering it's 41 years old!

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You can check out sensibly priced Spooky Tooth Cd's HERE.

David Bowie - Montreal Canada - 1983

David Bowie played the Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec, on the 07/12/1983, part of the Serious Moonlight world tour.

Described as the early and late shows, this was in fact one performance with a twenty minute intermission in the middle.

Band line up:

David Bowie - vocals, guitar
David LeBott - keyboards
Lenny Pickett - saxophone
Stan Harrison - baritone sax
Steve Elson - tenor sax
Carlos Alomar - guitar
Earl Slick - lead guitar
Carmen Rojas - bass
Tony Thompson - drums
Joyce and Kevin Simms - backing vocals

This was a much recovered David Bowie, with Berlin and his well known cocaine problems behind him, and a superb band supporting him.

The tour was a mix of the more commercial 'Berlin era' music, some of his greatest hits, and the then current, Nile Rodgers produced Lets Dance album.

The early show on this occasion consisted of:

Look Back In Anger 3:17
Breaking Glass 2:56
Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) 3:32
Rebel Rebel 2:27
Heroes 5:05
What In The World 3:59
Life On Mars? 4:07
Sorrow 2:49
Golden Years 3:38
Fashion 2:51
Let's Dance 4:44
Red Sails 3:37
China Girl 5:16
White Light / White Heat 5:47

The late show was as follows:

Station To Station 9:00
Cracked Actor 3:23
Ashes To Ashes 3:41
Space Oddity 5:16
Band Introduction 1:37
Young Americans 5:33
Cat People (Putting Out Fire) 4:14
TVC 15 3:53
Fame 4:58
Star 2:37
Stay 9:01
The Jean Genie 7:01
I Can't Explain 2:48
Modern Love 4:24

The sound recording is excellent and professional in quality.

Reloaded 21/June/2015 link in comments.

David Bowie - Diamond Dogs Tour - Live 1974

This particular bootleg is known as - David Bowie - Strange Fascination 74. This is one of the few high quality recordings of the Diamond Dogs Tour of 1974.

This one was recorded at The Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles on the 5th of September 1974.

Not much in the way of information for this gig, I am guessing it was an FM broadcast, very listenable throughout.

Sound quality: Very Good

Set List:

Disc1
01-Intro
02-1984
03-Rebel Rebel
04-Moonage Daydream
05-Sweet Thing
06-Changes
07-Suffragette City
08-Alladin Sane
09-All The Young Dudes
10-Cracked Actor
11-Rock n`roll with Me

Disc2
01-Knock On Wood
02-It`s Gonna Be Me
03-Space Oddity
04-Diamond Dogs
05-Big Brother
06-Time
07-The Jean Genie
08-Rock`n`Roll Suicide
09-John I`m Only Dancing
10-Voice Of Promoter

Reloaded 23/February/2016 - Link in comments.

Sinead O'Conner - Live Vredenburg - Utrecht - Holland

This is Sinéad O'Connor Live in concert at Vredenburg, Utrecht, in the Netherlands.

The concert took place on March 16, 1988, and was also broadcast on FM. Sound quality is excellent, as was the performance, it's a must have for any Sinead fan.

Her first album The Lion and the Cobra was "a sensation" when it was released in 1987 and it reached gold record status and earned a Best Female Rock Vocal Performance Grammy nomination. The single "Mandinka" was a big college radio hit in the United States, and "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" received both college and urban play in a remixed form that featured rapper MC Lyte.

In her first US network television appearance, O'Connor sang "Mandinka" on Late Night with David Letterman in 1988. The single "Troy" was also released as a single in the UK and Ireland.

Official Website: HERE.

Set List:

01 Jackie
02 Mandinka
03 Never Get Old
04 Just Like U Said It Would Be
05 Jerusalem
06 I Want Your (Hands On Me)
07 Troy

Sound Quality: Very Good.

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The Doors - Live - Isle Of Wight - 1970

Known as 'Palace Of Exile' this bootleg is in a class of it's own.

The Doors played not long after midnight, whoever took the time to record this to such a high standard, and those who have ensured that the quality of the recording has remained until today deserve some thanks to say the least.

Considering this boot was recorded thirty seven years ago, it remains a fine quality recording, and really does justice to the highlight of that years Isle of Wight festival.

The art work in the picture contains front and back CD covers. I am not sure of the origins of these, and if they have any resemblance to the early vinyl boots in circulation, however Jim Morrison was certainly sporting the beard etc, at that time.

The gig was recorded live at the 3rd Isle Of Wight Festival at Afton Farm, Freshwater. Commencing at 12:05 am on Sunday, 31st August, 1970. This is a soundboard recording.

Set List:

1 Back Door Man 4:38
2 Break On Through 4:50
3 When The Music's Over 11:27
4 Ship Of Fools 7:22
5 Roadhouse Blues 5:31
6 Light My Fire 13:45
7 The End / Across The Sea / Away In India / Crossroads / Wake Up / The End 14:11

Line Up:

Drums – John Densmore
Guitar – Robby Krieger
Keyboards – Ray Manzarek
Vocals – Jim Morrison

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The Black Crowes - Live In London

If you are not a fan of The Black Crowes - Get Off of my blog !!!

Well actually your welcome to stay, have a look around if you like, but expect some Black Crowes along the way!

A pristine recording awaits, recorded at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on the 19th March 2006.

An excellent venue for a rock'n'roll gig, not to big, so it gets hot, and you can get up close to the band..

This is the full concert.

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A little feed back is always appreciated, especially as I am sitting on some more Black Crowes treasure.

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You can visit the official Black Crowes site HERE (it's excellent if you have not been there before get there now!).

Jeff Buckley - Liquid Room Tokyo 1995

This is Jeff Buckley live in japan in 1995.

The audio quality on this concert is superb for an audience recording.

The concert took place on January 30th 1995, and as far as I know was just one of two gigs he undertook in Japan.

The full concert listing is as follows:

1. Dream Brother 2. Grace 3. So Real 4. Last Goodbye 5. What Will You Say 6. Lilac Wine 7. Mojo Pin 8. Eternal Life 9. Improvisation / Lover, You Should've Come Over (10. Vancouver) (11. Kanga-roo) 12. Hallelujah / I Know It's Over (Smiths cover).

I am afraid that my copy of the gig does not include Vancouver and Kanga-roo.

This was a wonderful concert. My life flies by. It is now over ten years since the tragic loss of Jeff Buckley, I still often wonder what may have followed if only...

This is the last full concert bootleg of Jeff Buckley for a while on Beehive Candy, however more are planned to follow. I am in the process of going through 'one offs', studio rarities and so forth, and as time permits will upload these shortly (some more real gems to share).

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Official material HERE, in the Beehive Candy Store.

Finally I am after any standard of recording of Jeff Buckley's gig at CBGB's, NYC, December 18, 1993. If you can help - thank you...