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This is Marillion back in 1983, the year they released their debut album 'Script for a Jester's Tear' (recorded at Marquee Studios, London, December 1982 - February 1983) and released in March 2 003. Throughout 1983 the band toured across the UK, Europe, and the USA, predominately as the headline act and selling out mainstream venues ( they opened for Rush at the Radio City Music Hall, New York for 5 nights) . Having built a credible London audience at the legendary Marquee Club prior to achieving notable success, the band chose to perform two secret gigs at the venue in 1983 (the previous year the club was their key London venue). On May 12th 1983 they appeared as 'Skyline Drifters' at the venue, and for this particular concert at the Marquee Club London, on Sunday 30th, October, 1983 , they sold out under the name 'Lufthansa Air Terminal' , clearly their fans back then new what was going on. Source: Original soundboard to audio cassette to MP3

Whilst this is not an exclusive for this site, I just felt obliged to to share this gem, for anyone who likes Annie Lennox , either as a solo artist, or from her days with The Eurythmics, or going a bit further back The Tourists. This was from a solo performance with the BBC Concert Orchestra. Recorded for BBC Radio Two at the Mermaid Theatre, London, on the 16th August 2007 and subsequently broadcast on the 25th August 2007, this is a very distinctive performance from one of rocks leading ladies. Source: Pre FM master. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @192kbps. Genre: Rock, pop, blue eyed soul. Set: Full Set. Set List: 01 - Little Bird (4:32) 02 - Walking On Broken Glass (4:38) 03 - No More I Love Yous (5:00) 04 - Cold (5:45) 05 - Dark Road (4:25) 06 - Smithereens (5:18) 07 - Ghost In My Machine (3:24) 08 - A Thousand Beautiful Things -Sisters Are Doing It (5:15) 09 - Saved The World Today (4:55) 10 - Here Comes The Rain Again (5:12) 11 - Why (5:12) 1

This is the second live recording of The Tubes featured on Beehive Candy, this one from 1981, on this occasion live at The Palladium, New York City, USA. This concert was also circulated on a promo disc (radio transcription vinyl album) at the time. A bootleg version called Shocker has also circulated. I think based on the quality of this recording it is from an off air FM recording. Source: King Biscuit Flower Hour recording (not currently available within Wolfgangs Vault). Sound Quality: Good stereo (FM source) mp3 @128kbps. Genre: Rock, from Pop Rock to New Wave. Set: One hour of concert (some other songs probably edited out). Set List: 1. Overture - Matter of Pride 2. Think About Me 3. Mr. Hate 4. Attack Of The 50 Foot Woman 5. Smoke 6. Mondo Bondage 7. Don’t Want To Wait Anymore 8. Sushi Girl 9. Talk To Ya Later 10. White Punks On Dope Band: Rick Anderson - bass Michael Cotton - synthesizers Prairie Prince - drums Bill Spooner - guitar, vocals Roger Steen - guitar, harmonica,

This is the excellent Welsh singer-songwriter Duffy live in concert at The Quasimodo, Berlin, Germany, and broadcast back on the January 21st, 2008. Her 2008 debut album Rockferry entered the UK Album Chart at number one, and was the best selling album in the UK in 2008 and has sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide. In 2009 she won three BRIT Awards , British breakthrough, Best female solo and Best British album. She also won a Grammy Award in the category Best pop vocal album for Rockferry , and she was nominated for two other Grammy awards. Duffy was the first Welsh female to achieve a number one pop single in twenty-five years with her second single 'Mercy ' which also happens to be the most played song on radio and in restaurants and bars in the United Kingdom in 2008. Source: RBB Radio Eins (Berlin, Germany) FM Stereo. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @320kbps. Genre: Pop, Rock, Soul. Set: Full radio performance set. Set List: 1. Rockferry 2

Crosby, Stills and Nash are yet another group (with and/or without Neil Young) that have been the subject of many live bootleg recordings. This recording has circulated as 'Acoustic Harmonies' or 'The Acoustic Concert' and a thirteen track version was circulated as 'Remember The Good Days'. All were recorded from a performance at The Warfield Theatre, San Francisco back on the 10th November 1991. The concert was broadcast a year later (6th November 1982) on TV in the USA. Some versions are audio rips from the TV broadcast, some are soundboard (I hope you are keeping up with this, a small exam follows). From the early 1980's well into the 1990's Crosby, Stills and Nash were hardly on peak form, for all manner of well documented reasons. However a well-conceived box set arrived in 1991, four  discs  of expected group highlights amidst unexpected better tracks from various solo projects. Owing to 'certain difficulties', a reasonable amount of

Katrina and The Waves are understandably considered a one hit wonder band for many, largely as a result of the success and longevity of 'Walking On Sunshine' . That's hardly that surprising, as according to a survey by the UK's Performing Rights Society, the song was the second most played summer song on radio in 2008. In Europe they also remain well known because they surprisingly (if briefly) surged back into the limelight by winning the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom, with the song 'Love Shine a Light' . This is the band around the time of their original period of success performing for the King Biscuit Flower Hour, at the 9:30 Club, in Washington, DC, USA on the 16th May 1985. Source: Pre FM recording. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @192kbps. Genre: Pop, 80's Rock. Set: Full KBFH set. Set List: 1. Intro 2. Jealous Browned Eyed Son 3. Lovely Lindsay 4. Que Te Quiero 5. Do You Want Crying 6. The Game O

It's not surprising there are so many live bootlegs of Bruce Springsteen to be found, the guys been a prolific tourer across four decades now, so it's nice to come across one that's a little bit different. This is the second half of a benefit concert for the Rumson Country Day School (RCDS) that Bruce Springsteen had performed at every year between 2002 and 2006 (during April-May). On this occasion he is playing alongside past and present members of The Asbury Dukes , and is joined on several numbers by Southside Johnny . This is from the 2005 benefit, and in someways sounds like you have gate crashed someones private party, the interaction with the audience is intimate and spontaneous, the music superb. Performing on the 10th April 2005, at The Stone Pony, New Jersey, this is Bruce Springsteen and friends. Source: Soundboard recording. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @224kbps. Genre: Rock, Folk, Blues Rock , Heartland rock. Set: Second part of con

The Psychedelic Furs have been a favorite band of mine since first hearing 'Sister Europe' back in 1980, a song that seems as fresh and original today, as it did getting on for thirty years ago. The band came together in England's developing punk scene in 1977, where they were initially called 'RKO' then 'Radio'. They then alternated between calling themselves 'The Europeans' and 'The Psychedelic Furs', playing gigs under both names before permanently settling on the latter. The band initially consisted of Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass guitar), Duncan Kilburn (saxophone), Paul Wilson (drums) and Roger Morris (guitars). By 1979, this line up had expanded to a sextet with Vince Ely replacing Wilson on drums and John Ashton being added on guitar. By 1981 the band had found reasonable success in the USA, and were picked up by mainstream radio stations. This is the band live in Providence, Rhode Island, USA, (Main Event),

I still read several of the UK music press publications every month, and have built up a personal list of music sites, that have reliably led me to discover highly enjoyable new music on a regular basis. Along with that, one of the perks of running this music website, is the material from promoters, agencies, and bands themselves, that come this way. I select new music to share on a simple criteria, either I like it (another perk), it complements the live material, or finally, it adds to the diversity of music on Beehive Candy. There's a selection of all of the above in this months recommendations, nicely mixed up, see what you think. Camera Obscura . OK this is easy, I love the very excellent Scottish band Camera Obscura, and am a little late in encouraging some more interest in their latest album (released back in April). The new album 'My Maudlin Career' is their fourth and continues to present some wonderful indie pop songs, crafted in a very definitive and warm style.

With Glastonbury 2009 soon to be upon us (oh! how this 'post' will soon be out of date) , this is a quick glance back to Glastonbury 2008 courtesy of Candi Staton . The BBC tend to cover artist across the various festival stages, albeit in most cases not the whole sets, often just one or two numbers, thankfully with Candi Staton they covered some great numbers in her performance. Born Canzetta Maria Staton in Hanceville, Alabama, USA, it was great to watch her performance last year (on TV in my case) , and wonder once again, where three decades slipped by since I first came across her music. Source: BBC TV and radio coverage. Sound Quality: Very good quality stereo audio @192kbps mp3. Genre: R&B, Soul, Disco. Set: Part of her set (BBC broadcast material as listed below). Set List: 1. Young Hearts Run Free 2. Nights on Broadway 3. Suspicious Minds 4. In the Ghetto 5. Old Man Sweet Heart 6. You Got the Love Links: Official site HERE . Comments: This is from Candi Staton