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The Flaming Lips - Circus, Stockholm, 2006

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The Flaming Lips formed back in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma, USA in 1983, and have enjoyed varying degrees of critical, and popular success down the years, perhaps this past decade has been the best one for them. This recording gives those yet to see them live an audio taster, however there is no substitute for the real thing so 'catch them if you can'. If you are new to the band check them out, fans either have a copy of this, or will love it! This then is The Flaming Lips live on the 2nd May 2006, at Cirkus, Stockholm, Sweden. Source: FM recording. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @192kbps. Genre: Alternative rock, Indie rock, Neo-psychedelia, Space rock, Experimental rock. Set: Full Set (possibly edited for broadcast, cannot confirm). Set List: 1. Introduction 2. Race for the Prize 3. Free Radicals 4. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt.1 5. Vein of Stars (Introduction) 6. Vein of Stars 7. Yeah Yeah Yeah Song... 8. In the Morning of the Magicians 9. The W.A.N.D. 10. The

ZZ Top - Live Nationwide 1980

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I did not realise until checking out some background for this recording that ZZ Top originally formed in 1969. The band holds the distinction of being among the few rock bands still composed of its original recording members, (and for nearly 40 years until September 2006, the same manager producer, and image maker, Bill Ham) . I suppose it is yet another 'how old do you feel' moment, as at the time of this concert, the band had already released seven albums including a 'best of' good thing they still look pretty much the same! This is ZZ Top live at The Capitol Theater, Passaic, New Jersey, USA on the 30th August 1980. Source: Soundboard recording. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @192kbps. Genre: Rock, Blues Rock, distinct and oh so ZZ Top! Set: Seems to short for full set, includes all final songs. Set List: 1. I Thank You 2. Waiting For The Bus 3. Jesus Left Chicago 4. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide 5. Low Down In The Street 6. A Fool For Your Stockings 7.

Squeeze - Live In Oxford, UK, 1981

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This is Squeeze back in 1981, and to make you feel as old as I do, this concert was performed a couple of years after 'Cool For Cats' was released, and almost a year after Jools Holland left the band, you know the score 'oh how time flies'. This includes some of the best Squeeze songs from their early years, and goes to show just how good a live act they have always been. This concert was performed at the Oxford Polytechnic on the 15th May 1981. Source: BBC radio FM broadcast. Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @320kbps. Genre: New Wave, 'Indie' pop & rock. Set: Almost the complete set recorded by the BBC (two songs missing). Set List: 1. Take Me I'm Yours 2. Another Nail In My Heart 3. Separate Beds 4. Slightly Drunk 5. Out Of Touch 6. I Think I'm Go Go 7. Is That Love 8. Heaven 9. Pulling Mussels (From The Shell) 10. Yap Yap 11. Cool For Cats 12. Up The Junction 13. Messed Around 14. Goodbye Girl ('To Many Teardrops', and 'I'v

The Rolling Stones - You Can't Do That Baby - 1972

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The Rolling Stones American Tour of 1972, often referred to as the S.T.P. Tour (for Stones Touring Party), was a much publicized and much written about concert tour of the United States and Canada in June and July 1972. According to the Wikipedia entry for this tour: 'the tour followed the release of the group's album Exile on Main St. a few weeks earlier on 12th May . But this was far more than a rock band's typical promotional tour following the release of a new recording. Rather, it became a major pop cultural event of the time. It came at the height of the Stones' reputation as "The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World." At the same time, singer Mick Jagger was by now a glamorous celebrity who had moved into the jet set of high society. These aspects were all intertwined, and so the tour attracted much attention from observers of both high culture and low culture'. This particular bootleg, is a compilation of four shows, over two nigh

Marillion - Lufthansa Air Terminal 1983

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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

Annie Lennox - BBC Concert Orchestra - London 2007

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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

The Tubes - New York, USA, 1981

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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,

Duffy - Live In Berlin, Germany 2008

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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 - San Francisco USA 1991

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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