Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me

The 2007 official release of 'Family Tree' has at last delivered some of Nick Drake's home recordings in very good quality condition.

Some of the tracks on this boot 'Time Has Told Me' appear on the official release, and the re-mastering is notable.

So the message is simple, get hold of a copy of 'Family Tree'.

However for those of you in search of more, 'Time Has Told Me', is a superb collection.

Originally surfacing as a three album vinyl release, and then a two CD version, 'Time Has Told Me' contains good audio quality material, predominately home recordings, of which many are covers of artists songs.

The sheer volume of material, and the historical value of hearing Nick developing prior to his first album release, is of significant value to those who love his music.

Track listing as on the vinyl album collection is:

Side A (Disc.1) :

A1. Get Together (Dino Valente)
A2. Been Smoking Too Long (Robin Frederick)
A3. Don't Think Twice, It's Alright (Bob Dylan)
A4. If You Leave Me Pretty Mama (Traditional)
A5. Courting Blues (Bert Jansch)
A6. My Sugar So Sweet (Blind Boy Fuller)
A7. Strolling Down The Highway (Bert Jansch)
A8. Blues Run The Game (Jackson C. Frank)

Side B (Disc.1) :

B1. Winter Is Gone (Traditional)
B2. Here Comes The Blues (Jackson C. Frank)
B3. All My Trials (Traditional - Duet With Gabrielle Drake)
B4. Tommorrow Is A Long Time (Bob Dylan)
B5. Cocaine Blues (Luke Jordan)
B6. Milk And Honey (Jackson C. Frank)
B7. Summertime (George Gershwin/Dubose Heyward)

Side C (Disc.2) :

C1. Black Mountain Blues (J. C. Johnson Or H. Cole)
C2. Nick's Monologue
C3. Strange Meeting I/Bird Flew By
C4. To The Garden
C5. Joey
C6. Rain

Side D (Disc.2) :

D1. Blossom
D2. Time Has Told Me
D3. Saturday Sun (First Take)
D4. Thoughts Of Mary Jane (Arranged By Richard Hewson)
D5. Day Is Done (Arranged By Richard Hewson)
D6. Fly (Second Take)

Side E (Disc.3) :

E1. Place To Be
E2. Hazey Jane I
E3. Parasite (First Take)
E4. Parasite (Second Take)
E5. Brittle Days I
E6. Brittle Days II

Side F (Disc.3) :

F1. Poor Boy
F2. Time Has Told Me
F3. Work In Progress 3
F4. Voice From The Mountain
F5. Brittle Days III (Variation)
F6. Far Leys
F7. Brittle Days III
F8. Work In Progress 7
F9. Impromptu Sound Check
F10. Black Eyed Dog (Guitar Track, Alternate Take)
F11. Rider On The Wheel (Guitar Track)

Reloaded - 03/June/2013 - download link in comments.

For more information on the 'Family Tree' release check HERE.

Grand Funk Railroad - Live in LA - 1974

This is Grand Funk Railroad live at The Forum, Los Angeles, USA, on the 2nd June 1974.

The Grand Funk Railroad lineup was highly popular during the 1970s, having sold over 25 million records and selling out arenas worldwide.

The band were awarded four RIAA gold albums in 1970, the most for any American Group that year.

The current Grand Funk Railroad lineup uses the nickname 'The American Band', from their hit song 'We're an American Band'.

A popular take on the band during their heyday was that the critics hated them, but audiences loved them.

Any how for some good old seventies, foot stomping stadium rock (complete with self indulgent but thankfully not too long drum solo), this concert fits the bill.

The set list was:

01 - Footstomping Music
02 - Rock-N-Roll Soul
03 - Heartbreaker
04 - Shinin' On
05 - The Loco-Motion
06 - We're An American Band
07 - T.N.U.C.
08 - Inside Looking Out

The sound quality is excellent stereo soundboard, so turn it up loud (number 11 on Spinal Tap amps).

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The official Grand Funk Railroad site can be found HERE, and a few Grand Funk albums can be found in store HERE.

Johnny Cash - Live in Amsterdam 1972

By the early 1970s, Johnny Cash had established his public image as 'The Man in Black'.

He regularly performed dressed all in black, wearing a long black knee-length coat.

This outfit stood in contrast to the costumes worn by most of the major country acts in his day, that is rhinestone suit and cowboy boots.

In 1971, Cash wrote the song 'Man in Black' to help explain his dress code, "We're doing mighty fine I do suppose/In our streak of lightning cars and fancy clothes/But just so we're reminded of the ones who are held back/Up front there ought to be a man in black."

He and his band had initially worn black shirts because that was the only matching color they had among their various outfits, and he claimed to like wearing black both on and off stage.

From the 'Man in Black' era this is Johnny Cash live at The Nieuwe RAI, Amsterdam, Holland, on the 26th February 1972.

Set list is:

1. I Walk the Line intro / A boy Named Sue.
2. Ramblin' Around / Sunday Morning Coming Down.
3. Man in Black.
4. I Still Miss Someone.
5. Five Feet High and Rising.
6. Pickin' Time / Detroit City.
7. I Walk the Line.
8. Jackson.
9. If I were a Carpenter.
10. No Need to Worry.
11. Will the Circle be Unbroken / Daddy Sang Bass.
12. Children Go Where I Send Thee.
13. A Thing Called Love.

Sound quality is very good (FM stereo sourced @ 256kbps).

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Visit his official web site HERE. A few Johnny Cash Cd's in the Beehive Candy store HERE.

Sinead O'Connor - Beautiful Vision

Known as 'Beautiful Vision', this is Sinead O'Connor live at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, on April 24th, 1990.

Its twenty one years since her debut album 'The Lion and The Cobra' was released.

This concert was from around the time of her second album 'I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got' and just prior to 'Nothing Compares 2 U' being an international hit single.

With songs from both albums the set list for this concert was:

1. Feel So Different
2. The Emperor's New Clothes
3. I Want Your (Hands On Me)
4. You Cause So Much Sorrow
5. Three Babies
6. Black Boys On Mopeds
7. Last Day Of Our Acquaintance
8. Nothing Compares 2 U
9. Jump In The River
10. Jerusalem
11. Mandinka
12. Troy

Sound quality is very good stereo soundboard @ 192kbps.

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For more on Sinead O'Connor check out her web site HERE, and MySpace HERE.

A selection of her Cd's can be found HERE at the Beehive Candy Store.