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

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 nights, when the band played an early and late performance, on the 24th June 1972, at the Tarrant County Convention Center, Fort Worth, Texas, and on the 25th June 1972, at the Hofheinz Pavilion, Houston, Texas.

As I understand these are the best recordings of each performance, the set list being broadly consistent for each gig.

Source: Soundboard (remastered).

Sound Quality: Very good stereo mp3 @192kbps.

Genre: Rock, Pop, Come on It's The Stones!

Set: Full set material, compiled from two venues over two days.

Set List:

Introduction - Houston 2nd Show.
Brown Sugar - Houston 2nd Show.
Bitch - Fort Worth 2nd Show.
Gimme Shelter - Fort Worth 1st Show.
Dead Flowers - Fort Worth 1st Show.
Happy - Fort Worth 1st Show.
Tumbling Dice - Houston 1st Show.
Love in Vain - Houston 1st Show.
Sweet Virginia - Fort Worth 1st Show.
You Can't Always Get What You Want - Houston 1st Show.
All Down The Line - Houston 2nd Show.
Midnight Rambler - Houston 2nd Show.
Band Introductions - Fort Worth 2nd Show.
Bye Bye Johnny - Houston 1st Show.
Rip This Joint - Fort Worth 2nd Show.
Jumpin' Jack Flash - Houston 1st Show.
Street Fighting Man - Houston 2nd Show.

Band Line Up:

Mick Jagger - vocals, harmonica
Keith Richards - guitars, vocals
Mick Taylor - guitars
Bill Wyman - bass guitar
Charlie Watts - drums

Additional musicians

Ian Stewart - only as a road manager, not on stage.
Nicky Hopkins - piano
Bobby Keys - saxophone
Jim Price - horns

Links: Official Site HERE.

Comments: No live album was released from this tour, although one was planned as far as having a front and back cover designed and studio touch-ups being made on several recorded tracks.

Eventually, the album was shelved due to contractual disputes with Allen Klein.

Back to Wikipedia: Fans of the band divide the tour in three parts: the first part (Vancouver Canada, to Long Beach) features an under-rehearsed Stones, and the performances were still a bit rough. The second part (Los Angeles to Montreal, Canada) features some of the best shows of the tour, with highly energized performances with the band melding as a well oiled machine. Many fans of the tour feel that the remaining part of the tour is somewhat marred inconsistent performances as a consequence of an exhausted band.

Based on that review it's good to know these recordings are from the best period of their 1972 tour.

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Marillion - Lufthansa Air Terminal 1983

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 2003.

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

Sound Quality: Good stereo (some 'tape hiss' between songs, this does not detract) mp3 @192kbps.

Genre: Progressive rock, Neo-progressive rock, Art rock

Set: Full Set.

Set List:

1. Garden Party
2. Punch And Judy
3. Script For A Jesters Tear
4. Emerald Lies
5. He Knows You Know
6. Assassin
7. She Chameleon
8. Jigsaw
9. Incubus
10. Forgotten Sons
11. Market Square Heroes
12. Margaret
13. The Web






Band Line Up:

Fish: Vocals
Mark Kelly: Keyboards
Pete Trewavas: Bass Guitar
Steve Rothery: Lead Guitar
Ian Mosley: Drums

Links: Official Site HERE.






Comments: The officially released album 'Early Stages' includes the band live at The Marquee, on the 30th December 1982 (CD 2 & 3).

As far as I understand, Marillion played eight gigs at the venue between early 1982 and 1983.

The other concerts at the Marquee are 'around' in various degrees of quality, I will be happy to try and source them if any Marillion fans are interested, otherwise enjoy this 'secret' gig in all it's glory.

Replacement download link in comments below (8th February 2012).

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Annie Lennox - BBC Concert Orchestra - London 2007

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)
12 - Sweet Dreams (3:34)

Links: Official Site (comprehensive worth a visit) HERE.

Comments: I have only seen Annie live once whilst performing with The Eurythmics and was blown away by her vocal performance (and obviously a very slick Dave Stewart and band).

This concert was in part to promote Annie Lennox's fourth solo album, Songs of Mass Destruction, that was recorded in Los Angeles, California, with veteran producer Glen Ballard (known for the production of Alanis Morissette's album, Jagged Little Pill).

Tracks 5 to 7 were from the then new album (2007), the rest a mixture of other solo and Eurythmics material. Annie went on to promote the new album further with an 18 date tour of North America during October & November 2007.

Reloaded August 2015 see comments.

The Tubes - New York, USA, 1981

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, vocals
Re Styles - vocals
Fee Waybill - lead vocals
Vince Welnick - keyboards

The Completion Backward tour also featured:
Shelly Pang, Cheryl Hangland, and Cynthia Rhodes.

Links: Official Site HERE. Wolfgangs Vault HERE.

Comments: The Tubes shows were expensive to produce, and while they earned the band a reputation for being one of the most entertaining live acts of all time, by the early 1980s, they found themselves short of money.

Their proposed fifth album, the self produced Suffer for Sound, was rejected by A&M Records, who dumped the band instead, finishing out its contract with the oddities collection T.R.A.S.H. (Tubes Rarities and Smash Hits).

The band then signed to Capitol Records, scaling back the live shows and redesigning itself as a strait laced rock band, teaming with producer David Foster.

The Completion Backward Principle (1981), another concept album, featuring the classic rock staple "Talk to Ya Later", and presented itself as a motivational business document, complete with shocking pictures of the band members cleaned up and wearing suits.

The band also had their first Top 40 hit in the United States in 1981 with a serious ballad, "Don't Want to Wait Anymore".

Both songs feature in this concert recording.

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Duffy - Live In Berlin, Germany 2008

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. Warwick Avenue
3. Serious
4. Stepping Stone
5. Hanging On Too Long
6. Breaking My Own Heart
7. Syrup & Honey
8. Delayed Devotion
9. Mercy
10. Distant Dreamer

Links: Official site HERE.

Comments: The Quasimodo is Berlin's oldest Jazz Club, and one of the most renowned places for live music in Europe.

Quoting from the club site 'The club presents itself in a very conservative way, suitable for a "real" jazz club: The Quasimodo is a "jazz-cellar" in the sense of the word - situated under the Quasimodo-Café and the Delphi-film-palace. - Here you can of course listen to "down to earth" jazz music played in a traditional way - but besides this the club is also open for various other styles of music: funk & soul, Latin, blues, rock and more are equally at home on this stage'.

This is a great set from an outstanding performer, enjoy.

Download link in comments below. (File re-uploaded 18/06/2011).

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