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Madness - Aqua Folies - New York 1983

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This is a classic Madness bootleg originally circulated on CD as 'Aqua Folies' no doubt, as a result of the concert taking place at 'The Pier', Hudson River, New York City, USA. This was part of their late summer (1983) USA tour, the actual gig took place on the 22nd August 1983. Source: FM stereo broadcast, with advertisements and presenter links removed. Sound Quality: Superb, 320kbps mp3 stereo version, fans and audio 'buffs' will not be disappointed. Genre: Two Tone (how many record labels becomes a genre?), English Ska, OK it's great pop, that stands the test of time. Set: Full set including encores, nicely edited as mentioned above. Set List: 1. House Of Fun 2. Disappear 3. Close Escape 4. My Girl 5. Night Boat To Cairo 6. Tomorrows Dream 7. Razor Blade Alley 8. Tomorrows Just Another Day 9. Grey Day 10. Shut Up 11. Madness 12. Baggy Trousers 13. Our House 14. Madness (Is All In The Mind) 15. It Must Be Love 16. Primrose Hill 17. One Step Beyond

Nick Lowe - Live In New York - 1985

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This is Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit (featuring Paul Carrack), Live at The Ritz Theatre, New York, on the 19th October 1985. Source: WNEW 102.7FM stereo broadcast. Sound Quality: Stereo very good 'off air' recording - first generation. Genre: Pub Rock, New Wave, from rock to country to soul to pop. Set: Majority of concert (cannot confirm if WNEW edited out any stage of the gig). Set List: 1. Raging Eyes 2:37 2. She Don't love Nobody 3:43 3. Cracking Up 2:41 4. Mary Provost 2:58 5. One Woman Man 2:11 6. S

Amy MacDonald - Live in Germany - 2008

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Amy Macdonald understandably made the most of the 'consistently warm reception' she received in Germany last year, clearly enjoying performing live, as we can hear on two specific gigs she along with her excellent band, had recorded for German radio networks. She also made a number of promotional appearances for both TV and radio in Germany, and was filmed in Berlin towards the end of 2008. These particular recordings have been circulated as 'The German Radio Broadcasts 2008 (FM)' either on double CD or as FLAC files on a few file sharing forums. Source: Radio Broadcasts from WDR 2 and Radio Bremen . Sound Quality: Excellent stereo recordings converted to MP3 @ 320kbps, very high quality. Genre: Indie Pop - acoustic plus band. Sets: In three parts: Part One: Four promo recordings (from February 2008), with intros by Amy MacDonald, acoustic solo sets for WDR 2 recorded at the radio station and subsequently broadcast during the month. 01. This Is

Neil Innes - Live at Maxwell's New Jersey - 2001

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This is Neil Innes live in concert at Maxwell's Club in Hoboken, New Jersey, USA in the summer of 2001 with Yo Le Tango as the backup band. Neil's pedigree as I am sure you well know, includes The Bonzo Dog Band , The Rutles , along with plenty of solo projects down the years. He is of course also known for his collaborative work with Monty Python . Source : Audience recording - don't be put off, this is well beyond 'collectors' only. Sound Quality : As audience goes - 'superb quality' with low audience noise and the sound levels are solid and consistent. I have left it as a Nero music file, you may want to convert to mp3 or download a free Nero media player . Genre: Parody, Rock, Comedy, Wonderful - very British. Set: Full concert to my knowledge. Set List: 1 - I'm The Urban Spaceman 3:52 2 - Goose Step Mama 2:42 3 - Between Us 2:56 4 - Real World 4:16 5 - Piggy Bank Love 4:24

X-Ray Spex - Live at CBGB's 1978

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This is X-Ray Spex playing live at CBGB's in New York USA, on the 17th March 1978. X-Ray Spex were one of the few female (Poly Styrene) fronted punk bands from that era and were summed up more recently by John Lydon as follows - "Them, they came out with a sound and attitude and a whole energy - it was just not relating to anything around it - superb ." Source: Possibly soundboard (levels and audience noise suggest this is the case). Sound Quality: 1970's punk - come on don't expect Hi-Fi - highly listenable good quality stereo will have to do! Genre: Punk (UK) - New Wave Set: Full live concert Set List: 1 - Artificial 2 - I'm obsessed with you 3 - Let's submerge 4 - Identity 5 - Plastic bag 6 - I live off you 7 - Germ free adolescents 8 - I'm a poser 9 - Genetic engineering 10 - I'm a cliche 11 - The day the world turned dayglo 12 - Oh bondage up yours! 13 - Artificial 14 - Identity Links: Official Website HERE ,

Garbage - Dallas Texas - 1998

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With one of Scotland's (UK) finest female vocalists, it's easy to forget that Garbage are primarily an American band from Madison Wisconsin. This is Garbage back on the 15th October 1998 live in concert at the Bronco Bowl, Dallas, Texas, USA. Source: I am uncertain, the originator of this copy suggests soundboard, however it may be from local FM (anyone shed some light on this?). Sound Quality: Highly listenable (soundboard?) good stereo at 160kbps. Genre: Indie / Alternative Rock Set: Full live concert Set List: 1. Temptation Waits 2. Not My Idea 3. I Think I'm Paranoid 4. Special 5. My Lover's Box 6. Hammering In My Head 7. Thirteen 8. #1 Crush 9. Stupid Girl 10. Vow 11. Wicked Ways 12. Queer 13. Push It 14. Only Happy When It Rains 15. You Look So Fine 16. Milk 17. Trip My Wire 18. When I Grow Up Links: Official Website HERE MySpace site HERE and Wikipedia HERE . Comments: It seems likely Garbage have run their course, which is preferable to releasing a tire

Amy Macdonald - Live In Stockholm - October 2008

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Amy Macdonald performed close to one hundred gigs last year, along with a host of promotional appearances. This is Amy in concert on the 29th October 2008, live at Debaser Medis, Stockholm, Sweden. Source: Audience recording, front area, close to centre. Sound Quality: For audience - excellent! stereo (mixed as a labor of love - just listen) low audience noise - highly listenable. Genre: Indie Pop - acoustic plus band. Set: Full live performance with two tracks missing in action, lets hope they make it home. Set List: 01 Bag pipe introduction 02 Poison Prince 03 L.A. 04 Youth of Today 05 Barrowland Ballroom 06 Footballers Wife 07 Mr. Brightside (08 I wish for something more - sorry missing from this edit) 09 Mr. Rock and Roll 10 Next Big Thing 11 This is the Life 12 Hallelujah 13 Troubled Soul 14 Run 15 'Crowd encore' (16 Dancing in the dark - sorry missing from this edit) 17 'Band presentation' 18 The Road to Home 19 Let's Start a Band Links: Official site HE

January and All That

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During December & early January a number of music sites and magazines, indulge in the 'best of' the year passing, often with top 10's 20's 50's and so on. Nothing wrong with all that, indeed it can be a great way of discovering bands and artists that otherwise may pass you by. This got me thinking about some of the issues recently, regarding whole postings being deleted on various music sites (including this one) thanks to our friends in big record companies. I took a quick look through the latter part of 2008, to remind myself of some of the bands and artists that I had discovered thanks in particular to other music bloggers. Yes some are now already 'established', some yet to release an album, however I wonder if I would have given them any attention if it was not for those enthusiastic postings. The chances of a lot of these artists getting prime time exposure on UK radio, is limited, and in some cases any exposure is unlikely, for the profit driven,

John Prine - At The BBC - 1973

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This is John Prine performing live for BBC Radio One, back in 1973 at the BBC Radio Theatre in London. Source: One of BBC Radio 1's, 'In Concert' series from this era, originally recorded 'off air'. Sound Quality: FM stereo, good clean quality. Genre: Country, Folk, Protest, significant influence for recent Americana. Set: Full BBC performance. Set List: 01 Spanish Pipe dream 02 Illegal Smile 03 Donald and Lydia 04 Sam Stone 05 Pretty Good 06 Rocky Mountain 07 Hello In There 08 Everybody Needs Somebody Links: Official stuff is pretty average, probably best represented by 'official' fan site HERE . Comments: Back in 1972, Atlantic records released the album 'sampler' The New Age Of Atlantic', a phenomenal album that introduced many 'rock' fans to John Prine and others (check HERE for more album details). John Prine's inclusion was the song 'Sam Stone' which put concisely by 'Wikipedia' can be interpreted a

Status Quo - Live In Sweden 1971

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Lets kick off 2009 , with some heads down, no nonsense, mindless boogie, from rock monsters Status Quo ! Source: Concert soundboard. Sound Quality: Excellent mixed stereo direct recording. Genre: 1970's Rock'n'roll, hair, flares, and axe heroes. Set: Performed on the 24th November 1971, at the Koncerthuset, Stockholm, Sweden, this is possibly just the second part of the gig. Set List: 1. Juniors Wailing 3.36 2. Some one's Learning 8.00 3. Umleitung 7.58 4. In My Chair 3.17 5. Railroad 5.37 6. Roadhouse Blues 8.07 Line Up: Francis Rossi - Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica Rick Parfitt - Guitar, Vocals Alan Lancaster - Bass John Coghlan - Drums Plus - Bob 'Bandie' Young - Harp Links: Status Quo's excellent, comprehensive and well updated, official site HERE . Comments: 1971 saw the band release the album 'Dog Of Two Head' thus confirming their natural shift to 'rockers'. Three tracks from the album are performed on this boot, Some one's Lea

Starsailor - Buenos Aires - November 2007

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This is Starsailor performing live at 'Festival Yeah' in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on the 2nd November 2007. Source: Audio rip from local TV broadcast, at the time. Sound Quality : Good stereo, mixed for broadcast, ripped to mp3. Genre : Indie Rock - latter day Britpop. Set: Running to just 50 minutes, I think this is the majority, or all, of their festival performance. Set List: 1. Alcoholic 2. Fidelity/Umbrella 3. In The Crossfire 4. Tell Me It`s Not Over 5. Tie Up My Hands 6. Keep Us Together 7. Good Souls - Tomorrow Never Knows 8. Silence Is Easy - This Time - Dancing Queen 9. Four To The Floor 10. Four To The Floor (version). Links : Starsailor official site HERE Comments : If you like Starsailor this is a must, a polished gig, with lots of their best material, and more. Check their official site for details of the new album, and 2009 tour dates. Buy Starsailor: Download MP3's with whole Starsailor albums for less than £5.00. Beehive S

Radiohead - Chicago - August 2008

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This is Radiohead live at Lollapaloooza, Grant Park, Chicago, Illinois, USA, performing on the AT&T Stage, on Friday 1st August 2008. Source: XM satellite stereo radio stream, full live coverage of the concert. Sound Quality: Extremely good, stereo mixed for broadcast. Genre: Indie rock - genuine unique style. Set: Full Concert Set List: 1. 15 Step 2. There There 3. All I Need 4. Nude 5. Arpeggi / Weird Fishes 6. The Gloaming 7. The National Anthem 8. Faust Arp 9. No Surprises 10. Jigsaw Falling Into Place 11. Reckoner 12. Lucky 13. The Bends 14. Everything In Its Right Place 15. Fake Plastic Trees 16. Bodysnatchers 17. Encore Break 1 18. Videotape 19. Paranoid Android 20. Dollars and Cents 21. House of Cards 22. Optimistic 23. Encore Break 2 24. 2+2=5 25. Idioteque Links: Radiohead Official Site essential for anyone with a passing interest in the band. Also Wikipedia Radiohead for 'history' that's reasonably reliable. Comments: I had great pleasure in travel