Dave Edmunds - 1985-02-28 - Capitol, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

Dave Edmunds
1985-02-28
Capitol Theatre
Passaic, NJ
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Crawling From The Wreckage
02. Stagger Lee
03. Dear Dad
04. Your True Love
05. Fine, Fine, Fine
06. Singing The Blues
07. I Hear You Knocking
08. From Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)

Dave Edmunds - 1985-02-28 - Capitol, Passaic, NJ (SBD)

1985 - Yesterday we brought you Nick Lowe of Rockpile flying solo in 1985, so today its only fitting that we bring your Dave Edmunds doing like wise in the same year.  In late 1984, Edmunds released the album Riff Raff, once again collaborating with Jeff Lynne, formerly of ELO, as he had done on his 1983 album, Information. Unfortunately, the 2nd time around for Edmunds and Lynne was not quite as successful. Whereas Information had climbed to  #51 on the Billboard 200 album chart and spawned a top-40 single in "Slipping Away,  Riff Raff  made it to only #140, and the single Something About You failed to crack the Billboard Hot 100.  Nonetheless, Edmunds toured in support of the album, as captured in this soundboard recording from the Capitol Theater in Passaic, NJ on February 28, 1985, 32 years ago today.

March's Theme At So Many Roads

Well, after spending February in the 1980s, we decided to go back 10 years for March. That's right, March's Theme will be The 1970s, with every concert coming from an era that gave us everything from Heavy Metal to Punk to New Wave to Disco.

Enjoy the tunz!

Nick Lowe - 1985-02-27 - Bremen, Germany (FM)

Nick Lowe
with Paul Carrack
1985-02-27
Schauburg
Bremen. Germany
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. The Rose Of England
02. Tempted
03. Little By Little
04. Cruel To Be Kind
05. Threw Away The Rose
06. Seven Nights To Rock
07. Maureen
08. I Knew The Bride
09. I Need You
10. Hope To God I’m Right
11. Lucky Dog
12. How Long Is This Being Going On?
13. Crackin‘ Up
14. Burnin’
15. Half A Boy And Half A Man

Nick Lowe - 1985-02-27 - Bremen, Germany (FM)

After Rockpile broke up in the early 1980s, Nick Lowe embarked on a solo career. This FM broadcast captures Lowe on February 27, 1985, 32 years ago this very day in Gernamny. Billed as Nick Lowe and His Cowboy Outfit, this show also features Paul Carrack, of Ace and Squeeze fame, on the keyboards behind Nick. In fact, the set list includes Carrack’s two best known tunes, How Long and Tempted. By the way, if you don’t own Lowe’s first album, Jesus of Cool, which was released in the U.S. as Pure Pop For Now People, then you’re missing one of the great pop albums of all time.

Robert Hunter - 1983-02-26 - Carlisle, PA (SBD)

Robert Hunter
1983-02-26
Dickenson College
Carlisle, PA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. The Golden Road To Unlimited Devotion>
02. Amagamalin Street
03. One Thing To Try
04. Run For The Roses
05. Slack String Quartet
06. Reubin & Cerise
07. Streetwise
08. Box Of Rain
09. Promontory Rider
10. Boys in the Barroom

Encore:
11. Terrapin Station

Robert Hunter - 1983-02-26 - Carlisle, PA (SBD)

The first 3 times I saw Jerry Garcia, all in the late 1970s & early 1980s, his long time song writing  partner Robert Hunter served as his lead in band.  Hearing Hunter live is always a unique experience, as his take on the countless tunes he wrote with Jerry is often so different than how they sound when played by the Grateful Dead,  This soundboard recording capture's Hunter in Carlisle on February 26, 1983, 34 years ago today. Hunter’s set includes his version of Run For The Roses, a tune he and Jerry co-wrote around that time and which Garcia released on an album of the same name.Interestingly, while Hunter often served as Garcia's lead in act, on this night Jerry was 3000 miles away, playing a show in Palo Alto!

Warren Zevon - 1988-02-25 - London, UK (FM)

Warren Zevon

1998-02-25

Hammersmith Odeon

London, Uk

FM Broadcast

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Detox Mansion

02. Johnny Strikes Up The Band

03. Roland The Headless Thompson Gunner

04. Excitable Boy

05. Band Introductions

06. Sentimental Hygiene

07. Accidentally Like A Martyr

08. Factory

09. Werewolves Of London

10. Play It All Night Long

11. Ain't That Pretty At All

12. Desperadoes Under The Eaves

13. Poor Poor Pitiful Me

Warren Zevon - 1988-02-25 - London, UK (FM)

1988 - In August 1987, Warren Zevon released the album, Sentimental Hygiene, his the sixth studio album. but his first in over five years.  The album track Even a Dog Can Shake Hands was composed by Peter Buck, Bill Berry and Mike Mills of R.E.M., who also record an album with Zevon under the name Hindu Love Gods. Michael Stipe also of R.E.M., appears on the album providing vocals and harmony on the song Bad Karma. In addition, rhe album features Bob Dylan playing harmonica on The Factory.This FM broadcast captures Zevon in London on tour im support of the album on February 25, 1988, 29 years ago today.

Lou Reed - 1983-02-25 - Bottom Line, NY (FM)

Lou Reed

1983-02-25

The Bottom Line

New York, NY

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Intro

02. Sweet Jane

03. Waiting For The Man

04. Martial Law

05. Don’t You Talk To Me About Work

06. Woman

07. Waves Of Fear

08. Walk On The Wild Side

09. Turn Out The Light

10. New Age

11. Kill Your Sons

12. Satellite Of Love

13. White Light White Heat

14. Rock & Roll

15. Outro

Lou Reed - 1983-02-25 - Bottom Line, NY (FM)

1983 - In early 1983, Lou reed released Legendary Hearts, his the twelfth solo studio album the disc was dedicated to Reed's then-wife, Sylvia, who is credited with the cover concept.  While the disc received strong reviews from Robert Christgau, Rolling Stone and the Chicago Tribune, it flopped commercially. That didn't stop Lou from touring in support if the album.  This soundboard recording captures him at the legendary Bottom Line in New York on February 25, 1983, 34 years ago today.

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty - 1986-02-24 - Sydney, Australia (SBD)

Bob Dylan
with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
1986-02-24
Sydney Entertainment Centre
Sydney, Australia
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
CD 1:

Bob Dylan
01. Justine
02. Positively 4th Street
03. Clean Cut Kid
04. I'll Remember You
05. Trust Yourself
06. That Lucky Old Sun
07. Masters of War

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
08. Bye Bye Johnny
09. Straight Into Darkness

Bob Dylan
10. Hard Rain
11. Girl Of the North Country
12. It's Alright, Ma
13. I Forgot More Than You'll Ever Know
14. Just Like a Woman
15. I'm Moving On
16. Lenny Bruce

CD 2:

Bob Dylan
01. When the Night Comes Falling From the Sky
02. Lonesome Town
03. Ballad of a Thin Man

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
04. Rock-n-Roll Star
05. Refugee

Bob Dylan
06. Rainy Day Women
07. Seeing the Real You at Last
08. Across the Borderline
09. I and I
10. Like a Rolling Stone
11. In the Garden
12. Blowin' in the Wind
13. Uranium Rock
14. Knockin' On Heaven's Door

Bob Dylan with Tom Petty - 1986-02-24 - Sydney, Australia (SBD)

1986 - After having worked with Tom Petty at Farm Aid in September 1985, Bob Dylan spent much of 1986 on tour with Petty and the Heartbreakers serving as his back up band. That tour started on February 5, 1986 in New Zealand. Thee weeks later, on February 24, 1986, 31 years ago today, Dylan and Petty were in Sydney Australia as captured n this soundboard recording. Unlike the later shows in the United States, Petty and The Heartbreakers get less time in the spotlight in Australia, stepping out front on just 4 songs as opposed to the 8 tunes they played, for example, at the July Saratoga Springs show we posted here at So Many Roads a few years ago.. Dylan is in fine form throughout this performance, and plays more than just his hit tunes. Just one note, while the artwork says this is the Adalaide show, most sources agree believe it is from Sidney, on February 24. Whatever the venue, this is an outstanding soundboard recording that captures the unique collaboration between Dylan and Petty.

10,000 Maniacs - 1988-02-23 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

10.000 Maniacs

1988-02-23

City Nights

San Francisco, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Hey Jack Kerouac > The Wind, The Wind (a cappella)

02. Maddox Table

03. A Campfire Song

04. My Sister Rose

05. Gun Shy

06. Can't Ignore The Train

07. Planned Obsolescence

08. Lilydale

09. Cherry Tree > Abraham Lincoln (a cappella)

10. Peace Train

11. City Of Angels

12. Like The Weather (cuts)

13. What's The Matter Here?

14. Don't Talk

15. Scorpio Rising

16. Among The Americans

17. The Painted Desert > I'm Beginning To See The Light (a cappella)

18. Just As The Tide Was A Flowing

19. piano solo

20. Verdi Cries

21. My Mother The War

22. Drift Away

23. Cotton Alley

10,000 Maniacs - 1988-02-23 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

1988 - In July 1987, 10,000 Maniacs released their 2nd album, In My Tribe, which was more pop oriented than than previous work. The disc proved to be their big breakthrough, staying on the Billboard charts for 77 weeks, peaking at No. 37.  The album included tracks such as Like The Weather, What's The Matter Here, Hey Jack Kerouac, and a cover of Cat Steven's Peace Train, all of which received extensive play on FM radio and MTv. The album would be certified double platinum early the following year, just about the time 10,00 Maniacs took the stage on San Francisco, as captured in this soundboard recording, on February 23, 1988, 29 years ago today.

Bruce Cockburn - 1985-02-22 Hamburg, Germany (SBD)

Bruce Cockburn
1985-02-22
Markhalle,
Hamburg, Germany
Soundboard Recording
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. intro
02. Dance With You
03. Lovers In A Dangerous Time
04. intro
05. Maybe The Poet
06. The Trouble With Normal
07. All's Quiet On The Inner City Front
08. Creation Dream
09. How I Spent My Fall Vacation
10. intro
11. Tropic Moon
12. Nicaragua
13. intro
14. Rocket Launcher
15. To Raise The Morning Star
16. Hoop Dancer
17. Dust And Diesel
18. Making Contact
19. Put Our Hearts Together
20. Lord Of The Starfields

Bruce Cockburn - 1985-02-22 Hamburg, Germany (SBD)

1985 - Bruce Cockburn was born in Canada in 1945, and established a strong following in that country after he began his musical career. He didn’t have much impact in the US until 1980 when his single, Wondering Where The Lions Are, went to #21 on the Billboard charts.His 1984 album Stealing Fire, produced the well known singles Lovers In A Dangerous Time and If I Had A Rocket Launcher. This soundboard recording captures Cockburn on tour in support of that album, in Germany on February 23, 1985, 32 years ago today.

Jerry Garcia Band - 1980-02-22 - New Brunswick, NJ (HQ Aud)

Jerry Garcia Band

1980-02-22

The Barn

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ

HQ Audience Recording

320 kbps

Artwork Included

1st Set:

01. Crowd

02. It Takes A Lot To Laugh

03. Crowd

04. They Love Each Other 

05. Crowd

06. Let It Rock

07. Simple Twist Of Fate

08. Crowd

09. That's Alright Mama

2nd Set:

01. Sugaree

02. Crowd

03. I'll Take A Melody

04. That's What Love Will Make You Do

05. Friend Of The Devil

06. How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You >

07. Midnight Moonlight

Encore:

01. When I Paint My Masterpiece

Jerry Garcia - 1980-02-22 - New Brunswick, NJ (HQ Aud)

1980 - The Jerry Garcia Band's 1980 tour was a magical ride, as evidenced by the fact that 2 shows from the run were officially released.  The February 28 show from Kean College has been released on the album, After Midnight, which takes its name from the legendary After Midnight > Eleanor Rigby > After Midnight jam that closed the first of the 2 shows the band played that night. The March 1, 1980 concerts (I was at the early show) from the Capital Theatre in Passaic, NJ were so good that they were selected to be the first release in the Garcia Live series. This excellent audience recording, from legendary taper Barry Glassberg catures Garcia during that 1980 run, in New Brusnswick on February 22, 1980, 37 years ago today, 

Joe Jackson - 1983-02-21 - Hamburg, Germany (SBD)

Joe Jackson
1983-02-21
Markthalle
Hamburg, Germany
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Art2work Included

01. On Your Radio
02. Another World
03. Sunday Papers
04. Look Sharp
05. Breaking Us In Two
06. Cancer
07. Real Men
08. Is She Really Going Out With Him
09. Cosmopolitan
10. Target
11. TV Age
12. Tuxedo Junction
13. Steppin' Out
14. Beat Crazy
15. One More Time
16. A Slow Song
17. band Intriductions
17. Motown Medley
    - Uptight >
    - Tears Of A Clown >
    - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me >
    - How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You >
    - Heatwave >
    - Uptight
18. I'm The Man (5:42)

Joe Jackson - 1983-02-21 - Hamburg, Germany (SBD)

1983 - In June 1982, Joe Jackson, the angry punk rocker, surprised fans and critics alike when he released the album Night and Day.  The disc paid tribute to the wit and wisdom of Cole Porter, and was far more piano driven than earlier albums such as Look Sharp and I'm The Man.  The album went to #4 on the US charts, making it his only album to crack the top 5.  The single Stepping Out, reached #6, and earned Jackson Grammy Nominations for Record of The Year and Best Male Vocalist. This soundboard recording captures Joe on tour in Germany in suppi in support of the Night and Day album on February 21, 1983, 34 years ago today.

Joan Jett - 1982-02-20 - Toronto, Canada (FM)

Joan Jett

& the BlackHearts

1982-02-20

El Mocambo

Toronto, Canada

FM broadcast.

224 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Bad Reputation

02. Run Away

03. Wooly Bully

04. Oh Woe Is Me

05. Bits And Pieces

06. You Don’t Know What You’ve Got

07. Love Is Pain

08. Victim Of Circumstance

09. Be Straight

10. Nag

11. Crimson and Clover

12. You’re Too Possessive

13. I Love Rock And Roll

14. Black Leather

15. Do You Wanna Touch Me

16. Star

17. Shout

18. Radio announcer> applause

19. Instrumental> Introductions

20. I Love Playing With Fire

21. Rebel Rebel

Joan Jett - 1982-02-20 - Toronto, Canada (FM)

1982 - In November 1981, Joan Jett released her 2nd album, entitled, I Love Rock and Roll, Initial pressings of that disc had The Little Drummer Boy as the final track, but once the holiday season ended, subsequent releases of the album replaced that song with O Woe is Me. While the album was in stores, the title track had not yet been released as a single. When it was, just a few weeks later, it shot to the top of the Billboard charts, spending 7 weeks at number one between March and May 1982. The video for the song also received extensive airplay on MTV. Thanks to the success of the single, the album climbed all the way to #2 on the charts. The next thing you knew, Joan Jett, who at one point was selling her debut album out of the trunk of her producer’s car, was on top of the rock world! This FM broadcast captures Joan & the Blackhearts right before they went o #1 on the charts, in Toronto on February 20, 1982, 35 years ago today.

George Harrison, Bob Dylan & John Fogerty – 1987-02-19 – North Hollywood (SBD + HQ Aud)

George Harrison, Bob Dylan & John Fogerty

The Silver Wilburys

1987-02-19

The Palomino Club

North Hollywood, CA

HQ Audience Recording

192 kbps

Artwork Included

01. Farther On Down The Road

02. Intro

03. Matchbox

04. Knock On Wood

05. Midnight Hour

06. Honey Don't

07. Blue Suede Shoes

08. Watching The River Flow

09. Proud Mary

10. Johnny B Goode

11. Hand Jive

12. Peggy Sue

13. Dizzy Miss Lizzy

14. Lucille

15. Twist & Shout

George Harrison, Bob Dylan & John Fogerty – 1987-02-19 – North Hollywood (SBD + HQ Aud)

1987 - Three decades ago this very day, on February 19, 1987, what started out as a concert by Taj Mahal at the Palomino Club in North Hollywood, became an historic rock and roll event. Three fans in attendance leaped on stage and launched into an impromptu rock & roll jam session. Fans on stage would normally call for security, except in this case the 3 individuals happened to be Bob Dylan, fellow Wilbury George Harrison, and John Fogerty (who was never a Wilbury but would have fit in nicely). This was a jam session in the truest sense of the word. The 3 pulled out rock classics such as Midnight Hour, Johnny B Goode and Blue Suede Shoes. The audience requested Dylan’s Watching The River Flow, and they complied, except Harrison took lead vocals. All 3 legends shared a single microphone on the chorus to Hey Bo Diddley. Yet, as if that wasn’t enough, one more highlight may have topped every other moment of this performance. Dylan, who had never before met Fogerty, told John that he had better play a certain song or people would only remember Tina Turner’s version. Forgerty responded by saying “All right, I’m gonna do this for one reason – Bob Dylan asked me to do it” and broke into the opening notes of Proud Mary! As everyone knows, Fogerty had gone years without playing any Creedence tunes due to disputes with his record label.  Beginning with this show, CCR material would return full time to Fogerty’s live performances. This Soundboard + HQ audience recording captures every note of that historic night and is yet another must have for anyone’s collection.

Pink Floyd - 1981-02-18 - Dortmund, Germany (HQ Aud)

Pink Floyd

1981-02-18
Westfalenhalle
Dortmund, Germany
HQ Audience recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD1
01. Master Of Ceremonies
02. In The Flesh?
03. The Thin Ice
04. Another Brink In The Wall (Pt. 1)
05. The Happiest Days Of Our Lives
06. Another Brink In The Wall (Pt. 2)
07. Mother
08. Goodbye Blue Sky
09. Empty Spaces
10. What Shall We Do Now?
11. Young Lust
12. One Of My Turns
13. Don't Leave Me Now
14. Another Brink In The Wall (Pt. 3)
15. The Last Few Bricks
16. Goodbye Cruel World

CD2
01. Hey You
02. Is There Anybody Out There?
03. Nobody Home
04. Vera
05. Bring The Boys Back Home
06. Comfortably Numb
07. The Show Must Go On 
08. Master Of Ceremonies
09. In The Flesh
10. Run Like Hell
11. Waiting For The Worms
12. Stop
13. The Trial
14. Outside The Wall 

Pink Floyd - 1981-02-18 - Dortmund, Germany (HQ Aud)

1981 - Pink Floyd's monumental 1979 double album, The Wall, was a direct outgrowth of Roger Water's experiences during the band's 1977 World tour. As documented in numerous posts on this blog, Waters, during that tour, began to feel more and more alienated from his audience, which resulted in numerous incidents ranging from yelling obscenities to spitting in the face of a fan. The Wall focuses on themes of isolation and abandonment, telling the tale of Pink, a character based on Waters. When Pink Floyd decided to tour in support The Wall in 1980, the band spared no expense in ensuring that the theatrics, staging and sound quality would be unlike any concert ever before performed. The band spent over $1.5 million on lighting, sound equipment, props, etc. before they even played a concert. The shows would include the building of a giant wall across the stage, which would eventually be torn down as the show progressed. Due to the cost and effort involved in staging each individual concert, Pink Floyd only performed The Wall live 31 times in just 4 cities, in 1980 and 1981. Those 31 shows had an enormous impact on rock concerts, however, as noted by the NY Times in its March 2nd, 1980 edition. The Times wrote "The Wall show remains a milestone in rock history and there's no point in denying it. Never again will one be able to accept the technical clumsiness, distorted sound and meager visuals of most arena rock concerts as inevitable. The Wall will be the touchstone against which all future rock spectacles must be measured." This high quality audience recording captures Pink Floyd playing in Germany on February 18, 1981, 3 dozen years ago today. Perhaps it was no coincidence that The Wall tour would be the last with Roger Waters as a member of the band. Waters not only built a wall across the stage, but also one between himself and his fellow band mates.

Grateful Dead - 1982-02-17 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1982-02-17
Warfield Theatre
San Francisco, CA
Soundboard recording
256 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. New Minglewood Blues >
02. Sugaree
03. On The Road Again
04. Bird Song
05. C C Rider
06. Tennessee Jed
07. It's All Over Now
08. Loser
09. Man Smart (Woman Smarter)

2nd Set:
01. Scarlet Begonias >
02. Fire On The Mountain >
03. Estimated Prophet >
04. Eyes Of The World >
05. Drums >
06. Space >
07. The Wheel >
08. Not Fade Away >
09. Wharf Rat >
10. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
01. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Grateful Dead - 1982-02-17 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

1982 - If you've been a regular reader of this blog, you know that I've seen the Grateful Dead more times than I can count. Here's a post, however, from a rare year, 1982, when I DIDNT see the band live.  I've grown fond of shows from 1982, however, thanks to advice from my good friend's AZ Jones & Wolfclan. This soundboard recording captures The Dead in San Francisco on February 17, 1982, 35 years ago today. By the way, the encore of Satisfaction is just one of 31 times the band ever played the Rolling Stone's classic!

Steppenwolf - 1980-02-16 - Roslyn, NY (FM)

John Kay & Steppenwolf
1980-02-16
My Fathers Place
Roslyn, NY
FM Broadcast
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Intro > I'm Movin' On
02. Down In New Orleans
03. Hey Lawdy Mama
04. The Best Is Barely Good Enough
05. You
06. Snowblind Friend
07. Hot Night In A Cold Town
08. Band Intro > Underworld Figure
09. Sookie Sookie
10. Ain't Nothing Like It Used To Be
11. Magic Carpet Ride
12. Give Me Some News I Can Use
13. Business Is Business
14. Born To Be Wild
15. Crowd > The Pusher
16. Crowd > Monster Jam

Steppenwolf - 1980-02-16 - Roslyn, NY  (FM)

1980 - After having disbanded twice in the 1970s, once in 1972 and then again in 1976, Steppenwolf reformed for a 3rd time in 1980.  lead singer John Kay was the only member of the original band, however, to be part of the groups 3d incarnation. When the band went on the road for a "reunion" tour, WNEW-FM was on hand at My Fathers place to broadcast their return to New Yor on February 16, 1980, 37 years ago today.

Edie Brickell - 1986-02-15 - Dallas TX (SBD)

Edie Brickell
& the New Bohemians
1986-02-15
Suds
Dallas, TX
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Wishtook
02. Coldest Piece of the Sun
03. Maybe
04. She
05. Jamaican Lady
06. Plain Jane
07. Daylike
08. Air of December
09. Dog
10. What I Am
11. Everyday
12. Whatever
13. Glass Eye
14. Black and White
15. On My Radio
16. The Beat Goes On 

17. Get Up, Get Out
18. (I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone
19. Lemon-Ska
20. Wicked [aka Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars]
21. Cleopatra
22. Mesopotamia
23. Nothing
24. improv/jam [Health Food Store/Shark Attack/It's Like This]
25. My Favorite Boyfriend
26. Circle
27. Shark Attack >
28. Uh, Oh

Edie Brickell - 1986-02-15 - Dallas TX (SBD)

1986 - In 1985, Edie Brickell was invited to sing with friends from her old high school in a local folk rock group, New Bohemians. Soon after, she would join the band as lead singer. Three years later, their 1988 debut album, Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars, became surprise critical and commercial success. The album sold over 3 million copies and climbed to #4 on the Billboard charts. The single, What I Am, went to # 7 on the Billboard charts and received extensive airplay on MTV. This soundboard rec ording captures Edie soon after she joined the new Bohemians, on February 15, 1986, 31 years ago today, in Dallas.

Help Finding Some Elvis Preseley Shows

Looking for some help!

If anyone knows where I could download the follwoing Elvis Presley concerts, I'd appreciate the help:

• May 21 1974 Midnight (12.00am) - High Sierra FTD 
• May 24 1974 Midnight (12.00am) - Spanish Eyes By Request 
• May 27 1974 Closing (3.00am) - A Profile - The King On Stage Vol. 2
• Blue Spanish Eyes 4  CD Set - Includes May 23, 24 and 27, 1974

Thanks in advance for any help!

The Police - 1981-02-13 - Auckland, New Zealand (FM)

The Police
1981-02-13
Logan Cambell Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
FM Broadcast
192 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Don't Stand So Close To Me (intro missing)
02. Walking On The Moon
03. Deathwish
04. Fallout
05. Man In A Suitcase
06. Bring On The Night
07. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da
08. Truth Hits Everybody
09. Radio Advertisement
10. Shadows In The Rain
11. When The World Is Running Down
12. The Bed's Too Big Without You
13. Driven To Tears
14. Message In A Bottle
15. Roxanne
16. Radio Advertisement
17. Can't Stand Losing You
18. So Lonely

The Police - 1981-02-13 - Auckland, New Zealand (FM)

1981 - Earlier this month we brought you The Police in 1984 at the height of the commercial and critical success.  Today, we step back a few years to 1981 as the band was trying to make the leap from new wave phenomenon to rock stardom. Between July 7 and August 7, 1980, The Police recorded their 3rd album, Zenyatta Moondatta, in a whirlwind series of sessions in The Netherlands. They had hoped to use Surrey Sound Studios in the UK as they had for their first 2 albums, but could not for tax reasons. The band was under intense pressure to finish the disc as they were embarking on a world tour in August. Drummer Stewart Copeland was quoted as saying "We had bitten off more than we could chew. ...we finished the album at 4 a.m. on the day we were starting our next world tour. We went to bed for a few hours and then traveled down to Belgium for the first gig. It was cutting it very fine." The album would be released in October, just about the time the band started the first North American leg of the tour. Although the band wasn't entirely happy with the album, Zenyatta Moondatta would climb to #5 on the Billboard charts in the US and reach the top spot in the UK. The Police stayed on the road in support of the disc until February 26, playing a total of 96 shows on 5 continents. This soundboard recording captures the band near the very end of the tour, on February 23, 1981, 3 dozen years ago this very day, in New Zealand.

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-12 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead

1989-02-12

Great Western Forum

Inglewood, CA

Soundboard Recording

320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:

1st Set

01. Cold Rain & Snow > Hell In a Bucket

02. Row Jimmy

03. Beat It On Down the Line >

04. Promised Land

05. West LA Fadeaway

06. How Long Blues *

07. Gimme Some Lovin' *

2nd Set

08. Iko Iko

09. The Monkey & The Engineer **

10. Alabama Getaway **

11. Dire Wolf **

CD 2:

2nd Set (continued)

12. Cassidy **

13. Stuck Inside of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again ** >

14. Drums > Space

15. The Other One >

16. Stella Blue >

17. Foolish Heart

Encore:

18. Not Fade Away **

19. Knockin' On Heaven's Door **

*with Spencer Davis

**with Bob Dylan (guitar & vocals on Memphis Blues & Heaven's Door; guitar only on the others)

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-12 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

1989 - As promised, heres the 3rd and final show the Dead played in Los Angeles in February 1989, this one featuring a guest appearance by Bob Dylan. As mentioned in numerous earlier posts, the Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan toured together in 1987, which was just the start of a relationship between these 2 great artists that would continue to this day. The Grateful Dead, The Jerry Garcia Band, Ratdog (Weir's solo project) and all the post-Garcia incarnations of the Dead, would feature Dylan tunes as a regular part of their set list. Dylan would be the lead-in band for the Dead on their last tour in 1995, just months before Garcia would pass away. This soundboard recording from February 12, 1989, 28 years ago today, captures Dylan sitting in with the Dead for the 2nd set, not to mention Spencer Davis joining the band for the 1st set!

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-11 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1989-02-11
Great Western Forum
Inglewood, CA
Soundboard Recording
256 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Mississippi Half-Step Uptown Toodeloo
02. New Minglewood Blues {
03. Candyman
04. Big River
05. Built to Last
06. Queen Jane Approximately
07. We Can Run
08. Bird Song

2nd Set:
01. China Cat Sunflower >
02. I Know You Rider >
03. Woman Are Smarter
04. Standing on the Moon
05. Estimated Prophet >
06. I Will Take You Home >
07. Drums >
08. Space >
09. Eyes of the World >
10. I Need a Miracle>
11. Black Peter >
12. Turn on Your Lovelight

Encore:
01. Box of Rain

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-11 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

1989 - As promised yesterday, here's the 2nd of 3 concerts the Grateful Dead played in Los Angeles in February 1989. This one is a soundboard recording from February 11, 1989, 28 years ago today.

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-10 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

Grateful Dead
1989-02-10
Great Western Forum
Inglewood, California
Soundboard recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

1st Set:
01. Feel Like A Stranger >
02. Franklin's Tower
03. Walkin' Blues
04. To Lay Me Down
05. When I Paint MY Masterpiece
06. Friend Of The Devil
07. Let It Grow

2nd Set:
01. Just a Little Light
02. Truckin' >
03. Crazy Fingers >
04. Playin In The Band >
05. Drums >
06. Space >
07. The Wheel >
08. Gimme Some Lovin' >
09. Wharf Rat >
10. Sugar Magnolia

Encore:
01. Its All Over Now, Baby Blue

Grateful Dead - 1989-02-10 - Inglewood, CA (SBD)

1989 - The Grateful Dead's Fall 1989 tour gets a host of attention and rightly so as the band was in peak form.  For example, on October 8 & 9, the band plays 2 shows in Hampton, VA billed as “Formerly The Warlocks”. For th0se shows, The Dead reached back into their song catalog and played some tunes that hadn't been in the set list for nearly 2 decades, including Attics of My Life, We Bid You Goodnight and Death Don’t Have No Mercy. Both shows have been officially released. A week after the Hampton shows, the Dead played another masterpiece for Bob Weir’s 42nd birthday, on October 16, 1989 ( I was there), another show which has been officially released as an album entitled, Nightfall of Diamonds.  The October 26 show has also been officially released, as part of the 30 Trips Around The Sun box set. Given how strong the Fall tour eas, folks sometimes forget that the band played well throughout 1989, with shows from April and July also being selected for official release.  Moreover, the year started out with 6 excellent shows in their home state of California, 3 in San Francisco on February 5, 6 and 7 followed by 3 in Los Angeles on February 19, 11 and 12.  We'll bring you all 3 LA shows, starting with this soundboard recording from night 1, on February 10, 1989, 28 years ago today.

The Alarm - 1988-02-09 - London, UK (FM)

The Alarm
1988-02-09
Hammersmith Odeon
London, UK
FM Broadcast
256 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Strength
02. Knifedge
03. Howling Wind
04. Newton Jericho
05. Presence Of Love
06. Absolute Reality
07. Blaze Of Glory
08. Bound For Glory
09. Shelter
10. Rain In The Summertime
11. Rescue Me
12. 68 Guns
13. Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke
14. Knocking On Heaven's Door
15. Outro

The Alarm - 1988-02-09 - London, UK (FM)

1988 - When they released of their self titled debut album in July 1983, and served as the lead in for U2 that same summer, The Alarm were quickly heralded as perhaps the next "big thing".  The similarities in their style to that io U2 brought on the inevitable comparisons, which may have been simply unfair to a band just starting out.  In any event, The Alarm never quite reached the heights U2 did, but they most certainly produced some fine tunes, including The Stand, 68 Guns and Rain In The Summertime (my favorite), just to name a few.  This FM broadcast captures The Alarm on tour 5 years after their debut, on February 8, 1988,  29 years ago today.

The Police - 1984-02-08 - Williamsburg, VA (Ex Aud)

The Police
1984-02-08
William & Mary College
Williamsburg, Virginia
Excellent Audience Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Voices Inside My Head
02. Synchronicity I
03. Synchronicity II
04. Walking In Your Footsteps
05. Message In A Bottle
06. Walking On The Moon
07. Oh My God
08. De Do Do Do
09. Wrapped Around Your Finger
10. Tea In The Sahara
11. Hole In My Life
12. Spirits In The Material World
13. Invisible Sun
14. One World
15. King Of Pain
16. Don't Stand So Close To Me
17. Every Breath You Take
18. Murder By Numbers
19. Roxanne
20. Can't Stand Losing You

The Police - 1984-02-08 - Williamsburg, VA (Ex Aud)

1984 - During their almost year long world tour in 1983/84, The Police just might have been the biggest rock act in the world. On June 1, 1983, the band had released the album Synchronicity, which went to #1 on the Billboard charts, selling 8 million copies. The disc yielded 4 top 20 singles - Synchronicity II at #16, Wrapped Around Your Finger at #8, King of Pain at #3 and Every Breath You Take, which like the album, climbed all the way to #1. When the band toured in support of Synchronicity, they found they could fill 50,000 seat stadiums such as Shea in New York, the same venue the Beatles had filled some 2 decades prior. As a result, perhaps the band felt they had no more mountains to climb, as soon after, they would disband, spurred on in part by Sting's decision to release a solo disc. This excellent audience recording captures the band on their final tour until the 21st century, on February 8, 1984, 34 years ago today, in Williamsburg, VA.

Eric Clapton - 1983-02-07 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

Eric Clapton
1983-02-07
Cow Palace
San Francisco, CA
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

CD 1:
01: After Midnight
02: I Shot The Sheriff
03: Worried Life Blues
04: Crazy Country Hop
05: Crosscut Saw
06: Slow Down Linda
07: Sweet Little Lisa
08: Key To The Highway

CS 2:
01: Tulsa Time
02: I've Got Rock And Roll Heart
03: Wonderful Tonight
04: Blues Power
05: Long Distance Call
06: Have You Ever Loved A Woman
07: Let It Rain
08: Cocaine

Bonus track
1978-11-12
San Antonio TX

09. One Night

Eric Clapton - 1983-02-07 - San Francisco, CA (SBD)

1983 - That Eric Clapton was able to tour in 1983 was nothing short of miraculous, given his physical and emotional state just a year earlier. In January 1982, EC, having finally admitted he was an alcoholic, flew from London to Minneapolis to check into the Hazelden Treatment Center. On the flight, Clapton drank heavily out of fear he would never be able to drink again. Clapton is quoted in his autobiography as saying, "In the lowest moments of my life, the only reason I didn't commit suicide was that I knew I wouldn't be able to drink any more if I was dead. It was the only thing I thought was worth living for, and the idea that people were about to try and remove me from alcohol was so terrible that I drank and drank and drank, and they had to practically carry me into the clinic.” After being discharged, the doctors at Hazelden recommended that EC avoid any activities that would act as a trigger for his alcoholism. A few months after his discharge, Clapton began working on his next album, against the Hazelden doctors' orders. Working with Tom Dowd, Clapton produced the disc Money & Cigarettes, which he released in February 1983. The album’s memorable cover depicts Clapton, cigarette in hand, standing next to a melting Fender Stratocaster guitar. EC said he chose the album title and imagery "because, that's all I saw myself having left”. Despite less than stellar reviews for the album, the single I've Got a Rock 'n' Roll Heart went to #18 on the Billboard charts. This soundboard captures EC on the 5th night of the tour in San Francisco on February 7, 1983, 34 years ago today. 

Rockpile - 1980-02-06 - Liverpool, UK (SBD)

Rockpile
1980-02-06
Mountford Hall
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. Sweet Little Lisa
02. So It Goes
03. I Knew The Bride
04. Switchboard Susan
05. Three Time Loser
06. Trouble Boys
07. Girls Talk
08. Crawling From The Wreckage
09. Singing The Blues
10. Cracking Up
11. Promised Land
12. I Hear You Knockin
13. They Called It Rock
14. Ju Ju Man
15. Down Down Down
16. Lets Talk About Us

Rockpile - 1980-02-06 - Liverpool, UK (SBD)

1980 - As promised earlier today, here's a soundboard recording of Rockpile in Liverpool on February 6, 1989, 37 years ago today. Unfortunately, the first year of the new decade spelt the end of the line for Rockpile after just 4 years together. Ironically, the end came at the very moment that the contractual obligations that once kept the band from recording together ceased being an obstacle. When Rockpile started touring together in 1976, its co-leaders, Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds, were signed to different record labels. That prevented the band from releasing an album under its own name. Instead, they were forced to release albums either under Lowe’s name, such as Jesus of Cool and Labor of Lust, or Edmund’s banner, such as Trax on Wax and Repeat When Necessary. In fact, Jesus of Cool and Heart of The City both featured the same version of the song heart of The City, but on the former album, the track featured Lowe’s lead vocals while on the latter, the record company dubbed in Edmund’s voice! When Edmunds finally fulfilled his contractual commitments in 1980, Rockpile was finally able to release an album. Unfortunately, the resulting disc, Seconds of Pleasure, while a solid effort, didn’t quite live up to the standard set by the earlier “solo” albums. It was the beginning of the end.  By 1981, tensions between Lowe and Edmunds led to Rockpile calling it quits.

Elvis Costello - 1980-02-06 - Liverpool UK (SBD)

Elvis Costello
& the Attractions
1980-02-06
Mountford Hall
University of Liverpool
Liverpool, UK
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included

01. I Stand Accused
02. Possession
03. King Horse
04. Girls Talk
05. 5ive Gears In Reverse
06. The Imposter
07. He'll Have To Go
08. Human Touch
09. High Fidelity
10. I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down

Encore
11. You Belong To Me
12. Oliver's Army 

Elvis Costello  - 1980-02-06 - Liverpool UK (SBD)

1980 - Folks attending the Rockpile show on February 6, 1980, 37 years ago today, probably didn't expect much from the opening act, the unknown Horace Barlow Band. When thee group took the stage, however, the crowd got quite a surprise. Turned out that The Horace Barlow Band was in reality Elvis Costello and The Attractions, working under an assumed name. Elvis wanted to to test out some new material from his upcoming album, Get Happy, album without the pressure of an audience of reviewers.  Download this soundboard recording then come back later today for Rockpile's set!