6 posts tagged “bootleg”
RAKES BREAKS
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I got a note from the Astralwerks band Free Energy saying that some of their shows were canceled due to the fact that the Rakes broke up. That was a bit of a shocker, considering that I thought the Rakes, along with Bloc Party, were a really successful band with top 40 singles.
Here is an excerpt from the statement from the band, dated October 22nd:
The Rakes have always been very adamant and proud of the fact that we give 100% to every gig we’ve ever played. If we can’t give it everything then we won’t do it. That was the rule we set ourselves from day one. After much deliberation we have come to the shared conclusion that we can’t give it 100% anymore and regret to announce that The Rakes are calling it a day.
A total of 10 dates were canceled by Free Energy, but here is the new dates (note: Minneapolis is canceled):- FREE ENERGY TOUR DATES:
10/24: London, UK @ Cargo (DFA Night)
10/26: London, UK @ Barfly
10/27: London, UK @ Rough Trade Records (Hoxton) In-Store
(Early Show)/Waterats (Late Show)
10/28: London, UK @ Windmill
11/11: Boston, MA @ Great Scott
11/19: Dallas, TX @ The Cavern
11/20: Austin, TX @ The Mohawk
11/21: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
11/22: Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
11/23: Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
11/24: Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11/25: Washington, DC @ DC9, set TBA
11/27: Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie
11/28: New York, NY @ Santos Party House
lilyallenmusic.com
Speaking of splitting, Lily Allen will be splitting from her record label, EMI. Allen, who recently had that insert-mouth-in-foot moment when she had nothing but disdain her fans for sharing her music, is to set up her own record label. She's currently has no plans on touring or promoting her latest album, It's Not Me, It's You and have pretty much abandoned being on the internet.
Quote:
Ironic since her career started because of her fame on myspace.I've thrown away my laptop and I haven't got a Blackberry. I've cut myself off and it's been brilliant so far.
jarviscocker.net
Not breaking up, Jarvis Cocker was recently quoted by People Magazine as having said:
That sparked a slew of rumors that Pulp were reforming for Glasto 2010.Glastonbury means an awful lot to me, I would love to play there again. We've talked about it, there we go, there'll be a band reunion.
Unfortunately, as quick as the rumor started, it was also swiftly put to an end when Jarvis came out to say that "Pulp have no plans to get back together".
Someone asked me if I fancied playing at the 40th anniversary of Glastonbury, I said yes, they twisted that into a 'Pulp reform' story. It's not true.
www.itsmorrisseyworld.com
Speaking of further complications: It's widely reported that Morrissey collapse on the floor on the opening song, "This Charming Man" at Oasis Leisure Centre, due to breathing difficulties.
Although, NME said Morrissey to resume tour in London following onstage collapse, I suspect there will be even more cancellations in the future. Morrissey's has always been notorious for cancelling shows, due to illness and/or unexplained circumstances. I have seen Morrissey live before, but my original ticket to see him in somewhen 1994 was dashed when he canceled that show in Los Angeles. I believe we ponied up $75 per ticket (that was like a billion dollars back then).
Of course, none of this compare to the fan outage of Denny offering free burgers to fans who bought tickets to see Morrissey. Morrissey, as you know, is famous for being an advocator of vegetarianism.
10/27/2009 14:51:08 ♥ vu (
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I decided to dig out some of my Beatles albums, still to this day, this band have never made the leap to digital/MP3 distribution of their music (you can only get their music on vinyl, cassettes, 8-tracks, or CD).
I haven't written about bootlegs in a while, I think my last few were Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stone and The Smiths. Anyway, I found this interesting Beatles bootleg called The Rooftop Concert from their final public concert appearance together as a band on January 30th, 1969. Their final album, Abbey Road, was recorded later that year and by September, John Lennon announced his departure from the band.
What made this concert so special, besides from all the various bootlegs that exists and their last appearance, was that it was filmed and made available Let It Be (film). Unfortunately, not everyone was ecstatic about The Beatles, and by the end of the film, the police arrived and shut the concert down.
According to the 2005 bootleg by "Doc E" (Dr. Ebbetts):
The audio is excellent, as a result of several other bootleg CDs!I wanted a fantastic sounding version of the famed rooftop show, void of the lengthy in-between chatter, without the occasional sound anomalies (like volume fluctuations, for example), in a nice concise package. I believe this is it. It was sourced from several CDs in an attempt to create the best sounding collection. It’s a nice companion to the “First Concert” and “Hollywood Bowl” CDs in the Ebbetts collection.
Trivia: On the last track, their third performance of "Get Back", Paul McCartney can be heard saying "Thanks, Mo!", acknowledging Ringo Starr's then-wife Maureen Starkey ... which I didn't hear on this bootleg.
Trivia 2: A recent Vox's Question of the Day "You May Say I'm a Dreamer" is taken from Lennon's "Imagine" song.
07/31/2009 10:20:50 ♥ vu ()
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| iStacey wrote: Fri, Jul 31, 2009 at 8:13 PM |
Thanks for sharing. Did you get a chance to see this? Sir Paul on Letterman 7/15/09
Where they last left off in the long-running so-called bootleg series, #7, those recording were rare and unreleased tracks from 1961 and 1966 (which included his very first recorded song, "When I Got Troubles"). I'm pleased to see that #8 focuses more on his recent material, from his No Mercy (1989) to Modern Times (2006). It's compelling because it would seem that only his last three releases (Time Out of Mind, Love and Theft, and Modern Times) seems to be in the public's eye because they charted in the top 10 on the US charts.
Anyway, although there's no credit(s) on whoever compiled these tracks, it's evident to me that Larry "Ratso" Sloman must've had a hand in suggestions: not only did he write the introduction in the 60-page booklet, but he also painstakingly wrote notes for each of the 27 songs. I'm glad that Columbia Records is letting this massive fan put together the series, because only Dylan's hardcore fans/completist can truly make this worthwhile.
The Sloman essay details about his first GWW (Great White Wonder) bootleg to more recent quotes about his 2006 album, Modern Times. I suggest that anyone picking up this album to read it, as I suspect the majority of fans won't take the time to read the liner notes.
I had to dig out his last album, Modern Times to compare some of the tracks, to see what the differences are: and they are far apart. The alternative version of "Ain't Talkin'" is a little more upbeat, his vocals seems a little faster-paced. The version that did made it on Modern Times has more space in the song. When it comes down to it, both version of the song is amazing, but I felt the Modern Times version ultimately fit the album.
Also, one interesting thing that I've observed is that as Dylan ages, his voice becomes more and more bluesy, so songs like "Marchin' to the City" (unreleased) and "Lonesome Day Blues" (live) sounds even better as he's gotten older!
Columbia Records did the smart thing and released this as a stripped down CD (retails $10), but I would recommend paying an extra $5 to get the 2-disc edition with slipcase and a 60-page booklet... which I think most people are going to get. Super hardcore Dylan fans might want to check out the deluxe version of The Bootleg Series #8, as it comes with a bonus 12-track CD, a slipcase, a hardbound book (150 pages). The price is pretty steep: over $100, you know you're worth it.
Bob Dylan's The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8 is out now and you can find this at any record store. Still not convince? Download a free song from this album through Amazon.com.
Links:
bobdylan.com myspace.com/bobdylan
Here's an odd album: 1972's Necrophilia by The Rolling Stones. This album was never officially released, but the original proof cover art and very rare acetate were produced.
Originally intended as a follow-up release after the very successful Hot Rocks 1964-1971 compilation (it was the Stones' best-selling record at the time). Necrophilia was compiled by bassist Bill Wyman who picked out some very rare Stones song. Since most of the songs were not written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Allen Klein (the Stones' ex-manager) stepped in and demanded more Jagger/Richards song, purely for monetary reasons.
So Necrophilia was scrapped and what emerged was More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies).
Obviously when bootlegs discovered the acetate and they started making and selling the vinyl, eventually releasing it on compact disc in 2002. One of the companies that released Necrophilia is called A Vinyl Gang Products. They mostly delt with live recordings, you can find out more about AVGP on rollingstonesnet.
The rare song that I'm going to use is "Andrew's Blues".
Here's some information about the song: it was written around February 1964 and credited to "Nanker Phelge" (a fictional name).
The name would guarantee the entire band to share the writing royalties. It came from a suggestion from guitarist, Brian Jones, who named it after a revolting face "nanker" and Jimmy Phelge's surname.
I believe the song is about Andrew Loog Oldham, who was the Stones' publicist at the time. If you listen to the song, they even make reference to themselves from Andrew's point of view:
The Rolling Stones are a great f***ing group!
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11/26/2007 00:02:59
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I haven't talked about bootlegs in a while. We have here today Morrissey's Higher Education. Please note the horrendous typo (Morrissey's name is missing an 'S').
The sound quality is really good, it seems to have been taken from a radio broadcast. The original concert performance was taken from Utrecht, Holland. The CD lists "July 1, 1991", but real Morrissey nerds will tell you that, in fact, the concert took place on May 1st.[1]
The company that issued this CD is Italy's Kiss the Stone, and they did a pretty uninspired and boring package. There are some more photos of Morrissey live in concert. The most hilarious thing throughout the liner notes is that there are random equations (get it? Higher Education?).
E=√WR
cos(x)2+sin(x)2
a+b+c=1
C=2πR
Whoever wrote these are terrible. At least take some examples out of a real math book?
The best part
is Morrissey's head is on the actual CD. However, there is a HOLE in
the center... so you can see right through his head. Higher Education,
indeed :/
I've decided to pick "Disappointed" for the song. I've always love this song live (especially at the end of the set!) Note random fan screaming out "MORRRRRISSSEY" at the end of the song.
Well, the
only good thing about this bootleg is that the sound quality is pretty
amazing. Probably the best from this era, in 1991. You have to also
remember that CDs were fairly new at this point, and everyone had
cassette bootlegs.
10/13/2007 23:53:36
vu
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www.morrissey-solo.com
Although it's illegal to produce and sell bootlegs (live recordings) in the USA, it was a gray area in Europe, where some companies, such as Kiss the Stone was legally selling bootlegs. Most artists didn't want to legitimize KTS or such companies, so I'm sure the RIAA stepped in and shut down the business.
I have a few "official" bootlegs (e.g. cd pressed, not cd-r), and today I will be talking about my favorite of them all: Thank Your Lucky Stars.
This was recorded in Los Angeles (Aug 26, 1986) and the sound quality suggest it was taken directly from the soundboard. The total running time is 74:35 minutes, so they had to drop "Bigmouth Strikes Again" to fit the show with the limitation of 80 mins.
The company that put this together in 1994 is Big Music (based in Italy, distributed by CDMusicCo, srl). They did an amazing job. They got all the track listing correct (with running time), spelled all the band member's name, random live pictures (none of which are from the actual LA performance), and a short summary written by "Professor Stone" (of Kiss the Stone).
PLUS, they have on the album cover, a picture of James Dean (which as you all know, Morrissey is a huge fan of). The album art is done in the style of the Smiths record sleeves, which is usually a still from a movie in various color tints. I believe the title "Thank Your Lucky Stars" was taken from a 40s movie, but James Dean did not appear in that particular film.
The song I've picked out is "I Know It's Over", which you can hear Morrissey saying in the microphone, "Jesus Christ! Don't be so stupid! Leave him alone, you stupid idiot! Leave him!" to some security guards. Although I'm sure they were just doing their job, they should've also known that it's often encouraged by Morrissey that fans should get up on stage to dance.
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