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RANDB 102CD
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The live sessions presented here were recorded on October 13th 1993 at New George's, a nightclub and concert venue located in San Rafael, California. There's an oft-recounted story how the Beatles used Bobby Parker's riff from his "Watch Your Step" for their hit "I Feel Fine" and Led Zeppelin used it on "Moby Dick" without credit on their second album. That song is of course featured here, which also includes several tracks together with Carlos Santana guesting on guitar. Bobby passed on in October 2013 aged 76 following a heart attack. He left a small but impressive body of blues recordings for listeners to enjoy.
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RANDB 168LP
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Christine Perfect moved to center stage, with the band successfully re-recording material from her Chicken Shack and solo LP. Also included are songs from the Then Play On, Kiln House (TV documentary) and Future Games albums. Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan feature extensively, as does Bob Welch on a specially recorded version of should- have-been-a-hit single "Dragonfly." Comes with extensive sleeve notes including full recording details.
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RANDB 167LP
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This release includes gritty blues with Chicken Shack and an orchestra and a session cut with the Perfect Group. The hit single "I'd Rather Go Blind" is included: it is one of only four tracks released on a studio LP. Comes with complete recording details and extensive sleeve notes.
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RANDB 103CD
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The previous two sets in this series of live broadcast CDs from Georgie Fame covered the years 1964 up to 1967 and this one picks up the story from the start of '68. So, what changes did that year bring in Georgie's music? Impossible to ignore is the release of "The Ballad Of Bonnie And Clyde" in December '67. Was Georgie ignoring his roots? Not so if you examine this album. It starts off with Georgie's BBC TV show accompanied by the Count Basie Band and continues with Swedish and British radio recordings of Georgie with his Band, a tight eight-piece unit featuring jazz and Blue Flames luminaries such as Eddie Thornton, Johnny Marshall, John McLaughlin and Jon Hiseman.
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RANDB 104CD
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The Alan Price Set were among the most frequent visitors to the BBC studios between 1966 and 1968 recording 46 songs over 16 different sessions. Over two hours and thirty minutes playing time, this CD set presents the complete set of BBC recordings along with a further five tracks that Alan recorded as a solo artist after leaving the group. Also included are some revealing interviews he made at that time. The sound quality is excellent throughout.
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RANDB 157LP
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Only in retrospect have the Pink Fairies taken their rightful place in UK music history. They looked like hippies but acted like punks and played fast, invigorating rock'n'roll at a time when it was in short supply. This collection of ten tracks recorded at four BBC sessions showcases some of their best-known numbers as well as four cover versions never released on the band's studio LPs. Sound quality is excellent throughout apart from the Feb '71 session. Comes with full recording details and sleeve notes.
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RANDB 141LP
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Eleven marvelous tracks reveal the live prowess of the original Roxy Music line up with Brian Eno. One side of the LP is from BBC sessions whilst the other was recorded for German TV. Comes with full recording details and extensive sleeve notes. Sound quality excellent throughout.
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RANDB 137LP
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Nine tracks recorded for German TV in 1973 give a fascinating insight onto how Thin Lizzy would develop into one of the world's biggest rock'n'roll bands. This three-piece line-up emphasized their roots in blues and folk, illustrated by two versions of hit single "Whiskey In the Jar." Four of the tracks included here were not included in the studio LPs that the band released at this time. Recording quality is very good. The LP comes with full credits and extensive sleevenotes.
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RANDB 142LP
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At its heart the Rendell/Carr Quintet had one of the leading British jazz musicians of the post-war era -- saxophonist Rendell -- whose CV included work with American big hitters such as Woody Herman and Stan Kenton. Around him he had gathered four younger, more adventurous jazzmen, all wishing to push the envelope of the music. This session captures a moment that, without any hint of sleeve note hyperbole, can rightly be called historic. That moment is the April 19th 1965 debut within the Rendell/Carr ranks of pianist Michael Garrick, a musician who was -- again with no little sense of overstatement -- to quite literally change the course of the group's direction, and it can be argued with some conviction, that of the wider sound of British jazz. The overall fidelity on this recording is excellent and pressed on 180gram vinyl.
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RANDB 138LP
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The Four Seasons were really hitting a creative sweet spot when the tracks on this LP were broadcast via music TV shows such as Popendipity, Hullabaloo, and the Mike Douglas Show. The Sandy Linzer/Denny Randell songwriting/production team crafted stomping, four-to-the-floor Motown-style productions on the hits "Let's Hang On" and "Working My Way Back To You" with the legendary Buddy Salzman creating the distinctive drum sound. Later in 1966, Bob Gaudio came up with an arrangement of Cole Porter's "I've Got You Under My Skin" that made the song sound just like a Four Seasons track with its killer hook coda "Never win, never win" added at the insistence of producer Bob Crewe. Frankie Valli began his solo recording career by insisting that his composers provide material that did not require him to use falsetto and his first release was the Bob Crewe/Charlie Calello composition "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself." "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" was Valli's first number one, despite Philips having mothballed the finished record for almost a year because they feared it might break the group up. Here are two live versions of Frankie's Christmas 1967 single "To Give," both with full orchestral backing. For a live broadcast on NBC's Kraft Music Hall show in July 1968, the Four Seasons previewed "Saturday's Father," a track to be released on the 1969 psychedelic concept album Genuine Imitation Life Gazette. This LP also includes as a bonus track a hits medley from a 1971 transmission from BBC's Top Of The Pops.
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RANDB 136LP
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Across seven scintillating tracks The Who revisit their history, from early singles such as "I Can't Explain" and "My Generation" through tracks from Tommy to John Entwistle's "My Wife." The set climaxes with a rare encore of fan favorite "Naked Eye." Recorded live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia in 1973 and broadcast on The King Biscuit Flower Hour US FM radio. Sound quality is exceptional.
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RANDB 135LP
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The Who's 1973 US tour saw the band focusing on their just-released Quadrophenia LP. The seven Quadrophenia songs presented here have a harder edge and a raw power missing from their studio counterparts. Recording quality is excellent throughout, the record comes with full recording details and extensive sleeve notes. Recorded live at The Spectrum, Philadelphia in 1973 and broadcast on The King Biscuit Flower Hour US FM. LP comes with extensive sleeve notes.
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RANDB 126LP
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This thirteen-track LP brings together rare recordings from the original Fleetwood Mac's peak period of productivity. Three tracks are a collaboration with Duster Bennett, Alexis Korner, and Christine Perfect, recorded for the BBC. Elsewhere the triple guitar line-up is in blazing form on live recordings of "Oh Well," "Rattlesnake Shake," and "The Green Manalishi." There are showcases for Danny Kirwan and Jeremy Spencer plus a thoughtful live "Albatross." Comes with full credits and sleeve notes.
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This EP comprises four of the best performances from an exhilarating open-air gig performed in front of 400,000 enthusiastic Parisians. It combines classic tracks ("I Can't Explain," "Summertime Blues") with two new songs ? "Baba O'Riley" and "Relay," the latter unreleased at this point. The recording was made by RTL and transmitted on AM radio, so sound quality is reasonable but not exceptional.
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RANDB 115LP
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Here are fourteen classic tracks from the Ray Charles repertoire selected from shows he performed around the world from 1961 to 1970: Paris, Antibes, Prato (Italy), São Paulo, Stockholm, with a couple of TV appearances for good measure (plus one from Newport). "If it's really something good that was not on the record, that's okay, because when I perform, I can make the performance of the song better than the record was." So said the man himself and as you can hear on this record, nothing can quite match the excitement of the Ray Charles Show from the sixties. Sound quality is excellent throughout.
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RANDB 124LP
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Doyenne of '60s cool, Sandie Shaw is celebrated in this 20-track compilation of her appearances on BBC radio and TV. Hits such as "Girl Don't Come" and "(There's) Always Something There To Remind Me" are interspersed with thoughtful cover versions, including "Coconut Grove" and "Love Letters", plus her rare take on "Yesterday Man". Features full credits and sleeve notes. Sound quality is excellent, apart from the first and second tracks on side two which are slightly less than excellent.
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RANDB 119LP
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Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band are showcased over 12 tracks recorded live for radio and TV. The material is sourced from two 1968 sessions for John Peel plus a 1972 appearance on Beat Club and features tracks from four different Beefheart LPs. Beat Club tracks are excellent sound quality. BBC tracks are recorded off air but are still thoroughly listenable. Comes with full credits and comprehensive sleeve notes.
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RANDB 114LP
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This rare performance features fifteen tracks recorded live for German TV by the five-piece band, augmented on selected tracks by a brass section. The song selection encompasses the band's history, going from early singles "You Really Got Me" and "All Day And All Of The Night" through to four tracks from Muswell Hillbillies, their most recent LP. Sound quality is excellent throughout and the release comes with full credits and extensive sleeve notes.
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RANDB 121LP
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This LP arrived back from the pressing plant the day after the sad news of Jeff Beck's death was announced. It is now a tribute to an influential and well-respected musician. The Jeff Beck Group that recorded these eight tracks in the BBC Paris Studio in June 1972 was a jazzier, more instrumental group than in its previous incarnation. More emphasis is placed on Beck's solo ability, balanced by Max Middleton's elegant keyboard flourishes and Bobby Tench's soulful vocals. Tracks are taken from throughout Beck's career to this point and there is an otherwise-unreleased version of Bill Wither's "Ain't No Sunshine" as well as a definitive "Definitely Maybe". Sound quality is excellent throughout and the release comes with full credits and extensive sleeve notes.
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RANDB 111LP
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By 1972, Family was at their commercial and artistic peak after the success of the albums Fearless (1971) and Bandstand (1972). This LP was recorded in Boston for FM radio during their Autumn tour and features the hit singles "Burlesque", "My Friend The Sun", and "The Weaver's Answer". In addition to selected album tracks there is also a bonus recording of "A Song For Me", made for French TV at Olympic Studios. Comes with full credits and sleeve notes. Very good sound quality throughout. Recorded live at The Music Hall, Boston September 28th, 1972, except the third track on side two recorded for Rockenstock French TV, January 11th, 1972.
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RANDB 103LP
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Nine vibrant tracks from early Yes, recorded in 1969 for TV and radio as the band promoted their first LP throughout Europe. A blend of original material and an eclectic selection of cover versions, these songs demonstrate the onstage power and drive of the very first Yes line-up. Comes with full recording details and liner notes. Recording quality varies from very good to soundboard.
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RANDB 107LP
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Professionally recorded for Japanese TV this scream-drenched 15 track selection shows the versatility of the Monkees on their final tour, from the irresistible pop of "Last Train to Clarksville" and "Daydream Believer" through to a proto-punk version of "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone". Also features a solo song from each Monkee: Micky Dolenz is James Brown! Comes with full credits and sleeve notes.
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RANDB 040LP
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2019 release. In the early to mid-sixties British youth made two big discoveries: groups and rhythm & blues. Groups weren't actually that new and weren't exotic (unless they were from Liverpool). Rhythm & Blues, or R&B, was exotic and it was new or seemed to be. In no time, the UK was attempting to emulate this exciting "new" music from over the water and the best of the emulators, was Cliff Bennett. His first band, the Rebel Rousers had Brian Epstein as manager, and scored three UK hits between 1964 and 1966: the Beatles' "Got To Get You Into My Life" and the Drifters' "One Way Love" and "I'll Take You Home". This album, consisting of numbers recorded in 1967 and '68 for BBC Radio shows, straddles the switch between the Rebel Rousers backing Cliff and their replacement by the Cliff Bennett Band. To seasoned Bennett fans, you won't miss the Rebel Rousers, their replacements do a superb job. Cliff Bennett may not have achieved the wider success he so richly deserved but he left a marvelous legacy to which this record is a most welcome addition.
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RANDB 049LP
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2019 release. The French have always loved Marianne Faithfull and the feeling is reciprocated: today she has a flat in Paris on the grand Boulevard du Montparnasse. Back in the mid-1960s Marianne was a regular performer on French television: such shows provide the majority of the songs featured here, all presented in excellent sound quality. Nicely packaged compilation of TV appearances.
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RANDB 047LP
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2019 release. Like many other bands during the period 1966-68, the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band produced some of their best and most innovative work for the BBC. Here are 16 previously-unrelated and high-quality studio tracks which Viv Stanshall accurately described as "insane spewings of our collective genius." Fellow writer Neil Innes contributes tracks never heard elsewhere such as the legendary Brain Opera. On this LP, the Bonzos' journey from warped jazz to rock n' roll that critiques and celebrates contemporary pop culture, through dangerous trousers, an electric shirt collar solo, and a protest song about dry cleaners. Full sleeve notes feature the return of Apollo C. Vermouth. Mmmm, that's nice.
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