Jonathan Richman - Boston 1980 *updated links*

Jonathan Richman, live on 5 All Night, Boston, 16th August 1980

This is a rip from a TV appearance Jonathan did in his hometown of Boston, with a rather comical, usually in a cringeworthy sense but at least once in a good way, interview by Matt Siegal. Also, affection is simply fabulous! It's only 20 or so mbs, no reason not to download! :-P

01 Intro
02 Baby, We Can't Be Wrong
03 Interview 1
04 The Fenway, Where I Dream My Dreams
05 Intro 2
06 Here Come the Martian Martians
07 Interview 2
08 Affection

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Richman Night

The Smiths - Lyceum Ballroom 1983

The Smiths, live at the Lyceum Ballroom London, 25th September 1983

An early show from the Manchester lads, featuring the three early singles and most of the first album (not released until '84), plus These Things Take Time and Wonderful Woman, originally released as 12" b-sides. The show's cut off at the beginning, as the first track starts mid-song, but it's a good sounding recording for its age.

01 Pretty Girls Make Graves
02 Wonderful Woman
03 Miserable Lie
04 Reel Around The Fountain
05 I Don't Owe You Anything
06 Hand In Glove
07 What Difference Does It Make?
08 These Things Take Time
09 Hand In Glove

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Smiths Lyceum

Sigur Ros - Live in Reykjavik 1999

Sigur Ros, live at Laugardalshöllin, Reykjavik, 28th August 1999

An excellent bootleg from Sigur for you, an FM broadcast from what is pretty much, in sporting terms their homeground, Laugardalshöllin. A few of the songs in the setlist weren't released officially for many years, so this is a great one for the collection for that alone.

1. Svefn-G-Englar
2. OrriLagið
3. Nýja Lagið
4. Popplagið
5. Duet
6. RokkLagið
7. Dauðalagið

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Ros Reyjavik

Keziah Jones - Festival Fnac Indétendances 2008

Keziah Jones, Festival Fnac Indétendances Paris, 16th August 2008

Keziah Jones came to Paris via a stint in London getting an education after leaving his homeland of Nigeria, where he got snapped up by his label after a support slot for Lenny Kravitz. Not bad for a guy who was playing the subway a year before!

01. Intro
02. Femiliarize
03. My Kinda Girl
04. The Invisible Ladder
05. Long Distance Love
06. Beautiful Emilie (part 1)
07. Beautiful Emilie (part 2)
08. Lagos vs New York
09. Kpafuca
10. When Somebody Loves You
11. Simply Beautiful (Al Green cover)
12. Rythm is Love
13. Autumn Moon
14. Orin O'lomi

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Jones Indétendances

The Clash - Chicago 1979

The Clash, live at the Aragon Ballroom Chicago, 14th September 1979

A sweet set from the boys from London, though not sure how much Bo plays on this, if at all. Going by the poster for it it could be support or as a guest. Recorded as they were finishing recording London Calling, they include quite a few tracks from that album here, including one much covered song, named here Jimmy Jazz, called Stagger Lee, an old blues standard, my favourite version being by Nick and his Bad Seeds, though it's not for the faint hearted!

01. Jimmy Jazz
02. I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.
03. Complete Control
04. London Calling
05. Clampdown
06. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
07. Koka Kola
08. I Fought The Law
09. Jail Guitar Doors
10. Police & Thieves
11. Stay Free
12. Clash City Rockers
13. Safe European Home
14. Capital Radio One
15. Janie Jones
16. Garageland
17. Armagideon Time
18. Career Opportunities
19. White Riot

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Clash Chicago

Explosions IN The Sky - Nottingham 2004

Explosions In The Sky. live at the Rescue Rooms, Nottingham England, 2nd September 2004

A sweet sounding bootleg from Explosions today, the Texas based instrumental post-rock band, though they themselves refer to is as just 'rock', and probably rightly so, this is all the same the category they are most affiliated with. They comprise a drummer and three guitarists, for rather a differnt mix to norm, although Michael James sometimes plays bass guitar.

01. Intro
02. First Breath After Coma
03. Greet Death
04. Six Days At The Bottom Of The Ocean
05. Have You Passed Through This Night?
06. Memorial

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Sky Rooms

Ramones - Athens 1989

Ramones, live in Athens Greece, "Blitzkreig In Athens" bootleg, 13th March 1989

I'm surprised I've never posted any Ramones shows as yet, I was <--> this close before but never did for some reason. This was recorded just after Dee Dee left the band to try his hand at rapping, and featured the line-up of C.J, Joey, Johnny and Marky.

1 Durango 95 / Blitzkrieg Bop
2 Teenage Lobotomy
3 Psycho Therapy
4 Do You Remember Rock And Roll Radio
5 I Believe In Miracles
6 Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
7 Beat On The Brat
8 Chinese Rock
9 Bonzo Goes To Bitburg
10 Go Mental
11 Sheena Is A Punkrocker / Rockaway Beach
12 Pet Sematary
13 Don't Bust My Chops
14 She's The One
15 Mama's Boy / Animal Boy
16 Wart Hog
17 Surfin Bird / Cretin Hop
18 I Don't Want To Walk Around With You / Today Your Love, Tomorrow The World
19 Pinhead
20 I Wanna Live
21 Somebody Put Something In My Drink
22 Do You Wanna Dance
23 Palisades Park / We're A Happy Family

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Ramones Athens

Emiliana Torrini - White Session 2008

Emiliana Torrini, live on FM France Inter, 13th November 2008

Icelandic half-Italian Emiliana has been around a while now, with most of her albums being released only in her homeland or in the case of Rarities, as a promo only. Sadly, she got fame from singing Gollums Song for LOTR II, rather than her own music, but on the upside it did bring her to the attention of the wider world.

01 Intro
02 Fireheads
03 Me and Armini
04 Jungle drum
05 Birds
06 Bleeder
07 Gun
08 Heard it all before
09 Life saver
10 Sunny Road
11 Big Jumps
12 Beggars Prayer (part 1)
13 Beggar's prayer (part 2)

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Torrini Inter

Genesis - St. Louis 1976

Genesis, live at The Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, 23rd April 1976

A quality audience recording for it's age, better than some I've heard of much less a vintage. Recorded just after the departure of Peter Gabriel, and featurinf two drummers to replace the excellence of Collins, sadly he doesn't match Gabe for songwriting in my book but then these are still the same songs!

1.1 Dance On A Volcano 07:20
1.2 Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 05:15
1.3 Fly On A Windshield 02:25
1.4 Carpet Crawlers 06:32
1.5 Cinema Show 11:18
1.6 Intro 01:07
1.7 Robbery, Assault And Battery 06:55
1.8 White Mountain 06:53
1.9 Intro(2) 01:05
1.10 Firth Of Fifth 09:06
1.11 Intro (3) 00:53
1.12 Entangled 06:54
1.13 Squonk 07:03
2.1 Intro (4) 01:38
2.2 Supper's Ready 25:07
2.3 I Know What I Like 06:27
2.4 Los Endos 06:58
2.5 It 03:27
2.6 Watcher Of The Skies 03:23

Artwork, front and Back

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Genesis Ambassador 1
Genesis Ambassador 2

Joan As Police Woman - Berlin 2008

Joan As Police Woman, live at Lido, Berlin, 12th November 2008

Some Miss Wasser today, and a little lovely something from her current European tour. An excellent sound on this audience taped show, you can hear the crowd clearly in the quieter solo piano moments, but it's in no way intrusive, rather it gives you an illusion of being stood near the bar appreciating the show. A nice bit of continuation too, she's still playing with Parker Kindred, ex of Jeff Buckley, and the former Wasser/Kindred/Tighe group Black Beetle. Oh yes, and an unusual cover she's been playing for a while, around three minutes in length in its original incarnation, drawn out (not in an "Oh my god! Isn't this over yet?" way) to about seven by Joan and band.

01. Intro
02. Honor My Wishes
03. Band Introduction
04. To Be Loved
05. Flushed Chest
06. The Ride
07. To Be Lonely
08. Feed The Light
09. Hard White Wall
10. We Don't Own It
11. To Survive
12. Start Of My Heart
13. Anyone
14. I Defy
15. Fire
16. Christobal
17. Eternal Flame
18. To America (Fireworks) > Furious
19. Real Life
20. Keeper Of The Flame

Police Lido 1
Police Lido

Sigur Ros - Carling Academy 2008

Sigur Ros, live at the Carling Academy, Glasgow, 6th November 2008

The four piece line-up for this Scotland show, with Kjarten Holm of support band A Minor Reflection joining them on xylophone during Hafsól, before the rest of his band all came out to play drums on the main set closer.

01 Svefn-G-Englar
02 Ný Batterí
03 Fljótavik
04 Við Spilum Endalaust
05 Hoppípolla
06 Með Blóðnasir
07 Inní Mér syngur Vitleysingur
08 E-Bow
09 Sæglópur
10 Festival
11 Hafsól
12 Gobbledigook
13 All Alright
14 Popplagið

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Ros Academy 1
Ros Academy 2

Johnny Cash - Rocky Gap Music Fest. 1990

Johnny Cash, "Bring It Back Alive" bootleg, Rocky Gap Music Fest. Cumberland Maryland, 25th August 1990

A good Cash boot for you today, with added The Carter Family material track 24 onwards for filler...forgot to label them correctly come to think of it now, but be buggered if I'm going to reupload now, you'll have to tag them yourself!

Folsom Prison Blues
Sunday Morning Coming Down
Hey Porter
Call Me The Breeze
Jackson

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Cash Rocky

The Smiths - Salford Uni 1986

The Smiths, live at Salford University, 20th July 1986

A great setlist from what was the The Smiths (sounds weird, but surely the correct way of saying it?) homecoming gig in Salford, home of the famous above location of course. Not the original line-up at this point, as Andy had been fired for his heroin use via post-it note, a classy touch from Morrissey...despite that, this is probably the most celebrated period of The Smiths career as they were touring what's generally considered their best album, certainly my favourite, The Queen Is Dead.

01 Panic
02 Shakespeare's Sister
03 Frankly, Mr. Shankly
04 Vicar In A Tutu
05 Ask
06 I Want The One I Can't Have
07 Cemetry Gates
08 Never Had No One Ever
09 Is It Really So Strange?
10 The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
11 There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
12 That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore
13 What She Said (with Rubber Ring intro and outro)
14 The Queen Is Dead
15 Money Changes Everything
16 I Know It's Over
17 Bigmouth Strikes Again
18 (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame/Rusholme Ruffians
19 Hand In Glove

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Smiths Salford

Jonathan Richman - Oregan 1983

Jonathan Richman, live at Reed College, Portland Oregan, unknown date 1983

Some more of the wonderful Jonathan for you, just him, a saxophone, and Curly Keranen on upright bass, and a great performance it is too.

01 That Summer Feeling
02 Stop this Car
03 Here come the Martian Martians
04 Dodge Veg-o-matic
05 Rockin rockin' Leprechauns
06 Ice Cream man
07 Affection
08 Those Conga Drums
09 My runabout girl
10 The new teller
11 This kind of music
12 The Twist
13 Time for fooling around

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Richman Portland
Rear artwork

Nouvelle Vague - Fort de St. Malo 2004

Nouvelle Vague (feat Camille), La Route De Rock, 13th August 2004

Broadcast on Bernard Lenoirs show on FM France Inter, this is French pop act Nouvelle Vague playing on the beach (Camille runs into the sea mid-way through Too Drunk..!). Their name is worthy of an SFA frontman Gruff Rhys song title, as it's pun-tastic. Basically it means New Wave in French, but in Portuguese it means Bossa Nova. As they do (on occasion) play New Wave songs in the Bossa Nova style...

01. Making Plans For Nigel
02. Guns of Brixton
03. Too Drunk to Fuck (part 1)
04. Too Drunk to Fuck (part 2)
05. In A Manner of Speaking

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Vague Rock

Gods and Monsters - New York 92

Gods and Monsters, live at the Roulette Club NYC, 5th April 1992

Post the St. Anns Tim Buckley tribute show, Jeff hooked up with ex-Captain Beefheart guitarist Gary Lucas to sing for his band Gods and Monsters. It wasn't a long term affair, but was rather a productive period anyway. They recorded many tracks together at Lucas home studio and played several shows around New York. From these sessions along with Lucas originals, such as How Long Will It Take below, came fledgling versions of Grace and Mojo Pin, which Lucas played guitar for on the album Grace. Thankfully a much more subdued version than during the G&M period!

01. Dink's Song
02. Sweet Thing
03. How Long Will It Take
04. Mojo Pin
05. Hymn To Love
06. Grace
07. Farewell Angelina

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Monsters Roulette

Rufus Wainwright - Tokyo 2008

Rufus Wainwright, live at the International Forum Hall, Tokyo, 23rd January 2008

Rathr a different set from the one I posted a few weeks ago today, probably due to the fact he'd not played Japan for 10 years as he only has a small following there, so sticking to known songs was the the way to go. This does have some Judy Garland thrown in for good measure though.

Disc 1 (66:02)
1. intro
2. Release the Stars
3. Going to a Town
4. chat #1 (spent $10,000)
5. Senssouci
6. chat #2 (gay saves the economy)
7. Rules and Regulations
8. chat #3 (kabuki)
9. Matinee Idol
10. The Art Teacher
11. Tiergarten
12. chat #4 (Japanese audience)
13. Leaving for Paris No.2
14. chat #5 (Kay, Nanami & Aya)
15. Between My Legs (with Japanese Fans)
(intermission)
16. The Consort
17. Do I Disappoint You
18. chat #6 (Judy Garland explanation)
19. A Foggy Day (Judy Garland)
20. If Love Were All (Judy Garland)

Disc 2 (63:25)
1. chat #7 (Tokyo Suki Desu)
2. Beautiful Child
3. chat #8 (been speaking Japanese all night)
4. Not Ready to Love
5. Slideshow
6. chat #9 (oh! flower!?)
7. Macushlah (no microphone)
8. chat #10 (band intro)
9. 14th Street
(encore)
10. I Don't Know What It Is
11. Poses
12. Get A Makeover
13. Get Happy
14. Gay Messiah

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Wainwright Japan 1
Wainwright Japan 2

Poney Express - Amiens 2008

Poney Express, live at Le Zenith Amiens, 25th October 2008

Poney Express are a pop/folk, twee indie kinda band, the French equivilant to the fabulous Scots band Belle And Sebastian, who actually took their name from a French cartoon as it happens. Only on their first album they show great promise, and as they only released their debut in the spring of this year, it's good to see them playing new songs. Enjoy!

01. Intro
02. Les Femmes De Milwaukee
03. Le Bruit Du Dehors
04. Paris De Loin
05. Une actrice
06. Les Pourquoi
07. Poupée
08. Les Petits Matins
09. Le Courage Des Oiseaux
10. Les avalanches
11. instrumental (intro de Nobody) >
12. Nobody
13. Les nerfs à vif
14. Gone Daddy gone
15. ? (nouvelle chanson)
16. outro

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Express Zenith

Lou Reed - Cleveland 1984

Lou Reed, live at The Agora 'Coffee Break Concert', Cleveland, 3rd October 1984

Another awful piece of 'artwork' for you today, thankfully it hides a good Lou Reed solo performance beneath! A couple of classic VU tracks help mix-up the setlist, and help make this a good 'live best of...' for the time.

01. Introduction
02. Sweet Jane
03. Wainting For My Man
04. Martial Law
05. Legendary Hearts
06. Turn Out The Lights
07. Interview 1
08. Sally Can't Dance
09. Walk On The Wild Side
10. Satellite Of Love
11. Interview 2
12. My Red Joystick
13. New Sensations
14. Turn To Me
15. I Love You Suzanne

Rear 'art'
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Reed Coffee 1
Reed Coffee 2

British Sea Power - Glasgow 2008

British Sea Power, live at ABC 1 Glasgow, 11th October 2008

Another great sounding bootleg from BSP for you today, and I'm busy so this is all I'll write. Although, I don't know many bands that have song titles that are bird names which aren't known to the average layman, ala Great Skua as opposed to Blackbird. Enjoy!

01 Fear of Drowning
02 Carrion
03 Lights out For Darker Skies
04 Favours in the Beetroot Fields
05 Atom
06 Down on the ground
07 Lovely day tomorrow
08 A Trip out
09 Canvey island
10 Waving flags
11 The Great Skua
12 Oh Larsen B
13 Remember me
14 Apologies to Insect Life
15 No Lucifer
16 Spirit of St Louis
17 Rock in....

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Sea ABC 1
Sea ABC 2