James - Live in London 1993

James have just released the superb new album 'Hey Ma', more about that in the next round up of all things new 'whats up doc'.

This is James back in 1993.

Part of the whole Factory records and 'Madchester' scene, by the early 1990's the band had achieved much deserved success, releasing some excellent albums and singles along the way.

This concert was recorded by Radio One in the UK and was also syndicated to the Westwood One network in the US.

Recorded at the Brixton Academy on the 9th December 1993, this show has James touring their landmark 'Laid' album from which most of this set comes.

Originally broadcast in the UK three days later the recording set list is as follows:

01 Born Of Frustration
02 Sound
03 Laid
04 Knuckle Too Far
05 Honest Joe
06 Out To Get You
07 Low Low Low
08 Skin diving
09 P.S.
10 Lullaby
11 Sometimes

The sound quality is superb, their performance is wonderful.

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You can check out James in the Beehive Candy Store HERE.

More information on their current tour and new album HERE.

Leonard Cohen - Gothenburg Sweden 1993

This is Leonard Cohen from 1993 touring around the time of 'The Future' being released, (his last tour until now).

Due to appear at Glastonbury this year and also touring from June 2008 in Canada and Europe,
if you get a chance to see him live, take it!

Having released three 'official' live albums, this is the first live material I have heard from 'The Future' era, and it is extremely good.

The man remains a massive influence in music, and now in his seventies, is as eagerly anticipated, as at any other time in his forty year musical career.

This was recorded from an FM broadcast of the concert at the Lisebergshallen, Gothenburg, Sweden, on the 2nd May 1993.

The set list was:

01. [6:56.67] The Future
02. [5:00.68] Ain't No Cure for Love
03. [6:23.33] Bird on the Wire (radio announcer)
04. [6:44.43] First We Take Manhattan
05. [4:14.05] Suzanne
06. [5:47.54] I'm Your Man
07. [6:58.47] Joan of Arc
08. [7:45.00] Closing Time
09. [5:58.58] Hallelujah (radio announcer)

The band line up was:

Leonard Cohen - vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Perla Batalla - vocals
Julie Christensen - vocals
Bob Metzger - guitars, pedal steel guitar
Bob Furgo - keyboards, violin
Paul Ostermayer - keyboards, saxophone, flute
Bill Ginn - keyboards
Jorge Calderon - bass
Steve Meador - drums

Sound quality is extremely good 224kbps stereo.

REPLACEMENT DOWNLOAD LINK IN COMMENTS BELOW (24TH FEBRUARY 2009).

Leonard Cohen website HERE (with videos, tour details and more).

The Beehive Candy store Leonard Cohen collection HERE.

The Go-Go's - Live In LA 1984

This is the Go-Go's in their 1980's hey day.

They made rock history as the first all-woman band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts in the USA.

Their energetic music spanned surf, new wave, pop-punk, power pop, and rock.

Although Belinda Carlisle has had considerable success as a solo artist, the Go-Go's are very much on equal terms with each other, as is evidenced by this concert.

I do not have the precise location or exact date for this gig, beyond LA, California in 1984. This is a superb and lively performance.

Set list is:

01 Get Up and Go
02 Head Over Heels
03 Our Lips Are Sealed
04 Forget That Day
05 We Got The Beat
06 Turn To You
07 Tonight
08 You Thought
09 Yes Or No
10 I'm With You
11 This Town
12 Can't Stop The World
13 Vacation - I'm The Only One

Band Line Up:

Belinda Carlisle
Jane Wiedlin
Charlotte Caffey
Kathy Valentine
Gina Schock

This is probably FM stereo rather than soundboard, it is either way a very good quality recording.

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A few Go-Go's items in the Beehive Candy store HERE.

Check out their official My Space page HERE, and website HERE.

Nick Drake - Second Grace

I do not intend to write about Nick Drake here, except to echo the common view held by so many, who have come across his music down the years, of 'what could have been'.

His short life is well documented HERE, and I would only end up copy and pasting excerpts, so spend a few minutes at Wikipedia if you choose.

His three studio albums remain firm favorites of mine, and fall into that very special 'timeless' category.

The unofficial releases of Nick Drake tend to be demo's and home recordings, as is the case of 'Second Grace'.

Bootlegs in circulation include 'Tamworth-In-Arden', 'Complete Home Recordings' and variations on that theme.

Second Grace has appeared in at least three different forms, this version is originally from a 25 track CD circulated by 'Mirrorglass Music'.

These are home recordings probably at Tamworth and possibly Hampstead, and cover all three album releases in part, along with some unreleased tracks.

The sound quality is very good and the tracks that also appeared on 'Tamworth-In-Arden' are of a much higher quality.

Track Listing:

1. Day Is Done
2. Blossom Friend
3. Mayfair 1
4. Mayfair 2
5. Mayfair 3
6. Joey 1
7. Joey 2
8. Leaving Me Behind
9. Instrumental 1
10. Instrumental 2
11. Three Hours
12. Betty's Blues
13. Fly 1
14. Fly 2
15. Hazey Jane
16. Parasite
17. Saturday Sun 1
18. Saturday Sun 2
19. Saturday Sun 3
20. Place To Be
21. Strange Meeting II
22. Bird Flew By
23. Thoughts Of Rain
24. To The Garden
25. Early Morning Dialogue

Reloaded - 03/June/2013 - download link in comments.

For more on the life of Nick Drake, visit the official estate site 'Bryter Music' HERE.