Long John Baldry
1972-03-10 _ Seattle, Washington _ The Paramount Northwest Theater _ (M1-FM *remaster*)

~!~ Mk4 version carefully remastered fixing various issues, stereo re-imaged, light equalisation, no noise reduction ~!~

DimeTravel brings you "British Blues BOOM!" Volume 90

01. It Ain't Easy
02. Flying
03. Going Down Slow
04. I Don�t Mind -> Remember Me (Mahalia Jackson tribute)
05. Don't Try To Lay No Boogie-Woogie (On The King Of Rock & Roll)

Total Time ::: 30:11

::: EXC FM quality. Check samples for rejection or ingestion ruminations.
::: Warts: Repaired dullspots & dropouts but surely missed a few. Station I.D. at ~16mins in #03 over music.
::: COMPARISON CLAUSE: This is Mk4. Mk1 is the new default name for DIMER karma_'s original upload (no longer on the tracker).
::: Also created Mk2 remaster without EQ (with original hard right/left stereo imaging) & Mk3 stereo remix remaster without EQ.
::: "The British Are Coming" USA 1972 tour was Fleetwood Mac, Savoy Brown, Long John Baldry.
::: Long John Baldry's set was noted in one upload as the 3rd & final act of the night.
::: Seems to be John's entire set & he mentions having time issues.
::: Mahalia Jackson died 6 weeks before this gig, hence the tribute.
::: Original upload notes unclear if AUD or SBD, but it's definitely a SBD on FM.

Recording Information ::: Stereo soundboard -> KISW-FM stereo broadcast -> off-air master tape -> 1st generation tape -> CD-R -> Bias Peak Pro 5 (song indexing) -> xACT -> flacs.

Remastering 2016-12-xx ::: 1st generation FM tape flacs -> TLH -> wavs -> Audacity [normalisation to remove DC offset, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, stereo re-imaging, no pitch (speed) fixes needed, light equalisation or noise reduction] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded week of 2016-12-11.

Line-up ::: Long John Baldry - vocals // Bob Weston - electric guitar // Dennis Ball - electric bass // Ian Armitt - piano // Keith Boyce - drums // Harry Reynolds (aka "Jack Reynolds") - vocals // Aliki Ashman (aka "Aliki Holland") - vocals.

Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline.

DimeTravel 318 ::: Thanks to the original taper & traders! This version was remastered from a tape from the Florida Kid. Thanks to him & the original uploader, DIMER karma_. ::: Corrections welcome ::: This is one of my favorite DIME downloads of the past 10 years, tho' it always seemed a bit rough. It was a delight to hear, as I saw Long John & band in summer of '72 & he rocked the stadium - absolutely charismatic & intense performer. I was always a sucker for the gospel/rock/blues mix of the Leon Russell & Delaney & Bonnie ilk, & Long John had it in spades. There is also a cool Faces vibe, of course greatly enhanced by the cover of "Flying", but I'd say Weston's guitar ends up in Faces land at times in other songs as well, playong some on Ron's licks from the album. At any rate, I noticed it had fallen off the tracker & when I went for a listen decided I could lend it a hand in the sound department. Still somewhat of an odd mix, but turn it up & rock on out. The sound for me was much better when mixed to less stereo with some of the vocals & low leys spread into the left channel. We need more live tapes of bands with Bob Weston! For that matter, it would be really great to hear some more pre-80s Long John Baldry. Where the hell are the BBC sessions? Garner says Baldry did sessions from '68-'72. The '72 Peel session looks fantastic & I'm quite sure it's out there. Listen, enjoy, show appreciation, share, give, spread peace. Yrs truly, Knees

Some musician pedigrees:
::: John's band is most of the first Ashman Reynolds band touring line-up.
::: Long John Baldry was in Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Steampacket, Bluesology, Cyril Davies R&B All Stars, John Baldry & his Hoochie Coochie Men a.o.
::: Jack Reynolds was in Silver Metre, Ashman Reynolds, Screaming Lord Sutch Band, Ashman Reynolds & many others.
::: Bob Weston was in Ashkan, Ashman Reynolds (post-LP), Black Cat Bones (post-LP), Fleetwood Mac (Sept'72-late'73), Phil May&The Fallen Angels a.o.
::: Dennis Ball was in Bedlam, Big Birtha, Cozy Powell, Ken Hensley & MANY other bands.
::: Aliki Ashman was in Ginger Baker's Airforce, Ashman Reynolds, Sweetwater Canal, Casablanca & sang with Graham Bond, Arthur Brown & Taste.
::: Keith Boyce was in Heavy Metal Kids, Ashman Reynolds, Phil May & The Fallen Angels, Bram Tchaikovsky, Savoy Brown a.o.
::: Ian Armitt was in Long John Baldry & his Hoochie Coochie Men, Alexis Korner All Stars, The Steampacket, Ashman-Reynolds a.o.

Support the artists and/or their families! bobweston.co.uk -- www.dennyball.tripod.com -- www.facebook.com/Keith-Boyce-98853620726

Do whatever you want with it except sell it, 'cause that ain't cool!