Rare Bird
1970-05-16 Duesseldorf, Germany Eisstadion
"Joint Meeting" 3 day rock festival

01. Now Your Time Has Come
02. Beautiful Scarlet

Total Time: 22:28

::: Take what you can get! Somewhat distant audience tape with some odd volume fluctuations but I have enjoyed it on a number of occasions. Check the samples if yer afraid of tasting bad bird.
::: Though not on the original schedule or the program booklet, they were not the only substitution or and change at the festival.
::: Someone who knows what they are doing could fix the levels better on this with some careful work. I decided not to mess with them anymore.

Recording Information ::: unknown stereo(?) equipment -> audience master tape (noted: "low levels") -> 1st generation Maxell XLII-90 cassette, Dolby B.

Playback 2011-07-25 ::: 1st generation Maxell XLII-90 cassette on Nakamichi BX-300 cassette deck, Dolby B on, azimuth & pitch adjusted, heads cleaned & demagnatized -> Tascam CD-RW900SL pro CD recorder -> CD-RW -> computer, EAC secure -> wavs -> Audacity (fades &/or glitches, volume adjustments, no EQ) -> CD Wave (track splits) -> Trader's Little Helper -> yer ears. First uploaded 2011-12-14.

Line-up: Steve Gould - lead vocals & bass, rhythm guitar // Dave Kaffinetti - pianos & assorted keyboards // Graham Field - organ & assorted keyboards // Mark Ashton - drums & backing vocals.

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

CoolSonics 086 ::: Thanks to the original taper/trader! ::: Corrections welcome ::: DIMER luciferburns just gave me my first real taste of a full unissued show by Rare Bird, and it seemed like people were very interested, so here is a part of another show (but all I've got of it). Having said that you get two very long live versions of tracks from the classic "As Your Mind Flies By" album & neither track is on the Bern, Switzerland tape, so have at it all you fellow progrockers or whoever still listens to Rare Bird in 2011 (or thinks they may still in 2012!).

Back when festivals were a scene to be reckoned with. I can't believe I don't have any recordings by Plastic Feet.
Advertised bill: May 16 - Spooky Tooth / Love Sculpture / Blodwyn Pig / Yes / Octopus / Shok Full / Plastic Feet / Ginger Baker's Air Force / The Move / Shoes / Status Quo / Family
May 17 - Edgar Broughton Group / Ekseption / Gee Brothers / Cuby & The Blizzards / Brainbox / Brian Auger / Love Affair / Amon Düül / Keef Hartley / Humble Pie / Marmelade
May 18 - Chicken Shack / Steamhammer / Clover Leaf / Taste / Servants / Arthur Brown / Wallace Collection / Fleetwood Mac / King Crimson / Livin' Blues / Colosseum

More recordings on the way now that I am able to make up for years of slow netspeed. Kudos to Zongo for life support & Lochner for mikes & much more. A bow to Fast Freddie for runnin' Video Dick's Record Emporium with the bathroom office full of tape decks. Thanks to Hanwaker (few among us can keep his pace) for over 30 years of trading & friendship. Mountains of gratitude to Davmar, D.White, Sanchez, Elliot, The Florida Kid, Kloiber, Zingg, JTW, Bershaw, Boston Gold, Weeks, Dixon, Moore, Gough & SO many more for all that collecting & sharing... Royal thanks to The Man In The Palace, Doc Tinker, Brinkhoffs, Barely Eatin', Reel Master Gaule, Parrish & all the traders who housed me thru my music acquisition & travel years. Hats off to Brother Kent, Uncle Jake, Little Queenie (& her neighbor Frank) & his honor Ptomaine Thomas. Glasses raised to Byron for musical horizon expansion & much obliged to J & Thurston for keepin' my concert fires burnin' since my continental shift. Thanks to the Mods for keepin' DIME alive. Enjoy, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Kneesfudd

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