Robert Palmer
"Robert Palmer Explains...Don't Explain"
1990 Canadian promo CD
(issued by Capitol / EMI Canada)


Excellent pre-FM recording
(interview only; no music)


Here's another fine Robert Palmer recording I received from fellow DIME member dlloyd77 back in 2010 that I'm finally getting around to torrenting for others' enjoyment. Many thanks again for the superb generosity, my friend!

This CD, which was issued around the time of Robert Palmer's "Don't Explain" studio album, excludes any interviewer questions; it only includes Robert Palmer's responses. The CD bills itself as "an open-ended interview with Robert Palmer." I presume the CD was made this was to allow local DJs to simulate a live interview by asking/reading their questions live and then playing back Robert's responses to the questions. In any event, it's pretty easy to follow along, and even easier if you're looking at the tracklisting shown below.


Tracklisting:
(source: http://robert-palmer.over-blog.com/article-3445917.html - thanks!)

01. An overview of the album
02. How most of his songs don't sound dated
03. How he got involved with African rhythms
04. The song History from the Don't Explain album
05. The song You're So Desirable from Don't Explain
06. How he prefers working with good musicians in the studio
07. How the songs on Don't Explain were done quickly
08. How Don't Explain is everything he wanted to be
09. His success
10. How he cares more for content than style in music
11. About working with Little Feat and The Meters on the album Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
12. About working with Teo Macero on the album Don't Explain
13. How his 1988 hit Simply Irresistible came about in studio
14. About whether he handled rock songs differently than ballads
15. About the song You're Amazing from Don't Explain
16. More about the song You're Amazing
17. Why he can't explain Don't Explain
18. The Marvin Gaye medley Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) / I Want You
19. Recording I'll Be Your Baby Tonight with UB40
20. About the title track from the Don't Explain album
21. The song Light Years from Don't Explain
22. The song You Can't Get Enough Of A Good Thing
23. The song Aeroplane from the Don't Explain album
24. Robert Palmer introduces You're Amazing
25. Robert Palmer Holiday ID

Approx running time: 21 minutes


Lineage (from dlloyd77):
Pre-FM "silver" CD > Philips CD burner (low recording speed) > CDR (mailed to TheCommish)

Additional lineage (from TheCommish):
CDR > Exact Audio Copy > WAV > FLAC FrontEnd (sb-aligned) > FLAC


If you decide to download this torrent, won't you please consider posting a comment on the board? It only takes a moment, and believe me, it takes A LOT longer to prepare/upload a show for others to enjoy than it does to download and run.

And won't you please consider thanking dlloyd77 for this fine Robert Palmer recording?


Generously donated by dlloyd77,
prepared/uploaded on DIME by TheCommish
May 2012