Robert Palmer
Media America Radio "Up Close"
hosted by Dan Neer
1991 promo; Neer Perfect Productions


Excellent pre-FM recording
(talk segments only; officially-relased music portions omitted)


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 radio show from 1991 came out around the same time as Palmer's "Don't Explain" album.

For this torrent, I used CD Wave to split the large WAV files contained on the CDR into smaller talk/song segments. I also removed the commercials that were included in the original version. Lastly, the CDR included a separate track from the show's promo; that's included here as track 101.

Note: A fair amount of interview material in this 1991 show was also in the 1988 "Up Close" program.


Tracklisting:
101. Show's promo spot
102. Intro
103. OMITTED: You Can't Get Enough Of A Good Thing
104. Talk (Robert's diverse musical repertoire)
105. OMITTED: You're Amazing
106. Talk (working with UB40)
107. OMITTED: I'll Be Your Baby Tonight
108. Talk (increased collaboration on "Don't Explain")
109. OMITTED: Housework
110. Commercial outro
111. Talk (working with Lowell George and Little Feat)
112. OMITTED: Sailin' Shoes
113. OMITTED: Hey Julia
114. OMITTED: Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley
115. Talk (Robert's musical influences)
116. OMITTED: Pressur Drop
117. Talk (growing up in Malta)
118. OMITTED: Man Smart, Woman Smarter
119. Commercial outro
120. Talk (recording with Little Feat)
121. OMITTED: Spanish Moon
122. Talk (Robert's musical style)
123. OMITTED: Every Kinda People
124. Commercial outro

201. Talk (finding "Bad Case Of Loving You")
202. OMITTED: Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
203. Talk (U.K. success with the "Clues" album)
204. OMITTED: Johnny And Mary
205. Talk (the Power Station era)
206. OMITTED: Bang A Gong (Get It On)
207. Talk (on not touring with Power Station)
208. OMITTED: Addicted To Love
209. Commercial outro
210. Talk (working on "Riptide")
211. OMITTED: I Didn't Mean To Turn You On
212. Talk (discussing "Heavy Nova")
213. OMITTED: Simply Irresistible
214. Commercial outro
215. Return from commercial
216. OMITTED: She Makes My Day
217. Talk (Garth Hudson's participation on "Heavy Nova")
218. OMITTED: Change His Ways
219. Talk (the mbiru music style)
220. OMITTED: History
221. Commercial outro
222. Talk (combining "I Want You" and "Mercy Mercy Me")
223. OMITTED: Mercy Mercy Me
224. Talk (the 7 free songs on "Don't Explain, upcoming video special)
225. Final thank and show credits

Approx. running time: 23 minutes (with songs omitted), 102 minutes (complete version)


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 > CD Wave (to split tracks) > 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