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Spirit .... April 5, 1973
City Hall, Sheffield, U.K.
Randy California - guitar & lead vocals
Ed Cassidy - drums
Larry "Fuzzy" Knight - bass & backing vocals
Taper: Unknown
Taping Gear: Unknown
Trades: cassette tapes: tcdewe to bpthree; CDR: bpthree to roryglzep
Lineage: TDK D tcdewe trade cassettes> Teac A-550RX cassette playback> TASCAM CDRW-700> Trade CD-R> (wav) EAC (secure mode)> (flac) Trader's Little Helper level 6 (align on sector boundaries)
Quality: vg-/vg
Length: 109:38 minutes
Artwork: none.
Samples: none.
Set List:
Disc One (Time: 44:14m):
01. Deck The Halls
02. Veruska
03. Fresh Garbage
04. So Little Time To Fly
05. Nature's Way
06. Turn To The Right
07. Rainbow
Disc Two (Time 65:24m):
01. Prelude - Nothin' To Hide
02. Mr. Skin
03. An announced impromptu instrumental jam session (cut)
04. 1984
05. Rain
06. It's All The Same (cut) (Part One)
07. It's All The Same (Part Two)
08. I Got A Line On You
09. Dark Eyed Woman
10. Goin' Down
Taper's Comments:
1 - HELP!! If you have any uncirculated SPIRIT shows, or better quality FM
broadcasts than what's been posted here before, please share them. If you
know anybody who has shows that fit this category that aren't on DIME, please
dub off their stuff and share it. I'm trying to write a book on SPIRIT and need
all the information I can get. I have a database of over 1500 gigs 1967-1996, and
want to find as much information as I can to add to it. If you have any memories
of where you saw SPIRIT, the more specific the better (venue, city, date, supporting
bands, etc.), I'd love to know that as well. Please leave that in the comments
section or PM me. Thank you!
2 - Show description & comments follow:
This is the kind of stuff I dream about finding! A BIG THANKS to tcdewe (John) who
actually sent me his original trade cassettes to digitize and get out here for all.
You can't get any nicer than that! While I'm at it, also thanks to bobhowe, amellowsoul,
psycherelics, eddieblue, cazell, gv0000, 38f, shepherd, pgl, sonofgar, Big Panda, JormaJeff
and others who have contributed music and information. I hope more music and info will
surface in the future. Always thanks to roryglzep too!
This is only the third concert tape to surface from the infamous SPIRIT 1973 Euro tour,
and the best sounding one that I've heard as well. Randy sounds like he's feeling NO
PAIN, which is likely, since after this tour ended in May 1973, he ended up in rehab.
The "Deck The Halls" opener I think is just the band sound checking to get their levels
right, as the sound improves once they get to "Veruska". Of course, "Deck The Halls"
in April??!! Whoa!! There are interesting versions of "Fresh Garbage" and "1984", an
announced jam session, and the only known live performance of the KAPT. KOPTER
song, "Rainbow". For a 1973 recording, I think this one sounds pretty damn good.
I think you'll find it a VERY interesting listen, and I pray for more like this one! Enjoy!
bpthree
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PLEASE KEEP THE LOSSLESS!!!
Support the band: Buy the officially released items, etc.
Prepared by Jeff James (roryglzep@aol.com)
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