The Plimsouls - Ventura, CA 1995 + Tour Rehearsals

Ventura Theatre

Ventura, CA

Aug. 31, 1995

audience recording (sound quality VG+; from taper’s DAT master, nice sound, which improves after first two songs; virtually no distracting crowd noise)

BIG CALIFORNIA THANKS to Zoobar and BoulderBurn for sharing so generously!

EVERYONE should know The Plimsouls and their awesome music.

SAMPLE: "Feeling Strange" (Ventura '95)


D1-01 Kool Trash

D1-02 How Long Will It Take?

D1-03 Makin' Time

D1-04 Oldest Story In the World

D1-05 Playing With Jack

D1-06 Great Big World

D1-07 Hush Hush

D1-08 Feeling Strange

D1-09 Down

D1-10 Nickels and Dimes

D1-11 Zero Hour

D1-12 Twelve O'Clock Midnight

D1-13 Lost

D1-14 Pile Up

D1-15 Hobo

D1-16 Glory

D1-17 I'll Get Lucky

D1-18 Without Love

D2-01 A Million Miles Away

D2-02 'Til the End of the Day

D2-03 Come On Now

BONUS:

‘Kool Trash’ Tour Rehearsals

Hollywood, CA

June 8, 1995

soundboard recording (sound quality Ex-)

D2-04 Pile Up

D2-05 Down

D2-06 Twelve O'Clock Midnight

D2-07 Feeling Strange

D2-08 Lost

D2-09 Kool Trash

TT (both discs): 1:50:36

The Plimsouls:

Peter Case – guitar, vocals

David Pahoa – bass, vocals

Eddie Munoz - guitar

Clem Burke – drums

MP3@320

 More Plimsouls can be found

at THIS earlier post

Sam Phillips - Los Angeles, CA 1991 + bonus 1989

Wiltern Theatre

Los Angeles, CA

June 4, 1991

audience recording (sound quality VG+; full, satisfying sound; little bit of crowd chatter here and there, but nothing too distracting; also a few very brief anomalies that sound like the taper adjusting the mics)

  

At the time of this show, Sam’s current album was Cruel Inventions.

Bill Rogers created this graphic based on the album’s cover image.

SAMPLE: "Cruel Inventions" (LA 1991) 
   
01 Go Down

02 Now I Can't Find the Door

03 Standing Still

04 Tripping Over Gravity

05 Cruel Inventions

06 Flame

07 Raised On Promises

08 Lying

09 Trying to Hold On to the Earth

10 These Boots Are Made for Walkin'

 
Musicians (educated guess re: who played what):

Sam Phillips - vocals, guitar 
Michael Blair - percussion 
Rick Boston - guitar 
T-Bone Burnett (aka "Ogden Nashville") - additional guitar 
Denny Fongheiser - drums Mark Hart - keyboard 
Eric Presley - bass  

Sam was opening for Elvis Costello, who had a 6-night run of shows in 1991, at the Wiltern in L.A. (May 28 & 29, June 3 & 4) and the Greek Theatre in Berkeley (May 31 and June 1). Being the final night of the series, you can hear Sam's confidence and the musical assuredness of the band. Listen to the gorgeous arrangements, some of which are creative variations on the album versions (not to mention the hilariously sardonic between-song commentary by Sam…).  

 
BONUS SHOW:

Sam Phillips

Boulder's Cover

Boulder, CO

April 1989 (exact date unknown)

FM recording (sound quality VG++; would have graded this Ex- but some recurrent vocal distortion earns it a lower rating [it doesn't ruin the listening experience by any means, but some of you will notice it]). I'm guessing this is a radio broadcast of a concert that featured more music, but perhaps this is all that was transmitted or taped…

    

Sam is so photogenic that Hollywood came calling, and cast her in one of the "Die Hard" movies back in the 1990s —   as a terrorist!  

01 I Don't Want to Fall In Love

02 The Turning

03 What You Don't Want to Hear

04 Libera Me

05 Carry You

06 Remorse

07 Raised on Promises

08 Flame

09 Trying to Hold On to the Earth

10 Down

11 No One But You

12 These Boots Are Made for Walkin'  

This show captures Sam Phillips during a career transition, featuring mostly songs from The Turning (her final "Christian" album under the name Leslie Phillips) and The Indescribable Wow (her first on a "secular" label as Sam Phillips). Both were produced by T-Bone Burnett, whom she married between the recording of the two albums. Apparently, Sam really digs that ol' Nancy Sinatra tune...

 
Musicians:

Sam Phillips - vocals (and guitar?)

Jeff Campbell - guitar

Michito Sanchez - percussion & drums

David Miner - bass "…and everything else"

MP3@320

Sam's latest fab album is

Push Any Button

Buy it in various formats directly from the artist.

Learn more about the music of Sam Phillips

at her web site &/or AllMusic  
   

New York City April 1982 (venue & date unknown)

The dB's

(venue unknown; possibly The Ritz)

New York, NY

April 1982 (exact date unknown)

probably Chris Stamey’s last live show with The dB’s, mk. 1

soundboard (sound quality Ex-; sounds like it’s from either the master or a first-generation tape; the rhythm guitar is/was kinda loud compared to other instruments, so I dealt with that as best I could)

You can hypnotize yourself if you stare 
into their eyes for 3 minutes or more…

photo illustration by Magnet magazine

TREMENDOUS APPRECIATION to the taper and to Scott R for sharing this rare show.

SAMPLE: "Storm Warning" (NYC 1982)


01 (I Thought) You Wanted to Know

02 Living a Lie

03 Happenstance

04 Storm Warning

05 Dynamite

06 Tomorrow Never Knows

07 Amplifier

08 pH Factor

09 I Feel Good (Today)

10 Excitement

11 Walking the Ceiling (It's Good to Be Alive)

12 Bad Reputation

13 Neverland

NOTE: Obviously, this is not the usual length for a dB’s headlining set. It's because the guys were playing on a multi-act bill. At the end of the last song, Peter says, “Pylon’s up next,” confirming the identity of one other act that played that night. It’s possible this was a show at The Ritz for which The Teardrop Explodes was scheduled to headline, but never performed due to an intra-band blowup backstage. This set features what may be the briefest version of “Tomorrow Never Knows” the band ever played onstage. Performance-wise, it’s all very enjoyable, but the last half of the show really cooks. Turn it up!

MP3@320

The dB’s:

Chris Stamey – guitar, vocals

Will Rigby – drums & vocals

Gene Holder – bass

Peter Holsapple – guitar & vocals

Letch Actively - Winston-Salem 1985 (F.H. memorial)

Reynolds High School Auditorium

Winston-Salem, NC

Feb. 12, 1985

Faye Hunter memorial post

audience recording (sound quality VG; good-sounding show with virtually no distracting crowd noise; vocals sound a bit distant at times)

Highlight: it’s the ultimate hometown show & venue: Winston-Salem is where Mitch & Faye grew up and both are graduates of Reynolds High School.  

Feel the enthusiasm of the band and listen 
to the sound of the adoring crowd.

Mitch & Faye are in the middle — the two with “the hair”
Also pictured (L-R): Chris Stamey, Ted Lyons, Will Rigby, Peter Holsapple & Gene Holder 

 

SAMPLE: "Every Word Means No" (W-S 85)

Faye on bass, in the band's early days
photo by The News & Observer (Raleigh)

01 instrumental (possibly The Ventures)

02 Co-Star
03 Easy Does

04 Ring True

05 In Between

06 Edge of the World

07 Ornamental

08 Flags for Everything

09 Prey

10 Whispered News

11 Grey Scale

12 Room With a View

13 Every Word Means No

14 Waters Part

15 Blue Line (instrum.)

16 Shakin' Street (MC5 cover)

17 I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen (Slade cover)

TT: 59:31

Faye Hunter, R.I.P.
1954-2013 

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to dB’s Fan, not only for sharing yet another great show, but also for appreciating the special qualities that Faye Hunter brought to Letch Actively. "It just wasn't the same after Faye left," he told me, echoing the sentiments of many fans.

Letch Actively:

Faye Hunter – bass, vocals

Mick Ersatz – guitars, vocals

Jay Peck – drums

Tim Lee – keyboards, guitar

BONUS – Promo radio interview from 1983, featuring Mitch and Faye

An 8-part interview with the original L.A. lineup, after the release of the Afoot EP and before Cypress. (Mitch & Faye do most of the talking; about 19 mins.) Yet more thanks to dB's Fan for this one.

MP3@320  (bonus interview = 192 kbps)