Paul Collins' Beat - Live in Spain (etc.) 2006

Live in Spain & Elsewhere

Radio 3, Spain

Oct. 13, 2006

(+ other venues, various dates 1979-2015) 

                       

soundboard, FM & audience recordings
     (sound quality: VG to Ex-)

 
SAMPLE: "Helen" (live in 2006)

01 More Than Yesterday (live in Spain)

02 Rock 'n' Roll Shoes (live in Spain)

03 All Over Town (live in Spain)

04 Will You Be a Woman (live in Spain) 

05 Afton Place (live in Spain)

06 Helen (live in Spain)

07 I'm On Fire (live in Spain)

08 Flying High (live in Spain)

09 What's a Girl Like You Doing

      (live at iPop)

10 Dance Dance (live in Spain)

11 Baby, I'm In Love with You

      (live in Italy)

12 Workin' Too Hard (live in Italy)

13 Kids Are the Same (live in France)

14 Rock 'n' Roll Girl (live in San Diego)

15 Falling In Love With Her (live in NYC)

16 You Won't Be Happy (live in Norway)

17 Walking Out On Love (live in Norway)

18 Rock 'n' Roll Girl - U.S.A. -

     Walking Out On Love (live in Stockholm)

19 Look But Don't Touch (live in 
      San Francisco)

TRACK NOTES:

01-08 = Radio 3 (Spanish TV) 2006-10-13
             (BIG THANKS to kigonjiro & angelo)

09 = iPop - TVE2, Spanish TV 2006
             (thanks to kigonjiro)

10 = Live in 1985 on Spanish TV

11-12 = T.U.P. Studio, Brescia, Italy 2013

13 = Espace Leo Ferre, Brest, FR 2015-04-22

14 = Til-Two Club, San Diego, CA 2014-06-13

15 = Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 2013-07-06
        (thanks to madrobotfan)

16-17 = House of Rock, Moss, Norway 2013
        (#16 with Vibeke Saugestad)

18 = South Side, Stockholm, Sweden 2013

19 = Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA 1979-09-12 (teaser from Burger Records' tape "Live 1979")

ROB SEZ: There's nothing like working up one of these posts to appreciate the life of a professional musician. Starting out as The Beat in the late 1970s, Paul Collins and his collaborators have been at it for nearly 40 years. In the past decade or so, Paul and the Paul Collins' Beat have released many albums' worth of new and archival material. As today's post illustrates, he's also toured extensively in the U.S. and elsewhere. This collection features a beautifully-played, great-sounding live set from 2006 for Radio 3 in Spain. The other 11 tracks are a miscellany of the best-sounding live material I could find. VERY SPECIAL THANKS to kigonjiro, angelo, Paul Collins, and everyone else who shared these live tracks.
 
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Learn more about the music of Paul Collins at 
his official site, FB page or Wikipedia
(The Beat | Paul Collins)

  

Paul Collins' Beat - San Rafael 1987 (FM)

New George's
San Rafael, CA
KRQR-FM broadcast
Dec. 9, 1987

FM recording (sound quality VG++)

ROB SEZ: Not entirely sure of my source for this, but I'm guessing it's from someone at the old ASH blog (R.I.P.) This is an excellent performance from Paul Collins' Beat, in excellent sound quality. Even if you're not a big fan of power pop, this one's worth a listen. There's a good reason he's called the King of Power Pop... 

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ASH Tuesday post #69

  

Paul Collins' Beat - Untold Story (rarities comp)

'The Untold Story'
1978 to 1981
demos, outtakes, rough mixes & live

sources & sound quality: various, varied

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This is ASH Tuesday post #5

All thanks & praise to the late, great ASH music blog 

and Don, its leading light 

DETAILED TRACK LISTING:

1.  Do You Wanna Love Me 2:50 (rehearsal)
2.  You Won't Be Happy 2:46 (demo)
3.  Workaday World 2:57 (demo)
4.  Let Me Into Your Life 2:30 (demo - P. Collins, E. Money)
5.  I Don't Fit In 2:40 (demo)
6.  Rock And Roll Girl 2:52 (live in S.F., CA)
7.  Little Susie 2:46 (live in S.F., CA)
8.  Crying Won't Help 3:42 (outtake from The Beat - P.Collins, P.Stengl) 
9.  I Met Her Yesterday 3:20 (outtake from The Beat) 
10. There She Goes 2:46 (outtake from The Beat) 
11. Will You Listen 2:48 (rough mix from 2nd album - Michael Ruiz: drums) 
12. Hey DJ 3:13 (rough mix from 2nd album)

13. Callin' On You 3:31 (rough mix from 2nd album)
14. Stay With Your Girl 2:55 (demo)

15. It's Too Bad You're Leaving 3:16 (demo)
16. The Kids Are The Same 3:31 (Andy Johns mix - "Prairie" Prince: Drums) 
17. Let's Go 2:19 (previously unreleased)
18. Baby Don't Go 3:47 (previously unreleased)
19. Gloria 3:22 (previously unreleased) 
20. Runaround 3:13 (previously unreleased - P. Collins, S. Huff) 
21. That's What Life Is All About 2:37 (demo - P. Collins, S. Huff)
22. Give Me The Drugs 3:25 (demo - P. Collins, S. Huff)

All songs by Paul Collins except as noted

Tracks 1 - 5 recorded at 1312 Talmadge Street, East Hollywood, Ca. 1978 
Tracks 6 and 7 recorded live at the Kabuki Theatre, San Francisco, Ca. 1979 
Tracks 8, 9 and 10 recorded at United Western Studios, Hollywood, Ca. 1979 
Tracks 11, 12, 13 and 16 recorded at the Automatt, San Francisco, Ca. 1980 
Tracks 14 and 15 recorded at an 8 track studio, San Francisco, Ca. 1980 
Tracks 17 - 20 recorded at Twentieth Century Fox Studios, Century City, Ca. 1980-81 
Tracks 21 and 22 recorded in a 4 track studio, Hollywood, Ca. 1981

PERSONNEL:
Paul Collins: Guitar, Vocals - Tracks 1 - 22 
Peter Case: Guitar, Vocals - Tracks 1 - 4 
Steven Huff: Bass, Vocals - Tracks 1 - 22 , Guitar – Tracks  2 and 5 
Michael Ruiz : Drums - Tracks 2 and 3 and 6 - 11

Brendon Matheson:  Drums - Tracks 4 and 5
Irv Kramer: Guitar - Track 3 
Larry Whitman: Guitar - Tracks 6 - 14 and 16 - 20, Electric Piano - Track 15

Marci Marx: Vocal - Track 10
Charles “Prairie” Prince: Drums - Tracks 12 - 16 , 
Track 8 Studio Owner:  Electric Piano - Track 14
Dennis Conway: Drums - Tracks 17 - 22
Harlan Hollander: Guitar-Tracks 21 and 22 

Paul Collins: Producer -Tracks 2 thru 5 
Steven Huff: Engineer, Producer -Tracks 1 - 5 
Eddie Money’s Sound Man: Engineer -Tracks 6 and 7 
Bruce Botnick: Producer, Engineer -Tracks 8, 9 and 10 and 17 - 20  
Rik Pekkonen: Engineer -Tracks 8, 9 and 10 
John Jansen: Producer, Engineer -Tracks 11 - 16 
Andy Johns: Re-Mix Engineer -Track 16  
8 Track Studio Owner: Engineer -Tracks 14 and 15 
Larry  Whitman:  Producer -Tracks 21 and 22