The White Stripes- Live in Las Vegas (2003)

 Side A
* Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground
* When I Hear My Name > Not Fade Away
* St. James Infirmary Blues
* Black Math
* The Big Three Killed My Baby

 Side B
* I Want To Be The Boy To Warm Your Mother's Heart
* Death Letter >Take A Whiff on Me
* In The Cold Cold Night

 Side C
* Wasting My Time
* I Just Don't Know What To Do With Myself
* Offend In Every Way
* Union Forever (aborted w/ alt. lyrics)
* Seven Nation Army (starts at 11:50)

 Side D
* You've Got Her in Your Pocket
* I Think I Smell a Rat
* Look Me Over Closely
* Cannon
* Ball and Biscuit
* Hardest Button to Button

Side E
* You're Pretty Good Looking
* Hello Operator
* We're Going To Be Friends
* Hotel Yorba
* Fell In Love With a Girl
* Your Southern Can is Mine
* Screwdriver
* Boll Weevil

Info lifed from Discogs website:

LIMITED EDITION - PROMO ONLY
5-sided 3 disc 30 song vinyl album.
This is a record company issued promotional item of a WHITE STRIPES gig from the "Elephant" tour.
Despite its appearance, THIS IS NOT A BOOTLEG but an EXTREMELY RARE V2 Records issued promotional item!
The LP has hand-stamped labels on 5 sides. Side 6 is blank.
From a White Stripes fansite, "...from what I could gather, the LP was pressed up for V2 contest winners who were flown out to Vegas for the Stripes show back in September of 2003. Rumor is there were only 30-40 copies of the show pressed up. Who knows if you'll see one again in the near future? The audio quality is pristine soundboard and the show was quite fun." 

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/RdkpMtx/The White Stripes - Live In Las Vegas.rar

The Cramps at Napa State Mental Hospital (1978)

Third outing for this video on Burning Aquarium...

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/tO0su6C/THE CRAMPS-live at Napa State Mental Hospital.rar

The Clash- Live at Shea Stadium 1982 (2008)

The Clash opening for The Who, 13th  October 1982 at Shea Stadium, New York City.

Terry Chimes back on drums, Topper Headon having had the old heave-ho due to his heroin addiction (though officially due to 'exhaustion').

Kosmo Vinyl Introduction, London Calling, Police on My Back, The Guns of Brixton, Tommy Gun, The Magnificent Seven, Armagideon Time, The Magnificent Seven (Return), Rock the Casbah, Train in Vain, Career Opportunities, Spanish Bombs, Clampdown, English Civil War, Should I Stay or Should I Go, I Fought the Law

As one continuous track: http://d01.megashares.com/dl/OooMBxR/The Clash - Live 1.rar

or divided up into separate tracks:
Part1:http://d01.megashares.com/dl/iKxKqPK/The Clash Shea.part1.rar
Part 2: http://d01.megashares.com/dl/F0V1S6u/The Clash Shea.part2.rar

Pixies- Coachella Live (2004)

 From Pixies website:
April 17, 2012
Free Coachella ’04 Download
We have a special treat for you... This week, finding ourselves between two consecutive weekends of COACHELLA for the first time ever, we thought it fitting to rifle through the PIXIES vault in search of an apt celebration. So, we're very pleased to bring you a completely free download of 4 tracks from PIXIES memorable '04 Coachella performance.
The free tracks are :
1) U - Mass 
2) Monkey Gone To Heaven 
3) Hey 
4) Caribou 

With this being the first major PIXIES performance since the reformation, this show signified the successful return of PIXIES.

I wouldn't have known about this was it not for the excellent Exile On Moan Street blog - cheers Mona- enjoy the Cup Final...

The Monochrome Set: Strange Boutique (1980) Love Zombies (1980) Eligible Bachelors (1982) The Lost Weekend (1985) Fin (1985)

Anybody who has read my previous posts on The Monochrome Set will know the high esteem in which I hold them. Close to perfection in my book. Here is a repost of The Monochrome Set LPs that have previously appeared on Burning Aquarium.

 Strange Boutique (1980)

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/GIPg442/The Strange Boutique.rar

Love Zombies (1980) 

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/6Q2UW64/Love Zombies.rar

Eligible Bachelors (1982)

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/IA6p1TQ/The Monochrome Set-Eligible Bachelors.rar

 The Lost Weekend(1985)

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/GyPhGLN/The Monochrome Set The Lost Weekend.rar

Fin (Live-1985) - later rereleased as The Good Life
 http://d01.megashares.com/dl/F5x0jsS/The Monochrome Set- Fin.rar

Ramones- It's Alive (1979- recorded 1977)

Here's a repost: This is for Roy (check out his excellent Rocket Remnants blog)- enjoy the music, man!
Anything on the 'old' Burning Aquarium will be reposted if you leave a request in the comments on the original post. I'll then reply with a new link within a few days.


Hey, ho, let’s go…
If a traveller from another planet ever lands here at Walker Towers and asks the question what’s this rock n roll thing I’ll play him some Ramones.
Simple simple stuff. The brilliance lies in the simplicity, the raw energy.
The minimalism of the music is matched by the purity of the imagery:
Biker jackets, torn jeans, T shirts and Chuck Taylors.
Johnny and his Mosrite guitar. Bubblegum and John Holmstrom cartoon strips…
Recorded on December 31st 1977 at The Rainbow Theatre, London.

Line up:
Joey Ramone - vocals
Johnny Ramone - guitar
Dee Dee Ramone - bass, backing vocals
Tommy Ramone - drums
 http://d01.megashares.com/dl/VLJRfbB/The Ramones-Its Alive.rar

Patti Smith - Boarding House, San Francisco, CA (1976) Hey Joe/ Piss Factory (1974) Fixed Link.

 I'm going to write something here about Patti Smith being one of the most influential figures in post 1970 popular music. And I'm going to do this without referring to Bob Dylan or Rimbaud... Fuck!

Here's a bootleg recording from 1976 : http://d01.megashares.com/dl/cEOsNMw/Patti Smith Boarding House 1976.rar
 

We're Gonna Have a Real Good Time Together; Privilege; Ain't It Strange; Kimberly; Redondo Beach;

Free Money; Pale Blue Eyes; Louie Louie; Pumping (My Heart); Time Is on My Side; 

Flying Saucers Rock and Roll; Gloria; My Generation

And here are two early tracks that were her first release in 1974 (not ripped from the original 7" tho...): http://d01.megashares.com/dl/9TjHLde/Patti Smith 7.rar

The Smiths live at The Hacienda July 6th 1983

Another repost with restored links:

It's a pity you didn't sign the Smiths…
God to Tony Wilson, in the movie 24 Hour Party People.

Here's another film:

In 1982 Factory Records impresario Tony Wilson opened a nightclub in a disused Bollywood cinema . It was named The Hacienda (the name comes from a slogan of the radical group Situationist International: "The Hacienda Must Be Built", from Formulary for a New Urbanism by Ivan Chtcheglov) and given the Factory catalogue designation FAC 51.

This was The Smiths 14th gig, their 2nd at the Hacienda. To date they had only released one single. Two days previously Morrissey had given his first national radio interview on the David Jensen Show.

Press:

Smiths sign to independent label Rough Trade
The Smiths, generally considered one of the brightest prospects to emerge this year, have signed a long-term deal with Rough Trade Records. They say this "represents a conscious decision of preference" for the independent label, which was competing against three major labels, one of whom offered a six-figure cash advance. Their single 'Hand in Glove' has already been released, and they are currently in the studio with producer Troy Tate recording tracks for their first album and follow-up single.
New Musical Express, July 9, 1983

Why the importance in carrying flowers?
Morrisey: "They're symbolic for at least three reasons. We introduced them as an antidote to the Hacienda when we played there; it was so sterile and inhuman. We wanted some harmony with Nature. Also, to show some kind of optimism in Manchester which the flowers represent. Manchester is so semi-paralysed still, the paralysis just zips through the whole of Factory..."
Sounds, June 4, 1983
Line up for those born too late or just plain indifferent:
Morrissey- voice
Johnny Marr- guitar
Andy Rourke- the bass
Mike Joyce- drums

These are AVI files. I play them on DivX player.
Use Windows Media Player?
Have a look here.

The Cramps Live at Napa State Hospital (1978)

This is a repost from 2009 along with restored links:

 

In much the same way that I still refer to all recorded music as ‘records' I am still inclined to refer to any moving picture media as ‘a film’. I may post the occasional film, but it won’t happen that often.
The other day I was leafing through The British Journal of Psychiatry and I came across an article on music therapy for in-patients with schizophrenia
(2006 189: 405-409. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.015073 if you’re interested) that reminded me of this film.
Whatever you want to call that genre of raw B- movie horror punk that has its roots in early rockabilly and still flourishes to this day, The Cramps bestrode it like a 60 foot woman. The Cramps coined the phrase Psychobilly (or rather, lifted it from a Johnny Cash song). How about Rock n Roll?
Napa State Hospital, California a 500-bed, four-story, Gothic-style asylum opened in 1875, when the institution in San Francisco became overcrowded.
In June 1978 The Cramps gave a free concert for patients at the Napa State Hospital that was recorded on a Sony Portapak by the San Francisco collective Target Video.

Line up:
Nick Knox- drums
Lux Interior – vocals
Poison Ivy -guitar
Bryan Gregory –guitar

In his treatise Meanings of the Intellect al-Farabi (872–950), dealt with music therapy, where he discussed the therapeutic effects of music on the soul. Robert Burton wrote in his 17th century  classic work, The Anatomy of Melancholy, that music and dance were critical in treating mental illness, especially melancholia.So how about this?

http://d01.megashares.com/dl/tO0su6C/THE CRAMPS-live at Napa State Mental Hospital.rar

These are AVI files. I play them on DivX player.
Use Windows Media Player?
Have a look here.

Portishead - Roseland NYC Live (1998)

When I was a young boy my father was a lorry driver and I used to go for trips with him during the school holidays. I went to Portishead a few times in the early to mid seventies.Crossing the Severn bridge was the high point of the trip (literally) looking down at the estuary from the high cab.
This album was recorded in 1997 and 1998 , featuring the Bristol trio in collaboration with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.

Adam and The Ants - In Bondage (1978-79)

 Tracks 1-4 Demos & Live Recording Studio, August 1979
Tracks 5-9 Demos,  August 1978
Tracks 10-25 -Live @ The Marquee Club, London, January 12, 1978

Line up: (unless you know different?)
Adam Ant - vocals and guitar
Matthew Ashman - guitar
Andy Warren - bass
Dave Barbarossa - drums

John Cale, Nick Cave & Chrissie Hynde- BBC Songwriter's Circle (1999)

A fifty minute video of the BBC show Songwriter's Circle first broadcast on July 9th 1999.

John Cale - Thoughtless Kind.
Chrissie Hynde- Talk of The Town.
Nick Cave- West Country Girl.
John Cale - Fear.
Chrissie Hynde-Kid.
Nick Cave-Henry Lee.
John Cale -Dying On The Vine.
Chrissie Hynde- I'll Stand By You.
Nick Cave- Into My Arms.
John Cale- Ship Of Fools.
Chrissie Hynde- Back On The Chain Gang.
Nick Cave- Ship Song.
John Cale, Chrissie Hynde, - I'm Waiting For My Man

Adam Seymour of The Pretenders and The Katydids also appears.

Bjork- Unplugged (1994)

A July 1998 survey by an Icelandic national newspaper found that 54.4% of Icelanders believed in elves.
This is a recording of Bjork's first appearance on MTV Unplugged in 1994, and features songs from her first solo album, Debut,

DEVO- Live (1981)

Am I alone in thinking that the 'whacky' imagery of this group (you know, the jumpsuits, ziggurat hats and big geeky glasses) was actually very sinister? Whatever, the music was good, and performed live it has a nice hard energy to it.
Originally recorded for The King Biscuit Flower Hour live at the Fox Warfield San Francisco, 16 August 1980. This is a rip of the Virgin 12” release. The EP spent three weeks at the top of the Australian charts in 1981.

Mark Mothersbaugh – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Gerald V. Casale – bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Bob Casale – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Bob Mothersbaugh – guitar, vocals
Alan Myers – drums

Bauhaus – Press The Eject And Give Me The Tape (1982)

It must be pretty frustrating downloading these vinyl rips from Burning Aquarium- some of the discs I rip surprise me with the enduring quality (I mean lack of scratches and surface noise) and then occasionally there are others like this! This vinyl has obviously taken a battering over the years- there are two really nasty bites in the opening track but after that it’s not too bad, so relax. Bauhaus’ music was pretty ictal anyhow, and they even called their best of compilation Crackle.
These recordings captured Bauhaus live in Liverpool and London in the winter of 1981-82.
By the way, it says on the label PLAY VERY LOUD and I’m not going to argue with that.
Again, I’ve not split the tracks up.

Stiff Little Fingers, Hanx! (1980)

Here's a vinyl rip of another essential album of its era. 5 of these songs were singles.
Recorded live in July 1980 (Johnny Was at the Rainbow, all other tracks at Aylesbury) this LP was initially intended as a USA only release prior to the bands' US tour.
I was very small as a kid- and when I was 13 SLF played in Llanelli.Unbelievable! Hardly anyone ever played in Llanelli. It was over 18's and I looked about 8. I was spared the ignominy of being refused entry ( I would have seen fuck all anyway) by not having the balls to defy my old man (what an anarchist I was!). So whilst one of my favourite groups played 5 miles from my house I was playing cricket in the park, or something like that...
In the interest of continuity I haven't split the tracks up.
Jake Burns – vocals, guitar
Jim Reilly – drums
Henry Cluney – guitar
Ali McMordie – bass

The Stranglers- Live (X Cert) (1979)

Another of those LPs from my adolescence that brings back the taste of warm beer.
The tracks were recorded at The Roundhouse in June and November 1977 and at Battersea Park in September 1978. It was the band's fourth album release and their fourth consecutive top ten album in the UK.
For younger readers: The X certificate , replaced by the 18 certificate, was a film classification that from 1970 to 1982 meant suitable for those aged 18 and over.
Proper Stranglers line up, proper Stranglers record. 1979 saw the release of The Raven and the beginning of their slide into loopiness.
In the interest of continuity I haven't split the tracks up.

Hugh Cornwell- vocals, guitar
J-J. Burnel - bass, vocals
Dave Greenfield- keyboards
Jet Black- drums

The Ruts- Grin And Bear It (1980)

During 1980-81 us schoolboys experienced a fair amount of grief.
Bongo mourned for Lennon, Psycho cried when Marley died, Curtis caught us all out. But I mourned most of all for Malcolm Owen, who died from a heroin overdose on July 14th 1980 at the age of 26.
These Southall boys, part of the People Unite collective, fused punk and reggae sounds and themes with streetwise political sensibilities.
A sort of working class version of The Clash…

Malcolm Owen -vocals
Paul Fox -guitar
John "Segs" Jennings -bass
Dave Ruffy -drums

Billy Childish -Thee Milkshakes (1984) -Thee Headcoats (1993)

What we have here are two live sets featuring the great Billy Childish.
Thee Milkshakes recorded in 1984 and Thee Headcoats from 1993.
The King of Garage Rock- Childish has produced over 100 LP’s with his various bands, in addition to writing 40 volumes of poetry and producing hundreds of paintings.
This is the sort of stuff that should make you dust down that old guitar…
The file contains sleeve notes, line ups etc.

The Birthday Party- Drunk on the Pope’s Blood. Lydia Lunch - The Agony is the Ecstacy (1982) Split 12"

The Birthday Party side of this split 12” was subtitled 16 Minutes Of Sheer Hell. There was a frenzied wrath about The Birthday Party's live performances, and violence was never far beneath the surface.
The Lydia Lunch track is a plangent dirge set against a great soundscape of feedback and distorted guitars underpinned by a solid gothic drum beat.
Dark stuff indeed.
Line ups:
Birthday Party:
Phil Calvert- drums
Tracy Pew- bass
Mick Harvey- guitar
Rowland S Howard- guitar
Nick Cave- vocals

Lydia Lunch:
Christian Hoffman- drums
Steven Severin- guitar
Murray Mitchell- guitar
Lydia Lunch- vocals