Eric Clapton: "E C.Was Here" - (Unreleased Atlantic Acetate)

 

After abandoning the recording of Derek and the Dominos' second studio album in mid-1971and never come back. Eric Clapton went on a wave of self-destructive drug abuse that drove him away from music. the rest of the year and the next. Caused by a deep depression due to the impossible love of Patie Boyd, at that time the wife of one of his best friends, the ex Beatle George Harrison.

Clapton's situation was so extreme that the word soon spread among his best friends who decided that the time had come to do something for Eric and recover him first as a person and then as a musician, since the recent deaths of Alan Wilson, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin or Jim Morrison because of drug use made it urgent that Eric Clapton not be next on the list.

Thus, on January 13, 1973, two concerts were organized at the Rainbow Theater in London to help Eric Clapton get out of the world of drugs with the participation of several friends such as Pete Townshead, Steve Winwood, Ronnie Wood or Jim Capaldi. Concerts that were summarized in an album that was released on September 10 of that year, as the first live album in Eric Clapton's new career, released 9 days before Gram Parsons' death by overdose.

Almost recovered from his heroin addiction, Clapton left in April for the Criteria studios in Miami where the following three months were dedicated to recording one of the best solo works such as "461 Ocean Boulevard". The album was released in late July 1974 for RSO Records, shortly after the record company released the hit single "I Shot The Sheriff" in early July the same year. and sold more than two million copies.

While a concert tour of the United States was being prepared for him that began at the Yale Bowl. New Haven, CT on June 28, 1974, with a new band consisting of: Eric Clapton - Guitar / Vocals. George Terry – Guitar . Dicks Sims – Keyboards. Carl Radle – Bass. Jamie Oldaker – Drums and Yvonne Elliman - Backing Vocals.

The first part of this tour, after having given two other shows in  Stockholm and Copenhagen on June 19 and 20, 1974, consisted of 28 concerts that ended on August 4, before taking a vacation in which Following your recovery process.The tour restarts on September 28 at the Hampton Coliseum, Hampton, VA. 14 new shows that also took him to Canada ending on November 6th in Osaka, Japan, before embarking on a 9 concert mini tour of Europe that would start in Hamburg 20 days later and end in London on December 4th and 5th in the Hammersmith Odeon. The concerts were recorded by Wally Heider Recording Studio Mobile Unit. 

Eric Clapton's life was on a roll, and in the first weeks of 1975, his Record Co., made a first version of the bit.ly/75eCaZ live album with some cuts from the Long Beach concerts from July 19 and 20 plus those in London. in December such as an "outtake" recorded during the studio sessions of his previous studio album, but the result was not entirely to his liking, because many songs were edited. One lp was not enough and two were a lot. The increase in the price of vinyl due to The Oil Crisis, which is still present. So,the new work was left for later, while Eric Clapton started new dates this time in 1975 also for Australia.

Side one: 1."Have You Ever Loved a Woman" / 2.Presence Of The Lord. / 3. Driftin´Blues.

Side Two: 1."Can't Find My Way Home" / 2."Ramblin´On My Mind #1" / 3."The Sky Is Cring - Ramblin´On My Mind #2"  / 4. "Walkin´Down The Road".

All tracks are alternate or unreleased mixes. "Drifting Blues",  "Ramblin´On My Mind #1" / "The Sky Is Cring - Ramblin´On My Mind #2" were edited. When released the full version of the songs were included. Additionally, different mixes of some of these tracks were released in the four-CD set, "Crossroads 2: Live In The Seventies" (1996), like a "Walkin´DownThe Road".

In July 1975,a new version was made. It was remixed at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami, Florida. And was released in August 1.1975 by .RSO / Polydor / PolyGram.

Ok, that´s all, see you soon.

Traffic - "Live Traffic" - (Reconstructed Unreleased 1971 live album)

 

At the end of 1966, Steve Winwood, still a member of the band The Spencer Davis Group, began to meet with other musicians in a series of Jam sessions at a venue in Aston, Birmingham called The Elbow Room, these were: Jim Capaldi (1944 - 2005) , Chris Wood (1944 - 1983) and Dave Mason (b. 1946). Shortly after, he will update at a country house in Aston Tirrold, Berkshire, to practice where Traffic would be born.

Traffic's recording debut came on May 19, 1967, with the single "Paper Sun/giving to you" in the UK. In August 1967 "Hole in My Shoe/ Smiling Phases" was his second single, a great success and would also be released in the US. After a third single, his first album was published: "Mr. Fantasy". on December 8, 1967. Recorded between April and November.

In January 1968, the band began recording his second album at the Olympic studios in London with producer Jimmy Miller, which was finished at the Record Plant studios in New York in May. While Traffic got into a long tour that ended in September with two concerts at the Fillmore East on the 20th and 21st, after which Mason stayed in the United States and left the band, for which Winwood announced its dissolution.

Upon his return to England, he formed Blind Faith, with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech (1946 - 1990), a group that started for just one year. In May 1969, what was to be Traffic's posthumous album "Laat Exit" was released.

The other members started a project with Mick Weaver, better known as Wooden Frog, which was limited to performances without any recording.

After the breakup of Blind Faith in 1969, Winwood began his solo stage, and recorded an album that, before going on sale, due to the specific interventions of Capaldi and Wood, was published under the name of Traffic: "John Barleycorn Must Die". , his most successful album to date.

Traffic was given a second chance and began a new tour of Europe between April and May 1970 followed by another tour of the US in June/July. After a well-deserved vacation, the band was back on tour in October, and in November Traffic's US record label: bit.ly/Tc71L United Artist Records recorded their two November performances at the Fillmore East on the 18th and 19th (with the band's new bassist , Ric Grech of Blind Faith).

Fillmore East - Track List concerts:

 Early Show 01. Introduction 02. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring 03. Every Mother's Son 04. Medicated Goo 05. John Barleycorn 06. Pearly Queen 07. Stranger To Himself 08. Empty Pages 09. 40,000 Headmen

 Late Show 01. Introduction 02. Glad 03. Freedom Rider 04. John Barleycorn 05. Can't Find My Way Home 06. No Time To Live 07. Stranger To Himself 08. Feelin' Good 09. Dear Mr. Fantasy.

The tapes were given to Eddie Kramer to make the new Traffic album,

Side One: 1.."Back Stage and Introduction" .2."Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring?"3. Glad.

Side Two: 1.Pearly Queen. 2.40,000 Headmen.3.Dear Mr. Fantasy.4.Can't Find My Way Home.

The fact that United Artists was going to release this record without Windwood's knowledge angered both him and the band enough that this release was pulled at the last minute, amid rumors that the master tape had been lost."

In 1971, Traffic had expanded with the additions of Dave Mason, Jim Gordon, and Reebop Kwaku Baah. The band only played six dates, two of which – their opening performance at Fairfield Hall, Croydon and a London benefit for Oz – were recorded and mixed to become "Welcome to the Canteen". Mason was keen to take this version of Traffic to the United States, but Winwood was only interested in doing these six dates. Mason said, "It's Stevie's band, so it's up to him."

"Welcome to the Canteen" would be the last album Traffic would release under the band's North American distribution contract with United Artists Records; their next album The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys would be issued by Island Records, who released Traffic's records in the U.K. and who (in late 1971) had recently established operations in North America.

In the United Kingdom, the album was a surprise flop, the first in a series of albums by the group that would fail to make an appearance in the charts.In the USA, however, it was a solid success, hitting number 26 in the charts and yielding the single "Gimme Some Lovin' (live)", which reached number 68 in the Billboard Hot 100.

Although regarded as a Traffic album, it was originally released without the name "Traffic" anywhere on it; credited instead to the seven individual musicians. Nonetheless the Traffic logo appeared on the cover (on the back, in this case) as on all of their albums. Most later issues retain the original front cover with its individual crediting, but credit the album to Traffic on the spine.

Ok, I bring you a reconstruction from "live traffic" using the lost Fillmore East 

 tapes".

Side One: 01."Back Stage and Introduction" .02."Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring?"03. "Glad / Freedom Rider" .

Side Two: 04.Every Mother's Son.  05. Medicated Goo. 06.Empty Pages. 07. 40.000 Headmen.

GENESIS - "Live at Leicester / Live at Manchester" - (Test Pressing - Restored and Enhanced)

 

Hi again!. Here we go with more and better.This time with a lost and historical record. The test pressing 2lp from a great album: "Genesis live at Leicester / Live at Manchester";digitally restored and enhanced for the first time from a second generation analog copy and not from a vinyl.So let's know a little more about this recovered and interesting recording.

Genesis Live was the first live album by Genesis and the fifth of their career. It was published in the year 1973 and reached No. 9 in the UK ranking.The group originally had no plans to release a live album at the time, but their record company decided to release Genesis Live at a promotional price, while the band recorded their next album, "Selling England by the Pound". This live recording is the only one of a concert of the band with Peter Gabriel on vocals.

The album contains songs recorded during a concert at De Montfont Hall, Leicester, on February 25, 1973 (except "The Return of the Giant Hogweed", recorded the day before in Manchester), during their Foxtrot album tour. 

Side A: (25:22) Watcher Of The Skies (8:10)  -  Get 'em Out By Friday (8:58) - 

The Return Of The Giant Hogweed (8:14)

Side B: (20:02) - The Musical Box  (10:55) - The Knife (9:47)

Three months before the official release, there was a two-disc limited pre-print released on April 13, 1973 by Phillips in the Netherlands, Philips – 6830.140.1/2 683'.141.1/2. For unknown reasons only the test pressing stage. A handful of copies (currently around 16 have been located worldwide) were printed and shipped to various Phonogram offices around the world, making "Live at Leicester/Live at Manchester" easily the official record of Rarest Genesis that exists.The mix and track listing is completely different from the Genesis Live lp.

The nice thing about this two-disc edition is that it featured the songs in the correct order that they were played during the two concerts. Ok!.., here is that original 2lp recording fully restored and enhanced.

Side A: (19:49) - Watcher Of The Skies (9:08)  -  The Musical Box (10:40)

Side B: (11:54) - Get 'em Out By Friday (11:54)

Side C: (23:56) - Supper´s Ready (23:56)

Side D: (18:33) - The Return of the Giant Hogweed (9:03) - The Knife (9:29)

"Supper's Ready" was not included, which until then was the group's favorite song, due to the lack of interest that the group had in the US, there being no interest at that time for a double album that included it and it was released. Genesis never released a live recording of "Supper's Ready" from the Foxtrot tour, but a recording of the song on their subsequent tour made its appearance on bit.ly/g73Pt2 soon the Genesis Archive 1967-75 collection album. However, this should not be considered a genuine archival recording as Peter Gabriel re-recorded the vocal parts in the studio before its release, making the original version of the track a rare collector's item. Curiously, although "Supper's Ready" is not present on the official album, the album cover shows a photo of the group performing the song.

All songs by Banks, Collins, Gabriel Hackett and Rutherford, except: "The Knife" by Banks, Gabriel, Phillips and Rutherford.

Finally to say that for the cover of this album that I bring you, I have used an alternative design of the original Italian edition.

Well.., that´s all, See you soon.

Deep Purple: "Fireball" - (Archived Japanese version)

 

At the beginning of June 1971, an alternative version of the album was made to be released in July only in Japan, but it was finally shelved and the version released on July 9, 1971 in the United States and Canada was chosen, leaving it forgotten until now. 

I think it was a mistake because for my taste it is the best version of all and if not check it but before a quick look at its story.

The first sessions for the album was rehearsed in Welcombe Manor, Devonshire in December 1970. The band cancelled several live performances in order to put together material that could serve as a follow-up to In Rock.

The A-side began with the song: "Strange Kind of Woman",  originally called "Prostitute", It was originally released as a follow-up single after "Black Night" on February 12, 1971 with "I'm alone" on B-side. Both recorded in September 1970. Although they were not part of the “Fireball recording sessions”.

"Strange Kind of Woman" was included on the original US, Canadian and Japanese editions in place of "Demon's Eye", It was tThe last song to be recorded  in June. It was included only on the UK. edition. In this unknow version, it was chosen to open the album, sending "Fireball" as the closing theme.  This other track recrorded in may and released as the band's second single in September 25 1971 with "Demon's Eye" (UK) bit.ly/39nKETd on B-side by Harvest and "I'm Alone" (US) by Warner. Reached No. 15 in the UK. This alternate version replaced the sound of the air conditioning turning on, recorded by assistant engineer Mike Thorne, with a small piano introduction  reversed made for the end of "No One Came".

On side B we can find "The Mule" which was part of a long piece or medley that included three songs more: "Slow train/Fools/No one came" which was cut in all versions due to space issues. It is believed that these four tracks were the side C or D of a lost double album. Here is an edited and remixed 11-minute version that began with the opening notes of the song "I'm alone.", which makes you think that this song could be part of it too.

We will have to investigate it further and if we find anything, we will do a reconstruction of the lost double album in the future. Remains pending. Be that as it may, for now, enjoy this alternative version while the double LP version arrives.

Side A:

1- Strange Kind of Woman. 2 - No,No,No. 3. Demon's Eye. 4.Freedom.

Side B:

1.The Mule.  2.Slow train/Fools. 3.Fireball.

Fireball was the fifth album by Deep Purple released in the US on July 9,1971 and in the UK on September 1.The original vinyl release was in a gatefold sleeve, with a generic Harvest LP-bag and a lyric-insert.Fireball reached the No. 1 position on the UK albums chart, while also hitting No. 1 in several other European countries like Germany, Austria or Sweden. In North America, it outperformed its predecessor, In Rock, reaching No. 32 in the US and No. 24 in Canada.

Ok Guys, see you soon with more and better.

Wings: "Hot Hitz and Cold Cuts" - (Reconstructed 1978 version).

 

The Hot Hitz and Cold Cuts project was compiled after McCartney's decision to leave EMI's American label, Capitol, for a six-year stay with Columbia (United States and Canada only), though he remained with EMI worldwide during his US sabbatical from Capitol. A new 2lp with songs recorded between October 1970 to Jannuary 1978.

In 2019 Paul said: The original idea was based around a title I came up with and quite liked whichwas  "Hot Hitz and Cold Cuts".I thought it would be great, you just put all your top hitson it and then some "cold cuts". But actually when I mentionedit to my record label at the time , they didn´tlike the idea of coldcuts, they wanted everything to be hits,hits,hits!. Sothey didn´t particularly go for that idea. But what has happened over the yearsin many of those cold cuts - which are B-sides and unknown tracks - have been released in our remastered Archive Collection series.bit.ly/39pMkC Instead released "Wings Greatest" coation a collection of hits singles without anyof the "leftover" B-sides and unreleased material.

McCartney didn't want to shelve the project and continued to improve it over the years. In January 1980, Paul and Wings recorded additional overdubs for the unreleased tracks with the album slated for release in early 1981.It was also believed that its release soon after the death of John Lennon would seem inappropriate. In 1986 the producer/arranger Richard Niles did further work on the tracks.In August 1987, McCartney mixed and edited another version of the album with producer Chris Thomas and engineer Bill Price. That album also went unreleased and after bootleg versions appeared on the market, McCartney abandoned the project permanently and instead the double "All the best" was published on November 2, 1987.

Here´s the original version from “cold cuts part” 1978.

SIDE A:

1 – "Another Day" – Recorded in 1970 during the Ram sessions. released as the A-side of a non-album single in February 1971. It was his debut single as a solo artist following the Beatles break-up in 1970.

2 – "Live At Let Die" – Recorded during Red Rose Speedway sessions in October 1972 at AIR Studios. It was also the first rock song to open a Bond film. Released June 1.1973.

3 - "Jet" – Recorded September 1973. Abbey Road Studios, From Band On The Run LP.

4 – "My Love" – Lead single from Red Rose Speedway Released on 23 March 1973, 

5 – "Silly Love Songs" – Appeared in March 1976 on Wings at the Speed of Sound, It was released as a single backed with "Cook of the House" on 1 April (US), and 30 April (UK)

SIDE B:

1 – "HI,HI,HI" –  It was released as a double A-side single with "C Moon" in December 1972. Both recorded in November 1972

2 – “Let´Em In” - Appeared in March 1976 on Wings at the Speed of Sound, It was released as a single 22 july 1976 with Beware my love on b side.

3 – "Junior´s Farm" – Recorded July 1974. It was issued as a non-album single by Apple Records in October 1974 with Sally G on B-side.

4 – "Mull Of Kintyre" – Recorded August 9 1977 and released on single November 11.1977 with Girl´s school on B side. It was Wings' biggest hit in Britain and is one of the best selling singles of all time in the United Kingdom, where it became the 1977 Christmas number one and was the first single to sell over two million copies nationwide.

5 - "With A Little Luck” – Recorded on May 1977 during London Town sessions. This is a single version released on March 20,1978 with Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link on B side.

SIDE C:

1 - "Mama's Little Girl" – Recorded during the Red Rose Speedway sessions in 1972. Released as the B-side of "Put It There" in 1990.This is an early mix was later released on the 2018 reissue of Red Rose Speedway.

2 - "I Would Only Smile" – Written by Denny Laine and recorded in 1972 for Red Rose Speedway. Released on Denny Laine's album Japanese Tears in 1980.This is an early mix was later released on the 2018 reissue of Red Rose Speedway.

3 - "Tragedy" – This remake of Thomas Wayne's 1959 ballad dates from Red Rose Speedway sessions. The song was considered for inclusion on the album, which was originally planned to be a double. It was officially released in 2018 as part of the Red Rose Speedway deluxe reissue.

4 - "Night Out" – This Red Rose Speedway-era outtake was overdubbed multiple times by different incarnations of Wings.. A primarily instrumental version dating from 1972 was released on the 2018 reissue of Red Rose Speedway. Alternate edit version.

5 - "Oriental Nightfish" – Written by Linda McCartney and recorded with Wings in 1973. Released on Linda McCartney's album Wide Prairie in 1998.

6 - "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" – Recorded during the Venus and Mars sessions in New Orleans in 1975. Released as the B-side of "Coming Up" in 1980. Alternate edit version,

7 - "My Carnival" – Recorded during the Venus and Mars sessions in New Orleans in 1975. Released as the B-side of "Spies Like Us" in 1985.

SIDE D:

1 - Send Me The Heart - Written by McCartney and Laine. Recorded during The Nashville sessions in 1974. Released on Laine´s album Japanese Tears in 1980.

2 - "Hey Diddle" – Recorded in 1970 during the Ram sessions as a Paul and Linda duet. Later, the track received further overdubs when Wings were in Nashville in the summer of 1974. The original 1971 version was released in 2012 on the Special Edition re-issue of Ram.The Nashville version was released on the 2014 re-issue of Venus and Mars.

3 - "Wide Prairie" – Written by Linda McCartney and recorded in November 1973 at EMI Paris with overdubs done in Nashville in 1974. An edited version, omitting two sections with lead vocals by Paul, was released on Linda McCartney's album Wide Prairie in 1998. Alterenate edit version.

4 - "Tomorrow" – Recorded during the Venus and Mars sessions in 1975. Alternate edit version.

5 - "Proud Mum" – from the Venus and Mars sessions in 1975. The song was originally recorded for use in a commercial for Mother's Pride bread. Alternate edit version.

6 - "Same Time Next Year" – Recorded in 1978 for the film Same Time, Next Year but not used. Released as the B-side of "Put It There" in 1990.

7 - "Did We Meet Somewhere Before?" – Rejected as the main theme for Warren Beatty´s film Heaven Can Wait, the song remained on Paul's shelf until he decided to include it on the outtakes project. A snippet of the track was used in the film Rock 'n' Roll High School although it did not appear on the soundtrack album.

Ok, see you soon with more and better.

The Who - The Ox (BackTrack Series #14) - (Reconstructed 1970 forgotten album)

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Hi!, here for more.This time with a forgotten album from november 1970. An great lp whose contents were all songs written by the group's bassist John Entwistle and that was compiled for a strange but at the same time beautiful album not very well known because since then nothing has been heard from it.

Ok, this is the quick story.

In 1970 Track Records began a 14-album Backtrack series. These were budget priced reissues and new compilations of earlier Track recordings, occasionally containing previously unreleased material and rare versions. Mostly they cost less than a pound. This series, which was very unusual for its time, included both Hendrix and the Who's first two Track albums along with works by lesser known Track artists. The reissue albums did not feature any of the original cover art though. bit.ly/Tw-OX The strategy of producing such a large number of reissues was probably a drastic attempt to boost sales as a direct result of the PPX lawsuit which Track had been fighting since 1967. This was all a result of Track facing a lawsuit from Ed Chalpin and his company PPX Enterprises, based in New York City. Chalpin had signed Hendrix to a three-year exclusive recording contract in October 1965. Chalpin viewed the 1966 Hendrix agreement made with Track as a violation of his PPX contract and was later able to claim a large monetary settlement. 

Track quickly fell into financial trouble because of this, despite huge selling records such as Tommy. They got through it, but were severely diminished. It seem so unfair. They effectively made Hendrix into an almost grotesque money-spinning music machine, who everyone, including Chalpin, wanted to suck the life out of.

All these years later, maybe it ain't changed much. Eventually, as part of the settlement, they gave Chaplin the rights to the Band Of Gypsys record in America. Track struggled on into the 70s but the glory days were well behind them. Even so, the Backtrack records are a lovely 14 records to collect. 

BACKTRACK #14: THE WHO 'THE OX' (UK TRACK 2407 014) (MONO)

 (Released in November 1970).

Side One: (15:37)

1.Heinz Baked Beans (0:58) / 2.Heaven & Hell  (3:32) / 3.Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2;34) / 4.Fiddle About  (1:29) / 5.Cousin Kevin  (4:02) / 6.Doctor, Doctor (2:59)

Side Two: (16:17)

1.Medac (0:56) / 2.Boris The Spider (2:28)  / 3.I've Been Away (2:05) / 4.Whiskey Man (2:54)  / 5.In The City (2:22) / 6.Someone's Coming (2:32) / 7. Silas Stingy (2;57) 

THE WHO 'THE OX' (POLYDOR - Netherlands - 2486 039) (STEREO)

 (Released in November 1970).

Side One: (16:42)

1.Heinz Baked Beans (0:59) / 2.Heaven & Hell  (4:30) / 3.Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (2;37) / 4.Fiddle About  (1:29) / 5.Cousin Kevin  (4:06) / 6.Doctor, Doctor (2:59)

Side Two: (17:51)

1.Medac (0:56) / 2.Boris The Spider (2:28)  / 3.I've Been Away (2:05) / 4.Whiskey Man (2:54)  / 5.In The City (2:22) / 6.Someone's Coming (2:30) / 7. Silas Stingy (3:04) / 8.The Ox (3:49)

The “BACKTRACK” LP Series. 14 Albums from May to November 1970 on Track Records. A Detailed Discography.

1st part  Issued May 1970 (BACKTRACKS #1 TO # 7 )

BACKTRACK #1: COMPILATION (UK TRACK 2407 001) (STEREO) - Issued May 1970

Side One: MARSHA HUNT - Walk On Gilded Splinters / JIMI HENDRIX - Hey Joe / ARTHUR BROWN - Devil's Grip / THE WHO - Pictures Of Lily / JIMI HENDRIX - All Along The Watchtower / JOHN'S CHILDREN - Desdemona

Side Two: ARTHUR BROWN - Fire / THE WHO - I Can See For Miles / EIRE APPARENT - Follow Me / ANDY ELLISON - It's Been A Long Time / THE WHO - Call Me Lightning / JIMI HENDRIX - The Wind Cries Mary

BACKTRACK #2: COMPILATION (UK TRACK 2407 002) (MONO) - Issued May 1970

Side One: THE WHO - Under My Thumb / MARSHA HUNT - Desdemona / JIMI HENDRIX - Purple Haze / JOHN'S CHILDREN - Come And Play With Me In The Garden / FAIRPORT CONVENTION - If I Had A Ribbon Bow / THE WHO - Magic Bus

Side Two: THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - Something In The Air / CHERRY SMASH - Sing Songs Of Love / THE WHO - Pinball Wizard / ARTHUR BROWN - Nightmare / JIMI HENDRIX - Let Me Light Your Fire / THE WHO - The Last Time

BACKTRACK #3: WHO/HENDRIX (UK TRACK 2407 003) (STEREO) - Issued May 1970

Side One: THE WHO: Substitute / Disguises / Run Run Run / I'm A Boy / Whiskey Man / Happy Jack / So Sad About Us

Side Two: JIMI HENDRIX : Hey Joe / I Don't Live Today / Purple Haze / Can You See Me / The Wind Cries Mary / Stone Free

BACKTRACK #4: WHO/HENDRIX (UK TRACK 2407 004) (STEREO) - Issued May 1970

Side One: THE WHO: Pictures Of Lily / Relax / Sunrise / I Can See For Miles / Armenia City In The Sky / Our Love Was / Call Me Lightning

Side Two: JIMI HENDRIX: Burning Of The Midnight Lamp / Are You Experienced / If Six Was Nine / Remember / Gypsy Eyes / All Along The Watchtower

BACKTRACK #5: WHO/HENDRIX (UK TRACK 2407 005) (STEREO) - Issued May 1970

Side One: THE WHO: Magic Bus / Boris, The Spider / Mary Anne (With The Shaky Hand) / Tattoo / Pinball Wizard / I'm Free / Rael

Side Two: JIMI HENDRIX: Rainy Day, Dream Away / Manic Depression / Love Or Confusion / Come On / Spanish Castle Magic / Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

BACKTRACK #6: COMPILATION (UK TRACK 2407 006) (MONO) - Issued May 1970

Side One: THE SANDPEBBLES - Love Power / THE PARLIAMENTS - I Can Feel The Ice Melting / THE PRECISIONS - If This Is Love (I'd Rather Be Lonely) / THE DEBONAIRES - Headache In My Heart / THE SANDPEBBLES - Because Of Love / THE PARLIAMENTS - Let Hurt Put You In The Loser's Seat

Side Two: THE DEBONAIRES - I'm In Love Again / AL KENT - You've Got To Pay The Price / THE PARLIAMENTS - I Wanna Testify / THE PRECISIONS - You'll Soon Be Gone / THE PARLIAMENTS - Don't Be Sore At Me / AL KENT - Where Do I Go From Here

BACKTRACK #7: 'MIXED BAG' COMPILATION (UK TRACK 2407 007) (STEREO) - Issued May 1970

Side One: JIMI HENDRIX & CURTIS KNIGHT - How Would You Feel / MARSHA HUNT - Hippy Gumbo / BENT FRAME - It's Only Me / THE WHO - The Seeker / THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - I See It All / MARSHA HUNT - Keep The Customer Satisfied

Side Two: THE WHO - Summertime Blues / CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN - What's Happening / JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Long Hot Summer Night / THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN - Accidents / THE WHO - Here For More / JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Stars That Play With Laughing Sam's Dice

2nd part  Issued Nov. 1970 (BACKTRACKS #8 TO # 14 )

BACKTRACK #8: THE WHO 'A QUICK ONE' (UK TRACK 2407 008) (MONO) - Issued Nov 1970 

Side One: Run, Run, Run / Boris, The Spider / I Need You / Whiskey Man / Heatwave / Cobwebs And Strange

Side Two: Don't Look Away / See My Way / So Sad About Us / A Quick One, While He's Away

BACKTRACK #9: THE WHO 'THE WHO SELL OUT' (UK TRACK 2407 009) (STEREO) - Issued Nov 1970 

Side One: Armenia, City In The Sky / Heinz Baked Beans / Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand / Odorono / Tattoo / Our Love Was / I Can See For Miles

Side Two: I Can't Reach You / Medac / Relax / Silas Stingy / Sunrise / Rael (1 and 2) - with continuous play into the run-off groove

BACKTRACK #10: THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE 'ARE YOU EXPERIENCED' (UK TRACK 2407 010) (MONO) - Issued Nov 1970 

Side One: Foxy Lady / Manic Depression / Red House / Can You See Me / Love Or Confusion / I Don't Live Today

Side Two: May This Be Love / Fire / 3rd Stone From The Sun / Remember / Are You Experienced

BACKTRACK #11: THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE 'AXIS BOLD AS LOVE' (UK TRACK 2407 011) (STEREO) - Issued Nov 1970 

Side One: EXP / Up From The Skies / Spanish Castle Magic / Waiting Until Tomorrow / Ain't No Telling / Little Wing / If Six Was Nine

Side Two: You've Got Me Floating / Castles Made Of Sand / She's So Fine / One Rainy Wish / Little Miss Lover / Bold As Love

BACKTRACK #12: THE CRAZY WORLD OF ARTHUR BROWN (UK TRACK 2407 012) (STEREO) - Issued Nov 1970 

Side One: Prelude - Nightmare / Fanfare - Fire Poem / Fire / Come And Buy / Time / Confusion

Side Two: I Put A Spell On You / Spontaneous Apple Creation / Rest Cure / Money / Child Of My Kingdom

BACKTRACK #13: MURRAY ROMAN 'YOU CAN'T BEAT PEOPLE UP & HAVE THEM SAY I LOVE YOU (UK TRACK 2407 013) (STEREO) - Issued Nov 1970 

Side One: Three Kinds Of Highs / That's A Bust / The Banana Thing / Anything You Want To Do... / Good Chicks And Bad Chicks / Three Ways To Score / The Baja Marimba Band Story / The Riots

Side Two: Be There, Be There (Of Course) / Horror Films / Twiggy / Try This, Little Joe! / Good News / Join The Navy / War Films / Our Rael Enemy.

Ok  guys, that´s all, see you soon with more and better. Enjoy it.

Fleetwood Mac: "Almanac" - (Restored version).

Hi everyone!. Welcome to a New Year full of exciting new musical stories. This time with a not very well known double disc by Fleetwood Mac publised in November 1978. A strange compilation made of different sources as demos, live and alternate or early versions. Unknown or unpublished songs. Ok!, 

Let's get ready then to discover some or remind others, that it was this album called "Almanac", now fully restored.

 

Between February 4, 1977, date of publication of the successful “Rumors” and October 12, 1979 when “Tusk” appeared, a double album emerged, supposedly made by the group's English fan club and which was distributed in a limited way only in the UK and with hardly any publicity. But it was a bootleg recording. 

The original project had been conceived some time ago, when Fleetwood Mac announced the dates of the European tour of “Rumors”, for the first days of April 1977, something that had not happened since 1973, due to the little impact that their albums had in the "Old Continent". This was to begin in the United Kingdom on April 2, 1977 at the Birmingham Odeon, a total of seven concerts by differents cities that would conclude on the 11 in Bristol at the Colson Hall, before continuing the tour in France. 

By then, the English fan club suggested the idea of publishing a special album to be distributed only in the United Kingdom in support of the tour of that country, whose content included songs recorded between 1974 and 1975 with some alternative versions and others live plus a previously unreleased track from Buckimham and Nicks early sessions with Fleetwood Mac members, John McVie on bass and Mike Fleetwood on drums. 

Two alternatives were proposed that it was an EP or finallyhow it seemed that it was going to be an LP.

The Unreleased English Promotional EP:

Side A: Rhiannon (live) 

Side B: I´m so afraid (live) / Without you (outatke). 

The Unreleased English Promotional LP:

Side A: Spare me a Little (live) / Rhiannon (live)  / I´m so afraid (live)

Side B: Storms / Sorcerer / Watch Devil  / Without you

Finally the lp was not released and was forgotten. Time after how the “Tusk” sessions were taking longer than necessary and there was no new material after the release of the single “You make lovin 'fun / Gold dust woman” at the end of the summer of 77. 

This rejected project with another unreleased material taken from the second Buckimham / Nicks album plus some Stevie Nicks demos recorded for Fleetwood Mac were compiled for a new album.

In March 1978 a promotional single "Rhiannon / Suggar Daddy" was released, but the album was postponed once again. Towards the end of the year, the album was restructured again along the lines of "Rarities" by the Beatles.It was the last attempt with the title of "Almanac", bit.ly/FM78al despite the improvements that were made, it ended up being archived because almost the entire unreleased Buckimham and Nicks album was included and the band didn't like it.They just wanted a couple of tracks to be taken where at least McVie and Fleetwood were featured, and compared to "Rumors" it was not of sufficient quality. That did not prevent copies of it from being distributed unofficially in Europe with this line-up: 

Side One: (15:42)

1. Watch Devil (A.k.a:Watch Chain) (4:05) / 2.Spare Me A Little (live) (4:39) / 3.Secret Love (3:17) / 4.Without You (3:39) 

Side Two: (17:44)

1.Storms (5:41) / 2.Landslide (3:17) / 3.Sarah (8:46)

Side Three: (18:57)

1. Nomad (A.k.a: Candlebright) (2:08) / 2.I'm So Afraid (4:22) / 3.Designs Of Love (A.k.a: That´s all right) (2:55) / 4.You Could Forget (A.k.a: Garbo) (3:11)  / 5.Silver Springs (6:19)

Side Four: (17:02)

1.Sorcerer (4:30) / 2.Goldfish and Ladybug (3:03) / 3.Rhiannon (live) (7:51) / 4.Cathouse Blues (1:36)

 In 1993 this lost double LP was released on bootleg CD with the name; "Cathouse Blue" with some changes and different artwork.

"Watch Devil" -  A.k.a: "Watch Chain". A demo from Buckingham/Nicks unreleased 2nd album like a: "Without you", "Nomad", "Designs of love","You could forget" A.k.a: "Garbo", "Sorcerer","Goldfish and Ladybug" and "Cathouse blues". Which the duo has been working on just prior to joining Fleetwood Mac un 1974. Some recorded with John McVie on bass and Mike Fleetwood on drums.

"Spare Me a Little" & "Rhiannon" - Live at Jorgensen Auditorium, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, October 25.1975.

"Secet love" & "Storms" -  Stevie Nicks wrote these songs in 1976 for "Rumors" and recorded these demos, but didn´t make the cut for the album. Written during her stormy relationship with the drummer Mick Fleetwood.

"Landslide", "Sarah",·I´m so afraid" and "Silver Springs" are early or alternate versions.

Ok folks, that´s all!. See you soon with more and better.