Bob Dylan- Blood on the Tracks New York Sessions Acetate (1974)- CD Rip (FLAC)

We're taking the day off, so we thought you might want to listen to some Dylan while we sleep. Goodnight.




From James at Pop Headwound:

There’s a perfectly good reason that every time Bob Dylan has released an album of new material over the past decade it gets tagged as his “best since Blood On The Tracks”. Put simply, it's because Blood On The Tracks is the finest collection of songs Dylan has recorded since his mid-60’s heyday - some would even argue it bests those undeniable classics. Whether it does or not, Blood On The Tracks remains one of the most universally praised albums in his canon, as well as, arguably, his most personal. It is also one of the best records of the 1970's -a stunning return to form after a disappointing stretch of early 70’s albums that had many wondering if the world’s greatest songwriter had lost his touch.

One of the interesting things about Blood On The Tracks is that Dylan had recorded it in 1974 in New York, but after hearing the takes decided some changes were in order. He switched studios - finding one in Minneapolis - and re-recorded half of the 10 songs with a new set of session players. He found the original tapes a bit monotonous, but over the years fans have developed quite an affair with them because of their stripped down nature - some would say a more appropriate setting for lyrics of such a confessional nature. Now you get to decide - here’s the Blood On The Tracks’ songs as Dylan originally imagined them while in New York.




Technical Information:

Artist: Bob Dylan
Album: Blood on the Tracks- New York Sessions Acetate
Year: 1974

Audio Codec(s): Flac
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 783 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 301 MB
Length: 0:53:47


Personnel:

Bob Dylan: vocals, guitar, harmonica
Tony Brown: bass
Paul Griffen: organ
Charles Brown III: guitar
Eric Weissberg: guitar
Barry Kornfeld: guitar
Buddy Cage: steel guitar
Richard Crooks: drums


Tracklisting:

01. Tangled Up in Blue (6:53)
02. Simple Twist of Fate (4:25)
03. You're a Big Girl Now (4:24)
04. Idiot Wind (8:55)
05. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go (3:00)
06. Meet Me in the Morning (4:24)
07. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts (9:53)
08. If You See Her, Say Hello (3:26)
09. Shelter from the Storm (5:01)
10. Buckets of Rain (3:26)





Blood on the Tracks New York Sessions Acetate Megaupload Link

Curtis Mayfield- Keep On Keepin' On (1972-74)- Big 'Fro Bootleg- CD Rip (FLAC)

This morning I bumped into this wonderful Curtis Mayfield bootleg, so I had to share it with you folks...quickly. There not too many artists that can rival Otis Redding, Al Green, Sam Cook, and Stevie Wonder when it comes to sweet, sweet voices. Curtis Mayfield is definitely their rival, and this is definitely a "must-have" download. Enjoy!




Curtis Mayfield- Stone Junkie

From durian1 in the Big 'Fro Historical Notes:

When me and Big P first started corresponding we discussed what we would love to see on Big 'Fro one day. Both of us desperately wanted to do a Donny Hathaway release but we had no material and no sources for any material. My next "big one" now that the Sly was out of the way, was an Ike & Tina Turner release. But so far I only had 2 or 3 tracks for that one. Another for me was to do the ultimate Otis Redding release. Big P in turn wanted to do a Curtis Mayfield as his "dream release" - everything from the track selection to the artwork. I told him to go for it and in 2 weeks I received the master for this one and an email with the completed artwork. I changed nothing whatsoever as it was perfect the way it was. This one was 100% Big P's work. Personally I think it was a beautiful tribute to Curtis that nobody in their right mind could ever find fault with.


From the original uploader:

This was a "dream release" for me when I found it at the same traveling record convention I bought the Funkasaurus boot at. I had been listening to Curtis ALOT at the time since the Curtom label had rereleased a bunch of recordings with bonus tracks in 2000 after his death. I had never seen any boots of him, let alone any of this quality. I first seeded this show at STG back in the fall of '03 and thinking that relatively few people were familiar with him, I penned an introduction to persuade downloaders to check him out. Little did I know, there were over a thousand fans waiting to grab it. Since others who've reseeded the show since have seen fit to reprint my words, I'm including them once more. The man truly inspired me during his lifetime and continues to today. I hope he inspires you all too.

"If you haven't heard of Curtis Mayfield, do yourself a favor and give him a listen. If his superlative songwriting skills, smooth guitar licks and sweet falsetto vocals aren't enough to grab you, consider this; his messages of love, compassion, perseverance, and temperance are just as socially and politically relevant today as they were during the civil rights movement. Curtis, we miss you."




Technical Information:

Artist: Curtis Mayfield
Album: Keep On Keepin' On (Big 'Fro Bootleg)
Year: 1972-1974

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 734 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 299 MB
Length: 0:57:07


Personnel:

Curtis Mayfield: vocals, guitar
Master Henry Gibson: bongos & congas
Scott Harris: drums
Lucky Scott: bass
Craig McMullen: guitar




Tracklisting:

"Old Grey Whistle Test" London England, January 1972:

01. Keep On Keepin' On (3:31)
02. We Got To Have Peace (3:47)
03. Curtis on Discovery (interview) (1:01)

Radio City Music Hall, New York NY, July 6, 1972:

04. Stone Junkie (4:02)
05. Pusherman (4:21)

In The Studio - 1972:

06. Freddie's Dead (5:33)
07. Eddie, You Should Know Better (2:16)
08. Curtis on Songwriting (interview) (0:35)

The Push Expo - Chicago 1972:

09. We People Who Are Darker Than Blue (2:14)
10. Give Me Your Love (3:43)

"The Midnight Special" - Los Angeles CA, 1972:

11. Superfly (3:42)
12. Freddie's Dead (3:54)
13. Curtis on Superfly (interview)

"The Midnight Special" - Los Angeles CA, June 8, 1973:

14. Superfly (3:42)
15. Back To The World (4:03)
16. Curtis on Politics (interview) (0:46)

1st Annual Black Caucus Benefit, Washington DC, September 25, 1974:

17. Give Me Your Love (6:02)
18. Curtis on Curtis (interview) (2:33)





Keep On Keepin' On Megaupload Link

David Bowie- Vampires of Human Flesh: Scary Monsters Demos (1980)- CD Rip (FLAC)

So much Bowie and such little time...

Here's another excellent Bowie bootleg of demos that chronicle the progression of tracks from Scary Monsters. Keep in mind that this album has the sickest lineup an artist could ever want: Dennis Davis, George Murray, Carlos Alomar, Adrian Belew...and even Roy Bittan on keyboards. I want to say the "F" word right about now, but I won't. All I'm saying is that it's one fucking sick lineup. Enjoy!




From the liner notes:

"Scary Monsters and Super Creeps" was recorded in two sessions at the Power Station N.Y.C. in less than six weeks and was produced by Tony Visconti. All tracks were already in David's mind, only the lyrics were changed at the last moment. 'Fashion' was originally called 'Jamaica', 'It's No Game' us derived from 'Tired of My Life', a song written when he was sixteen years of age! 'Ashes to Ashes' was 'People Are Turning to Gold', 'Teenage Wildlife' used to be 'It Happens Every Day'.

'Up the Hill Backwards' was originally entitled 'Cameras In Brooklyn', 'Scream Like a Baby' was 'Laser', a song written at the time he was working with the 'Astronettes'.

Another track recorded during these sessions was The Cream's 'I Feel Free'. This track was often performed in the early 70ties, recorded for this album, but ultimately dropped (this unreleased version remains unheard, when Ryko released all David's albums on CD, this track was promised for release again, but dropped at the last minute for obvious reasons. David recorded a new version for the 'Black Tie White Noise' album). 'Fuje San Moto' became 'Crystal Japan', an instrumental track used for a Japanese commercial. Finally there's: 'Is There Life After Marriage', yet another instrumental track you can hear on this CD for the first time ever!




Technical Information:

Artist: David Bowie
Album: Vampires of Human Flesh (Scary Monsters Demos)
Year: 1980

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 900 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 282 MBLength: 0:43:51


Personnel:

David Bowie: vocals and keyboards
Pete Townshend: guitar
Michi Hirota: Japanese narrator
Carlos Alomar: guitar
Robert Fripp: guitar
George Murray: bass
Dennis Davis: drums and percussion
Roy Bittan: piano
Tony Visconti: guitar and backing vocals
Andy Clark: synthesizer


Tracklisting:

01.Scream Like A Baby (3:21)
02.Because You're Young (4:55)
03.Kingdom Come (4:00)
04.Up The Hill Backwards (3:24)
05.It's No Game (3:56)
06.Is There Life After Marriage? (4:38)
07.Up The Hill Backwards (3:18)
08.Teenage Wildlife (7:10)
09.Kingdom Come (3:59)
10.Scary Monsters (5:11)





Vampires of Human Flesh Megaupload Link

David Bowie- The Essential David Bowie Extravaganza: Volumes 1 thru 3 (1967-1972)- EAC CD Rip (FLAC)

I haven't even had a chance to sit down and listen to this (what looks to be amazing) bootleg, and since this is extravaganza territory, and any Bowie is good Bowie, I've decided to post it first, and do a proper blurb later. Wayyyyyyyyy later. Enjoy some early Bowie!




From the original uploader:

For anyone who thinks that the "Shout To The Top" 4CD set of "The Rise And Rise of Ziggy Stardust" is the shit when it comes to Bowie's BBC-sessions, think again. These three silver disc bootlegs have been produced directly from the master tapes compiled in preparation for the aborted "Bowie at the BEEB" 3CD-set set to be released on the NMC-label in the mid-nineties. The STTP-discs simply took these recordings, replete with all clicks, pops and sector boundary errors, and then boosted them by 5db... In this torrent you can find the original recordings, with most clicks & pops and all SBE's carefully removed and with no unnecessary "hard limiting". As a bonus, the discs contain a set of demo & studio recordings from 1967-1969 which have been doing the rounds on numberous bootleg CD compilations but nowhere sound as clean as they do here (they are seemingly taken directly from the master tape also used for the vinyl bootleg album, "Little Toy Soldier").

This comes with full scans of the artwork.
Enjoy!




Volume 1 Technical Information:

Artist: David Bowie
Album: The Essential David Bowie- Volume 1- Emerged From Shadows
Year: 1967-1972

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks + md5
Avg. bitrate: 641 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 273 MB
Length: 0:59:39


Tracklisting:

1967-12-18: Top Gear (Broadcast 1967-12-24 and 1968-01-28):

 01. Love You 'till Tuesday (3:01)
02. When I Live My Dream (3:38)
03. Little Bombardier (3:30)
04. Silly Boy Blue (3:28)
05. In The Heat Of The Morning (2:40)

1968-05-13: Top Gear (Broadcast 1968-05-26 and 1968-06-20):

06. When I'm Five (3:05)

1967-1969: various home demo & studio recordings:

07. Right On Mother (1968 demo) (2:43)
08. He Was Alright (a song for Marc) (full length 1968 demo) (3:56)
09. Waiting For The Man (1967 studio recording) (4:07)
10. Little Toy Soldier (1967 studio recording) (3:19)
11. Space Oddity (1969 demo) (4:50)
12. The Supermen (1969 demo) (3:03)

1972-05-16: Sound Of The Seventies: John Peel (Broadcast 1972-05-23):

13. White Light/White Heat (3:46)
14. Moonage Daydream (4:56)
15. Hang Onto Yourself (2:45)
16. Suffragette City (3:26)
17. Ziggy Stardust (3:19)

Thanks to the great people at MindWarpPavilion for the original upload!


Volume 1 Megaupload Link




Volume 2 Technical Information:

Artist: David Bowie
Album: The Essential David Bowie- Volume 2- Kiss the Viper's Fang
Year: 1969-1972

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks + md5
Avg. bitrate: 398 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 211 MB
Length: 1:14:26


Tracklisting:

1969-10-20: Dave Lee Travis Show (Broadcast 1969-10-20):

01. Unwashed & Somewhat Slightly Dazed (3:54)
02. Let Me Sleep Beside You (3:19)
03. Janine (3:02)

1970-03-25: Sound Of The Seventies: Andy Ferris (Broadcast 70-04-06; repeat 70-05-11 on the David Symonds Show):

04. Waiting For The Man (5:43)
05. The Width Of A Circle (5:37)
06. The Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud (4:45)

1971-06-03: The Sunday Concert: John Peel (Broadcast 71-06-20):

07. Queen Bitch (4:37)
08. Bombers (3:22)
09. The Supermen (3:10)
10. Looking For A Friend (3:38)
11. Almost Grown (2:44)
12. Kooks (3:35)
13. Song For Bob Dylan (5:25)
14. Andy Warhol (3:49)
15. It Ain't Easy (2:57)

1972-05-22: Johnny Walker Lunchtime Show:

16. Starman (Broadcast 1972-06-06/07/08/09) (4:04)
17. Space Oddity (4:15)
18. Changes (3:28)
19. Oh! You Pretty Things (Broadcast 1972-06-05) (2:56)

Thanks to the great people at MindWarpPavilion for the original upload!


Volume 2 Megaupload Link




Volume 3 Technical Information:

Artist: David Bowie
Album: The Essential David Bowie- Volume 3- Nobody's Children
Year: 1971-1972

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks + md5
Avg. bitrate: 598 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 290 MB
Length: 1:07:54


Tracklisting:

1972-05-23: Sound Of The Seventies: Bob Harris (Broadcast 1972-06-19):

01. Andy Warhol (3:12)
02. Lady Stardust (3:19)
03. White Light/White Heat (3:56)
04. Rock'n'Roll Suicide (3:08)

1971-09-21: Sound Of The Seventies: Bob Harris (Broadcast 1971-10-04):

05. The Supermen (2:50)
06. Oh! You Pretty Things/Eight Line Poem (6:08)
07. Kooks (3:23)
08. Fill Your Heart (2:52)
09. Amsterdam (3:07)
10. Andy Warhol (2:56)

1972-01-18: Sound Of The Seventies: Bob Harris (Broadcast 1972-02-07):

11. Hang Onto Yourself (2:49)
12. Ziggy Stardust (3:20)
13. Waiting For The Man (5:08)
14. Queen Bitch (2:57)
15. Five Years (3:38)

1972-01-11: Sounds Of The Seventies: John Peel (Broadcast 1972-01-28):

16. Ziggy Stardust (3:19)
17. Queen Bitch (3:00)
18. Waiting For The Man (5:27)
19. Lady Stardust (3:17)

Thanks to the great people at MindWarpPavilion for the original upload!


Volume 3 Megaupload Link