Pale Saints – Some New Songs By Pale Saints (1988)

The Pale Saints were an alternative rock / shoegaze band from Leeds, UK, formed in 1987 and disbanded in 1996. They drew from a deceptively deep pool of influences and teased out distinctive traits that charmed the visionary 4AD label, and consequently listeners for whom shoegaze was a term of endearment. The English band developed their unique strain of dream pop by synthesizing elements of connected bygone movements such as West Coast psychedelia, the paisley underground, and C-86, applying avant-folk, pure pop, and the spectral post-punk advancements of their elder labelmates along the way. Their three albums of increasing scope and sprawl -- namely The Comforts of Madness (1990) and In Ribbons (1992), both of which charted, followed by Slow Buildings (1994) -- left lasting imprints.

These tapes were sent out to friends and fanzines, to spread the word about the Pale Saints. This led to their flexi coming out in the summer of 1988, featuring 'Children Break'. This demo was recorded in May 1988.


Tracklist:

A1 Wasting My Time 2:16
A2 Children Break 2:46
A3 The Way The World Is 2:04
B1 Sea Of Sound 5:15

Pale Saints – Some New Songs By Pale Saints (1988)
(320 kbps, front cover incuded)

Silvio Rodríguez – Al Final De Este Viaje (1978)

Released in 1978, "Al Final de Este Viaje" is the second album from nueva trova pioneer Silvio Rodriguez. Consisting of just guitar and vocals, the sparse arrangement captures all of the melancholic beauty the Cuban singer/songwriter would become renowned for.

The album was recorded in Madrid, Spain at Sonoland Studios, in 1978. It features Silvio Rodriguez accompanied only by his acoustic guitar, and includes songs composed between 1968 and 1970. It is one of his most straightforward albums, without the use of more complex arrangements.

The collection includes some of his best-known songs, considered classics of Latin American popular music, such as Ojalá, Canción del Elegido and Óleo de Mujer Con Sombrero.

Tracklist:

A1 Canción Del Elegido 2:55
A2 La Familia, La Propiedad Privada Y El Amor 3:48
A3 Ojalá 3:34
A4 La Era Está Pariendo Un Corazón 3:10
A5 Resumen De Noticias 3:44
B1 Debo Partirme En Dos 4:53
B2 Oleo De Mujer Con Sombrero 2:25
B3 Aunque No Esté De Moda 3:36
B4 Qué Se Puede Hacer Con El Amor 2:49
B5 Al Final De Este Viaje En La Vida 3:46

Silvio Rodríguez – Al Final De Este Viaje (1978)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Stéphane Grappelli - Young Django (1979)

Django Reinhardt was a legendary Romani-French guitarist, He was the first hugely influential jazz figure to emerge from Europe and the person most credited with developing the style known as gypsy jazz, jazz manouche, or hot club jazz. Reinhardt came up with a unique way of propelling the acoustic guitar into the front line of a jazz combo in the days before amplification became widespread. He would spin joyous, arcing, marvelously inflected solos above the thrumming groundwork of two rhythm guitars and a bass, with cohort Stephane Grappelli's elegantly gliding violin serving as the perfect foil.

The French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli was born 26 January 1908 iand died 1 December 1997 in Paris, France. He was born Stéfano Grappelli but had his first name gallicized to Stéphane. He was billed as Stéphane Grappelly at first, but the last name spelling on recordings changed to Grappelli in the 1960s, although he still signed his name as "Grappelly."
One of the greatest violin jazz prebop players (but also an occasional pianist), Stéphane Grappelli is known for his legendary collaboration with Django Reinhardt in the '30s and '40s in their Quintette Du Hot Club De France.

The group disbanded when the war broke (Grappelli went in London while Django stayed in France). After the war, he appeared on hundreds of recordings including sessions with Oscar Peterson, Jean-Luc Ponty, Gary Burton and countless other great musicians (including few recordings with Django Reinhardt again).
He never stopped playing worldwide until his death at the age of 89.

This album finds veteran violinist Stephane Grappelli joined by bassist Niels Pedersen and guitarists Philip Catherine and Larry Coryell for a memorable tribute to Django Reinhardt. Grappelli has recorded many Reinhardt memorial albums through the years but this one is particularly special for both Coryell and Catherine go out of their way to display the unexpected influence that Reinhardt has had on their styles. The guitarists contribute a song apiece and also enjoy playing seven compositions co-written by Django and Grappelli.

The album was recorded: January 19-21, 1979 at Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart/West Germany

Tracklist:

Djangology 3:24
Sweet Chorus 4:20
Minor Swing 3:27
Are You In The Mood? 3:27
Gallerie St. Hubert 4:08
Tears 6:18
Swing Guitars 3:49
Oriental Shuffle 3:43
Blues For Django And Stephane 4:57

Stéphane Grappelli - Young Django (1979)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Lightnin Hopkins - Down Home Blues (1965)

Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s. Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar. 

Hopkins' nimble dexterity made intricate boogie riffs seem easy, and his fascinating penchant for improvising lyrics to fit whatever situation might arise made him a beloved blues troubadour.

"Down Home Blues" was recorded in 1964 and released on the Bluesville label.

Tracklist:

A1 Lets Go Sit On The Lawn 4:10
A2 I Woke Up This Morning 5:50
A3 I Got Tired 4:30
A4 I Like To Boogie 3:50
B1 I Asked The Bossman 6:40
B2 I'm Taking A Devil Of A Chance 3:50
B3 Just A Wristwatch On My Arm 3:30
B4 I Was Standing On 75 Highway 5:10
B5 Get It Straight 1:30

Lightnin Hopkins - Down Home Blues (1965)

(320 kbps, cover art included)

Jack Elliott - Hootenanny With Jack Elliott (1964)

First posted on February 24, 2016:

This friday will be the opening of this years "Festival Musik und Politik". The festival remembers the history of "hootenanny" in East Berlin and goes back to the year 1966. This is a good opportunity to post an album related to the history of "hootenanny" in the USA.

Ramblin' Jack Elliott is one of folk music's most enduring characters. Since he first came on the scene in the late '50s, Elliott influenced everyone from Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to the Rolling Stones and the Grateful Dead. The son of a New York doctor and a onetime traveling companion of Woody Guthrie, Elliott used his self-made cowboy image to bring his love of folk music to one generation after another. Despite the countless miles that Elliott traveled, his nickname is derived from his unique verbiage: an innocent question often led to a mosaic of stories before he got to the answer. According to folk songstress Odetta, it was her mother who gave Elliott the name when she remarked, "Oh, that Jack Elliott, he sure can ramble."                

This album was recorded at a Philadelphia club on May 18, 1962. It has a good cross-section of the cowboy- and country-oriented folk Elliott liked to sing: Jimmie Rodgers' "Mule Skinner Blues," the Sons of the Pioneers' "Cool Water," "Boll Weevil," "How Long Blues," "Hobo's Lullaby," "Rock Island Line"; and, of course, a couple of "talking" Woody Guthrie tunes. It's perhaps a little more fun to hear than the average early 1960s Jack Elliott album, because the live ambience and spoken introductions and asides give it a warmer atmosphere than the earnest but plain studio recordings.              

The album "Hootenanny With Jack Elliott" was originally released  as "Jack Elliott At The Second Fret" in 1962


Tracklist:

A1 Mule Skinner Blues
A2 Cool Water
A3 Talking Miner
A4 Boll Weevil
A5 How Long Blues
B1 Salty Dog
B2 Tyin' Knots In The Devil's Tail
B3 Hobo's Lullaby
B4 Talking Sailor
B5 Rock Island Line

Jack Elliott - Hootenanny With Jack Elliott (1964)
(192 kbps, cover art included)

Odetta - At The Gates Of Horn (1957)

Recorded in 1957, "At the Gate of Horn" is Odetta's sophomore effort and the first showcase of her extraordinary ability to interpret the American folk song. Her debut, "Sings Ballads and Blues", wasn't a bad album, but it lacked the depth and fullness of the latter work.

One notable difference, and a clue that Odetta wouldn't always toe the company line when it came to folk tradition, is the presence of bass player Bill Lee - film director Spike Lee's father. Lee's bass adds rhythm and another layer of depth to songs like "Take This Hammer" and "Chilly Winds." Lee's bouncy bass also allows Odetta to abandon more conventional guitar strumming for frills and fills that are complementary to her vocal style. "Sail Away Ladies," for instance, is highlighted by a propulsive guitar run (almost qualifying as a boogie), pushing the song forward and perfectly underpinning her vocal.

Although the title - "At the Gate of Horn" - suggests that the album is live, it isn't. The idea was to offer a replication of her Gate of Horn (a club in Chicago) show at the time. There are odds and ends that don't really work here. The arrangement of "Greensleeves" is clunky, with Lee's bass bumping around as Odetta gives the impression that she's auditioning for a classical recital. Overall, though, "At the Gate of Horn" still serves as an excellent introduction to one of America's finest folk interpreters. Her voice is something you'll never forget.

Odetta - At The Gates Of Horn (1957)
(192 kbps, cover art included)

Rogério Duprat – Brasil Ano 2000 (1969, Trilha Sonora Do Filme) (Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso)

Rogério Duprat (7 February 1932 - 26 October 2006) was a Brazilian composer, arranger, conductor and musician.

He is primarily known for his fundamental influence over the Tropicalia movement. But, he also is a successful composer of over 40 movie soundtracks, having also arranged music for several artists.

In 1968, Duprat wrote the arrangements for Gilberto Gil's album "Gilberto Gil", when both Gil and Caetano Veloso were arrested. The album was an attempt to avoid violence against them, as they would be connected with the broader society. The vocals were recorded in prison, with the two playing their own accompaniment on the violão along with a metronome and the rest of the instruments added later, subverting the basics of production. Also, Duprat wrote the arrangements for the collective-album/Tropicalia-manifest "Tropicália ou Panis et Circensis". He is the one holding a chamber pot on the album's cover as if it were a tea cup, together with the major names of Tropicalia. In that same year, he was the artistic director of another Tropicalia act, the show Momento 68 (which toured Brazil and South America), and wrote all arrangements for Nara Leão's album "Nara Leão". In the same year, he won the Galo de Ouro trophy, presented at TV Globo's III FIC, for his arrangements on Caetano's "É Proibido Proibir"; and the André Kostelanetz Trophy, for his arrangements for Caminhante Noturno. Also in that year, Duprat was the musical director for the famous Tropicalia show Divino Maravilhoso, and toured Europe with the Os Mutantes. In 1969, he wrote the arrangements for Caetano's album "Caetano Veloso", and, in 1973, for "Araçá Azul".

This is his soundtrack for "Brasil Ano 2000" with the voices of Caetano Veloco, Gal Coast, Gilberto Gil and others.

Tracklist:

A1 Introdução 0:30
A2 Canção Da Môça 1:05
A3 A Família No Caminhão 0:40
A4 A Transformação Em Índio 1:30
A5 Homem De Neandertal 3:55
A6 Êxtase 0:25
A7 retreta 4:10
A8 Casamento E Sedução 0:57
A9 Cena De Amor Na Praia 0:30
A10 A Fuga 1:05
A11 Orgia Subterrânea 1:25
A12 Flexas Ao Alvo 0:10
B1 Show De Me Esqueci 5:15
B2 Coração 3:10
B3 Anúncio De Luta 0:15
B4 Duelo De Garfo E Faca 1:45
B5 Relógio Do Tempo 1:10
B6 No Quartel 0:40
B7 Escolha Da Liberdade 1:10
B8 Não Identificado 3:00

Rogério Duprat – Brasil Ano 2000 (1969, Trilha Sonora Do Filme) (Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso)

(256 kbps, cover art included)

Prince Far I - Long Life (1978)

Prince Far I made several fine albums for the Virgin label's Front Line imprint in the late '70s. That relationship eventually soured, leading him to record the scathing "Virgin" several years later; probably the angriest artist-to-label kiss-off since Lee "Scratch" Perry accused Island label head Chris Blackwell of vampirism and murder. But while the relationship continued, it resulted in some of Prince Far I's most powerful work. 

"Long Life" had its long-overdue CD reissue in 2002, a development that was especially welcome since none of its tracks had been included on the previous Front Line reissue compilations (Dubwise and Black Man Land). On these sessions, the rhythms are provided courtesy of a studio band made up of members of both Soul Syndicate (notably the killer bass-and-drums duo of Robbie Shakespeare and Sly Dunbar) and Roots Radics, and they are, without exception, as solid and heavy as a bag of boulders. 

Prince Far I himself is in top form, rebuking Babylon on "Black Star Liner Must Come" and calling his fellow Rastafarians to repentance and renewed spiritual effort on such exhortative classics as "Remember Jah Jah" and "Love One Another." Some bonus tracks would have been nice (this album clocks in at a measly 32 minutes), but no one who has been seduced by Prince Far I's gravelly chant is going to quibble; it's been a long 25 years of waiting for this reissue, and we're all just happy to have it. (- allmusic.com)


Tracklist:

"Daughters of Zion"
"Right Way"
"Black Starliner Must Come"
"Praise Him With Psalms"
"In Your Walking Remember Jah Jah"
"Farmyard"
"Love One Another"
"Who Have Eyes to See"
"So Long"

Prince Far I - Long Life (1978)

(224 kbps, cover art included)

Hanns Dieter Hüsch - Das neue Programm (1981)

Hanns Dieter Hüsch (6 May 1925, in Moers – 6 December 2005, in Windeck-Werfen) was a German author, cabaret artist, actor, songwriter and radio commentator.

With a working life of more than 53 years on the German cabaret stage and 70 of his own programmes he was one of the most productive and successful representatives of literary cabaret in Germany in the 20th century.

From 1965 on, Hüsch released phonograph records with literary cabaret pieces, chansons and poems - he sold more than 50 albums until his death. In 1967 he joined the left-wing German student movement and performed in Berlin on Burg Waldeck. But some elements of the student movement did not like Hüsch's non-violent attitude. They heckled his performances from June 1968 until August 1969 and "it was just as if your comrades told you that you are not good enough for the fight and that you have to give it up", said Hüsch. He was disappointed and hurt by their actions against his art, decided not to perform in Germany for years, and moved to Switzerland.

"Das neue Programm" was released in 1981 and is a live recording from Cologne, March 1981. 

Tracklist:

A1 Unter Stehlampen Sitzen Wir 1:00
A2 Meine Interessen 2:40
A3 Gedankensplitter 14:45
A4 Alles Ist Komisch 2:43
A5 Hagenbuch Und Seine Freunde 5:22
A6 Zwergschulen 1:13
A7 Das Lied Vom Brauchtum 3:05
B1 Hagenbuch Und Die Leibeserziehung 8:27
B2 Liebe Auf Niederheinisch 9:05
B3 Leichtes Land 2:53
B4 Die Geschichte Von Den Bäckern Aus Beumelburg 4:44
B5 Das Phänomen 3:38
C1 Anspruch Und Wirklichkeit 3:50
C2 Fröhlicher Wecker 2:05
C3 Ihr Ehrenwerten Herren 3:10
C4 Es Muß Was Geschehn' 2:22
C5 Obwohl 5:42
C6 Hedwig 4:01
C7 Frau Bruckschen 2:20
C8 Schreckliche Vermutung 3:40
C9 Nächtliche Schwingungen 3:30
D1 Gleichgewicht Des Schreckens 3:24
D2 Hagenbuch Und Die Geschichte 5:19
D3 Die Hustende Frau 2:27
D4 D-Moll ⁷ I 3:40
D5 Tante Anna's Sorgen 1:57
D6 D-Moll ⁷ II 3:58
D7 Letzte Stätte 2:52
D8 Persönliche Empfehlung 1:37

Hanns Dieter Hüsch - Das neue Programm (1981)

(128 kbps, cover art included)

Esther & Abi Ofarim – Ofarim Concert - Live 1969

Esther & Abi Ofarim were an Israeli musical duo active during the 1960s, consisting of husband and wife Abi Ofarim and Esther Ofarim. They enjoyed particular success in Germany. They had hits in Europe with their songs "One More Dance," "Morning of My Life," and "Cinderella Rockefella."

Esther Ofarim (b. Esther Zaied, 13 June 1941, Zafed, Israel) and Avraham Reichstadt (b. 5 October 1937, Zafed, Israel, d. 4 May 2018, Munich, Germany) were a husband-and-wife team who shot to fame in their homeland during the early 60s. With a keen eye for the international market, Esther had represented Switzerland in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest while the duo extended their appeal on the Continent via concert performances and foreign language recordings. They had their first hit in Germany in 1966 with ‘Noch Einen Tanz’, and the following year enjoyed even bigger success with their version of the Bee Gees’ ‘Morning Of My Life’. An appearance on the high-rating Eamonn Andrews Show on UK television, in which Esther and Abi sang a novelty love duet, proved so popular that the song became an overnight smash. ‘Cinderella Rockefella’ (composed by Mason Williams) topped the UK charts for three weeks in early 1968 and although the duo seemed likely one-hit wonders they managed a successful Top 20 follow-up with ‘One More Dance’. The partnership subsequently broke up when their marriage was dissolved. Esther Ofarim maintained a low-key solo career in the following decades.

Ofarim Concert – Live 1969 is a live album by Esther & Abi Ofarim, recorded during the duo's 1969 European tour and released in the same year by Philips Records.
Here´s the wonderful 2 LP version of this live album.

Tracklist:

A1 Morning Of My Life
A2 Yo Ménamori De Un Eiri
A3 Oh Waly, Waly
A4 Hachamor
A5 Lord Of The Reedy River
A6 Canario
A7 Aba Heidschi Bum-beidschi

B1 900 Miles From Home
B2 Un Prince En Avignon
B3 Never Grow Old
B4 Adama Adamati
B5 She's Leaving Home
B6 Garden Of My Home
B7 Ein kleiner Tambour

C1 Sanie Cu Zurgálái
C2 My Lagan Love
C3 Me Emek VeGive'a
C4 Ya Viene Marzo Con Flores
C5 Go Tell It On The Mountain
C6 Another Man
C7 El Vito

D1 Frank Mills (Aus 'Hair')
D2 Ma Omrot Einayich
D3 Down By The River
D4 Guten Abend, gut' Nacht
D5 Cinderella - Rockafella
D6 Ty Pasztoj
D7 Noch einen Tanz (One More Dance)


Esther & Abi Ofarim – Ofarim Concert - Live 1969

(192 kbps, cover art included)

Written-By – Carter*, Folk [Volksw.]*, G. Francropolus*

Etta James - Rocks The House (1964)

Though the studio albums Etta James made for Chess in the 1960s usually had the blues singer surrounded by lush production and string-heavy arrangements, this live date finds her performing with only a rhythm section, organist, guitarist, and tenor saxophonist. The singer seems to respond to both the stripped-down setting and the enthusiastic audience with noticeable abandon. In fact, James the classy balladeer, a role she sometimes plays on her studio albums, is nowhere to be found on this blazing set. 

The set is straight-edged blues and R&B, including covers of some hits of the day, like "Money (That's What I Want)" and Ray Charles' "What'd I Say." Jimmy Reed's "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (on which James does a growling, harmonica-imitating vocal solo) steps up the blues quotient. Etta James Rocks the House indeed.

Tracklist:

Something's Gotta Hold On Me 4:23
Baby, What You Want Me To Do 4:10
What I Say 3:07
Money 3:18
Seven Day Fool 4:25
Sweet Little Angel 4:10
Ooh Poo Pah Doo 4:15
Woke Up This Morning 4:10


Etta James - Rocks The House (1964)
(320 kbps, cover art included)

Die Jeilen Träumer - Die Jeilen Träumer (1982, Trikont)

The political rock clown band "Ulrich Hundt und Schroeder" was found in 1975 and renamed shortly afterwards as "Schroeder Roadshow". They offered biting ironic and political texts as well as an eclectic musical style. The band attacked more or less everything, including themselves.

With their anarchistic slogans and subversiv statements, their great live shows and their sarcastic humor Schröder Roadshow were a very important part of the german polit rock subculture. Schroeder Roadshow was – besides Ton Steine Scherben – the german political rock band in the seventies and eighties of the last century.

In 1979 Gerd Köster became a member of the anarcho-rock-theater band. A year later, Frank Hocker joined Schroeder Roadshow. In the early eighties the band was one of the busiest live acts in Germany with up to 250 concerts a year. They released seven anarchistic polit-rock-albums with different line-ups and played at the WDR "Rockpalast" and BR "Rock aus dem Alabama". 

During a "Schroeder Roadshow" break in 1982, Gerd Köster and Frank Hocker founded the rock quartet "Die Jeilen Traumer".

"You'll never break me!" sings Gerd Köster - and you believe his credo. For the band, rock music is "still the best remedy for cold showers".


Tracklist:

A
1) Jeiler Traum
2) Coca Cola im Blut
3) Schlaff
4) Nigger der Stadt
5) Bleib heut Nacht bei mir
6) Gib niemals auf

B
1) Die Kids wollen Hits
2) Geh weg
3) Mama Kind
4) Der Größte
5) Arschlecker Blues
6) Frech wie Dreck
7) Nie kapott


Die Jeilen Träumer - Die Jeilen Träumer (1982, Trikont)
(320 kbps, cover art included)