Russ Ballard

Nell's, London

November 9th 2023

Remastered audience recording.

An intimate show in a small venue.

Medium quality but, hey, there aren't many Russ recordings around

and Russ is a legend.

God gave sausage rolls to you.

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 intro/It's Only Money

02 New York Groove

03 Playin' with Fire

04 Dream On

05 In the Night

06 Time Machine

07 Hold Your Head Up

08 band intros/The Fire Still Burns

Disc 2

01 Liar

02 A Woman Like You

03 Rene Didn't Do It

04 Scottish country tune/Since You Been Gone

05 Voices

06 Two Silhouettes

07 I Can't Hear You No More

08 God Gave Rock n Roll to You

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I watched them murder Renee Nicole Good.

Do you think they want you to start shooting back?

I must give a huge shout-out for T.J. Sabula,

the Ford worker, who called Trump a paedophile protector.

A genuine American hero.

Fox News must hate him because he's doing what should be their job.

Disgraceful that Ford chose to suspend T.J. without pay.

So much for freedom of speech eh?

On a positive note, I'm told his go-fund-me is approaching $800,000.

I'd much rather be posting music but I refuse to bury my head in the sand.

P.S. Those ICE dudes don't seem to have a standardised uniform.

I suspect some brought their own.

They act as a unit but they're all individuals.

A bit like Slipknot.

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Titus

Bohemian Grove

Where people go to talk Molochs?

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Titus

Hedvig Mollestad

Victoria Nasjonal Jazzscene

Oslo, Norge

January 23rd 2020

Reposted from January 2021

Don't know how many people are familiar with Hedvig Mollestad.

I have listened to her stuff with the Hedvig Mollestad Trio (HM3)

and it is always challenging and sometimes puzzling.

It's a thin line between genius and sounding like you are

a teenage band doing their first jam in a garage.

We shall assume Ms. Mollestad is a genius.

This was a preview of her latest solo album Ekhidna.

The performance is nearly twice as long as the studio version

so although the musical themes are present I decided to stick with calling it

parts 1 to 5 rather than transpose the track titles quoted on the CD.

Hope somebody out there enjoys this as much as I do.

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Titus

01 intro (1:03)

02 Part 1 (15:07)

03 Part 2 (11:14)

04 Part 3 (12:07)

05 Part 4 (15:29)

06 Part 5 (15:30)

P.S. I can't ever hear the name Hedvig/Hedwig

without thinking of this classic cult movie:

Hedwig & the Angry Inch (2001)

Very funny with great songs.

The Origin of Love segment gets me every time.

I was first introduced to this by an American ex-girlfiend.

She lived in Beverly Hills and collected feathers.

(which sounds like the title of a 60s folk song)

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Titus

Hedvig CD 

Hedwig DVD

Gong

De Boerderij

Zoetermeer, Netherlands

November 8th 2024

Remastered soundboard/audience hybrid.

Kavus Torabi & Co keeping the GONG flag flying!

regards

Titus

Disc 1 - first set:

01 intro/My Guitar is a Spaceship

02 Kapital

03 All Clocks Reset

04 Rejoice!

05 Forever Reoccurring

Disc 2 - second set:

01 Tiny Galaxies

02 My Sawtooth Wake

03 Through Restless Seas I Come

04 Lunar Invocation

05 Chant & Master Builder/Om Riff

06 Choose Your Goddess

07 Insert Yr Own Prophecy

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In 1987 Jerry Sadowitz introduced a section to his performances

on the subject of Jimmy Saville which began a little like this:

There have been serious allegations in the news of child abuse in Cleveland (UK)

and to my mind there's only one way of finding out if it's true or not

...and that is to call in Jimmy Saville.

You can't afford to fuck about, bring in an expert!

If someone as fringe as Sadowitz knew about Jimmy Saville

then it's safe to assume it was common knowledge in the 'industry'.

Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile died in 2011.

The earliest known allegations against him date back to 1958.

He was never charged with any sexual abuse offences.

In 1998, everyone's favourite nutter, David Icke,

asserted that the world was run by a child abusing elite cabal

including members of the royal family.

...and they said he was mad!

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES

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Titus

Status Quo

Sunplaza Hall

Tokyo, Japan

November 17th 1976

Remastered FM.

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Titus

01 Is There a Better Way?

02 Little Lady

03 Most of the Time

04 Rain

05 Caroline

06 Roll Over Lay Down

07 Big Fat Mama

08 Don't Waste My Time

09 Bye Bye Johnny

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"We sow the seeds of discontent and discontent we reap."

Oh for the days of Bonanza, The Waltons and Fonzie.

Picket fences, Coca-Cola. skateboards and hula hoops.

Where did it all go wrong?

Is that Gavrilo Princip lurking in the shadows?

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Titus

Threads 1984

Reposted from October 2021

This TV film had a huge impact when it was first broadcast.

Some of you may remember it.

It basically explores the consequences of nuclear war in the form of a drama.

My mother refused to accept that it could be true.

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Titus

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He rubs that stuff on every day.

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Titus

The Firm (1988)

DVD with remastered audio.

The classic commentary on 1980s football hooliganism.

Gary Oldman is at his best in this gritty TV drama.

Ya gotta love the Yeti.

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Titus

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Titus Luxor

Frog E.P. (2025)

01 Derek's Jag/It's a Sin

02 To Carry Me Home (for Jack)

03 Be Bop Shakin' (Moon Over Samara)

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Titus

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John Butler Trio

Cambridge Room

House of Blues

Dallas, TX

November 19th 2010

Remastered audience recording.

John shows off his diverse range of blues, rock and country pickin'.

Nicky Bomba's excellent drumming also deserves a shout=out.

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Titus

Disc 1

01 intro/Pickapart

02 Used to Get High

03 I'd Do Anything (Soldier's Lament)

04 Don't Wanna See Your Face

05 Revolution

06 Hoe Down

07 Better Than

08 Treat Yo Mama

09 Losing You

10 Ocean

11 Ragged Mile (Spirit Song)

Disc 2

01 Good Excuse

02 Zebra

03 C'mon Now

04 Close to You

05 Peaches & Cream

06 One Way Road

07 Funky Tonight

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B.B. King

Fox Theatre

St. Louis, MO

August 30th 1996

Remastered audience recording.

trivia:

Riley B. King (September 16th 1925 – May 14th 2015) was twice married:

Martha Lee Denton (1946 to 1952) and Sue Carol Hall (1958 to 1966)

He is said to have fathered at least fifteen children.

None of them with the two wives.

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 band instrumental #1

02 band instrumental #2

03 intro/Let the Good Times Roll

04 Chains of Love

05 Paying the Cost to Be the Boss

06 Five Long Years

07 When Tt All Comes Down (I'll Still Be Around)

08 Darling You Know I Love You

Disc 2

01 We're Gonna Make It

02 talk/Understand/Night Life/Ain't Nobody's Business

03 I Got It Bad

04 I'll End My Life to Be with You

05 Rock Me Baby/The Thrill Is Gone/outro

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Wishbone Ash

BBC Studio Sessions 1971-1972

Remastered FM.

The last post for 2025.

From a-rebroadcast on Alan 'Fluff' Freeman's Saturday Rock Show.

The bonus track is off an old E.P.

The songs from that E.P. have been released in various forms

but the exact source seems to be unclear.

'unknown venue' - Memphis August 21st 1972

or Memphis WCNK Studios August 24th 1972

are two of the potential options.

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Titus

01 Blind Eye

02 Lullaby

03 The Pilgrim

04 Jail Bait

05 Blowin' Free

06 Throw Down the Sword

bonus:

07 Phoenix (Memphis 1972)

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They Might Be Giants  

Theatre of Living Arts

Philadelphia, PA

December 31st 2018/January 1st 2019

Remastered audience recording.

Medium quality but a fun New Year's Eve gig.

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 The Communists Have the Music

02 Twisting

03 Why Does the Sun Shine?

04 Birdhouse in Your Soul

05 Particle Man

06 The Famous Polka

07 talk

08 Memo to Human Resources

09 I Left My Body

10 Science is Real

11 Let's Get this Over With

12 Doctor Worm

13 Robot Parade

14 Trouble Awful Devil Evil

15 All Time What

16 We Want a Rock

17 Bills, Bills, Bills

18 Letterbox

Disc 2

01 Spy

02 Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

03 Fingertips

04 The Guitar

05 2019 countdown/Auld Lang Syne

06 Dead

07 Man, it's So Loud in Here

08 Mrs. Bluebeard

09 Damn Good Times

10 Shoehorn with Teeth

11 The Mesopotamians

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Twisted Nerve (1968)

Another classic film from the archives.

Starring Hywel Bennett (surely his career defining role?)

Hayley Mills, Billie Whitelaw, Phyllis Calvert and Frank Finlay

all combine with Hywel to make for a wonderful cast.

Never has whistling been so haunting.

It was controversial in it's day.

Following complaints a voice-over was added:

In view of the controversy already aroused,

the producers of this film wish to re-emphasise

what is already stated in the film,

that there is no established scientific connection

between mongolism and psychotic or criminal behaviour.

Ironically even the term 'mongolism' became unacceptable.

Before that I believe 'Mongolian idiot' was used.

So 'mongolism' was actually an upgrade!

The condition is now normally referred to as Down/Down's Syndrome.

regards

Titus

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John Cale & Guests

Philharmonie de Paris

Paris, France 

April 3rd 2016

To compliment the DVD version I posted previously

here is the full Paris concert compiled from two sources and remastered.

It has two extra songs.

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Titus

Disc 1

01 I'm Waiting for the Man

02 European Son (with The Libertines)

03 Lady Godiva's Operation (with Saul Williams)

04 All Tomorrow's Parties (with Mark Lanegan)

05 Venus in Furs

06 I'll Be Your Mirror (with Étienne Daho)

07 The Gift

Disc 2

01 There She Goes Again (with Animal Collective)

02 Sunday Morning

03 White Light/White Heat (with The Libertines)

04 Femme Fatale (with Lou Doillon)

05 Black Angel's Death Song (with Mark Lanegan)

06 Run Run Run (with The Libertines)

07 Heroin (with Saul Williams)

08 Sister Ray (with all)

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As we follow the German tradition here at Luxor Towers

the presents shall be opened tonight.

I've asked for ANY Blue Öyster Cult T shirt. I wonder what I'll get?

They are all expecting to be fed so I have to make a buffet later.

Best wishes to those dear readers

for whom this time of year has some kind of significance.

regards

Titus

Blue Öyster Cult

Arcada Theatre

St. Charles, Illinois.

April 24th 2015

Remastered audience recording.

Shit...did this ages ago and when I open the text file

it just says "Remastered audience recording".

What sort of bollocks is that?

I hope it's good.

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 intro/Od'd on Life Itself

02 Burnin' for You

03 Career of Evil

04 Harvester of Eyes

05 Shooting Shark

06 Buck's Boogie

07 Me262

Disc 2

01 (Then Came) The Last Days of May

02 Godzilla

03 Buck's Noodle/(Don't Fear) The Reaper

04 Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll

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We always had lots of seasonal decorations when I was growing up.

Paper streamers/things that unfolded into exotic shapes.

Cards on special strings with special little plastic pegs

to keep them in place. a tree of course and balloons!

When I was around 4 or 5 years old I was terrified by 'Rover'.

Rover was the guard/sentry featured in 'The Prisoner' TV series.

Just a big white balloon really...but the fucker could smother you!

At Christmas one of my older brothers would take great delight

in blowing up all the white balloons to their maximum size

which made me cry and earned him a clip 'round the ear from Dad.

Happy days :)

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Titus

Kraan

Tränenpalast

Berlin, Germany

October 10th 2001

Remastered audience recording.

Some pre-Krimbo Kraan for y'all.

Typically chatty German crowd at times but it's not bad.

The band are on fire as usual.

Fearsome bass solo from Helmut.

Very interesting venue with a painful history.

The term Tränenpalast (Palace of Tears) is derived from the tearful partings

that took place in front of the building between western visitors

and East German residents who were not permitted to travel to West Berlin.

Bitte Ihre Unterlagen!

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Titus

Disc 1

01 intro/Andy Nogger

02 Berliner Ring/Yaqui Yagua

03 Vollgas Ahoi

04 Let's Take a Ride/Holiday am Marterhorn

05 band intros/Dinner for Two

06 Hallo Ja Ja, I Don't Know

Disc 2 

01 Borgward

02 Silky Way

03 bass solo

04 Nam Nam

05 Jerk of Life

06 Let it Out

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Theme Time Radio Hour with Bob Dylan

Episode 34

This episode is a two hour special on the theme of Xmas and New Year.

Quite by chance it is appearing here right on cue.

A welcome seasonal alternative to Slade, Wizzard and George Michael.

regards

Titus

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John Mayer

Bud Light Bar Dive Tour

The Echo

Los Angeles, California

July 26th 2017

Remastered webcast audio.

Mayer has been romantically involved

with Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jessica Simpson, Minka Kelly,

Jennifer Aniston, Katy Perry, and Taylor Swift.

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Titus

01 Helpless

02 Belief

03 Moving On and Getting Over

04 Who Says?

05 Love on the Weekend

06 Who Did You Think I Was?

07 In the Blood

08 Slow Dancing in a Burning Room

09 Dear Marie

10 Waiting on the World to Change

11 On & On (Erykah Badu cover with Alessia Cara)

12 Stay (Zedd & Alessia Cara cover with Alessia Cara)

13 Gravity (with Alessia Cara)

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B.B. King

Capital Radio Jazz Festival

Alexandra Palace

London, England

July 21st 1979

Remastered FM.

Medium quality.

B.B. with a ten piece band live at the Ally Pally.

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Titus

01 How Blue Can You Get?

02 Caledonia

03 instrumental

04 When it All Comes Down

05 I Just Can't Leave Your Love Alone

06 All Over Again

07 The Thrill is Gone

08 instrumental

09 Same Old Story (Same Old Song)

10 Never Make a Move Too Soon/outro

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