Friday, 31 October 2025




















































I've discovered there are a few Titusvilles in the US.
These pictures are from Florida and Pennsylvania
regards
Titus

Wednesday, 29 October 2025
























KISS
Budokan
Tokyo, Japan
April 2nd 1977
DVD

This is old footage from a HBO TV broadcast.
I have remastered the audio.
The painted fourpiece at their best.
It's not the full show but we get a decent selection
including Pete's drum solo, Gene on bass n blood
and Ace Frehley's Spinal Tap "trademark" guitar solo.

As you probably know Ace died earlier this month.
He was an iconic guitar hero.
Goodbye Spaceman.






























BTW I've had these KISS Destroyer model kits for years.




















Never been opened and still in their original cellophane wrap.
I assume there's an element of assembly required.
What the hell have I got them for? LOL
regards
Titus

Detroit Rock City
Let Me Go Rock n Roll
Firehouse
Makin' Love
Cold Gin
Nothin' to Lose
God of Thunder
Rock and Roll All Nite
Black Diamond

































You've probably noticed that physical tickets are on the wane.
Eventually everything will be just an app you have on your phone.
A dehumanising use of technology.
regards
Titus

Tuesday, 28 October 2025

































Progglådan Box C: Folkprogg & Sjungande låtskrivare
(folk progg & singing songwriters)
CD 303
Kebnekajse

I've posted a version of this before I think.
The original one certainly has a different running order
and possibly a different track list
but I haven't compared the two recordings.
Can't have too much Kebnekajse.
regards
Titus


Sunday, 26 October 2025

































Kim Fowley
Snake Document Masquerade 1979

Reposted from November 2020.

Ripped from my old vinyl.
This was the follow up to Sunset Boulevard.
Each track is a sort of prophecy for every year of the 80s.
I traditionally played the relevant song on new year's day
to see if it had any particular resonance.
It never really did.
Actually seems more relevant now.
It can sound a bit odd on first listen but stick with it
because, in my opinion, it's genius.
The album came with a poster that featurerd
the anti-racist rap from The Saga of Hugo X
which adorned my bedroom wall for many years.
I could re-remaster this to make it louder/clean up the clicks and pops
but I choose not to.
Play at 80% volume minimum.
When Kim died he had pre-arranged a photo shoot
with a professional dominatrix looming over his corpse.
I think we can safely class Kim as a radical.
regards
Titus

01 1980 Run for Your Life
02 1981 Black Christmas
03 1982 Stranded in the Future
04 1983 Don't Feed the Animals
05 1984 The Saga of Hugo X
06 1985 Physical Lies
07 1986 Snake Document Masquerade
08 1987 Lost Like a Lizard in the Snow
09 1988 Searching for a Human in Tight Blue Jeans
10 1989 Waiting Around for the Next Ten Years


































Blue Öyster Cult
Toad's Place
New Haven, CT
January 3rd 1989

Remastered FM.
Complete show from the Imaginos tour.
A bit rough round the edges but still a worthy recording.

































regards
Titus

Disc 1
01 R U Ready 2 Rock
02 Dominance and Submission
03 E.T.I.
04 I Am the One You Warned Me Of
05 Buck's Boogie
06 Astronomy
07 Take Me Away
08 In the Presence of Another World
09 Flaming Telepaths
10 Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll

Disc 2
01 Joan Crawford
02 Burnin' for You
03 Godzilla
04 (Don't Fear) The Reaper
05 (This Ain't) The Summer of Love
06 Golden Age of Leather
07 The Red and The Black

Saturday, 25 October 2025





















Happy birthday to Jon Anderson.
The wee man from Accrington is 81 today.
regards
Titus






































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Titus













































Supersonic DVD Vol.2

More episodes of the classic 70s pop music show.
















































regards
Titus

Friday, 24 October 2025

































Dino Valenti (1968)

Chester William Powers, Jr. changed his name to Dino Valenti
and was about to form Quicksilver Messenger Service in 1966
when he was arrested for possesion of marijuana.
Dino spent two years in prison for this offence.
On his release he opted to record this solo album.
The solo career did not flourish so he eventually returned to QMS.
His adopted name was misspelled 'Valente' on the cover.
Some suggest this was deliberate and done out of spite
by company execs who didn't like him for some reason.
I took the opportunity to rectify that.
regards
Titus

01 Time
02 Something New
03 My Friend
04 Listen to Me
05 Me and My Uncle
06 Tomorrow
07 Children of the Sun
08 New Wind Blowing
09 Everything is Gonna Be OK
10 Test
11 Shame on You Babe
12 Now and Now Only

Thursday, 23 October 2025

































The Clash
Aragon Ballroom
Chicago, IL
September 14th 1979

Remastered FM.
Rough as a bear's arse.
Exactly how I remember them.





























regards
Titus

01 Jimmy Jazz
02 I'm So Bored with the U.S.A.
03 Complete Control
04 London Calling
05 Clampdown
06 (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
07 Koka Kola/I Fought the Law
08 Jail Guitar Doors
09 Police & Thieves
10 Stay Free
11 Clash City Rockers
12 Safe European Home
13 Capital Radio One
14 Janie Jones
15 Garageland
16 Armagideon Time
17 Career Opportunities/White Riot

Tuesday, 21 October 2025














































Michael Hedges/Steve Howe
String Theories DVD

An old off-the-shelf compilation I made.
Solo acoustic guitar slots from Michael and Steve.














































The Hedges footage is a grainy Japanese TV-sourced VHS.
Better quality on the Howe section.
I filled it up with three random videos
which are poor quality but Matty Eklundh is amazing.
regards
Titus

Monday, 20 October 2025

































Crack the Sky
Painters Mill Music Fair
Owings Mills, MD
November 28th 1981

Remastered soundboard.
Sound quality is quite good with excellent stereo separation.
Another show in the suberbs  of Baltimore, their adopted home.
I'm not sure how they came to be so popular there.
They are actually from Weirton, West Virginia.
regards
Titus
 
01 All American Boy [cuts in]
02 Too Nice for That
03 A Girl Like You
04 Good Child Gone Wild
05 Nuclear Apathy
06 Ice
07 She's a Dancer
08 Skin Deep
09 Is All We Know
10 Hold On
11 Surf City
12 Hot Razors in My Heart
13 I Am the Walrus

Sunday, 19 October 2025










Bear with me on this one. It's a bit rambling.
First off, well done to all Americans
who took part in or supported the 'No Kings' protests.
That gives me some hope that all is not lost.
I was checking out the coverage and saw Bernie Sanders
and others speaking from behind a bullet proof perspex wall.




















Those should be known as a "Kirk" (too soon?)
I'm sure they'll catch on in Europe.
It reminded me of the Popemobiles which were built
by British Leyland when I was an apprentice in the early 80s.






















One day, me & my mate Roz sneaked inside one and smoked a joint.

At school we had a Van de Graaff generator.
A device that created an electrostatic charge.













































If you touched it your hair would stand on end.
As the resident school long-haired hippy, the girls would insist
I was one of the Guinea pigs as it was much funnier if I did it.
Robert J. Van de Graaff's invention, of course, later inspired
the slightly modified VDGG band name.
By 1933 Robert had constructed a machine capable of generating 7 million volts
working together with his first PhD student John G. Trump:










































John G's father Frederick, born and raised in Kallstadt, Germany,
had emigrated to the US in 1885 and by 1891 was speculating in real estate.
During the Klondike gold rush Frederick moved to Yukon
and made his fortune operating a restaurant and brothel for the miners in Whitehorse.
Along with his older brother, Fred, John had joined the family's real estate business.
Unfortunately one of Fred's sperm turned into a Donald.
More music tomorrow...I promise :)
regards
Titus



















I've posted about Avebury in Wiltshire before
but I wanted to share some more pictures and info.
A bit boring if you only visit TLD for bootlegs I suppose.
There is more to see than the wonderful stone circles.
BTW the standing stones weigh up to 65 tons.
You are free to wander as long as you don't molest the sheep.























Head out of the village via the West Kennet avenue, also lined with stones.






















This will lead you to the long barrow. An ancient burial place.
















You can go inside but beware of the bats!




















Further on you will discover Silbury Hill.
The largest man-made prehistoric mound in Europe.
Built around 2400–2300 BC.
















It's purpose is a mystery and after heavy rainfall
a moat forms which some suggest was it's original design
as the water table would have been much higher at the time of it's construction.




















The hill stands about 130 feet (40m) high
which is almost as high as the biggest Egyptian pyramid.
You are not permitted to climb though due to concerns about erosion.
After your hike return to the village for a few beers at the Red Lion.




















Mine's a pint seeing as you're offering. :)
regards
Titus
































Blue Öyster Cult
Sweet Basil's (STB 139)
Roppongi, Tokyo, Japan
May 18th 1999 

Remastered audience recording.
Allan Lanier had health issues in 1999
and stand-ins had been used on some dates.
He was back in the fold in time for their trip to Japan.
A gig in Yokota was followed by a seven night stint at Sweet Basil's.
This is the first night of the residency.
日本の訪問者の皆様、こんにちは
regards
Titus
 
Disc 1
01 intro
02 Stairway to the Stars
03 Before the Kiss (A Redcap)
04 Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
05 E.T.I.
06 Harvest Moon
07 Buck's Boogie
08 Career of Evil
09 Joan Crawford
10 Flaming Telepaths

Disc 2
01 See You in Black
02 Astronomy
03 Harvester of Eyes
04 Burnin' for You
05 Godzilla
06 Buck's Noodle/(Don't Fear) The Reaper
07 The Red and the Black

Saturday, 18 October 2025

































Ry Cooder
Clark University
Worcester, MA
November 8th 1975

Remastered soundboard.
Another solo show from Ry.
I suspect it is taken from two sources.
Not as good quality as the Amazingrace recording
but still a decent listen for Ry fans.
I've always been partial to 'One Meat Ball'.
regards
Titus 

01 Police Dog Blues
02 Diddy Wah Diddy
03 FDR in Trinidad
04 Fool for a Cigarette
05 Crazy 'bout an Automobile
06 Denomination Blues
07 Billy the Kid
08 One Meat Ball
09 Taxes on the Farmer Feeds Us All
10 Shotgun Slade
11 Wild Bill Jr.
12 Vigilante Man
13 Jesus on the Mainline
14 Coming in on a Wing and a Prayer
15 Brownsville





























Beat Club
Episode 65
March 27th 1971

Good episode with vintage Curved Air
and Irish rockers Skid Row featuring a young Barry (sic) Moore.
Phil Lynott also played with Skid Row
so the band is the root of their later collaborations.
Soft Machine steal the show however.
I'm a fan of the woman holding the rose in the fashion segment.
regards
Titus

Curved Air - It Happened Today/Propositions/Vivaldi
Skid Row (feat. Gary Moore) - An Awful Lot of Woman/Unco-op-Showband-Blue
Soft Machine - Virtually (parts 1,2 & 3)

Friday, 17 October 2025

































Albert Bouchard
The Imaginos Demos

Despite the billing Albert wrote:
Please folks. This is not the demos. The demos sound better.
This is mostly the rough mixes of the basic tracks.

Imaginos was originally intended to be the first in a trilogy of solo albums
by Blue Öyster Cult drummer and songwriter Albert Bouchard
after he was fired from the band in August 1981.
CBS rejected the album in 1984, but a re-worked version
was eventually published as a product of the band in 1988.
Albert Bouchard and Sandy Pearlman set up the recording
of the basic tracks for the first album of the trilogy in June 1982,
with sound engineers Corky Stasiak and Paul Mandl
at Kingdom Sound Studios in Long Island, New York,
and at The Boogie Hotel, a studio owned by the rock band Foghat,
which was located in a large Victorian mansion in Port Jefferson, New York.
At the same time and in the same facilities, Blue Öyster Cult
were recording the album The Revölution by Night.
This is my remastered edition.
Ripe enough for the Luxor dream.
regards
Titus

01 I Am The One You Warned Me Of
02 Imaginos
03 Gil Blanco County
04 Del Rio's Song
05 Blue Öyster Cult
06 Les Invisibles
07 The Girl that Love Made Blind
08 The Siege and Investiture
     of Baron Von Frankenstein's Castle at Weisseria
09 In The Presence Of Another World
10 Blue Öyster Cult (reprise)
11 Astronomy
12 Magna of Illusion
13 Magna of Illusion Chorale

link

Wednesday, 15 October 2025

































Roy Buchanan
American Axe Tracks Volume Eight
Have Guitar, Will Travel (1980-84)

More Roy.
I lost my notes on this one.


























regards
Titus

Tuesday, 14 October 2025

































Kasim Sulton
Sellersville Theater
Sellersville, PA.
August 14th 2015

Remastered audience recording.
This is an unplugged/acoustic type performance.
Laid back vibe with lots of talking from Kasim.
Like a 'straight' Roy Harper? :)
I couldn't find the old files but AtticRock saved the day.
The earlier version is still available over on Soundaboard.
regards
Titus

Disc 1
01 intro/God of Low
02 Sacrifice
03 15 Minutes
04 Watching the World Go By
05 Lysistrata
06 Too Much on Her Mind
07 Cliché
08 Libertine

Disc 2
01 The Clocks All Stopped
02 Set Me Free
03 Yellow Cab
04 The One Sure Thing
05 Fade Away
06 Fell in Love for the Last Time
07 One World

Monday, 13 October 2025

































The Tubes
The Canyon Club
Agoura Hills, CA
September 20th 2014

Remastered audience recording.
I enjoyed doing this one, I think it turned out quite well.
Interesting version of Zappa's 'More Trouble Every Day'.
regards
Titus

Disc 1
01 Getoverture/This Town
02 A Town Without Pity
03 Power Tools
04 Rat Race
05 Crime Medley
06 Mr. Hate
07 Amnesia
08 No Way Out
09 Life is Pain
10 Mondo Bondage
11 More Trouble Every Day

Disc 2
01 What Do You Want from Life?
02 Sushi Girl
03 Don't Want to Wait Anymore
o4 drum solo
     Trash
     Don't Pick it Up
     Dinosaur Blues
     White Punks on Dope
05 She's a Beauty
06 Talk to You Later
07 Third Stone from the Sun

Saturday, 11 October 2025




































Moody Blues/Yes
VH1 Hard Rock Live DVD
Sony Music Studios
New York
June 29th 1998

Reposted from November 2021

I originally shared this following the news
that Moody Blues drummer and poet Graeme Edge had died.
This morning I found out John Lodge passed away yesterday aged 82.



































regards
Titus

The Moody Blues:
I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock & Roll Band)
Nights in White Satin
Question
Ride My See-Saw

Yes:
Roundabout
Owner of a Lonely Heart
I've Seen All Good People

Friday, 10 October 2025

































Blue Öyster Cult
Crest Theatre
Sacramento, CA
November 4th 1988

Remastered soundboard/FM.
More than one source methinks.
An old CD from the Imaginos era.
A period I've been revisiting recently.
Godzilla and The Reaper are missing from this recording.
regards
Titus

Disc 1
01 R.U. Ready to Rock?
02 Dominance and Submission
03 E.T.I.
04 I Am the One You Warned Me Of
05 Buck's Boogie
06 Astronomy
07 Take Me Away

Disc 2
01 In the Presence of Another World
02 Flaming Telepaths
03 (Then Came) The Last Days of May
04 Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll
05 Joan Crawford
06 Burin' for You
07 (This Ain't) The Summer of Love
08 Golden Age of Leather

























ITV tried many times to create a pop music show
that could rival the BBC's iconic Top of the Pops.
Supersonic was just one of many.
Here's a few more that may jog some memories:

Alright Now

























Alright Now was a British rock music television series
made by Tyne Tees Television for ITV in 1979–1980. 
The show, named after the song "All Right Now" by the band Free,
showcased both established and up-and-coming acts,
with a focus on those from North East England.
Among these were Dire Straits and The Police.
The show was initially hosted by former Darts singer Den Hegarty,
but he was dismissed from the show for "outrageous" behaviour.
He later became a host of the ATV children's show Tiswas. 

Arrows


























Arrows was a pop television series aimed at the teen market,
which aired in 1976 and 1977 in the UK.
The group Arrows would perform their own songs, and introduce the guest artists.
How the band got this gig remains mystery.
They were quite good though and wrote 'I Love Rock n Roll'
later covered by Joan Jett and others.

Check it Out























Check it Out was a youth-oriented television series produced
twice weekly by Tyne Tees Television for ITV from 1979 to 1982.
It presented a mix of rock music performances and segments
dealing with social issues including homelessness and homosexuality.
The show was notorious for an appearance by the band Public Image Ltd,
in which John Lydon became angry at the interviewer's questions
and walked out of the studio.

Get It Together
























Produced by Granada Television for the UK ITV network
between 6 April 1977 and 22 December 1981.
This one was a bit crap really but they had some good acts.
It was presented by former 'straight man' to Basil Brush, Roy North.
That was the most memorable thing!
Watching Mr. Roy desperately trying to forge a career without that bloody fox.

Shang-a-Lang



















Shang-a-Lang was a children's pop music TV series
starring the Scottish band, the Bay City Rollers.
It was produced in Manchester by Granada Television
for the ITV network and ran for one 20-week series in 1975.
Back when the Rollers were King!
It Was very popular with the girls.

So it Goes



















So It Goes was a British TV music show presented by Tony Wilson
on Granada Television between 1976 and 1977.
Famous for showcasing the then burgeoning punk rock movement.
It was named partially in reference to Kurt Vonnegut's 1969 novel Slaughterhouse-Five.
An expletive-strewn appearance by Iggy Pop proved too much for Granada bosses,
leading to the cancellation of a third series.
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Titu