Pink Floyd

Memorial Sports Arena

Los Angeles, CA

April 26th 1975

Reposted from June 2022

My old mp3 copy of the great Mike Millard recording.

I was checking out a newer transfer that has been circulating.

I didn't think it sounded as good as this one.

Possibly same as the one posted on Soundboard?

The second verse of Have a Cigar is patched in from different source.

(not my work)

Although it's quite noticable I prefer it to the un-patched copies

which just miss that section out altogether.

I did a few tweaks but nothing serious.

It's a great show as many of you will know

and it might be worth your while trying this version.

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 Raving and Drooling

02 You Gotta Be Crazy

03 Shine on You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)

04 Have a Cigar

05 Shine 0n You Crazy Diamond (parts 6-9)

Disc 2

01 Speak to Me

02 Breathe

03 On the Run

04 Time/Breathe (reprise)

05 The Great Gig in the Sky

06 Money

07 Us and Them

08 Any Colour You Like

09 Brain Damage

10 Eclipse

11 Echoes

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Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968)

This adaptation of the M.R. James ghost story

was written and directed by Jonathan Miller.

The excellent Michael Hordern turns mumbling and eating into a captivating performance.

Deliciously understated.

The apparition on the beach was achieved with a ragged cloth suspended on a wire.

Possibly the most convincing cinematic ghost I've ever seen.

It's genuinely unnerving.

regards

Titus

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Allan Holdsworth's I.O.U.

My Father's Place

Roslyn, NY

September 2nd 1983 (late show)

Remastered audience recording.

Intense jazz noodling from this formidable trio

with occasional vocals courtesy of Paul Williams.

Allan Holdsworth - guitar

Chad Wackerman - drums

Jeff Berlin - bass

Paul Williams - vocals

This was a joint show with the Steve Morse band

who's set I have posted previously.

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Titus

01 intro/Where is One

02 Tokyo Dream

03 Road Games

04 White Line

05 bass solo (Dixie)

06 Devil Take the Hindmost  needs crowd/merge

07 Letters of Marque

08 Material Real

09 The Things You See (When You Haven't Got Your Gun)

10 Drifting into the Attack

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The Mouse that Roared (1959)

A classic British satirical comedy film on a Ban The Bomb theme,

Based on Leonard Wibberley's novel The Mouse That Roared (1955).

A thoroughly enjoyable light-hearted romp.

The minuscule European Duchy of Grand Fenwick is bankrupted when

an American company comes up with a cheaper imitation of Fenwick's sole export,

its fabled Pinot Grand Fenwick wine.

Crafty Prime Minister Count Mountjoy devises a plan:

Grand Fenwick will declare war on the United States, then surrender,

taking advantage of American largesse toward its defeated enemies

to rebuild the defeated nation's economy.

(This was pre-Trump obviously)

It stars Peter Sellers in three roles:

Duchess Gloriana XII

Count Rupert Mountjoy, the Prime Minister

and Tully Bascomb, the military leader.

I was really young when I first encountered this film and, for some reason,

the American football/rugby ball shaped bomb really disturbed me.

It wasn't the threat of detonation that bothered me

but rather it's mixture of leather and faux electronics.

It looks like something Salvador Dali would have designed.

Various optional subtitles are included.

regards

Titus

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Wishbone Ash

Ashcon @ Sea

sailing from Margaritaville

Isla Cozumel, Mexico

September 1st 2001

Remastered audience recording (25th anniversary)

Couldn't find much info about this cruise.

Excellent show as always from WA.

The source had quite a few mic/loose connection noise moments

but I managed to eliminate all the really bad ones.

For anyone interested in the remastering results

there's a link to a small contrast file

with a before and after snippet from 'Living Proof'.

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 Real Guitars Have Wings

02 Mountainside

03 Runaway

04 You See Red

05 The King Will Come

06 Throw Down the Sword

07 Bona Fide

08 Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda

09 Faith, Hope and Love 

10 Almighty Blues

11 Sometime World

Disc 2

01 Strange Affair/Living Proof

02 Blowing Free

03 Hard Times

04 Way of the World/Jail Bait

05 untitled lullaby

06 Blind Eye*

07 Baby What You Want Me to Do*

08 She Loves My Automobile*

* with The Flyin' Ryan Brothers

(Jimmy & Johnny Ryan - guitars)

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contrast sample

The Early Bird Dood It! (1942)

Tex Avery's second cartoon for MGM.

French/English audio options.

regards

Titus

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A show from the 2nd series of Midnight Special.

I think it was originally aired on March 30th 1974.

Hosted by The Guess Who with M.C. Wolfman Jack.

featuring:

Slade, Sha Na Na, Wishbone Ash, David Essex, Leo Kottke and Judi Pulver.

Really good vintage video in decent quality.

regards

Titus

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Iron Sky (2012)

A dark satire based one of numerous conspiracy theories

which thrive online in our post-truth world.

In 1945 the Nazis fled the Earth to colonise the dark side of the moon

from where they are planning a comeback.

It's worth selecting the subtitles

as some parts are spoken in German.

There's an alternative version with French/English audio.

regards

Titus

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French version

AC/DC

UK TV 1977/1978

The three shows that arguably launched the band's rise to stardom

all on one handy DVD.

Probably the finest 12 months of their career.

regards

Titus

Sight and Sound in Concert

Golders Green Hippodrome

London

October 27th 1977

Glasgow Apollo

April 30th 1978

Filmed by a visiting crew from a Dutch TV station

It was not part of a regular TV series.

Rock Goes to College

University of Essex

Colchester

October 25th 1978

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63 Up (2019)

My current age. Shit! :)

Those I disliked as children grew on me a lot.

Some I liked as kids I found less appealing as adults.

Lynn has been consistent throughout and did more for society

than most of us ever will with little recognition or financial reward.

Worth a million Elon Musks.

The first film in the series, Seven Up! (1964), was directed by Paul Almond

and was commissioned by Granada Television as part of the World in Action series.

From 7 Plus Seven until 63 Up the films were directed by Michael Apted

who had been a researcher on Seven Up! and was involved

in finding the original children along with Gordon McDougall.

Michael Apted died in 2021 aged 79.

In a way the series documented his own life as much as the participants.

The final episode (70 Up) is due to air later this year.

(directed by Asif Kapadia)

regards

Titus

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56 Up (2012)

Spoiler: Peter returns to the series!

I noticed the guitar behind him on the 28 Up episode.

I like creative types and it struck me how

that influences my opinion of the people on the show.

John's pretty good on the piano.

regards

Titus

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49 Up (2005)

Hands up if you've become a little more sympathetic

towards 'Tory-boy' John. :)

Worth bearing in mind, understandably, not all of them are completely candid.

Some may choose not to mention painful or embarrassing experiences.

That can fool you into confusing their caution with virtue

while condemning the more heart-on-my-sleeve revelations of others.

regards

Titus

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42 Up (1998)

You may have noted how Symon and Paul (from the Children's Home)

both struggle with confidence issues.

The amazing Bruce has a similar handicap, no doubt, inherited

from that Draconian boarding school he attended in the first episode.

Interesting how the two extremes can produce not dissimilar results.

regards

Titus

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35 Up (1991).

The time of life when some are on their second marriage

while others remain "on the shelf".

I noticed divorce runs throughout the series

regardless of social status or wealth.

My parents never split up but they didn't really get on with each other.

I sometimes wonder if it would have been better if they'd divorced.

regards

Titus

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28 Up (1984)

This seems to be the age of trying to convince yourself you are happy.

Neil and Peter remain my touchstones.

I certainly knew 'clever' guys like Neil who kinda "fucked up"

...or did they?

This was Peter's last appearance as the reaction

to his comments about the education system caused him problems.

Freedom of speech comes at a price.

Nobody liked Nick's wife at the time.

Nick is probably one of the most likeable subjects

and by this point viewers were emotionally invested in his well-being.

Good to see Paul making progress:

The series became a mixture of things:

Documentary, social study, history, soap opera and reality TV.

For a section of the UK population Neil had been anointed as a Messiah.

It had certainly become "The Neil Show".

I had a crush on Suzy until Rupert the Bear stuck his bloody tartan scarf in :)

regards

Titus

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21 Up (1977)

You don't really know what you want aged 21.

You're an adult, but still new to the concept.

It was a good age for me. I still lived at home.

Formal education was over and I'd started to compose/play music.

Work was shit but I was financially comfortable.

I had a recording studio, instruments, a decent Hi-Fi and 1000s of LPs.

Where did it all go wrong? :)

regards

Titus

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7 plus Seven (1970)

The second edition of the series.

Our guinea pigs are now fourteen.

Horrible age for me.

I hated school and didn't feel I 'fitted in'.

Maybe everyone else felt a bit like that?

The part where the dog kills the rabbit always sticks in my mind.

It seems like a metaphor for the entire project.

They say it's a dog eat dog world.

It isn't, it's a dog eat rabbit world.

Life can be brutal.

The series increasingly features flashbacks to previous episodes

which makes it look like US TV but you have to remember:

It was seven years between episodes.

A recap was understandably necessary.

Teenage stroppiness has kicked in (remember that?)

regards

Titus

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Seven Up! (1964)

The Up series of documentary films follows the lives

of a selection of English children from diverse backgrounds

beginning in 1964 when they were seven years old.

Every seven years the film makers would return to update on their 'progress'.

I suppose the original concept was an attempt to observe

how the 'haves' and the 'have nots' differ in terms of advantages and opportunities.

It certainly does that but it achieved much more.

The outcomes are never guaranteed.

Is the pursuit of happiness all it's cracked up to be?

Which of them most closely matches your own background?

Who is your favourite?

I think I probably identify with Neil and Peter mostly

but I was also au fait with those "rough boys" :)

I thought some British readers might like to revisit the program

and those of you who are unfamiliar may find it interesting.

I'm not sure what other nationalities will think but I suspect it has universal appeal.

I'd be interested to hear how non Brits relate to these children.

I don't believe there's ever been anything quite like it as it's such a huge undertaking.

file under: 'compelling'.

Worth remembering: at age seven, none of them are 'guilty' of anything.

regards

Titus

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Kingston Wall

Lepakko

Helsinki, Finland

December 5th 1994

Reposted from November 2020

I am a big fan of this Finnish trio. You can read more about them here

They were fronted by the exceptionally talented Petri Walli

who was the principal song writer/singer & guitarist.

Jukka Jylli and Sami Kuoppamäki (bass and drums respectively)

are no slouches either.

They made three albums between 1992 and 1994 and I strongly recommend them all.

The venue has an interesting history which you can read about here

They split up shortly after this and Petri visited India.

On his return to Finland, the following June, Petri went up to the balcony

of the tower of Töölö church in Helsinki and jumped to his death.

There is talk of a broken relationship and of his shame at having been taken in

by Finnish self-styled mystic Ior Bock on who's bullshit Petri had based the 3rd album.

You can read about Bock here

The lyrics from 'With My Mind,' which is the opening track on their debut album.

make me speculate that Petri had long standing issues:

Some kind of tribulation

Strangles my mind

It makes me wonder

Do I have much more time

Manic depressions

Or just having too much time

With my mind

A sad story but the music remains.

I think of Petri as Finland's Jimi Hendrix.

Hendrix,Led Zep,Hawkwind,Gong and Donna Summer.

It's all here.

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 intro/Skies Are Open

02 Welcome to the Mirrorland

03 Mushrooms II. On My Own

04 I'm the King, I'm the Sun

05 Two of a Kind/band introductions

06 With My Mind

07 Take You to Sweet Harmony/When Something Old Dies

Disc 2

01 Take You to Sweet Harmony (conclusion)

02 And I Hear You Call

03 Mushrooms V. Circumstances/drum solo

04 Nepal/bass solo/We Cannot Move

05 Palékastro/I Feel Love/Fire

06 Istwan/Could It Be So?

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The End of the War (in colour)

Reposted from April 2025

I could write a lot about this.

There are so many 'wow' moments.

From the 'cool' stuff on the ME 262 to the really uncool stuff.

Scary and amazing.

file under: insightful

More footage from WWII coming soon.

The War in the Pacific to be specific.

regards

Titus

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Steely Dan

Wang Theater

Boston, MA

July 22nd 2009

Reposted from November 2023

A lovingly remastered soundboard recording.

With full renditions of AJA and The Royal Scam.

One of my most satisfying productions.

Best version on the net or your money back. :)

regards

Titus

Disc 1

01 Teenie Blues

02 Black Cow

03 Aja

04 Deacon Blues

05 Peg

06 Home at Last

07 I Got the News

08 Josie

09 Kid Charlemagne

10 The Caves Of Altamira

11 Don't Take Me Alive

12 Sign In Stranger

13 The Fez

Disc 2   

01 Green Earrings

02 Haitian Divorce

03 Everything You Did

04 The Royal Scam

05 Hey Nineteen

06 Love is Like an Itchin in My Heart

07 Black Friday

08 The Boston Rag

09 Dirty Water

10 My Old School

11 Last Tango In Paris

bonus:

12 Pretzel Logic

(Australia October 2011)

with Steve Winwood

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The Treasure of Abbot Thomas (1974)

Based on the ghost story of the same name by M. R. James.

First aired by BBC1 on December 23rd 1974.

It has some significant alterations to the plot but it's quite enjoyable.

The short intro is in the wrong screen ratio but corrects once the film begins.

That's how they actually showed it on the rebroadcast.

regards

Titus

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The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent over 250 consecutive days at sea

and more than 200 straight days without a port call.

The longest deployment for a U.S. aircraft carrier in the modern era

is held by the USS Gerald R. Ford, which completed a 326 day deployment

(nearly 11 months) ending on May 16th 2026.

At least they're well fed:

Those carrots look OK :)

The "item" at the bottom left reminds me of that old film

where Charlie Chapin eats his own shoe.

Maybe it's Dover sole? :)

On his famous voyage in 1492, Christopher Columbus took 36 days

to cross the Atlantic Ocean from the Canary Islands.

Measured from mainland Spain, the total journey took 69 days.

A sailor's life was easier back then.

regards

Titus

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Titus

Before the 2016 presidential election Trump faced 34 criminal charges.

He was accused of falsifying business records in the first degree'

The trial began on April 15th 2024.

Trump was found guilty on all 34 counts on May 30th 2024.

He thinks he is smart and the tax-paying US citizens are stupid.

I can see why he might think that way.

The U.S. national debt is about to reach the $40 trillion milestone

and it's likely to hit $50 trillion soon.

Elon Musk is on track to become the world's first trillionaire by 2027.

regards

Titus