Pink Floyd - March 29-30, 1972

Pink Floyd
Free Trade Hall
Manchester, England
March 29-30, 1972

No known recording of the show on the 29th. The 30th is an average sounding audience recording with the vocals kind of buried. I still dug it, though.

Set List - March 26, 2012

Shepp, Archie - Yasmina, a Black Woman - Yasmina, a Black Woman - BYG
Fuller, Curtis - Jacque's Groove - Smokin' - Mainstream
Nelson, Oliver - Mission Accomplished - Stolen Moments - East Wind
Santamaria, Mongo - Walk On By - Hey! Let's Party - Columbia
Coffey, Dennis - Man and Boy - Goin' for Myself - Sussex
Mann, Herbie - Push, Push - Push, Push - Embryo
Tjader, Cal - Manuel Deeghit - Puttin' It Together - Fantasy
James, Bob - The Golden Apple - Two - CTI
Porter, David - Didn't Know Love Was So Good - Sweat and Love - Enterprise
Garnett, Carlos - Mother Of The Future - Black Love - Muse
Bayete - Free Angela - Worlds Around the Sun - Prestige
Bayete - The Time Has Come - Seeking Other Beauty - Prestige

Paul's Boutique - Dan LeRoy

"Paul's Boutique" was released on July 25, 1989. That was the summer before my senior year of high school. My brother bought the cassette of the album while we were at our extended family's summer rental at Mitiwanga Park. This was last vacation that I ever took with my family growing up. Less than five years later, we were flying out to Ontario, CA for my brother's wedding. My brother bought this tape right after it came out from some discount store on Route 6 in Huron, OH. I bought the Doors "Live at the Hollywood Bowl" at the same time. I remember listening to both album on the beach that summer and not liking "Paul's Boutique" that much initially. It grew on me, and the rest of the world, and is now considered to be a classic.

I read both of these books this weekend. The "Paul's Boutique" book describes the making of the record. Boom. Simple. "Creative License" talks about the creative and legal issues involving sampled music and discusses "Paul's Boutique" and Public Enemy's "Fear of a Black Planet" and says, pretty much, that you could not make those records today because of the high cost of clearing samples. I guess the Beastie Boys would lose 20 million dollars on "Paul's Boutique" today. The high cost of samples is part of the explanation for why hip hop sounds the way it does today.

The authors of the "Creative License" book suggest that the sample clearance system needs to be fixed so people can make "Fear of a Black Planet" and "Paul's Boutique" again. I suggest that you create in the world that you live in and use the tools that you have available to you.

Set List - March 19, 2012

Shorter, Wayne - Angola - The Soothsayer - Blue Note
Shorter, Wayne - Indian Song - Et cetera - Blue Note
Shorter, Wayne - Penelope - Et cetera - Blue Note
Moody, James - Another Day - Moody With Strings - Argo
Ervin, Booker - Franess - Structurally Sound - Blue Note
Tolliver, Charles - Plight - The Ringer - Arista
Fuller, Curtis - Black Bath - Crankin' - Mainstream
Lateef, Yusef - Jungle Plum - Gentle Giant - Atlantic
Kirk, Rahsaan Roland - Passion Dance - Dog Years in the Fourth Ring - 32 Jazz
Kirk, Rahsaan Roland - I Say a Little Prayer - Dog Years in the Fourth Ring - 32 Jazz
A Tribe Called Quest - Oh My God - 12" - Jive
Rivers, Sam - Onyx - Hues - Impulse!
Redding, Otis - Shake - Live in London and Paris - Stax
Redding, Otis - Can't Turn You Loose - Live in London and Paris - Stax
Wright, Charles and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Watts Tower - Puckey Puckey : Jams & Outtakes 1970-1971 - Rhino Handmade

The Sound and the Fury - William Faulkner

I started reading this book last summer and put it down after fifty pages for some reason. I don't remember why. I think I wanted to save it for later. I read the rest of it today - mostly while my family was at the park and I had some rare time alone in a quiet house. Good book, this one. Disjointed story. Stream of consciousness narrative. No resolution. Faulkner is the best at just spewing words and sucking you in. Loved it.

The Doors: A Lifetime of Listening to Five Mean Years - Greil Marcus

In Cold Blood - Truman Capote

Finally got around to reading this one after many years of hearing about how great it was. It was great. Indeed. Even though I knew exactly what happened in the book, it was still a compelling read because Truman Capote's writing is so good. I'd recommend this one.

Pink Floyd - March 13, 1972

Pink Floyd
Nakajima Sports Center
Sapporo, Japan
March 13, 1972

Speak To Me
Breathe
On The Run
Time
Breathe Reprise
Great Gig in the Sky
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
One Of These Days
Careful With That Axe Eugene
Echoes
Atom Heart Mother

The boot I have does not have "Echoes" or "Atom Heart Mother." It's an audience recording with a decent mix. The snare cracked on "Breathe." I really enjoyed listening to this.

Set List - March 12, 2012

Rivers, Sam - Stream, pt. 1 - Streams - Impulse!
Kloss, Eric - Libra - Doors - Muse
Scott-Heron, Gil - It's Your World - It's Your World - Artista
Coltrane, John - Africa - Africa/Brass - Impulse!
McCann, Les - Poo Pye McGoochie - Invitation to Openness - Atlantic
Roy Ayers Ubiquity - 2000 Black - A Tear to a Smile - Polydor
Kool & the Gang - Winter Sadness - Spirit of the Boogie - De-Lite
Gaye, Marvin - I Heard it Through the Grapevine - Super Hits - Motown
Chairman of the Board - Give Me Just a Little More Time - Give Me Just a Little More Time - Invictus
Chairman of the Board - Everything's Tuesday - In Session - Invictus
Johnson, General - My Credit Didn't Go Through - Generally Speaking - Invictus
Kennedy, Harrison - Hypnotic Music - Hypnotic Music - Invictus
Wright, Charles and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band - Fried Neck Bones - Live at the Haunted House - Rhino Handmade

Pink Floyd - March 11, 1972

Pink Floyd
Kenmin Hall
Yokohama, Japan
March 11, 1972

Show cancelled.

Pink Floyd - March 10, 1972

Pink Floyd
Dai-Sho-Gun Furistu Taiikukan
Kyoto, Japan
March 10, 1972

Speak To Me
Breathe
On The Run
Time
Breathe Reprise/Mortality Sequence
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
One Of These Days
Careful With That Axe Eugene
Echoes

A recording of this show exists. I just can't find it on the world wide web. Suckers.

Pink Floyd - March 8-9, 1972

Pink Floyd
Festival Hall
Osaka, Japan
March 08-09, 1972

Speak To Me
Breathe
On The Run
Time
Breathe Reprise/Mortality Sequence
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
One Of These Days
Echoes
Atom Heart Mother
Careful With That Axe Eugene
A Saucerful Of Secrets

No known recording of the March 9th show. Listened to the 8th in the quiet of the pre-dawn morning. A distant audience recording that was probably made more distant by the lack of volume.

Pink Floyd - March 7, 1972

Pink Floyd
Tokyo-To Taiikukan
Tokyo, Japan
March 7, 1972

Speak To Me
Breathe
On The Run
Time
Breathe Reprise/Mortality Sequence
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
One Of These Days
Careful With That Axe Eugene
Echoes
A Saucerful Of Secrets

You can find the whole show here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k-GMDAGELg

Listen to it. I did.

Pink Floyd - March 6, 1972

Pink Floyd
Tokyo-To Taiikukan
Tokyo, Japan
March 6, 1972

Speak To Me
Breathe
On The Run
Time
Breathe Reprise/Mortality Sequence
Money
Us And Them
Any Colour You Like
Brain Damage
Eclipse
One Of These Days
Careful With That Axe Eugene
Echoes
A Saucerful Of Secrets

Set List - March 5, 2012

Jordan, Clifford - Angel in the Night - Firm Roots - SteepleChase
Jordan, Clifford - John Coltrane - Glass Bead Games - Strata-East
The Descendants Of Mike And Phoebe - Coltrane - A Spirit Speaks - Strata-East
Franklin, Henry - Soft Spirit - The Skipper At Home - Black Jazz
Franklin, Henry - Little Miss Laurie - The Skipper - Black Jazz
The Ides of March - Wooden Ships - Vehicle - Warner Bros.
Rouse, Charlie - Hopscotch - Two Is One - Strata-East
James, Etta - I've Gone Too Far - Tell Mama: The Complete Muscle Shoals Session
- MCA
Lee Fields & The Expressions - Wish You Were Here - Faithful Man - Truth & Soul
Hutcherson, Bobby - Same, Shame - The View From Inside - Blue Notes
Wilson, Al - When You Love (You're Loved Too) - Searching for the Dolphins (reissue) - Kent
Brighter Side of Darkness - Just a Little Bit - Love Jones - 20th Century
The Temprees - Mr. Cool That Ain't Cool - Three - We Produce
McLean, René - Bilad as Sudan - Watch Out! - Inner City
Powell, Seldon - Messin' - Messin' With Seldon Powell - Encounter
Scott-Heron, Gil - Free Will - Free Will - Flying Dutchman