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Post by Quoincidence on Feb 29, 2024 21:36:46 GMT
49 years ago this weekend, Status Quo took a brief break in the midst of their European tour to record four shows across the UK: 28th February - Bristol University1st March - Kursaal Southend Ballroom2nd March - Trentham Gardens, Stoke-On-Trent3rd March - Lancaster UniversityA handful of tracks have only ever been released from the four shows: Gerdundula (Soundcheck), Roadhouse Blues (Kursaal Southend Ballroom, 1st March), Junior's Wailing, and Roll Over Lay Down (Stoke-On-Trent, 2nd March). "Recording on stage sometimes bothers us and turns us off a bit. We recorded several gigs recently. Southend is usually a really good gig for us, but for some reason it didn't happen. We built the recording up in our minds, and it turned out to be an anti-climax. When it goes to fucking hell, I just can't explain it. We recorded in Bristol, which nearly killed us because it's a small hall with an extremely low ceiling and the stage was far too high. It was just too hot, and we were all flaking out, and then we did Southend, Stoke, and Lancaster. Lancaster was just tremendous. Everybody's pleased with the recordings, but it was trying to get that feeling onto tape that was the hard thing." - Francis Rossi interview, April 1975 (International Musician Mag) Here is a snippet of Roll Over Lay Down, taken from the monitor mix, featuring the original undubbed vocals from Francis Rossi. I've also tagged on the band being introduced onto the stage from the start of the show.
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gerh
Grizzled Rocker Rollin'
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Favourite Quo Album: 'Hello' [and 'Quo Live']
Favourite other bands.: Zappa, Kansas, Rush, Deep Purple, Yes, Richard Thompson, Horslips, Rory Gallagher, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest etc etc. [ANYONE but Kiss!]
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Post by gerh on Mar 1, 2024 0:27:28 GMT
Gold dust, right there🤘
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Post by Gaz on Mar 1, 2024 5:42:08 GMT
Great to hear Ricks vocal’s better in that snippet. Like to hear the whole song. 49 years ago eh.. amazing. Btw, 18 + 49= 67… happy 67th kursaal🍺👍
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Post by Quoincidence on Mar 1, 2024 6:40:29 GMT
Great to hear Ricks vocal’s better in that snippet. Like to hear the whole song. 49 years ago eh.. amazing. Btw, 18 + 49= 67… happy 67th kursaal🍺👍 It only runs up until just after the 'cuckoo.' The only full track on the monitor mix is Roadhouse Blues.
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Post by Gaz on Mar 1, 2024 10:13:35 GMT
Great to hear Ricks vocal’s better in that snippet. Like to hear the whole song. 49 years ago eh.. amazing. Btw, 18 + 49= 67… happy 67th kursaal🍺👍 It only runs up until just after the 'cuckoo.' The only full track on the monitor mix is Roadhouse Blues. Youre a gem on this board mate… could you give that please.👍👍
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Post by kursaal75 on Mar 1, 2024 10:29:17 GMT
Great to hear Ricks vocal’s better in that snippet. Like to hear the whole song. 49 years ago eh.. amazing. Btw, 18 + 49= 67… happy 67th kursaal🍺👍 Cheers Gaz, I'm thinking of doing next year, is a open top bus 50th anniversary tour, pass the Kursaal and the seafront
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Post by dennis on Mar 1, 2024 13:08:49 GMT
"Recording on stage sometimes bothers us and turns us off a bit. We recorded several gigs recently. Southend is usually a really good gig for us, but for some reason it didn't happen. We built the recording up in our minds, and it turned out to be an anti-climax. When it goes to fucking hell, I just can't explain it......" Very diplomatically put - we all know that one person's to blame & we all know who it is!
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Post by railroad007 on Mar 1, 2024 13:20:45 GMT
Great to hear Ricks vocal’s better in that snippet. Like to hear the whole song. 49 years ago eh.. amazing. Btw, 18 + 49= 67… happy 67th kursaal🍺👍 Cheers Gaz, I'm thinking of doing next year, an open top bus 50th anniversary tour pass the Kursaal and the seafront Can I drive? We could then go full Summer Holiday. You know the story, bus driver goes to Europe and meets a boy who's really a girl but fancies a go anyway......Cliff Richards in it...up to his nuts in....er.....it.
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Post by railroad007 on Mar 1, 2024 13:22:19 GMT
Me and Kursaal attended all four gigs with fellow board member greenpavement.
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Post by kursaal75 on Mar 1, 2024 14:41:59 GMT
"Recording on stage sometimes bothers us and turns us off a bit. We recorded several gigs recently. Southend is usually a really good gig for us, but for some reason it didn't happen. We built the recording up in our minds, and it turned out to be an anti-climax. When it goes to fucking hell, I just can't explain it......" Very diplomatically put - we all know that one person's to blame & we all know who it is! Well you can't blame my 18th birthday celebrations over shadowing the bands performance!!
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col
Rocker Rollin'
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Post by col on Mar 1, 2024 16:34:51 GMT
It won't ever happen, but I would love to hear that Lancaster gig.
Along with Hammersmith '79.
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Post by Quoincidence on Mar 1, 2024 20:36:22 GMT
It won't ever happen, but I would love to hear that Lancaster gig. Along with Hammersmith '79. Other than what ive mentioned, there's nothing left of any of the four shows. We believe they were wiped and repurposed to record the Live! and Tokyo Quo concerts as they weren't virgin tapes.
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col
Rocker Rollin'
Posts: 763
Favourite Quo Album: Dog Of Two Head, Piledriver, Hello, Quo, Live
Favourite other bands.: Ramones, Warrior Soul, Soundgarden, King Buffalo, Small Faces, Motorhead, UFO, Screaming Trees, Kyuss, Clutch
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Post by col on Mar 1, 2024 21:00:59 GMT
It won't ever happen, but I would love to hear that Lancaster gig. Along with Hammersmith '79. Other than what ive mentioned, there's nothing left of any of the four shows. We believe they were wiped and repurposed to record the Live! and Tokyo Quo concerts as they weren't virgin tapes. That is a crying shame.
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Post by Quoincidence on Mar 2, 2024 0:15:46 GMT
It only runs up until just after the 'cuckoo.' The only full track on the monitor mix is Roadhouse Blues. Youre a gem on this board mate… could you give that please.👍👍 Best I can offer is a snippet of it, otherwise I'll be in the bad books
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Post by frozenhero on Mar 2, 2024 21:13:02 GMT
It won't ever happen, but I would love to hear that Lancaster gig. Along with Hammersmith '79. Other than what ive mentioned, there's nothing left of any of the four shows. We believe they were wiped and repurposed to record the Live! and Tokyo Quo concerts as they weren't virgin tapes. You do wonder why they did that with the Lancaster recording if they were pleased with it... Obviously tape was expensive but nobody had the good idea to create safety copies at least? Also, why was Roadhouse Blues from Southend preserved? That wasn't released until much later (the 2001 Rockers Rollin' 4CD box set). Was that a finished mix for a planned 12" release that didn't happen?
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