Fruits de Mer records,sounds like something you are more likely to discover in a seafood restaurant,than your local record store.
The first release on catalogue was,in the hands of the New Jersey band,Schizo Fun Addict,they made a version of “Theme One” of Van Der Graff Generator,and it sounded exactly same in 2008,than it had been in 67´. Andy Bracken and Keith Jones,were the founders of Fruits de Mer records,back in 2008,year.
In 2018,during the 10 anniversary,a new Pretties single,”The Same Sun”,was probably the best anniversary gift,Jones could ver have envisioned.
Fruits de Mer has a bit of history when it comes to recreating albums from the 60s and 70s, The Hollies-Butterfly,The Pretty Things -S.F. Sorrow,Eggs first album,
The Actions-Rolled Gold.
This music festival takes place in Cardigan’s Cellar Bar
from Friday evening through to Sunday evening,on August 2-4, 2024.
Headlining on the Saturday night are Ken Pustelnicks, Groundhogs and Astralasia/Mushroom are closing the festival on the Sunday; Sendelica from the Welsh countryside,plays Saturday night. Moon Goose return after their brilliant set at the 18th Dream festival, Custard Flux will be flying in from the USA,Pindhar from Italy
and The Fertility Cult from Finland,making it a truly international event.
La Sala Mariscal,L´Estartit,va ser un dels locals mitics a Girona.
Va començar dinse Ensiamassa,amb un punt Indi-sicodélic,després Emsiam,i finalment,Mariscal.
Sala molt coneguda,i de molt ambient,era un local de música regentat per la familia Llorens,on als caps de semana tocaban grups de rock´n´roll.
El escenari tenia unas teles,on mentras als grups tocaven,surtien imatges dels musics que eran gravats en directe,amb una cámara de video por el discjockey.
Aquest son 2 concerts memorables,extraits els audio/video de una cinta de video VHS,a un format digital.
Los Mescaleros
Es un grup diferent al grup Anglés,The Mescaleros(1999-2002)rock Alternatiu,punk,reggae,que era un grup que va acompanyar a Joe Strummer.
Banda Gavatxa de rock´n´roll, i rockabilly del area de Lyon,en actiu desde finals dels 80´s,fins a inicis dels 90´s,i que molt sovint tocavan per la zona de Girona.
Membres: Antonio Lopez (bateria),Charly Markarian(Guitarrista),Jean-Paul Casas(Cantant),Tonio Casas (Baix)
Los Mescaleros- Live at Sala Mariscal,L´Escala,(92)
The Crytones
Els Crytones,banda local del poble de Ultramort,Girona,no només imitaven als grups de rock´n´roll revival dels 80 ´s,sino que volian sonar com uns auténtics grups yeyés dels seixanta.
En directe,tocaban versions dels Sonics (garatge Punk US.),Downlainers Set (Pop UK.),i altres mes coneguts,com els Rolling Stones,i els Kinks.
Grup d´inicis dels anys 90´s,la seva formació mes estable va ser: Carles Bronshoms (baix),David Sureda,(veus i ritmica),Pep Becerra,(solista),i Albert Puigmolé,(bateria i coros).
Pat Fish (guitar, vocals),Max Eider (guitar,vocals),Owen Jones (drums,vocals),Felix Ray (bass) 1. Bath Of Bacon 2. Bigfoot Motel 3. Girlfriend 4. Walk With The Devil (nice and long jam version) 5. Soul Happy Hour 6. Real Men 7. Only A Rumour 8. Caroline Wheeler’s Birthday Present 9. Rain
10. What’s The Matter, Boy? 11. I Need Meat 12. Southern Mark Smith 13. Partytime
I found,The Smiths,The Cure,The Fall,Big Country….for that 80´s clear pop and acoustic style.
Recommended records,
The Jazz Butcher- Sex And Travel (Glass) 1985 LP
The Jazz Butcher- A Scandal In Bohemia 1985 LP
The Jazz Butcher- Fishcotheque 1988 (Creation records) LP
The Jazz Butchers- “Live at 666” (Barcelona,05-07-85)
The Jazz Butchers- “Live at 666” (Barcelona,05-07-85)
The Three Johns
One of the classic mid-80s underground bands – seemingly every fanzine of the day carried an interview with them – The Three Johns opted for humour and political belligerence at a time when all around them were intent on making their guitars jangle and handing out jelly babies to audiences dressed in anoraks.
Imaginatively enough, The Three Johns were So called because they comprised three Johns – Messrs Hyatt (vocals), Langford (guitar) and Brennan (bass).
Recommended discography
Atom Drum Bop(1983) Abstract Records LP
The World by Storm (1986) Abstract Records LP
The Three Johns- Live at 666,Barcelona 25-10-85
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds,from the 1984 tour,“From her to eternity”,their first album.
Tracks,
Blind Lemon Jefferson
Train Long-Suffering
From Her to Eternity
Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree
Black Crow King
Tupelo
I Put a Spell on You (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins cover)
Well of Misery
Saint Huck
Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door
(Bob Dylan cover)
First formed in1983,with vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey, guitarist Blixa Bargeld,and bass Barry Adamson.
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – 666 Club, Barcelona, Spain (23-11-1984)
Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays are an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980. The original line-up was Shaun Ryder (vocals), his brother Paul Ryder (bass), Gary Whelan (drums), Paul Davis (keyboard), and Mark Day (guitar). Mark “Bez” Berry
Their first album, Squirrel and G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out), was released in 1987 and was produced by John Cale.
Musically, the band fused indie pop guitars with a rhythmic style that owed much to house music, Krautrock, funk, and northern soul.
Recommended lps,
Happy Mondays – Squirrel And G-Man Twenty Four Hour Party People Plastic Face Carnt Smile (White Out) LP Factory 1987
1.Rave On 2.Do It Better 3.Tart Tart 4.He’s Gonna Step on You Again (John Kongos cover) 5.Performance 6.Hallelujah 7.Clap Your Hands 8.Kuff Dam 9.Moving in With 10.Lazyitis 11.Mad Cyril 12.Wrote for Luck
Felt
English indie pop band from Water Orton, Warwickshire. Formed by Lawrence who recorded the first single ‘Index’ on his own label in 1979. The first string of releases through Cherry Red Records featured the playing of classically trained guitarist Maurice Deebank. For some reason despite critical acclaim and a #1 indie single (‘Primitive Painters’) they never made it big, but have remained a cult band ever since. After Deebank left in 1986 they signed to Creation Records and released Forever Breathes The Lonely Word, arguably one of their highlights and still lauded as one of the decade’s best pop albums.
First former with Lawrence and guitarist Maurice Deebank,who later left the band in 1986.
Recommended Lps,
The Strange Idols Pattern And Other Short Stories- Cherry red LP (1984)
Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty Cherry Red LP (1982)
Forever Breathes The Lonely Word Creation LP (1986)
Felt – Sala Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain, 1st April 1985
Track List :
01 – Roman Litter
02 – Crystall Ball
03 – Caspian Sea
04 – I Don’t Know Which Way To Turn
05 – Black Ship In The Harbour
06 – My Darkest Light Will Shine
07 – Cathedral
08 – The Day The Rain Came Down
09 – Scarlet Servants
10 – Sunlight Bathed The Golden
11 – Ballad Of The Band
12 – The Day The Rain Came Down
13 – Whirlpool Vision Of Shame
14 – Sunlight Bathed The Golden Glow
1000 Mexicans,The Blue Aeroplanes and The Committee play in the ‘Summer Heatwave’ event, hosted by Fire Records, at Dingwalls, Camden Lock, London, England, UK, Europe.
1000 Mexicans– Live at Club Outre at Fooberts,London 06-07-84
Filmacions gravadas al any 2022,per diversos museus de la joguina del Pais, -Museu Frederic Marés (BCN) -Museu d´Automats del Tibidabo (BCN) -Museu del Joguet de Catalunya (Figueres) -Museu de la Joguina (Sant Feliu de Guixols)
També,entrevistas a coleccionistas de joguines i altres personatjes,
Josep Mª Joan Rosa (Director Museu del Joguet de Catalunya-Figueres),Tomas Pla (Director del Museu de la Joguina a Sant Feliu de Guixols),
Lluisa Camarero (Coleccionista de Joguinas ninas),Lluis Ribas(Técnic d´autómatats),Neil Selby(Empresari i escriptor),i Gerard Bussot (Historiador,Escriptor)
Aquesta es la versió extensa,amb totes les entrevistas inclosas en aquest documental.
Video documental-entrevista : “Els concerts un esdeveniment apassionant” (Part 2)
On entrevistem a directius i promotors,dels principals esdeveniments musicals al nostre pais.
Albert Mallol- Director Portaferrada Festival,Narcis Puig-Director artistic Festival Temporada Alta,
Oriol Aguila- Director Festival Castell de Perelada,Peter Florence- Sostenibility European Festival Association,Summit Arts Festival,European Festival Association EFA (2023-Girona),
-Part 2,inclou una nova entrevista de 20 minuts de durada amb Lluis Torrents,director de la SalaRazzmatazz a Barcelona, i President de l´Associació de Sales de Concerts de Catalunya.
-Part 3,entrevisto a Romy Masferrer que es va casar amb el Jordi Tarda l´any 1977,es periodista a Catalunya Radio i productora musical.La entrevista es un homenatge a Jordi Tarda i Castells (1955-2015),
col.leccionista musical de rock,promotor,periodista,escriptor,locutor de radio,i organitzador de Exposicions i Firas del disc a Barcelona,i Girona.
El guió es:
La Promoció de concerts
Com reduir les emisions de carbono,i quins son els diferents plans de accions per un entorno adecuat de sostenibilitat,i medi ambient.
Aquest dvd ,es un video documental, “Anecdotari de Dalí “ (114 minuts de durada),on entrevisto a Andreu Català Roca,Daniel Regas,Angel Perez,Jordi Batiste,Jordi Segura,Joan Gaspart,Lluís Llongueras, Carlos Martorell,Xavi Castillon,BD Arts Editions….entre altres.
Cada un explica una anécdota del gran artista del segle XX,Salvador Dalí.
També es un homenatge al empresari de la nit Oriol Regas,i la discoteca Maddox.
El documental comença amb la histórica actuació del Beatles al any 1965,el escenari eran dos plaças de braus(Madrid i Barcelona),sota la dictadura de la Espanya de Franco,i termina amb una curta versió acústica dels Beatles“I should have known better”,interpretada per Jordi Batiste.
Descriu la explosió de conjuntsye-yés durant els anys 60´s,el declive de la música Pop i sicodélica al any 1968 tras els inicis del rock Progressiu a Catalunya,i finalment,els viatjes de molts joves a la paradisiaca illa d´Eivissa, buscan novas experiencias.
El rock com a moviment social i cultural,es ple de vivencias personals,i aquesta música es la banda sonora de moltes generacions.
Gracies a, Joan Gaspart i Solves,Pere Gené,Jordi Sierra I Fabra,Xavi Castillon,Jaume Garcia,Jordi Batiste,Mercé Riba,Ramón Moreno,i Carlos Martorell…per participar en aquest documental,i a tots els conjunts que van fer posible aquesta década única.
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds,Live at Darupvej,Roskilde,Denmark,30 June,1990
Tour :The Good Son
Nick Cave: Vocals,Piano,Organ Hammond,Harmonica Mick Harvey: Bass,acoustic guitar,backing vocals Blixa Bargeld: Guitar Thomas Wydler: Drums
Setlist
The Witness Song
I’m Gonna Kill That Woman (John Lee Hooker cover)
The Weeping Song
Deanna
The Carny
The Ship Song
The Good Son
“The Good Son” album,took its title from the biblical story of Cain and Abel.
On “the weeping song”,you could listen a duo vocals with Cave and Blixa Bargeld,he also performance with Einstürzende Neubauten,German rock band.
Stronger guitar and bluessy are quite common on The Bad Seeds,and it could be found on:“The Witness song”,and “The Good Son”.
Cave’s voice is particularly strong and dominates the record,marked by the constant presence of piano,Hammond organ,and orchestrations.
It´s source from a vintage VHS tape,and recording from Catalan TV,1990.
Audio restoration: Post editing audio,to set higher.
My set up,is:
JVC video player HR S7500E,Prism Sound Lyra 1 Analog/Digital conversor,Izotope RX8 audio editor software,Final cut Pro,video editor software.
Live at the Main Point, Pennsylvania,,USAFebruary 5th, 1975
Aquesta es una versió en doble vinil, que va ser grabada directament del concert emés per la radio WMMR-FM l´ 5 de febrer de 1975, 2 horas després de la actuació en directe.
Desafortunadament,se escoltan alguns sorolls e interferencias,asi com clicks,encara que aquest vinil no perd el seu interés coleccionista.
El titol del lp,es tret de un anunci vintage de la Texaco Oil Co.
Com anécdota de aquesta grabació, Springsteen no volia que fos emés per la radio,perque tocaba varias varias demos que sortirian probablement al seu próxim disc, ”Born to Run”.
Va ser l´estrena de “Thunder Road”(al disc,”Wings for Wheels”),”Back in The USA”,i
“Mountain of Love”.També unas versions de “Born to Run”,“Jungleland”,i una gran versió de Dylan,”I want You”.
El concert de Main Point captura 2 de las millors etapas,nou material del álbum “Born to run”,i primeras cançons com “Kitty´s Back”,o “New York City serenade”.
A la radio van posar 18 cançons,que era tot el setlist del concert,aquest concert senser va ser editat en format CD,mentras que la versió en vinil,es una part.
La durada del concert es de uns impresionants 160 minuts,i es considerat un dels millors concerts de Springsteen.
El concert va ser editat en vinils piratas i cintas,als mitjans dels 70s.
Temas:
Side One: Incident on 57th Street / Mountain Of Love / Born To Love
Side Two: E Street Shuffle / Thunder Road / I Want You
Side Three: Spirit In The Night / She’s The One / Blinded By The Light / Saint In The City
Side Four: Jungleland / Kitty’s Back
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN- YOU CAN TRUST YOUR CAR TO THE MAN WHO WEARS THE STAR,2 LPs WAV 16
La versió “bootleg” editada en format CD,es:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band -The Prodigal Son at the Main Point,05-02-75 ,3 cds
Disc One: (1:15:24)
101. Incident On 57th Street (10:34) 102. Mountain Of Love (3:21) 103. Born To Run (4:47) 104. Intro E Street Shuffle (5:17) 105. E Street Shuffle (7:40) 106. Wings For Wheels (Thunder Road) (6:27)107. I Want You (7:00) 108. Spirit In The Night (6:19) 109. She’s The One (6:30)110. Growin’ Up (3:25) 111. It’s Hard To Be A Saint In The City (4:08) 112. Jungleland (9:50)
The Prodigal Son at the Main Point,CD1
JEMS M+
Disc Two: (1:02:42 )
201. Kitty’s Back (12:13) 202. DJ Chatter (0:53) 203. New York City Serenade (18:12) 204. Shout Outs (2:01) 205. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (12:18) 206. Intro to 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (2:15) 207. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (6:46) 208. A Love So Fine (8:02)
The Prodigal Son at the Main Point,CD2
JEMS M+
Disc Three (23:20 )
301. Intro to For You (1:25) 302. For You (Solo Piano) (8:06) 303. Back in the USA (8:04) 304. Closing DJ Comments (0:28)
Total Show (2:36:10)
BONUS TRACKS (CBS Studio Demo 1986-06-21)
305. 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) (6:42) 306. Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (10:57) 307. A Love So Fine (7:45)
Bonus Tracks (25:23)
The Prodigal Son at the Main Point,CD3
The Production Team
Pre Production: Wayne ‘Boom’ Darlington
Mixed by: Flynn
Artwork Design: Schoolhouse Rd.
Producer: Oats
Notes: From Brucebase:
The complete show was broadcast and the above-noted 18-song setlist represents the entire concert. Not only is it one of the longest (160 minutes) single-show gigs up to this point but it’s
one of the most compelling performances of Springsteen’s entire career. There are spellbinding renditions of “Incident On 57th Street”, “New York City Serenade” and “For You”
(in the solo piano arrangement), the earliest known performances of “Mountain Of Love” and “Thunder Road” (with work-in-progress “Wings For Wheels” title/lyrics) plus a wild, majestic
version of Chuck Berry’s “Back In The U.S.A.”. “Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)” includes a snippet of “Theme From Shaft” in the midsection. Contrary to myth the police siren heard at the
conclusion of ìIncident On 57th Streetî is an audio prop that had been utilized at a few of Bruceís shows just prior to this one, i.e. it was not a real vehicle.
I can do recordings to be transfered in digital source
the most rare original pressings,are hard-to-find albums than often sound far superior to any reissues.Instead to pay an audio engineer,new labels use a quick mastering process than loose dynamics and destructive audio,to save money.
I have submitted masters to record labels and released digitizations with quite good dynamics.
If you have a piece of vintage audio that you would like digitized,please contact me.
Hi han diferents versions de “Music for Airports” venudes d’aquest álbum ambient,cds remasteritçats i altres formats digitals,pro la versió master a mitja velocitat d’Abbey Road i editada en 2 lps,és la edició més autentica d’escoltar en aquest viatge ambiental d’Eno.
En el espectograma,podem observar als colors solits i estables en las imatges de estereo.
El disc sona tan obert i tan fresc,que val la pena pagar més per aquesta versió superior en vinil.
Un procés de Half speed mastering consisteix en,
– Transferencia en digital a partir de cintas maestras originals,amb un reproductor de bobinas Ampex.
– Captura del audio en wav 24/192
– Post-producció:Reparar els clics,i aplicar de-esing amb les veus per evitar sibilances en el posterior prensatje.
– Edició del acetato: máquina de tall Neumann Lathe Machine,amplificador Riaa i filtre.
– Velocitat de tall : Tallat a mitja velocitat de master
Al grabar el acetat a una velocitat de 45 rpm,hi há més informació que pasa per la agulla per segons que no pas a 33 rpm,de manera que las guitarras,el baix,la veu,i la bateria…. tot sona molt més net.
La mitja velocitat del proces mastering,és amb diferencia,la manera més precisa per produir un acetato.
A continuació editar un vinil doble a 45 rpm, es el millor que pots aconseguir en els registres.
El problema de un presupost tan elevat,es que encareix aquestas edicions de luxe,i llavors a las discograficas independents no li surten als números per editar discos de alta qualitat.
També,no hi han ingeniers de audio per produir vinils a half mastering,perque als més valorats,traballen per estudis de gravació i grans multinacionals discograficas.
Ambient 1,Music for Airports-Brian Eno 2LPS (Half Speed Mastering),WAV 24 DR12
I can do recordings to be transfered in digital source
the most rare original pressings,are hard-to-find albums than often sound far superior to any reissues.Instead to pay an audio engineer,new labels use a quick mastering process than loose dynamics and destructive audio,to save money.
I have submitted masters to record labels and released digitizations with quite good dynamics.
If you have a piece of vintage audio that you would like digitized,please contact me.
Disc One: (1:15:24)
