The Crytones i Los Mescaleros,en directe a la Sala Mariscal

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).

The Crytones- Live at Sala Mariscal,L´Escala,(92)

 

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Tape record concerts during the 80s

The Jazz Butchers


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

14. Zombie Love (crazy middle section)

set 2
                       1. Speedy Gonzales (Hess, Kaye, Lee)
                       2. Roadrunner (Jonathan Richman)

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,

  1. Blind Lemon Jefferson
  2. Train Long-Suffering
  3. From Her to Eternity
  4. Say Goodbye to the Little Girl Tree
  5. Black Crow King
  6. Tupelo
  7. I Put a Spell on You (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins cover)
  8. Well of Misery
  9. Saint Huck
  10. 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

Bummed- Factory 1988 LP

Happy Mondays – Pills ‘N’ Thrills And Bellyaches LP Factory 1990

Happy Mondays- Ars Studio,9-3-90

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,The Committee

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

 


The Blue Aeroplanes


 

 

 

 


The Committee

 

Museus de la Joguina a Catalunya

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.

Museus de la Joguina a Catalunya

 

 

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Els concerts un esdeveniment apassionant

 

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.
  • Discotecas i Sales de concerts

 

 

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Anecdotari de Dalí

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.

 

 

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1965-1975, Música Pop i Progressiva

(Video entrevista-Documental,92 minuts)

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 conjunts  ye-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.

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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds at Roskilde,1990 (video VHS source)

 

 

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.

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“Music for Airports” Half Speed Mastering,edició 2 LPS

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.

 

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Early 70´s English folk psych

John Ferdinando-English Folk rock,multi-instrumentalist

These are a very rare gem Psychedelic folk lps,and I recommend to anyone who enjoys,early 70´s acoustic Floyd,Giles and Fripp,and those than never heard this stuff.

Mushroom -Early One Morning(73) Ger.Reissue LP,Little Wing Of Refugees(92),wav 16-44

 

Tracklist
A1 Early One Morning
A2 Liothdün
A3 Crying
A4 Unborn Child
A5 Johnny The Jumper
B1 Potters Wheel
B2 Standing Alone
B3 Devil Among The Tailore
B4 Tenpenny Piece
B5 Drowsey Maggie
B6 King Of Alba

Credits
Bass, Twelve-String Guitar, Vocals -Alan Brown
Guitar, Recorder, Tin Whistle, Vocals – Aonghus McAnally
Organ, Harpsichord, Synthesizer [Moog], Vocals – Michael Power
Percussion, Bodhr·n, Wind Chimes, Chimes [Wood], Vocals- Colm Lynch
Violin, Mandolin [Electric], Vocals – Pat Collins

 

Mushroom -Early One Morning,16-44 WAV,16 bits

Mellow Candle – Swaddling Songs(72) Tapestry Records,Unnoficial,later reissue LP,Wav 16-44
Notes:A great hight quality heavy duty paste print,on gatefold cover.

Tracklist
A1 Heaven Heath
A2 Sheep Season
A3 Silversong
A4 The Poet And The Witch
A5 Messenger Birds
A6 Dan The Wing
B1 Reverend Sisters
B2 Break Your Token
B3 Buy Or Beware
B4 Vile Excesses
B5 Lonely Man
B6 Boulders On My GraveCredits

Credits

Bass, Vocals – Frank Boylan
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals – David Williams
Illustration – David Anstey
Percussion – William A. Murray
Vocals – Alison Williams
Vocals, Piano – Clodagh Simonds

 

Mellow Candle – Swaddling Songs,16-44 WAV,16 bits

 

Peter Howell & John Ferdinando – Alice Through The Looking Glass(69)UK.Re.Tenth Planet(97) Wav 16-44

Tracklist
A1 Alice Theme
A2 March Of The Chessmen
A3 Jabberwocky
A4 Dance Of The Talking Flowers
A5 Alice’s Train Journey
A6 Through The Looking Glass Wood
B1 Dum And Dee
B2 The Walrus And The Carpenter
B3 Alice Meets The Night
B4 A-Sitting On The Gate
B5 Her Majesty Queen Alice
B6 Whose Dream?

Credits
Composed By – Peter Howell
Performer,recorded By – John Ferdinando, Peter Howell

 

Peter Howell & John Ferdinando-Alice Through The Looking Glass,16-44 WAV,16 bits

 

 

Ithaca -A Game For All Who Know UK.Re.(73)Background(92) Wav 16-44

Tracklist
A1 Journey (Destruction – Rebirth – Patterns Of Life)
A2 Questions (Did You Know – Will We Be Alive)
A3 Times (Seven Seasons – The Path – Given Time)
B1 Feelings (Look Around – I Want To Feel You)
B2 Dreams (Story Of Our Time – Beneath This Sky)
B3 Journey II (A Game For All Who Know)

Credits
Drums – Brian Hussey (tracks: A1, A3, B2, B3)
Guitar [12-string Guitar] – Martin Garrett
Guitar [Classical Guitar] – Robert Ferdinando (tracks: A1)
Guitar, Piano, Organ, Mandolin, Percussion, Recorder, Effects [Tape Effects]- Peter Howell
Timpani – Andrew Lowcock
Voice [The Female Voice] – Lee Menelaus
Written-by,Guitar,Vocals,Bass,Organ,Harp- John Ferdinando

 

Ithaca -A Game For All Who Know,16-44 WAV,16 bits

 

Shuttah- The Image Maker Vol.1 & 2 (71) Ger.Re. Shadoks Music(2002) 2 LPs,Wav 16-44

Tracklist

Image Maker
Bull Run
Cry My Little Darling
Lady Smith
Village Green
The Crimp
Christmas 1914
The Fens
Guernica
World War II
Concrete
Imjin
She’s A Bad Girl
The Wizard
Tell Me Why
Conclusion

 

Shuttah- The Image Maker Vol.1 & 2,16-44 WAV,16 bits

 

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.

 

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Camel,legenda del rock Sinfonic

El rock sinfònic,va ser un gènere musical de principis dels 70´s,que injustament no va suportar bé el pas del temps.
Un exemple de aquest estil són els Camel,un grup amb complexos ritmes i música experimental.
Formats el any 1972 a Surrey,la formació original era Andy Latimer(guitar,flute,vocals),Andy Ward(drums),Doug Ferguson(bass),i Peter Bardens(Keyuboards),anteriorment al grup Them.

El segon album,“Mirage”(1974),conté meravellosos sols instrumentals.
Es un disc amb un so caracteristic,on destaquen el teclista Pete Bardens,i el guitarra Andy Latimer.
Cal esmentar la suite “Lady Fantasy”,amb un llarg sol de guitarra que es un clàssic dins al rock progressiu.

El tercer àlbum,es al millor exemple de rock progressiu “The Snow Goose” (1975),un album conceptual i instrumental on es narra una història d’ amor,entre un cavaller que desapareix durant una guerra,i la seva princesa que es troba amb una oca blanca després de la batalla.
Aquesta fabula representa l’esperança de l’amor,davant de la guerra.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camel- Camel(1976) Spain Reissue Decca,Recopilatorio,2LPS,Wav 16-44

Tracklist
Mirage [LP 1]

A1    Freefall 5:50
A2    Supertwister 3:20
         Nimrodel 9:18
A3.1 The Procession 
A3.2 The White Rider 

B1 Earthrise 6:39
      Lady Fantasy 12:44
B2.1 Encounter 
B2.2 Smiles For You 
B2.3 Lady Fantasy 

 

Camel- Camel(1976)Mirage LP 1,16-44 WAV,16 bits

The Snow Goose [LP 2] 21:45

C1 The Great Marsh 
C2 Rhayader: Rhayader Goes To Town 
C3 Sanctuary
C4 Fritha: The Snow Goose 

C5 Friendship
C6 Migration
C7 Rhayader Alone 

The Snow Goose 21:58
D1 Flight Of The Snow Goose
D2 Preparation
D3 Dunkirk: Epitaph
D4 Fritha Alone
D5 La Princesse Perdue
D6 The Great Marsh 

Camel- Camel(1976)Snow Goose LP 2,16-44 WAV,16 bits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camel-Reading Town Hall,Reading,UK December 18,(1975).

01 The White Rider
02 Supertwister
03 Introduction to the Snow Goose
04 The Great Marsh
05 Rhayader
06 Rhayader Goes to Town
07 Sanctuary
08 Fritha
09 The Snow Goose
10 Migration
11 Rhayader Alone
12 Flight of the Snow Goose
13 Preparation
14 Dunkirk
15 Epitaph
16 Fritha Alone
17 La Princesse Purdue
18 The Great Marsh (reprise)
19 Hommage to the God of Light
20 Lady Fantasy

 

Camel- Camel-Live at Reading(1975),16-44 WAV,16 bits

Camel The Snow Goose Medley Live at BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test 1975 Remastered HD

 

Camel popgrama/18-10-1977 TV-Video

 

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.

 

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