Greenslade - Live (1973 & 75) / AvaxHome

As a fan of this band from the early 1970's, I had actually given up hope of there ever being a "live" recording released. True enough, the producers probably didn't have too much material to work with when putting this together (and occasionally it shows), but this CD is still very worth having. It certainly evoked very strong memories for me of a couple of nights at Newcastle City Hall in the early 70's.
The CD features the original line-up, with recordings made in 1973 and 1975. As the (very limited) sleeve notes suggest, there is a marked diffence in the quality of the performances between the two years, and it also sounds like the audiences are much bigger in the later years!
After years of listening to the studio stuff, there is a remarkable freshness to the music, and the quality of the playing is generally excellent. Even Dave Lawson's voice holds up!
Thanks to Mystic Records for putting this out. And here's at least one fan hoping that the suggested reunion takes place.
Like I said, if you're a fan you need to get this! (Amazon)

Tracks:
1. Sundance (8:10)
2. Drowning Man (5:50)
3. Feathered Friends (6:15)
4. Mélange (7:35)
5. Jie De Vivre (8:55)
6. Bedside Manners Are Extra (5:10)
7. Sundance (13:15)
8. Red Light (2:40)
9. Spirit Of The Dance (3:05)
Total Time: 59:35

Line-up / Musicians:
- Dave Greenslade / keyboards
- Tony Reeves / bass
- Dave Lawson / drums
- Andrew McCulloch / drums

Eac log:

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 5 from 4. May 2009

EAC extraction logfile from 8. October 2010, 15:49

Greenslade / Live'73-'75

Used drive : ASUS DRW-20B1LT Adapter: 2 ID: 1

Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No

Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000

Used output format : Internal WAV Routines
Sample format : 44.100 Hz; 16 Bit; Stereo

TOC of the extracted CD

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1 | 0:00.00 | 8:30.70 | 0 | 38319
2 | 8:30.70 | 5:52.50 | 38320 | 64769
3 | 14:23.45 | 6:30.55 | 64770 | 94074
4 | 20:54.25 | 7:45.50 | 94075 | 128999
5 | 28:40.00 | 9:02.50 | 129000 | 169699
6 | 37:42.50 | 5:16.55 | 169700 | 193454
7 | 42:59.30 | 13:21.05 | 193455 | 253534
8 | 56:20.35 | 2:42.70 | 253535 | 265754
9 | 59:03.30 | 3:34.07 | 265755 | 281811

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Filename C:\Greenslade - Live'73-'75.wav

Peak level 82.9 %
Range quality 100.0 %
Test CRC C86AD5A5
Copy CRC C86AD5A5
Copy OK

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