|
|
Post by cameron on Aug 18, 2020 8:37:20 GMT
As most Hollies fans will know, the earliest surviving full concert recording of the Hollies is from an appearance in Stockholm in December 1966. Three tracks appeared officially on the 'Long Road Home' boxset in perfect quality, but more survive. The full setlist was as follows:
1. I Can't Let Go
2. You Don't Know Like I Know
3. A Taste Of Honey
4. Cool Jerk
5. Very Last Day
6. Stewball
7. The Times They Are A Changin'
8. What's Wrong With The Way I Live
9. A Hard Day's Night (5-second teaser)
10. Reach Out, I'll Be There
11. Too Much Monkey Business
12. Stop! Stop! Stop!
It was recorded by Sveridges Radio, who famously recorded all the top live acts in 1966/67, and was broadcast on their radio show in February 1967.
The Hollies are on absolute top form for the whole performance, which is why it's a shame that more of the show wasn't released on the LRH box. Allegedly, the source of all bootlegs of this show is a 1980s re-broadcast, which for some reason (presumably show running times) omits tracks 3-6. Someone mentioned on Facebook fairly recently that this is untrue, and there were two 1980s re-broadcasts, one played the original concert in its full length.
Does anyone here have a copy of the full show from the high quality re-broadcast with the missing tracks? I have the missing tracks from a fan-made radio recording done on a reel to reel tape recorder back in 1967, so obviously the quality isn't great. If anyone here has the full show in broadcast quality, please send me a message.
|
|
|
|
Post by Mevrouw Bee on Aug 18, 2020 16:57:33 GMT
Would love to hear song 2 and 4!
I'm sure I've heard "Reach Out" before. It was awesome...
|
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2020 17:21:57 GMT
|
|
|
|
Post by Mevrouw Bee on Aug 18, 2020 18:03:50 GMT
"Not Available" on my side of the world. Pffft. |
|
|
|
Post by baz on Aug 18, 2020 22:02:21 GMT
That's a very curious setlist which I guess was atypical for that time. Their current single and one track from their latest album, and "Reach Out" had only been released 2 months earlier so that was very current. A few tracks from recent-ish albums and a scattering of oddities. Surprising how many hits they didn't play as even then they had enough to make for a quality live show. I know they had different hits in Sweden compared to the UK but still surprises me how many gems weren't played.
Gets one wondering what other current hits by other artistes appeared in their live setlists over the years that were never recorded.
|
|
|
|
Post by cameron on Aug 19, 2020 21:03:14 GMT
Gets one wondering what other current hits by other artistes appeared in their live setlists over the years that were never recorded. Allan Clarke said somewhere in some interview that they felt like the public knew their records, they were there to see The Hollies, not them reproduce their records perfectly on stage. I kind of agree with that; back when bands had a unique "sound" that could translate across anything. Any of those performances on the setlist above are all undeniably The Hollies: the three way harmonies, Tony's virtuosic guitar, Allan's strong voice and Bobby letting loose on the drums. Ever so exciting to hear. But the Hollies weren't unusual for having a confusing set list with few hits and lots of covers. Take a look at the Kinks' 'Live At Kelvin Hall' album; they perform deep cuts as obscure as 'I'm On An Island' and 'Milk Cow Blues', even throwing in 'The Batman Theme' for good measure! Likewise, the Tremeloes' 'Live In Cabaret' (without doubt one of the best live albums of the 1960s!) is full of covers as obscure as The Shadows' 'FBI' to Chip Taylor's 'Angel Of The Morning', which was a concert staple for their entire career, but never recorded by them in the studio. They actually medley all of their hits and only play 'Blessed' (their first single), 'My Little Lady' and 'Suddenly You Love Me' in their full uninterrupted versions. As for the Hollies covering other material, here's some tracks that have been noted as being in their set lists: - Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) Scandinavian tour, early 1967 - Alice's Restaurant Massacre (Arlow Guthrie) American tour, late 1967 - Puff The Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul & Mary) European and Asian tour, 1968 - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Jimmie Rodgers) European tour, 1968 - You Ain't Going Nowhere (The Byrds) European tour, 1969 - Woodstock (CSNY version) Australian tour, 1971 - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) European tour 1971, Tour with Mikael Rickfors, 1972 - Amazing Grace (traditional - performed acapella) Australian tour 1971 right through to the Australian tour in 1975 |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 6:20:38 GMT
Gets one wondering what other current hits by other artistes appeared in their live setlists over the years that were never recorded. Likewise, the Tremeloes' 'Live In Cabaret' (without doubt one of the best live albums of the 1960s!) is full of covers as obscure as The Shadows' 'FBI' to Chip Taylor's 'Angel Of The Morning', which was a concert staple for their entire career, but never recorded by them in the studio. Actually they did, though not until 1992: |
|
Deleted
Deleted Member
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2020 6:53:20 GMT
One thing worth considering, when artists knew that concerts were being recorded, they sometimes deliberately threw in some more unusual songs. A good example of this is Jerry Lee Lewis' 'Greatest Live Show On Earth' album, recorded in Alabama in July 1964: Instead of his usual set, he came up with a few songs that he'd never performed before. Consequently, only 4 of the 10 songs on the album are repeated from his 'Live at The Star Club, Hamburg' album, taped 3 months earlier.
|
|
|
|
Post by The Dude on Aug 20, 2020 9:01:36 GMT
Gets one wondering what other current hits by other artistes appeared in their live setlists over the years that were never recorded. Allan Clarke said somewhere in some interview that they felt like the public knew their records, they were there to see The Hollies, not them reproduce their records perfectly on stage. I kind of agree with that; back when bands had a unique "sound" that could translate across anything. Any of those performances on the setlist above are all undeniably The Hollies: the three way harmonies, Tony's virtuosic guitar, Allan's strong voice and Bobby letting loose on the drums. Ever so exciting to hear. But the Hollies weren't unusual for having a confusing set list with few hits and lots of covers. Take a look at the Kinks' 'Live At Kelvin Hall' album; they perform deep cuts as obscure as 'I'm On An Island' and 'Milk Cow Blues', even throwing in 'The Batman Theme' for good measure! Likewise, the Tremeloes' 'Live In Cabaret' (without doubt one of the best live albums of the 1960s!) is full of covers as obscure as The Shadows' 'FBI' to Chip Taylor's 'Angel Of The Morning', which was a concert staple for their entire career, but never recorded by them in the studio. They actually medley all of their hits and only play 'Blessed' (their first single), 'My Little Lady' and 'Suddenly You Love Me' in their full uninterrupted versions. As for the Hollies covering other material, here's some tracks that have been noted as being in their set lists: - Like A Rolling Stone (Bob Dylan) Scandinavian tour, early 1967 - Alice's Restaurant Massacre (Arlow Guthrie) American tour, late 1967 - Puff The Magic Dragon (Peter, Paul & Mary) European and Asian tour, 1968 - Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Jimmie Rodgers) European tour, 1968 - You Ain't Going Nowhere (The Byrds) European tour, 1969 - Woodstock (CSNY version) Australian tour, 1971 - Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) European tour 1971, Tour with Mikael Rickfors, 1972 - Amazing Grace (traditional - performed acapella) Australian tour 1971 right through to the Australian tour in 1975 Did the Hollies cover Jimmy Rodgers' version or The Weavers' version of "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"? The song was written by Fred Hellerman, Huddie Ledbetter, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger & Ronnie Gilbert i.e. The Weavers and Huddie Ledbetter (aka Leadbelly). I find it interesting to know because they obviously covered Peter, Paul & Mary's version of Stewball. |
|
|
|
Post by cameron on Aug 20, 2020 11:22:25 GMT
One thing worth considering, when artists knew that concerts were being recorded, they sometimes deliberately threw in some more unusual songs. A good example of this is Jerry Lee Lewis' 'Greatest Live Show On Earth' album, recorded in Alabama in July 1964: Instead of his usual set, he came up with a few songs that he'd never performed before. Consequently, only 4 of the 10 songs on the album are repeated from his 'Live at The Star Club, Hamburg' album, taped 3 months earlier. This is what gets me with the Lewisham Odeon concert - surely they'd have put down 12-15 songs to whittle it down to 10-12 for the LP? Especially with Graham Nash quoted in the press for that very tour saying that their set was now an hour long. It also explains throwing in 'Look Through Any Window', which hadn't been on their set since 1965. Also, they would perform 'Stay' and 'Just One Look' for the BBC in August 1968 to promote 'Hollies Greatest', so it was great to get those late contemporary versions of their earliest hits with Graham still with them. So the Hollies were no strangers to quickly picking up some extra numbers to play live. The decision to record a live LP must have been half-hearted because as far as we know, they only recorded one show, which was very unusual. The aforementioned Tremeloes LP was cut from two live dates in 1969 and I believe in the case of the Kinks, they recorded three shows and heavily edited it down to just ten songs with loads of quite poor overdubs. Even the Beatles' 'Hollywood Bowl' album was culled from two different concert appearances from two different years! It's believed that two shows from each year were recorded. I know the Beach Boys' 'Live In London' album (another great live album, save for Mike Love's cringy stage patter) was cut down with three songs cut from the final LP, two of which have since been issued as bonus tracks. Another obscure live LP that was re-released in full is Donovan's 1967 'In Concert' album. When it was issued on CD, they used the entire tape with no edits, revealing a whopping 22 tracks instead of the 14 that were originally released, plus a rather awkward intro from Donovan's father (snippets included on the original LP) which revealed him requesting the venue to turn the AC off as to not interfere with the recording, complete with groans from the audience! |
|
