The New York Rock Ensemble
Ultrasonic Studios, Hempstead, NY
1972
Lineage: WLIR-FM broadcast > reel-to-reel off-air recording > wav > flac
Mastering: None other than track indexing.
Track listing:
Disc 1 (71:16):
01 MC Introduction
02 Instrumental Intro >>
03 Fields of Joy
04 Kiss Your Future
05 Carry Me Up
06 Gravedigger >>
07 Instrumental >>
08 Beside You
09 Mr Tree
10 Noble Dame
11 Instrumental >>
12 Instrumental >>
13 A Whiter Shade of Pale
14 More Like the Master [tape flip, start cut] >>
15 Roll Over >>
16 Synthesizer Instrumental >>
17 The King Is Dead
18 Runnin' Down the Highway >>
19 Coda >>
20 Instrumental Finale
This was a tape that circulated five years ago on the Michael Kamen forums, but i don't
recall seeing it here. The taper captured it from the original broadcast back in 1972. There
are occasional static noises and drop-outs, but the tape seems to be digitally clean and
overall the quality is quite good.
It was around the same time that i shared the Fillmore West recording of the band
http://www.dimeadozen.org/torrents-details.php?id=314529
with that forum, and both recordings made their way to the band members. Not too long
afterwards the surviving members had a reunion of sorts for a radio show celebrating the
band's legacy, and they played selections from this WLIR broadcast during the show. I
think they are justifiably proud of what they accomplished with the group, despite their
substantial musical achievements since that time.
This recording is from a time late in the group's career, after the time that Brian Corrigan
had left the band and they were down to a four-piece, also having changed their name from
the "New York Rock and Roll Ensemble" to the shorter "New York Rock Ensemble."