Gay & Terry Woods
1978-04-15 London, England Paris Theatre BBC Radio 1 "In Concert" programme (M1-FM)
(*) NOTE ::: DEFINITELY NOT the same material as 1995 Strange Fruit "In Concert" CD. More info below (*)
Acoustic :::
01. Piece Of Summer
02. Radio Man
Electric ::
03. We Can Work This One Out
04. Dream Come True
05. Full Moon
06. The Reward
07. Lonesome Blue
Total Time ::: 21:40
::: Excellent quality stereo FM broadcast. Check samples to calm yr nerves or for mind blowing anticipation.
::: Warts: Nothing much. Couple o' quick starts in between songs from tape deck pauses. Mastered ages ago & I've learned a lot since then, but I think it'll pass muster.
::: FIRST CLASS 1970s folkrock - Steeleye Span & Woods Band related (among others). If yr into Richard & Linda Thompson, check this out & TURN IT UP!
::: Bryn Haworth was the other act on the programme on this date.
Recording Information ::: BBC Radio broadcast -> stereo FM tuner in the outskirts of Manchester -> off-air reel-to-reel master -> 1st generation stereo Maxell XLII-100 cassette, Dolby off.
Playback 2011-06-11 ::: 1st generation stereo Maxell XLII-100 cassette on Nakamichi BX300 cassette deck, Dolby off, azimuth & pitch adjusted, heads cleaned & demagnatized -> Tascam CD-RW900SL pro CD recorder -> CD-RW -> computer -> EAC secure -> wav file(s) -> Audacity (for fades and/or glitch repair, volume and further speed adjustments, no EQ) -> -> CD Wave (track splits) -> Trader's Little Helper -> yer ears. First uploaded week of 2012-11-10.
Line-up (likely but not confirmed) ::: Terry Woods - guitar, vocals // Gay Woods - vocals, dulcimer // Phil Palmer - lead electric guitar // Kuma Hara - bass // Jim Russell - drums.
Nothing here ever commercially released to my knowledge. If I'm wrong, please advise & I'll take the offending trax offline. None of these versions are the same as the commercially released CD. The 1995 Strange Fruit CD contains a BBC In Concert from 1976 & a John Peel studio session from 1978 with some of these same songs, but these versions are all live in 1978 with an audience & none are the same versions as the '78 Peel session. I compared each track just to be sure.
CoolSonics 50 ::: Thanks to the original taper & trader "Reel Master Gaule" for recording it off the air. ::: Corrections welcome ::: This is one of the reasons I collect unreleased music. Superb acoustic & electric sets from one of my favorite folkrock duos ever. A brief history is Terry played with the forefathers of the Irish folkrock scene, Sweeney's Men, then along with Gay was with the original Steeleye Span & played on the first record, "Hark! The Village Wait". They went on to form the Woods Band (who released once of the finest albums of the era, "The Woods Band") & also toured & played in some configurations with Dr. Strangely Strange. Evolving into Gay & Terry Woods for a number of years, often with a backing band, they recorded 3 outstanding records, "Backwoods" (1975), "The Time Is Right" (1976), "Renowned" (1976), "Tender Hooks" (1978), and we have subsequently gotten "In Concert" (1995; rec. 1976-78) & Lake Songs from Red Waters (compilation, 2003). By the time of this session they have evolved into a more electric outfit with more than a small nod to the Thompsons in my humble opinion. This is excellent quality & an outstanding musical performance recorded before a live audience & one of the gems of my collection. Transformational folkrock of the first order. An offshoot of Sweeney's Men, early Steeleye Span, Orphanage, The Woods Band (and pre-Pogues & Auto Da Fe). This concert was performed just after the "Tender Hooks" album was recorded. The first two songs are acoustic versions, the rest is electric with the band. If you like folkrock, this is absolutely not to be missed. Enjoy!
Kudos to Zongo for life support, Lochner for mikes&more & Fast Freddie for runnin' Video Dick's Record Emporium with the bathroom office full of tape decks. Thanks to Hanwaker (few among us can keep his pace). Mountains of gratitude to Davmar, D.White, Sanchez, Elliot, The Florida Kid, Kloiber, Zingg, JTW, Bershaw, Boston Gold, Weeks, Dixon, Moore, Gough & SO many more for all that collecting & sharing... Royal thanks to The Man In The Palace, Doc Tinker, Brinkhoffs, Barely Eatin', Reel Master Gaule, Parrish & all the traders who housed me thru my music acquisition & travel years. Hats off to Brother Kent, Uncle Jake, Little Queenie (& her neighbor Frank) & his honor Ptomaine Thomas. Glasses raised to Byron for musical horizon expansion & much obliged to J & Thurston for keepin' my concert fires burnin' since my continental shift. Thanks to the Mods for keepin' DIME alive. Enjoy, share, give, spread peace. Yers truly, Knees.
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P.S. PLEASE... I am searching for Gay & Terry Woods BBC John Peel Show 1975-06-03 and broadcast on 1975-06-16 with Blackbird, Winter Poem, When The Time Is Right, Song For The Gypsies, Country Girlie, The Hymn. I would love to hear it & I am sure many other people would as well & I am not getting any younger... Also, I have uploaded Gay & Terry Woods 1970-11-03 Top Gear with 3 tracks (January Snows/I Feel Concerned/A Nobleman's Fair Daughter) but the 4th track "Van Dieman's Land" is missing from my copy. It would be a remarkable discovery to upgrade & complete the session... Can anyone help?