In Concert 1964 [Live]

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It took a bit of coaxing by folklorist Archie Green, but the Bolick brothers agreed, however reluctantly, to perform this reunion concert at the University of Illinois's Lincoln Hall on October 17, 1964. Although the pair had recently resumed recording after a 13-year layoff, this live appearance--their first public performance since 1951--was a historic moment for both the Blue Sky Boys and the folk revival, and this collection remains the only concert recording of the legendary duo. Bill and Earl run through 22 wonderful and varied highlights of their 15-year RCA association (most songs are unavailable), ranging from their 1936 recording debut "I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail" to the fan favorite "The Sweetest Gift," which they waxed in 1949. Clearly, the boys shake off any reservations they might have had, offering grim ballads and "peppy" numbers, both sacred and secular, to a rapt college audience. --Marc Greilsamer

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Average customer rating: I liked it a lot better when I was 10 THIS IS A KEEPER...! Back-to-back documents of the Beach Boys' live sound Definitive Live Collection for any band to emulate It is a great live album with some rare songs

Concert (1964)/Live in London The Beach Boys Manufacturer: EMI Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Baroque Pop | Oldies | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Live Albums | Pop | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Surf Rock | Oldies & Retro | Rock | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Rock | Styles | Music General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music Classic Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Pop | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Pet Sounds Sessions Memory Almost Full ASIN: B000008DA2 Release Date: 1999-05-04

Tracks:

1. Fun, Fun, Fun
2. Little Old Lady from Pasadena
3. Little Deuce Coupe
4. Long, Tall Texan
5. In My Room
6. Monster Mash
7. Let's Go Trippin'
8. Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow
9. Wanderer
10. Hawaii
11. Graduation Day
12. I Get Around
13. Johnny B. Goode
14. Darlin'
15. Wouldn't It Be Nice
16. Sloop John B
17. California Girls
18. Do It Again
19. Wake the World
20. Aren't You Glad
21. Bluebirds over the Mountain
22. Their Hearts Were Full of Spring
23. Good Vibrations
24. God Only Knows
25. Barbara Ann
26. Don't Worry Baby
27. Heroes and Villains

Album Description

Two of the group's original hit LPs for Capitol digitally remastered & together on one CD with the original cover art of each, a 24 page booklet with extended liner notes, previously unreleased photos and track-by-track annotations and the bonus tracks 'Don't Worry Baby' and 'Heroes & Villains'. A grand total of 27 tracks. 1964's 'Concert' stayed at #1 for four consecutive weeks; 'Live In London' is from 1970. 1990 release.

Album Details

Two Releases on One CD. Includes Original Artwork, Extensive Booklet with Liner Notes and Previously Unreleased Photos. Digitally Remastered from the Original Master Tapes.

Customer Reviews:

I liked it a lot better when I was 10.......2002-01-02

Back in the day, before I reached puberty, I used to listen to Live In London all the time. This was a GREAT album. Wake the World, Do it Again, but especially Aren't You Glad (my favorite song on the album) were all great songs. Same with Darlin' and Wouldn't it be Nice.

I listen to it today, and it sounds a bit loungy. A little bit corny. For a time, I thought this was the only live album that sounded better than studio recordings. I still feel that way with Aren't You Glad (only because it's too feminine coming out of the studio) and Wake the World (same reason), but the rest of the album just didn't impress me as a concert the Beach Boys really worked hard through.

THIS IS A KEEPER...!.......2001-01-02

Having had the Beach Boys Live in London album in the early nineteen seventies and loved it, I was delighted to see it available on CD and bought it to replace my now obsolete vinyl. The plus is that the CD includes the tracks from the Beach Boys first album to go number one, Beach Boys Concert(1964). The CD also two bonus tracks and a comprehensive liner.

This is a great CD. Listening to it makes one understand why the Beach Boys remain one of the most popular American groups of all time. It also contains my favorite song by them..."Darlin'" which I believe to be one of the best songs written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.

Not all of the songs on this CD were written by the Beach Boys, but that does not detract from the quality. On the contrary, it is great to hear the Beach Boys with their signature sound, interpreting such classics as the Freshmen's "Graduation Day" and Dion's "The Wanderer."

If you could only have one Beach Boys CD, this would be it!

Back-to-back documents of the Beach Boys' live sound.......2000-08-14

Though this isn't essential to those who just want to get an earful of the Beach Boys, it is more than a collector's-only buy. This CD teams up two previously released live Beach Boys LP's, featuring a 1964 show in Sacramento, CA and a few 1968 shows from London. It was originally available as a domestic release, but has since been cut out by Capitol USA. Rumor has it that it will be reissued in the States, but for now it's available only as an import.

Of the 13 tracks on "Concert," only 5 are Beach Boys originals ("Fun, Fun, Fun" "Little Deuce Coupe" "In My Room" "Hawaii" and "I Get Around"). The other 8 are a combination of hits of the day ("The Little Old Lady From Pasadena" "Monster Mash" etc.), a surf tune ("Let's Go Trippin'") and classics such as "Papa Oom Mow Mow" (with a great lead vocal from Brian) "Johnny B. Goode" and the Four Freshman's "Graduation Day."

The vocal harmonies are classic Beach Boys, showing they could actually sing outside of the studio ("Graduation Day", in particular, is really quite stunning in its harmonies). Musially the Beach Boys were a surprisingly good dance band, circa 1964. "Let's Go Trippin'" surely had the audience in the aisles doing the Surfer Stomp. The sound quality is quite good, considering what sort of equipment was available for field recording in 1964. The vocals aren't quite as present as one would like, but there is some bottom end and you can actually hear Brian's bass.

"Live in London" was recorded in 1968, released overseas in 1970, and finally released in the USA (and then as "Beach Boys '69") in 1975. By the time this was recorded Brian was long off the road, and Bruce Johnston was traveling in his place. They were also employing a horn section for their road show by this point.

This set concentrates on the Beach Boys' music from the mid-to-late 60's. All but one track ("Sloop John B") are originals. Three cuts are from the Pet Sounds LP ("Wouldn't it Be Nice" with Al and Mike handling Brian's vocal, "Sloop John B" and "God Only Knows" with a great live vocal from Carl), a few earlier tracks ("California Girls" "Barbara Ann"), a bunch of later classics ("Do it Again" "Bluebirds Over the Mountain" "Good Vibrations"), and several lesser known Beach Boys nuggets.

As befits the late 60's timeframe, this show is a bit more laidback than the Beatlemaniac screaming audience atmosphere of "Concert", though the audience is quite enthusiastic, and the performance is very energetic. Mike Love has quite firmly taken control of the live show, and spends a good deal of time telling, uh, jokes, between songs. Carl's vocals are quite strong by this point, and Dennis Wilson's drumming (if it's him playing) has gotten quite passable. The acapella version of the Four Freshman's "Their Hearts Were Full of Spring" is chilling.

Each spin of this disc proves it to be less of a novelty and more of a bona fide document of a great American rock band on the road.

Definitive Live Collection for any band to emulate.......2000-04-20

This two-fer is really a must, whether one is a casual fan (for which many hits are performed) or a die-hard devotee. I purchased the Live In London (aka London '69) album when I was in Jr. High (at its first release), and am still very impressed by how talented the Beach Boys were as a touring act in the late 60s. The first half of the two-fer is the 1964 Concert (aka Wow, Great Concert) album. Although mixed badly, with too many surges and bad edits, this is a "sonic document" showing the sex appeal and humour of the Beach Boys onstage shortly before the addition of Bruce Johnston. The crowd sounds like it's from Liverpool, but the band is all tight harmonies and musicianship from Hawthorne.

It is a great live album with some rare songs.......1999-06-30

Its a Keepe

Average customer rating: Blue Sky is always blue sky.

In Concert 1964 The Blue Sky Boys Manufacturer: Rounder Select ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Country | Styles | Music Old-Time Country | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Traditional Country | Country | Styles | Music General | Bluegrass | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Country | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music General | Live Albums | Country | Styles | Music Traditional Folk | Folk | Styles | Music Rounder Records | Specialty Stores | Music General | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Bluegrass | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Traditional Country | Country | Indie Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Blue Sky Boys Treasury Of Rare Song Gems From The Past Blue Sky Boys Tragic Songs of Life Oh So Many Years ASIN: B0000003MN Release Date: 1992-02-14

Tracks:

1. Are You From Dixie
2. Quit That Ticklin' Me
3. I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail
4. Worried Man Blues
5. After the Ball
6. Behind These Prison Walls of Love
7. The Last Letter
8. The Fox
9. The Sweetest Gift
10. Only One Step More
11. Uncle Josh Comedy Skit
12. Don't Trade
13. Kentucky
14. If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
15. Sweetheart Mountain Rose
16. It Was Midnight on the Stormy Deep
17. Beautiful
18. In the Hills of Roane County
19. I'm Saved
20. Whispering Hope
21. The Butcher's Boy
22. Are You From Dixie

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It took a bit of coaxing by folklorist Archie Green, but the Bolick brothers agreed, however reluctantly, to perform this reunion concert at the University of Illinois's Lincoln Hall on October 17, 1964. Although the pair had recently resumed recording after a 13-year layoff, this live appearance--their first public performance since 1951--was a historic moment for both the Blue Sky Boys and the folk revival, and this collection remains the only concert recording of the legendary duo. Bill and Earl run through 22 wonderful and varied highlights of their 15-year RCA association (most songs are unavailable), ranging from their 1936 recording debut "I'm Just Here to Get My Baby Out of Jail" to the fan favorite "The Sweetest Gift," which they waxed in 1949. Clearly, the boys shake off any reservations they might have had, offering grim ballads and "peppy" numbers, both sacred and secular, to a rapt college audience. --Marc Greilsamer

Customer Reviews:

Blue Sky is always blue sky........2007-01-04

I think this is a one of the best of Blue Sky Boys.
Very good and excelent.

Chikara Nohara

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Live in Paris (1964) Thelonious Monk Manufacturer: France's Concert ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004TGGA Release Date: 1995-11-01

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Live in Paris 1964, Vol. 2 Charles Mingus Manufacturer: France's Concert ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music Bebop & Post-Bop | Compilations | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music ASIN: B00004TGG7 Release Date: 1995-11-01

Tracks:

1. So Long Eric
2. Parkeriana

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Charles Mingus Sextet: Live in Oslo 1964 - Vol. II Manufacturer: Distart ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000FZRU80

Product Description

Complete concert - live in Oslo 1964.~~~1. Meditations~~~2. Parkeriana.

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Charles Mingus Sextet: Live in Oslo 1964 - Vol. I Manufacturer: Disart ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Avant Garde & Free Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Modern Postbebop | Jazz | Styles | Music ASIN: B000FZYLKU

Product Description

Complete concert - live in Oslo 1964.~~~1. Announcement~~~2. Fables of Faubus~~~3. Orange Was The Color Of Her Dress.

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A Long Promised Road: The Beach Boys in Concert 1964-1974 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Classic Rock | Styles | Music ASIN: B0008GMJ3W

Product Description

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