
Category: 1970’s



Psychedelic Furs In Session – 1979 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Psychedelic Furs – in session for John Peel – July 25, 1979 – BBC Radio 1 – Psychedelic Furs to start the week. The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977.[1] Led by singer Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar,

Chelsea In Session – 1977 – Past Daily Sounbooth
Chelsea In Session – John Peel – June 21, 1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Chelsea in session for John Peel tonight. Together since 1976, with a lot of changes in personnel, but still gigging and recording some 42 years later. Chelea got started in 1976. Three of the four

Viktoria Postnikova With Gennady Rozhdestvensky And The Chicago Symphony Play Music Of Tchaikovsky – 1978 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Viktoria Postnikova, Piano – Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Cond. Chicago Symphony In Concert – July 2, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – More legends in concert this week. This time it’s the Husband-Wife team of Viktoria Postnikova and Gennady Rozhdestvensky with the Chicago Symphony in music of Tchaikovsky. Only two works,

Anthony Braxton Quartet – Live At Chateuvallon Festival – 1973 – Past Daily Downbeat
Anthony Braxton – Live at Chateauvallon Jazz Festival – August 22, 1973 – Radio France International – Anthony Braxton at the Chateauvallon Jazz Festival in 1973 this week. Heading into the direction of the Avant-Garde and explorations into Free-Jazz. Admittedly this isn’t for everyone, especially those whose taste in Jazz

Henryk Szeryng With Andrew Davis And The New York Philharmonic Play Music Of Kodaly, Sibelius And Prokofiev – 1978 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
The New York Philharmonic – Andrew Davis, guest Conductor – Henryk Szeryng, violin – March 15, 1978 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week – legendary violinist Henryk Szeryng returning to the New York Philharmonic after a six year absence to perform with Toronto Symphony Music



Seiji Ozawa With Birgit Finnilae And The Boston Symphony – Mahler: Symphony No. 3 – 1977 – Past Daily Mid-Week Concert
Seiji Ozawa and The Boston Symphony with Birgit Finnilae, Contralto – Mahler: Symphony No. 3 – April 30, 1977 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week (a little late for Anti-Road Rage Wednesday, but Mahler works just about every day) – The Boston Symphony conducted by