– CBS News Reports and The World Tonight – October 2, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – News for this day 38 years ago was sad and sobering. On October 2nd 1985, actor and Hollywood icon Rock Hudson, who only a year before had been diagnosed with AIDS, died
– Gil Evans Orchestra with Jaco Pastorius – Live at Under The Sky Festival, Tokyo – July 28, 1984 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Gil Evans with the equally legendary Jaco Pastorius, recorded in concert during the Under the Sky Festival in Tokyo on July 28, 1984. For those
– New York Philharmonic – Zubin Mehta, Cond. Andras Schiff, Piano – May, 1986 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The New York Philharmonic, led by Zubin Mehta and featuring the legendary pianist Sir Andras Schiff in this 1986 concert featuring the music of Weber,Beethoven,
– NBC Radio – Second Sunday – 1984 Minus 10 – February 1974 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1974 the prospect of the world of 1984 as portrayed by George Orwell seemed more real than fantasy. By 1974 we already had police surveillance, government spying on individuals, an erosion
– September 8, 1987 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – September 8, 1987 – Summer vacation was over and the picket lines were forming in Chicago as negotiations between Teachers and the School District were in limbo, with virtually no chance of a settlement before
Gang Of Four – Live At California Hall – Nov. 8, 1980 – KALX-FM, Berkeley – Gang of Four tonight – A band that represented a revolution in music -they were recognized as one of the leading lights of the Post-Punk movement early on, signaling a change of direction, while
– Ida Haendel, Violin – New York Philharmonic cond. by Zubin Mehta – In Concert – April 25, 1985 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – Another historic concert this week. The legendary violinist Ida Haendel joins Zubin Mehta and The New York Philharmonic in a program of music by Jan
Inspiral Carpets – in Session for John Peel – August 1, 1988 – BBC Radio 1 – Inspiral Carpets tonight. Their debut session for John Peel – recorded on July 17, 1988 and broadcast August 1st. Inspiral Carpets were formed in Oldham (UK) in 1983. The band’s most successful lineup
