Category: 1980’s
April 2, 1988 – Corruption, Shuttle Diplomacy, And Condition Alpha
April 2, 1988 – CBS World News Roundup – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – April 2, 1988 – A busy news day and not all of it was happening at home. Starting with news from Panama about dictator Manuel Noriega and considerations over stepping up pressure on the Military strongman
National Pastime In Concert – 1984 – Past Daily Soundbooth
National Pastime – In Concert from BBC’s Paris Theatre – December 5, 1984 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – National Pastime to kick off the week. Admittedly, I wasn’t familiar with this band, but they were very much in a familiar genre of the mid-1980s; a heavy emphasis on
John Abercrombie And Ralph Towner – Live In Hamburg – 1984 – Past Daily Downbeat
John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner – In Concert at NDR Funkhaus – Hamburg, Germany – May 8, 1984 – NDR-Transcription – The heady and soothing sounds of John Abercrombie and Ralph Towner this weekend. Completely apropos and a wonderful reminder of what a talent John Abercrombie was and how much
The Siddeleys In Session – 1988 – Past Daily Soundbooth
The Siddeleys – In session for John Peel – Sept. 13, 1988 – broadcast Sept. 26, 1988 – The Siddeleys for a Saturday Night/Sunday Morning. Together a very short period of time (1986-1989) – expectations, fan base, good reviews – all the pluses. So what happened? Maybe reading an excerpt
The Beloved In Session – 1985 -Past Daily Soundbooth
The Beloved – In Session for John Peel – recorded October 13, 1985 – Broadcast October 24, 1985 – BBC Radio 1 – The Beloved, from an early incarnation of the band, recorded for John Peel on October 13, 1985 and broadcast on October 24th. The Beloved are an English
Dolly Mixture In Session – 1983 – Past Daily Soundbooth
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to a session by Dolly Mixture – one of the underrated and overlooked bands of the 80s.
Arthur Blythe Quartet – Live in Berlin – 1980 – Past Daily Downbeat
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and give a listen to The Arthur Blythe Quartet, playing live at the Berlin Jazz Festival in 1980.
This Heat – In Session 1977 – Past Daily Soundbooth
This Heat – In Session for John Peel – BBC Radio 1 – Recorded October 26, 1977 – Broadcast November 17,1977 – BBC Radio 1 – Special thanks to reader/listener Ed Cruwys for reminding me of some of the bands who were overlooked, and underappreciated during the late 70s/early 80s
March 15, 1985 – Three Days – Three Kidnappings In Beirut
Click on the link at the Past Daily site and have a listen to the original and complete newscast for this day in history.