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GEORGE HARRISON's 1974 DARK HORSE Tour has not been released in commercial form. Here's the complete live show from the Seattle Center Arena in the state of Washington, November 4, 1974. In multitrack stereo; demixed... This is the best audio of the tour that I've heard; it's in multitrack stereo, and it's demixed. I placed the Ravi Shankar & Friends set at the end of the audio, at the 1:33:35...

PAUL McCARTNEY's 1971 album, RAM , presented in QUADRASONICS , which is a system that uses four independent directional sources of sound . You don't need any special system to listen to it; it's simply a different sounding mix, a bit more separation by using the four "directions" of sound. (It's pretty much the same as Quadrophonic.) It's a really great sound; one that doesn't knock you over the h...

August 1, 1971 ~ George Harrison & Friends (including Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Badfinger, & others) gave two charity concerts (afternoon & evening) for Bangladesh Relief, at Madison Square Garden in NYC. The matinee began at 2:30 PM, and the evening concert started at 8:00 PM. Most of the songs from the commercially-released triple-album set ca...

JOHN LENNON 'S 1973 album, MIND GAMES , presented in QUADRASONICS , which is a system that uses four independent directional sources of sound . You don't need any special system to listen to it; it's simply a different sounding mix, a bit more separation by using the four "directions" of sound. (It's pretty much the same as Quadrophonic.) It's a really great sound; one that doesn't knock you over...

The Rolling Stones live in Honolulu at the Hawaii International Center, July 28, 1966 ~ Broadcast on KPOI-FM. (30 minutes) Enjoy! Intro & Not Face Away The Last Time Paint It, Black Lady Jane Mother's Little Helper Get Off Of My Cloud 19th Nervous Breakdown (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Arguably the greatest rock 'n' roll concert album is The Rolling Stones' GET YER YA-YAs OUT! recording from 1969's Madison Squrae Garden shows. Post-concert overdubbing was done, from what I've heard, to about half the songs, mostly Mock & Keith's vocals and Keith's gutar work (but some of you may have more info). This is the original soundboard recording of engineer Glyn Johns's Raw Demo (aka...

Close to two glorious hours with The Grateful Dead (and their various wonderful iterations) playing The Beatles! (Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of The Beatles Hour & Classic Pop Culture shows, at PlanetLudwig.com . Please enjoy! ) Day Tripper - Grateful Dead 6/25/85 Come Together - The Dead 7/7/03 Eleanor Rigby Jam - Jerry Garcia Band 2/12/80 Tomorrow Never Knows - Grateful Dead 11/29/94 Blackbird...

SOUPY SALES 's 1969 album made with MOTOWN , A BAG OF SOUP , played it pretty straightforward, foregoing his usual slapstick, silly humor. He was backed by Motown musicians & singers. Six bonus tracks are heard after the twelve-cut A Bag of Soup album. Please enjoy! 1. Muck-Arty Park 2. This Guy's In Love With You 3. For Once In My Life 4. Tell Me What He's Got 5. Life Never Brings A Bottle To...

SOUPY SALES (born Milton Supman 1/8/1926 - 11/22/2009) entertains with 24 Teen Hits! (circa 1965) 1. Do the Mouse 2. The Name Game 3. Sad Sack 4. Speedy Gonzalez 5. Hey Pearl 6. The Nitty Gritty 7. Mouse Trap 8. Your Brains'll Fall Out 9. King Kong 10. Mighty Clem 11. Pachalafaka 12. Mr. Cab Driver 13. Opening 14. There's Nothing To Do Today 15. Soupy of the Secret Service 16. Pie-Face 17. Leona 1...

Thirteen comedy tracks from the late American monologist, " Eddie Lawrence - The Old Philosopher ." Eddie's real name is Lawrence Eisler. Eisler took the stage name of "Eddie Lawrence" in the late-1950's when presenting his "Old Philosopher" persona. Eisler passed in 2014, at the age of 95. [Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of the Classic Pop Culture website, PlanetLudwig.com.] Please enjoy! The OId Philo...

It's FIVE episodes from the horror/supernatural American radio show, LIGHTS OUT . LIGHTS OUT ran, at various times, from 1934 to 1947, and it predated the future radio horror programs, SUSPENSE and INNER SANCTUM . Here is the first part of more LIGHTS OUT episodes to come to the Classic Pop Culture website , PlanetLudwig.com . 1) THE DARK (0:00 - 7:22) -  Fun fact: The Simpsons' " Treehouse of Hor...

Three segments of music by the sometimes brilliant, sometimes tragic, always interesting, SLY STONE (and THE FAMILY STONE ). Our first segment is an album from 2011: SLY STONE: I'M BACK! FAMILY & FRIENDS ( Cleopatra Records ). It's an interesting mix of brand new versions of Sly's classics - some featuring rock giants collaborating with Sly : Dance to the Music (featuring RAY MANZAREK of THE D...

The greater-than-great record producer, George Martin (Beatles, America...), led quite an orchestra with The George Martin Orchestra. Here are 22 tracks - a wonderful & creative variety of tunes. (60 mins.) Winchester Cathedral A Whiter Shade of Pale Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band To Sir With Love Alfie Theme One Hole in My Shoe I Am the Walrus Itchycoo Park Elephants & Castles King...

Robert Altman's 1980 film, POPEYE, featuring the music of Grammy winner Harry Nilsson, starred Robin Williams & Shelley Duvall. Harry Nilsson's demos are wonderful; he wrote and sings them all. My personal fave among this superb collection of demos is Nilsson's duet demo with Shelley Duvall. Included are previously unreleased tracks from the film score, by Thomas Pierson. PLUS the original Pop...

Here's a 2-hour, 15-minute LIVE compilation of FLO & EDDIE ~ aka THE TURTLES ~ shows from the legendary, but unfortunately, now-defunct New York City nightclub, The Bottom Line, from the years 1979-1994. The compilation is comprised from two main sources: "The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie Captured Live" and "New York 'Times' Live at The Bottom Line featuring Flo & Eddie." The "New Yor...

SYD BARRETT RARITIES - PINK FLOYD YEARS 1966-1968 Here are 38 rare PINK FLOYD tracks, concentrating on Syd Barrett , with a few Nick Mason & Roger Waters interviews mixed in from '66 to '68, for good measure. Please enjoy! Interstellar Overdrive (San Francisco 10/31/66) Interstellar Overdrive with Interview (12/66) Let's Roll Another One (1/22/67) Matilda's Mother - Live at UFO Club (1/27/67)...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #2 of 5 (2 hours) Bless You Many Rivers to Cross My Life I Watch Your Face Serve Yourself The Worst Is Over (early Starting Over) Watching the Wheels Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) I'm the Greatest (Written for Ringo) Bring on the Lu...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #5 of 5 (79 mins.) Happy Birthday John (for John's 30th birthday) -Ringo, Stephen Stills, Billy Preston, Klaus Voormann I Found Out - longer version with extended outro What'd I Say &... - Ringo, Klaus, Phil Spector, Allen Gin...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #4 of 5 (2 hours) Nobody Told Me Woman I Am the Walrus (snippet) Strawberry Fields Forever (acoustic) What a Shame, Mary Jane Had a Pain at the Party (acoustic) Julia Rock & Roll People Rock Island Line (SO SORRY ABOUT THE SKI...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #3 of 5 (2 hours) Roll Over Beethoven (rehearsal for One-To-One Concert w/ Elephant's Memory) One-To-One Radio Spots "New York City" rehearsal with Elephant's Memory Band God Save Oz Maurice DuPont (Agent Provocateur) That'll Be t...

THE LOST LENNON TAPES was a series of John Lennon demos, plus never-before released songs, John Lennon in the studio, et al. The Best of THE LOST LENNON TAPES COLLECTION #1 of 5 (2 hours) Power to the People Oh! Yoko What You Got Real Love Woman Cookin' (in the Kitchen of Love) - Written for Ringo to sing Free As a Bird Intuituition Call My Name One of the Boys Cold Turkey Tight A$ Dear Yoko I Don...

On this episode (#83) of The Beatles Hour with Steve Ludwig, we are joined by the brilliant author/rock journalist, LAURIE KAYE.  She interviewed John Lennon & Yoko Ono on the afternoon that John was brutally taken from us later that evening. It's a surreal story of a somewhat surreal (& exciting) life in the music & radio scenes. We'll also hear of Laurie's interviews with Paul McCart...

To complement the Dick Dale interview on PlanetLudwig.com (Steve Ludwig's Classic Pop Culture, Show # 187), host Steve Ludwig created this 22-song setlist ranging from each era of the King of the Surf Guitar's career. Enjoy! Miserlou (1962) Scalped (1994) Smoke on the Water (2001) Ring of Fire (1994) Peter Gunn Space Mountain (from Disney's "Space Mountain" 2001) Let's Go Trippin' (1962) Surfing D...

A true flower child of the sixties (and today!), MELANIE joins us for music & talk with host Steve Ludwig. Ms. Safka shares so many stories about her appearances at Woodstock & the Isle of Wight concerts, opens up about deeply personal episodes in her life, as well as sharing brand new music with us. The interview was truly a moving experience... CALLIE COSPLAY tells us about life as a cos...

We've taken the legendary Honeymooners TV Show episode, "$99,000 Answer," and let Ralph (Jackie Gleason) & Ed (Art Carney) introduce the songs from the episode, but we'll listen to the full-length versions of each song.