HOODOO GURUS
Wednesday, 2 April 1986
The Ritz
119 East 11th Street
New York, New York 10003
USA
FLAC master, 22 March 2020, by elegymart:
Analog audience recording (stereo) {recorded by Gene Poole}: unknown mics/recorder > 1985-86 US Maxell XLII 90 (Type II CrO2) analog audio cassette {from the Gene Poole collection} > Sony TC-WE435 (azimuth adjustment) > Roland R05 (24/96) > Cool Edit Pro 2.0 (audio cleanup, convert to 16/44) > SHNtool (fixed SBE) > CD Wave (track splits) > TLH (WAV > FLAC8).
Created this text file.
Total running time [66:09]
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01 soundcheck [0:31]
02 Like Wow - Wipeout [3:21]
03 Death Ship [3:17]
04 In the Wild [3:59]
05 You Burn Me Up and Down [2:26]
06 Death Defying [3:51]
07 (Let's All) Turn On [3:34]
08 I Want You Back [3:28]
09 Mars Needs Guitars! [3:14]
10 Hayride to Hell [3:02]
11 Dig It Up [4:04]
12 Leilani [6:29]
13 Bittersweet [3:39]
14 Tojo [2:43]
15 Be My Guru [2:44]
16 Poison Pen [5:16]
-- encore 1 --
17 Way Down South [5:00]
-- encore 2 --
18 Rock and Roll, Part 2 [5:23]
Band line-up:
Dave Faulkner - vocals, guitar, keyboards
Brad Shepherd - guitar, vocals, harmonica
Clyde Bramley - bass guitar, backing vocals
Mark Kingsmill - drums
-- special guest --
Keith Streng - guitar, backing vocals on t17 and t18
Notes:
THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION VOL. 46
Here's the latest installment of the Gene Poole Collection, a random wellspring of recordings which have recently surfaced. To paraphrase Lou: This is gonna go on for a while, so we should get used to each other, settle back, pull up your cushions, whatever else you have with you that makes life bearable to kick off the decade...
Some of Gene's handiwork has probably been heard by your very ears before, for the most part via the Stonecutter Archives, but this is the first major unearthing of tapes direct from the legend himself. As promising as that may seem, it's best to let the surprises hit as they are shared. The trade-off to the prolific taping on Gene's part is that the expectations for a perfect track record would be unrealistic and unfair. There will be instances of incomplete recordings, caused by late arrivals to gigs, recorder and mic malfunctions, and other assorted foibles as would befall any mortal taper. There will be times where a master from another source exists which could be superior. For the most part, Gene recorded with a variety of mics and recorders, and many shows suffered from wire dropouts, so that only one channel was extant in the capture. Due warning about the past imperfect given and out of the way, credit should be given where due as well -- for many shows thought lost forever, it's exciting to discover that many of these even in incomplete form have now cropped up.
The transfers, the audio fixes, and the research all have required some lead time -- many tapes had scant info (sometimes just the name of the artist/band, with no date listed for the performance). Needless to say, gear documentation is virtually nil -- if we wait around for that precise detail to be forthcoming, nothing from the collection would probably see the light of day.
Back once again to the Ritz this time, for a headlining set from the Hoodoo Gurus. realomind shared a first gen source seven years ago, but commented that it wasn't the best quality recording. He also had the Lou Reed (!!!) opening set, which Gene doesn't recall taping. Since Gene's memory for this one is spotty, we'll just reiterate some of the info that realomind laid on us previously, which is that this was a radio station party and the admission was pricey for its day. Lou opening was unpublicized, and seems to have been arranged as a last-minute addition, and he debuted some "Mistrial" songs during his set.
Back to the Gurus: hopefully this recording is an improvement over realomind's, so that the transfer was worth the effort. It takes until the second song of the set for the sound to settle, and it does exhibit that crappy and boomy Ritz sound which here finds Gene situated towards the back of the room and not in line with the PAs, like he was able to manage on some of the other better sounding Ritz tapes.
Keith Streng from the Fleshtones joins the band for the encores, which consist of two covers: a Fleshtones tune which curiously had yet to be released (and wouldn't be recorded until the fall of that year), and the other, the second half of the classic Gary Glitter hit. Queens County meets Australia.
Enjoy,
elegymart
PRIOR EDITIONS OF THE GENE POOLE COLLECTION:
VOL. 1: ROMEO VOID - 1982-10-30 Peppermint Lounge, NYC
VOL. 2: CYNDI LAUPER - 1986-12-19 Madison Square Garden, NYC
VOL. 3: THE GO-GO'S - 1984-06-30 Jones Beach, Wantagh
VOL. 4: PALE FACE OF YOUTH - 1987-03-00 CBGB, NYC
VOL. 5: X - 1987-10-04 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 6: WARREN ZEVON - 1987-10-04 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 7: FRIGHTWIG - 1986-11-30 Maxwell's, Hoboken
VOL. 8: LINDA RONSTADT - 1982-11-07 Radio City Music Hall, NYC
VOL. 9: PATTI SMITH GROUP - 1977-07-26 late show, Syncopation, Hartsdale
VOL. 10: SPURS - 1984-01-24 CBGB, NYC
VOL. 11: THE PRETENDERS - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville
VOL. 12: THE B-52'S - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville
VOL. 13: TALKING HEADS - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville
VOL. 14: THE RUMOUR - 1980-08-23 Mosport Park, Bowmanville
VOL. 15: GRAHAM PARKER & THE SHOT - 1985-08-03 Pier 84, NYC
VOL. 16: ROBYN HITCHCOCK & THE EGYPTIANS - 1993-05-19 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 17: ROBYN HITCHCOCK - 1988-07-22 Pier 84, NYC
VOL. 18: 10,000 MANIACS - 1988-07-22 Pier 84, NYC
VOL. 19: COMATEENS - 1984-12-26 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 20: VIOLENT FEMMES - 1994-07-21 Roseland, NYC
VOL. 21: LENE LOVICH - 1988-06-16 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 22: THOMPSON TWINS - 1984-08-14 Jones Beach, Wantagh
VOL. 23: THE PRIMITIVES - 1990-03-13 Beacon Theatre, NYC
VOL. 24: DAVE EDMUNDS - 1987-01-30 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 25: GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS - 1982-02-20 Madison Square Garden, NYC
VOL. 26: ROBERT GORDON - 1982-05-10 Lone Star Cafe, NYC
VOL. 27: TOM ROBINSON - 1985-01-18 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 28: BILLY BRAGG - 1985-01-19 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 29: HOLLY BETH VINCENT - 1988-05-31 The China Club, NYC
VOL. 30: IGGY POP - 1987-01-20 The Spectrum, Philadelphia
VOL. 31: THE PRETENDERS - 1987-01-20 The Spectrum, Philadelphia
VOL. 32: PATTI SMITH GROUP - 1977-07-03 My Father's Place, Roslyn
VOL. 33: PATTI SMITH GROUP - 1979-04-08 The Factory, Staten Island
VOL. 34: DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS - 1983-02-10 The Savoy, NYC
VOL. 35: BONNIE AND THE LADS - 1986-10-02 Tramps, NYC
VOL. 36: GABRIEL ROTELLO'S DOWNTOWN DIVAS - 1985-02-14 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 37: LENNY KAYE & THE NUGGETS - 1980-02-16 Squat Theatre, NYC
VOL. 38: 10,000 MANIACS - 1988-04-28 Beacon Theatre, NYC
VOL. 39: JOE JACKSON - 1981-07-08 The Savoy, NYC
VOL. 40: EXENE CERVENKA AND THE WHITE TRASH WIVES - 1990-12-09 Maxwell's, Hoboken
VOL. 41: VIOLENT FEMMES - 1991-11-04 The Ritz, NYC
VOL. 42: DEBORAH HARRY - 1990-07-11 Jones Beach, Wantagh
VOL. 43: RAMONES - 1990-07-11 Jones Beach, Wantagh
VOL. 44: TOM TOM CLUB with JERRY HARRISON AND THE CASUAL GODS - 1990-07-11 Jones Beach, Wantagh
VOL. 45: TALKING HEADS - 1982-08-20 Paramount Theater, Staten Island
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