I know the author of this fanzine, Robert Rodriguez. He currently has a Beatles podcast and has authored several outstanding books on the Beatles.
This looks like an incredible show. Anyone know what happened, e.g. why it wasn't released or if it's still going to be released and if so, when?
not yet...maybe the Estates were involved with Apple (communication delay?) to ok everything. It was quickly pulled last July with no more information to speak of.
LOVE the piano part. Pete, among many other things, was a criminally underated keyboard/ piano player as well as everything else. What a waste of talent (the whole band as well).
Just last night our band covered 'Sweet Tuesday Morning', 'Suitcase', 'No Matter What', and 'Baby Blue'. You could hear crickets during 'Sweet', but the others came off very well. I've got 1st presses of all their stuff, but for 'No Dice', I prefer the early 90's vinyl, although it is probably digital.
nah, The 1970 Tour is supposed to be from a decent soundboard reel-to-reel. One day it will appear as a release, when...know idea. Again it was pulled last July, and it's all "Analog" material from November 1970.
This question is for our resident Badfinger expert and keeper of the thread, longdist01. Thanks so much for all your material. All the piano keyboard parts are stellar on Straight Up. I have a question and hopefully you can help. The making of Straight Up was a cluster***** as all of us know. Did Pete do the piano track for Name of the Game? I know there were other piano players there; Leon Russell and I forgot who else but someone famous. Yet another thing that sickens me because Pete was such a beautiful piano player (one song that comes to mind is Midnight Caller! God) I don't know if it was George H., Tod R. Or whoever that made that decision. Do you know who played it? I've looked but it's not really clear. PS I also commented about the piano in Flying a couple of posts above.
I haven't listened lately but I should check out more of their tunes. I have the 3" Japan CD single of "No Matter What". One of my favorite bands, Lillian Axe, did a nice arrangement of it.
What a great band. I listen quite often. All the albums are great. Lately its been the latest greatest hits album. I also have one of the Pete Ham solo albums. All really solid stuff.
It sounds like Pete on piano for all of No Dice material, I'd read somewhere Nicky Hopkins "may" have done some playing on Straight Up sessions, but am certain "Without You" book disputes that. George Harrison utilized Leon on piano for Day After Day on Straight Up, not sure anything else. I'm a puzzled even today that Pete or the band didn't attempt to use a Rhodes electric piano on the Tours instead of miking a hired piano throughout the 1970, 1971, 1972 concerts, and then all together gave up frustrated with poor sound and many technical problems w/ pianos! Certainly the band could have tried harder to firm up there stage presence along with hard rock material, and extended jamming too!
I have no documentation to back this up, but it sounds like Pete. Nicky Hopkins tended to block less and played more notes (think Jealous Guy, She's a Rainbow, et al). I'm pretty sure the only session with Leon Russell was Day After Day. It definitely isn't Al Kooper. Pete was capable of some amazing keyboard work.
Oh my lord! I just saw this. Is it going to be released? What a platinum song list! *The intended quote was the longdist01 post re: the 1970 show.
A rare 1972 appearance on U.K. television (Set of Six) with a brilliant presentation of "Take It All"
Listening to remastered Ass with bonus tracks on CD. Sweet. Still own the LP that I bought when it was released, based strength of Apple Of My Eye, which was getting some FM exposure. Good stuff.
1992 was an exciting time to finally get exposed to quite a few Rare tracks during the Apple records Reissue program, particularly from Badfinger catalog. There were a few tracks featured in brilliant quality finally, and some unheard of the Bands Jam-style.
