Jeff Beck

jeff beck

Never Thought I'd Miss the 1970s

kenny

In Part 2 of this special edition of Retrosonic Podcast we are very pleased to welcome back Harley Feinstein, the original drummer with Sparks. Harley appeared on the band's first two Bearsville Records albums "Halfnelson/Sparks" and "A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing", and their very first visit to the UK back in the early Seventies. In the previous Episode Harley told us about how he first met Ron and Russell Mael and joined the band. Now in Part 2, Harley talks about the band's first experiences in a studio with Todd Rundgren and James Lowe of The Electric Prunes and how a notorious bunch of Groupies contributed to them getting signed to Bob Dylan's manager's record label. This introduces the band to the nefarious world of the music business with it's aggressive managers and pressure to "make it". There's the enforced name change from Halfnelson to Sparks and we discover some of the hilarious, and slightly worrying, alternate names that the band might have been lumbered with. We follow the band to England and their first TV appearance on Old Grey Whistle Test and sold-out gig at the Marquee and residency at The Pheasantry and the taste of what can be achieved on record company expenses. We then find out how an ill-fated trip to Zermatt in Switzerland became the final nail in the coffin for the band at that time. Soundtracked by early Sparks songs including material from their original demo album, this is a fascinating tale of Sparks' formative years.

For more information on Harley's new project Crash 74 and their gig in London, including exclusive Paul Slattery photographs, please visit www.retromanblog.com

Sparks: The Bearsville/Halfnelson Years Part 2 with Harley Feinstein

Señor Cloud - Jeff Beck (Remix) (UNMASTERED)

The Police - Roxanne

All credits go to 'Across the Universe' and 'The Beatles' 

2008 

Strawberry Fields Forever

Jeff Beck & Joss Stone  - I put a spell on you -  ( Live at Mallorca )

This cassette-tape field recording was made during the 76th annual AES (Audio Engineering Society) Convention, which took place in New York in October of 1984. The first segment captures a short dialogue concerning the capabilities of a curious device called the Monster, which is described as a “Mono Stereo Coherency Evaluator”. The second and third segments capture a demonstration of the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument), a digital sampling synthesizer designed in 1979. The Fairlight had a huge impact on the face of modern music and was used by such stellar artists/groups as Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, New Order, OMD, Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, Vince Clarke, Brian Eno, etc. The demonstration is given by music legend Todd Rundgren and his collaborator Roger Powell. Some of the highlights include a sound clip in the style of Rundgren’s then soon to be released album “A Cappella”, which he created using nothing but samples of his own voice, a subversive remix made by sampling the voice of Ronald Reagan from the Reagan/Mondale debate which took place earlier that month, and a clip of the then soon to be released album “Love Bomb” by The Tubes, which Rundgren produced and composed using the Fairlight. If you listen closely before each demonstration you can here the bang and whir of the 7-inch floppy discs as the sample programs are being loaded.

Todd Rundgren & Roger Powell and the Fairlight CMI, AES Convention 76 - 1984 (part one)

Todd Rundgren & Roger Powell and the Fairlight CMI, AES Convention 76 - 1984 (part two)

Jeff Beck Group - Tonight I'll be Staying Here With You

Jeff Beck - Never Alone

Jeff Beck - Serene

Jeff Beck and Stanley Clarke at the North Sea Jazz Festival 2006

JEFF BECK-A Day In The Life

Jeff Beck - People Get Ready

Jeff beck - Apache. Rock'n'Roll Party Honoring Les Paul - 2010

The last serious album by Todd Rundgren and The Tubes (1985), this B-Side features 10 songs seamlessly strung together in analog awesomeness. It is, to me, a highly underrated piece of musical mastery.

The Tubes - Love Bomb (LP) side-B

Santana-Jeff Beck-Steve Lukather-Live in japan 86 - Lotus Blues

Jeff Beck Nadia

Todd Rundgren's Utopia "Black Maria" it's a sneak preview from the new upcoming Remastered Todd Rundgren's Utopia "Live From Counterpart Studios 1973" release date May 14, 2013.

Free MP3 of the Week - Black Maria - WL022-P

Jeff beck - Apache. Rock'n'Roll Party Honoring Les Paul - 2010

aleppe