10@10: Alternative Takes

[RGMike]

4th visit to 1969:
1. Fairport Convention - Matty Groves

hadn't heard that in many a moon.  Reminds me: I'd like to request some Renaissance for your next '73 or '74 excursions. They were HUGE on NYC prog-FM and you never hear them anymore.

I remember that, and yet when I looked at their discography I didn't recognize any of the song
titles, and only a couple of the album covers.  I guess they didn't click with me.  There was a lot
of prog rock in the early '70s, so it was easy to pass on some groups.

"Ashes Are Burning" was I think the most popular, airplay-wise. They had a song about Russia that got played back-to-back with Al Stewart's "Roads to Moscow" iirc. (speaking of cult artists with loooong literary LP cuts)

[CapnJack]

4th visit to 1969:
1. Fairport Convention - Matty Groves

hadn't heard that in many a moon.  Reminds me: I'd like to request some Renaissance for your next '73 or '74 excursions. They were HUGE on NYC prog-FM and you never hear them anymore.

I remember that, and yet when I looked at their discography I didn't recognize any of the song
titles, and only a couple of the album covers.  I guess they didn't click with me.  There was a lot
of prog rock in the early '70s, so it was easy to pass on some groups.

"Ashes Are Burning" was I think the most popular, airplay-wise. They had a song about Russia that got played back-to-back with Al Stewart's "Roads to Moscow" iirc. (speaking of cult artists with loooong literary LP cuts)

Was it "Can You Understand?" (I'm already compiling a '73 set in my head...)

[RGMike]

4th visit to 1969:
1. Fairport Convention - Matty Groves

hadn't heard that in many a moon.  Reminds me: I'd like to request some Renaissance for your next '73 or '74 excursions. They were HUGE on NYC prog-FM and you never hear them anymore.

I remember that, and yet when I looked at their discography I didn't recognize any of the song
titles, and only a couple of the album covers.  I guess they didn't click with me.  There was a lot
of prog rock in the early '70s, so it was easy to pass on some groups.

"Ashes Are Burning" was I think the most popular, airplay-wise. They had a song about Russia that got played back-to-back with Al Stewart's "Roads to Moscow" iirc. (speaking of cult artists with loooong literary LP cuts)

Was it "Can You Understand?" (I'm already compiling a '73 set in my head...)

"Mother Russia" ( 9-minute epic) is what i was thinking of; "Ashes..." is 11 mins +. "Carpet of the Sun" was probably their biggest airplay item (shoulda been a hit single) -- I'd go with that.

[CapnJack]

Inspired by RGMike's Renaissance request, here's my 3rd visit to 1974:

 1. Johnny Winter - Rock & Roll People
 2. The Meters - Just Kissed My Baby
(News: Russia censors American coverage of dissidents)
 3. Renaissance - Mother Russia
 4. Al Stewart - Roads To Moscow
 5. Chicago - Mongonucleosis
 6. Kool & The Gang - Summer Madness
(News: Walter Cronkite announces President Nixon's resignation)
 7. Queen - Some Day One Day
(Todd Rundgren interview)
 8. Utopia - Freedom Fighters
 9. The Isley Brothers - Hello It's Me
10. The Rolling Stones - Short And Curlies

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/122-10-10-1974

An accompanying 1973 set will be posted later.  Enjoy!

[RGMike]

Inspired by RGMike's Renaissance request, here's my 3rd visit to 1974:

(News: Russia censors American coverage of dissidents)
 3. Renaissance - Mother Russia
 4. Al Stewart - Roads To Moscow
 

pass the borscht!  That was terrific.  Al Stewart (pre-Year of the Cat) really needs to be rediscovered.

and that Chicago track, which I think Dave played, like, once, is a delight.

oh, and the Isleys did some of the best R&B covers of "white" hits evah.

[dischead]

"Mother Russia" ( 9-minute epic) is what i was thinking of; "Ashes..." is 11 mins +. "Carpet of the Sun" was probably their biggest airplay item (shoulda been a hit single) -- I'd go with that.

Over the weekend I listened to Carpet of the Sun and Ashes Are Burning online and both
rang faint bells.  So they definitely got some airplay on WNEW-FM.  Hearing Annie Haslam's vocals
brought to mind Procol Harum's lovely Fires (Which Burnt Brightly) from the same year.

[Tinka Cat]

Inspired by RGMike's Renaissance request, here's my 3rd visit to 1974:

(News: Russia censors American coverage of dissidents)
 3. Renaissance - Mother Russia
 4. Al Stewart - Roads To Moscow
 

pass the borscht!  That was terrific.  Al Stewart (pre-Year of the Cat) really needs to be rediscovered.

and that Chicago track, which I think Dave played, like, once, is a delight.

oh, and the Isleys did some of the best R&B covers of "white" hits evah.

oh yeah..!

did you know Al Stewart used to hang out with Yoko Ono before she ruined the Beatles ... er, I mean met John Lennon? 

At least that what he said when I saw him at the Sausalito Art Festival back in 2009 or so.   Good show, btw.  Just him and another acoustic guitarist.  Very interesting chatter between songs,  he seems like a find conversationalist.

[CapnJack]

5th visit to 1972:

 1. Lou Reed - Vicious (R.I.P. Lou, per RGMike)
 2. Carly Simon - Waited So Long
(News: George McGovern speech at the Democratic National Convention)
 3. Neil Young & Graham Nash with The Stray Gators - War Song
 4. Grateful Dead - Jack Straw (per Geoff)
(TV: Bill Withers on Soul! WNET 13 New York)
 5. Bill Withers - Lonely Town, Lonely Street
 6. Randy Newman - Lonely At The Top
 7. Wishbone Ash - Blowin' Free
(News: New Jersey scandal)
 8. Jesse Ed Davis - Sue Me, Sue You Blues
 9. Big Star - When My Baby's Beside Me
(News: Betty Smith obituary)
10. Van Morrison - Redwood Tree (per urth)

https://soundcloud.com/retrocapnjack/130-10-10-1972

Enjoy!

[RGMike]

5th visit to 1972:

  2. Carly Simon - Waited So Long

Damn, I'd forgotten what a wonderful song that one is.

and the Young/Nash thing is a true rarity.  I have it on one of the Warner/Reprise "loss leaders", Hard Goods

[CapnJack]

7th visit to 1973:

 1. Wings - Hi, Hi, Hi
 2. Renaissance - Carpet Of The Sun
(News: Walter Cronkite on UFOs)
 3. Al Green - Beware
 4. Ringo Starr - Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)
 5. Hot Tuna - Corners Without Exits
 6. Jefferson Airplane - Milk Train
(News: Telex vs. IBM)
 7. George Harrison - Sue Me, Sue You Blues
 8. Queen - The Night Comes Down
 9. Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg - Across The Board
(Commercial: Mind Games)
10. John Lennon - Meat City

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/131-10-10-1973

As always, enjoy!

[ggould]

7th visit to 1973:

 9. Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg - Across The Board
(Commercial: Mind Games)

BVT is one of the great albums. Kind of a mid-70's Sgt. Pepper in its color and diversity.

[dischead]

7th visit to 1973:

 6. Jefferson Airplane - Milk Train
 9. Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg - Across The Board

I view this as two from the same group, as the latter is the Jefferson Airplane in everything but
name.

7. George Harrison - Sue Me, Sue You Blues

Another great "forgotten" song.  Why we don't hear these gems more on the radio is a mystery
to me.  Instead they keep flogging the same "hits."

[dischead]

7th visit to 1973:

 9. Paul Kantner, Grace Slick & David Freiberg - Across The Board
(Commercial: Mind Games)

BVT is one of the great albums. Kind of a mid-70's Sgt. Pepper in its color and diversity.

Agreed.  I regard it as perhaps the best "Jefferson Airplane" album.  Why it has languished in
obscurity, especially in JA's hometown, perplexes me.  As AL was getting deeper into their
catalog, I thought that eventually she would play something from it on 10@10.

[CapnJack]

3rd visit to 1966:

 1. The Monkees - (Theme From) The Monkees / Sweet Young Thing
 2. Bob Dylan - One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
 3. James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet
 4. The Beach Boys - I'm Waiting For The Day
 5. Neil Diamond - Love To Love
 6. Johnny Tillotson - (Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget
 7. Johnny Rivers - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
 8. Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You
 9. Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'
10. Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year
11. The Beatles - If I Needed Someone / Love You To

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/107-10-10-1966

Enjoy!

[ggould]

3rd visit to 1966:

 1. The Monkees - (Theme From) The Monkees / Sweet Young Thing
 2. Bob Dylan - One Of Us Must Know (Sooner Or Later)
 3. James & Bobby Purify - I'm Your Puppet
 4. The Beach Boys - I'm Waiting For The Day
 5. Neil Diamond - Love To Love
 6. Johnny Tillotson - (Wait 'Til You See) My Gidget
 7. Johnny Rivers - By The Time I Get To Phoenix
 8. Dusty Springfield - All I See Is You
 9. Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin'
10. Frank Sinatra - It Was A Very Good Year
11. The Beatles - If I Needed Someone / Love You To

https://soundcloud.com/capnjack-1/107-10-10-1966

Enjoy!

You had me at Fred Neil, but other great tunes too!