Mark-Almond - 1971-03-09 - West Hollywood, CA (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

KMET-FM SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE CONCERT HOUR presents:

The Mark-Almond Band

Troubadour Nightclub

West Hollywood, California

March 9, 1971

Broadcast in 1973

Jon Mark - guitar/bass/percussion/vocals.

Johnny Almond - sax/vibes/vocals/percussion/flute

Tommy Eyre - keyboards/flute/percussion/guitar/vocals

Roger Sutton - bass/percussion/vocals

Dannie Richmond - drums/percussion/vocals - formerly with Charles Mingus

01. The Ghetto

02. Band introduction

--The City-- (in 6 segments)

03. Grass and Concrete >

04. Bass solo >

05. Taxi To Brooklyn > (with KMET station promo)

06. Drum solo >

07. Gimme Some Lovin' (short jam) >

08. Speak Easy It's A Whiskey Scene

encore:

09. Freedom (exact song title unknown)

the sound mix has some technical issues in this final track, including a gap, now spliced and then the tape just fades out at the end

[52:45]

1973

KMET-FM > reel to reel @ 3 3/4 ips (Allen Tarzwell)

1990's Transfer to DAT

Revox B-77 > Phase Linear 1000 > Sony DTC-690 @ 16-48

2011 Transfer

Sony DTC-690 > Audigy 4 Pro (via toslink) > Audacity (editing and conversion to 16-44.1) > CD Wav >

(2018 touch up)

iZotope RX6 advanced > TLH (flac level 8)

Jon Mark and Johnny Almond were with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers in 1969 and 1970. The albums were "The Turning Point" and "Empty Rooms". Mark-Almond then went out on their own and released a few records over the years that were quite good. Hopefully this live FM broadcast will create some interest in a great rock-jazz band from the 1970's. Heaven knows you would never get the opportunity to hear them anywhere else these days.

Originally "The City" was cut as a single track. With repeated listening the 10 minute drum solo just wore me out. The song is now divided into six parts. So if you get bored you can skip ahead and still enjoy the remainder of the song. The title for the encore could not be verified so "Freedom" is the title I went with. This final track has some sound issues including a gap @ 6:56 that was spliced back together.

Thanks to KMET-FM for the great shows they broadcast and to Allen Tarzwell for his "off-air" masters.

In 2018 the file names and artwork were updated to reflect the date of the performance which was previously unknown. iZotope RX6 advanced filled in a few dropouts and removed a light 60Hz hum. Otherwise this has not changed much from the original version