Curtis Mayfield - 1990-03-23 - Bremen, DE (FM/FLAC)

(FM broadcast FLAC)

Curtis Mayfield, 1990-03-23 (23 March 1990), Bremen, Germany, Modernes, FM

FM > tape > CD-R > EAC > WAV (WaveLab Lite) > flac8 (TLH)

Curtis Mayfield - guitar, vocals

Frank "Buzz" Amato - keyboards

Randy Brown - bass

Lee Goodness - drums

Louis Stefanell - percussion

01 (presenter)

02 Superfly

03 It's Alright

04 Gypsy Woman

05 Freddie's Dead

06 Pusherman

07 We've Gotta Have Peace

08 People Get Ready

09 Give Me Your Love

10 (presenter)

11 When Seasons Change (fades out)

TRT: 49:34 min (including the presenter's comments)

Notes:

- Flaws I have noticed:

skip at 3m32s690ms in track 3

skip at 4m15s450ms in track 6

I tried to correct the skips (microsecond gaps) to make them less annoying, but I have also included the UNCORRECTED files for anyone who would like to improve this for themselves.

- Apparently this has not been widely circulated until now. It’s not in the dime bot list, and I haven’t found it anywhere when searching on the web. So maybe it’s a welcome addition for Curtis Mayfield fans out there...

- The trader I received this from recorded this either to reel-to-reel tape or to cassette tape, and if I remember correctly he told me that he applied some careful noise reduction before he burned it to CD-R.

- This particular show was broadcast in 1990 by Bavarian radio which sometimes used to transmit recordings taken over from other German radio stations (so possibly it was also broadcast by Radio Bremen or another German radio station).

- I left in the presenter’s comments at the beginning and before the last track because he explicitly states the date and venue (in German...). "Modernes" is the name of the venue, it still exists today.

Curtis Mayfield - 2000-02-22 - Los Angeles, CA (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Curtis Mayfield Memorial Concert

First African Methodist Episcopal Church

Slunky 20 A/B - SB 5 (Scale 1-6, see notes)

Lineage:

Silvers > CD-R (trade) > EAC v. 0.99 Prebeta 5 (Secure, Offset Correct) > FLAC

CD1

01 - People Get Ready

02 - Introducing Eric Clapton

03 - I've Been Trying

04 - The Makings of You

05 - Introducing Stevie Wonder

06 - Gypsy Woman

07 - I'm So Proud

08 - Story of Curtis (Speech)

09 - Introducing the Band

10 - We're a Winner

11 - Gentle Genius, Gentle Giant

CD2

01 - It's All Right

02 - Amen

03 - I've Been Trying (Take 1)

04 - Guitar Rehearsals

05 - I've Been Trying (Take 2)

06 - You Must Believe Me

07 - People Get Ready

08 - I've Been Trying (Take 3)

09 - I've Been Trying (Take 4)

10 - I'm So Proud

11 - I'm So Proud (Sequence)

Information from the liner notes:

More than 300 musicians and parishioners gathered Tuesday, February 22, 2000 at the First A.M.E. Church in South Los Angeles (the oldest black congregation in Los Angeles) to pay homage to pop star Curtis Mayfield, who died in December 1999 at age 57. Several Grammy Award-winning musicians came to sing his songs in tribute and recall him as an inspiration. Stevie Wonder sang "Gypsy Woman", an early hit by Mayfield when he was with The Impressions in the 1960s. Eric Clapton sang "I've Been Trying" along with The Impressions, who still perform with a mix of new and original members. Lauryn Hill sang solo "The makings of you". The crowd clapped and swayed to Mayfield's music, performed against the backdrop of a church mural depicting the cultural pride, slave history, and social triumphs of African Americans. Finale was the highlight with "It's All Right", and a rousing 15 minute version of "Amen", with Eric on guitar, Stevie Wonder on keyboards, and Lauryn Hill singing with the Inspirations and the First AME Freedom Choir.

Geetarz Comments:

Tracks 3 - 12 on Disc 2 are from the rehearsal. Performance tracks appear to be a good audience recording directly off a monitor. Rehearsal tracks appear to be a direct SB recording.

Curtis Mayfield - 1970s - Keep On Keepin' On (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Curtis Mayfield
"Keep On Keepin' On"
Live & Studio Rarities

Source:"Keep On Keepin' On" Big 'Fro Bootleg (BF-005)
Lineage:SBD>CD(Original Silver)>EAC(secure mode/offset correct)>WAV>FLAC(A)

"Old Grey Whistle Test" London England, January 1972:
01. Keep On Keepin' On
02. We Got To Have Peace *Omitted*
03. Curtis on Discovery (interview)

Radio City Music Hall, New York NY, July 6, 1972:
04. Stone Junkie
05. Pusherman

In The Studio - 1972:
06. Freddie's Dead
07. Eddie, You Should Know Better
08. Curtis on Songwriting (interview)

The Push Expo - Chicago 1972:
09. We People Who Are Darker Than Blue
10. Give Me Your Love

"The Midnight Special" - Los Angeles CA, 1972:
11. Superfly
12. Freddie's Dead
13. Curtis on Superfly (interview)

"The Midnight Special" - Los Angeles CA, June 8, 1973:
14. Superfly
15. Back To The World
16. Curtis on Politics (interview)

1st Annual Black Caucus Benefit, Washington DC, September 25, 1974:
17. Give Me Your Love
18. Curtis on Curtis (interview)

Musicians:
Curtis Mayfield - guitar
Master Henry Gibson - bongos & congas
Scott Harris - drums
Lucky Scott - bass
Craig McMullen - guitar

* Track 2 (omitted) was released on the "Old Grey Whistle Test DVD Vol. 1", 2001.

This was a "dream release" for me when I found it at the same traveling record convention I bought the Funkasaurus boot at. I had been listening to Curtis ALOT at the time since the Curtom label had rereleased a bunch of recordings with bonus tracks in 2000 after his death. I had never seen any boots of him, let alone any of this quality. I first seeded this show at STG back in the fall of '03 and thinking that relatively few people were familiar with him, I penned an introduction to persuade downloaders to check him out. Little did I know, there were over a thousand fans waiting to grab it. Since others who've reseeded the show since have seen fit to reprint my words, I'm including them once more. The man truly inspired me during his lifetime and continues to today. I hope he inspires you all too.

"If you haven't heard of Curtis Mayfield, do yourself a favor and give him a listen. If his superlative songwriting skills, smooth guitar licks and sweet falsetto vocals aren't enough to grab you, consider this; his messages of love, compassion, perseverance, and temperance are just as socially and politically relevant today as they were during the civil rights movement. Curtis, we miss you." -- bcc32065 (Fall '03)

Curtis Mayfield - 1990-07-07 - New York City, NY (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Summerstage, Central Park, 

Lineage:
SBD > cassette (1st gen) > Nakamichi CR7A > DAT > CDR > EAC > FLAC

01. Superfly
02. Its Allright
03. I'm So Proud
04. Freddie's Dead
05. Pusherman
06. Billy Jack
07. We've Gotta Have Peace
08. People Get Ready
09. Give Me Your Love
10. band intros> Do Be Down
11. To Be Invisible
12. Don't Worry, If There's A Hell Below (We're All Gonna Go)
13. When Seasons Change
14. audience cheering & fade out

Notes:
Curtis' last show ever.. On August 14, 1990, he became paralyzed from the neck down when a lighting rig fell on top of him at a concert in Brooklyn, NY. He died December 26, 1999 at the age of 57.

Curtis Mayfield - 1990-05-25 - The Hague, NL (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Curtis Mayfield

Paard van Troje

The Hague, The Netherlands

May 25, 1990

Soundboard. 78:44, A+

Curtis Mayfield - vocals, guitar

Bolsh Amato - keyboards

Randy Keiths Brown - bass

Lee Goodness - drums

Louise Stephernelle - percussion

01 Superfly (4:50)

02 It's Alright (4:37)

03 Gypsy Woman (4:23)

04 I'm So Proud (3:35)

05 Freddie's Dead (7:54)

06 Pusherman (9:08)

07 Billy Jack (8:36)

08 People Get Ready (3:32)

09 Do Be Down (4:46)

10 Give Me Your Love (Love Song) (5:27)

11 Move On Up (13:42)

12 If There's a Hell Below, We're All Gonna' Go (8:08)

Additional editing (plaz):

- smoothed Nyquist frequncies (-1dB)

- trimmed opening silence and sb aligned

Curtis Mayfield - 1986-06-30 - Lugano, CH (SBD/FLAC)

(Soundboard FLAC)

Curtis Mayfield

Estival Jazz

Piazza Della Riforma

Lugano, Switzerland

30. June 1988

Soundboard > DAT > 1st copy > eac > wave > flac frontend

(align on sector boundaries Level 8) >

Curtis Mayfield - guitar, vocals

Frank Amato - keyboards

Lebron "Benny" Scott - bass

Luis Stefanel - percussion

Lee Goodness - drums

01. Intro Music [4:25]

02. Little Child Runnin' Wild [6:44]

03. If I Were Only A Child Again [3:25]

04. It's All Right [3:55]

05. Freddie`s Dead [6:20]

06. Pusherman [7:35]

07. We've Gotta Have Peace [4:55]

08. We've Only Just Begun [3:53]

09. People Get Ready [4:06]

10. Move On Up [9:34]

11. To Be Invisible / Move On Up (reprise) [3:56]