(Soundboard FLAC)
Canned Heat
1967-01-13 __ Los Angeles, California __ Ash Grove __ (M?-SBD)
8162 Melrose Avenue __ (Digital copy from Alan Wilson's reel)
Mk3 copy, carefully remastered fixing various issues, without NR but WITH some EQ
"Here come that Pet Cream Man!"
Ash Grove 1967-01-13
Early Show :::
01. --introduction--
02. Help Me
03. --talk & tuning--
04. --talk & tuning--
05. Catfish Blues
06. --lot o' talkin'--
07. Bullfrog Blues
08. --talk & tuning--
09. Five Long Years
10. --talk & tuning--
11. 300 Pounds Of Heavenly Joy
12. --talk & tuning--
13. Pet Cream Man
14. --talk & tuning--
15. Canít Hold Out
Late Show :::
16. --promoter intro, talk & tuning--
17. Blues With A Feeling
18. --talk & tuning--
19. Blues In E(?)
20. -talk & tuning--
21. Big Road Blues
22. --talk & tuning--
23. There Is Something On Your Mind
24. --talk & tuning--
25. Dust My Broom//
Total Time ::: 1:25:05
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Canned Heat - 1967-01-14 - Los Angeles, CA
(Soundboard FLAC)
1967-01-14 __ Los Angeles, California __ Ash Grove __ (M?-SBD)
8162 Melrose Avenue __ (Digital copy from Alan Wilson's reel)
Mk3 copy, carefully remastered fixing various issues, without NR but WITH some EQ
Early Show :::
01. --talk & tuning--
02. Terraplane Blues
03. --talk & tuning--
04. Dealing With The Devil
05. --talk & tuning--
06. Rollin' & Tumblin'
07. --talk & tuning--
08. Rainy Day Blues
09. --talk & tuning--
10. Evil
11. --talk & tuning--
12. Highway 61//
13. --talk & tuning--
14. Got My Mojo Working
15. ? (set outro ditty)
Late Show :::
16. ...Youíre So Fine
17. --talk & tuning--
18. Canít Hold Out//
Total Time ::: 45:42
::: Right fine SBD for the era but some vocal mike distortion. Check samples for fun or folly.
::: WARTS: Repaired dullspots & dropouts but surely missed a few. Vocal mikes were too hot & probably not that great quality & sometimes a bit distorted, but painstakingly repaired it where possible. Tape splices between #03 (so tracked separately), 09&10, 15&16 (set change), 17&18, #20(?) in talk . #17 cuts after 6&1/2mins. #29 cuts after 1min. #35 cuts after 70secs.
::: COMPARISON CLAUSE: If it circulates Mk1 version is raw transfer with only a few volume tweaks & is missing MANY 100s of fixes.
::: CONTRAST CLAUSE: This Mk3 remaster is without NR but WITH EQ (to brighten it up). The Mk2 version without EQ may be found elsewhere.
::: NOTE that the EQ here makes some distortion issues more apparent, so will not be to everyone's taste!
::: Alan Wilson's reels labeled "January 1967 Ash Grove" but dates were matched to Marina Bokelman Collection lists.
::: COMPARISON CLAUSE: Only 1 track, #23, overlaps with DocTinker's "Unknown Club, 1967(?), sbd!" 2005 upload or its 2018 "1967-01-xx Ash Grove COMPILATION" remaster.
::: CONTRAST CLAUSE: #23 overlaps with "1967-01-xx Ash Grove COMPILATION" remaster has different lineage here. The "1967-01-xx Ash Grove COMPILATION" remaster may be found elsewhere.
::: Marina Bokelman Collection lists are at www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/finding_aids/MUM00584.html
::: According to Bokelman's list this is all the material on tape from 1967-01-13.
::: #08 Bob announces "Louise" then changes song to "Five Long Years".
::: #14 Bob says they'll play "Dust My Broom"&"Mojo"&then take a break but they change to "Canít Hold Out", then Bob announces "Mojo"&tape cuts.
::: 1967-01-13 all copies are missing the show closer "Mojo" after track #15.
::: #09 "Five Long Years" is sometimes aka "Have You Ever Been Mistreated?" & "If You've Ever Been Mistreated".
::: #19 title unknown ("Blues In E"or"You Said You Was Hurtin'"or?). Has lyrics from different songs & unknown lyrics.
::: #23 is also listed in places as "There's Something On Your Mind".
::: In '67 it was essentially sets at the Grove, not shows. The club was rarely emptied between performances (info courtesy of Alan Bershaw).
::: Show/Set breaks are clear, but the Early & Late Show attributions are only guesses.
::: 1967 Ash Grove Canned Heat tapes exist from January 8,13,14,20 & March 29 so there are hours more!
::: Could someone PLEASE share the other Ash Grove tapes while we can enjoy them? It's 51 years on...
::: There were reportedly NO Canned Heat tapes in the Wolfgang's Vault Ash Grove tape stash.
::: Some YouTube Ash Grove uploads labeled "1967-01-20" are actually "1967-01-14" according to Bokelman list.
::: Until we get lossless copies, don't miss added Ash Grove Canned Heat YouTube trax, like the 1 w/Taj Mahal at www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-dRY7Hn3Ig
::: The same Mark Andes on bass who was a founding member of Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne & Firefall.
::: Frank Cook was also the drummer & manager for early Pacific Gas & Electric (from 1967-1970).
::: What is on the 1999 C.Heat Pontiac label boot CD (CD-r?) "Ash Grove Boogie"? Could someone PLEASE upload it?
::: Barry Hanson is apparently Canned Heat's manager at this time (pre-Dr.Demento era while living w/Spirit in Topanga Canyon).
Recording Information ::: SBD -> unknown mono reel-to-reel recorder -> master tapes -> unknown (probably only reel) generations -> Alan Wilson's reels.
Playback circa 2000 ::: Alan Wilson's reels -> CDRs -> wavs.
Remastering 2016/2017 ::: wavs -> Audacity [channel/phase alignment, fades, manual one-at-a-time glitch, bump, pop, click, dropout & dullspot repairs, volume adjustments, speed/pitch seemed OK on average & left alone, NO noise reduction, EQ (equalisation) applied on entire recording to brighten up the sound (NOTE that it does make some distortion issues more apparent)] -> CD Wave (track splits) -> flacs (Trader's Little Helper) -> yr ears. First uploaded 2018-01-xx.
Line-up ::: Robert Ernest Hite aka Bob "The Bear" Hite - harmonica, vocals // Alan Christie "Blind Owl" Wilson - electric guitar, harmonica, vocals // Henry Charles "The Sunflower" Vestine - electric guitar // Mark Andes - electric bass // Frank Cook - drums, vocals (#15).
