Favoriting Tony Coulter: Playlist from March 25, 2014 Favoriting

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Favoriting March 25, 2014: Tony Coulter Presents Tape Hiss: The Hampton Grease Band: Live, 1972 / Pearls Before Swine: Live, 1971 [PLEASE NOTE: "Tape Hiss" shows are not archived.]

Artist Track Album
The In-Theme  Holger Hiller: Toyshopshoptoy   Favoriting  
 
The Hampton Grease Band  side A   Favoriting Live at the Atlanta Sports Arena, 1972 
 
The Hampton Grease Band  side B   Favoriting Live at the Atlanta Sports Arena, 1972 
 
Pearls Before Swine  side A   Favoriting Live, 11/2/71 
 
Pearls Before Swine  side B   Favoriting Live, 11/2/71 
 
Rascal Reporters  Find the Cost of Freedom (CSN&Y cover) (198?)   Favoriting unreleased track 
The Out-Theme  Gelbart: My Favorite Vacation [part of] + Die Trip Computer Die: Airborn [part of]   Favoriting  


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Listener comments!

Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 11:59am
Gary:

Don't want to miss the hiss
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:00pm
DCE:

Tony! g'day
Avatar 12:00pm
Dervish:

Hampton Hiss Band! Hiss Before Swine!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:00pm
DCE:

looka that guitar...droolin'
Avatar 12:00pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey Gary and DCE!
Avatar 12:01pm
Tony Coulter:

And hey there, Dervish!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:05pm
DCE:

we gonna git greazy
Avatar 12:06pm
Carmichael:

OK Tony. It's 9 o'clock and I want to rock!
Avatar 12:07pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey Carmichael! Rocking has commenced.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:07pm
Doug Schulkind:

This music really a grease with me!
Avatar 12:07pm
Tony Coulter:

Today's show is strictly boot city, so you'll get plenty of that hiss I promised you.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:08pm
DCE:

"Atlanta Sports Arena" huh...I love how things were just what they were back then. No corporate sponshorships.
Avatar 12:08pm
Tony Coulter:

Hola, Doug! Or should I say greasings....
Avatar 12:09pm
fleep:

The oily band gets the turn.
Avatar 12:11pm
Tony Coulter:

So, I guess this will be blindingly obvious to most of you, but: Hampton Grease Band are the band in the top photograph; Pearls Before Swine are below.
Avatar 12:12pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey fleep, you oily bird!
Avatar 12:13pm
still b/p:

Spectacled fellow looks like he could be Woody Allen's freaky brother.
Avatar 12:15pm
Tony Coulter:

Greets, still b/p! The spectacled one is Tom Rapp, leader of PBS.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:16pm
DCE:

obligatory Peter Gunn theme...every band MUST COVER
Avatar 12:18pm
northguineahills:

Isn't Tom Rapp a practicing attorney?
Avatar 12:20pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey ho, NGH! He is indeed. Perhaps his ads read: Don't take the rap -- get Rapp.
Avatar 12:23pm
Carmichael:

I stole my line from Elton John. He is 97 years old today.
Avatar 12:23pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey, general question: I have loads of these kinds of concert tapes, but haven't played too many of them on Tape Hiss because of sound quality and tape speed issues. Should I play more of this kind of stuff -- or mostly stick to "official" releases? What say you?
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:24pm
Gary:

Good Lord, Tony ... seriously? You should totally play them. This is great.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:25pm
holland oats:

as they said in the arrowsmith video, "let's bootleg!"
Avatar 12:25pm
northguineahills:

You should play all of the above, Tony.
Avatar 12:31pm
still b/p:

You can always let 'em roll and see if they get too draggy-whacked and then bail, or insta-poll the assembled connoisseurs and peanut gallery appraisers-without-portfolio.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:32pm
Uncle Michael:

It's been so long since I've heard this that I'd forgotten it existed!
Avatar 12:33pm
Tony Coulter:

True. Need to get me a tape deck with pitch control -- that would help. Guess I will wear my boots more often.
Avatar 12:33pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey ho, Uncle Michael!

(That "true" was aimed at still b/p)
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:35pm
Uncle Michael:

Hey, ho!

You could capture the tape to digital and adjust the speed in software?
Avatar 12:37pm
still b/p:

I thought about suggesting that but worried that bottles, rocks and scorn would be thrown at me. I'm assuming that original media is purposefully and philosophically The Way for the program.
  12:37pm
Dean:

The vibe here is a little bit Pere Ubu, a little bit Nihilist Spasm Band. What are "sound quality and tape speed issues"? Never heard of 'em.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:38pm
Uncle Michael:

Eh. It's a 128k mp3 right now, either way.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:39pm
Rich in Washington:

I too want a pitch-controlled tape deck. I am surprised that so few have it.
Software is difficult, as it's sometimes hit or miss, where application is concerned. If you could adjust pitch on the fly, it would be easier.
That's me using Audacity, though.
I do know that you can do it while capturing with Audio Hijack but it's helpful to know what the deviation is, pitchwise, beforehand.
Avatar 12:39pm
Tony Coulter:

@ Uncle Michael & still b/p: You can do it that way, yes, fer sure -- but it's a lot more laborious than twiddling away until everything sounds right. I vote pitch control.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:39pm
DavID Thomas:

HERESY! PERE UBU HAS NO INFLUENCES!
Avatar 12:39pm
Tony Coulter:

What Rich said....
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:40pm
Uncle Michael:

I agree...if you have one!
Avatar 12:40pm
Tony Coulter:

Hey Dean! I like your attitude....
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still b/p:

Twiddler on the Woof (Moo).
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
Uncle Michael:

There is no Beefheart or Mothers here...nossir.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:41pm
Rich in Washington:

I think most tape decks have a small trim pot on the circuit board but you'd be foolish to mess with it, unless your deck was slow/fast on everything.
Avatar 🥁 12:42pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

[screeches to a halt, conspicuously]
Avatar 🥁 12:42pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

MADE IT.
Avatar 12:44pm
Tony Coulter:

Heya, Turnip. Now, that's what I call a tongue.
  12:44pm
Dean:

OT, but I have to mention that during a local record store visit on the weekend I saw a used copy of Sebastian Hardie's Four Moments! The price tag: $15. Too rich for my blood.
Avatar 🥁 12:45pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

...i get that a lot.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:45pm
holland oats:

roland kirk played arena shows in what universe exactly?
Avatar 🥁 12:47pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

btw: excellent mix for today's show. Been a huge fan of both for ages. Pearls Before Swine was my gateway into the entire musical underground, at about age ten. . . .
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:47pm
holland oats:

v psyched for pearls tony, love me some original rapp
Avatar 🥁 12:47pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

...a benevolent older step-sibling played me the One Nation Underground album (on 8-track, natch) and I was hooked. Tumbled into the abyss from there.
Avatar 12:53pm
Tony Coulter:

One odd thing I discovered preparing for this show is that there seem to be very few photos of PBS out there -- judging from google images, anyhow.

A belated hello, Holland Oats!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 12:56pm
holland oats:

better belate than benever
Avatar 🥁 1:08pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

Never got to see Hampton Grease (I was 4 yrs old when this show took place) but did catch Glenn Phillips at progday 2005. Not the same of course, but groovy...
Avatar 1:10pm
Tony Coulter:

I caught Hampton's Aquarium Rescue Unit in the late '90s/early 2000s. There was definitely more than a bit of Grease Band flavor. 'Twas great.
Avatar 1:10pm
earrie:

The sabres go dance.
Avatar 1:11pm
Tony Coulter:

Greets, earrie!
Avatar 1:14pm
earrie:

Heya. ARU happened to cross my mind's ear recently. I like how they bent blues.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:15pm
Gary:

That was fabulous
Avatar 1:15pm
glenn:

amazon has one used p.c. tape deck. www.amazon.com...
Avatar 1:15pm
earrie:

Col. Bruce Hampton, aha.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:18pm
Uncle Michael:

ARU gave us Jimmy Herring. That's enough for me.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:18pm
Brian in UK:

Hello Tony. Do not remember Pearls Before Swine ever coming over here. Not a big touring band.
Avatar 1:19pm
Tony Coulter:

@ Glenn: Thanks! Looks good -- just might go for it.
Avatar 🥁 1:19pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

wheee!
Avatar 1:19pm
glenn:

but since pitch control is just a voltage regulator, it wouldn't be too hard to whip one up in your secret underground laboratory.
Avatar 1:19pm
Tony Coulter:

Hiya, Brian in U.K.!
Avatar 🥁 1:25pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

This Pearls gig was a year before the Stardancer LP came out . . secretly hoping for an early performance of "the 4th day of july" but no matter; great stuff.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:28pm
Gary:

I have a lunch date now, but thank you so much for sharing that great HGB bootleg, Tony.
Avatar 1:29pm
Tony Coulter:

Yer welcome, Gary! Nice to see you here.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 1:30pm
Gary:

Again, throwing in my vote for more live bootlegs in the future ... & see you around!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:31pm
Brian in UK:

Sounds as mellow as an early Seventies British audience at say the Roundhouse.
Avatar 1:32pm
Tony Coulter:

@ Gary: Your vote has been counted. I for one find live song intros entertaining. Tom Rapp's are pretty freeform.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:40pm
Brian in UK:

Love to hear someone in the audience pipe up after the Nixon comment with the Life of Brian line 'He's been a very naughty boy'
Avatar 🥁 1:44pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

Digging the hell out of this.
Avatar 🥁 1:46pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

STYLOPHONE! HAH!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 1:48pm
Brian in UK:

Who can read morose code.
Avatar 2:07pm
Tony Coulter:

Tune that radio, man.
Avatar 2:09pm
Tony Coulter:

Funny how Rapp is obviously influenced by Dylan -- and yet is so unlike Dylan.
Avatar 🥁 2:11pm
Rev. Turnip Druid:

Agreed TC. Funny though - despite all the comparisons, I completely dig Rapp but have never had the slightest taste for Dylan, in any of his incarnations.
Avatar 2:12pm
Tony Coulter:

Same here, actually. I like 2 or 3 Dylan songs, at best.
Avatar 2:15pm
Tony Coulter:

Tho Dave Mandl tells me I might like "Blood on the Tracks."
Avatar 2:16pm
Carmichael:

I agree with the EchoDave. If any Dylan albums are accessible, Blood on the Tracks is one.
  2:21pm
Dean:

BotT is a point of entry, for sure. So is Infidels, believe it or not, if only because Sly & Robbie carry so much weight. But the real Dylan treat to me remains his work with The Band, Planet Waves and The Basement Tapes. Solid.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:22pm
Uncle Michael:

I like Bob Dylan very much. There, I said it. The Dylan I don't like is bar far the shorter list.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:23pm
Uncle Michael:

BOTT is indeed, a masterpiece.
Avatar 2:31pm
Tony Coulter:

On the subject of Dylan, I've always liked the title of this Bing Selfish album: rymimg.com...
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:31pm
DCE:

if I have to look out my window and see snow falling one more day...somethin' bad gonna happen
Avatar 2:36pm
steve:

hey all. not much of a folkie but i love PBS!
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:38pm
DCE:

so Jesus makes the snow fall??? he's got something to answer for. Grumble.
Avatar 2:38pm
Tony Coulter:

Heya, Steve! Long live the Pearl Broadcasting System.
Avatar 2:45pm
northguineahills:

I don't think I've heard Pearls Before Swine do this one.
Avatar 2:50pm
Tony Coulter:

One more surprise bonus track coming up at the end of the show: an unreleased cover of CSN&Y's "Find the Cost of Freedom" -- by the Rascal Reporters!
Avatar 2:51pm
steve:

goddam, such heavy music. every time, this guy makes me reconsider my general disinterest in folkie singer songwriters.
Avatar Swag For Life Member 2:55pm
Brian in UK:

Nice one, Tony.
Avatar 🥁 Swag For Life Member 2:56pm
Uncle Michael:

Great stuff today, Tony.
Avatar 2:56pm
Tony Coulter:

Thanks, B.!
Avatar 2:56pm
Tony Coulter:

... and U.M....
Avatar 2:57pm
Tony Coulter:

... and everyone else. See you all in 2 weeks!!
Avatar 2:58pm
northguineahills:

Thanks Tony, good fun!
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