AUTHURLY IN 93

 

Arthur Lee Live

(actually Arthur Lee backed by The Cheetahs)
1993-10-04  Northampton, Massachusetts  Northampton Center For The Arts 

01. Alone Again Or
02. Orange skies
03. My Little Red Book
04. Andmoreagain
05. L.A. Caloca
06. That's The Way It Goes
07. Signed D.C.
08. Stephanie Knows Who
09. A House Is Not A Motel
10. Singing Cowboy
11. She Comes In Colors
12. 7 & 7 Is
13. Can't Explain
14. Everybody's Gotta Live       

Total Time ::: 57:26

::: Perfect digital stereo SBD recording. 

STILL FOREVER CHANGING

A few posts back I presented the fourth Love lp. It featured a radical change in the bands personnel and the type of music being played by them. That lineup from Four Sail would make two more LP's on the Blue Thumb label.
Reel to Real(1974) was the first official Love album in four years, and bandleader Arthur Lee recorded the album with studio musicians after dismissing all previous band members. It follows the release of Lee's solo album Vindicator in 1972 and two different Love albums that had been recorded but never released.
And now Arthur makes another change in the bands format adding funk and  soul music. This one takes Lee back to his hometown(Memphis) heritage .
   Reel to Real( Album # 7) featured the same musicians (predominately black)that played on the unreleased Black Beauty( more about this one later) It was originally intended as part of a two-album deal with Robert Stigwood's RSO Records. A long-time admirer of Arthur Lee, Skip Taylor, approached the label and convinced Stigwood to give the previously commercially unsuccessful Lee the largest advance he would ever receive, followed by the biggest touring opportunity any incarnation of Love would ever embark on, opening for acts such as Lou Reed and Eric Clapton. The tour was a disaster due to Lee's increasing erratic behavior.
    I remember buying this one when it came out and I will admit it caught me off guard  but as time passed I found  it to be a very fine lp overall. Lee's rendition of "Be Thankful" is one of my personal favorites.

 Tracklist
Time Is Like A River 3:00 
Stop The Music 3:02 
Who Are You ? 3:05 
Good Old Fashion Dream 2:50 
Which Witch Is Which 2:00 
With A Little Energy 2:54 
Singing Cowboy 2:55 
Be Thankful For What You Got 4:22 
You Said You Would 3:02 
Busted Feet 2:50 
Everybody's Gotta Live 3:18

Credits
Arthur Lee : Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Rhythm Guitar,Harmonica
Joey Blocker : Drums
Sherwood Akuna : Bass
Robert Rozelle : Bass
Melvan Whittington : Rhythm & Lead Guitar
John Sterling : Slide & Rhythm Guitar
Herman McCormick : Congas
"Buzzy" Feiten : Lead Guitar on "Who Are You"
Art Fox : Acoustic Guitar
Harvey Mandel : Lead Guitar on "Which Witch Is Which"
Joey Deaguero : Vibes
Bobby Lyle : Organ,Clavinet,Piano
Gary Bell : ARP synthesizer
Venetta Fields,Carlina Williams,Jesse Smith : Background Vocals
Clifford Solomon,John Clauder,Fred Carter,Wilber Brown,Alan De Ville,Billy Sprague : Horns
Miles Grayson & Arthur Lee : Horn Arrangements 

                                                                              

ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE

KINDRID SOULS

Jimi Hendrix and Arthur Lee were good friends. When Love was in the process of making the False Start Lp Arthur invited Jimi to sit in on some of the sessions. It is really unknown to as to how many or when he actually did. Different sources give different stories. We all know that Jimi did end up on the Everlasting First track of that Lp. The sessions were at the Olympic Studios in London in March of 70. I took the bootleg Midnight Sun and the Blue Thumb Acetates and combined them to create this post. Tracks 1-8 are from the Midnight Sun Boot It is for sure that these tracks were recorded by the newly reformed Love. Sound quality is fair at best so take them as they are.Tracks 9-12 are are the sessions that are circulating around as the Blue Thumb sessions and track 13 is the final lp version of The Everlasting First . All of these sessions were done at Olympic.