Tag Archives: 1970

Sunday Big Note — Listening Session #21

Posted on April 2, 2011 by urbangraffito

Back on Friday, March 28th, 2008 I published the post, Live Albums — Dead or Alive? in which I listed many of my favourite live albums: Zappa In New York (1978); Super Session (1968) with Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Stephen … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #15

Posted on February 19, 2011 by urbangraffito

I still recall with great fondness the day I discovered Traffic’s 1967 debut album, Mr. Fantasy and their psychedelic tour de force, “Heaven Is In Your Mind”. Unlike many psychedelic groups of the era, Traffic had the special ability to … Continue reading →

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Frank’s Little Houses

Posted on January 31, 2011 by urbangraffito

For the Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention fan, there is almost always a particular album which they refer to as that album which “hooked” them as long-term fans. For me, that album was the 1970 release, ‘Burnt Weeny Sandwich‘, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Big Note – Listening Session #8

Posted on January 2, 2011 by urbangraffito

For as long as I have been a Zappa/Mother‘s freak – going four decades strong and showing no evidence of slowing down – almost every fan of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention I’ve encountered has also been a … Continue reading →

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Call Any Vegetable – 1970 versus 2006

Posted on May 29, 2010 by urbangraffito

One of the fantastic advantages of the advent of current technologies such as YouTube and the Internet, is it allows one to compare and contrast particular songs – in this case, Frank Zappa‘s “Call Any Vegetable” – with particular groups … Continue reading →

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Frank Zappa on KPFA-FM, Los Angeles, circa 1970

Posted on October 26, 2009 by urbangraffito

I recently came into possession of an audio clip of Frank Zappa as special guest on “The Johnny Otis Show” which ran on KPFA-FM, Los Angeles, circa 1970. During most of hour they spun old records, yet in this clip, … Continue reading →

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Holiday In Berlin, 1970

Posted on August 21, 2009 by urbangraffito

Another appealing aspect of Frank Zappa’s music was his ability to self mythologize what occurred in his life into his music. This is seen quite a lot in literature, but rarely in music (which, I might add, is part of … Continue reading →

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Jethro Tull @ Fillmore East 1970

Posted on December 17, 2008 by urbangraffito

Let’s all climb aboard the YouTube time machine and trip back to the year 1970 at the Fillmore East where Jethro Tull is captured performing two tracks from their 1969 release, Stand Up: “A New Day Yesterday” and “For A … Continue reading →

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Need A Bath?

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Our pal Magic Fingers writes in to say: You might like to tell the boys and girls at KUL about this page of my second favourite website. … and then tell them to check out the rest of the site. … Continue reading →

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