We're Meeting All The Groovy People...

Pretty decent incomplete audience recording from the

Mark 3 line up on the Burn USA tour.

Standard setlist for this tour with of course plenty of long solos.

Amazing to think that this lineup is 

still talked about today over 

50 years later even though they lasted  

less than 2 years together. 

But then again they did record one of the 

all-time classic albums in 

BURN.

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She Told Me My Talk Was Cheap...

 

SUPPORT SLOT #3 

Another exciting young band on the up,

This was the first time I had seen them and I was well impressed,

Playing good solid hard rock in the Led Zep mould 

and other bands of that ilk from the glorious 70's.

If the yanks can find GRETA VAN FLEET 

why can't we find our own version over here...

ONE TO WATCH OUT FOR...EnjoyEd.

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Sometimes Near Dawn I Wonder...

YES I think I found another little gem a 

brand new band playing modern rock with a 

touch of the Doors,Stones,Pixies type rock.

Early days for them and with the 

sound man having his head up his arse and 

not helping them at all tonight they played it like an arena gig.

They have the swagger along with 2 or 3 

future classic songs 

(especially 'Draw Blood For Proof')

 I am hoping they can make it to the next level...Enjoy,Ed.

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A Message From Eddie

 

To all the good folks who click onto HRC.
A HAPPY NEW YEAR
What a great year for me personally gig wise.
138 GIGS
309 BANDS
35 VENUES

A feat I have not achieved since the 80's and i can honestly say I have enjoyed every rockin' minute of it...THANK YOU LOCKDOWN!!! Let me explain...I stopped going to gigs during the late 90's...I just lost interest,The buzz that first attracted me back in '81 had gone I found myself more interested in the bar than the bands so I just stopped going UNTIL lockdown where like everyone else in the world we were stuck indoors and it just hit me " I WANT A GIG IN MY LIFE AGAIN" and as soon we were allowed out again and bands got back on tour I was in,slowly at first (it had been 20 years) but then SMACK my mojo was back .The hunger and the buzz had returned and I have not looked back since.The NEED to hear THAT song and WATCH that band new or old playing LIVE is back in full swing and I am feckin' lovin' it and finding a place to share these gigs just adds to the buzz especially when you take the time to leave a message even if you didn't like the music it's always good to hear from you.THANK YOU SMOKER for keeping the site going and here's to 2025 and the calendar is filling up nicely ….Bring it on...Ed.

MY  TOP TEN GIGS OF THE YEAR (in no particular order)
1.THE MOLOTOVS - Dingwall's
(young,fresh & exciting...gonna be HUGE me finks)

2.DEVERE - Lower Third
(new young band playing old school Hard,Sleaze Rock)

3.SOPHIE LLOYD - The Underworld
(amazing gutarist,what a future she has)

4.GEOFF TATE - o2 Academy
(outfeckinstanding performance)

5.Y & T - o2 Academy
(totally professional with a setlist to die for)

6.SAXON - Wembley
(brilliant, Tatler has added a new hunger)

7.THE HEAT INC. - Camden Assembly
(another new band to watch out for)

8.THE HIP PRIESTS - Black Heart
(sadly their second to last gig ever,will miss these speed Punksters)

9.ZAC SCHULZE BAND - Grace
(taking old school blues to the next level)

10.SOUTHERN RIVER BAND - o2 Academy
(the next bunch of convicts from down under doing what all Aussie bands do,excellent Hard Rock)

Gonna Make You Sting...

 Led Zep incomplete from two different sources.

Virginia & Toronto.

But sounding pretty good.

Playing songs from IV which wouldn't be released until November.

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They're Not At Home...

 Welcome back everybody for (hopefully)

another year of Rock 'n' Roll.

We start with some sleazy Rock from the

early 90's.Touted as the next big thing,

The Throbs outta New York.

Signed to Geffen and their only album was produced by Bob Ezrin.

I like it...still. 

But I think these demos have a little more urgency and aggression.

As we all know Grunge was making a splash 

and it was harder for new bands to make that breakthrough.

Tape Rip.

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The End Of The Year Message.

 

Well we've done it again reached the end of another
Rockin' year here at HRC.  

Maybe not as productive as some years but we're still

hanging in there.

So thanks to all visitors & commenters,

there'd be no point doing this without you. 

Plus special thanks to UFO Steve & Eddie for

all their contributions,cheers guys.

For those wondering what's happened to Rocket.

I've emailed him a few times and had no reply.

As I said a year ago maybe he'll turn up,fingers crossed.

So we'll wish you all a Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year.

We'll do it all again in 2025.

C-YA Then!!

Don't You Mess Around With Me...

 Something that's been up before.

From a dvd audio disc I picked up years ago pretty cheaply.

If you find it now it'll cost a pretty penny.

No info with this but I did look it up and 

it seems it's from Austin,Texas 1981.

Anyway great sound and performance on this gem. 

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Someone Bound To Take A Look...

 Another band that had to give it up recently,

American legends Aerosmith.

They have left us with a great body of 

work (for the most part).

Anyway back to 1983 and the turmoil within the band.

Perry and Whitford have left.

Replaced by Crespo and Dufay.

Now I love this era it's when I really started to get 

into the band.Rock In A Hard Place is one of my

favourite Aerosmith albums after all.

Here we find the band on that tour Rockin' up a storm.

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The Angel Opens Her Eyes...

 Here's one of my favourite alternative bands,Live.

Recorded in the USA in 1994 and that's all

the info I have.1994 was the year of their biggest selling album

Throwing Copper.And a lot of those tunes are here.

There's also a couple of repeated songs.

Sounds like it's concert and TV performances.

I dunno?bootlegs,huh!

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Take It all...

A Scorpion's vinyl bootleg rip of a French radio 

FM broadcast live at the Hippodrome,Paris 1980 on the Animal Magnetism tour.

It's a 2 track mp3 file.Sides A and B.

A really good setlist with songs from the Lovedrive and 

Animal Magnetism albums with a few old Uli John Roth era classics.

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We're The Only Ones...

 

Amazingly even to this day people think UFO 

ended when Michael Schenker left in 1978.

Here's proof if proof were ever needed (not by me)

a compilation of live UFO songs from the 

Chapman era I put together a few years back.

18 tracks recorded between 1980 to 1983.

All tracks are recorded from the original bootleg source. 

What a great live show this would have made,

the sound is excellent apart from 

The Writer which is the best version I could find.

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I'm So Tired...

 OK back to 2010 and the Sonic Boom Tour.

KISS decide to play a small show in London.

How special would it have been to see the band

close up in full costume?

Once the confetti cannons were let off

I believe the show was cut short.

It sucked all the oxygen out of the air!

Band couldn't breathe.

There was also a fan made book about the show.

"KISS Rocks Islington"

and long out of print I would imagine.

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Right Now,This Time...

Pretty good sounding show from

Metal Legends,Motorhead.

This time with Robbo on board.

Not a great fit image wise.

He did enjoy annoying his bandmates and audience

with his non Motorhead attire.

But,that album,Another Perfect Day is killer.

I pull it out now and again and it blows me away.

Maybe I've got a soft spot for it as

I bought it when it came out.

But I have read it's better thought of

now than it was when it was released.    

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I Said A Hey,Hey,Hey,Yeah...

Soundboard recording Ian Gillan fronting his own band between 

spells with Deep Purple.

Live in Munich promoting the album Future Shock an album that sold well in the 

UK reaching number 2 in the album charts.

Also of note here is future Iron Maiden guitarist 

Janick Gers first live performance with the band.

Pretty good rock concert with Ian singing as only he can.

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Deep Down Inside A Stream Of Light...

There are so few recordings (4 I believe) of Michael Schenker with the Scorpions on the 1979 Lovedrive Tour none have exactly top quality sound. 

This is probably the best sounding one.

Unfortunately Schenker's participation with this tour and the Scorpions was short lived due to Michael's well documented problems at the time.

So Matthias Jabs returns to the band,

Schenker forms MSG and the rest as they say is history.

Note.

Track listing doesn't match the file but the music's all there.

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It's A Book!

 

Pulled this book out due to the comments about
Uriah Heep and the Glasgow Apollo.

Great read this one all about the history and the

bands that played at the venue.

Long out of print no doubt.

As you can see from the list of bands,Uriah Heep were indeed

the last Rock Band to play there.

Cause You Set Ma Soul On Fire...

 Here's a show from Brooklyn '92.

KISS gearing up for the Revenge Tour by

playing a series of club dates.

And by all accounts playing better than ever

and reconnecting with a smaller,rabid,

sweaty crowd.

Must've been cool seeing 

them up close and personal.

Pretty good audience recording here.

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I've Heard All Your Stories...

Uriah Heep FM Radio Broadcast from the 

Glasgow Apollo on the Equator Tour.

Not sure if it's a full show but it's 

definitely longer than previous versions.

Excellent sounding lively performance as these 

Radio shows usually are at the Glasgow Apollo.

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Doh!

 

For many fans they are probably at the peak of their live 

performances around this time. 

It's a very good Dan Lampinski audience recording 

from The Who By Numbers Tour.

Excellent setlist almost appears to be a greatest hits live collection.

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Your Face In The Wind Your Haircut's In...

 Music and chat with John Mellencamp

from NBC's The Source Radio Show.

Broadcast date Oct 21,21,22, 1983.

So right at the release date of Uh - Huh (great album).

Super archival listen.

Vinyl Rip.

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