First concert I ever saw: Rory Gallagher opening for (and mopping the floor with) T-Rex at the Multi-Purpose room at the University of Manitoba in 1973. It was the same stage set up as this and opened with Bolan lying on the star and being launched as the star rose from the stage. Alas, T-Rex sucked and were no match for Mr. Gallagher.... :>)
@Rossvegas12345 each to their own, I saw Rory in London 1980 and T.REX 1976, Bolan's concert was far better that Rory, even though I love Rory more to day, Bolan still out shines him
i guess what i liked was,that he was a showman.a quality totally lacking in most concerts we have these days.to go back in time to see t rex would be fantastic.
He looks pretty overweight, but that's a face-melting guitar sound coming from his Les Paul if a little bit out of tune...nice organ sound pumping away as well.
@dourtan Yeah...;] he wasn't completely lost.I even wonder if it was a Fender,(that guitar looked pretty beat up),just some stunt double ,for this purpose.Most of these guitar 'destroying'bands (Who) always changed guitar ,when the 'destroy' act came.
You know what occurs to me while watching this. In a time where David Bowie invented the persona of Ziggy Stardust - Marc simply reinvented the persona...of Marc. Damn I miss that guy.
My sis was a huge Bolan fan and took me to see him a few times when I was 13. In another song called "Solid Gold Easy Action" the lyrics go "Life is the same and it always will be, as easy as pulling foxes from a tree" We all know that he died crashing into a tree but did you know the car reg was FOX1.
Also Marc had been ill on this tour as proven by Natalie McDonald who ran the U.S fanzine electric warrior freepress at this time. Marc's medical bills were sent to her by Marc's team in the U.S so this is proven. And before you say it, it wasn't drug abuse that the medical bills were for.
Marc just couldnt crack the US like all the other British superstars had,and this version of T Rex was rubbish with the soul singers etc,just didnt work,he couldnt see it and wouldnt listen to anyone....
Because for one the U.S wan't ready for Glam like Marc portrayed it. Took a while for Bowie to break through. Also glam was essentially a Brit thing, many big brit glam outfits didn't break the u.s. Even here in the U.K fans deserted him due to the soul influence, but Bolan was brave enough to follow his own mind and not that of media or anyone else! superb!
Funny how heavily coked-up Marc put his precious Les Paul Custom carefully to one side then trashed the cheap Fender Strat. Gloria looked hot too. He used that star on the 1974 tour of England in the middle of a huge T REX sign, part of the Pink Floyd lighting rig.
@ nigshakespeare - lol, I noticed that also. Maybe he was tired of fenders? He was making that les paul sound pretty great. Though it was twice as loud as the rest of the band - which I doubt was an accident. :D
@ouchyg Indeed. In the Born to Boogie film at Wembley he tells the mixing desk crew via the mic that there's "too much bass in the monitors", prompted, methinks, by Bolan feeling Steve Currie's ace bass playing was stealing the show rather than there actually being too much bass in the monitors.
@delflord I know what he said and what he apparently intended, but I'm not convinced he was being genuine. Marc was a great showman both visually and sonically and was sensitive to anyone stealing his thunder.
His tone is really cool on this but I gotta admit I liked the versions where he left more space between the notes.....made it sound more stinkin' to me with the gaps in there
Marc looked like he was possessed...yowzer...smokin' hot! Some of us in the US "got it" - Get It On was THE party song when I was in high school. T.Rex got very little press, so most of us didn't know much about him. I read that Dick Clark offered to promote them for a big chunk of the cut, and Marc told him to take a hike. So...I really belileve there were other factors that kept Marc from being more widely known on this side of the pond. It sure wasn't lack of talent or showmanship..
You're right -- read "And Party Every Day" by Larry Harris of Casablanca Records and you'll see what a hatchet job those coked-up obnoxious New Yorkers did to Marc Bolan's career :-(
Jimmy Page/ Jeff Beck were Yardbirds who according to Simon Napier Bell replaced Geoff McLelland on the pre-Bolan Johns Children, presumably Chris Dreja on bass in lieu of the immeasurably clueless Hewlett.......
This maybe the best live lead playing I've ever seen from Bolan. Normally he utilizes the same kind of stock hammer ons like on the 12th fret, but this is some seriously tasty shit. God. This is fucking super hot. Compare this playing to his Midnite Special playing. Sounds like he learned a whole bunch. Fuck, this is good.
Just for the record kiddies, this was recorded live on the Don Kirshner Rock show 1974. Bolan was a on fire here for sure ... High as kite as well ... Have you ever heard a sexier rock and rock version of Get it On, Bang a Gong ? Pure Electricity !!! Nice and Raw the way live rock and roll is meant to be played live ..... If you want to hear a studio recording stay home and listen records ... Marc RIP brother !!
is it me or is it just marc keepin song going with his gibson, at some point in this video the band sound like there fallin apart...just sounds so un natural and lotta band members too ! but woha marc is awesome on that gibson...just dynamite !
June Child-Bolan had a baby girl (Ilona) with the Arrows drummer Paul Varley around 1976. Yes, June and marc were never legally divorced, just separated. I'm sure Marc and June loved each other until the end, you're correct, in spite of them having different live in partners. Gloria had a son with Marc, Rolan. This is all fact and well documented.
hahaha - the main riff was stolen by Oasis, that's no news. But in the original recordings on both artists, there's a difference, sound wise - here in this particular version, it sounds EXACTLY like Oasis' live versions of Cigarettes and Alcohol.
I've just watched this again. God Gloria's voice is screeching and awful and how I wish Marc had walked away from her with his music...at the very least! I'll never back down from that. Perhaps she loved him, but she really destroyed his mind, music and finally his life.
skilski2003 - Hey parasite! Check yourself before you wreck yourself! Your ears need a good cleaning! God Only Knows what's in your collection and what you favour! Here's hoping you never buy my records!
I so agree with you!!! I know sometimes 'live' may not be the best but her 'foreground' screeching is absolutely horrible. If only we had his magic wand ...
oh dear, which galaxy are you from !!! bolan could kick the crap out of any performer in his time, he was the best and always will be, shock on marc and bollocks to those who have failed to sprinkle a little glitter beneath their eyes in their dull little lives ..punkle kevin x x
Too bad Marc was so tired and stressed to crack the american market ! His not entering the hall of fame is a true shame but nevermind, MARC BOLAN is the best !
The drummer is Davey Lutton, in T.Rex late 1973 to late 1976. A Northern Irishman whose previous band Eire Apparent were produced by Jimi Hendrix, in 1977/78 he -together with the late Steve Currie on bass here- became the rhythm section for Wreckless Eric
I adore Marc and there's no denying he's hot here--the sexiest, most gorgeous man ever!! Hate to see him looking so heavy and HATE Gloria who drove the car that killed him.
@NY2CT84 This is painful to watch,Some of the T-Rex tribute bands today, look more convincing than this.
Although, in retrospect this ain't that bad.We should be so lucky to get something like this offered today; but at the time,I found him becoming a major disappointment.That Jones bitch should've at least have gotten a thorough breathtest.She got away with murder.
@NY2CT84 This is painful to watch,Some of the T-Rex tribute bands today, look more convincing than this.
Although, in retrospect this ain't that bad.We should be so lucky to get something like this offered today; but at the time,I found him becoming a major disappointment.That Jones bitch should've at least have gotten a thorough breath test.She got away with murder.9:27 his star fell....fitting finale.
HOW THE FUCK COULD THE AMERICANS NOT LOVE THIS!!!!!!!! Dude i even prefer Marc Bolan to Bowie (Bowie is still the man though). They said he won't get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame, FUCK them, the reason being cos he's glam and the darn americans didn't get it, what the Fuck do they know, practically all the best bands in the world came from the UK, FUCK'em
First Off--You dont know what the fuck you are talking about--you keep saying americans-
--there are a lot of americans that love marc bolan--me for one--and i had this video up a long time ago and they said copy right--and its gone---and a lot of great bands came out of the U.S.A---sooo fuck you BITCH
your right he walked away from glam he did it all he was poetry he was rock he was not just glam as this video tells its rock he should be in the hall of fame
Thank you for uploading very interesting videos.
Marc, Micky ,Steve, Dino they are all gone and play with Elvis and John and George?
MarcBora6981 4 weeks ago
Bolan comes hard in any situation under any circumstances
DoctorRazzArea4 4 weeks ago
The original (but better) Prince?
marklaurie1 3 months ago
The ultimate rock star......
kevcification 3 months ago 2
The greatest version in my opinion, such pure balls to the wall raw rock n roll
tatethompson1234 3 months ago
nice
donottawaguitar 8 months ago
First concert I ever saw: Rory Gallagher opening for (and mopping the floor with) T-Rex at the Multi-Purpose room at the University of Manitoba in 1973. It was the same stage set up as this and opened with Bolan lying on the star and being launched as the star rose from the stage. Alas, T-Rex sucked and were no match for Mr. Gallagher.... :>)
Rossvegas12345 9 months ago
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ooohcheese 9 months ago
@Rossvegas12345 each to their own, I saw Rory in London 1980 and T.REX 1976, Bolan's concert was far better that Rory, even though I love Rory more to day, Bolan still out shines him
70electricwarrior1 7 months ago
Bolan in decline, too much coke, overweight and running out of ideas, however his good work is all that matters and there is loads of that.
TheChrisrg 10 months ago
i guess what i liked was,that he was a showman.a quality totally lacking in most concerts we have these days.to go back in time to see t rex would be fantastic.
guitarmank 1 year ago
Never heard a live version of this song that comes anywhere near the record. This is tough to watch and listen to.
rgrainger9 1 year ago
So many idiots so judgemental of Gloria Jones. He chose to be with her and she did love him!
jeepsterrr 1 year ago
-there are music journalists around who actually claim that Marc couldn't really play that shiny guitar. But we know that he could. Hail.
firefly87 1 year ago
He looks pretty overweight, but that's a face-melting guitar sound coming from his Les Paul if a little bit out of tune...nice organ sound pumping away as well.
theylive23 1 year ago
He threw the Fender in the flames; saved his Les!
dourtan 1 year ago
@dourtan Yeah...;] he wasn't completely lost.I even wonder if it was a Fender,(that guitar looked pretty beat up),just some stunt double ,for this purpose.Most of these guitar 'destroying'bands (Who) always changed guitar ,when the 'destroy' act came.
PAULLONDEN 1 year ago
Roley Poly Boley here!
dourtan 1 year ago
You know what occurs to me while watching this. In a time where David Bowie invented the persona of Ziggy Stardust - Marc simply reinvented the persona...of Marc. Damn I miss that guy.
ouchyg 1 year ago
excellent
guitarmank 1 year ago
@guitarmank are you deaf? this is not Marc Bolan at his best.
tomfy1979 1 year ago
My sis was a huge Bolan fan and took me to see him a few times when I was 13. In another song called "Solid Gold Easy Action" the lyrics go "Life is the same and it always will be, as easy as pulling foxes from a tree" We all know that he died crashing into a tree but did you know the car reg was FOX1.
europica 1 year ago
@europica Thats really what happened?
rocker70sman 1 year ago
@rocker70sman
yeah, that is right Weird or what?
europica 1 year ago
please dont Hate gloria thats marcs woman
rileysmithphoto 1 year ago
Awesome tones!Better than the record!
marcelcruzeiro 1 year ago
Brilliant performance by all the band!
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delflord 1 year ago
brilliant performance!
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delflord 1 year ago
Brilliant performance by Bolan and the band....................kick ass performance!!
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delflord 1 year ago
They just dont sound good live
GunnyMatt85 1 year ago
Superb!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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delflord 1 year ago
look out ace frehley. cuddley
TheSonicmule 1 year ago
ボランのギターソロが熱い！
ボラン、レスポールは比較的大切に扱うのに、ストラトキャスターは扱いひどいなｗ
FATEAGLE16 2 years ago
最高だ！なかなか無いぞ！
loveyouzapped 2 years ago
So chubby and still kicking so much ass.
slalomluke 2 years ago 2
ever never t.rex super
kuttel1000 2 years ago
What was his illness?
dutchbolanfan 2 years ago
I saw this tour when it came to Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver BC. Cool!
Derosa6037 2 years ago
Got any pictures?????????
buickmackane71360 2 years ago
WACK UP THE VOLUME AND LISTEN TO POWERHOUSE T,REX!
AWESOME!
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delflord 2 years ago
Also Marc had been ill on this tour as proven by Natalie McDonald who ran the U.S fanzine electric warrior freepress at this time. Marc's medical bills were sent to her by Marc's team in the U.S so this is proven. And before you say it, it wasn't drug abuse that the medical bills were for.
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delflord 2 years ago
BOLAN AND THE BAND ROCK!!!!!!!
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delflord 2 years ago
Marc just couldnt crack the US like all the other British superstars had,and this version of T Rex was rubbish with the soul singers etc,just didnt work,he couldnt see it and wouldnt listen to anyone....
onlyjoetee 2 years ago
rubbish! Marc was on fire........brilliant energy performance. Great solo and wonderful raw guitar!
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delflord 2 years ago
So why didn't it work??why didn't the US and his core audience go for this coked up soul version of Marc??
onlyjoetee 2 years ago
@onlyjoetee
Because for one the U.S wan't ready for Glam like Marc portrayed it. Took a while for Bowie to break through. Also glam was essentially a Brit thing, many big brit glam outfits didn't break the u.s. Even here in the U.K fans deserted him due to the soul influence, but Bolan was brave enough to follow his own mind and not that of media or anyone else! superb!
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delflord 2 years ago
True ROCKSTAR ***
wisesatyr72 2 years ago
why is he throwing bread in the crowd . aint the yanks fst enough
supernog1 2 years ago
what a bad singer.. .... unbelievable
anonymusum 2 years ago
Its sad too see Marc and Mickey soo distant and against each other.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
Funny how heavily coked-up Marc put his precious Les Paul Custom carefully to one side then trashed the cheap Fender Strat. Gloria looked hot too. He used that star on the 1974 tour of England in the middle of a huge T REX sign, part of the Pink Floyd lighting rig.
nigshakespeare 2 years ago
@ nigshakespeare - lol, I noticed that also. Maybe he was tired of fenders? He was making that les paul sound pretty great. Though it was twice as loud as the rest of the band - which I doubt was an accident. :D
ouchyg 1 year ago
@ouchyg Indeed. In the Born to Boogie film at Wembley he tells the mixing desk crew via the mic that there's "too much bass in the monitors", prompted, methinks, by Bolan feeling Steve Currie's ace bass playing was stealing the show rather than there actually being too much bass in the monitors.
nigshakespeare 1 year ago
Not stealing the show but coming through his own monitors too much........
delflord 1 year ago
@delflord I know what he said and what he apparently intended, but I'm not convinced he was being genuine. Marc was a great showman both visually and sonically and was sensitive to anyone stealing his thunder.
nigshakespeare 1 year ago
His tone is really cool on this but I gotta admit I liked the versions where he left more space between the notes.....made it sound more stinkin' to me with the gaps in there
fenderstratguy 2 years ago
LE PLUS GRAND !!!!!!
sacarthy 2 years ago
Marc looked like he was possessed...yowzer...smokin' hot! Some of us in the US "got it" - Get It On was THE party song when I was in high school. T.Rex got very little press, so most of us didn't know much about him. I read that Dick Clark offered to promote them for a big chunk of the cut, and Marc told him to take a hike. So...I really belileve there were other factors that kept Marc from being more widely known on this side of the pond. It sure wasn't lack of talent or showmanship..
StrictlyMystic 2 years ago 2
You're right -- read "And Party Every Day" by Larry Harris of Casablanca Records and you'll see what a hatchet job those coked-up obnoxious New Yorkers did to Marc Bolan's career :-(
buickmackane71360 2 years ago
supposedly jimmy page gave marc bolan guitar lessons. just a rumor not saying it's true or nothing.
MARC BOLAN FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!
2003JL 2 years ago
Eric Clapton taught Marc.
Jimmy Page/ Jeff Beck were Yardbirds who according to Simon Napier Bell replaced Geoff McLelland on the pre-Bolan Johns Children, presumably Chris Dreja on bass in lieu of the immeasurably clueless Hewlett.......
Paisleypaul 2 years ago
Happy BIRTHDAY MARC.2009.
Anyway who can ` Your Dirty Sweet and Your Girl` in a hit song has have something goin for `em
bolansbestplus 2 years ago
This maybe the best live lead playing I've ever seen from Bolan. Normally he utilizes the same kind of stock hammer ons like on the 12th fret, but this is some seriously tasty shit. God. This is fucking super hot. Compare this playing to his Midnite Special playing. Sounds like he learned a whole bunch. Fuck, this is good.
walterroy 2 years ago
Just for the record kiddies, this was recorded live on the Don Kirshner Rock show 1974. Bolan was a on fire here for sure ... High as kite as well ... Have you ever heard a sexier rock and rock version of Get it On, Bang a Gong ? Pure Electricity !!! Nice and Raw the way live rock and roll is meant to be played live ..... If you want to hear a studio recording stay home and listen records ... Marc RIP brother !!
sp4172 2 years ago
I saw this show in Chicago in '74. It was a triple bill at the Aragon Ballroom. K.I.S.S. - T-Rex - and U.F.O. Fuck! What a Concert! Awesome!
thecondor7 2 years ago
Got any pictures?
buickmackane71360 2 years ago
is it me or is it just marc keepin song going with his gibson, at some point in this video the band sound like there fallin apart...just sounds so un natural and lotta band members too ! but woha marc is awesome on that gibson...just dynamite !
soulrebel2008 2 years ago
there will never be another marc bolan - two like him dont come along - the great musician that ever lived
grantzx 2 years ago
That's his second wife Gloria on backing vocals and keyboards, so I would date this at more like 1976. Marc was still with his wife June in '74.
KeithTheKing 2 years ago
No she left her in the summer of 1973!
This is autumn 1974!!
dutchbolanfan 2 years ago
Gloria was not his bloody wife. June was still his wife when he died. She loved him til the day she died. I am sure Marc still loved her too.
pargaluvva 2 years ago 5
June Child-Bolan had a baby girl (Ilona) with the Arrows drummer Paul Varley around 1976. Yes, June and marc were never legally divorced, just separated. I'm sure Marc and June loved each other until the end, you're correct, in spite of them having different live in partners. Gloria had a son with Marc, Rolan. This is all fact and well documented.
KeithTheKing 2 years ago
At this period of time was there really harsh tensions building up between Marc and Mickey near to the point of hating eachother
They dont look as close as before.
mrtamberineman123 2 years ago
74
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delflord 2 years ago
hahaha - the main riff was stolen by Oasis, that's no news. But in the original recordings on both artists, there's a difference, sound wise - here in this particular version, it sounds EXACTLY like Oasis' live versions of Cigarettes and Alcohol.
marcelcruzeiro 2 years ago
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robotorb 2 years ago
He was always sick on guitar but theres progression that was happening in his shit by 74 , surly!
gordonshitybum 2 years ago
now THAT is a stage exit, my friends!
putdownan8dude 2 years ago
Marc bolan rocks so much harder than people know lol
He has sum serious guitar skill in this vid too :D
Drumer4thesumer 3 years ago
i was at this show in portchester ny november 74 i think played with zz top
coffemanbob 3 years ago
Do you have pictures? I was there, too, but didn't take any!
buickmackane71360 2 years ago
he was still rockin in 74 still fighting with some Hendrix notes payed here in 75 Bolan as rockman was over and death
batalion666 3 years ago
I've just watched this again. God Gloria's voice is screeching and awful and how I wish Marc had walked away from her with his music...at the very least! I'll never back down from that. Perhaps she loved him, but she really destroyed his mind, music and finally his life.
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77Sinner 2 years ago
I so agree with you!!! I know sometimes 'live' may not be the best but her 'foreground' screeching is absolutely horrible. If only we had his magic wand ...
dreamklf 2 years ago
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sorry but its uncool and his live singing is shit
steveo9996 3 years ago
oh dear, which galaxy are you from !!! bolan could kick the crap out of any performer in his time, he was the best and always will be, shock on marc and bollocks to those who have failed to sprinkle a little glitter beneath their eyes in their dull little lives ..punkle kevin x x
NutmegPunkle 3 years ago
sorry that was just sexy the whole thing he sat there waiting with guitar i thought he was going to do something else with then he chucked it so cool
itstoogoodtopassby 3 years ago
I still have my ticket stub from seeing him. I paid $8.75!!! Remember it like it was yesterday.
ExMicroDotLover 3 years ago
Got any pictures?
buickmackane71360 2 years ago
Unfortunately, no, I sure wish I did though!
thecondor7 2 years ago
Too bad Marc was so tired and stressed to crack the american market ! His not entering the hall of fame is a true shame but nevermind, MARC BOLAN is the best !
jeromedemontpellier 3 years ago
Is Bill Legend dumming here
Doors121 3 years ago
The drummer is Davey Lutton, in T.Rex late 1973 to late 1976. A Northern Irishman whose previous band Eire Apparent were produced by Jimi Hendrix, in 1977/78 he -together with the late Steve Currie on bass here- became the rhythm section for Wreckless Eric
Paisleypaul 3 years ago
I adore Marc and there's no denying he's hot here--the sexiest, most gorgeous man ever!! Hate to see him looking so heavy and HATE Gloria who drove the car that killed him.
NY2CT84 3 years ago 6
@NY2CT84 This is painful to watch,Some of the T-Rex tribute bands today, look more convincing than this.
Although, in retrospect this ain't that bad.We should be so lucky to get something like this offered today; but at the time,I found him becoming a major disappointment.That Jones bitch should've at least have gotten a thorough breathtest.She got away with murder.
PAULLONDEN 1 year ago
@NY2CT84 This is painful to watch,Some of the T-Rex tribute bands today, look more convincing than this.
Although, in retrospect this ain't that bad.We should be so lucky to get something like this offered today; but at the time,I found him becoming a major disappointment.That Jones bitch should've at least have gotten a thorough breath test.She got away with murder.9:27 his star fell....fitting finale.
PAULLONDEN 1 year ago
@NY2CT84 She probably feels like shit about it. Dont blame people for their accidents
PBANDSNOW 1 year ago
HOW THE FUCK COULD THE AMERICANS NOT LOVE THIS!!!!!!!! Dude i even prefer Marc Bolan to Bowie (Bowie is still the man though). They said he won't get into the Rock n Roll hall of fame, FUCK them, the reason being cos he's glam and the darn americans didn't get it, what the Fuck do they know, practically all the best bands in the world came from the UK, FUCK'em
SLASHduRocker 3 years ago
First Off--You dont know what the fuck you are talking about--you keep saying americans-
--there are a lot of americans that love marc bolan--me for one--and i had this video up a long time ago and they said copy right--and its gone---and a lot of great bands came out of the U.S.A---sooo fuck you BITCH
marc
marcmickey 3 years ago
your right he walked away from glam he did it all he was poetry he was rock he was not just glam as this video tells its rock he should be in the hall of fame
itstoogoodtopassby 3 years ago
Not a good version. Damn he sang it this way in the US?
skilski2003 3 years ago
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electricslims 3 years ago
Come On You Too!!!!
marcmickey 3 years ago
Yeah...he nice vibrato in his solos
nasseri 3 years ago
THIS IS AMAZING!!! it was really tough being a Marc Bolan fan in 1974/5 - this would have blown my mind back then.
MOJOPIN1960 3 years ago
fantastic!!
AcePanno 3 years ago
other cuts from this session are great too!!!
5*
Bolanicboogie 3 years ago
POWER ROCK!
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delflord 3 years ago
the guy around 6:18 with the bumblebee shirt - looks like frank zappa kinda
nathansavas 3 years ago
Fab!!!
Zipgun1 3 years ago
Superb live rock n roll!
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delflord 3 years ago