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GEORGE HARRISON's 1974 DARK HORSE Tour has not been released in commercial form. Here's the complete live show from the Seattle Center Arena in the state of Washington, November 4, 1974. In multitrack stereo; demixed in 2025 (I had to look it up; "demixed" is isolating each instrument & then remixing together for a clearer sound.) This is the best audio of the tour that I've heard; it's in multitrack stereo, and it's demixed. I placed the Ravi Shankar & Friends set at the end of the audio, at the 1:33:35 mark. It's a killer set, with George joining Ravi on a variety of songs. Originally the set came after the 6th song of the show (after "Sue Me, Sue You Blues"). Please enjoy! OpeningHari's on Tour (Express)SomethingWhile My Guitar Gently WeepsWill It Go 'Round in Circles (Billy Preston)Sue Me, Sue You BluesFor You BlueTuning & IntroducingSoundstage of MindIn My LifeTom Cat (Tom Scott & L.A. Express)Maya LoveNothing From Nothing (Billy Preston)Dark HorseOuta-Space (Billy Preston)What Is LifeMy Sweet LordRAVI SHAKAR & FRIENDS Set - George introduces Ravi & BandZoom Zoom ZoomJai Sri KalijiNaderdaniCheparteAnuragDispute & ViolenceGeorge SpeaksI Am Missing You                                                                                                                            THE BAND: George Harrison - Vocals & Guitar / Billy Preston - Vocals, Organ, Clavinet, Synthesizer / Robben Ford - Guitar / Willie Weeks - Bass / Andy Newmark - Drums / Tom Scott - Saxophones, Flutes / Jim Horn - Saxophones / Chuck Findley - Trumpet / Emil Richards - Percussion / Ravi Shankar & Friends

PAUL McCARTNEY's 1971 album, RAM, presented in QUADRASONICS, which is a system that uses four independent directional sources of sound. You don't need any special system to listen to it; it's simply a different sounding mix, a bit more separation by using the four "directions" of sound. (It's pretty much the same as Quadrophonic.) It's a really great sound; one that doesn't knock you over the head, but a sound that you can tell is different, yet familiar. Please enjoy! 1 Too Many People 2 Legs 3 Ram On 4 Dear Boy 5 Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey 6 Smile Away 7 Heart Of The Country 8 Monkberry Moon Delight 9 Eat At Home 10 Long Haired Lady 11 Ram On 12 The Back Seat Of My Car

August 1, 1971 ~ George Harrison & Friends (including Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, Badfinger, & others) gave two charity concerts (afternoon & evening) for Bangladesh Relief, at Madison Square Garden in NYC. The matinee began at 2:30 PM, and the evening concert started at 8:00 PM. Most of the songs from the commercially-released triple-album set came from the evening show, while a few were used for the album from the afternoon show. So this set list is the OPPOSITE of the songs used for the commercial release. **PLEASE NOTE: This recording came from an audience member's recording, so the sound is definitely not good. It's listenable, but not up to "commercial" standards. ***ALSO PLEASE NOTE: The source of this recording did not record the Ravi Shankar set, which opened the concert. This recording begins with George and band taking the stage after Ravi's set. I feel, from an historical viewpoint, it's quite cool. Please enjoy! WAH-WAH - George. Audio is from the afternoon show up until the 3:20 mark, at which time, the audio from the evening show is used to finish the song (the opposite of the commercial release)SOMETHING - George. The afternoon version. This was switched to the next-to-last song in the evening performance.AWAITING ON YOU ALL - George. Afternoon version. This song wasn't played at all during the evening show.THAT'S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT - Billy Preston. Afternoon performanceIT DON'T COME EASY - Ringo Starr. Afternoon performanceBEWARE OF DARKNESS - George. AfternoonBAND INTRODUCTIONS - From the evening performance. George had forgotten to intro the band earlier in the evening, so these introductions are right before the second-to-last song in the show. I moved the audio up to this point in order to get a good idea of who's in the band.JUMPING JACK FLASH / YOUNGBLOOD - Leon Russell. Afternoon performanceHERE COMES THE SUN - George with Badfinger on acoustic accompaniment. Evening performanceA HARD RAIN'S A-GONNA FALL - Bob Dylan. Afternoon performanceIT TAKES A LOT TO LAUGH, IT TAKES A TRAIN TO CRY - Bob Dylan. AfternoonLOVE MINUS ZERO / NO LIMIT - Bob Dylan. Afternoon. This song was replaced in the evening show by "Mr. Tambourine Man" (which Bob didn't sing in the afternoon.)JUST LIKE A WOMAN - Bob Dylan (joined by George & Leon on vocals). AfternoonHEAR ME LORD - George. Afternoon (George didn't perform this in the evening show.) (It's at this point in the evening show that George introduced the band, but we heard it earlier.) George performs MY SWEET LORD. Afternoon showBANGLA DESH - George. Afternoon Thanks for listening!

JOHN LENNON'S 1973 album, MIND GAMES, presented in QUADRASONICS, which is a system that uses four independent directional sources of sound. You don't need any special system to listen to it; it's simply a different sounding mix, a bit more separation by using the four "directions" of sound. (It's pretty much the same as Quadrophonic.) It's a really great sound; one that doesn't knock you over the head, but a sound that you can tell is different, yet familiar. Please enjoy!  1. MIND GAMES  2. TIGHT A$  3. AISUMASEN (I'm Sorry)  4. ONE DAY (At A Time)  5. BRING ON THE LUCIE (Freda Peeple)  6. NUTOPIAN INTERNATIONAL ANTHEM (4 seconds of silence)  7. INTUITION  8. OUT THE BLUE  9. ONLY PEOPLE 10. I KNOW (I Know) 11. YOU ARE HERE 12. MEAT CITY Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of the BEATLES HOUR & CLASSIC POP CULTURE Shows at www.PlanetLudwig.com

The Rolling Stones live in Honolulu at the Hawaii International Center, July 28, 1966 ~ Broadcast on KPOI-FM. (30 minutes) Enjoy! Intro & Not Face AwayThe Last TimePaint It, BlackLady JaneMother's Little HelperGet Off Of My Cloud19th Nervous Breakdown(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

Arguably the greatest rock 'n' roll concert album is The Rolling Stones' GET YER YA-YAs OUT! recording from 1969's Madison Squrae Garden shows. Post-concert overdubbing was done, from what I've heard, to about half the songs, mostly Mock & Keith's vocals and Keith's gutar work (but some of you may have more info). This is the original soundboard recording of engineer Glyn Johns's Raw Demo (aka "no overdubbing"), from both shows at Madison Square Garden in NYC, November 27 & 28, 1969, and at the Baltimore Civic Center on November 26, 1969. Enjoy! "GET YER YA-YA'S OUT!" GLYN JOHNS RAW DEMO IntroductionJumpin' Jack FlashCarolSympathy For The DevilStray Cat BluesLove In VainProdigal SonYou Gotta MoveUnder My ThumbI'm FreeMidnight RamblerLive With MeLittle QueenieHony Tonk WomenStreet Fighting Man ALTERNATE TAKES     16. Jumpin' Jack Flash     17. Carol     18. Satisfaction     19. Honky Tonk Women Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of the Classic Pop Culture website, PlanetLudwig.com.

Close to two glorious hours with The Grateful Dead (and their various wonderful iterations) playing The Beatles! (Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of The Beatles Hour & Classic Pop Culture shows, at PlanetLudwig.com. Please enjoy!) Day Tripper - Grateful Dead 6/25/85Come Together - The Dead 7/7/03Eleanor Rigby Jam - Jerry Garcia Band 2/12/80Tomorrow Never Knows - Grateful Dead 11/29/94Blackbird - Ratdog 11/9/99Get Back - Phil Lesh Quintet 10/16/00Why Don't We Do It In The Road? - Grateful Dead 4/7/85Hey Jude (Complete Version) - Grateful Dead 3/22/90 - Hey Jude Reprise is patched together, no FantasyStrawberry Fields Forever - Phil Lesh Quintet 2/8/02Rain - Grateful Dead 10/9/94Revolution - Grateful Dead 7/2/85She Said She Said - The Dead 7/7/03Dear Prudence - Reconstruction 7/8/79It's All Too Much - Grateful Dead 3/26/95I Want To Tell You - Jerry Garcia Band 3/8/87 (One of two times JGB played this song; the other time was in 1976)Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds - Grateful Dead 3/17/95I Am the Walrus  - Phil Lesh Quintet 9/1/02While My Guitar Gently Weeps - Phil Lesh Quintet 11/30/01 (Only time played by PLQ)

SOUPY SALES's 1969 album made with MOTOWN, A BAG OF SOUP, played it pretty straightforward, foregoing his usual slapstick, silly humor. He was backed by Motown musicians & singers. Six bonus tracks are heard after the twelve-cut A Bag of Soup album. Please enjoy! 1. Muck-Arty Park 2. This Guy's In Love With You 3. For Once In My Life 4. Tell Me What He's Got 5. Life Never Brings A Bottle To The Party 6. I Believe In Love 7. Green Go The Rushes-O 8. Though I'm Just A Clown 9. Unwrap Your Bubble Gum 10. Teach our Baby How To Dance 11. Let's Talk About Living 12. Come To Baby, Do!      BONUS SOUPY TRACKS 13. I'm A Bird-Watching Man 14. Use Your Noggin' 15. The Backwards Alphabet 16. Spanish Flea 17. That Wasn't Your Girl 18. Break Your Back

SOUPY SALES (born Milton Supman 1/8/1926 - 11/22/2009) entertains with 24 Teen Hits! (circa 1965) 1. Do the Mouse 2. The Name Game 3. Sad Sack 4. Speedy Gonzalez 5. Hey Pearl 6. The Nitty Gritty 7. Mouse Trap 8. Your Brains'll Fall Out 9. King Kong 10. Mighty Clem 11. Pachalafaka 12. Mr. Cab Driver 13. Opening 14. There's Nothing To Do Today 15. Soupy of the Secret Service 16. Pie-Face 17. Leona 18. We're Going to the Circus 19. Dressing Room Menagerie 20. 35 Pounds, 9 Feet Tall 21. Vy You Spyink On Me? 22. Forever Friends 23. What Did the Animals Say? 24. Pie in the Sky See also: SOUPY'S MOTOWN ALBUM: A BAG OF SOUP Please Enjoy!

Thirteen comedy tracks from the late American monologist, "Eddie Lawrence - The Old Philosopher." Eddie's real name is Lawrence Eisler. Eisler took the stage name of "Eddie Lawrence" in the late-1950's when presenting his "Old Philosopher" persona. Eisler passed in 2014, at the age of 95. [Uploaded by Steve Ludwig of the Classic Pop Culture website, PlanetLudwig.com.] Please enjoy! The OId PhilosopherAt the OperaThe Big TownThe Good Old Days (Rock & Roll)The D.J.'s PhilosopherFrankenshteiner PolkaKing Arthur's MinesLoco BaseballThe Football PhilosopherRespectaGay PareeOld, Old ViennaThe New Philosopher

It's FIVE episodes from the horror/supernatural American radio show, LIGHTS OUT. LIGHTS OUT ran, at various times, from 1934 to 1947, and it predated the future radio horror programs, SUSPENSE and INNER SANCTUM. Here is the first part of more LIGHTS OUT episodes to come to the Classic Pop Culture website, PlanetLudwig.com. 1) THE DARK (0:00 - 7:22) - Fun fact: The Simpsons' "Treehouse of Horror V" episode was based on this broadcast. A doctor and a police investigator are called to an abandoned house -- with horrific results! [Original broadcast date: 12/29/37] 2) CHICKEN HEART (7:24 - 15:00) - A chicken heart begins to grow, & there's no end in sight. [Original broadcast date: 3/10/37] 3) METEOR MAN (15:01 - 38:24) - A couple finds a meteorite...and  encounter the horror inside it...  [Original broadcast date: 6/16/37] 4) THE DREAM (with Boris Karloff) (38:26 - 1:08:21) - A professor keeps having a nightmare that urges him to kill. [Original broadcast date: 3/23/38] 5) THE WORD (1:08:24 - 1:34:16) - A newleywed couple in New York City suddenly find themselves the last two peopl on Earth. [Original broadcast date: 9/14/43] Uploaded by PlanetLudwig.com  ~  ENJOY!

Three segments of music by the sometimes brilliant, sometimes tragic, always interesting, SLY STONE (and THE FAMILY STONE). Our first segment is an album from 2011: SLY STONE: I'M BACK! FAMILY & FRIENDS (Cleopatra Records). It's an interesting mix of brand new versions of Sly's classics - some featuring rock giants collaborating with Sly: Dance to the Music (featuring RAY MANZAREK of THE DOORS)Everyday People (featuring ANN WILSON of HEART)Family AffairStand! (featuring CARMINE APPICE & ERNIE WATTS)Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (featuring JOHNNY WINTER)(I Want To Take You) Higher (featuring JEFF BECK)Hot Fun in the Summertime (featuring BOOTSIE COLLINS)Dance to the Music (Extended Mix)Plain Jane (original song to this album)His Eye Is On the Sparrow (original song to this album)Get Away (original song to this album)Dance to the Music (Club Mix)Family Affair (Dubstep Mix)Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Electro Club Mix)The second segment takes us back to 3:00 AM (3:00 AM!!), August 17, 1969 at the Woodstock Music and Art Fair (in neighboring town, Bethel, NY). Taking the stage (3:00 AM) are Sly & the Family Stone: M'LadyStand!Sing A Simple SongYou Can Make It If You TryEveryday People (incomplete by a few seconds...Our apologies)Dance to the Music (once again, incomplete by a few seconds...and again, sorry!)Music Lover/HigherOur final (but not least) segment presents the 1979 album (or albumS, depending on which album edition you bought) titled, TEN YEARS TOO SOON. It was Sly's record label, EPIC RECORDS, hoping to cash in on the (by 1979) already dwindling first wave of disco. They remixed some of Sly & the Family Stone's biggest hits, in the hope that it would appeal to the disco/dance crowd:      1. Dance to the Music      2. Sing A Simple Song      3. I Get High On You      4. Everyday People      5. You Can Make It If You Try      6. Stand!      7. This Is Love RIP:  SYLVESTER STEWART (SLY STONE) [3/15/43 - 6/9/25] Age 82          CYNTHIA ROBINSON [1/12/44 - 11/23/15] Age 71 Playlists uploaded by Steve Ludwig of the Classic Pop Culture website: PlanetLudwig.com . Thank for listening!

The greater-than-great record producer, George Martin (Beatles, America...), led quite an orchestra with The George Martin Orchestra. Here are 22 tracks - a wonderful & creative variety of tunes. (60 mins.) Winchester CathedralA Whiter Shade of PaleSgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandTo Sir With LoveAlfieTheme OneHole in My ShoeI Am the WalrusItchycoo ParkElephants & CastlesKings Road Raspberry ParadeTime BeatWaltz in OrbitMusic from the film, Ferry 'Cross the Mersey (1965)I've Been Wrong Before (Cilla Black with The George Martin Orchestra)All Quiet on the Mersey Front (mono single version)Out of the Picture (mono single version)The Niagara Them (mono single version)I Feel Fine (mono single version)Bahama Sound (U.S. stereo single version)Love in the Open Air (U.S. single version)Theme One (single edit) Please enjoy!

Robert Altman's 1980 film, POPEYE, featuring the music of Grammy winner Harry Nilsson, starred Robin Williams & Shelley Duvall. Harry Nilsson's demos are wonderful; he wrote and sings them all. My personal fave among this superb collection of demos is Nilsson's duet demo with Shelley Duvall. Included are previously unreleased tracks from the film score, by Thomas Pierson. PLUS the original Popeye theme AND the original 1930 Popeye vocal track. Enjoy! SweethavenSwee' Pea's Lullabye ("Dear Swee' Pea")Blow Me DownEverything Is FoodHe Needs MeEverybody's Got To EatSail With MeI Yam What I YamIt's Not Easy Being MeKidsI'm Popeye the Sailor Man (music & lyrics by Sammy Lerner)I'm MeanHe Needs Me (Harry & Shelley Duvall duet, with Paul L. Smith providing the whistling )"bomp-bomps."Din' We (home demo)Sailin' (home demo)Popeye the Sailor Man Main ThemePopeye the Sailor Man (1930's vocal version) From the previously unreleased soundtrack by Thomas Pierson:     18. Skeleton Cave     19. Now Listen Kid / To The Rescue / Mr. Eye Is Trapped / Back Into Action     20. Saved / Still At It / The Treasure / What? More Fighting / Pap's Boy / Olive & the Octopus / What's Up Pop / Popeye Triumphant     21. End Title Medley

Here's a 2-hour, 15-minute LIVE compilation of FLO & EDDIE ~ aka THE TURTLES ~ shows from the legendary, but unfortunately, now-defunct New York City nightclub, The Bottom Line, from the years 1979-1994. The compilation is comprised from two main sources: "The Turtles Featuring Flo & Eddie Captured Live" and "New York 'Times' Live at The Bottom Line featuring Flo & Eddie." The "New York 'Times'" performances were recorded, with microphones literally hanging from the ceiling of The Bottom Line. Thus, the audio is not always 100%, but certainly worth hearing because it's a tremendous example of Flo & Eddie's fun, chaotic insanity ever-present during their live shows. (Quite a back-up band, as well!). Flo & Eddie are actually Mark Volman & Howard Kaylan.  We sadly lost Mark Volman on September 5, 2025, so we respectfully dedicate this recording to Mark's memory. Flo & Eddie Theme SongHappy TogetherYou BabyElvis Medley a) Girls Girls Girls b) Rock-A Hula c) Harum HolidayNikki HoiGirls Girls Girls RepriseNikki Hoi RepriseThe Doors9. She's My GirlMarmendy HillPrison SongKeep It WarmLet MeTibetan Memory TrickThe Pied PiperAgitaMTMIt Ain't Me BabeSaturday in the Park (with KAZOOS!)BruceRebeccaFrank Zappa Medley (note: Flo & Eddie were members of Zappa's Mothers of Invention for a period of time after The Turtles demise): a) Who Need the Peace Corps b)Concentration Moon c) The Ugliest Part of Your Body d) Absolutely Free e) Peaches en Regalia f) Magic FingersYou Showed MeMistyThe NightThe DukeEscape From New YorkThe DebarkationGoodbye SurpriseTidy BowlI Lost My Heart at the Drive-In MovieNew York Medley: a) I Happen To Like New York b) Gershwin c) Bald Mountain d)Everyone's Coming To New YorkHorror MoviesStevenSteven AttacksShe'd Rather Be With MeBoogieMoving TargetsLetterman (intro of the band)The WhoElenoreHappy TogetherMade It To The Top (I placed this song last in the playlist, although it appears earlier in the show, because I felt it encapsulated Flo & Eddie's career)    Uploaded by PlanetLudwig.com