John Cook's Collection
Lucinda Williams 03/16/1995
Music Hall, Austin, TX
| Source | FM (first track is audience) > ? > FLAC |
| Media | FLAC 1 disc |
| Notes | 283 MB, 65:18. Includes filler from radio broadcast the nexxt day: Drunken Angel Can't Let Go Lake Charles |
| J-Card Comment | In the interminable wait for Lucinda's breakthrough masterpiece, Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, she played annually at SXSW, debuting material that would eventually appear on the album as far back as 1994. In 1995, she took the stage fully convinced that the album was nearly done, though it would take almost three years and two additional production teams to finish the effort. But on this night, Lucinda, Gurf Morlix and the band, joined by Ian McLagan on keyboards, played seven songs from the as-yet-unreleased album; the following day, Lu and Gurf went to KGSR, played another three and talked about the record and the show the night before. For my money these performances, especially songs like "Car Wheels" that feature McLagan, are nothing short of brilliant and some of these have never sounded fresher or, arguably, better. 'Round about 1997 I grew so frustrated with the wait for the new album that I cobbled together a compilation CD featuring new songs from Lucinda's SXSW appearances 1994-96 and dubbed it Junebug Vs. Hurricane. It made the rounds then, still shows up on a Google search, and even merited a small mention in early press for Car Wheels as a example of the fans' desire for a new album. Junebug Vs. Hurricane drew heavily on the material above, and the board tape is well circulated. However, the board was missing the first song of the night, "Metal Firecracker," and I have long meant to do a proper reconstruction of the show from both sources and tag on the KGSR set to make it a complete overview of Lucinda circa 1995. The board, by the way, was one channel and has a few non-musical cuts in it. This version fixes the channel problem by doubling up the good one. I elected not to add 40 seconds of audience between a couple of songs where the board cuts figuring no one will really miss it. The board is from a DAT clone of the master. The audience and FM portions are off DAT masters. Hope you enjoy this as much as I do. Butterking (for JEMS) |
| Trades Allowed | Yes |
| Reference / Generation | 274 |
| Lists | All recordings · lossless others A through M |
Owned by John Cook
· Last Updated May 23, 2023
Add Show
View Show