Cap Theatre '75 FM broadcast

[cbBen]

Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ (10/17/75) - King Biscuit Flower Hour
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11vmTueSVho

Unlike the two pro-shot videos circulating (linked below), includes "Landslide":

00:49 Station Man
07:09 Spare Me A Little Of Your Love
12:09 Rhiannon
19:41 Landslide
23:26 I'm So Afraid
28:41 World Turning
37:43 Don't Let Me Down Again
42:03 Hypnotized

pro-shot 1975 videos circulating:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5X6Gr-ZkwA (Capital Centre, Largo MD 10/5/75)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPGIcL4x0jw (Capitol Theatre, Passaic NJ 10/17/75 - presumably the other show of two played that night)

[BLY]

And this is why I became obsessed with this band. The harmonies were so tight. It’s a great selection of songs added to the tour supporting the release of 1975 self titled album. I have some great recordings of this tour…..

Thanks for posting a great capture of this amazing time in Fleetwood Mac history.

[Macfan4life]

I remember recording this from a radio station that aired the King Biscuit Flower Hour sometime around 1983 or 1984. I thought as if I recorded a sasquatch in the woods. The joys of recording this on a cassette tape from the radio and carefully stopping and starting again between commercials. BTW, THIS is the tempo that Landslide is supposed to be played. Its gotten slower over the years. This tempo existed thru Mirage.

[bombaysaffires]

The days when Christine really was the front person in terms of talking to the audience and introducing things.......

[bombaysaffires]

I remember recording this from a radio station that aired the King Biscuit Flower Hour sometime around 1983 or 1984. I thought as if I recorded a sasquatch in the woods. The joys of recording this on a cassette tape from the radio and carefully stopping and starting again between commercials. BTW, THIS is the tempo that Landslide is supposed to be played. Its gotten slower over the years. This tempo existed thru Mirage.

Same with regards to Rhiannon.

[Villavic]

That ISA guitar intro was shorted, update, or even cut in later years. I don't know if Lindsey meant that when he told her daughter that the live performance evolved over time. Well if that was the point I agree, I didn't really like that much the original/mid 70s initial guitar notes. The solo at the end is another story; I've always loved them, from any year or tour.

For example, the 2004 Boston ISA, with an updated guitar intro with more of Mick's drums, I really like that one. Of course the guitar solo at the end is awesome too.

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[Macfan4life]

That ISA guitar intro was shorted, update, or even cut in later years. I don't know if Lindsey meant that when he told her daughter that the live performance evolved over time. Well if that was the point I agree, I didn't really like that much the original/mid 70s initial guitar notes. The solo at the end is another story; I've always loved them, from any year or tour.

For example, the 2004 Boston ISA, with an updated guitar intro with more of Mick's drums, I really like that one. Of course the guitar solo at the end is awesome too.

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All live versions have something special. In 1976 Stevie singing back up was wonderful. In 1982 Christine was doing the honors while Stevie was backstage breathing steam to help her voice. Even the Buck/McVie tour version was spectacular. But without a doubt the best live version is the 1980 Live album recorded in Cleveland. Dear Lord. The intro is so powerful and Mick even hitting the gong. Christine's organ is the best ever and is so powerful. Everyone is high as f***. Mick is pounding the hell out of the drums. Chris's organ is way up. Lindsey is on fire that listening you swear at some points there are 2 guitarists. You think Lindsey is going to start smashing his guitar at the end. This is a good example of when Don Henley said cocaine does make you more creative in the beginning. This was right before it got out of control for a few members. Chris downing a bottle of champagne doing tons of blow and playing the hell out the organ. There is no other version quite like this one and thank goodness it was professionally recorded. IMHO this is the rawest version. No other version comes close. There is something about the sound of Lindsey's guitar on this song on this tour that is so different. Its much more electric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkhE9gQw6g

[cbBen]

In 1976 Stevie singing back up was wonderful. In 1982 Christine was doing the honors while Stevie was backstage breathing steam to help her voice.

Did they actually have Stevie breathing steam to help her voice, or is this a euphemism for what I had presumed she was doing backstage?

P.S. Thanks for the link to that 1980 performance of "I'm So Afraid." Lindsey is on fire at the end.

[BrownEyedGirl26]

Did they actually have Stevie breathing steam to help her voice, or is this a euphemism for what I had presumed she was doing backstage?

P.S. Thanks for the link to that 1980 performance of "I'm So Afraid." Lindsey is on fire at the end.

I have watched Stevie breathing steam backstage before a concert on a video tape, I have. Robin was close by, as she was her speech therapist at the time.

[Penguin Emeritus]

All live versions have something special. In 1976 Stevie singing back up was wonderful. In 1982 Christine was doing the honors while Stevie was backstage breathing steam to help her voice. Even the Buck/McVie tour version was spectacular. But without a doubt the best live version is the 1980 Live album recorded in Cleveland. Dear Lord. The intro is so powerful and Mick even hitting the gong. Christine's organ is the best ever and is so powerful. Everyone is high as f***. Mick is pounding the hell out of the drums. Chris's organ is way up. Lindsey is on fire that listening you swear at some points there are 2 guitarists. You think Lindsey is going to start smashing his guitar at the end. This is a good example of when Don Henley said cocaine does make you more creative in the beginning. This was right before it got out of control for a few members. Chris downing a bottle of champagne doing tons of blow and playing the hell out the organ. There is no other version quite like this one and thank goodness it was professionally recorded. IMHO this is the rawest version. No other version comes close. There is something about the sound of Lindsey's guitar on this song on this tour that is so different. Its much more electric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkhE9gQw6g

i hadn't heard that in a long time so i had a listen. wow. yeah they were sooo powerful there... amazing guitar and such an awesome, solid rhythm section backing him up. they were such a great band.

--Lis

[Macfan4life]

Did they actually have Stevie breathing steam to help her voice, or is this a euphemism for what I had presumed she was doing backstage?

P.S. Thanks for the link to that 1980 performance of "I'm So Afraid." Lindsey is on fire at the end.
It was a joke of course but it was something she actually said. Believe it or not but a music reporter asked her a direct question "what do you do with going backstage so much" Her response was that she breathed steam to help her voice. We never knew steam came in powder form. She did use steam on the Tusk tour. But I don't think that was the main reason she was running back stage.

[Macfan4life]

i hadn't heard that in a long time so i had a listen. wow. yeah they were sooo powerful there... amazing guitar and such an awesome, solid rhythm section backing him up. they were such a great band.

--Lis
Yes thank goodness it was professionally recorded. Lindsey handles the song all by himself like he does today which really works. Its his total showcase. The sound of his guitar is a bit more electric than other tours which really works on the song. The Dance version is totally neutered like all the other songs. Mick wrote in his first book that the Tusk tour was something like a mixed bag. Some nights they were off and some nights they were tight as a tick. This is from one of those nights. The drugs were facilitating the performance not hindering it. Mick also said that the nights they were tight on the tour were the best that the band ever played. I am not crazy about GYOW from this night but ISA broke all barriers that night. Chris and John and Mick playing like crazy keeping up with Lindsey. Is this the last tour of Christine's organ or keyboard sounding organ. That got toned down with technology in the live performance.
Again, it makes me sad that he does not remember what the song is about and alluded it was about his break up with Stevie which did not happen until years after it was written. Maybe it was a premonition :eek:

[jbrownsjr]

All live versions have something special. In 1976 Stevie singing back up was wonderful. In 1982 Christine was doing the honors while Stevie was backstage breathing steam to help her voice. Even the Buck/McVie tour version was spectacular. But without a doubt the best live version is the 1980 Live album recorded in Cleveland. Dear Lord. The intro is so powerful and Mick even hitting the gong. Christine's organ is the best ever and is so powerful. Everyone is high as f***. Mick is pounding the hell out of the drums. Chris's organ is way up. Lindsey is on fire that listening you swear at some points there are 2 guitarists. You think Lindsey is going to start smashing his guitar at the end. This is a good example of when Don Henley said cocaine does make you more creative in the beginning. This was right before it got out of control for a few members. Chris downing a bottle of champagne doing tons of blow and playing the hell out the organ. There is no other version quite like this one and thank goodness it was professionally recorded. IMHO this is the rawest version. No other version comes close. There is something about the sound of Lindsey's guitar on this song on this tour that is so different. Its much more electric.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkhE9gQw6g

I agree. The only thing that comes close is the Mirage version 1982 HBO special. And Christine's vocals on the tune, serve the song so much better than Stevie's, in my opinion.

This is the explosive FM that I remember. So damn good!

[Villavic]

I have watched Stevie breathing steam backstage before a concert on a video tape, I have. Robin was close by, as she was her speech therapist at the time.

I had never read or seen about the steam story. I just read steam can be beneficial in keeping the vocal folds hydrated and soothing any irritation, as the warm, moist air helps to maintain mucosal moisture. So it makes sense on Stevie. Anyway, it would be funny to see that video. :)

Back to the joke, what I do remember is Mick breathing through an "oxygen???" mask in the Mirage concert video. He even put the mask on his ear for a second :rolleyes: . He wrote he suffered hypoglycemia and required "nursing from Dennis all night" during the Tusk tour, but he didn't mention any need of extra oxygen. So I wonder if anyone ever analyzed the contents of the tank. :laugh: :lol:

[bombaysaffires]

Once upon a time on the Rumours tour she was breathing steam backstage as a treatment for her voice (I believe it's on the Rosebud film). Robin was there and Stevie referred to her as her "speech therapist" which was just Stevie hyperbole and actually insulting to REAL speech therapists who go thru years of training and licensure. But dramatic Stevie.

I'm always amazed at fans who see them do something once decades ago and create a whole narrative out of it for years and years. No idea how long she kept doing the steam thing, but she clearly moved on to having REAL speech therapy and her voice coach and all that because her home made remedies like steam did not do her any real good. At one point in the 70s/early 80s she mentioned she was getting shots (not uncommon in those days, not sure how much they still do that) of steroids or some such that would reduce the swelling of the overworked vocal cords (which was terrible because then you went out and sang on them when they were already damaged and so just did more damage). She was also diagnosed (in the 70s) with nodules on her vocal cords... bumps that don't go away from too much singing/use of them. Her speaking voice was a real mess for a long time too. People don't recall how many shows they had to cancel/postpone because of her voice. I watched a documentary on youtube once where these interviewers had a bunch of road crew folks they interviewed. One was Ray Lindsey. He talked about the early FM shows and how HORRIBLE her voice was and how upset she was and how the band and crew really really worried she would not be able to hold up on tour. (If you notice she really changed how she sang onstage at some point, and didn't try to sing the way she did on records as much when she was performing live).

I agree that her saying that's why she left the stage so much is hilarious obvious bs. She's talked about her coke habit and how it got to where she was doing it like every 20 mins. So....."steam" ....:laugh:

[Villavic]

In his book Mick describes Robin as "a" voice terapist, beyond being Stevie's friend. I didn't find any source that confirms that she actually studied that, so it could be another Mick's "mistake". I read speech-language pathologist (SLP) is a very specialized profession. And I agree Stevie didn't get any better during tours.

Now, the supposed therapy may have been useless, or perhaps, it was a good one but since they were always so high, she wasn't even following the instructions. Just seeing how she screamed in Rhiannon suggests that.

[Macfan4life]

In his book Mick describes Robin as "a" voice terapist, beyond being Stevie's friend. I didn't find any source that confirms that she actually studied that, so it could be another Mick's "mistake". I read speech-language pathologist (SLP) is a very specialized profession. And I agree Stevie didn't get any better during tours.

Now, the supposed therapy may have been useless, or perhaps, it was a good one but since they were always so high, she wasn't even following the instructions. Just seeing how she screamed in Rhiannon suggests that.
Yeah it was silly. Robin was her friend and when a band or organization puts them on a payroll I suppose they need some sort of title. It was one big party train. Any real vocal coach would say stop smoking Kool Mild 100s and snorting so much cocaine and your voice will do better. But I doubt those were options.
One fascinating thing about Stevie is how she hired her friends for make up, back up singers, voice therapy, and hair back in the day.
Speaking of Mick's book did not Mick say Stevie called him up one day to chew him out how low he was paying the assistants and Stevie gave them all a couple hundred dollar raise.

[Villavic]

Speaking of Mick's book did not Mick say Stevie called him up one day to chew him out how low he was paying the assistants and Stevie gave them all a couple hundred dollar raise.

I don't remember. Contrary to what you guys may believe, I haven't read the entire book in decades. But since I have the book in txt file (some ledgie shared it several years ago, can't remember who), every time someone mentions an episode that I remember is also in the book, I search for it in the file and share it to compare Mick's... "version". Just in case I reiterate that I don't blindly believe everything that's written there, but I find it fun to compare stories.

I looked for that payment episode and couldn't find it yet. Maybe it was in the second book.

[Macfan4life]

I don't remember. Contrary to what you guys may believe, I haven't read the entire book in decades. But since I have the book in txt file (some ledgie shared it several years ago, can't remember who), every time someone mentions an episode that I remember is also in the book, I search for it in the file and share it to compare Mick's... "version". Just in case I reiterate that I don't blindly believe everything that's written there, but I find it fun to compare stories.

I looked for that payment episode and couldn't find it yet. Maybe it was in the second book.
No, its in the first book. Stevie calls Mick and calls him a cheap bastard and tells him that she gave all the assistants a raise. Sometime in the late 70s.

The second book would never have something like that in it. It was all fluff and an effort for him to make peace with himself for how bad he treated his wife, kids, Welch, Weston, and other band members.

[Villavic]

No, its in the first book. Stevie calls Mick and calls him a cheap bastard and tells him that she gave all the assistants a raise. Sometime in the late 70s.
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Oh. So bastard was the right word to look for. :laugh:

Here we go, it was about a letter he received from Stevie:

She also wrote that she had started work on her first solo album. "Recording has begun, and Rhiannon is afoot." Then she told me she had moved to a small house by the beach and that I was a cheap bastard, so she was sending the girls in our of lice an extra $250. Stevie signed the note "Katherine DeLongpre," one of her many pseudonyms of the period.

I had completely forgotten that episode except for the word DeLongpre, peculiar name so it caught my attention. I remember in the early 2000s I visited a friend in LA and while driving around Sunset Blvd I saw this De Longpre Ave sign and I thought Oh, that's where she got that name from.

By the way, does that expression with the word "lice" mean something other than what I literally read? Doesn't make sense.

[Macfan4life]

Oh. So bastard was the right word to look for. :laugh:

Here we go, it was about a letter he received from Stevie:

She also wrote that she had started work on her first solo album. "Recording has begun, and Rhiannon is afoot." Then she told me she had moved to a small house by the beach and that I was a cheap bastard, so she was sending the girls in our of lice an extra $250. Stevie signed the note "Katherine DeLongpre," one of her many pseudonyms of the period.

I had completely forgotten that episode except for the word DeLongpre, peculiar name so it caught my attention. I remember in the early 2000s I visited a friend in LA and while driving around Sunset Blvd I saw this De Longpre Ave sign and I thought Oh, that's where she got that name from.

By the way, does that expression with the word "lice" mean something other than what I literally read? Doesn't make sense.
I cant remember what I had for lunch yesterday but remembered Stevie calling Mick a bastard for being so cheap in that book.
I'll take useless Fleetwood Mac knowledge for $1000 please

[jbrownsjr]

Oh. So bastard was the right word to look for. :laugh:

Here we go, it was about a letter he received from Stevie:

She also wrote that she had started work on her first solo album. "Recording has begun, and Rhiannon is afoot." Then she told me she had moved to a small house by the beach and that I was a cheap bastard, so she was sending the girls in our of lice an extra $250. Stevie signed the note "Katherine DeLongpre," one of her many pseudonyms of the period.

I had completely forgotten that episode except for the word DeLongpre, peculiar name so it caught my attention. I remember in the early 2000s I visited a friend in LA and while driving around Sunset Blvd I saw this De Longpre Ave sign and I thought Oh, that's where she got that name from.

By the way, does that expression with the word "lice" mean something other than what I literally read? Doesn't make sense.

DeLongpre is a street name, here in Los Angeles. She got it from that street name. Which was also close to one of the studios, FM used.