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Affinity – Live Instrumentals (1969) (@256)
05 Jul 2010
(Review from allmusic)
A magnificent piece of archive scouring, “Live Instrumentals” was recorded during the month or so that Affinity vocalist Linda Hoyle spent recuperating from an operation on her vocal chords, leaving bandmates to fill their time with a month-long residency at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club in London.
Nine of the tracks here, including tumultuous jazz-rock versions of the Beatles’ “A Day in the Life” (a staple of the like-minded Brian Auger’s repertoire around the same time), and “Fever” were recorded there; four more were taken from a period-radio broadcast, and the album wraps up with the instrumental rampage “On Green Dolphin Street,” recorded by the University of Sussex Jazz Trio, from which the original Affinity ultimately arose.
Line-up:
- Mo Foster / Bass
- Lynton Naiff / Piano, Hammond Organ
- Nick Nicholas / Double Bass
- Grant Serpell / Drums
Track List:
01. Jive Samba – 4:50
02. Dis Here – 5:48
03. Comin’ Home Baby – 3:48
04. Out Of The Storm – 7:25
05. Fever – 3:15
06. 13 Death March – 5:42
07. All Blues – 4:17
08. 81 – 4:01
09. A Day In The Life – 6:48
10. All Blues – 4:25
11. 81 – 4:36
12. Mercy, Mercy, Mercy – 4:47
13. Jive Samba – 3:45
14. On Green Dolphin Street – 4:28
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about 1 year ago
If you haven’t already, grab Affinity’s selftitled studio album from the archives.
OGG!
Filesonic -> http://tinyurl.com/44nmtn9
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Password -> sakalli
about 1 year ago
Thanks much, I didn’t even know this existed!!
about 1 year ago
Cheers, sakalli! Hotfile is my new thang…; -) RapidShare has bitten the hands that fed them…
about 9 months ago
Thanks for the Affinity rareities.