Sessões 80s

 Sessões 80s

Late October - mid-November: ALVIN LEE BAND. European Tour.
Line-up: MT (gtr; some p)/Alvin Lee (voc, gtr)/Fuzzy Samuels (bass)/Tom Compton (dr)
811102A 2nd November: Kiel, West-Germany, Ball Pompös, incl.

Pecan Pie/Slow Blues In C/Going Through The Door/Can't Stop/Just Another Boogie /Band introduction/Help Me/Love Like A Man

 

Alvin Lee (Born 19 December 1944, Died 6 March 2013) was an English guitarist, singer and songwriter, who was best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the blues rock band Ten Years After.

INOUE TAKAYUKI - IT'S NEVER TOO LATE

Walking With Mick

Give Me Some Lovin'

Yorkshire Pudding

Ascot Park

810501A  1st May: INOUE TAKAYUKI & THE BREAKFAST BAND. 

LP 'It s Never Too Late' (Epic Sony 27.3H.33, -Japan). Producer: Inoue Takayuki. Co-producer: Kuma Harada. Sound engineer: Martin Adam. Recorded in March 1981 in Ascot, England at Startling Studios. Incl.

            - Walking With Mick (Inoue Takayuki)

            - Give Me Some Lovin' (Inoue Takayuki)

            - Yorkshire Pudding (Inoue Takayuki)

            - Ascot Park (Inoue Takayuki)

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Inoue Takayuki (voc, gtr)/Kuma Harada (bass)/ Richard Bailey (dr)/Winston Delandro (gtr)/James Lascelles (keyb)

 

Inoue Takayuki: Japanese rock guitarist, composer and arranger. Born in Kobe 15-Mar-1941; Died 02-May-2018. 

 

2nd June - 20th June: JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS. US East Coast Tour.
Line-up: MT (gtr; some keyb)/John Mayall (voc, keyb, harm, gtr)/John McVie (bass)/Colin Allen (dr)
820617A 17th June: Washington, D.C., The Wax Museum
(Band introduction/Rock It In The Pocket/Oh, Pretty Woman/An Eye For An Eye/My Time After Awhile/She Can Do It/You Never Can Be Trusted/Lookin' For Willie/Instrumental/Checkin' Up On My Baby/Howlin' Moon)  

 

25th November - 17th December: JOHN MAYALL'S BLUESBREAKERS. Italian tour.

Line-up: MT (gtr, p)/John Mayall (voc, harm, org, p, gtr)/Steve Thompson (bass)/Colin Allen (dr)
821126A 26th November: Lampugnano (near Milano), Italy, Teatro Tenda
(An Eye For An Eye/Band introduction/Rock It In The Pocket/My Time After Awhile/You Never Can Be Trusted/Oh, Pretty Woman/Checkin' Up On My Baby/Catfish Blues/I Should Know Better/Have You Heard/The Stumble/Ridin' On The Santa Fe/Room To Move/Baby What You Want Me To Do)
Note: With special guest Maggie Parker-Mayall on vocals on 'Room To Move' and 'Baby What You Want Me To Do'. 

 

GUIDO TOFFOLETTI'S BLUES SOCIETY - NO COMPROMISE
Still The Same
Let Me Hold You Tight
You Know The Reason Why
Try Just One More Time
I'm Walking Out The Door
The Same Old Story

 

850800A Summer: GUIDO TOFFOLETTI.

LP 'No Compromise' (Appaloosa AP 048). Producers: Moon Record and Guido Toffoletti. Recorded in late 1984 in Vicenza, Italy at Nova Studio. MT on:          

    - Still The Same (Guido Toffoletti)
    - Let Me Hold You Tight (Guido Toffoletti) -Ian Stewart on piano
    - You Know The Reason Why (Guido Toffoletti) -STU on piano
    - Try Just One More Time (Guido Toffoletti) -STU on piano
   - I'm Walkin' Out The Door (Guido Toffoletti/Stefano Zabeo/Massimo Fantanelli/Massimo Iannantuono)
    - The Same Old Story (Guido Toffoletti) -STU on piano.
    - Let's Have Some Fun (Guido Toffoletti)
    - Forget That Girl (Guido Toffoletti)
    - Woke Up This Mornin' (B.B. King)

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Guido Toffoletti (voc, gtr)/Massimo Fantinelli (bass)/ Massimo
Iannantuono (dr)/Zoot Money (org)/Dick Heckstall-Smith (horns)/ Sappho Korner (voc)

 

Guido Toffoletti: Italian blusmen artist; Born 1951 - Died 22 August 1999 (Car accident injuries) 

GUIDO TOFFOLETTI'S BLUES SOCIETY - WAYS BACK

Let Me Hold You Tight (Alternate take )

 

831028A 28th October: BOB DYLAN.

7" single (CBS A 3916). Producers: Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler.
A: Union Sundown (Bob Dylan)
B: Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground (Willie Nelson)
Line-up: see 831100A
 

830411B 11th April - 8th May: BOB DYLAN. New York City, The Power Station. Producers: Mark Knopfler and Bob Dylan. Sound engineers: Josh Abbey, Neil Dorfsman. Incl.
    - Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground I (Willie Nelson) - single B-side
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Bob Dylan (voc, harm, gtr, keyb)/Mark Knopfler (gtr)/Alan Clark (keyb)/Robbie Shakespeare (bass)/Sly Dunbar (dr, perc)

Bob Dylan (Born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter.

BOB DYLAN - INFIDELS - Nov. 1, 1983

Jokerman

Sweetheart Like You

Neighborhood Bully

Licence To Kill

Man Of Peace

Union Sundown

I And I

Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight

831101A  1st November: BOB DYLAN. 

LP 'Infidels' (CBS 25539). Producers: Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler. 

            - Jokerman  (Bob Dylan)

            - Sweetheart Like You (Bob Dylan)

            - Neighborhood Bully (Bob Dylan)

            - License To Kill (Bob Dylan)

            - Man Of Peace (Bob Dylan)

            - Union Sundown (Bob Dylan) -Clydie King on backing vocals

            - I And I (Bob Dylan)

            - Don't Fall Apart On Me Tonight (Bob Dylan)

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Bob Dylan (voc, harm, gtr, keyb)/Mark Knopfler (gtr)/Alan Clark (keyb)/Robbie Shakespeare (bass)/Sly Dunbar (dr, perc)

BOB DYLAN - REAL LIVE -Dec. 3, 1984

Highway 61 Revisited

Maggie's Farm

I And I

License To Kill

Masters Of War

Ballad Of A Thin Man

Tombstone Blues

841203A  3rd December: BOB DYLAN. 

LP ‘Real Live’ (CBS 26334). Producer: Glyn Johns. Recorded live on Bob Dylan’s European Tour. With MT on guitar on: 

            - Highway 61 Revisited (Bob Dylan) -London 7.7.84 

            - Maggie’s Farm (Bob Dylan) -London 7.7.84 

            - I And I (Bob Dylan) -Dublin, 8.7.84 

            - License To Kill (Bob Dylan) -Newcastle, 5.7.84 

            - Masters Of War (Bob Dylan) -London, 7.7.84 

            - Ballad Of A Thin Man (Bob Dylan) -London, 7.7.84 

       - Tombstone Blues (Bob Dylan) -Newcastle, 5.7.84; Carlos Santana on guitar 

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Bob Dylan (voc, gtr, harm)/Ian McLagan (keyb)/Greg Sutton (bass)/Colin Allen (dr)

 

28th May - 8th July: BOB DYLAN. European Tour.
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Bob Dylan (voc, gtr, harm)/Ian McLagan (keyb)/Greg Sutton (bass; voc on Got My Mojo Working & I’ve Got To Use My Imagination)/Colin Allen (dr)
Note: With special guest Carlos Santana (gtr) on all shows (entering the stage after Like A Rolling Stone).
840619A 19th June: Rome, Italy, Roma Palaeur
(Highway 61 Revisited/Jokerman/All Along The Watchtower/Just Like A Woman Maggie’s Farm/I And I/License To Kill/I’ve Got To Use My Imagination/Simple Twist Of Fate/Masters Of War/Ballad Of A Thin Man/When You Gonna Wake Up/Every Grain Of Sand/Like A Rolling Stone/The Times They Are A-Changin’/I Shall Be Released/Tombstone Blues/Blowin’ In The Wind)

 

BOB DYLAN - EMPIRE BURLESQUE - June 8, 1985

Tight Connection To My Heart

850600A  June: BOB DYLAN. 

LP 'Empire Burlesque' (CBS 86313). Producer: Bob Dylan. Sound engineer: Josh Abbey. Recorded in New York City, The Hit Factory in April/May 1983 (song later reworked by Dylan without MT). Incl.

       - Tight Connection To My Heart (Bob Dylan) 

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Bob Dylan (voc, keyb)/Ted Perlman (gtr)/Richard Scher (synth)/Robbie Shakespeare (bass)/Sly Dunbar (dr)/Peggi Blu, Carol Dennis and Queen Esther Marrow (bvoc) 

Note: Reworked version of Someone’s Got A Hold Of My Heart. For more info, see 830411A.

BOB DYLAN - THE BOOTLEG SERIES - VOLUMES 1-3 (RARE & UNRELEASED)

1961 -1991 ( March 26, 1991 )

Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart

Tell Me

Lord Protect My Child

Foot Of Pride

910326A  26th March: BOB DYLAN. 

3 CD-box 'The Bootleg Series Volumes 1 - 3' (Columbia 486086 2). Producer: Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler. Recorded in New York, The Power Station 11.4.83 - 8.5.83. 

           - Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart (Bob Dylan) 

           - Tell Me (Bob Dylan) 

           - Lord Protect My Child (Bob Dylan) - Full Force on backing vocals 

           - Foot Of Pride (Bob Dylan) 

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Bob Dylan (voc, gtr, harm)/Mark Knopfler (gtr)/Alan Clark (keyb)/Robbie Shakespeare (bass)/Sly Dunbar (dr) 

Note: 'Someone's Got A Hold Of My Heart' is an early version of 'Tight Connection To My Heart'.

 

 

880530A 30th May: BOB DYLAN.

LP ‘Down In The Groove’ (CBS 460267 1). Producers: Bob Dylan (and Mark Knopfler). Sound engineer: Stephen Shelton. Incl. 

                   - Death Is Not The End (Bob Dylan)  

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Bob Dylan (gtr, voc, harm)/Clydie King (bvoc)/Alan Clarke (keyb)/ Robbie Shakespeare (bass)/Sly Dunbar (dr)/Full Force (bvoc) 

Note: It’s not sure if MT plays on this take (recorded in Spring 1983, see 830411A), maybe it’s Mark Knopfler as the sleeve notes claim, but the album was advertised to include Mick Taylor.

WHAT A NICE WAY TO TURN SEVENTEEN - 1986

COMPILATION LP featuring THE WILD THINGS

Siberian Mines

860800A August: VARIOUS ARTISTS. 

LP ‘What A Nice Way To Turn 17’ (Seventeen Records Seventeen 06). Incl. 

             - Siberian Mines (Anthony Thistlethwaite) -by The Wild Things 

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Anthony Thistlethwaite (gtr)/Holly Vincent (voc)/Lino (p)/Kitty H. Horn (bass)/Kevin Wilkinson (dr)/Sophie and Liz (bvoc)/The Rinocerous Horns (= Anthony Thistlethwaite)(horns)

861031A 31st October: ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND. New York City, Madison Square Garden.
        - Key To The Highway (William Broonzy/Charles Segar)
        - Amazing Grace (Trad.)
        - Got My Mojo Working (Preston Foster)
        - Jin Go La Ba (M.B. Olatunji)
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Chuck Leavell (p)/Gregg Allman (keyb, voc)/Dickey Betts (gtr, voc)/Butch Trucks (dr)/Dan Toler (gtr)/Jai Johanson (dr)/Bruce Waibel (bass)/Carlos Santana (gtr)/Paul Butterfield (harm)/Buddy Miles ( )/ Stephen Stills ( )/Felix Cavalieri (voc)
Note: Crackdown benefit concert, aired live on US radio (WNEW).

 

Gregg Allman (December 8, 1947 – May 27, 2017) was an American musician, singer and songwriter.

 

 

871107A  7th November: DR. JOHN. New York City, Lone Star Cafe (2nd show)
- My Blue Heaven (Walter Donaldson/George Whiting)
- You Lie Too Much/You Ain't So Such A Much (both: Malcolm Rebennack)
- Sugar Sweet/Got My Mojo Working (Mel London)(Preston Foster)
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Dr. John (p, voc)/Wilbur Bascomb (bass)/John Carol (gtr)/Trazzi (perc)/Richard Crooks (dr)/Lou Marini (sax)/Ronnie Cuber(sax)/Lew Soloff (tp)

Dr. John - (Born November 20, 1941; Died June 6, 2019) was an American singer and songwriter. 

JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS - UP YOUR ALLEY - June 1988

I Hate Myself For Loving You

880600B June: JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS. 

LP 'Up Your Alley' (London LONLP 67). Producers: Desmond Child and Kenny Laguna. Recorded in New York City, The Hit Factory in 1987 or early 1988. Incl.

           - I Hate Myself For Loving You (Joan Jett/Desmond Child) 

Line-up: MT (guitar solo)/Joan Jett (voc, gtr)/Ricky Byrd (gtr)/Kasim Sulton (bass)/Thommy Price (dr)

 

Joan Jett (born September 22, 1958) is an American rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and actress. 

880924A 24th September: GRATEFUL DEAD. New York City, Madison Square Garden

        - West L.A. Fadeaway (Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter)
        - Little Red Rooster (Willie Dixon)
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Jerry Garcia (gtr, voc)/Bob Weir (gtr, voc)/Mickey Hart (dr)/ Billy Kreutzmann (dr)/Phil Lesh (bass)/Brent Mydland (keyb)
Note: Benefit show for Cultural Survival, Greenpeace and Rainforest Action Network. Broadcast by US FM radio. A private video is reported to exist.

Jerry Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American musician who was the principal songwriter, lead guitarist, and a vocalist with the rock band Grateful Dead.

KEITH RICHARDS - TALK IS CHEAP - Sep. 26, 1988

I Could Have Stood You Up

881003A  3rd October: KEITH RICHARDS. 

LP 'Talk Is Cheap' (Virgin DM 209265A). Producers: KR and Steve Jordan. Sound engineer: Don Smith. Recorded in New York in Fall 1987.

           - I Could Have Stood You Up (KR/Steve Jordan)

Line-up: MT (gtr)/KR (gtr, voc)/Johnnie Johnson (p)/Chuck Leavell (keyb)/ Bobby Keys (sax)/Joey Spampinato (bass)/Steve Jordan (dr, bvoc)

PHOEBE SNOW - SOMETHING REAL - April 1989

I'm Your Girl

Stay Away

Cardiac Arrest

890400A  April: PHOEBE SNOW. 

LP 'Something Real' (Elektra EKT 56). Producers: Rob Fraboni and Ricky Fataar. Sound enginner: Steve Boyer. 'I'm Your Girl' produced by Russ Titelman and engineered by Steve Rinkoff. Recorded at The Power Station in New York City. Incl.

        - I'm Your Girl (Phoebe Snow) 

        - Stay Away (Sue Sheridan/Sue Schifrin) 

        - Cardiac Arrest (Phoebe Snow)

Line-up 'I'm Your Girl': MT (gtr)/Phoebe Snow (voc)/Ricky Fataar (dr)/Rob Mourney (keyb)/Jeff Bova (keyb)/Robby Kilgore (keyb)/Jimmy Bralower(drum programming)
Line-up 'Stay Away': MT (gtr)/Phoebe Snow (voc)/Ricky Fataar (dr, gtr, perc, bvoc)/Pat Thrall (gtr)/Anthony Jackson (bass)/Darryl Johnson (bvoc)
Line-up 'Cardiac Arrest': MT (gtr)/Phoebe Snow (voc)/Ricky Fataar (dr, perc)/Shane Fontayne (gtr)/Ivan Neville (keyb)/Darryl Johnson (bass, bvoc)

 

Phoebe Snow: American singer, songwriter and guitarist, Born July 17, 1950 in New York, NY; Died April 26, 2011 in Edison, NJ. 

BRIAN KRAMER AND THE BLUES MASTERS - WIN OR LOSE

Got Me On Down

Pleading The Blues

Note: featuring also Junior Wells on vocals and harmonica

 

891013A  13th October: BRIAN KRAMER AND THE BLUES MASTERS. 

LP 'Win Or Lose' (Monsoon Records FVCC-4862, -USA). Producer: Miles Roston. Sound engineer: Gil Abarbanel. MT's guitar parts were overdubbed at Baby Monster Studios, New York City on the 12th January. Incl.

        - Got Me On Down (Brian Kramer) -Brian Kramer on vocals, Robin Eubanks on trombone, Chris Botti on trumpet, Crispin Cleo and Steve Elson on sax 

        - Pleading The Blues (Junior Wells) -Junior Wells on vocals and harmonica 

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Brian Kramer (gtr)/Dave Cohen (p)/Dave Santos (bass)/Dan Hickey (dr)

 

Brian Kramer: Blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Brooklyn, NY, born in 1963 and based in Scandinavia. 

SPEEDO "HARMONICA" JONES - HAVE BLUES WILL TRAVEL (1989)

Little Sister

Break Your Broom

Blues For Vic

The Speedster

Foxy Dame

Sea Cruise

I Smell A Rat

(Note that Brian Kramer was involved in this recording )

 

880000A 1988 (?): SPEEDO ‘HARMONICA’ JONES.
CD Have Blues Will Travel (Integrity INT-001- USA). Producer and sound engineer: Kirk Yano. Recorded in New York City at Kamen Audio in 1988. Incl.

       - Little Sister (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) 

       - Brake Your Broom (Speedo Jones) 

       - Blues For Vic (Speedo Jones) 

       - The Speedster (Speedo Jones) -Andy Cardenas on drums 

      - Foxy Dame (Frannie McGee/Speedo Jones) 

       - Sea Cruise (Huey Smith/Frankie Ford) -Andy Cardenas on drums 

       - I Smell A Rat (Speedo Jones) 

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Speedo Jones (harm, voc)/Jon Specter (gtr)/Billy Troiani (bass, voc)/David Bennett (keyb)/Howie Wyeth (dr)/Frannie McGee (bvoc)
Note: The CD is only available through private distribution from Speedo Jones.

JOE HENRY - MURDER OF CROWS - 1989

Step Across The Mountain

Right About Linden

Here And Gone

Lose Me

Falling Soon

Vigilante

890000A 1989: JOE HENRY.
LP 'Murder Of Crows' (A&M 395210-1). Producer: Anton Fier. Sound engineer: Mike Krowiak. Recorded in New York City at various studios (RPM, Dreamland and Grog Kill). Incl.

           - Step Across The Mountain (Joe Henry) 

           - Right About Linden (Joe Henry) 

           - Here And Gone (Joe Henry) 

           - Lose Me (Joe Henry) 

           - Falling Soon (Joe Henry) 

           - Vigilante (Joe Henry) 

Line-up: MT (gtr)/Joe Henry (voc, gtr)/Chuck Leavell (p, org)/Tim Drummond(bass)/Anton Fier (dr, perc)

 

Joe Henry: American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer born December 2, 1960 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

 

THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS - A DEAD HORSE - Aug. 1989
Lucky

890800A August: THE GOLDEN PALOMINOS.
LP 'A Dead Horse' (Celluloid Records CELL 6138 -USA). Producer: Anton Fier. Sound engineers: Steve Rinkoff and others. Recorded in New York City, Platinium Island. With MT on:
        - Lucky (Robert Kidney)
Line-up: MT (gtr)/Anton Fier (dr)/Bill Laswell (bass)/Robert Kidney (voc)/Amanda Kramer (voc)/Nicky Skopelitis (gtr)/Chuck Leavell (keyb)/Jeff Bova (keyb)/Bernie Worrell (keyb)/Larry Saltzman (gtr)/Aiyb Dieng (perc)