Grousing The Aisles: British Edition

Elton John: Christmas Party 1974 [FLAC, MP3 Pt.1 Pt.2]

One of our favorite Brits is the ever-flamboyant Elton John. The Rocket Man celebrated the holidays in 1974 by throwing a grand concert on Christmas Eve at London’s Hammersmith Odeon. Elton’s band absolutely tears through the material during this performance, which was captured for posterity thanks to a radio broadcast. This bootleg features Elton at the peak of his career playing early versions of many incredible tunes.

Honky Cat, Burn Down The Mission and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road are among the many standout tracks on this recording. Elton also drops a few Beatles covers, including Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds and an I Saw Her Standing There that drives the crowd nuts. The highlight of the night comes towards the end of the show when Gary Glitter and Rod Stewart join Elton for a version of White Christmas that’s worth the price of admission by itself. We’ve heard a video of this crazy gig circulates, but we haven’t seen it yet. If you’ve got a lead on the DVD let us know by leaving a comment below.

The Police: Best of the European Tour DAUD [MP3, FLAC Pt. 1 Pt. 2]

Audience recordings of nearly every show from The Police’s extremely successful reunion tour have surfaced in recent months. The fine folks over at thepolice.com’s message keep tabs on every recording, and have compiled the best cuts from September and October’s European tour. After seeing two shows last year, I remember thinking I wish I could have seen certain cuts from one show combined with certain cuts of the second show I saw. This compilation features amazing versions of each tune they played on the tour. You should download this set if you’re looking for a taste of what the trio brought to the table last year.

Here are five other shows that caught our eye this week:

So have you downloaded any good shows lately? Share with the rest of the class by leaving a comment below…

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2 Responses

  1. Any word on whether Elton and Glitter had a Bacchanalian orgy with a teenage brother-sister duo later that night?

  2. I remember the radio broadcast of the Elton Xmas 74 concert well. There definitely was no simulcast. Anything video-recorded was not broadcast at the time. I would be really curious if the footage showed up somewhere else.

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