Performance date: Grugahalle, Essen, 19/20 April 1980. The Blues Band played two nights – these were their only Rockpalast performances.

The set contains highlights from the just-issued debut album ‘Official Blues Band Bootleg Album’ and previews ‘Maggie’s Farm’ and ‘Can’t Hold On Much Longer’ from the upcoming second album ‘Ready’. Continue reading →

Performance date: WDR-STUDIO A,Köln,17.12.1979. This is the Southend singer-songwriter’s only Rockpalast performance.

Features a world-class rhythm section of Dave Mattacks and Pat Donaldson among the four-piece backing band. Continue reading →

Performance date: WDR, Studio A, Köln, 18.01.1976 (the first of their three appearances on the show by the band – others were in 1983 & 1998).

The set contains a mix of classic blues numbers and slick, self-penned material from their most recent LPs at that time – ‘Sense Of Direction’ (a US Top 40 entry) and ‘Stamp Album’. Continue reading →

Performance date: Grugahalle, Essen, 15.09.1978. One of three acts (with Peter Gabriel and Paul Butterfield) on Rockpalast’s Third Rocknacht (‘Rock Night’) on 15th September 1978 at the 10,000-capacity Grugahalle in Essen, recorded on the night of the famous Ali-Spinks Heavyweight Boxing match. Continue reading →

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