CARSON - ON THE AIR: RECORDED LIVE 1970-1973 2CD

Track Listing Disc 1 Thumpin» Tum, August 1970 (Previously unreleased) 1. Got A Buzz 2. Hollywood Jive 3. African Smoke 4. Bad Luck Feeling 5. Straight Gin Boogie Sebastians, 1972 (Previously unreleased) 6. Moonshine Mulwala Rock Isle Festival, April 1972 (Previously unreleased) 7. Sweet Little Angel 8. Come Back Baby 9. Boogie Sunbury Festival, January 1973 10. Friday Night Groove GTK, March 1972 11. Sweet Little Angel Disc 2 3XY Concert, Festival Hall, Melbourne, November 1972 (Previously unreleased) 1. Neptune 2. Rife 3. Up In Queensland 4. Boogie On The Air - Sunbury Festival, January 1973 5. Dingo 6. Laid-Back Feel 7. Dust My Broom 8. Hey Joe 9. Boogie 10. Sunberry Jam Melbourne Town Hall, April 1972 (Previously unreleased) 11. Walking By Myself 12. Boogie Description Aztec Records continues the Expanded CD reissue programme of landmark Australian albums with the classic 1973 LP from the country»s original Kings of Boogie! CARSON. On The Air presented Carson at the second annual Sunbury Festival, 1973, recorded live in front of a captivated audience. In its expanded form, this double CD collection, On The Air Recorded Live 1970-1973, charts the development and in-concert prowess of one of the great blues-boogie jamming bands of the Australian early 1970s scene. Led by slide guitar maestro ÖSleepy» Greg Lawrie, Carson featured the cream of Australia»s blues musicians of the day: Ian ÖFingers» Ferguson (bass, vocals), John Capek (electric piano), Broderick Smith (vocals, harp), Ian ÖWillie» Winter (guitar); Barry ÖBig Goose» Sullivan (bass), Gary Clarke (bass), Mal Logan (electric piano) and Mal Capewell (saxophone). While rubbing shoulders with all the big name bands of the day Chain, Spectrum, Billy Thorpe and The Aztecs, Daddy Cool, Friends, Country Radio Carson were unlike any other blues band. They presented a unique feel with the musicians all displaying impeccable technique. Excelling in the live situation their jamming chops were never in doubt, the ensemble playing always grounding the band»s sound. The early recordings are good examples of their earthy, clattering Chicago blues / Canned Heat-influenced sound. By the time they»d recorded Blown and the live album On The Air they»d developed a powerful combination of free flowing boogie and bluesy hard rock with jazz overtones. As well as the entire original On The Air LP, On The Air Recorded Live 1970-1973 boasts a whopping 15 previously unreleased live performances, captured at the Thumpin» Tum (August 1970), the Mulwala Rock Isle Festival (April 1972) and Festival Hall (November 1972). Tracks featured include ÖBad Luck Feeling», ÖMoonshine», ÖSweet Little Angel», ÖFriday Night Groove», ÖDust My Broom», ÖNeptune», ÖWalking By Myself» and their signature jam ÖBoogie». If you think four different versions of ÖBoogie» might be overstating the case, then remember that, after all, Carson is BOOGIE! Package Contents Classic live recordings from Australia»s original Kings of Boogie! Powerhouse boogie and dexterous, free-flowing, bluesy hard rock. Includes 15 previously unreleased live performances + the entire On The Air LP. Captured live at the Thumpin» Tum, Festival Hall, Mulwala, Sunbury. Digitally Remastered by Gil Matthews, on a Deluxe DOUBLE CD Digipak, Colour booklet including fresh interview with ÖSleepy» Greg Lawrie