Continuing the gnarly Voodoo Wagon tradition of dropping in a fresh, uncirculated digitization making it's "internet premiere," here's a KBFH show right from the original LPs. They don't announce a venue; if anyone knows where this is from please leave a comment. As usual, I continue my habit of including the vintage commercials; in this case it's less pointless than usual as there's one by the pride of East Los Angeles, the wonderful LOS LOBOS, who make the Budweiser commercial actually
SWING (that's how good they are...)....and also one by the Bus Boys...a band deserving of more recognition. Also...there's one that sounds like it could be Willie Nelson, but I can't be sure as I'm not a fan. Give it a listen and let me know what you think...toss in your two cents in the comments. Is that really Willie Nelson "singing for Spuds?" Or just a convincing sound-alike?
Flac file of wavs. I include for your careful examination 300 dpi scans of the cue sheets, and disc label.
The promo commercials for the show were originally right in the middle of the show and would have been tracks 18 and 19, which WOULD HAVE BEEN FRIGGIN' STUPID, so I took the liberty of moving them to the end of the show, which made more sense. To me, anyway...this being the Internet, you probably disagree. :)
Moody Blues
King Biscuit Flower Hour Show #647
Broadcast date of September 28, 1986
Recorded at
the Poplar Creek Music Theater
Hoffman Estates, IL.
July 18, 1981
01 Bill Minkin - KBFH Intro
02 Commercial - U.S. Army
03 Moody Blues - The Voice
04 Moody Blues - I'm Just a Singer (In a Rock and Roll Band)
05 Moody Blues - 22,000 Days
06 Bill Minkin - KBFH Break
07 Commercial - Budweiser (Los Lobos)
08 Commercial - Reese's
09 Bill Minkin - KBFH Break
10 Moody Blues - Gemini Dream
11 Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon
12 Moody Blues - The Story In Your Eyes
13 Moody Blues - Gypsy (Of A Strange And Distant Time)
14 Bill Minkin - KBFH Break
15 Commercial - U.S. Army
16 Commercial - Budweiser (Willie Nelson)
17 Bill Minkin - KBFH Break
18 Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin
19 Moody Blues - Question
20 Moody Blues - Ride My See-Saw
21 Bill Minkin - KBFH Break
22 Commercial - Reese's
23 Commercial - U.S. Army
24 Commercial - Budweiser (Bus Boys)
25 Bill Minkin - KBFH Outro
26 Bill Minkin - KBFH Promo
27 Bill Minkin - KBFH Promo music only
The groovy runout grooves say:
KB • 647 A MCR Bre
KB • 647 B MCR Bre
KB 647 C MCR Bre
Note: the "Bre" is a cursive script squiggle, also interpreted as gre, SRE or Joe.
MCR stands for "Master Cutting Room," and the squiggle for Joe Bresio, the mastering engineer.
There is no date or location mentioned in the paperwork or during the broadcast, but one of our readers, Propylaen2001, identified the show, and said, "I can now confirm that it was recorded on July 18, 1981 at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, IL."
Concert Vault has sets from both shows the Moody Blues played at Poplar Creek on July 17, and July 18...but also has a set listed as from August 17. It's likely that's an error.
Retagged by Đ®åⒻṬëŕṽøï Feb. 2025. I've also added all four disc labels, plus press coverage.
