The Plimsouls - Ventura, CA 1995 + Tour Rehearsals

Ventura Theatre

Ventura, CA

Aug. 31, 1995

audience recording (sound quality VG+; from taper’s DAT master, nice sound, which improves after first two songs; virtually no distracting crowd noise)

BIG CALIFORNIA THANKS to Zoobar and BoulderBurn for sharing so generously!

EVERYONE should know The Plimsouls and their awesome music.

SAMPLE: "Feeling Strange" (Ventura '95)


D1-01 Kool Trash

D1-02 How Long Will It Take?

D1-03 Makin' Time

D1-04 Oldest Story In the World

D1-05 Playing With Jack

D1-06 Great Big World

D1-07 Hush Hush

D1-08 Feeling Strange

D1-09 Down

D1-10 Nickels and Dimes

D1-11 Zero Hour

D1-12 Twelve O'Clock Midnight

D1-13 Lost

D1-14 Pile Up

D1-15 Hobo

D1-16 Glory

D1-17 I'll Get Lucky

D1-18 Without Love

D2-01 A Million Miles Away

D2-02 'Til the End of the Day

D2-03 Come On Now

BONUS:

‘Kool Trash’ Tour Rehearsals

Hollywood, CA

June 8, 1995

soundboard recording (sound quality Ex-)

D2-04 Pile Up

D2-05 Down

D2-06 Twelve O'Clock Midnight

D2-07 Feeling Strange

D2-08 Lost

D2-09 Kool Trash

TT (both discs): 1:50:36

The Plimsouls:

Peter Case – guitar, vocals

David Pahoa – bass, vocals

Eddie Munoz - guitar

Clem Burke – drums

MP3@320

 More Plimsouls can be found

at THIS earlier post

Let's Active - Winston-Salem 1985 (F.H. memorial)

Faye Hunter memorial post

Reynolds High School Auditorium

Winston-Salem, NC

Feb. 12, 1985

   

** RE-UP with NEW LINKS **

audience recording (sound quality VG; good-sounding show with virtually no distracting crowd noise; vocals sound a bit distant at times)

Highlight: it’s the ultimate hometown show & venue: Winston-Salem is where Mitch & Faye grew up and both are graduates of Reynolds High School.  

Feel the enthusiasm of the band and listen 
to the sound of the adoring crowd.

Mitch & Faye are in the middle — the two with “the hair”
Also pictured (L-R): Chris Stamey, Ted Lyons, Will Rigby, Peter Holsapple & Gene Holder 

 

Faye on bass, in the band's early days
photo by The News & Observer (Raleigh)

01 instrumental (possibly The Ventures)

02 Co-Star
03 Easy Does

04 Ring True

05 In Between

06 Edge of the World

07 Ornamental

08 Flags for Everything

09 Prey

10 Whispered News

11 Grey Scale

12 Room With a View

13 Every Word Means No

14 Waters Part

15 Blue Line (instrum.)

16 Shakin' Street (MC5 cover)

17 I Won't Let It 'Appen Agen (Slade cover)

TT: 59:31

Faye Hunter, R.I.P.
1954-2013 

EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to dB’s Fan, not only for sharing yet another great show, but also for appreciating the special qualities that Faye Hunter brought to Let's Active. "It just wasn't the same after Faye left," he told me, echoing the sentiments of many fans.

Let's Active:

Faye Hunter – bass, vocals

Mick Ersatz – guitars, vocals

Jay Peck – drums

Tim Lee – keyboards, guitar

BONUS – Promo radio interview from 1983, featuring Mitch and Faye

An 8-part interview with the original L.A. lineup, after the release of the Afoot EP and before Cypress. (Mitch & Faye do most of the talking; about 19 mins.) Yet more thanks to dB's Fan for this one.

WAV (lossless files) + promo interview in MP3

MP3@320  (promo interview @192 kbps)