Bordeaux, France + 'Paris Ave.' outtakes - 1988

The dB's
unidentified TV studio

Bordeaux, France

Jan. 25, 1988

TV-VHS audio rip (sound quality VG+)

BIG THANKS to dB’s Fan for sharing!
    

SAMPLE: "Spitting In the Wind (Bordeaux 1988)"

01 Think Too Hard

02 Amplifier

03 Big Brown Eyes

04 Not Cool

05 band intros + She Got Soul

06 Spitting In the Wind

07 Bonneville

08 A Spy In the House of Love

09 New Gun In Town

10 announcer + Neverland

11 This Is Where I Belong

12 Money (That's What I Want) [end cut + faded]

The dB's

'Paris Avenue' outtakes 
Brooklyn, NY May 1988 (demo session)

and

New Orleans, LA July-Sept, 1988 (demo session)

soundboard (sound quality VG++)

Rob, did you say 'Paris Avenue OUTTAKES'?? OK, so Paris Avenue is not most folks' favorite dB's album, myself included. Trust me, though, these outtakes make for a really interesting collection. Admittedly, a few of these tunes are in the "not quite finished" category, but you've also got some fascinating experiments, such as "Explaining to a Child About Sex" and — my favorite of the bunch — the white funk workout "Love Is Letting Go of Fear" (take that, Sly Stone!). Add the earliest known demo for "Taken" and Will's lead vocal on "Second Time Around," and it all makes for a worthwhile listen. Whether you agree or disagree, please leave a comment so I'll know how you see/hear it... 
  

artwork included in download

SAMPLE: "The Second Time Around (demo 1988)"

01 Explaining to a Child About Sex [1] 
02 Money to Burn

03 The Second Time Around [WR vocal]

04 Metal Detector

05 Taken

06 Explaining to a Child About Sex [2]

07 Love Is Letting Go of Fear

MP3@320

Alt. Link

The dB's:

Will Rigby - drums, backing vocals (& lead vocals on #3 above)

Peter Holsapple - guitar, keyboard, vocals

Jeff Beninato - bass & backing vocals

Eric Peterson – guitar 
    

Hard Rock Cafe, Stockholm, Sweden - 1988

The dB’s

Hard Rock Café

Stockholm, Sweden

Jan. 12, 1988

Composite of the 'final' dB’s touring lineup:

Jeff Beninato, Peter Holsapple & Will Rigby in 1987, 
alongside a recent photo of Eric Peterson

audience recording (sound quality VG++ to Ex-; very clear house mix)

Highlights: You can hear Peter and the band making a heroic, last-ditch musical effort before calling it quits. Eric Peterson, who plays lead guitar — quite well! — brings an extra dose of energy to the party. Plus, a fairly rare performance of "Purple Hose"...

BIG THANKS to the taper and SUPER SIZE THANKS to dB’s Fan for the share!

SAMPLE: "Feel Alright (Stockholm 1988)"

DISC 1

01 intro & Today Could Be the Day

02 Never Say When

03 Change With the Changing Times

04 Working for Somebody Else

05 Feel Alright

06 Dynamite

07 I Lie

08 Think Too Hard

09 Amplifier

10 Not Cool

11 Spitting In the Wind

DISC 2

01 band intros

02 Bonneville (incl. B&W jam)

03 A Spy In the House of Love

04 Love Is for Lovers

05 Neverland

06 This Is Where I Belong (Kinks cover)

07 White Train

08 Any Old Thing

09 Purple Hose

10 Girlfriend

11 Money (That’s What I Want)

Disc 1 (MP3@320)

Disc 2 (MP3@320)

Disc 1 (alt. link)

Disc 2 (alt. link)
 

The Hard Rock Café in Stockholm

Apparently, they don’t allow any riff-raff…

The dB's:

Peter Holsapple: rhythm guitar, lead vocals

Will Rigby: drums, backing vocals

Jeff Beninato: bass, backing vocals

Eric Peterson: lead guitar