Chris Hillman & Gene Clark @ The Palomino 1982-12-18 (FM)

Chris Hillman & Gene Clark
The Palomino Club, North Hollywood, CA
December 18, 1982

Source : KPFK-FM > CD-R (courtesy of M.R. archive)

Editing : Sound Forge (tracking & volume adjustment) > Wave > TLH (sbe aligned) Flac 8

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This came in as 2 long wave files.  I tracked and titled the tracks.


To put this band into perspective, this is Chris Hillman after the breakup of the McGuinn-Clark-Hillman band….and Gene Clark before his Firebyrd album, and one can hear elements of each of those items here. However, this is a bluegrass-based band—-essentially Chris Hillman and his long-time musical partner Herb Pedersen with Al Perkins and the added presence of Gene Clark. There is a Flying Burrito Brothers element here too, but imagine a bluegrass Burritos as opposed to a country Burritos.

Recorded at the Palomino in North Hollywood (on December 18, 1982, when the band was opening for Emmylou Harris), we have here two sets by the band–the first set contains two songs unique to it, and those two songs are stunners: Dylan’s Mr. Tambourine Man, which pre-figures Gene’s version of it on the Firebyrd album, and a beautiful and moving version of Gordon Lightfoot’s If You Could Read My Mind, sung by Gene, who states that it’s one of his all-time favorite songs. Based on this performance, I can hear why.  Clark fans need to hear this version.

The second set concludes with a song not on the first set, One Hundred Years From Now. The shows are taken from an FM broadcast and bring back the days when one could tune in to a local FM station and hear shows from local clubs, settle back with a glass of wine, and be transported to the club while in your own apartment. I used to be able to hear a number of these in the Denver of the 1970’s.

It should probably be mentioned that Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen are the dominant musical forces in this band, with the added harmonizing (and a few solo vocals) from Gene Clark, which of course add an intriguing depth to the pieces. These performances are informal and relaxed, just the way you’d want them to be.

Chris Hillman, unfortunately, tends to be taken for granted nowadays by many. Gene Clark has finally been getting a lot of acclaim since his death, and there’s probably more Gene Clark available now than at any time during the man’s lifetime. Chris Hillman is still active, and if you consider that his pre-Byrds Scottsville Squirrel Barkers LP was released in 1963, the man has had a 54-year recording career, and is surely one of the greatest country-rock pioneers alive today, still a fine performer who still puts out excellent music. His body of recorded work is much larger than you might suspect, unless you have been collecting his many albums (and appearances on others’ albums). He is in fine form here and clearly is enjoying himself and enjoying being in the presence of his fellow band members and friends. Also, by this time, his work had a sense of depth and gravitas and a lived-in quality that cannot be faked.

This is NOT an official release.


Band line up
Gene Clark - guitar, vocals (passed away May 24, 1991, aged 46)
Chris Hillman - mandolin, guitar, vocals
Herb Pedersen - guitar, banjo, vocals
Al Perkins - dobro
Trey Thompson - bass


Early set = 37:13
01 Tomorrow Is A Long Time
02 Still Feeling Blue
03 Train Leaves Here This Morning
04 Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
05 Running The Roadblocks
06 Easy Ride
07 Wheels
08 My Uncle
09 If I Could Read Your Mind
10 Once More
11 Mr. Tambourine Man

Late Set = 31:54
12 Tomorrow Is A Long Time
13 Still Feeling Blue
14 Train Leaves Here This Morning
15 Don't Let Your Sweet Love Die
16 Running The Roadblocks
17 Easy Ride
18 Wheels
19 My Uncle
20 Once More
21 One Hundred Years
 

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