UFO @ Starwood 1975-09-25

 


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UFO
Starwood
West Hollywood, CA
September 25, 1975
Barry Goldstein Master Series Vol. 24 via JEMS

Recording Gear: Sony TC-55 portable cassette recorder

JEMS Transfer: Barry Goldstein Master Cassette > Nakamichi RX-505 azimuth-adjusted playback > Sound Devices USBPre2 > Audacity 3.1 capture > iZotope RX10 Advanced and Ozone 9 > FLAC

01 Introduction
02 Let It Roll
03 Doctor Doctor
04 Oh My
05 Built For Comfort
06 Out In The Street
07 This Kid's
08 Shoot Shoot
09 All Or Nothing
10 Rock Bottom
11 Boogie For George

Known Faults: none

JEMS is proud to extend our partnership with longtime Southern California taper Barry Goldstein. Barry began taping in the early '70s and remained active until a few years ago, though his later work focused more on video than audio. In his heyday, Barry was a dual threat, recording the shows he attended and photographing, too, with impressive results.

His master tapes circa 1973-83 include previously uncirculated shows and recordings of David Bowie, Genesis, Roxy Music, Fleetwood Mac, Rory Gallagher, Eric Clapton, Supertramp, The Who and others.

Beyond his own captures, Barry was a close friend of the late, great Mike "The Mike" Millard, attending many concerts with him as well as recording nights and shows Mike didn't cover. Like Jim R, Barry shared Mike the Mike tapes with JEMS that are not in general circulation for our Lost and Found series.

With Volume 24 we introduce yet another new band to the Barry Goldstein Master Series, UFO, on tour in support of Force It, released in July 1975. UFO's ten-song set draws heavily from the new album and its predecessor, Phenomenon, both of which rode the guitar prowess of (relatively) new arrival Michael Schenker." The group does dip back to its 1970 debut for the show closer, "Boogie For George." Note: there is a Record Plant remote broadcast of UFO from around this time but it is from September 23, not this, the last night at Starwood in West Hollywood.

Barry's recording really captures the atmosphere at the venue and as we have said many times before, while he used relatively low-fi equipment, on his best work that specific sound quality seems to suit the artist in question as it does here. This is a very listenable and relatively clear document. Samples provided. When the set ends, you'll hear someone from the venue take the mic to tout Starwood's next bill: Trooper with special guest Randy Bachman, and the short-lived band Bandit opening - the same Bandit who, incidentally, also opened both nights for UFO.

JEMS thanks Barry for trusting us with his incredible archive of audio, video and photography. He was one of the pioneers and it's an honor to put his work out into the world 50 years later. We should note that Barry continues to battle major health issues and could use all the positive energy you can send. Shoutout to Professor Goody for fast service checking pitch as well as resident UFO superfan mjk5510 for his essential post production and research efforts (newspaper reviews and AD for the shows included).

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