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Van MorrisonAnaheim Convention Center
Anaheim, CA
November 16, 1974
JF Archive Series Vol. 30 via JEMS
Taper: JF
Source: unknown recorder > unknown microphones (mono)
JEMS 2016/2021 Transfer: master cassette > Nakamichi CR-7A (azimuth adjustment) > Sound Devices USBPre 2 > Audacity 2.0 capture > iZotope RX8 > iZotope Ozone 8 > Audacity > TLH > FLAC
01 Intro
02 Naked In The Jungle
03 Wild Children
04 Bulbs
05 Into The Mystic
06 Help Me
07 Cul De Sac
08 I Believe To My Soul
09 Listen To The Lion
10 I've Been Working
11 Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket
12 Twilight Zone
13 Moondance
14 Brown Eyed Girl
15 Gloria
Known Faults:
-Listen To The Lion: start cut
-Gloria: start cut
Jerome Rimson on bass
Peter Van Hooke on drums
Peter Wingfield on keyboards
JEMS is pleased to continue the JF Archive series, presenting another one of nine Van Morrison performances recorded in and around Southern California circa 1973-74. For further details and backstory on JF, his tapes and the extraordinary lost Van performances from 1975 that started the series, please refer to the notes in Vol. Three:
Our series marks the first-ever digitization and dissemination directly from JF’s cassette masters. The recordings were made with low-end equipment but yielded surprisingly solid results. Unlike the initial Lost California tapes, most of JF’s 1973-74 recordings have long been in circulation among collectors.
Vol. 30 is one of the highlights of the JF Archive series, capturing Van Morrison's "Only 1974 Southern California appearance" (as the newspaper advertisement read) at the Convention Center in Anaheim.
This is the last known recording from Van's various 1974 tours, a year which saw him play close to 100 shows. JF recorded Van in Oxnard in February, but whereas that show had more in common with the 1973 gigs that preceded it, the Anaheim show captures a more transitional period and looks ahead to the fascinating gigs JF would record in 1975 in terms of unusual songs and setlist changes.
Anaheim boasts many rarely performed tracks, from period highlights "Naked In The Jungle" and "Listen To the Lion," and little known "Joyous Sound," "Take Your Hand Out Of My Pocket" and "Bulbs," to the ultra rare "Wild Children," performed only eight times, and, last but not least, one of two confirmed performances of "Cul De Sac."
We not only get rare songs, but arguably the best recording quality JF ever got out of his low-cost tape recorder and microphone. For a 1974 audience recording, this is surprisingly full fidelity and clear. Samples provided.
Along with rarities, Van serves up classics too, including "Into The Mystic," "Moondance," "Brown Eyed Girl" and the show-closing "Gloria." The latter is not listed in the setlist for this show found on the authoritative Van website ivan.vanomatic.de, so perhaps it was not included on previously circulating copies.
As JF mentions below, part of the charm of the Anaheim set is the small three-piece band that backs Van and the new arrangements these players deliver.
Here's what JF recalled about Van Morrison Anaheim 1974:
I really can’t pick my favorite Van Morrison concerts. But if I were forced to make a list, this would be near the top. Anaheim was with that really stripped-down Peter Van Hook and Pete Wingfield band that he played with for a short while.
The Convention Center, just down the road from Disneyland, also hosted basketball and hockey, so you get the idea of how big it was. Laura and I sat about halfway back on the left side. Not great seats at all, but they were a perfect vantage point for us to appreciate Van’s antics. There was one point when the 10,000 or so fans got antsy and began yelling as Van was trying to sing quietly. When they would not shut up, Morrison stepped away from his mic and began singing un-amplified into the cavernous hall. That got people’s attention.
Later, he was still upset, and shortly before leaving the stage he went over to the piano and lay down on top of it. When he came back for encores--I think we all had doubts he would return--he cut loose with some blistering performances that rank with the best I’ve ever seen him do.
For the record, the supporting act this night was Etta James. It was only later when I read her autobiography that I learned this was one of those nights when she was struggling with drug addiction and had to be allowed out of government custody to perform. A highlight of her performance was when she shouted out at 10,000 people, of which maybe 500 knew who she was, “I’ll bet y’all think I sound like Janis Joplin!” To which most lustily shouted, “Y-e-a-h!!!” Etta grunted, “Uh-uh. She sounds like ME!”
IMPORTANT NOTE: Enjoy this master recording for what it is: a rare document of a great artist at work. Do not sell it! I made this recording but it does NOT belong to me. The music was made by Van Morrison and it belongs to anyone who wishes to hear it.
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Once again, our gratitude goes to JF, who reached out on DIME (you could/should be next!) and offered us his archive, which had been sitting in boxes for over 20 years, 6000 miles away from where he lives today. Like so many early tapers, he had great stories to tell and the memories flooded back as we sorted through tapes. We are pleased to be able to bring his work to all of you. Please let him know through your comments that you are, too. We also appreciate the unnamed Van collectors who helped get JF’s masters back in his control.
We want to acknowledge the value and work of http://ivan.vanomatic.de, the definitive Van Morrison setlist archive on the web. It has been a constant reference tool for this entire series. Of course special thanks as well to mjk5510, who continues his indispensable role as JEMS’ post-production and quality-control supervisor and to Professor Goody who helped tweak this one.
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