Thursday, December 19, 2019

Blind Faith (BlankFrank Deluxe Edition)



OK, so for Disc One: Masters and Disc Two: Alternates, I upgraded the original LP from an HD 96/24 source (and it really sounds nice!), added the super-rare (but not very good) Island "Change Of Address" promo 45. Filling out the disc is every alternate studio (completed) recording known to exist. The Rick Gretch "solo" tracks, "Exchange And Mart" and "Spending All My Days" are said to include George Harrison, Denny Laine (?!?!?) Along with Clapton and Winwood, so let's just agree to call it Blind Faith-ish, therefore justifying its inclusion HERE.

What were two CDs on the commercially available "Deluxe Edition" are now four, as you can see, a'la the Layla box set. Though I had 2 discs worth of additional jams/rehearsals, there was not much musical value, so the 2001 deluxe edition jams are all that are included here with one nice addition.

Disc Four is a typical BF concert taken from four sources and sequenced as it would have been performed toward the end of the tour.  In the last few shows, they played "Sunshine of Your Love".  The version included here is not very good, but it's the best complete performance I could find.  It took some time to make sure the transitions were as smooth as possible and given the variable quality here, it's really quite listenable and for now, the closest thing we have to a complete BF concert.

Finally, artwork, photos, BF band info/research were included and recording dates were added for all tracks. This is what I believe to be the final word and the only complete (but listenable) anthology on Blind Faith

Blind Faith Deluxe 1: Masters and 2: Alternates 
101 Had To Cry Today (24-6-69) 8:48
102 Can't Find My Way Home (28-6-69) 3:16
103 Well All Right (24-2-69) 4:27
104 Presence Of The Lord (20-2-69) 4:52
105 Sea Of Joy (28-5-69) 5:22
106 Do What You Like (24-6-69) 15:19
107 Change Of Address (Island 45) (02-3-69) 5:26
201 Sleeping In The Ground (25-6-69) 2:52
202 Can't Find My Way Home (Electric Version) (27-5-69) 5:43
203 Time Winds (30-5-69) 3:18
204 Sleeping In The Ground (Slow Blues Version) (24-6-69) 4:45
205 Hey Joe (03-3-69) 6:36
206 Exchange And Mart (10-69) (Orig. Japanese CD) 4:18
207 Spending All My Days (10-69) (Orig. Japanese CD) 3:03


Blind Faith Deluxe 3: Jams 
301 Key To The Highway (2-3-69) 6:00
302 Acoustic Jam (25-6-69) 15:54
303 Jam No.1: Very Long & Good Jam (02-3-69) 14:03
304 Jam No.2: Slow Jam #1 (02-3-69) 15:09
305 Jam No.3: Change Of Address Jam (02-3-69) 12:10
306 Jam No.4: Slow Jam #2 (02-3-69) 16:06


Blind Faith Deluxe Disc 4: Live
401 Introduction (Hyde Park 07-6-69) 0:20
402 Well All Right (Hyde Park 07-6-69) 6:21
403 Sleeping In The Ground [Hyde Park 07-6-69) 4:34
404 Sea Of Joy (Goteborg, Sweden 18-6-69) 9:11
405 Under My Thumb (Hyde Park 07-6-69) 5:59
406 Can't Find My Way Home (Goteborg, Sweden 18-6-69) 8:49
407 Crossroads (Santa Barbara Fairgrounds 16-8-69) 6:28
408 Presence Of The Lord (Hyde Park 07-6-69) 6:16
409 Had To Cry Today (Goteborg, Sweden 18-6-69) 8:00
410 Means To An End (Hyde Park 07-6-69) 4:13
411 Do What You Like (Goteborg, Sweden 18-6-69) 19:48
412 Sunshine Of Your Love (San Antonio, TX 20-8-69) 6:18


7 comments:

  1. Many thanks for this one and thank you so much for all your posts in 2019 - I look forward to finding out more in 2020 - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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  2. Fantastic Post. Much better with Yandex. Thanks

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  3. My future wife and I saw them in Detroit in Aug 1969. Once in another lifetime. Look forward to hearing this.

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  4. Thank You...
    Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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  5. There will be supergroups, but the supergroup by par excellence is BF.
    Thank you for the great work you do to keep us all.
    I wish you could continue like this for many years.

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