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Terry Reid Concert

Fillmore West (San Francisco, CA) Dec 15, 1968

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Terry Reid concert at Fillmore West on Dec 15, 1968

Concert Details

Date:

12.15.1968
Tracks:

10
Total Time:

56:08
Catalog:

Bill Graham
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Terry Reid - vocals, guitar
Keith Webb - drums
Pete Solley - keyboards, bass pedals

Most rock fans over the age of 40 know the story of Terry Reid. He emerged from the British Invasion pop music machine headed by Mickie Most, the producer who had launched the careers of the Yardbirds, the Animals and Donovan. Most had used both Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones as session players on many of his recordings, but was told they were leaving the studio world to form their own band. The story goes that he recommended Terry Reid ( who had been signed to Most) for the job as lead singer of the group, which had been named the New Yardbirds, and later changed to Led Zeppelin. Reid, convinced his solo career would explode, turned them down. They went with another unknown singer named Robert Plant, and the rest is rock 'n' roll history.

Led Zeppelin remains one of the biggest selling and most popular bands of all time; Reid has been all but forgotten. What does remain is a handful of studio albums, originally recorded in the '60s on Epic Records, and a few failed comeback attempts in 1994 and 2004. For this concert, recorded at the Fillmore West in December 1968, Reid runs through material from his first album as well as select rock covers. He uses the original trio he had fronted, which limits his performance, but allows for him to focus almost completely on his vocals.

Reid opens with an eight-minute-plus version of the Eddie Cochran classic "Summertime Blues" (a tune that was to be adopted the following year by The Who as their staple closer). Other interesting tracks include his nearly 12-minute take on Screaming Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You," an awkward arrangement of Bob Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited" and a cover that appeared on his second album: "Bang Bang, My Baby Shot Me Down," made famous two years earlier by Sonny and Cher.

Reid faded into obscurity after his third LP was virtually ignored by critics and fans, but he returned with comeback albums in 1991 and again in 1994.

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1. Summertime Blues 8:24 add to playlist embed
2. Penny 5:56 add to playlist embed
3. Tinker Taylor 4:47 add to playlist embed
4. I Put A Spell On You 11:03 add to playlist embed
5. Highway 61 Revisited 5:59 add to playlist embed
6. Writing On The Wall 5:23 add to playlist embed
7. Summer Sequence 4:11 add to playlist embed
8. Bang Bang (My Baby Shot … 2:52 add to playlist embed
9. Crowd 3:20 add to playlist embed
10. Marking Time 4:13 add to playlist embed

Anonymous | Wednesday, June 08, 2011 | 6:01 pm

What a voice!
trevors' | Wednesday, May 05, 2010 | 9:16 am

Re; " there must be somemore out there" there is a good quality boot of one of the 2009 gigs at Ronnie Scotts. I was there and picked it up the next week in London. All the best.
Larry H. | Thursday, April 08, 2010 | 7:43 pm

In your concert summary you only mention his 2 Epic LPs from the 60's and his "come-back" attempts in the 90's. He also put out one of the greatest obscure classics of the 70's, "River" on Atlantic Records (1973); "Seed Of Memory" on ABC Records(1976); and "Rogue Waves" on Capitol Records (1978). All 3 of these are well worth seeking out, especially "river". He also wrote all the songs on these albums except for 4 covers on "Rogue Waves". Great to hear this concert so early in his career.
asyd | Wednesday, April 07, 2010 | 6:56 pm

They fell?Your livin in an alternate reality ian.They quit because their drummer died and they still sold zillions of records after that.Yea one of the biggest money making bands of all time.They fell all the way to the bank.Hell they owned the bank.You can say you dont like em which is fine but your showing your ignorance saying they fell like a led zep.I dont like your American Idol pre planned and canned music either
jellyroll | Wednesday, April 07, 2010 | 6:03 pm

i saw him at the Garden in NYC as the opening act for Ike&Tina Turner/Stevie Wonder/ The Rolling stones. Whatta night of music. His first album hsd just released, i dug it so mauch, had to see him live.
jellyroll
jeremiah chandler | Wednesday, April 07, 2010 | 2:43 pm

Believe it or not, TR was one of my fave acts in the late 60'. Saw them play 2 or 3 times at the Fillmore East and MSG. Remarkable voice an a great presence, I think they were primarily hurt by absence of original material. Too bad for music! Too bad for fans!
Maque | Tuesday, April 06, 2010 | 11:17 pm

There has to be more of Terry out there somewhere. I challenge you guys to find it.
Douglas Hay jr. | Tuesday, April 06, 2010 | 3:42 pm

I never heard this before now ( April 6 2010 )....this guy could plug right into led Zeppelin.....very similar to Janis Joplin, what would it be like to hear those two sing together?? i like the whole band...they could of become big too, if they had original songs......what makes this so good is it's real.................
robbersdog | Tuesday, March 30, 2010 | 8:47 pm

Terry Reid was a great talent in his own right...As to his so called missed oppurtunities..well...Does everyone need to achieve so called financial success to realise there potential..This man had the ability to deliver emotian thru his voice..better than most..Tell you what ..when you see him in concert..Never looks much like he aint doing what he wants
neakyboo | Tuesday, February 16, 2010 | 6:01 pm

I saw Terry at the Bottom Line in NYC in the mid seventies. A great talent that got lost in his own shuffle I guess.