Late in the 70's, a friend-of-a-friend said: "I know a horn player whose band is playing a "Farewell" gig at JB's Down before heading out west to cut their first album. You should go see them." So I did. The band? Tin Huey. The horn player? Ralph Carney (RIP). Patty Donahue (RIP) looked cute wearing a stylish, 50's prom dress. This recording sounds way too polished & well produced to be originally from a cassette. I remember an expensive looking reel-to-reel tape deck next to the sound board running 1/2 tape & 8 tracks. Could this be from that same evening?
Trying to remember...but I think they used my soundcraft mix console for recording this. Maybe not, we were usually downstairs at JBs, but the soundcraft was quiet as a mouse and many a time it was 'borrowed' for live recording at JBs and the Bank in Akron. Someone with better memory maybe confirm or correct. Miss you Patty.
This truly was an overlooked New Wave band. When I was a teen in the 1980s I'd only really heard one song "I Know What Boys Like -- from them repeatedly. But there were so many other great songs from them. Chris Butler -- his words -- and Patty Donahue -- her snarky voice -- made a wonderful teamup.
@lenevarez This track appears on the Tin Huey compilation, Before Obscurity: Bushflow Tapes, released in 2009 on Smog Veil Records, along with other rare live Tin Huey recordings from the late seventies.
If your TH-cam stats tell you you've had a load of views from just one person today, that would be me. 80) Sounds like Zappa's band from the Bongo Fury album, probably the sax that does it. Great song!
Excellent! Many thanks for posting - do you have the whole show in lossless form? I have this on the Akron Compilation...are the musicians the same on there as here? One other thing I've noticed is that on my blue vinyl copy of the Akron Compilation, the 'hidden' track "Clones" isn't there, but on the black one, it is.
Sweet! A Waitresses song I haven't heard. Chris Butler continues to amaze me.
Great!
Way more than a novelty, this is one of the best songs I've ever heard from the 70s.
Late in the 70's, a friend-of-a-friend said: "I know a horn player whose band is playing a "Farewell" gig at JB's Down before heading out west to cut their first album. You should go see them." So I did. The band? Tin Huey. The horn player? Ralph Carney (RIP). Patty Donahue (RIP) looked cute wearing a stylish, 50's prom dress. This recording sounds way too polished & well produced to be originally from a cassette. I remember an expensive looking reel-to-reel tape deck next to the sound board running 1/2 tape & 8 tracks. Could this be from that same evening?
Tin Huey plus.
Nice track Chris.
Trying to remember...but I think they used my soundcraft mix console for recording this. Maybe not, we were usually downstairs at JBs, but the soundcraft was quiet as a mouse and many a time it was 'borrowed' for live recording at JBs and the Bank in Akron. Someone with better memory maybe confirm or correct. Miss you Patty.
This truly was an overlooked New Wave band. When I was a teen in the 1980s I'd only really heard one song "I Know What Boys Like -- from them repeatedly. But there were so many other great songs from them. Chris Butler -- his words -- and Patty Donahue -- her snarky voice -- made a wonderful teamup.
First song I heard by The Waitresses - off vinyl and on the Akron Compilation. A great single!
@lenevarez This track appears on the Tin Huey compilation, Before Obscurity: Bushflow Tapes, released in 2009 on Smog Veil Records, along with other rare live Tin Huey recordings from the late seventies.
Awesome!! That sax!!
What a rarity! Thanks for the upload.
This is excellent. Thank you!
Damn cool track
much thanks
AMAZING!!!!
Anyone else get serious Sonic Youth vibes from this?
If your TH-cam stats tell you you've had a load of views from just one person today, that would be me. 80) Sounds like Zappa's band from the Bongo Fury album, probably the sax that does it. Great song!
Excellent! Many thanks for posting - do you have the whole show in lossless form?
I have this on the Akron Compilation...are the musicians the same on there as here?
One other thing I've noticed is that on my blue vinyl copy of the Akron Compilation, the 'hidden' track "Clones" isn't there, but on the black one, it is.
I have Clones on a 45. Treasure!
Pfunky and digital undergroundy