Albums That Should Exist

Friday, October 31, 2025

Jim Croce - The Midnight Special, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA, 6-15-1973

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Here's the last of the "Midnight Special" albums I put together before posting a poll about posting music from that TV show. F...

Gordon Lightfoot - PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL, 9-8-1979

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Here's another episode of the excellent "PBS Soundstage" TV show. This is another episode starring Gordon Lightfoot. I say ...

Jimi Hendrix & Various Artists - Jimi Hendrix as Session Musician, Volume 1: 1964-1966

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Here's something a little different from me. It's a collection of songs where Jimi Hendrix was a supporting player rather than the m...

The Incredible String Band - BBC Sessions, Volume 7: In Concert, Golders Green Hippodrome, London, Britain, 5-17-1974

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Here's the seventh and last of the BBC albums I'm posting from the Incredible String Band. This one is a 1974 concert. This concert ...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

Tracy Chapman & Natalie Merchant - Donmar Warehouse, London, Britain, 3-25-1988

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I'm extra psyched to be presenting this album. It's actually two acoustic sets making up one concert. The first half features Natali...
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Little Feat & Friends - The Midnight Special, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA, 6-10-1977

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Here's a very interesting episode of the "Midnight Special" TV show. The main host of the episode was the band Little Feat. Bu...
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Gladys Knight & the Pips with B.B. King - The Midnight Special, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA, 10-5-1973

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At first glance, you might be wondering, "Wait, didn't he just post a Gladys Knight "Midnight Special" album from 1973 ju...
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Diana Krall Update

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Over a week ago now, I posted a Diana Krall BBC concert. Shortly afterwards, a commenter named PeterH told me he had four extra songs at the...
Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Covered: Joe South: 1962-2005

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Lately, I've had so much music I'm discovering, especially from "Midnight Special," "Ultrasonic," Live at the Re...

Various Artists - A Tribute to Burt Bacharach and Hal David, Royal Albert Hall, London, Britain, 6-29-2000

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Unfortunately, I'm all done posting Gershwin Prize and MusiCares tribute concerts, at least until more of them become publicly available...

Tom Jones with Alison Krauss - PBS Soundstage, WTTW Studios, Chicago, IL, 2-12-2016

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Here's another episode of the great "PBS Soundstage" TV show. This one stars Tom Jones, with a guest appearance by Alison Krau...

Dave Mason - The Midnight Special, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA, 2-7-1975

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Here's another album from the "Midnight Special" TV show. This time, it's a concert by Dave Mason, formerly of the band Tr...
Monday, October 27, 2025

Al Kooper - Live at the Record Plant, Record Plant, Sausalito, CA, 10-23-1974

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Here's a solo acoustic piano concert by Al Kooper in front of a small audience for the "Live at the Record Plant" radio series...
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Sunday, October 26, 2025

War - The Midnight Special, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA, 10-19-1973

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Here's another "Midnight Special" album I didn't factor into the poll I posted yesterday, since I'd made this one alre...
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Gladys Knight & the Pips with Dr. John - The Midnight Special, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA, 5-25-1973

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When I posted a poll yesterday about the "Midnight Special" TV show, I said I have a few things I've already prepared that don...
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A New Poll

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As I've been mentioning in recent days, I recently discovered an amazing amount of music I'd previously missed, in the form of episo...
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Andrew Gold - Old Grey Whistle Test, New Victoria Theatre, London, Britain, 11-23-1976

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Here's another result from the recent cache of "Old Grey Whistle Test" episodes I recently discovered. This is a short concert...
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Labi Siffre - BBC Sessions, Volume 5: In Concert, Hexagon Theatre, Reading, Britain, 5-14-1989

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This is quite a surprise. I thought I'd posted all the BBC material that exists for singer-songwriter Labi Siffre. But a couple of days ...
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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Brandi Carlile - Returning to the Campfire, Maple Valley, WA, 10-21-2025

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A commenter named nytvf recently mentioned that Brandi Carlile was having a free Internet livestream of a campfire concert. Carlile and her ...
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Volunteers?

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Oh, one more thing. It's occurred to me that I keep finding albums to post at a much faster pace than I actually get around to posting ...
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Al Green Update, and More

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I've been posting music from the treasure trove of Midnight Special TV episodes I discovered the other day. After finding that, I checke...
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Friday, October 24, 2025

Charlie Rich with Anne Murray - The Midnight Special, NBC Studios, Burbank, CA, 4-26-1974

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Here's another album I made from the trove of "Midnight Special" TV episodes I recently discovered. This one is particularly i...

The Manhattan Transfer - Old Grey Whistle Test, BBC Televison Theatre, London, Britain, 2-22-1977

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I mentioned recently that I found a bunch of episodes of the "Old Grey Whistle Test" BBC TV show. Here's another one of those....
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Jim Croce - KMET, Los Angeles, CA, 7-18-1972

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Yesterday, while putting together a Jim Croce "Midnight Special" album (which should be coming soon), I stumbled upon this radio s...
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The Incredible String Band - BBC Sessions, Volume 6: In Concert, Paris Theatre, London, Britain, 11-23-1972

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Once again, here's a BBC album by the Incredible String Band. It's a short concert from 1972. I'm posting this due to the poll f...
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