Another one from the transitional time, the last gig of 1991, with the new lineup, Lawrence and Steve. Other than the two Arrowhead Ranch fiasco/shows - which were witnessed by, about, twelve people - this is the first "real" gig for the new LOOB. It's an interesting, somewhat subdued gig. We do an unusual, blurry, disorienting "It's All Right" that sounds really cool.
I don't have a snare drum for this show! My drums were always falling apart, and I am the worst drum technician in the world, I still don't know how it all operates. It actually sounds cool with Steve's congas, makes it more tribal than usual.
Though it doesn't sound as good as it had years earlier, the thing that made me grab this tape is the only version I have of us doing the Otis Redding song "I Can't Turn You Loose". When we were a three-piece we would do this into "Is It Safe" (as we do here), singing the horn parts in a high, chirpy voice. As a bonus, I am attaching an ancient Ted demo where he sings the horn parts, to give you an idea what it sounded like when we did it (Ted's demo was so funny to us, that's what prompted us to do it in the first place). I need to provide this ancient Ted recording because it's a mess on this Lauterbach's gig, unfortunately! This wasn't something we had worked up, I think this was an on-the-spot choice, "hey let's do that thing we used to do...." Back then, we sang the horn section exactly like Ted sings it on this demo. Wish I had a recording of us doing it the old way.....but this will have to do!
This whole show is really nice, slightly mellow, a really nice, distinctive "Gimme Fun". It's not a big audience, but we leave them cheering for more, and oblige with a short second set.
Lauterbach's, 12/20/91
I Owe ->
It's All Right
Thundersong
Bambaleda
It's Warm Outside
Smile
I Know Your Name
Gimme Fun
We Both Wobble
I Can't Turn You Loose ->
Is It Safe?
Return Britain
Hubert Poole - guitar, vocal, percussion
Ted Schreiber - bass, vocal, percussion
Lawrence Krauser - electric piano, synth, trumpet, exclamations in spanish
Michael Goodman - drums, vocal
Steven Goodman - percussion, accordion
This is Steve's dub from the original DAT.
download here:
http://www.mediafire.com/download/64uxz9yafhkun1e/1991-12-20+Lauterbach%27s.zip#39;s.zip
Or if you prefer, use the Dropbox link - this will only work for a couple of weeks, though:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/7yy6qf16rmt6g4s/1991-12-20%20Lauterbach%27s.zip?dl=0
BONUS TRACK:
Ted demo, 1988
I Can't Turn You Loose
https://www.dropbox.com/s/44f1um3gg7f5lwr/I%20Can%27t%20Turn%20You%20Loose%20%28Ted%20demo%2C%201988%29.mp3?dl=0
