Friday, September 11, 2009

Daddy Longhead


There have been many side projects over the years: Paul's solo efforts, Gibby's Problem, along with his other ventures with P and Ministry, King's Drain, and later Rubble...but Jeff's side project, turned full-time band, Daddy Longhead, is worthy of a study all its own...and who else would do it, besides me...(ok, maybe my pal Tracy, but very few others!..;)...

Daddy Longhead formed in 1991, as a trio consisting of Jeffrey, work horse drummer, Reynolds Washam (Big Boys, Helios Creed, Rx...the list goes on and on!), and guitar\fiddle\vocalist Jimbo Young: a fellow Atlanta native who is likely the person who introduced Jeff to the Butthole Surfers. Their first effort, 'Cheetos' was released while Jeff was still in the Butthole Surfers and is a psychedelic guitar\fiddle bacchanalia that surely could drive dogs in yer neighborhood into a frenzy if played at high volume...which it most certainly would be...

When Jeff left the Butthole Surfers in early 1994, Daddy Longhead became a full time project. They did some recordings for a 10" EP on Man's Ruin Records later on in 1994. Man's Ruin eventually released more recordings from those sessons as the aptly titled, 'Classic', but not before Rey's departure, and release of 'Supermasonic' with Pain Teens' drummer Frank Garymartin.

They had a huge cache of songs not recorded when Jeff hung up DL to work full time on Honky in 1998. It is a true shame, since the band's unreleased tracks remain some of the highlights of their catalog.

















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Daddy Longhead
Triple Crown,
San Marcos, TX
August 23, 1997

Source\Lineage: Sony ECM 959A>Sony D8 DAT(m)>Tascam DA20>Philips CDR765>CD

Taper: Tracy

1) Erson
2) Plano
3) Shingles
4) Unreasonable
5) Riddle Cap
6) Belize
7) Just for a Day
8) 2nd Hand Noose
9) Undertaker
10) Lung Punch!
11) Case of the Feelings
12) Raisans
13) What Did I Feed the Dogs?
14) Twinkle
15) Churn
16) Dewey

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Jimbo Young - vox, guitar
Jeffrey Pinkus – vox, bass
Frank Garymartin – drums

So, here is great show from the waning days of our heroes. While not containing all the unreleased songs, this one does have some of the best ones, including classics like “Lung Punch”, “Plano” and “Case of the Feelings”. “Dewey” was later recorded with Jeff’s other short-lived band, Areola 51., but never saw a Daddy Longhead release…They had at least another great release in them..but, alas it was not to be…they played what was likely their final show in on February 6, 1998 on a co-bill with Honky…a sort of a passing of the torch, if you will…

They played a loose reunion set in September 2004, but nothing came of it, unfortunately…

I highly recommend ya play this loud and often, but PLEASE!

Do not sell!
Do not disseminate in MP3 Format!

Go and get it here!

"http://www.megaupload.com/?d=I0UVTDBU"

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Thursday, September 3, 2009

Butthole Surfers - Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands September 27, 1988

Hey!

It's time for the second installment of the Anal Obsession's exclusive audio downloads. This one comes from the Paradiso in Amsterdam on 9/27/88.

WOW! A massive set here. European setlists always seem to be filled with reckless abandon, and this one is no exception. By the time the band hit the US fer the Fall 1988 tour, setlists had become more solidified, but here, it's a free-fer-all. Just when you think the show is over and "Lou Reed" comes to an end, they pull out an encore set that truly BAFFLES! This is one of the longest performances of the band captured on tape!

Some highlights include the "Psychedelic Jam" closer, something they hadn't done in at least 3-4 years prior to this. Also, this is one of the last performances of "James Brown", their own take on the Godfather of Soul's "Papa Don't Take No Mess". (NYC was treated to the final performance of it on 11/19/88).

Just when you think you know what's coming next, they seem to pull out another surprise. The normal trifecta of "Blindman", "Edgar", and "Nee Nee" so prevalent on the US Fall 1988 sets are spread out...a "22 Going On 23" with no "Kuntz". Oddities galore.

This would also mark the last known show that Kathleen would dance fer the band. Although, she came out fer part of the 11/19/88 show, she had officially stopped her artistry after this European tour.

The 1988 tour of europe was really just a short excursion abroad to record songs fer the 'John Peel Session'. They played one show in the UK at the Brixton Academy, then went to the mainland fer the 'Futurama Festival' in Belgium. The two known shows in Tilburg and this here are probably the only two they played as headliners. They certainly did not disappoint!.

Enjoy, but PLEASE!

do not sell this recording!!
Please be mindful if encoding this to MP3 that it is fer yer own personal usage...please only disseminate in .flac format.

Butthole Surfers
Paradiso,
Amsterdam, Netherlands
9/27/88


Source\Lineage: Sony ECM 939LT>Sony WMD6c(m)>Onkyo TA-RW w\ azimuth correction>Cooledit Pro 2.0>wav>CD>flac (level 8)

Taper: Guenter Meesen (thanks!!)

CD 1
Barking Dogs
Blindman
Ricky
1401
Edgar
To Parter
Nee Nee
Johnny Smoke
Sweat Loaf
Backass
Gary Floyd

CD2
X-Ray
22 Going On 23
Graveyard
Fast
Jimi
Lou Reed
Paranoid
Pittsburg to Lebanon
The Shah Sleeps in Lee Harvey’s Grave
James Brown
Psychedelic Jam

Link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=4IKEGHX0