Birmingham 81, by Maestoso

Birmingham 81

by Maestoso

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Sven B. Schreiber (sbs) A huge thank you to Steve Broomhead for donating this wonderful (and unexpected) aural document to old survivers of the first art rock wave, as well as to our children's children's children. I was lucky to see "Maestoso" live in 1980 as a support act for "Saga", unaware then what a great musician and composer Woolly Wolstenholme really was. This changed radically in the decades to come. Alas, the established music industry obviously wasn't interested in his works, so spotting them for purchase wasn't easy most of the time. Therefore it's great to have this live recording now, no matter the sound quality. It contains songs from the first "Maestoso" album issued as Woolly Wolstenholme's 1st solo release, and material from a planned follow-up titled "Black Box", which was shelved, unfortunately. "The Iron Maiden" is, of course, an old BJH classic, written in 1968 by Woolly Wolstenholme.

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Birmingham Odeon 1981 35:36

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So this show was recorded straight from the desk onto a cassette tape.
It was purely for my own listening, and was never meant for release.
However, as there is still some interest in Maestoso, (and this tape has been requested a few times), I thought I may as well put it out there.

The cassette tape is almost 40 years old, and both hissy & dull sounding..
I have done my best to brighten and liven it up with home studio trickery!
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Comments welcome..
Cheers.
Steve, July 2019

The photo on the sleeve is from the european tour in 1982.
Taken by Jill Wolstenholme.

Set List;

Too Much, Too Loud, Too Late (not included here due to technical problems)
Deceivers All
The Iron Maiden
Tonight Could Be The Night
American Excess
Lives On The Line
A Prospect Of Whitby
Even The Night
Has To Be A Reason

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released June 22, 2019

Woolly Wolstenholme - Keyboards, Lead Vocals
Steve Broomhead - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Kim Turner - Drums, Percussion (Lead Vox on Tonight Will Be The Night)
Terry Grady - Bass

Photo by Jill Wolstenholme 1982

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Steve Broomhead Hebden Bridge, UK

Guitar player & songwriter.
Best know for work with,
Woolly Wolstenholme
Maestoso
Mandalaband
Playing At Trains
Cygnet Ring
National Pastime
Rhythm Party

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