BTW, I could be wrong in my observation regarding Tommy's position on
all the previous material on the CD ... I'm in the midst of my first
listening.
Bill Not Lantz
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Bill
They probably wouldn't have switched places in the middle of the tour.
Tommy was positioned stage left in all of his tours with FZ judging
from available videos and photos. Generally the recent CDs have been
mixed according to the stage layout of the band.
One song where it should be easy to tell the position of the
keyboardists is City Of Tiny Lights, where Peter plays piano, and
Tommy plays organ, judging from Baby Snakes.
CD not arrived here yet. Hopefully on Monday.
Pat Buzby
Chicago, IL
>> Some fo you fortunate folks who have a lot of live recordings may be
> able to answer this. Where there other performances of Envelopes with
> lyrics? This is the first time I've heard this tune with words. If
> there were other versions where simialr lyrics used?
In 1977 and 1978, Envelopes was usually, but not always, performed with
lyrics. I haven't heard the performance on Hammersmith Odeon, but as far
as I know, the lyrics did not vary significantly.
The standard lyrics are transcribed at
<http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/Envelopes.html>.
--Charles
> Thank for your answer and for that link. Was the 1970 performance
> much different than the later 70's shows.
It was just a brief excerpt from the "I'm screwing you" section,
performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as part of 200
Motels. See <http://globalia.net/donlope/fz/songs/200_Motels.html>.
Other than that, The Mothers are not known to have performed Envelopes
in concert in 1970.
The Mothers recorded the piece at Trident Studios (probably in June
1970, though FZ said in the LSO program that it was in 1968), but FZ was
not satisfied with the performance.
--Charles
However, some later tracks like "Jones Crusher" seem to have Peter
right and Tommy left.
Perhaps the track assignments were different for the January 25-27
shows compared to February 28th, or perhaps there just isn't any
special reason.
Pat Buzby
Chicago, IL
Thanks, Pat. I'm glad it wasn't just my old ears.
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Bill