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drh 04-09-2001 11:29 AM
1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
About 1980, Gord did a TV concert on Soundstage, which was a PBS series. One of the new songs he did was "Ghosts of Cape Horn", which he said he had written for a documentary film about the days of sailing ships and the hazards of rounding the Horn. It also included some clips from the film. Many of the tunes he did were new ones from "Dreamstreet Rose". Does anyone know if this concert video is available anywhere? I've not been able to find any record of it at all, which is too bad because it was a great concert!

SanchoPanza 04-09-2001 11:29 AM
About 1980, Gord did a TV concert on Soundstage, which was a PBS series. One of the new songs he did was "Ghosts of Cape Horn", which he said he had written for a documentary film about the days of sailing ships and the hazards of rounding the Horn. It also included some clips from the film. Many of the tunes he did were new ones from "Dreamstreet Rose". Does anyone know if this concert video is available anywhere? I've not been able to find any record of it at all, which is too bad because it was a great concert!

rainydayperson 04-09-2001 12:19 PM
I too, have seen the Soundstage you are are referring to. I've contacted my local public station in Dayton, Ohio (WPTO/WPTD) about the presentation. They seem to be clueless but that does not surprise me.

[This message has been edited by classicmixdj (edited April 09, 2001).]

classicmixdj 04-09-2001 12:19 PM
I too, have seen the Soundstage you are are referring to. I've contacted my local public station in Dayton, Ohio (WPTO/WPTD) about the presentation. They seem to be clueless but that does not surprise me.

[This message has been edited by classicmixdj (edited April 09, 2001).]

SuziT 04-09-2001 04:00 PM
Alas, that video was never officially released. The only way to get a copy is from someone who already has it. Thus, it falls into the "bootleg" category. And, there are strong feelings on both sides of that issue. I see nothing wrong with having a copy of the video. Others feel differently.

SuziT 04-09-2001 04:00 PM
Alas, that video was never officially released. The only way to get a copy is from someone who already has it. Thus, it falls into the "bootleg" category. And, there are strong feelings on both sides of that issue. I see nothing wrong with having a copy of the video. Others feel differently.

Ron Z 11-01-2004 12:55 AM
I wrote to WTTW in Chicago about the terrific "Made in Chicago" Gordon Lightfoot concert shot there in 1973. They weren't even decent enough to answer my e-mail.

Ron Z 11-01-2004 12:55 AM
I wrote to WTTW in Chicago about the terrific "Made in Chicago" Gordon Lightfoot concert shot there in 1973. They weren't even decent enough to answer my e-mail.

Station Master 11-01-2004 09:22 PM
we'll never find that '73 video

...unless we start checking all spiderholes

jj 11-01-2004 09:22 PM
we'll never find that '73 video

...unless we start checking all spiderholes

miketouhy 11-01-2004 10:53 PM
quote:Originally posted by Ron Z:
I wrote to WTTW in Chicago about the terrific "Made in Chicago" Gordon Lightfoot concert shot there in 1973. They weren't even decent enough to answer my e-mail.

yeah they're never are decent enough to answer. however, you should click on The Soundstage. Link there and somebody will reply to you.

miketouhy 11-01-2004 10:53 PM
quote:Originally posted by Ron Z:
I wrote to WTTW in Chicago about the terrific "Made in Chicago" Gordon Lightfoot concert shot there in 1973. They weren't even decent enough to answer my e-mail.

yeah they're never are decent enough to answer. however, you should click on The Soundstage. Link there and somebody will reply to you.

charlene 03-16-2014 03:51 PM
Re: Soundstage video
 
1979-Soundstage-Chicago COTTON JENNY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfaAXVcEW0o

charlene 03-16-2014 03:51 PM
Re: Soundstage video
 
1979-Soundstage-Chicago SUNDOWN - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnlgkS3YYVs

charlene 03-16-2014 03:52 PM
Re: Soundstage video
 
1979-Soundstage-Chicago THE WRECK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0DqPSF2fyo

charlene 03-16-2014 03:53 PM
Re: Soundstage video
 
1979-Soundstage-Chicago IYCRMM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2DjqB0SO9M

charlene 03-16-2014 03:53 PM
Re: Soundstage video
 
1979-Soundstage-Chicago SUMMERTIME DREAM - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hihi8lmn7zM

charlene 03-16-2014 03:56 PM
Re: Soundstage video
 
1979-Soundstage-Chicago - EMR - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP_M...0C174BAAAD8E80

paskatefan 03-16-2014 07:33 PM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
I remember this concert from PBS very fondly. We recorded it on VHS, but I can't find it right now. If I could, I would convert it to DVD in a heartbeat!

johnfowles 03-17-2014 10:44 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paskatefan (Post 184451)
I remember this concert from PBS very fondly. We recorded it on VHS, but I can't find it right now. If I could, I would convert it to DVD in a heartbeat!
It's OK Penna skater
That has already been done but it had been only available as a torrent distribution with originally only a minimalist opening menu
more recently an uploader to dime has added a useful itemised menu enabling each individual song to be clicked on the resulting DVD and now if you were to read my posting at
http://corfid.com/vbb/showpost.php?p...7&postcount=33
you would learn that Amazon.co.uk are selling for a bit over $20.00 including air mail postage
a most likely highly unofficial but very presentable sealed DVD copy
http://corfid.com/vbb/attachment.php...9&d=1390936572
Sure you can watch several of the featured song performances on YouTube but the all in one DVD complete with heavily butchered/foreshortened CRT is so much better
I even included a link to the Amazon sales page in my posting

charlene 03-17-2014 11:43 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Gordon Lightfoot - Troubadour / Live:...Gordon Lightfoot - Troubadour / Live:...

paskatefan 03-20-2014 06:19 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Oo, thank you for all the info & the video links. I hope we'll consider ordering this. The concert is a keeper! :biggrin:

jj 03-20-2014 08:44 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
be prepared for when they cut of Trilogy after only the first segment


imo, best tracks aren't posted here: On the TV and Ghosts of Cape Horn

Rob1956 03-20-2014 07:15 PM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Does anyone remember the show Gord taped for WTTW for the predecessor to "Soundstage" called "Made In Chicago?". It was done right after the releases of DQ and ODR. Gord wore a weird pancho type shirt with a medallion. I'd love to see that show again.

joveski 03-21-2014 02:50 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob1956 (Post 184509)
Does anyone remember the show Gord taped for WTTW for the predecessor to "Soundstage" called "Made In Chicago?". It was done right after the releases of DQ and ODR. Gord wore a weird pancho type shirt with a medallion. I'd love to see that show again.
i've got that one.. 'tis really good!

charlene 03-21-2014 01:47 PM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
1973??

johnfowles 03-21-2014 07:57 PM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob1956 (Post 184509)
Does anyone remember the show Gord taped for WTTW for the predecessor to "Soundstage" called "Made In Chicago?". It was done right after the releases of DQ and ODR. Gord wore a weird pancho type shirt with a medallion. I'd love to see that show again.
Quote:
Originally Posted by joveski (Post 184515)
i've got that one.. 'tis really good!
　
Mende are you saying that all this time you have had a video of the 1973 PBS "Made in Chicago"?
if so prove it by making and displaying a still showing the alleged "pancho type shirt with medallion"
or were you referring to the excellent audio only CD
Quote:
Originally Posted by charlene (Post 184518)
1973??
Yes Char you got it right 1973
Actually I thought it had been regrettably determined long ago that that concert only exists as the audio CD
I think there are several postings about that conclusion
here is one such from the earlier thread at
http://www.corfid.com/vbb/showthread.php?p=154492
Quote:
Originally Posted by Same Old Loverman (Post 154492)
Ok, here goes...I've never started a thread before, in fact, I've barely posted (I always feel like everyone else has more interesting things to say). But having just heard Gordon's 1973 PBS Made in Chicago concert (after years of anticipation) I have to say it's just as great as I hoped it would be ! There's a cool website called Sugarmegs that features this one as well as the German concert from 1975 (sound quality is great on both!): http://tela.sugarmegs.org/ The person that posted the concert (I wish I could thank them) mentioned that they were trying to find a copy of the video to this concert. I'm starting to wonder if one even exists.

We all know about the 1979 Soundstage video, but very little, except for the audio has surfaced from this 1973 show. A few years ago, I asked Rick Haynes about it. He said he remembered doing the show, but had no idea if there was any video kept from it. He said he has very little himself in the way of mementoes from those years. Since Gordon has said he no longer wishes to write and record new albums (I can understand- it sounds like a grueling process, and he's certainly paid his dues) I'm hoping at some point he'll go back through the "archives" and release some of these gems! I know Gordon has high standards about what he deems acceptable for release, but I wonder if he realizes how good this stuff really is!
Otherwise we can all live in hope

joveski 03-22-2014 12:15 PM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
its a 72 or 73 vid... not sure which one

jj 03-22-2014 01:04 PM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Rob1956 (Post 184509)
Does anyone remember the show Gord taped for WTTW for the predecessor to "Soundstage" called "Made In Chicago?". It was done right after the releases of DQ and ODR. Gord wore a weird pancho type shirt with a medallion. I'd love to see that show again.
1973? You can listen to it at sugermegs

Loved Patriots Dream live. It's all fine fine.

paskatefan 03-23-2014 04:58 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by jj (Post 184500)
be prepared for when they cut of Trilogy after only the first segment


imo, best tracks aren't posted here: On the TV and Ghosts of Cape Horn
Oh, that is a REAL shame. Ghosts of Cape Horn is such an incredible song, and now I do remember that Gordon originally called On the High Seas On the TV. So you're saying that these two songs are not included in the DVD?

Jim Nasium 03-23-2014 08:26 AM
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Just clicked on Char's link, ref Troubadour Live, and up came Amazon UK, far enough I am in the UK, however after the little blue Gordon Lightfoot link is has (Actor) Will be ordering this DVD soon, liked NOW.

Oops, posted this on wrong thread.

Have just ordered this DVD and went on both amazon .com and amazon .ca and could not find it there. But what I did find was a Greatest Hits DVD price CDN$ 1,475.64. Is this for real?

Jim Nasium 03-23-2014 08:30 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Just clicked on Char's link, ref Troubadour Live, and up came Amazon UK, far enough I am in the UK, however after the little blue Gordon Lightfoot link is has (Actor) Will be ordering this DVD soon, liked NOW.

I think I'm going round the bend.

Jim Nasium 03-23-2014 08:32 AM
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I see what I have done, once I posted, it took me back to page 1, I did not realise there are 2 pages. Time to walk the dog.

johnfowles 03-23-2014 05:33 PM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by paskatefan (Post 184553)
Oh, that is a REAL shame. Ghosts of Cape Horn is such an incredible song, and now I do remember that Gordon originally called On the High Seas On the TV. So you're saying that these two songs are not included in the DVD?
No no what Jimmy is saying is that when Char tried to display whatever songs from this recording are on YouTube those two which ARE on the DVD were not on YouTube so she could not try to display them in his thread see my scan above of the DVD case insert for the complete tracklist
(The DVD does include Gord's band intros followed by nice interviews with all the band members (Pee Wee, Rick, Terry and Barry) Whisper My Name and the insert notes that ""On the TV" became "On the High Seas"".
The final song (CRT) is ultra truncated as it runs rather less than 3 minutes
My other complaint is that the DVB producers (Mainstreet Music Productions) whose other offerings seem to be only similar concerts by Dire Straits Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan were evidently unable to locate a better copy of the recording to digitise, so perhaps the original Chicago tapes were too badly flawed but if that were the case surely that fact would have been known and admitted when the program was first broadcast . Also I would have thought that any DVD authoring outfit worth its salt could have/should have edited the colour to correct the over saturation of red or least printed a suitably apologetic note on the DVD insert.
As it is I am personally am not too distracted by Gordon having red tinged hair.
　
　
　

Jim Nasium 03-24-2014 08:47 AM
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Troubadour Live.

Have just ordered this DVD and went on both amazon .com and amazon .ca and could not find it there. But what I did find was a Greatest Hits DVD price CDN$ 1,475.64. Is this for real?

Jim Nasium 03-25-2014 11:13 AM
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Have just received my DVD of Gordon Lightfoot/Troubadour Live. It is great, seeing the man at the height of his powers. The song list is:
Cotton Jenny,
The wreck OTEF,
Endless Wire,
Summertime Dream,
Don Quixote,
IYCRMM,
Ghost of Cape Horn (With Whistling, Gord trying to sound like a tin whistle, his words) Beautiful,
Hangdog Hotel Room,
Sundown,
EMR,
Whisper My Name,

On The TV, (You old sweats will know this is On The High Seas.) but Gord announces it as On The TV. Words which are in the song as he sings it at that time.

Old Dan's Record and
CRT. Which the director cut as the slow part is about to begin.

Some interesting words from the band. With Pee Wee Charles. Not Mike H.

Worth every penny of £9.99 of my British loot.

joveski 03-25-2014 12:06 PM
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mike joined during for the Salute tour didnt he?

charlene 03-25-2014 01:46 PM
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Michael joined the tour in January 1981... http://www.lightfoot.ca/alblist.htm
SHADOWS was 1982 - Michael was on that album.
SALUTE was 1983...

joveski 03-26-2014 05:36 AM
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ah, i didnt know he was on Shadows!

imported_Next_Saturday 03-26-2014 09:21 AM
Re: 1979-Chicago Soundstage videos
 
I was at Mike Heffernan's first concert with the band at the old Mill Run Theater, Chicago in 1981. It was in the round with a rotating stage.


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