Thursday, November 1, 2007

Alex Chilton

Alex Chilton (born named William Alexander Chilton, on December 28, 1950, in Memphis, Tennessee) is an American songwriter, guitarist, singer and producer best known for his work with the pop-music bands the Box Tops and Big Star.

Scheduled
Saturday, 12 October 1985, "Small Hall", 00:00 - 00:55

Line up
Alex Chilton – guitar, vocals; René Coman – bass; Doug Garrison – drums

Set list
Setlist #1 (thanks Magnix)
01 Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo / Tip On In
02 The Letter
03 Save Your Love For Me (Buddy Johnson; also performed by Bobby Bland, Etta Jones, and many others)
04 Rock Hard
05 Bangkok
06 Honkin' Down The Highway (The Beach Boys)

Setlist #2
01 No Sex
02 B-A-B-Y
03 Bangkok

Recording
Both sets were recorded and broadcast on Dutch radio. I have set #2 in lossless flac.

Other info


Article from festival booklet

According to Michael Azzarad's "Our Band Could Be Your Life," Alex borrowed a guitar from the Butthole Surfers before the gig:

"Moments later a man entered the dressing room and asked if he could borrow a guitar. "BORROW A GUITAR??!!! WELL, WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU???!!!" Haynes screamed, eyes flashing in delirious anticipation of forthcoming violence. But the man was totally unfazed.
"I'm Alex Chilton," the man answered calmly.
Haynes was flabbergasted. After a long pause, he methodically opened the remaining guitar cases one by one and gestured at them as if to say, "Take anything you want."

1 comment:

Magnix said...

Regarding the setlist and recording information: on March 10, 1992 Dutch VARA FM radio did broadcast the following songs from this performance:

1. Tee Ni Nee Ni Noo / Tip On In
2. The Letter
3. Save Your Love For Me (Buddy Johnson; also performed by Bobby Bland, Etta Jones, and many others)
4. Rock Hard
5. Bangkok
6. Honkin' Down The Highway (The Beach Boys) (cut due to timelimits of the broadcast)